RTC Sponsors

GSTV

GSTV is America’s Most Engaging On-The-Go Video Network. GSTV’s data-driven, national video network entertains targeted audiences at scale across tens of thousands of fuel retailers. With an engaging mix of exclusive content and advertising from the biggest brands sold inside the c-store, GSTV influences consumer purchase decisions, drives in-store sales for retailers, and enhances the fueling experience during a moment that matters. GSTV’s convenience and fuel partners include leading retailers like 7-Eleven, Arco, BP, Circle K, Chevron, Exxon-Mobil, Gulf, Marathon, Phillips 66, Speedway and Sunoco. For more information, please visit GSTV.com.

CStoreiQ

CStoreiQ is a comprehensive, cloud-based back-office solution designed to help gas stations efficiently manage various operations, including Price Book, Promotions, Inventory, EDI and Invoicing, Loss Prevention, Fuel Management, Lottery Management, Scan Data, and Loyalty programs—all within a single platform. Whether managing one store or multiple locations, CStoreiQ simplifies operations.

CStoreiQ helps convenience store and gas station owners optimize their operations with an intuitive and scalable back-office solution. Whether managing a single location or an entire chain, CStoreiQ ensures efficiency, accuracy, and growth.

Ignite

For nearly 25 years, Ignite Retail Technology has operated the retail industry’s most integrated platform of smart retail solutions. Beginning with our award-winning KickBack Loyalty Rewards product, we’ve expanded to meet the needs of retail chains of all sizes, on their terms. Whether it’s developing a branded loyalty program and mobile app or mastering data analytics to cut costs and grow sales, Ignite has a cutting-edge solution to make retailers leaner, smarter and more profitable. Over the past decade, we’ve forged ahead to launch the industry’s most intelligent suite of technology solutions: The Ignite Retail Operating System (I.R.O.S.).

KPMG

KPMG LLP is the U.S. firm of the KPMG global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. The KPMG global organization operates in 143 countries and territories and in FY23 reached more than 273,000 partners and employees working in member firms around the world. Our high performing people mobilize around our clients, using our expertise and insight to deliver informed perspectives and clear solutions that our clients and stakeholders value. Our client focus, commitment to excellence, global mindset, and consistent delivery build trusted relationships that are at the core of our business and reputation.

Mastercard

Mastercard Services encompasses Mastercard's offerings beyond the transaction. We provide organizations across geographies with a tailored portfolio of solutions that drive profitability and enhance customer acquisition and retention efforts.

By harnessing the power of our real-time, anonymized, and aggregated transaction data, along with a comprehensive suite of solutions such as SessionM (loyalty), Test & Learn (analytics), Dynamic Yield (personalization), and Identity (identity verification), we empower our customers to unlock new insights and opportunities. Our solutions help businesses recommend targeted actions, predict results, identify and protect customers, improve performance over time, and execute programs and campaigns at scale. Through these services, we drive efficiency, create value, and enable smarter decision-making for better outcomes.

Shep Digital Solutions

Shep Digital Solutions offers convenience retailers a unified platform for managing content in the forecourt and inside the store, all from a single cloud solution. Retailers use Shep’s turnkey platform to unify the on-premise digital experience across their stores. Shep enables c-store operators to move consumers from the pump to the point-of-sale, orchestrating the customer experience across touchpoints. Shep’s proprietary content merchandising technology has been built specifically for convenience stores, helping retailers drive sales, grow basket sizes, unlock retail media revenue, and increase profitability. Shep is headquartered in Knoxville, TN, and has been serving the c-store industry for over 10-years. 

Stream

We are a turn-key provider of digital menu signage, offering drive-thru and indoor solutions that enhance customer engagement and boost sales. Our dynamic displays simplify communication, provide real-time updates, and deliver valuable customer insights to optimize marketing strategies. Whether upgrading or starting fresh, we make digital signage easy, effective, and tailored to your business.

