Attenda is evolving into a payment orchestration platform to expand payment flexibility, control, and scalability across Europe.
Attenda, a leading provider of fuel and unattended payment solutions, announced today that it is evolving into a payment orchestration platform, marking the next phase in the company’s technology and growth strategy.
For more than 30 years, Attenda has helped businesses take payments in some of the most complex environments, particularly within the fuel and unattended retail sectors. Today, the company supports over 3,500 fuel forecourts and 15,000 unattended retail devices, processing £5.3 billion in payments annually across 240 million transactions.
The move to payment orchestration is a natural next step for the business, combining Attenda’s deep sector expertise with stronger payment capabilities to give customers greater flexibility, reliability, and control.
Payment orchestration enables businesses to centralise payment gateways, processors and acquirers into a single platform, optimising payment performance by selecting the most effective route for each transaction while simplifying integration and operations.
Through its orchestration platform, Attenda will enable customers to benefit from:
- Access to 20+ acquirers
- Dynamic currency conversion
- Offline payment support
- Integration with eight major fleet cards
- A device-agnostic Terminal Management System supporting 20+ devices
- Centralised reporting and billing
- A customer portal providing greater operational control and data insights
“Card-present orchestration is a natural progression for us,” said Steve Saunders, chief commercial officer at Attenda. “For more than 30 years, we’ve built deep expertise in fuel and unattended retail payments. By combining our consultative approach with enhanced orchestration capabilities, we’re strengthening our ability to support customers as they grow across the UK and Europe and enabling entry into new markets with solutions tailored to the needs of these sectors.”
The first phase of Attenda’s orchestration capability will be available to new unattended retail customers in the UK and Europe, providing access to enhanced terminal management, payment gateway services and a customer insights portal. Additional orchestration functionality and acquirer connectivity will be introduced over time as the platform continues to evolve.
Their Payment Orchestration Platform continues to enable further expansion across Europe with deployments underway in Ireland, France, Spain, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Belgium, Romania and Italy throughout 2026.
About Attenda
Attenda, part of the Suresite Group and headquartered in Preston, Lancashire, delivers resilient payment solutions that simplify operations and help businesses boost revenue across the mobility, fuel, EV charging, unattended retail and franchise sectors. With more than 30 years of specialist experience in mobility and unattended payments, Attenda supports businesses with secure, scalable and future-ready payment infrastructure trusted by leading operators across the UK.
From onboarding and supplier invoice consolidation to aggregated billing, reconciliation reporting and proactive monitoring, Attenda removes the complexity from payment operations. Combining actionable insights with expert support, the business helps customers remain compliant, secure and stress-free – taking the hassle out of payments so businesses can focus on growth and customer experience.
Attenda processes more than £5 billion in transactions annually, supports over 3,500 forecourts, and powers millions of unattended retail transactions every year through thousands of unattended retail devices nationwide.
