13 August 2025 – EMVCo, the global technical body for the payments industry, has released a draft document describing an interoperable open payment solution for electric vehicle (EV) charging. All interested stakeholders are encouraged to provide their feedback on the draft by Wednesday 03 September.
EMVCo creates and manages EMV® Specifications and programmes that enable trusted and convenient card-based payments for consumers and businesses worldwide. It has been collaborating with industry stakeholders to explore how EMV open payments can give EV drivers everywhere more freedom when charging their vehicle, while merchants can be confident that anyone is able to pay for charging.
This involved evaluating how to integrate card-based open payments into the Plug and Charge experience defined in ISO 15118, the widely adopted global standard that specifies a digital communication protocol between the EV and the charging station.
The EV Open Payments Use Case document outlines how EMV Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) technology – which simplifies the digital payment process to help make it more consistent, convenient and secure – can be used to integrate card-based payments at EV charging stations supporting Plug and Charge.
Using EMV SRC technology maximises global interoperability and supports compatibility with the existing charging infrastructure. No hardware changes are anticipated from EV manufacturers and charging station operators (CSOs) need only limited backend integration. This can help ease deployments, reduce costs and accelerate time-to-market.
Patrik Smets, EMVCo Executive Committee Chair, comments: “Open payments increase choice and convenience for EV drivers as they can pay for charging without needing to establish a prior relationship with individual merchants. This removes the need to download various applications and sign up for different accounts or memberships, promoting a simple EV charging payment experience for a new era in global mobility.”
EMVCo continues to work closely with payment and EV industry stakeholders across the world, including technical bodies and industry associations such as the Car Connectivity Consortium, CharIN, ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and the Secure Technology Alliance.
Following review from EMVCo Associates and Subscribers, the EV Open Payments Use Case document is available for initial public review until Wednesday 03 September. EMVCo encourages all parties interested in its EV open payments initiative to get involved.
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