Relay Payments

Relay Payments

Digital payment platform for freight industry

Overview

Relay Payments provides a digital payment platform tailored to the freight and logistics industry. It enables secure, end-to-end payments that connect freight brokers, fleets, drivers, and merchants, covering costs like fuel, lumper services, and parking. The app lets drivers locate nearby merchants along their route and pay for diesel, lumpers, parking, and other over-the-road expenses, while centralized transactions and receipts help businesses automate back-office tasks and manage cash flow. Revenue comes from transaction fees on its services. The platform differentiates itself by focusing specifically on trucking needs, offering instant lumper payments, on-route merchant discovery and payments, and centralized expense tracking to improve carrier loyalty and fleet efficiency. The goal is to keep freight moving by delivering a secure, efficient payment network that saves time, generates additional revenue, and simplifies fleet administration.

About Relay Payments

Simplify's Rating
Why Relay Payments is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Enterprise Software

Fintech

Financial Services

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Early VC

Total Funding

$87.7M

Headquarters

Atlanta, Georgia

Founded

2019

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What believers are saying

  • Platform Science integration enables drivers to pay for fuel, lumpers, and OTR expenses via the same in-cab tablet.
  • Relay now serves 500,000+ drivers across 3,000+ fueling locations nationwide with 24/7 U.S.-based support at no extra cost.
  • Single sign-on and real-time data sync simplify driver setup while giving fleets a unified view of truck numbers and odometers.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging apps like Fuelio and SparkFuel offer lower-fee, no-card fuel solutions with broader ELD integrations, threatening Relay's revenue.
  • Samsara and Motive are embedding their own in-cab fuel payment modules into ELD platforms, bypassing Relay's merchant network.
  • Major truck stops like Love's and Pilot may integrate their own payment APIs with TMS providers, eliminating Relay's integration moat.

What makes Relay Payments unique

  • Relay eliminates card swipes at fuel dispensers using a secure digital code system to reduce fraud.
  • Relay unifies 300+ TMS, ELD, and third-party integrations including Platform Science's in-cab ecosystem for seamless payments.
  • Relay targets first-party fuel fraud via Relay Pulse which verifies real-time ELD data before authorizing transactions.

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Funding

Total Funding

$87.7M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

3 Rounds

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

401(k) Retirement Plan

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Mental Health Support

Company Equity

Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

3%

2 year growth

1%
CStore Decisions
Sep 8th, 2025
Circle K Teams Up with Relay Payments

Circle K has announced a new partnership with Relay Payments, bringing its secure digital payment solution to more than 500 truck-accessible Circle K locations across the country.

The Trucker
Aug 6th, 2025
Steam Logistics teams up with Relay Payments

Home > business > Steam Logistics teams up with Relay Payments.

Relay Payments
Aug 5th, 2025
Steam Logistics Partners with Relay Payments to Launch RelayDirect, Streamlining Carrier Payments

Steam Logistics partners with Relay Payments to launch RelayDirect, streamlining carrier payments.

Relay Payments
Jul 9th, 2025
RaceTrac Partners with Relay Payments, Expanding DieselPayment Options for Fleets and Pro Drivers

RaceTrac partners with Relay Payments, expanding dieselpayment options for fleets and pro drivers.

News Journal
May 21st, 2025
Relay Payments Launches Relay Pulse, an ELD Integration to Prevent First-Party Fuel Fraud

ATLANTA, May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Relay Payments, the fintech company modernizing payments for the trucking and logistics industries, has launched Relay Pulse, an interactive solution leveraging a strong integration with a carrier's ELD to prevent fraud by giving carriers greater visibility and control over driver fueling.

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