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Tap-to-Pay for Churches & Nonprofits. Zero Hardware.

Take tap-to-give donations at any service or community event. Any volunteer's phone becomes the contactless hardware, with nothing to buy or charge.

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$0a month
Churches & Nonprofits
Sunday giving
$100.00
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$100.00
Givers can use:
Tap Cards
Apple Pay
Google Pay
Wearables
Debit Cards
How It Works

Getting started is simple

1

Apply Online

Apply on the CoreMobile website and submit your organization's details. No contracts, no setup fees.

2

Get Approved

You'll receive an email when your account is active and ready to accept giving.

3

Sign In & Accept Tap-to-Give

Once approved, download the app, sign in, and start accepting tap-to-give at events. No hardware to set up, no terminals to configure.

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Built for Organizations Like Yours

More people want to give digitally. Make it easy for them

Fewer people carry cash. But everyone has a phone in their pocket. CoreMobile meets your congregation and supporters where they already are.

Tap-to-Give

Congregation members, event attendees, and supporters tap their card or phone on a volunteer's screen. Giving takes 3 seconds. No fumbling for cash, no waiting for a card reader to pair.

Volunteer-Ready Giving

Any volunteer with the CoreMobile app on their phone becomes a giving station. No training required. Set up multiple collection points at your event and never miss a donation.

Any Volunteer. Any Phone.

Deploy as many giving stations as you have volunteers, each using their own personal phone. No org-owned devices needed. Multiple simultaneous giving points eliminate lines at any size event.

Every Payment Type, One App

From Sunday offering to event ticket sales to auction bids, CoreMobile handles every in-person payment your organization needs. One app, one account, all of it.

Use Cases

One app for every way your organization collects

CoreMobile supports the full range of in-person payment scenarios that churches and nonprofits encounter throughout the year.

Sunday offerings & special collections
Fundraising galas & benefit dinners
Community events & outreach programs
Event ticket sales & registration fees
Silent auctions & live donation drives
Bookstore, cafe & resource sales
Church volunteer using CoreMobile to accept tap-to-give donations at an event
Equipment

The card payment machine you already own

Most charities start by pricing a card payment machine, then find the monthly rental costs more than the donations it takes in a quiet month. A phone with CoreMobile does the same job. Tap the card, tap the watch, tap the phone, and the money goes to your account. Nothing to rent, nothing to charge overnight, nothing to replace when it is dropped at a car boot sale.

Charity auctions

Take the winning bid at the table on a volunteer's phone instead of queueing everyone at one terminal at the end of the night. Several volunteers can collect at once on the same account.

A donation kiosk without a kiosk

Stand an old phone or tablet on the welcome desk with the giving screen open and leave it there. It works the way a donation kiosk card reader does, on hardware you already have.

Debit as well as credit

Contactless debit, credit, Apple Pay and Google Pay all work the same way. There is no separate debit card machine to buy for the church office.

Online giving too

If you also want an online payment system for regular giving, CoreCause handles recurring donations and giving pages, and runs on the same account.

Event-day checklist

What to do before, during and after a collection

A short run sheet for the volunteer running the table.

Before the event

  • Add every volunteer to the account so each one can take donations on their own phone.
  • Build your giving amounts in the app ahead of time so nobody is typing totals at the table.
  • Ask volunteers to charge their phones and turn cellular data on, so venue Wi-Fi is a backup.
  • Run one test donation of a dollar so everyone has tapped through the flow once.

During the event

  • Put a volunteer with a phone anywhere a queue forms, not just at the main table.
  • Let donors tap a contactless card, Apple Pay or Google Pay on the phone screen.
  • Send the receipt by email or text at the table.
  • Watch the dashboard from one phone to see totals across every volunteer.

After the event

  • Pull the report for the event and check it against what the volunteers counted.
  • Funds land in the account on a next business day basis.
  • Keep the volunteer list in place so the next event needs no setup at all.
Common Questions

Church & nonprofit payment FAQs

Can churches accept tap-to-pay at events?
Yes. Churches accept tap-to-pay donations on any iPhone or Android. Members tap a card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, or wearable on a volunteer's phone, with no hardware needed.
How can nonprofits accept donations at events without a card reader?
Nonprofits use CoreMobile's tap-on-glass tech to accept donations on any smartphone, no hardware. Volunteers use their own phones and supporters tap to donate at any event.
What is tap-to-give and how does it work for churches?
Tap-to-give lets a donor hold their card, phone, or wearable near a volunteer's phone to give instantly. CoreMobile enables it at any church event with no hardware.
Can volunteers use their own phones to accept donations?
Yes. Volunteers download CoreMobile on their own iPhone or Android, sign in to your account, and are instantly ready to accept donations. No org-owned devices needed.
Does CoreMobile work for nonprofit fundraising galas?
Yes. CoreMobile is built for galas, auctions, and dinners. Multiple volunteers can process donations at once on their own phones, eliminating lines.
What payment types do donors use with CoreMobile?
CoreMobile accepts tap-to-pay credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, and any NFC wearable. Contactless and fast.
Does Google Pay work for churches?
Yes. Google Pay works for churches on any Android phone through CoreMobile tap-to-pay, with no card reader. A member taps their phone, card, or watch on a volunteer's phone and the gift goes through instantly.
Do churches take Apple Pay?
Yes. Churches accept Apple Pay on any iPhone through CoreMobile. Donors hold their iPhone or Apple Watch near a volunteer's phone to give, with no hardware required.
What card machine should a charity use?
Most charities do not need one. CoreMobile turns a volunteer's own iPhone or Android into the card machine, so there is no separate reader to buy, charge, or pair.
Can a charity take contactless donations without a card reader?
Yes. The contactless reader is already built into recent phones, so a supporter taps their card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay straight on the volunteer's phone screen.
Which church donation tools support Apple Pay and Google Pay?
CoreMobile accepts Apple Pay and Google Pay along with contactless cards, on any recent iPhone or Android, with no extra hardware.
Do we need a card payment machine for our charity?
No. Any volunteer phone becomes the card machine, and contactless cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay all work on it.
Can we take contactless payments at a charity auction?
Yes, and several volunteers can collect at the same time on the same account. Each phone works independently, so winning bids are taken at the table.
Can we set up a donation kiosk?
Yes. Leave a spare phone or tablet on a stand with the giving screen open and it works as a donation kiosk, without buying kiosk hardware.
Do you need a debit card machine for a church?
Not with CoreMobile. Contactless debit works on the same phone as credit, Apple Pay and Google Pay, so there is no separate machine for the church office.
What does it cost a charity to take card payments?
There is no monthly fee. You pay interchange and card brand fees at cost, plus 0.50% + $0.10 per transaction.
Does it work outdoors without Wi-Fi?
Yes. CoreMobile needs mobile data or Wi-Fi to process payments, and we recommend cellular data as a backup to venue Wi-Fi so an outdoor table keeps running.
Can we also take donations online?
Yes, with CoreCause. It handles donation pages, recurring giving and Texting Campaigns, at $0 a month, and donors can cover the processing fee so 100% of the gift reaches you.
Can donors get a receipt?
Yes. The donor gets a receipt by email or text as soon as the donation goes through.
More Use Cases

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