Contactless Donations are here!! 👀

Rufus @ PICNIC Solutions
Feb 11, 2022
2 min read

Updated: Feb 20, 2022

Keep things efficient and personal when someone offers their support face to face!
No need to share a link or bank details - by teaming up with us you too could accept contactless donations via phone or 'chip&pin' card!
Eligible donations would also be boosted by Gift Aid
Increase your fundraising efficiency by an average of 30%!

The Transaction

Chip and PIN cards Customers can insert chip and PIN cards into the reader, then enter their PIN on your device.
Contactless cards Customers simply hold their contactless credit or debit cards near the card reader to trigger payment.
Mobile devices Accept Apple Pay, Google Pay and other contactless smartphones and watches with the mobile card reader.

Gift Aid

Gift Aid is a program the UK government put in place to encourage donors to give more via a tax relief incentive.

Under the program, UK income taxpayers complete a declaration that they are a UK taxpayer. (see example here or at bottom of page)
Any donations that the taxpayer makes to a charity are then treated as being made after deduction of income tax at the basic rate of 20%. The charity can then reclaim the basic rate income tax paid on the gift from HMRC.

Gift Aid eligibility for donors who live overseas

"HMRC allows Gift Aid to be claimed on donations made by donors who live overseas, but who continue to pay taxes in the UK. In order for an organisation to claim Gift Aid on these gifts, the donor’s Billing Address must reflect the country they reside in." See full article here

No matter the country where these donations are raised, as long as the donor is a UK tax payer, donations could be would be Gift Aid eligible. 😍