Tag: Pennies

Verifone and Pennies reach milestone of £6 million raised for charities via micro-donations on payment devices

Stuart Mitchell

Verifone, the payments architect shaping ecosystems for in-person and online commerce experiences, and Pennies, the award-winning fintech charity working to grow and protect micro-donations, are delighted to announce they have facilitated more than £6 million in charitable donations since first partnering in 2011. The partnership has generated donations for more than 95 charities by enabling consumers to make donations on Verifone payment devices at checkout through a simple prompt asking users if they would like to round up the purchase price to the nearest pound or make a donation of a…

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Currys UK&I and Pennies hit £1 million fundraising milestone for charities

Stuart Mitchell

Currys is delighted to announce it has raised over £1 million for charity from customer micro-donations since partnering with the award-winning UK fintech charity Pennies. The partnership has raised money for a number of charities including current partners, the Digital Poverty Alliance in the UK, and My Canine Companion in ROI. Customers are invited to make a micro-donation via the card terminal screen when they pay for their purchase in-store. They are offered a simple and discreet ‘yes or no’ option to donate if they wish. The milestone was reached after…

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Pennies partners with iposup.com micro-seller payments service, to reach thousands more customers

Stuart Mitchell

Fintech charity Pennies has teamed up with new mobile payments service for micro-sellers, IPOSUP – to provide small businesses a way to collect micro-donations for charity, as their customers pay for goods and services. IPOSUP helps small businesses such as sole traders, tradesmen, and consultants to accept Visa and Mastercard card payments as well as bank payments – with an option for their customers to add a small digital donation to their chosen charity in collaboration with Pennies. Sellers can also donate a pre-set small percentage of the sale amount…

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