OKLAHOMA CITY — Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores has expanded contactless payment options for transactions inside and outside its locations across the country. The expansion includes tap-and-go credit cards, mobile phone payment options and Mobile Pay from the Love’s Connect app.

• Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores is No. 16 on CSP’s 2020 Top 202 list of c-stores by number of retail outlets.

“With the holiday driving season upon us, we want our customers to know about the increased amount of options they have when paying for fuel and other items like food, drinks and snacks,” said Ginny Webb, Love’s chief information officer and vice president of technology. “Being able to purchase items quickly and safely is very important to our customers and we are pleased to be able to offer these contactless options.”

Mobile and contactless technology helps limit COVID-19 exposure for the customer. Here are the options customers can use at Love’s:

• Apply Pay, Samsung Pay and Google Pay.
• Tap-and-go credit cards, such as Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover.
• New smart terminals with Love’s credit processing software that cuts down on checkout time.

To fill up their tanks, professional drivers can use Love’s Mobile Pay on the Love’s Connect app to answer prompts, pay for fuel and receive contactless, digital receipts using mobile phones. Lastly, Mobile Receipts on the Love’s Connect App provides professional drivers access to contactless receipts from all the transactions they make when they swipe or scan their My Love Rewards card.

Contactless transactions inside Love’s locations have more than doubled in the last year, the company said. Four-wheel customers using contactless options to pay at the pump have increased by more than five times in 2020, according to Love's.

Love’s travel stop network has more than 530 locations in 41 states. Founded in 1964 with headquarters in Oklahoma City, the company remains family-owned and operated. Love’s provides professional truck drivers and motorists with 24-hour access to gasoline, diesel fuel, coffee, restaurant offerings and more. Love’s has more than 390 truck service centers, which include onsite and standalone Speedco and Love’s Truck Care locations.

This article was originally published By Jackson Lewis, cspdailynews.com.