Klass Wagen Expands Partnership with Shift4 to Enhance Payment Solutions for the European Car Rental Market
The collaboration simplifies the fragmented EU payments market by ensuring a seamless experience for both card-present and online transactions in car rental sector across Hungary, Portugal, and Romania
Center Valley, PA – April 15, 2025 – Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR), a global leader in integrated payments and commerce technology, today announced its expanded partnership with European car rental group, Klass Wagen, to streamline payments across its rental service operations. Through this partnership, Klass Wagen will deploy Shift4’s comprehensive payment processing solutions to improve transaction efficiency across both card-present (POS) and e-commerce channels. This collaboration strengthens Shift4’s growing footprint in the car rental sector, with the rollout spanning locations in Romania, Portugal, and Hungary, with potential expansions into additional markets.
Car rental businesses face unique payment challenges due to partial capture requirements and other sector regulations, including managing security deposits, processing late fees, and handling toll charges and damage claims. These challenges often result in delayed transactions, inefficiencies in payment reconciliation and the need for manual follow-ups. By integrating Shift4’s end-to-end solution, Klass Wagen can now automate these processes, ensuring seamless and secure transactions for both in-person and online bookings.
Following the success of the partnership’s initial roll out in 2024, Klass Wagen has expanded its use of Shift4’s solutions from an initial eight POS terminals to 150 throughout Europe. The integration also enhances Klass Wagen’s e-commerce payment processing, enabling a streamlined online booking experience. This comprehensive offering allows Klass Wagen to efficiently manage deposits, process toll fees and fines, and enhance overall customer transactions to reduce manual processes and improve operational efficiency.
“Shift4 is committed to building tailored payment strategies and solutions to transform merchant operations in industries that face complex transaction challenges, such as the car rental sector,” said Or Frankenstein Paran, VP of Sales & Business Development at Shift4 Europe. “Our collaboration with Klass Wagen demonstrates how Shift4’s advanced payments technology and infrastructure can dramatically streamline operations and support business growth across diverse markets.”
“Partnering with Shift4 allows us to provide top-of-the-line service to our customers while ensuring our payment infrastructure supports our long-term business goals and growth in the following years,” said Norbert Sabou, CEO at Klass Wagen.
Andreea Dabau responsible for Transactions & Payments leading the project at Klass Wagen further added “The ability to seamlessly process rental sector-specific payments—whether at the counter, online, or retroactively for business reconciliation—is critical for operational success in the auto rental business as well as providing the best possible customer experience.”
As the demand for seamless and efficient transaction processing grows, Shift4 continues to expand its role as a trusted provider of payment technology across diverse global industries and use cases.
About Shift4
Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR) is boldly redefining commerce by simplifying complex payments ecosystems across the world. As the leader in commerce-enabling technology, Shift4 powers billions of transactions annually for hundreds of thousands of businesses in virtually every industry. For more information, visit shift4.com.
About Klass Wagen
Klass Wagen is a leading car rental company renowned for its exceptional customer service and extensive fleet of high-quality vehicles. Founded in 2005, Klass Wagen has grown to become a trusted name in the car rental industry, serving customers across multiple locations in Europe, including Romania, Hungary and Portugal.
Klass Wagen Group concluded the year 2024 with total sales of 68.5 million euros, recording a growth of 13.2% compared to 2023.
The company supported its operations last year with a fleet of 5,000 vehicles, through a strategy focused on balancing demand and optimizing fleet utilization. At the same time, Klass Wagen Group invested in new technologies to further support its growth in 2025.
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