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phos turns a merchant’s smartphone into a POS terminal, securely accepting payments from contactless cards or NFC-enabled phones and devices anywhere in the world.
phos empowers merchants to seamlessly integrate payment acceptance with a universe of additional business applications such as loyalty, vouchers, budgeting, campaign management, analytics, etc, all from the comfort of their smartphones.
Simple, efficient, and empowering.
phos empowers merchants to seamlessly integrate payment acceptance with a universe of additional business applications such as loyalty, vouchers, budgeting, campaign management, analytics, etc, all from the comfort of their smartphones.
Simple, efficient, and empowering.
Overview
Location
Bulgaria, Sofia
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$3.78M
Founded date
2018
Funding Rounds 2
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| Apr 8, 2020 | Funding round | $1.43M |
Mentions in press and media 21
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| Mar 28, 2023 | Bulgarian Fintech Startup Phos Gets Acquired to Accelerate Point of Sale Innovation Globally | Sofia, Bulgaria ~ The Bulgaria-born fintech startup for software-only Point of Sale solutions (SoftPoS) Phos gets fully acquired by Ingenico, one of the leading global companies developing payments acceptance solutions. The acquisition is o... |
| Feb 6, 2023 | Who Are the Pioneers and Emerging Stars in the Hottest Fintech Verticals? | In 2022, fintech was the second most funded industry in CEE, and fintech startups attracted close to 20% of the total regional funding. In October 2022, the total value of CEE fintech startups came to €30B, and predictions outline that the ... |
| Aug 1, 2022 | The Fintech Power Ladies Who Will Help You Sort Out Your Finances | Bulgaria, Greece, Romania ~ Company: Diverse leadership in any sector sets the path for broader idea generation and further economic expansion. According to the Diversity For Growth report 2021 by Findexable, a global platform gathering pro... |
| Jul 25, 2022 | Launches, Partnerhsips & Expansions: Interesting startup milestones we tracked this week | The European startup ecosystem is full of interesting and exciting news, twists and turns. At EU-Startups, our aim is to keep you informed on everything that’s going on and share the inspiring entrepreneurial spirit this continent has to of... |
| Oct 5, 2021 | Phos and JCC Payment Systems partner to Help Cypriot Retailers Accept Card Payments | Phos, the fintech behind the first-ever software-only Point of Sale (SoftPoS), and JCC Payment Systems, Cyprus’ leading payment service provider, have announced a partnership in which phos’ SoftPoS technology will power JCC’s dynamic new pa... |
| Sep 29, 2021 | Phos Adds PIN to Its Leading Software-Only Solution for Global Merchants | New pilot scheme certified by Mastercard and Visa for PIN transactions on mobile Phos, the fintech behind the leading software-only Point of Sale system (SoftPoS), has introduced PIN to its mobile payment solution for merchants around the w... |
| Aug 25, 2021 | UK Fintech Phos, which Helps Merchants Take Payments, Acquires €2M in Capital, Now Preparing for Series A | SoftPOS Fintech firm Phos has acquired €2 million in capital as it gets ready for a Series A round later in 2021. Established in 2018, Phos assists merchants with accepting payments directly with a card tap via Android mobiles, eliminating ... |
| Aug 25, 2021 | Phos raises a €2M corporate round led by CM.com to further democratize card payments | Sofia, Bulgaria ~ Company: The fintech startup for contactless card payments Phos secured €2M pre-Series A round led by the international payments platform CM.com which provides cloud software for conversational commerce. The funding will b... |
| Aug 24, 2021 | Dutch-based CM.com acquires minority stake in Phos; invests €2M in the UK fintech | Netherlands-based CM.com, cloud software for conversational commerce, announced a strategic partnership with UK-based fintech company Phos Services Limited (Phos). The company has also invested €2M in Phos which will help it to expand its s... |
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FAQ about Phos
When was Phos founded?
Phos was founded in 2018.
How much funding has Phos raised?
Phos has raised $3.78M in total across 2 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has Phos raised?
Parsers VC lists 2 funding rounds of Phos, among them a funding round of $1.43M on Apr 8, 2020.
What has the press written about Phos?
Parsers VC has collected 21 articles mentioning Phos, among them “Bulgarian Fintech Startup Phos Gets Acquired to Accelerate Point of Sale Innovation Globally” (Mar 28, 2023) and “Who Are the Pioneers and Emerging Stars in the Hottest Fintech Verticals?” (Feb 6, 2023).
Is Phos still active?
Yes, Phos is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Mar 29, 2023.