With a charging network offering a centralised system to manage multiple public charging hubs, Monta has now joined Zapmap as a payment partner.
Zapmap app users can now pay quickly and easily for their charging across tens of thousands of charge points, as well as being able to search for charge points, plan longer journeys and share updates with other electric car drivers.
As Zapmap’s 17th payment partnership, Monta continues to make significant strides in the electric vehicle (EV) charging industry, offering a robust and scalable solution to meet the growing demand for sustainable transportation. With over 500,000 users, Monta is powering EVs across 32 countries, providing seamless integration with 500+ supported charger models. The platform enables over 750 industry partners to offer a best-in-class charging experience that is free from hardware restrictions, delivering a solution that is fully OCPP-compliant and adaptable to any setup.
Not only will the new partnership make paying for charging much easier for electric car drivers, Monta’s impact goes beyond convenience - it’s driving environmental progress as well, with its network helping to save 160,065 tons of CO2 to date.
The company also shares a live data partnership with Zapmap, meaning users of the Zapmap app and web map can see live status updates on Monta charge points at any time, day or night.
The charge point operator has joined an extensive network of payment partners, including Be.EV, EVC, PoGo, Osprey, ESB Energy, char.gy, GeniePoint, Mer, MFG EV Power, Fastned, Alfa Power, Connected Kerb, evyve, Charge My Street, Applegreen Electric, and FOR EV in making payment easy for electric car drivers up and down the country.
Zapmap’s in-app payment solution Zap-Pay uses a credit or debit card to pay for charging, and was launched with a mission to include all the key charge point networks across the UK. The payment solution avoids the hassle of using different payment methods across all the various charge point operators, providing a simple way to pay for EV charging across networks from within the familiar Zapmap app.
Drivers using Zap-Pay are also able to view their charging history, receive live status updates while away from their vehicle, and download receipts to help keep track of their spending. To facilitate easy payment, they can also use both Apple Pay and Google Pay on all Zap-Pay enabled devices across the UK.
Matt Lloyd, Head of CPO Networks at Zapmap, said:
“I’m delighted that Monta is now live as our newest Zap-Pay partner. Monta has been a driving force in the rapid expansion of the UK’s EV charging infrastructure, its ability to scale its operations to help meet the growing demand for charging solutions is impressive.
“This growth aligns with Zapmap’s mission to provide comprehensive information and the tools to support the transition to sustainable transport, and simple access to payment is a big part of that. ”
Commenting on the new partnership Alok Dubey, Regional Director at Monta, said:
"Zapmap has been central to the growth of public EV charging in the UK for a number of years now, enabling some of the very first EV drivers to charge in public with confidence. We’re proud to partner with Zapmap to provide EV drivers with a simple, seamless method for completing a charging session on-the-go, and in turn, support the UK’s transition to zero emission road transport."
