# What happened Paua, a UK provider of an EV charging payment platform for businesses, has formed a commercial partnership with Norwegian charger maker Zaptec. The two companies say the integration will connect home, workplace, depot and public charging into a unified charging and payment ecosystem for fleets.
# Why it matters to fleet managers As fleets electrify, vehicles are charged in multiple places: depots, workplaces, drivers' homes and public stations. That multiplies admin: separate systems, manual expense claims and limited visibility of who charged, where and how much energy a session used. Paua and Zaptec are positioning their combined solution to remove those friction points by consolidating session data, meters and payments into a single workflow.
# How the integrated system works
- Zaptec supplies chargers targeted at different locations: Go 2 for intelligent home charging for company cars and vans, and Zaptec Pro for scalable charging at workplaces, depots and commercial sites.
- Zaptec chargers include built-in energy meters and share charging session data securely with Paua.
- Paua's cloud platform receives session energy data, automatically calculates charging costs and can reimburse drivers for business mileage or charge sessions.
# Practical benefits the partners highlight Fleet managers get a single view of charging activity, energy consumption and charger performance across locations. Automated energy-based reimbursement cuts down on manual expense claims and reduces errors linked to odometer- or flat-rate approaches. The solution also aims to scale with demand at depots and workplaces so infrastructure can grow as fleets electrify.
# What each partner contributes
- Paua: payment and fleet charging software, charge card and driver app, cloud management and reimbursement workflows.
- Zaptec: hardware and on-site charging solutions (Go 2 for home, Zaptec Pro for workplaces and depots) with in-built metering and the ability to share session data to the cloud.
# What the companies say Niall Riddell, Paua CEO and co-founder, said fleet electrification should reduce operational burden and give managers confidence that drivers are reimbursed accurately and that charging infrastructure can scale. Albert Parnell, Zaptec Head of Partnerships, said the pairing delivers flexibility for diverse driver behavior and a turnkey way for organizations to gain visibility and reduce workload when moving to full electric fleets.
# Who this is for and what to check next This integration is aimed at organisations operating company cars and vans that need to track charging across home, depot, workplace and public networks. Procurement teams and fleet operators assessing the offering should confirm: compatibility with existing charger fleets, data transfer and privacy arrangements, billing and reimbursement rules, and how public network sessions are reconciled in reporting.
# Bottom line The Paua–Zaptec partnership bundles intelligent charging hardware and energy-metered session data with payment and reimbursement software to create a single operational workflow for fleet charging across locations. The aim is to reduce administrative work and provide consolidated visibility of charging costs and charger performance.