Global Merchant of Record for software ecommerce and subscriptions
Cleverbridge operates as a Merchant of Record handling payments, tax, compliance, and subscriptions for software companies selling globally. The tech stack is heavy on MarTech (Salesforce, HubSpot, Emarsys, Marketo) and backend infrastructure (C#/.NET, PostgreSQL, AWS), with active work on checkout modernization and agentic experiences — suggesting a shift toward AI-assisted conversion and real-time transaction flows rather than static forms.
Cleverbridge is a Merchant of Record platform founded in 2005, headquartered in Cologne with offices in Chicago and globally distributed remote teams. The company handles the full revenue stack for software vendors: payments processing, subscription billing, tax and compliance reporting, fraud prevention, and affiliate/retention marketing. Customers rely on Cleverbridge to remove friction from global sales, manage complex regulatory requirements across jurisdictions, and optimize conversion rates across the transaction lifecycle.
Cleverbridge runs on C#/.NET and PostgreSQL for backend services, React/Angular/Vue for frontend, AWS (EKS, RDS) for infrastructure, and Salesforce/HubSpot/Marketo/Emarsys for marketing and CRM.
Active projects include Checkout 2.0, agentic experiences (AI-driven interactions), and broader ecommerce/payment platform work targeting faster conversions and market expansion.
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