PAYSTACK

A modern payment gateway for African organizations

Accept donations with Paystack, a leading payment processor for organizations in Africa.

Paystack is trusted by over 60,000 businesses in Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa. It allows you to accept donations from local supporters as well as donors from across the world.

Donors can give using card payments and EFT.

Learn more about Paystack at https://paystack.com/why-choose-paystack

Transparent pricing with Paystack

Paystack only charges you for successful transactions, with no monthly fees or minimum costs.

You can find a breakdown of Paystack’s transaction fees at https://paystack.com/pricing.

Secure off-site payments

Payment takes place on Paystack’s checkout PCI-DSS-certified checkout page, giving your donors complete confidence that their details will be process securely.

Paystack also uses an automatic fraud monitoring system to help protect you from fraud.

As with every payment gateway integration developed by Charitable, the Paystack plugin follows best practices to make sure your donors’ details are handled securely. Sensitive payment data is never stored in your WordPress website’s database.

Accept recurring donations with Paystack

Use Charitable Paystack with our Recurring Donations plugin to start accepting recurring donations with Paystack.

With no extra setup steps required, you can quickly start collecting weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually and annually recurring donations.

Let donors pay the transaction fee

Couple Charitable Paystack with the Fee Relief extension to allow your donors to give extra to cover Paystack’s transaction fees — it’s a simple, proven way to boost your fundraising.

More information

Get started with the Charitable Paystack setup guide.

Minimum requirements:

PHP 7.2+
Charitable 1.6.43

Popular Charitable Extensions

Charitable extensions allow you to add features to your campaigns and expand how you can get donations.

Recurring Donations

Grow your organization’s revenue easily with recurring donations from your most reliable donors.

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Donor Comments

Give your donors the ability to share a message when they donate.

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Charitable PDF Receipts

Make life easy for your donors by providing them with a PDF receipt for their donation.

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Frequently asked questions

Do you have a question about Charitable? See the list below for our most frequently asked questions. If your question is not listed here, then please contact us.

Can I see a demo of Charitable?

You can. Contact us and we’ll be glad to set you up with an up-close view of how Charitable can power your fundraising success.

How long is my Charitable license valid for?

All Charitable purchases are for a one-year license. It gives you access to support and our frequent product updates. Annual renewals are automatic and you’re free to cancel any time.

Does Charitable offer a money-back guarantee?

Sure. We are confident you’ll be delighted with Charitable. But, if you’re unhappy for any reason or have a rare issue we can’t resolve, you’ll get a full refund within 14 days of the purchase date.

Can Charitable replace all the tools I’m using now?

Definitely. Donors will get personal profiles that they can log into to, for instance, change their recurring donation settings. Charitable also lets you turn your website into crowdfunding others can easily use to launch campaigns.

What payment gateways do I get out of the box?

You can start accepting donations through PayPal and Stripe as soon as you launch. Using Charitable’s easy-to-install extensions, you can add other gateways such as Payrexx, Authorize.Net, and several others.

Can I generate tax receipts for my donors?

Yes, and it’s easy. Receipts go out automatically after the donation. Plus you can customize the receipt template to include your organization’s information and branding.

Can I customize donation forms to match my website’s branding?

Absolutely. Charitable has layouts and color schemes for you to experiment with out of the box. If you’d like to keep everything consistent with your site’s design and identity, that’s the default option.