By <a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="https://pennies.org.uk/">Pennies</a>

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9th September 2021: LONDON: Fintech charity Pennies has teamed up with new mobile payments service for micro-sellers, <a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="https://iposup.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://iposup.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631348081627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHal38elXStXunC8UDpTz67XRXq3w">IPOSUP</a> – to provide small businesses a way to collect micro-donations for charity, as their customers pay for goods and services. 

<a href="https://iposup.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://iposup.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631348081627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHal38elXStXunC8UDpTz67XRXq3w">IPOSUP</a> 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 when accepting card and bank payments.

Charities already signed up to the scheme include <a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="https://www.nspcc.org.uk/support-us/ways-to-give/donate/?source=ppc-brand&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;ds_rl=1279303&amp;ds_rl=1279303&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw7MGJBhD-ARIsAMZ0eethPxq5eP5crc8vz70TDW9xtWbm0Lu1Mu1CCwwojJDlR43BxSwKpMMaAm5REALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nspcc.org.uk/support-us/ways-to-give/donate/?source%3Dppc-brand%26gclsrc%3Daw.ds%26ds_rl%3D1279303%26ds_rl%3D1279303%26gclid%3DCj0KCQjw7MGJBhD-ARIsAMZ0eethPxq5eP5crc8vz70TDW9xtWbm0Lu1Mu1CCwwojJDlR43BxSwKpMMaAm5REALw_wcB%26gclsrc%3Daw.ds&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631348081627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG5lGpj-f0ejuVv_DD_OE54gwsPTw">NSPCC</a>, <a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631348081627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHuV3UD-GYZta76VA9avH67SLSTGA">Cancer Research UK</a>, <a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="https://www.blindveterans.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.blindveterans.org.uk/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631348081627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHJfRSTuvTDP2o01dTcnI4UXSTKTQ">Blind Veterans UK</a>, <a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="https://www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631348081627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHPR62_nlBCSfswS0s_x8SfibVvCA">Together for Short Lives</a>, <a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="https://www.founders4schools.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.founders4schools.org.uk/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631348081627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEsfDrm7JNyHe-KmB242smTs2pvzA">Founders4Schools</a>, <a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="https://www.samaritans.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.samaritans.org/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631348081627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFyWquDo3rQh5wVVbfK4bECvmAsLw">Samaritans</a>, <a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631348081627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFK9pP0BCog55ddTc8BVPhYROuV0Q">Alzheimer’s Research UK</a>, <a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="https://www.make-a-wish.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.make-a-wish.org.uk/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631348081628000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEcjJnbajeEANTC91aKjW2BUg2Wig">Make A Wish UK</a>, <a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="https://wildernessfoundation.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://wildernessfoundation.org.uk/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631348081628000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE-h2RTL7QcUqcg9A2UFY28KiqsJQ">Wilderness Foundation UK</a>, and <a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="https://www.leducate.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.leducate.co.uk/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631348081628000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFCdYUIOez0v-9_cPH62dmCLzy33A">Leducate</a>. 

Alison Hutchinson CBE, CEO of Pennies said: “We are incredibly excited to be partnering with IPOSUP mobile payments, particularly as this innovation allows us to act on the huge demand we have had and finally welcome small merchants to join-in the micro-donation movement for the first time.

“The <a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hce.iposup" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id%3Dcom.hce.iposup&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631348081628000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE6zweM8Gl2TsiRkW4dNs7p6k2h4w">IPOSUP app</a> is intuitive for micro-sellers to use, and opting-in to donate with Pennies is as simple and discreet for customers as ever. Pennies has already unlocked over 120million micro-donations for over 600 UK charities, and IPOSUP will help us to achieve even more with the help of small business owners and their generous customers.”

The average UK adult now carries less than £25 in bank notes and coins, and 70% of UK shoppers prefer to pay digitally. However, it is estimated that half of the UK’s 5 million micro and small businesses do not yet take any form of digital payments such as Visa and Mastercard cards.

Charity partners are looking forward to the opportunities that the added awareness and exposure to small businesses and sole traders will bring, as well as the additive income.

Lucy Squance – Director of Supporter Led Fundraising; “Alzheimer’s Research UK are delighted to be participating partners of the IPOSUP and Pennies scheme. Raising income through grassroots donations of small businesses and customers means that we can reach wider audiences in their everyday lives. A huge thank you to IPOSUP and Pennies for helping us make breakthroughs possible through their collaboration and support of dementia research.”

