“Can a closed-loop fleet fuel card network evolve into a full-stack B2B payments and expense operating system for commercial fleets?”
Fuelman began as a proprietary closed-loop fleet fuel card and was acquired by FleetCor Technologies, which built it into one of the largest fleet card networks in North America. When FleetCor rebranded to Corpay in 2023, Fuelman became the fleet fuel vertical within a broader B2B payments platform covering AP automation, cross-border FX, and commercial cards. The embedded finance angle accelerated with the addition of Spade for transaction enrichment, Fifth Third Bank as the card-issuing sponsor for Mastercard products, and a self-operated proprietary network settling 1.5 billion gallons annually—positioning Corpay Fuelman less as a card issuer and more as a full-stack fleet financial operating system.
Corpay Fuelman discloses Fifth Third Bank, N.A. (card issuing sponsor) as its banking provider, with Fifth Third Bank, N.A. as its sponsor bank, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Corpay Fuelman does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Fifth Third Bank, N.A..
Corpay Fuelman processes payments through Fuelman Network (self-operated). Disclosed money-movement rails: ACH.
Corpay Fuelman's cards are issued through Fifth Third Bank, N.A. on the Mastercard network.
Corpay Fuelman uses Corpay Cross-Border (self-operated) for FX and cross-border payouts.
Corpay Fuelman integrates with QuickBooks and NetSuite.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 11 layers in Corpay Fuelman's stack: Payments / PSP (Fuelman Network (self-operated)); Money movement (ACH); Banking / BaaS (Fifth Third Bank, N.A. (card issuing sponsor)); Card issuing (Fifth Third Bank, N.A.); Card network (Mastercard); Lending (Fuelman Fleet Card credit (revolving, up to 51-day float) and Corpay One Mastercard line of credit); Sponsor bank (Fifth Third Bank, N.A.); FX & payouts (Corpay Cross-Border (self-operated)); Accounting (QuickBooks and NetSuite); Spend / AP (Corpay (self-operated)); Transaction enrichment (Spade).
Corpay Fuelman is headquartered in Atlanta, GA (parent FleetCor Technologies).
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