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Ad Hoc Payment

Ad Hoc Payment For EV Charging

Let any driver charge, pay, and go, all through a tap or a scan on their phone. No app, no account, no hassle.

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  • 99.999%Uptime
  • +1.3MMonthly Charging Sessions
  • +120 000Connected Charge Points
Neste
Helen
Aimo Park
Joulia
Movel
Lyse
Laddel
Parcandi
Järvisydän
Bender
Dreev
Semel
Silver Atena
Time Park
ABC
Klepp Energi
Neste
Helen
Aimo Park
Joulia
Movel
Lyse
Laddel
Parcandi
Järvisydän
Bender
Dreev
Semel
Silver Atena
Time Park
ABC
Klepp Energi
Overview

What is Ad Hoc Payment?

Ad Hoc Payment is a quick and easy way for EV drivers to start charging without an app, RFID card, or registration. It's designed for public or semi-public charging locations where ease of use and accessibility are key.

Drivers simply plug in, pay, and charge, all through a tap or a scan on their phone.

The Express branding settings in Connect, beside the payment screen a driver sees
The problem

Charging shouldn't start with a download

Public EV charging often comes with friction. Apps to download. Accounts to create. RFID cards to carry. For occasional drivers or first-time users, it's confusing.

For operators, it means lost sessions, stalled adoption, and lower site revenue. What should be a quick, simple interaction becomes a barrier to entry. And the more steps required, the fewer drivers convert.

Fewer drivers at every step: arriving at the charger, downloading an app, creating an account, starting a session
With eMabler

What is eMabler's Solution?

eMabler supports two methods of Ad Hoc Payment: QR-based Express and card-present Payment Terminal. Both methods are fully integrated into your existing billing, reporting, and charger management.

Pricing is automatically applied using the correct site tariff, with no extra setup or manual input needed.

Express

A white label payment page in the driver's own browser, carrying your logo, your colours and your company details. Scan the QR code, choose the socket, pay with Apple Pay, Google Pay or card, and start charging.

Payment Terminal

Card-present transactions directly at the site. Drivers tap or insert their card at a certified terminal, with pricing applied from your eMabler tariff.

How it works

Four steps to taking payment at the charger

  1. 01

    Put a code on the charger

    Use a QR code or NFC tag on each charger. There's nothing to install, nothing to integrate, and it works on the chargers you already run.

  2. 02

    Price it from your own tariff

    The site's tariff decides what the driver sees and pays. Change it once in Connect and every charger under that site follows, with no second price list to keep in step.

  3. 03

    Let anyone pay

    Drivers pay in their own browser with a card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay. No accounts for you to create or cards to issue.

  4. 04

    Instant revenue

    The session arrives in your billing and reporting with the tariff already applied, and the driver gets their receipt. Nothing to reconcile and no manual input.

The ability to unify parking and charging into a single app has been a game changer for us.”
Aimo Park

Victor Lindwall

Head of Aimo Charge

Read the Aimo Park story
Who it's for

Easy Payment for Every Location

Wherever drivers turn up without an account, Ad Hoc Payment lets them charge and pay on the spot, and the session lands in the billing you already run.

Energy Companies

Open your public sites to any driver, not only your own customers. Every ad hoc session is priced on your own tariff and settles into the billing you already run.

Retail

Turn the car park into a reason to stop. Drivers scan, pay and charge without an app, so nobody leaves because they could not start a session.

Parking Operators

Charge for power the way you already charge for parking. A QR code on the charger, card payment at the bay, and no accounts to administer.

Customer stories

Operators who let drivers pay at the charger

Helen success story

Helen put Express Ad Hoc across its public network, so a driver with no account can pay by QR code at any of them. It is also how the sites meet AFIR's rules on card payment.

Helen

800+ public charge points, Finland

Read Helen's story
Järvisydän resort EV charging

A lakeside resort that wanted charging for guests, not a charging business. Guests scan and pay by card, and the reporting arrives without the front desk touching it.

Järvisydän

Resort at Lake Saimaa, Finland

Read Järvisydän's story
More customer storiesSee how leaders across EV charging build and scale with eMabler.Explore all stories
Resources

Read more about ad-hoc payments

Documentation

Ad-hoc payment: technical documentation

Setting up Express on your sites: the QR codes, the payment flow, and what the driver sees from scan to receipt.

Read the docsArticle

EV Charging Price Transparency Under AFIR

What AFIR asks of ad hoc payments, where price transparency breaks down in practice, and how to keep card payment compliant.

Read the articleCustomers

The operators already running on eMabler

Retailers, parking operators and energy companies across Europe, and what changed once drivers could pay at the charger.

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Proven at network scale
+300
Ready Integrations
+120 000
Connected Charge Points
+1.3M
Monthly Charging Sessions
99.999%
Platform Uptime
100%
SLA Compliance
4.9 / 5
Customer Satisfaction

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get started with Ad Hoc Payment?
Just let us know. We'll walk you through setup, from terminals or QR stickers to branding and pricing. Contact our team to get started today.
Can I track and reconcile Ad Hoc sessions in my existing system?
Yes. All Ad Hoc sessions automatically appear in your eMabler platform reports and billing views. Session-level data is also available via API for custom integrations.
Do I need new hardware to offer Ad Hoc Payment?
Not necessarily. For Express (QR-based) payments, no payment terminal is needed, just a QR or NFC sticker. For card-present payments, you'll need a certified terminal connected via OCPI. Need help deciding? Get in touch with us.
Does this meet AFIR's ad hoc payment requirement?
AFIR requires public charge points to accept ad hoc payment without registration. Ad Hoc Payment lets a driver pay and charge without an account or an app, which is what that requirement asks for. Check your own sites against the regulation's wider detail, since it also covers uptime and protocols.
Which payment methods can drivers use?
Cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay.

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