How can a non-profit take payments online?
How do not-for-profit organisations, charities and fundraisers receive donations online? Here are the main tools, providers and what to look for.
SMS payments and charities
Charities have become important users of SMS payments, both to raise money and to give direct help. What are real-life examples of this?
How do SMS payments work for users?
Read about how text (SMS) payments work and the types of transactions they can be used for.
The bad press history of SMS payments
SMS payments had negative publicity in the press in the early years due to some unscrupulous behaviour, although this is not the case anymore.
How to block premium SMS messages, step by step
Receiving nuisance premium SMS messages? Here's the general step-by-step instructions for blocking premium text messages you're receiving by mistake.
M-PESA: how Kenya took the lead in mobile money
By Janet Kamana, Nairobi M-PESA is a mobile money transfer service supported by Safaricom, Kenya's largest mobile network operator. It is arguably the most developed mobile money transfer system in the world, and has transformed the lives of many Kenyans. With over 18.2 million subscribers in a country [...]
Should I accept SMS Payments?
In a word, yes. If you want to have access to billions of customers worldwide and provide them with an easy, quick and secure way to purchase your product, then yes, you should accept SMS payments. If you want to accept micropayments, then definitely, yes, you should accept SMS payments. [...]
Fortumo review: premium SMS payments for all?
Fortumo is an SMS payment service that is quick and easy to use. You can be up and running with the system in just 15 minutes.
Security of SMS Payments
SMS payments are incredibly secure. This is the main point you need to emphasise to your customers, to reassure them that any SMS payment transaction will be safe for them. When you come to ask for payments via SMS remind them that because the customer doesn't need to enter in [...]
Organisations overseeing SMS payments – by country
To protect consumers from unscrupulous companies, many countries have set up a regulatory framework to reassure their customers that it is safe to use any SMS payment provider registered with them and also to offer them a place where they can raise any concerns about SMS payments. The need [...]
JunglePay from txtNation – SMS Payments
JunglePay is a free to install payment solution from txtNation – an award winning UK company that has been at the forefront of SMS payment technology, SMS payments and SMS messaging solutions for the past 8 years. SMS Payments from 80+ Countries JunglePay allows you to collect SMS payments from [...]
Premium SMS – instant SMS payments for your website
SMS payment means using text messages to pay for products or services. Mobile phone users can send text messages to a predefined number with a certain text. The mobile phone carrier will then add the cost to the user's normal monthly bill or deduct it from the prepaid balance. [...]