Mastercard launches Fleet: Next Gen to streamline fleet payments in APAC

It offers acceptance in a million locations and data gathering capabilities.

Mastercard has launched Mastercard Fleet: Next Gen, a portfolio of new solutions for car fleet management and logistics operations.

It offers global acceptance across millions of locations, including fuel, electric vehicle (EV) charging, maintenance, tolling, and ancillary fleet speed, according to a press release on 4 February 2026.

Mastercard promises smarter authorisation controls and spend policies based on vehicle, driver, merchant categories, location, time, and amount.

It also features network-based fleet data gathering captured at the point of sale; a set of solutions aimed at enhancing data capture at forecourts and fleet related merchants; and digitally assigned and issued fleet cards for vehicles and drivers.

The portfolio also offers real-time monitoring of fraud and misuse, as well as fleet data management for better cost management and improved forecasting, the card payments network said.

Asia Pacific is the fastest-growing medium for fleet management, with the market protected to growth at an 18% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2030, according to data from Markets & Markets.