Logica and FleetCor Technologies will provide a managed fuel cards service for the energy giantÂ’s commercial fleet business

Logica and FleetCor Technologies will provide a managed fuel cards service for the energy giant’s commercial fleet business

Systems integrator Logica, partnering with specialised payment products and services provider FleetCor Technologies, have announced that they have won a 10-year, €300-million (£252.7m) contract to support Shell’s Commercial Fleet fuel cards programme in Europe and Asia.

Logica, as the prime contractor to Shell, will join with FleetCor to provide the technology platform and underlying business processes to run Shell’s fuel card portfolio.

FleetCor’s Global FleetNet (GFN) card processing platform will be used to develop Shell’s customer offering, which is designed to provide businesses with a convenient, cost-effective and secure way to pay and account for fuel and other on-road services.

Logica will run Shell’s existing system and replace it with a new system built around GFN. The first pilot is due to be completed by April 2012, with the full roll out completed by end of 2013.

Transition to managed service

After the roll out is complete, Logica will operate and run the system in conjunction with FleetCor as a managed service on behalf of Shell. The new system will enable Shell to realise additional growth via rapid innovation in the operation of the card processing platform, along with other business improvements.

The project will run across 35 countries in Europe and Asia and to improve service, while delivering faster time to market of innovation and system enhancements.

John Rasmussen, vice president of commercial fleet at Shell, said: “Fuel cards are an essential element in helping to drive growth in our retail operations and we are delighted to sign this agreement with Logica/FleetCor, each of whom bring specialist and complementary skills to the partnership. The technology and services that underpin our cards business are critical success factors and this agreement will allow us to increase the quality of our delivery, while at the same time operating in a more efficient and integrated way. Ultimately it will enhance our ability to continue to exceed our customers’ expectations.”

Logica already provides switching services to Shell via a managed Postilion service, which was recently extended in scope and for a further five years, as well as a managed service for the private fuel card segment in the Nordic region of Europe. FleetCor also provides support to Shell as a sales agent and card processor in some European sectors.