# Starfish GmbH & Co. KG
*Also known as Starfish*

- Website: https://hellgate.io
- Location: Ulm, Germany
- Agent profile: https://directory.haycion.ai/agents/hellgate-io

> Remote-first digital product engineering company delivering a composable payments infrastructure for enterprises and ecosystems.

Starfish GmbH & Co. KG is a remote-first digital product engineering company delivering a composable payments infrastructure for modern digital commerce. The team combines deep banking and payments expertise with cross-industry experience to design, build, and operate high-performant solutions for complex, multi-partner ecosystems where payments enable business growth. It offers a full-stack portfolio from strategic consulting to software engineering, DevOps, product innovation, and long-term operational support, helping enterprises accelerate payment implementations, improve interoperability, and scale with confidence. The organization serves enterprise clients, SaaS platforms, fintechs, and marketplaces, focusing on flexibility, security, and reliable performance in evolving regulatory environments.

**Mission:** To empower businesses to innovate and scale payments securely and efficiently by delivering a flexible, interoperable payments infrastructure and engineering expertise.

## Products & Services

### [Hellgate CPA](https://hellgate.io/cpa)
*Platform*
Gain total control over your payment flows with Hellgate CPA’s composable, provider-agnostic architecture.

- **Composable components** — Modular Payments Architecture
- **Flow orchestration** — Automated Payment Routing
- **Integrated security and governance** — Enhanced Data Security
- **Observability and analytics** — Live Performance Monitoring
- **Provider-agnostic architecture** — No Vendor Dependency
- **Use-what-you-need deployment** — Flexible Component Usage
- **Network Tokenization** — Improved Transaction Success
- **Dynamic Risk Profiling** — Adaptive Fraud Prevention

### [Commerce](https://hellgate.io/cpa/commerce)
*Product*
Accelerate payment processing with flexible orchestration and integrated compliance.

- **Acquirer/PSP-agnostic** — Avoid Vendor Lock-In
- **Rule-based routing and retries** — Optimize Payment Success
- **End-to-end observability** — Gain Full Transparency
- **Pre-built integrations and compliance** — Speed to Market
- **Automated Compliance Management** — Reduce Compliance Burden
- **Headless SDKs** — Seamlessly Integrate Payments
- **Turnkey Payment Flows** — Simplify Setup
- **Dynamic Risk Management** — Protect Revenue

### [Hub](https://hellgate.io/cpa/hub)
*Product*
Efficiently orchestrate payments with seamless integration and real-time monitoring.

- **Flow-based orchestration** — Optimize Payment Flows
- **Provider-agnostic routing** — Enhance Flexibility
- **Modular integration** — Integrate Effortlessly
- **Real-time monitoring** — Ensure Transaction Integrity
- **Out-of-the-box patterns** — Accelerate Deployment

### [Guardian](https://hellgate.io/cpa/guardian)
*Product*
Securely manages sensitive payment data while minimizing PCI compliance scope.

- **CPA integration** — Integrate Seamlessly
- **Network tokenization support** — Enhance Authorization Rates
- **PCI scope reduction** — Minimize Compliance Burden
- **Universal token lifecycle** — Achieve Token Portability
- **Vaulting and tokenization** — Secure Sensitive Transactions
- **Identity & Verification (ID&V)** — Authenticate Transactions
- **Metadata enrichment** — Improve Fraud Detection

### [Specter](https://hellgate.io/cpa/specter)
*Product*
Protects businesses against fraud with real-time, AI-driven insights and actions.

- **Fraud Intelligence Layer** — Automates Fraud Prevention
- **Real-Time Blocking** — Instantly Prevents Fraudulent Transactions
- **Graph-Based Relationship Mapping** — Uncovers Hidden Fraud Patterns
- **External Tool Integration** — Seamlessly Connects To Existing Solutions
- **Unified Risk Management** — Centralizes Risk Insights
- **Adaptive Fraud Intelligence** — Improves Accuracy Over Time

### [Link](https://hellgate.io/cpa/link)
*Product*
Streamline global payment integrations through a unified connectivity layer.

- **Pre-Built Provider Connectors** — Instant Provider Access
- **Unified Connectivity Layer** — Optimize Integrations
- **Health Monitoring and Failover** — Ensure Reliability
- **Secure Credential Management** — Manage Credentials Securely
- **Automatic Data Normalization** — Standardize Data Behavior

### [Pulse](https://hellgate.io/cpa/pulse)
*Product*
Gain real-time insights and control over payment flows with Pulse’s robust observability features.

- **CPA Integration** — Seamlessly Connects With CPA
- **Anomaly Detection** — Automatically Informs Of Anomalies
- **Real-Time Event Streaming** — Delivers Live Event Monitoring
- **Unified Metrics Dashboard** — Centralizes Performance Insights
- **End-to-End Traceability** — Provides Full Transaction Traceability

## Market Segments

- **Payment orchestration**: Capabilities that coordinate routing, retries, and rule-based payment flows across multiple providers to maximize approvals and reduce custom infrastructure.
- **Payment tokenization and vaulting**: Secure token lifecycle, vaulting, and network tokenization to reduce PCI scope and enable portable tokens across providers.
- **Fraud detection and risk management**: Real-time fraud intelligence, adaptive risk profiling, graph-based relationship mapping, and automated blocking to reduce fraud and false positives.
- **PSP and acquirer connectivity and integration**: Pre-built connectors, data normalization, secure credential management, health monitoring, and failover to simplify integrations with PSPs and acquirers.
- **Payments observability and analytics**: Event streaming, unified metrics, anomaly detection, and end-to-end traceability for monitoring payment performance and operational optimization.