The payment network built for commercial fueling.

General-purpose payment rails were never designed to understand a driver, vehicle, route, pump, station, and fleet policy at the moment fuel is purchased. Piston was.

Driver identity, vehicle, route, pump, station, and fleet policy checks flowing into Piston and returning a safe-to-fuel decision

Replace a stack of intermediaries with a direct network.

Four separate layers introduce distance between the fleet, the transaction, and the merchant partner. Piston brings the relationship—and the data—together.

Traditional

Fleet
Card Issuer
Issuing Bank
Card Network
Processor
Merchant Site

WithPiston

Fleet using Piston
Piston Network
Merchant Site

For fleets

Know more before authorizing.

  • Verify the driver, vehicle, location, pump, and fuel type.
  • Unlock industry-leading fuel discounts.
  • Track every fill, exception, and rebate in one place.

For merchant partners

Reach the customer directly.

  • Route relevant fleet demand to the right locations.
  • Promote site-specific pricing and offers directly to fleets.
  • Measure visits, gallons, and offer performance through Piston.

One connection. Two sides.Better outcomes.

Piston aligns control for the fleet with growth for the merchant partner instead of treating one side as an afterthought.

Fleet value
Piston network
Merchant value
Verified mobile driver
Identity-aware authorization
Known commercial customer
Custom fraud policy
Real-time decisioning
Controlled payment flow
Negotiated discounts
Direct merchant relationship
Preferred fleet demand
Preferred locations and lanes
Network development
Relevant nearby fleets
Transaction analytics
Connected usage data
Incremental-gallon visibility
Piston mobile app showing nearby fueling locations

From phone to fuel in three simple steps.

Drivers use the Piston app to start a controlled fill right at the pump. It’s fast, familiar, and built around how fleets actually operate.

From fleet policyto a controlled fill.

Piston combines fraud prevention, site-by-site rebates, and radically simpler administration so savings show up across the operation.

01

Collect Context

The app, telematics, vehicle, station, and fleet policy contribute transaction signals.

02

Evaluate The Fill

Piston checks the live request against standard fraud protections and your custom rules.

03

Decide Before Fueling

Connect every fill to the right driver, vehicle, place, time, and policy.

04

Prevent Wasted Gallons

Connect every fill to the right driver, vehicle, place, time, and policy.