Follow the Money: Payments Across the EV Charging Landscape

About this event

As charging networks scale across CPOs, sub-operators, fleets, and home charging, payments and settlement are becoming as complex as the technology itself. As this complexity grows, financial infrastructure becomes a genuine driver of efficiency and scale - not just a back-office function. This session brings real operator experience to how financial services can support growth across different business models, and what that looks like as the industry matures

Speakers:

Carsten Puhl, CEO, Hubject Financial Services

Carsten Puhl Graduated from Saarland University, Germany, where he studied information sciences, English literature, and American studies. He began his career at Mobile City GmbH as data protection before becoming chief operating officer at Wirelance GmbH, where his primary focus was on mobile parking solutions, electromobility services and data security. Carsten joined the Hubject Consulting Team as a senior consultant in March 2018. In January 2019 he was promoted to chief technology officer and member of the board of directors where he was responsible for product and software development. In January 2023 he was made director of financial services for Hubject where his main focus was on financial regulations. He held this position until May 2024 when he was appointed as managing director of the newly-formed Hubject Financial Services.

Roman Heß, Senior Asset Manager, Elaway

Roman Heß is Senior Asset Manager at Elaway, where he is responsible for asset and product management for the German market as well as the roaming product on Group level. Having been with Elaway for four years, he has played a key role in developing and scaling the company’s charging offering and its roaming capabilities across Europe. As Elaway transitions into Joulia, he continues to drive the development of scalable charging products and partnerships.

Nathan Kumar, Senior Business Development Manager, Hubject Financial Services