Versinetic teams up with Gemini 2000 to introduce multi-vendor, single-point payment solution for EVs

Versinetic, a leading UK-based smart charging consultancy, has joined forces with Gemini 2000, a specialist in cashless payment systems, to launch a streamlined payment and charging point management solution for owners and installers of EV charging stations. This innovative solution integrates Versinetic's LinkRay load management module with Gemini's advanced payment technology, enabling the consolidation of payments from any OCPP-compliant EV charger into a single, easy-to-use payment terminal and platform. This new system not only significantly reduces costs for EV site operators but also simplifies the management and ownership of charging points.

Many operators of EV charging facilities handle multiple charging points from various manufacturers, each demanding its own payment terminal, which incurs ongoing subscription and management fees, or the necessity for a mobile app that requires pre-registration and payment setup prior to use. The innovative solution from Versinetic and Gemini eliminates the need for EV site owners to buy, install, and maintain a separate payment terminal for each charging point. This approach consolidates costs by requiring only one terminal for all charging units at a site. Additionally, it removes the need for site owners to invest in per-charger cloud services for their facilities.

Graeme Wintle, Director, Versinetic said: "As an EV design consultancy team and long-term champion of EVs, we are always looking to solve problems for our clients and facilitate the electrification of the UK's roads. As EV charging facility operators can face high set up and running costs, we believe our unified payment solution will be an industry game changer, it not only reduces overheads for site owners, it simplifies maintenance for installers through LinkRay's remote troubleshooting capabilities. There is no comparable product on the market and we are looking forward to rolling it out to existing and new customers now."

Versinetic's partnership with Gemini 2000, further extends the functionality of its flagship product, LinkRay, which enables sophisticated charge management and remote monitoring capabilities, unparalleled in the current marketplace. LinkRay is a small hardware module that is fitted onsite and connects to any set of AC or DC chargers, balancing charge outputs so as not to exceed site limits. It can work standalone, handling authentication using RFID or the Gemini payment terminal or by passing messages from the chargers to an OCPP-compatible back-office management system (CSMS) to authorise transactions for billing.

Julian Moskov, Gemini 2000, said: "Our work with Versinetic will simplify payments for EV charging and ultimately help bring more EVs onto the roads. Versinetic's LinkRay solution and long-standing experience in EV solutions was a great fit for our contactless payment technology. The payment process for EV charging can be a confusing and frustrating process for drivers and site operators alike. Our solution sees EV drivers benefiting from a simple and clear charging experience, and having one payment terminal to contend with benefits site operators with lower set-up and running costs."

As a load balancing device, LinkRay can have up to 100 chargers connected to it. Any EV chargers, regardless of vendor, that are OCPP compatible can be linked to the LinkRay module. Further benefits of LinkRay include historical graphing of site power to ensure that power configuration, operational status and site usage is all within expected parameters.

Gemini's payment terminal allows LinkRay to bridge the gap between an offline system with pre-authorised tags (whitelist), this scenario is commonly used with businesses not billing transactions on company vehicles, and a cloud-based systems predominantly taking payment for each transaction. LinkRay can be used in both scenarios or a hybrid of pre-authorised or paid transactions. Transaction logs can be downloaded from LinkRay or through the Gemini merchant portal.

The Versinetic-Gemini unified EV payment system is currently available in the UK and Europe with future plans for global rollout. For further information, please contact: XX

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Versinetic is a division of multi-award-winning ByteSnap Design, a specialist in embedded systems hardware and software development, with an international client list.
Versinetic provides hardware, software and consultancy services to the electric vehicle charging market worldwide.
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