Digital wallets are everywhere these days – and Apple Pay is one of the most popular options on the market. This easy payment option helps donors breeze through checkout, prompting them to give again and again. In this article, we’ll cover everything you need to know about Apple Pay, including three ways to accept Apple Pay Donations with Donorbox.
With over 500 million users worldwide, Apple Pay is a popular payment method for Apple users looking to speed through checkout. It provides an easy way to pay – without having to get your real wallet out.
Adding Apple Pay to your donation form is a great way to drive conversions and bring in more funds for your mission. Donorbox offers three ways to accept Apple Pay donations both online and in-person. Read on to learn more about this payment method and how your organization can benefit from accepting it!
Apple Pay allows iPhone and iOS users to make quick and secure payments online and in person. Acting as a mobile payment platform, it uses cards stored in your Apple Wallet to make payments on websites and through tap-to-pay on smart devices.
Apple Pay is built into Apple products, including:
When Apple users shop online, they can use Apple Pay to avoid inputting their payment method. This saves them tons of time on checkout and helps prevent abandoned carts – or donations – caused by procrastination.
First things first, Apple Pay belongs on your donation form because of how popular it is. As we mentioned above, there are currently over 500 million users worldwide, and that number will only go up. Between 2022 and 2024, Apple Pay grew by a whopping 41%.
You don’t want to miss out on donations because you don’t offer one of the most popular payment methods!
Ease of use is almost everything when it comes to donors. The easier it is to give, the more likely someone will complete their donation – and then give again. Apple Pay takes the checkout process and shortens it, saving your donors from adding their payment information.
Donorbox UltraSwift™ Pay makes it even easier for your donors by allowing them to use Apple Pay to fill in contact information, too.
Keep it easy, breezy, and quick with Apple Pay on your donation form.
Because you’ve made it easy to give and because you’re accepting one of the most popular (and growing!) payment methods, you’ll see more conversions – meaning more completed donations for every person who views your donation form.
Apple Pay will encourage more donors to complete their transactions knowing that they have an efficient and secure way to give without having to fish out their credit or debit cards.
Donorbox offers three ways to accept Apple Pay donations. Whether you’re fundraising online or in person, we’ve got you covered!
Accepting Apple Pay donations on Donorbox-hosted donation forms doesn’t require any additional steps. When you create your campaign on Donorbox, UltraSwift™ Checkout is automatically enabled.
With UltraSwift™ enabled, your donors will see several digital wallet payment options, including Apple Pay, on the second step of your donation form. This allows donors to bypass adding in both their contact and payment information!
The City’s donation form is a great example, with tons of options to give quickly. This makes mobile giving even more convenient.
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To add Apple Pay to your Donorbox donation form that you plan to embed on your website, you need to take a few additional steps:
You can locate this page under the “Account” tab on the left side of your screen.
Locate Apple Pay and click to expand. From there, click “Enable.”
The file should download without an extension (i.e., .txt or .html), but if your browser adds one you will need to edit the file to remove the extension.
Upload the domain association file in the ./well-known folder for any domains you wish to use for your embedded form.
Once you’ve uploaded your file, head back to Donorbox to check that everything works. Now you’ll be able to accept Apple Pay donations from your website!
Head over to our knowledge base for a more detailed step-by-step guide.
An easy way to collect cashless, in-person donations is to download the Donorbox Live™ Kiosk app to your tablet and pair it with a Stripe card reader.
The Stripe M2 card reader in the U.S. or the WisePad 3 card reader everywhere else accepts payments made with credit cards, debit cards, and digital wallets – including Apple Pay! Plus, donors have the option of sharing their contact information, making it easier for you to build lasting relationships with them.
Learn more about how to set up your Donorbox Live™ Kiosk in this blog or watch this short video.
Getting more donations is sometimes as simple as making life easy for your donors. Apple Pay is an incredibly popular and streamlined payment method – and you should accept donations made with it wherever possible.
Donorbox empowers you to accept Apple Pay donations both online and in person. Whether you’re hosting your donation form on Donorbox, embedding it on your website, or looking to collect cashless, in-person donations, we have a solution for you. Sign up today and start fundraising in under fifteen minutes.
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Raviraj heads the sales and marketing team at Donorbox. His growth-hacking abilities have helped Donorbox boost fundraising efforts for thousands of nonprofit organizations.
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