Acumera

Acumera, an approved Invenco by GVR Managed Network Service Provider (MNSP), delivers secure, scalable network solutions for convenience retailers. Our Edge and Secure Edge products ensure seamless connectivity, PCI DSS 4.0.1 compliance, and protection for Invenco by GVR systems, including POS, fuel, and payment devices. With 90+ prebuilt workload connections for AI, loyalty, and more, we simplify deployment and accelerate innovation. Acumera supports Invenco by GVR’s Passport Enterprise POS solution, powered by the Acumera Reliant Platform, offering containerized, edge-delivered updates with unmatched reliability. Backed by 24/7 proactive support and real-time monitoring, Acumera minimizes downtime, reduces costs, and secures critical operations.

Conexxus

Join Conexxus in shaping the future of retail technology. As a dynamic non-profit, we are dedicated to connecting retailers and suppliers to drive innovation and operational excellence.

Our mission is to reduce time to market, lower innovation costs, and empower the industry to pioneer solutions. We define strategic technology roadmaps and create flexible standards to navigate the evolving retail environment, ensuring your operations stay ahead in the competitive landscape. We’re proud to provide an exclusive, safe space for retailers and suppliers to connect, collaborate, and problem solve together.

Crane Payment Innovations

Crane Payment Innovations (CPI) is a premier payment technology company with solutions that aim to solve retailer’s needs by enhancing customer experience, reducing labor costs, and increasing throughput. Our self-service, cash management, and fourth wall revenue technologies can ease common pain points for retailers, allowing them to operate with the utmost efficiency.

Intevacon

Intevacon is the preferred proprietary fleet card solution in the industry, serving petroleum marketers for over 14 years with a complete proprietary system that includes card authorization, transaction capture, billing and settlement, reporting and everything else a marketer needs for full control of every aspect of a proprietary fleet card. Intevacon also offers the Intevacon Fuel Network, connecting retail and cardlock locations across the nation.

Jinn Labs

Jinn Labs is a pioneering force in vertical AI applications, proudly backed by the AI2 Incubator, a premier innovation hub founded by Microsoft’s Paul Allen. Our flagship product, the AI Store Manager, empowers store owners to manage operations remotely with intelligence and efficiency. By harnessing multimodal AI—integrating vision (existing camera systems), voice (microphone), and text (inventory systems)—Jinn Labs provides real-time insights and autonomous actions to enhance store safety, employee productivity, back office services, and customer experience.

Mako Networks

Founded in 2000, Mako Networks develops technology to deliver simple, secure, PCI-certified networks to distributed enterprises, such as gas stations, convenience stores, retail chains, quick-service restaurants, health clinics and more. Mako Network's innovative edge security solution is deployed in 22 countries by some of the largest multilocation companies in the world. The All-in-One Mako System provides effortless, nonstop secure networking using proprietary cloud-managed plug-and-play devices that offer speed to deployment and instant scale with no onsite IT required. The Mako System also supports a range of in-demand services, such as SASE, SD-WAN, Cellular Failover, Next-Gen Firewall, Cloud VPN, Wi-Fi and Voice services. The Mako System is sold as a combination of hardware and managed services or as an "as a service" subscription from Mako Networks or its authorized partners. Mako Networks is a global organization based in the United States with offices in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

NXT Power

NXT Power specializes in providing ultimate power protection with state-of-the-art power quality solutions, manufacturing isolation-transformer-based conditioners and UPS systems for fueling centers, point of sale systems and support services amongst other industries. Power disruptions—outages, surges, and transients—pose significant risks to electronics. NXT Power offers dependable 24/7 protection, enabling global businesses to maintain uninterrupted operations. By mitigating power disturbances, we allow clients to concentrate on core activities, ensuring reliability and minimizing downtime and increased revenue streams.

TruAge

TruAge is a universally accepted digital solution designed to enhance the age-verification process at all points of sale, protect consumer privacy, and prevent youth access to age-restricted products. Developed by NACS, the global trade association that represents the convenience and fuel retailing industry, and Conexxus, its standards-setting partner, TruAge is free for retailers, consumers, and point-of-sale (POS) providers and is fully integrated into the Verifone Commander beginning in version 54.02.