Fastned has become the latest electric vehicle (EV) charging network to go live on Zap-Pay.

Zap-Map and Fastned signed an agreement during the summer to include the network as a Zap-Pay partner.

Fastned – which has rapid and ultra-rapid charging devices at a growing number of locations in England and Scotland – is now fully up and running as part of the Zap-Pay partner network.

It is the seventh charging network to come online with Zap-Pay, following Osprey, ESB Energy, char.gy, GeniePoint, Mer and MFG EV Power.

The completed integration means that around 4,000 charging devices across the UK are currently Zap-Pay enabled.

Further announcements and completed integrations with Zap-Pay are to follow in the coming weeks and months.

Alex Earl, commercial director at Zap-Map, said: “Fastned is an important addition to the Zap-Pay partner network.

“As an expanding network with rapid and ultra-rapid chargers at well placed locations, its distinctive charging points will make charging an EV that much easier for Zap-Map users.”

Fastned’s network currently consists of more than 60 charging devices in the UK.

It installed 10 ultra-rapid chargers as part of Energy Superhub Oxford at Redbridge Park and Ride in July.

More recently, Fastned came joint first in Zap-Map’s annual public charging network satisfaction rankings, alongside fellow Zap-Pay partner MFG EV Power. 

Tom Hurst, UK country manager at Fastned, said: “We're glad to be a Zap-Pay partner. At the heart of our mission to provide electric freedom and sustainable mobility is a desire to reduce the barriers to the uptake of EVs and to make driving easier. Zap-Pay’s smart payment solution will play an important role in that.”