In a first for the New Zealand market, fuel retailer BP is launching in-car mobile payment technology enabling customers to pay for fuel from the comfort of the driver’s seat.
The technology is called BPMe, which BP is developing to make refuelling faster and more efficient for business customers and retail consumers.
TNT General Manager of Business Services Ruud Smeets says BPMe will help the company’s drivers get back on the road sooner by helping them avoid queues when paying for fuel.
“At TNT we work around the clock to meet our customers’ delivery deadlines, so time is of the essence and time savings are precious,” says Smeets.
The BPMe pay-in-vehicle service is available now to selected BP Fuelcard clients who are using both Android and iOS devices.
While BPMe is being offered to business customers at selected sites first, BP says the retail customer version will be available soon.
“BPMe makes things so much faster by removing congestion outside at the pump and inside at the register,” says BP General Manager of Fuels and Marketing Debi Boffa.
“When you arrive at one of our sites, BPMe knows where you are so all you have to do is to confirm your pump and refuel,” she says.
For business customers, BPMe paperless receipts will make things quicker and easier at tax time.
Personalisation features mean that if a client always fills up with $40 worth of BP Ultimate 98 or, is a BP Fuelcard business customer who can only purchase diesel fuel, BPMe will remember.
BPMe will also replace printed Wild Bean Cafe loyalty cards, and customers can sign up on the spot and start earning rewards straight away.
“BPMe will accept credit and debit card payments soon and, if you have an AA Smartfuel loyalty card, you will be able to check your balance, redeem and accrue right there on the spot,” says Boffa.
“If you’re not a BP business customer, and you don’t have a BP Fuelcard, you can still download BPMe, and you’ll be push-notified when the personal payment features are ready,” she says.
BPMe will be available from the App Store and Google Play Store on Monday 25 July. For more detail, visit www.BPMe.co.nz.
