Toll Collect GmbH (hereinafter: AG) is a 100% subsidiary of the Federal Republic of Germany. The areas of responsibility are currently the operation of a system for picking up the trucks? tolls, the provision of technical and advisory services in connection with the inspection services of the Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM) and the provision of services in correlation with the European Electronic Toll Service. Furthermore, the AG supports the acceleration of the 4G mobile network expansion.
For the acceptance of Visa and MasterCard, the AG plans to connect a credit card acquirer with the option to expand other international debit and credit card products. The corresponding card products are to be used to handle toll fees and toll-related additional services (MZL) technically (processing) and also commercially (payment to AG). If necessary, the entire project will be implemented in several phases.
In the future, the AG will face further changes in the toll market in Germany. In particular, the planned CO2 differentiation of the truck toll, the inclusion of commercial road haulage over 3.5 tonnes, the introduction of a CO2 surcharge as a project from the coalition agreement 2021-2025 and other expansion scenarios have an influence on toll collection and the associated payment transactions.
In view of these upcoming changes, in addition to the system adjustments, the AG also aims to shape the payment method portfolio in favor of future customer needs and customer satisfaction.
The service components to be awarded cover the entire service chain from development, through implementation with test phase, to overall integration into regular operation. The Contractor (hereinafter: Contractor) assumes the role of a credit card acquirer vis-à-vis the Client and thus ensures the acceptance of VISA and MasterCard credit cards by the Client. The Contractor assumes a secondary service provider function in the form of a connection to the primary service provider (payment service provider of the Client).
The AG plans to integrate a credit card acquirer, which ensures the acceptance of VISA and MasterCard credit cards and corresponding acquiring licenses at the AG. Optionally, this offers the acceptance of further debit and credit cards in the future. Payments with credit cards, which are made to pay claims in relation to the toll as well as toll-related additional services, are processed by the acquirer in accordance with the contract and triggers the payments to the client accordingly. If necessary, the entire project will be implemented in several phases.