Case Study: ATU saves over €2m in VAT reclaims with Payhawk

ATU goes cashless with over 550 branches

A.T.U, a German automotive services and parts retailer with over 500 branches, faced significant challenges in managing cash expenses and the massive amount of paperwork generated by its branch managers. The manual process of reconciling paper receipts was a major burden, leading to difficulties in VAT reclaims and a lack of spend transparency. A.T.U chose Payhawk's corporate Visa cards and expense management software to address these issues and drive its digital transformation.

The solution from Payhawk provided built-in spending controls and a streamlined process where managers simply photograph receipts in the app. This eliminated manual reconciliation and the need to chase missing documents. As a result, A.T.U saved over €2 million in VAT reclaims in the first year, drastically reduced its use of cash, and gained full, real-time transparency over company-wide spending.

A.T.U

Sebastian Jarantowski

Chief Financial Officer