Car Iq news and trends

Connected Cars Promise US Drivers Convenience, Payments Efficiency This Holiday
Connected Economy // July 04, 2023

According to estimates from the American Automobile Association (AAA), a record number of Americans — 43.2 million people — are expected to be traveling by car this July Fourth weekend. And as connected and autonomous vehicles gain in popularity, the greater is the chance that...

Car IQ Enables Vehicle Payment Solutions at Sinclair Fuel Stations
B2B Payments // May 22, 2023

Car IQ Pay can now be used at 1,600 Sinclair fuel stations in 30 states. This technology connects the vehicle directly to the fuel pump, allowing fleet customers to pay for fuel without having to use a credit card, PIN or vehicle odometer reading, Car IQ said in a...

Payments Become Standard Feature in Cars as OEMs Embrace Commerce
Commerce Connected // March 07, 2023

The connected economy — and specifically, connected commerce — is just getting revved up. And we mean that literally. A spate of recent partnerships and funding rounds detail the potential for the fully-connected car — combining entertainment, navigation, real-time data and diagnostics, and especially payments...

Car IQ Raises $15M to Drive the Future of Machine-to-Machine Payments Using Cars
Connected Economy // February 07, 2023

Tomorrow’s connected ecosystem will leverage machine-native wallets, enabling authenticated machine-to-machine transactions across various commercial settings. No people necessary. That’s the vision of Sterling Pratz, CEO at leading payment solution for vehicles and fleets Car IQ, who tells PYMNTS’ CEO Karen Webster that he and his investors see...

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Connected Cars Promise US Drivers Convenience, Payments Efficiency This Holiday

July 04, 2023
According to estimates from the American Automobile Association (AAA), a record number of Americans — 43.2 million people — are expected to be traveling by car this July Fourth weekend. And as connected and autonomous vehicles gain in popularity, the greater is the chance that more of these connected cars will hit the road this […]

Invisible Payments Are the Driving Force That Transforms and Connects Ecosystems

November 02, 2022
Consumers all over the world are conducting more of their routine activities using digital methods, whether that’s booking trips, buying food, gassing up the car, shopping for any number of...

Visa Panel: Business Payments Go Digital, Invisible to Simplify Complex Transactions

November 02, 2021
Data may be the new currency, but it is mobility that will help leverage that data to forge the connected economy. To that end, a trio of payments professionals told...

Connected Economy 2021: Car IQ Turns The Car Into A Connected Commerce Platform

May 05, 2021
One of the goals of the connected economy is to turn simple things into payment mechanisms. Homes, for example, will become connected commerce command centers. Appliances will become part of...

Quick Reads
Car IQ and Fluid Truck Partner to Streamline Fleet Payments

December 06, 2023
Car IQ and Fluid Truck have joined forces to transform the way fleet drivers pay for services on the go. This collaboration will bring together Car IQ’s payment solution and Fluid Truck’s truck sharing technology, the companies said in a Wednesday (Dec. 6) press release. By integrating Car IQ Pay into the Fluid Truck driver […]

Car IQ Enables Vehicle Payment Solutions at Sinclair Fuel Stations

May 22, 2023
Car IQ Pay can now be used at 1,600 Sinclair fuel stations in 30 states. This technology connects the vehicle directly to the fuel pump, allowing fleet customers to pay for fuel without having...

Blackberry Showcases Connected Vehicle Platform With Embedded Digital Wallet

January 06, 2023
Blackberry showcased an embedded vehicle wallet at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The company debuted its in-vehicle software platform Blackberry IVY at CES on Thursday (Jan. 05).  The technology, co-developed with...

Sunoco to Accept Car IQ Fleet Payment Solution

July 13, 2022
Sunoco on Wednesday (July 13) announced a partnership with fleet payment solutions platform Car IQ that will allow secure fuel payments without a physical credit card. The initiative will be...