The ai Corporation and Visa Partner to Revolutionize European Fleet and EV Payments

The ai Corporation and Visa have entered a long-term agreement to scale the Visa Fleet 2.0 program across Europe. By integrating ai’s flagship card management platform, aiEazyFuel, the partnership aims to modernise fleet and mobility payments, providing fuel retailers and fleet operators with advanced issuing and processing capabilities for traditional fuel and electric vehicle charging.

What was announced

The partnership centers on the deployment of aiEazyFuel®, a white-labelled, omnichannel card management and processing platform. This system is designed to replace legacy payment infrastructure or launch new offerings for energy retailers, banks, and mobility companies. It covers the full lifecycle of a transaction, including issuing, acceptance, acquiring, switching, processing, risk, and analytics functions.

The agreement focuses on the European market, where the integration of ai’s technology with Visa’s Fleet 2.0 program is intended to provide greater choice for mobility providers. A key technical component is the integration with aiRiskNet®, a proprietary fraud management platform that protects mobility payments across the ecosystem. This is supported by an in-house Fraud Managed Service Team that manages the process end-to-end using artificial intelligence, machine learning tools, and specific scoring models.

A significant feature of the aiEazyFuel® platform is its hybrid card option. This allows fleet cards to benefit from the global acceptance of the Visa network while maintaining the specific controls required for fleet management. This expansion into the wider Visa network allows issuers to capture revenue in new areas such as EV charging and vehicle-related services. Visa’s Fleet 2.0 program provides the necessary validation and tools to ensure these solutions meet the network's standards for functionality, integration, and security.

"Innovation is reshaping the way fleet and mobility payments are managed, creating exciting new possibilities across the industry. By combining ai's expertise in the fuel, EV and mobility payments space, with the capabilities of Visa Fleet 2.0, this collaboration will help bring greater choice and modern payment experiences to the fleet, EV, mobility providers."

Neil Halls, Head of Fleet, Mobility and Benefits at Visa Europe.

The companies involved

The ai Corporation, often referred to as ai, is a specialist in fuel and mobility payment solutions. The company provides the underlying technology for card management and fraud prevention, positioning itself as a partner for energy retailers and fleet operators looking to digitise their payment ecosystems. Its flagship products, aiEazyFuel and aiRiskNet, are designed to handle the high-volume, high-security requirements of the mobility sector.

Visa is a global leader in digital payments, operating a network that connects consumers, merchants, and financial institutions across more than 200 countries and territories. Visa Europe, the regional division involved in this agreement, focuses on the specific regulatory and market requirements of the European continent. While Visa is a dominant force in consumer payments, its Fleet 2.0 initiative represents a concerted effort to standardise and modernise the commercial mobility sector. The collaboration with specialist providers like ai allows Visa to extend its network reach into niche verticals like fuel and EV charging, where specialised data and control requirements often exceed the capabilities of standard consumer credit products.

What FF News has reported before

Visa has maintained a high level of activity in the digital payments space throughout September 2026. FF News recently reported on Visa and IFC Partner on $200M Initiative to Drive Global Financial Inclusion, a project aimed at expanding digital access in emerging markets. In the stablecoin sector, we covered how BDACS and Rain Partner to Enable Global Visa Payments via KRW1 Stablecoin, further demonstrating Visa's willingness to integrate with blockchain-based assets. Additionally, the network's role in consumer spending was highlighted when MoneyGram Launches Stablecoin-Backed Card for Everyday Spending via Stellar Network, utilizing Visa's infrastructure for real-world utility of digital assets.

What this means

This agreement signals a shift in the fleet sector from closed-loop, proprietary fuel cards toward open-loop, flexible payment systems. By leveraging Visa’s network, fuel retailers are under pressure to move beyond traditional petrol and diesel payments to capture the growing EV charging market. The move highlights a broader industry trend where legacy infrastructure is being bypassed in favour of modular, cloud-native platforms that can handle complex multi-modal mobility spend. For the wider fintech sector, it raises questions about how quickly traditional fuel card issuers can adapt to these hybrid models before losing market share to more agile, tech-led mobility providers who can offer global acceptance and real-time fraud prevention.