THE PAN-EUROPEAN DIRECT PAYMENT SYSTEM
SOFORT GmbH based in Munich, Germany, was
founded in 2005 and offers products and
services for the secure purchase of physical and
digital goods on the Internet.
SOFORT is the market leader amongst the online
banking-based payment methods in Germany
and Austria.
On average, 3 million Sofort transactions are
made every month. More than 35.000 online
merchants offer Sofort as a payment scheme to
their customers.
SOFORT is one of the safest online payment
systems on the Internet, because, with
SOFORT, customers make payments using their
familiar online banking details. In this way,
security and privacy are of highest priority.
In 2014 Sofort was acquired by Klarna and
Klarna group was established.
The name “Sofort Überweisung” changed to
“Sofort” with local translations for each country
respectively (e.g. "Pay now" in English).
Product Description
Bank Transfer
Product Process
Upon purchase, the consumer logs into their own online bank and authorizes the payment. The funds are then directly debited from their bank account in real-time and the merchant will receive an immediate payment confirmation.
Countries Supported
Germany, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Slovakia, France