Connect car services provider Parkopedia has partnered with fuel payment provider CarPay-Diem to facilitate in-car fuelling payments at almost 3,500 stations across Europe.
CarPay-Diem connects drivers with fuel networks, enabling pay-at-the-pump activation and payments from user’s smartphones. Integration of CarPay-Diem into Parkopedia’s multi-domain payment platform allows drivers to complete these tasks via their vehicle’s integrated head units, as well as incorporating wider vehicle sensor data to provide a complete digital fuelling experience.
When a vehicle arrives at the fuel station, the driver selects an available fuel pump number the transaction and securely manages the payment from the vehicle.
Once the nozzle is replaced, a transaction receipt will appear on the vehicle screen which can be sent to smartphone devices which can then be uploaded to company expense systems, as well as relaying information regarding any loyalty points earned.
CarPay-Diem also works with fuel retailers to pass along personalised offers ahead of, or during the transaction, with the potential to save drivers money on their refuelling or purchases at the station – delivering a heightened level of connected service to drivers and simplifying management for automakers and service providers.
Hans Puvogel, COO at Parkopedia, said: “By combining leading connected vehicle service providers into our single API, we are able to offer automakers a complete, integrated solution that presents unparalleled vehicle-centric in-car payment services for drivers.
“With CarPay-Diem’s impressive coverage of fuelling stations in Europe and ambitious plans for expansion over the next three years, the partnership means we are now the largest facilitator of in-car fuelling payments in Europe, with our coverage across all domains on the payment platform growing globally, every day.”
By adding CarPay-Diem’s services to its payment platform, Parkopedia will now enable in-car fuelling payments at fuel stations across Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands – the largest reach of any connected vehicle payment services provider.
Furthermore, the number of fuel stations covered is predicted to rise to more than 60,000 across 18 countries over the next three years, with existing partnerships alone. CarPay-Diem also plans to expand its reach into Poland, Italy, Spain, Austria and Switzerland.
