We are thrilled to launch the 5th Annual Pennies Awards, supported by Verifone, celebrating the incredible contributions of our partners and supporters in driving the micro-donation movement forward.
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Discover the latest news from Pennies in our Content Hub, explore partner success and charity impact stories, and find the latest research and thought-leadership on micro-donations and unlocking tech for good.
Volunteer and Feel-Good: Pennies and Lloyds Banking Group
In this latest guest blog, Lloyds Banking Group Director, Paul Davis, shares how volunteering at Pennies has made a big difference to both teams, contributing to learning, understanding and development.
UK’s leading pub retailer Greene King joins the Pennies movement
Greene King is the latest company to partner with Pennies, giving their customers a new way to donate to long-term charity partner Macmillan Cancer Support.
Pennies named most influential fintech charity in global powerlist
Pennies has been announced as one of The Financial Technologist’s Most Influential Fintech Companies 2019, the only charity listed amongst 175 global firms.
Pennies raises milestone £1million for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity
Small change makes huge difference to seriously ill children. Pennies has reached an incredible milestone by raising £1million for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, with the help of a number of retail partners and their customers.
2018 has been the year of the ‘ethical consumer’, finds Pennies
New research commissioned from Pennies, the digital charity box, has revealed 2018 to be the year of the ‘ethical consumer’, as shoppers are putting their principals and beliefs ahead of their pockets and bargains.
Screwfix reaches £1.1 million in micro-donations
Screwfix are currently celebrating the Foundation’s fifth birthday and having raised £3.3 million for over 800 local projects. Pennies have played a huge role in this fantastic achievement.
The Customer Experience: are you offering enough?
One of the drivers of current changes across retail and hospitality are customers themselves, increasingly going digital, expecting a transparent and ethical stance from businesses, and wanting more personal choice in how and when they shop.
Your pennies help Maggie’s provide parents with expert care and bereavement support
Diners at Drake & Morgan bars and restaurants have had the opportunity to add a 50p donation to their bill when paying by card since 2013.
Guest Blog: World Alzheimer’s Month
Guest bloggers Alzheimer’s Research UK tell us how your pennies donations have made a difference for people like Vicky this World Alzheimer’s Month.
Al Lukies: micro-donations’ time is now, and the paytech sector has big role to play
The UK’s payment technology industry has a large part to play in the fast-growing micro-donations movement with the “climate right for the payments industry to be a big player in improving lives”, say Al Lukies CBE.
4 in 10 consumers stop using shops considered ‘not ethical’, finds fintech charity Pennies
40% of 2,025 UK consumers revealed they have stopped shopping at retailers they considered not to have an ethical stance, found fintech charity Pennies in a recent survey.
Another year of technology innovation: The 2017/18 Impact Report
Read how we are unlocking millions of donations for charities and deepening the impact of the micro-donation movement in the Pennies Impact Report 2017/18.