Aoibheann Doherty, Regional Fundraising Manager - Business and Partnerships, Barnardo’s; “We are delighted to be involved with this initiative – there are many challenges facing fundraising currently - including fewer people donating into collection tills. It is great that Pennies and IPOSUP have created a solution and we are looking forward to seeing this initiative grow to continue to support may more young people and their families through Barnardo’s work.”

Andy Fletcher, Together for Short Lives CEO; “Together for Short Lives is so pleased to be a part of the Pennies IPOSUP Scheme. Every penny raised will help us achieve our mission to secure the best quality of life and best end of life care for children who will have short lives. Grassroot donations from small businesses will help families caring for a seriously ill child make the most of every moment they have together. I’m looking forward to seeing the big impact that can be achieved from small acts of kindness.”

Rebecca Owen, Marketing Manager Community Partnerships; “Blind Veterans UK are delighted to become a partner beneficiary for IPOSUP's micro-donation option with Pennies. The grassroots donations of small businesses' customers will help us to continue to support our beneficiaries. Since 1915, we’ve provided rehabilitation, training, practical advice and emotional support to tens of thousands of blind veterans”.

Jo Roberts CEO of Wilderness Foundation UK; “Your help with a Pennies’ donation will be spent on furthering our existing and crucial work in protecting endangered and disappearing wildlife such as the rhino and wildlife in Africa- and other precious wildlife species who are under threat each day.

“With your support we can make a difference towards their protection and ensure that the next generation grow up in a world where a rich biodiversity of species are intact and kept safe from exploitation and poaching. Each penny you give goes a long way to helping us achieve this goal of working for wildlife and heritage of the earth.’

Michaela Eschbach, Managing Director, Founders4Schools; “We are delighted to be part of the Pennies IPOSUP scheme. The future of young people matters to all of us. We have a responsibility to ensure that the next generation has the opportunity to succeed and together we can make this happen. Founders4Schools supports young people to learn about the skills needed and available careers by connecting them with role models from growing industries - real stories from real people. A penny today will make a massive difference to the future lives of thousands of young people putting them on the path to success. Pennies and IPOSUP and your contributions will help us to achieve that.”

Most business owners already have a smartphone or tablet, which IPOSUP transforms quickly and easily into a digital card and bank payments terminal. To get started, business owners simply need to install <a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hce.iposup" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id%3Dcom.hce.iposup&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631348081628000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE6zweM8Gl2TsiRkW4dNs7p6k2h4w">IPOSUP app from the Google Play Store</a> and follow the simple registration process on their mobile device.

Dr Chandra Patni, CEO and founder of IPOSUP said, “Whether the seller is a plumber, an accountant, a cafe or a corner shop owner, the affordable, simple and secure IPOSUP app can help businesses thrive. Transparent pricing to sellers and its suite of business tools makes it easy and cost-effective and increase Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) value for businesses.”
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Pennies partners with iposup.com micro-seller payments service, to reach thousands more customers

By <a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="https://pennies.org.uk/">Pennies</a>

