Pesapal Unveils Petrol Station Payments, Automation Solution

Online payment platform Pesapal has introduced a new solution that allows petrol station owners to automate fuel and retail management processes.

The Forecourt Management Solution, which will be operational in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania,  offers integrated payments alongside monitoring and data tools.

It connects distribution points and digital payments with tools to reduce costs and wastage, improving customer experience.

“Independent petrol station operators and large forecourt networks are changing up their business models, with convenience services, new fuels and battery charging,” Pesapal CEO Agosta Liko said.

“This makes it a more exciting, complex and risky game to be in. We’re helping them automate and digitise, so they can focus on growing their businesses,” Agosta Liko,  CEO of Pesapal said.

With the Solution, petrol station owners can remotely monitor and control LPG and fuel dispensers.

The solution automates talk to tank gauges, price displays and payment systems besides integrating mobile money, cards and online payments.

 “We’ve spent months working with petrol station owners across East Africa and we’ve consistently heard about a lack of affordable monitoring and data tools for our unique environment,” Liko added

“Many owners want to transform their forecourt into a multi-use hub, but they’re flying blind at the moment.”

Pesapal provides a back-end reporting tool and allows station owners to link Point of Sale (POS) and other technology platforms to forecourt operations.

Additional functions include centralised price changes, RFID-based attendant tagging, automatic indenting of products and posting of outlet data to head office systems.

Pesapal is a Technical Associate of the International Forecourt Standards Forum (IFSF).

The community is focused on technology standards to benefit automotive fuel and energy retailers.

It is also championing the interoperability of forecourt and convenience devices and services.

IFSF membership paves the way for Pesapal to partner with African forecourt operators to drive further automation and meet changing global standards.

 “While the world is looking to decarbonise, our cities and communities are getting more mobile. We’re using different types of transport, changing fuels, and new finance and subscription products. Forecourts are the frontline of this transformation. They’ll have many more moving parts, and different retail, energy and fuel suppliers,” Liko noted.