Relay Payments integrates with Platform Science to combat fleet fraud
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Relay Payments has secured a significant integration with Platform Science, a leading telematics and ELD platform, to embed secure payment capabilities directly into truck cabs. This partnership represents a strategic shift from mobile-app-only payment processing to omnichannel delivery, leveraging Platform Science's single sign-on system and real-time vehicle data streams. The integration enables drivers to generate secure payment codes without leaving the cab, while simultaneously deploying Relay Pulse, an anti-fraud system that validates transactions against live data points such as fuel tank levels and driver adherence to fueling restrictions. The move addresses a critical pain point in trucking operations: fraud prevention.
By combining payment processing with telematics intelligence, Relay Payments can distinguish between legitimate transactions and first-party fraud (internal theft by drivers or fuel procurement staff). This is particularly valuable given that fuel represents one of the largest controllable expenses for fleets, with fuel card skimming and fraudulent transactions historically difficult to prevent. Cheema Freightlines, operating 400+ vehicles, serves as a testimonial to the operational benefits—simplified driver experience paired with real-time transaction verification. From a supply chain strategy perspective, this partnership signals an industry maturation in fintech-logistics convergence.
With 80+ TMS systems and 300+ ELD integrations already using Relay, and now dominance across major fuel retailers (Love's, TA, Circle K, Pilot), Relay is consolidating market share in fleet payments. The Platform Science integration is particularly strategic because it reaches enterprise fleets that already rely on integrated cab technology, reducing adoption friction. For supply chain professionals, this represents both an opportunity to streamline operations and a competitive necessity as fleets increasingly demand consolidated, fraud-resistant payment ecosystems.
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What This Means for Your Supply Chain
What if adoption of in-cab payments reduces fuel card skimming incidents by 40%?
Simulate the cost savings and operational benefits if widespread adoption of code-based payment (avoiding physical card swipes) reduces fraudulent fuel transactions by 40% across a 500-vehicle fleet. Calculate impact on fuel procurement costs, reconciliation time, and compliance reporting burden.
Run this scenarioWhat if Platform Science adoption reaches 500+ fleets within 12 months, forcing scale-up of merchant integration?
Model the demand surge if Platform Science's enterprise customer base rapidly adopts Relay's integrated payment capability. Simulate whether Relay's current merchant network (Love's, TA, Circle K, Pilot, plus lumper/maintenance providers) can support 25,000+ additional drivers without degrading service availability or payment code issuance speed.
Run this scenarioWhat if fraud detection delays payment approval by 2-3 minutes per transaction?
Model the operational and driver experience impact if Relay Pulse's real-time data validation process causes 120-180 second delays during peak fueling hours (morning departure windows, afternoon maintenance stops). Measure impact on fuel stop duration, driver satisfaction, and fleet schedule adherence.
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