First Financial Software GmbH is a joint venture between Aareon AG and Aareal Bank AG. First Financial bundles specialist expertise in the development of payment software solutions for companies in the commercial real estate industry and the utilities and waste disposal sector. First Financial's software products integrate seamlessly into clients' IT systems and support the entire receivables management process chain in the real estate industry. Key data The First Financial Software GmbH ◦was founded in Wiesbaden in 2002 ◦has emerged from the IT division of Aareal Bank ◦is now based in the Gonsenheim district of Mainz ◦currently has around 35 employees spread across four divisions ◦sees itself as a small, agile IT company with flat hierarchies Positioning The First Financial Software GmbH ◦ensures that the leading real estate ERP systems support the BK01 procedure and can communicate smoothly with Aareal Bank's BK01 account management system ◦is responsible within the Group for the development of innovative platform solutions for the integrated processing of payments and the exchange of data