DKV acquires stake in PACE’s Mobile Payment Platform

Mobility service provider drives digitization forward and puts its full trust in Connected Fueling technology from Karlsruhe.

The mobility service provider DKV Mobility puts its full trust in the independent mobile payment platform of the smart mobility provider PACE, in yet another move towards digitalization. The Karlsruhe-based start-up is one of the technologically leading providers of connected car services. The core product Connected Fueling offers drivers the possibility to pay their fuel bill with their smartphone directly at the gas stations. This eliminates waiting times at the payment counter and allows drivers to receive their ereceipts directly on their mobile. The contactless payment function also helps to reduce the risk of infection, especially in times of corona, by reducing social contacts during payment. Fuel companies can also use the platform to offer end customers services tailored to their specific needs, such as car wash. The neutral platform is open to all fuel companies, POS system providers and OEMs and is on its way to becoming the central technology for the digitalization of the fuel industry in Europe. DKV and PACE have agreed on a strategic partnership and DKV is today acquiring a minority stake in PACE.

“The strategic alliance with one of the leading Connected Car Services providers will help us to successfully shape the rapidly advancing digitalization in the fuel industry together with our customers and our partners.”

Marco van Kalleveen, CEO of DKV Mobility

“By acquiring a stake in PACE, we are progressively expanding our digitalization sphere”, says Marco van Kalleveen, CEO of DKV Mobility. “The strategic alliance with one of the leading Connected Car Services providers will help us to successfully shape the rapidly advancing digitalization in the fuel industry together with our customers and our partners.”

Dr. Martin Kern, Co-Managing Director at PACE, adds: “For us, the partnership with DKV Mobility is a solid confirmation that we have done many things right in building up connectedfueling.com over the past few years. We are very much looking forward to this collaboration with the market leader in Europe on this innovative topic. Together with DKV, we want to establish the leading open marketplace for mobile payment”. Both parties have agreed not to disclose the total amount of the transaction.

Further information can be found at www.dkv-euroservice.com and www.connectedfueling.com