Market leading Health and Beauty Retailer, Superdrug has partnered with fintech charity, Pennies, to offer customers a chance to give to charity when paying by card for their beauty essentials.
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Are ‘fewer Brits are giving to charity’ or is there a shift in donation behaviour?
According to Charities Aid Foundation’s (CAF) latest annual giving report published last week, the amount of Brits donating money to charity has fallen once more – dropping from 61% in 2016 to 57% in 2018.
Pennies and Whitbread partnership accelerates growth in hospitality digital donations
Pennies, the award winning UK fintech charity, announced Whitbread as its newest partner – joining a host of leaders in the UK hospitality sector that are embracing “technology for good” by offering anonymous digital donation to customers.
Pennies is the Official Charity Partner of RetailEXPO 2019
Pennies is delighted to be the Official Charity Partner of RetailEXPO 2019, taking place on 1 and 2 May at London’s Olympia.
Every Marie Curie Nurse, every daffodil purchased and every penny donated, makes a huge difference to people with terminal illnesses
Marie Curie’s ‘Great Daffodil Appeal’ promotes positive conversations around end of life care. In celebration of this amazing appeal, Marie Curie rapid response nurse Paula has shared her story with Pennies.
Papa John’s donations help families find support for a rare condition
Since the start of the year more than £7,000 has been raised in support of Multiple System Atrophy Trust, thanks to Papa John’s customers rounding up their pizza orders to fund research, support and advocacy for people affected by the neurological disorder.
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.