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January 16, 2020
On the wires
PayPal Processed Record $10 Billion in Charitable Donations in 2019
“PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL ) today announced that it processed a record $10.3 billion in donations to charities around the world in 2019, and more than $1 billion in the month of December alone, as mobile and other digital channels continue to change how donors engage with nonprofit organizations. Twenty-one percent of all donations processed by PayPal in 2019 were made through mobile devices.”
November 5, 2019
On the web
Salvation Army Adds NFC Chips to Red Kettles
NFC World
“The Salvation Army is adding NFC chips to all 25,000 of its iconic Red Kettles for its Christmas 2019 fundraising campaign, enabling shoppers to simply tap their Apple or Android NFC phone to make a donation to the charity. The Salvation Army is providing fundraisers across the USA with NFC tags and stickers printed with a QR code and the Apple Pay and Google Pay logos that they then attach to their Red Kettles.”
October 10, 2019
On the web
$6 Billion United Nations Agency Launches Bitcoin, Ethereum Crypto Fund
Forbes
“After 14 months’ work at the imposing United Nations Plaza in New York, Lomazzo and her international team today announced the Unicef Crypto Fund, a prototype that lets the agency accept bitcoin and ether donations and invest them directly into blockchain startups”
August 16, 2019
On the web
You Can Now Give Money To Homeless People Using Contactless In The City
Londonist
“Marianne Fredericks, Chairman of City of London Corporation’s Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Sub-Committee said, “In a culture where people are increasingly using their debit and credit cards and carrying very little cash, this is an effective and efficient way to help the most vulnerable in our society. Working with our partners we are supporting rough sleepers to make real life-changes, leading to training, jobs and long-term accommodation and helping them get off the streets for good.”
September 24, 2018
On the web
Earnest Labs reveals results of contactless charity donation platform Tap for Change
The Drum
“According to a poll of 1,050 conducted by Consumer Intelligence, around 68% of adults carry less cash with them than they did five years ago. One quarter of those polled admitted to giving less cash to on-the-street charity collectors because they carry fewer notes and coins following the introduction of contactless payment technology.”
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