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Charity micro-giving is “becoming as normal as shopping itself” says Pennies, the fintech charity leading the micro-donation movement in the UK, as it announces consumers have made 100 million donations with Pennies, to support charities in the UK. 
As businesses find new ways to operate that embrace social distancing, but still offer customers an experience, many are responding to a growth in ethically driven consumers by adopting micro-giving, says Alison Hutchinson CBE, CEO of Pennies.
Hutchinson states: “Over the last 10 years, the business sector has steadily accelerated this charitable micro-donation movement and it’s fantastic we have now passed over 100 million consumer donations - raising £25M for over 600 different charities”
“Retail and hospitality businesses who partner with Pennies can give their customers the option to donate at the point of sale when paying digitally, in-store, online and in-app – and where they have had the opportunity, consumers have digitally donated in their millions. We are delighted how well the UK public is embracing technology as a force for good, especially in recent months where the need has been so great.”
A recent Nunwood/KPMG survey in (June 2020) found the “new consumer” is more altruistic, prioritising community and integrity over deals and profits, and that they want business to show how they are giving back, illustrating further demand for this type of giving.
Meanwhile, new forms of funding can’t come soon enough as UK charities are expected to lose £12.4bn in income for the year, according to a survey conducted by the Institute of Fundraising, the NCVO and the Charity Finance Group in June 2020.
Hutchinson continues: “Retail and hospitality holds a strong hand to make a vital and scalable impact on national, regional and local charities. What we’re seeing, brilliantly, is business becoming a bigger part of a solution, and movement, which can help heal communities and engage colleagues – not to mention bolster ESG programmes.”
At the height of the lockdown in April, health retailer Holland &amp; Barrett added Pennies’ donation option to its website, app and stores in under two weeks, meaning customers could add a 50p donation to purchases in support of the NHS Charities Together COVID-19 Urgent Appeal. On average, enough money is raised each day that it could fund 20 blood pressure monitors for patients self-isolating and unable to leave their home.
Nick Collard, Chief Customer &amp; Digital Director at Holland &amp; Barrett said: “Enabling Pennies in-store and online at Holland &amp; Barrett was a natural decision for us, to offer our socially-minded customers an opportunity to support those on the front-line during the COVID-19 crisis. We knew we wanted to adopt digital micro-donation quickly and across channels, and the Pennies team made this a smooth and seamless process. Customers immediately 'got it' and have been donating with enthusiasm.”
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Notes to editors
For more information, please contact:
Rob Dyson, Head of Marketing and Communications
0300 302 0172 / <a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="mailto:rob.dyson@pennies.org.uk">rob.dyson@pennies.org.uk</a> 
About Pennies 
Pennies is an award-winning fintech charity (registered no. 1122489) with an important mission: to protect and grow micro-donations - ensuring the public has digital ways to keep donating the small amounts of money that are so vital for charitable causes. Pennies aims to build a community of givers and turn small acts of kindness into powerful impact for the charity sector. Because micro-donations matter – now more than ever.
Pennies runs ‘the digital charity box’, the digital upgrade of the traditional charity tin, designed to fit with our increasingly cashless lifestyles. Donating a few pence to charity when paying by card or mobile wallet is as simple as a single press of a button or click of a mouse.
As our daily lives are changing, Pennies wants to make sure everyone has the chance to donate to charity where they can, especially online and in-app. The opportunity is urgent, and ground-breaking in its possibility: there is a potential if each of us gave around 35p a week, for UK consumers to raise £1bn a year for charity.
Pennies and its partners have a decade of driving multichannel innovation, proven market experience and leadership in the UK micro-donation movement. Pennies has enabled an incredible 100 million small change digital donations to date through its digital charity box, raising over £25 million in extra income for more than 600 charities.
Pennies’ ‘digital charity box’ is live across a breadth of 60+ retail, hospitality and service sector leaders across the UK, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland, including Domino’s, Holland &amp; Barrett, The Entertainer, Boots Opticians, Screwfix, Hobbycraft, Topps Tiles, and thousands of Rontec and MFG roadside retail outlets.
<a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="http://www.pennies.org.uk/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.pennies.org.uk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596804281535000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEQq5lGxg1n1mcXnHmIOQnlOUEaAw">www.pennies.org.uk</a>

UK business "accelerating opportunities” for consumers to donate millions with micro-giving

By <a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="https://pennies.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pennies</a> on 14/02/20
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3C Payment, a global payment service provider, and Pennies, a fintech charity, have announced a partnership to offer cashless donations on 3C Payment terminal solutions to provide an easy and convenient way to increase charity donations in the UK &amp; Ireland, and make a greater impact to those in need.

3C Payment has integrated Pennies’ digital charity box technology into their 3C Integra payment application so that Hospitality, Food &amp; Beverage &amp; Retail merchants can give their customers the option to add a Pennies micro-donation to their purchases. Merchants can nominate their chosen charity to benefit from donations, and the option to donate is presented on the payment terminal where the cardholder can then pay by EMV CHIP &amp; PIN or Contactless.

3C Payment’s client <a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/drake-&amp;-morgan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Drake &amp; Morgan</a> are the first to use Pennies donations with 3C Pay@Bar and Pay@Table solutions across their selected London locations. Customers have the opportunity to add a 50p donation to their bill with the funds currently going towards Drake &amp; Morgan’s long-term charity partner Maggie’s, who’s cancer centres across the UK provide invaluable support to people with cancer and their families.

“3C Payment is proud to partner with Pennies to unlock millions of pounds for charity, and demonstrate the potential for financial technology to be a force for social good. We are confident many of our clients across the UK &amp; Ireland will be interested to adopt the technology, and the feedback so far from clients indicates an exciting future for digital charity donations.” Craig Borrett, Chief Product Officer, 3C Payment.

“Pennies is delighted to be working with 3C Payment to give more merchants access to our digital charity box solution. At a time where charities need greater support, and businesses are looking to make a meaningful difference for their customers, colleagues and communities, 3C Payment and Pennies are offering a secure, accessible and impactful way for people to donate to charity.” Paul Seaman, Head of Business Development &amp; Product, Pennies.

