Press Release

Global Automotive Services Platform Selects Hellgate as Unified Payment Layer

Global Automotive Services Platform Selects Hellgate as Unified Payment Layer

Global Automotive Services Platform Selects Hellgate as Unified Payment Layer

Feb 1, 2026

Jens Kohnen
Jens Kohnen
Co-Founder & Chief of Revenue and growth at Starfish & Co. – creators of Hellgate®
Co-Founder & Chief of Revenue and growth at Starfish & Co. – creators of Hellgate®

[ULM, GERMANY] February 1, 2026

A leading global provider of financial and mobility services for the commercial vehicle industry has successfully deployed Hellgate Commerce as its central, global payment layer. Operating across South and North America, Europe, APAC, and Africa, the platform manages a highly complex environment involving multiple ERP systems and numerous regional acquirer integrations.

"Global commerce requires global scale. Our orchestration layer simplifies the massive complexity of multi-region payment systems into a single, compliant source of truth for the global logistics company," says Jens Kohnen, Co-Founder of Hellgate.

Key Implementation Details

  • Global Reach: Active deployment across Americas, Europe, APAC, and Africa

  • Integration Complexity: Seamless connection between multiple ERPs and Multi-Acquirer/Bank setups

  • Hellgate Solution: Hellgate Commerce acting as the global orchestration layer with Guardian security

About Hellgate

Hellgate is the leading provider of payment infrastructure for the mobility and automotive industry. With a focus on security, tokenization, and ecosystem orchestration, Hellgate enables brands to build seamless and secure commerce experiences. From high-security vaults to integrated car wallets, Hellgate provides the building blocks for the future of global payment commerce.

Jens Kohnen
Jens Kohnen
Jens Kohnen
Co-Founder & Chief of Revenue and growth at Starfish & Co. – creators of Hellgate®
Co-Founder & Chief of Revenue and growth at Starfish & Co. – creators of Hellgate®

Jens Kohnen was driven to co-start the company by the conviction that payment infrastructure should empower businesses, not bind them. Recognizing that many large organizations were locked into monolithic, opaque setups, Jens embarked on a journey to free enterprises from these rigid stacks. His mission is to enable companies to regain full ownership and monetize their flows, transforming payments from a cost center into a strategic lever for growth.

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Let our product specialists guide you through the platform, touch upon all functionalities relevant for your individual use case and answer all your questions directly.