UK fintech charity Pennies is proud to have won Retail Systems’ Partnerships for Good Award 2021 with partner, and Britain’s leading discount retailer, Poundland.
Pennies sees 100% growth and announces new partners
Industry leaders joined together today to celebrate the breakthrough that Pennies, the electronic charity box, has made for British fundraising in its first two years.
Pennies and The Entertainer win top ‘not for profit’ IT industry award
Our project with The Entertainer and payment technology providers Itim and YESpay International, that raised £150K in just one year for charity, grabbed the attention of judges who decided it deserved to be a winner in the ‘Project Excellence’
‘Cashless living’ on the rise as younger generation chooses cards over coins
A recent survey on attitudes to charitable donations commissioned by The Pennies Foundation found that one in ten young people in the UK aged between 25 and 34 years never carry cash, instead relying entirely on cards.
Pennies donations add up to help children with learning difficulties relax with sensory play
Between May 2011 and March 2013, Kids Out benefited from donations made by Travelodge customers adding a small donation to their online booking. In this period, customers raised well over £31,000 for the charity. This story is just one way this money was put to use.
Pennies passes 20 million micro-donation milestone and announces Martyn Lewis CBE as first Ambassador
This month Pennies, the innovative charity leading a digital transformation of the third sector, is marking a key milestone, with over 20 million micro-donations now collected through its digital charity box. The organisation is also honoured to announce Martyn Lewis CBE as its first Ambassador.