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Getting started with Payaz

Enabling your charity to take card and contactless donations with Payaz is a very simple process. Whilst every charity has unique requirements the basic principle for all our digital giving equipment remains the same. There are two things to consider; What does it cost and how...

Why use purpose built donation equipment?

As charitable organisations become more tech savvy we explore the benefits of purpose built donation equipment compared to standard card readers. In the early stages of introducing contactless donation products to the market, we often had to demonstrate how card and digital payments compared to traditional...

Sport Changes Life

When Sport Changes Life approached us about a charity golf event that they were planning, the timing couldn’t have been better.  In the last number of months we had been introduced to the foundation and the fantastic work that they do with young people. Where possible...

VAT free contactless donation units

The sale of contactless donation units to charities is zero-rated for VAT. Way back in September 2020 we received notification from HMRC that they had decided that the purchase of contactless donation units is now zero-rated for VAT. There are some very specific details around this but...

Contactless Donation Boxes in Church: A Modern Solution for Increased Giving

Introducing card and digital donations in your church

Introducing card and contactless donation boxes into your church can provide a considerable increase in regular income. We commonly see churches double their average collection total by implementing contactless collections into their fundraising strategy. Whilst the concept may appear at first unusual, the reality is that...

A person making a contactless payment

Changing tides in contactless payments

The contactless payment market in Europe is the largest in terms of market size and is highly fragmented based on multi-currencies and multi-languages. The region comprises of a diverse range of countries, from economically and technologically advanced countries, such as the UK and Germany to...