What Smart Fuel Pass and Ultima Payments provide

Smart Fuel Pass is not only a technical charging platform. It connects the charging process, payments, documents and support for drivers and for charging-station owners or operators.

Who does what

The charging-station owner or operator controls its locations, chargers and tariffs. Smart Fuel Pass connects the customer portal, mobile and web journeys, charging communication, roaming, payment terminals and charging-session processing. Ultima Payments maintains payment accounts and provides the financial settlement layer.

From charging to settlement

1. The driver adds funds to a registered account or starts an ad-hoc card payment.
2. The selected amount is reserved before charging.
3. Charging data is received and the applicable tariff is calculated.
4. Only the final charge is settled; the unused part of the reservation is released.
5. The agreed amount is credited to the charging-station owner or operator through its Ultima Payments account.

Documents and countries

Charging documents and account statements are separate. Registered charging is billed in consolidated periods; charging in different countries can result in separate documents because the local Smart Fuel Pass company and local VAT rules apply.