DES MOINES, Iowa — Kum & Go LC will accept fleet fueling payments without a credit card through Car IQ. Car IQ Pay will be live at Kum & Go’s more than 400 convenience stores across the Midwest beginning this fall.
- Kum & Go is No. 18 onCSP’s 2022 Top 202 ranking of c-stores by store count.
Car IQ Pay's proprietary technology will allow fleet vehicles to connect directly to Kum & Go's fuel pumps eliminating the need to swipe a credit card, enter a PIN or add an odometer reading. This partnership extends Car IQ's network throughout the Midwest providing additional fuel access to fleet customers and opens the door to c-store integration for fleet drivers.
San Francisco-based Car IQ validates the vehicle when it arrives at a fueling location, approves the source of funds and unlocks the pump without the use of a credit card. Once fueling is complete, Car IQ Pay enables the vehicle to pay for the fuel and verify the fuel was received. As the driver leaves the station, the payment receipt is sent to the driver and fleet operator for easy fleet expenditure management.
“Car IQ Pay is bringing a more secure payment channel to Kum & Go and is simplifying the process for their customers who can now simply enter the pump number, add fuel and drive away,” said Matt Nicholson, senior vice president of merchant commercialization for Car IQ. “When the vehicle makes a payment, it streamlines the process and enhances the customer experience.”
“At Kum & Go we continue to look for ways to be inclusive for all customers. Whether that be the fuel they need, how they intend to pay or the items they need inside. Car IQ allows Kum & Go to be inclusive of another group customers,” said Jacob Maass, commercial fuel manager at Kum & Go.
Established in Hampton, Iowa in 1959, Kum & Go is a fourth-generation, family-owned convenience-store chain with more than 400 locations. It is based in Des Moines, Iowa.
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