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About 3C Payment

3C Payment makes it easy for consumers to pay anyhow, anywhere, using highly secure specialized transaction flows that support the needs of our clients. The services we offer cover the full transaction journey from integrated P2PE EMV hardware linked to our hosted infrastructure and payment gateway services, to online and in-app payment acceptance linked to onsite and ERP systems. Our secure 3C Integra hosted platform unifies multiple payment channels allowing merchants to confidently trade in person and online in over 45 countries worldwide with local or centralized reporting accessible from anywhere through our web portal.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

3C Payment Luxembourg SA
Marketing &amp; Communication Department
Tel: <a href="tel:+35227753324">+352 27 753 324</a>
Email: <a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="mailto:communication@3CPayment.com">communication@3CPayment.com</a>
<a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="http://www.3cpayment.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.3CPayment.com</a>

About Pennies

Pennies is an award-winning fintech charity (registered no. 1122489) launched in November 2010. Their ‘digital charity box’ is the digital upgrade of the traditional collection tin, designed to fit with our increasingly cashless lifestyles. Anyone can ‘feel-good’ give with participating Pennies retailers – by donating a few pence to charity when paying by card or mobile wallet. It’s as simple as a single press of a button or click of a mouse.

Pennies has enabled an incredible 88 million small change digital donations to date through its digital charity box, raising £22 million in extra income for more than 550 charities, and growing.

Pennies is live across a breadth of 60+ retail, hospitality and service sector leaders, including Domino’s, Boots Opticians, Screwfix, Medivet, Hobbycraft, Topps Tiles, Virgin Holidays, Zizzi, The Entertainer, Greene King, Signet-owned jewelers H Samuel and Ernest Jones, and Rontec and MFG roadside retail outlets. It is also registered in the Republic of Ireland, Jersey and the Isle of Man.

How Pennies’ digital charity box works
<ul>
 	<li>The option to give appears automatically in the card payment process: on the card machine in-store, and at the checkout online or via a smart device.</li>
 	<li>The retailer always nominates the charity that its customers can support. Pennies is entirely neutral.</li>
 	<li>100% of Pennies customer donations go to charity – up to 10% goes to Pennies, a registered charity, to grow the micro-donation movement – and the rest to the retailer-nominated charities</li>
 	<li>At a time of consumer concern about how their data is being stored and used, Pennies is reassuringly anonymous. We neither see nor collect customer data, so customers can give in confidence – and it is always a choice to give. It really is about dropping a few pence in a charity box – but without physical cash.</li>
</ul>
For more information on Pennies please visit:
<a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="http://www.pennies.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.pennies.org.uk</a>
<a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="https://www.facebook.com/Penniesorguk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/Penniesorguk/</a>
<a style="color: #4bbb87;" href="https://twitter.com/pennies_orguk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/pennies_orguk</a>

3C Payment and Pennies announce partnership to increase digital charity donations across the UK & Ireland

Pennies is a fintech charity, launched in November 2010. It is the digital upgrade of the traditional charity box, designed to fit with our increasingly cashless lifestyles. Anyone can ‘feel good’ give with participating Pennies retailers – by donating a few pence to charity when paying by card or mobile wallet. It unlocks customer donations for the UK charity sector by working with the fintech, payments and retail industries. Pennies has supported an incredible 65 million+ small change digital donations to date through its digital charity box, raising £16 million in extra income for more than 300 charities, and growing. Pennies is live across a breadth of 50+ retail, hospitality and service sector leaders, including Domino’s, Boots Opticians, Dixons Carphone, Hobbycraft, Topps Tiles, Virgin Holidays, Zizzi restaurants, The Entertainer toy shop, and Rontec and MRH roadside retail outlets. It is now also registered in the Republic of Ireland

Pennies

Pennies is a fintech charity, launched in November 2010. It is the digital upgrade of the traditional charity box, designed to fit with our increasingly cashless lifestyles. Anyone can ‘feel good’ give with participating Pennies retailers – by donating a few pence to charity when paying by card or mobile wallet. It unlocks customer donations for the UK charity sector by working with the fintech, payments and retail industries. Pennies has supported an incredible 65 million+ small change digital donations to date through its digital charity box, raising £16 million in extra income for more than 300 charities, and growing. Pennies is live across a breadth of 50+ retail, hospitality and service sector leaders, including Domino’s, Boots Opticians, Dixons Carphone, Hobbycraft, Topps Tiles, Virgin Holidays, Zizzi restaurants, The Entertainer toy shop, and Rontec and MRH roadside retail outlets. It is now also registered in the Republic of Ireland

Commercial Director, Pennies

Ann is a corporate lawyer and prior to joining Pennies, she was Group Legal Director of FTSE financial services company Kensington Group plc. Along with Peter Nugent and Alison Hutchinson, Ann was there for the genesis of the Pennies movement, back in 2008.