ACCEPT DONATIONS WITH PAYSTACK

Secure, Easy, and Fast Donations with Paystack

Accept donations with our Paystack integration that takes only minutes to set up. Donors can contribute using 100+ payment method including credit cards, Apple Pay, Mobile Money, and more.

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December 28, 2022

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Maximize Donations With Paystack

Transform your payment experience with Paystack’s all-in-one solution. One simple integration unlocks a world of payment options, letting your customers choose how they want to pay.

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Use Cases

Secure checkout
International donations
Recurring donations

Raise funds faster and with less stress

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Why You’ll Love Paystack Payments with Charitable

Instant Payment Integration

Set Up Paystack in Minutes

Adding Paystack to your Charitable donation forms is super simple. Just enable Paystack in your Charitable dashboard, connect your Paystack account, and you’re ready to accept donations. No coding needed – just a few clicks and you’re done.

Your donors get a smooth checkout experience that’s built for the African market. They can give using their local payment methods, whether that’s cards, bank transfers, or mobile money – all working seamlessly with your Charitable donation forms.

Simple integration process

Works right away

User-friendly dashboard

Paystack credit card payment
Paystack payment checkout

Cater to Local & Global Donors

Accept International Payments Through Your Forms

Collect donations from all over the world. Your donation forms automatically show relevant local options – from cards and bank transfers to mobile money – based on where your donor is giving from.

No need to set up different forms for different regions – the integration handles it all, making giving easy for all your supporters.

Local payment methods

International donations

One form, multiple ways to give

Simple Donation Payouts

Get Your Donations Faster

No more waiting days or weeks to receive your donations. When supporters donate through your Charitable forms with Paystack, you’ll get your money quickly and reliably.

Every successful donation automatically settles to your bank account within 24 hours. Paystack processes all settlements before 10 AM every morning, so you can count on consistent access to your funds.

Next-day settlements

Morning payouts

Reliable transfers

Charitable reports
Secure payment

Secure Donations

Bank-Level Security for African Donations

Paystack brings top-level payment security to your Charitable donation forms.

Every transaction is protected by PCI-DSS certified systems and automatic fraud detection that learns from millions of transactions to spot and stop suspicious activity.

When something doesn’t look right, these systems kick in to protect both you and your donors. Plus, if fraud is detected with any Paystack merchant, all users get protected from similar attempts – creating a stronger safety net for everyone.

PCI-DSS certified

Smart fraud detection

Automatic protection

Payment Methods Supported With Paystack

With one Paystack integration, you’ll unlock a suite of modern payment methods that give your customers the freedom to pay however they prefer. Below are the major payment options offered:

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • Verve
  • American Express
  • Google Pay
  • Apple Pay
  • PayPal
  • M-Pesa
  • Pocket App
  • PalmPay
  • Scan to Pay
  • EFT
  • Visa QR
  • SnapScan
  • Mobile Money
  • PayAttitude
  • USSD
  • Pay with Transfer
  • Pay with Bank

Learn more about PayStack’s supported payment methods »

While we maintain this list to the best of our ability, payment methods and support may vary by region and time. For the most current options, head over to Paystack’s official website – we’ve just covered the highlights here!

Paystack payment methods

Easy Tutorial: How to Set Up Paystack Payments

Charitable Paystack tutorial

Learn how to integrate Paystack Payments with Charitable to get more donations across the globe. This step-by-step guide will show you how to set up Paystack as a payment option for your Charitable fundraisers and donation forms.

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Improvement receipts

🗓️ Annual Receipts 2.0: Send Year-End Receipts to Every Donor in Minutes

You can now send annual receipts in minutes with a few clicks to all your donors.

📧 One-Click Bulk Send Wizard that guides you to sending to hundreds of donors simultaneously directly from your WordPress dashboard.

🔍 Smart “Dry Run” Mode: See exactly who will receive a receipt and who will be skipped (and why) before a single email leaves your server.

🛡️ SMTP-Aware & Limit Protection: Charitable now detects your email setup and automatically adjusts batch sizes and pauses for daily limits to ensure your emails land in inboxes.

✅ Complete Audit Trail: Dedicated system log and on the individual donor’s profile, giving you a clear history for every fiscal year.

Stop dreading tax season and start spending that time on your mission. Update to Annual Receipts 2.0 and automate your year-end reporting today.

Addon Donations Improvement

🎈Recurring Donations 2.0: Smarter Automation, Better Recovery, and More Control

We’ve completely rebuilt our Recurring Donations system to help you grow your reliable income stream while giving you (and your donors) more powerful tools than ever before.

What’s New:

🔒 Recurring-Only Campaigns: You can toggle “Recurring Only” mode in the campaign builder to hide the one-time option entirely, ensuring your supporters stay focused on long-term commitment.

📧 Automatic Payment Recovery: Our new Payment Failed Email fires automatically the moment a subscription fails.

🛠️ Self-Service Donor Control:The new Cancel Subscription Button appears directly in the donor dashboard, allowing supporters to pause or end their recurring gifts on their own terms—reducing your admin burden and payment disputes.

📊 Real-Time Revenue Insights: Track your growth, monitor active subscriptions, and see exactly how much predictable support is coming in each month at a glance.

Our new Recurring Donations addon gives you the professional-grade tools you need to grow your mission.

Campaigns New

🧡 Modal Donate Button: Turn Any Click into a Contribution

Instead of redirecting users to a new URL, the lightweight Modal Donation Button allows donors to complete their gift in a sleek, focused popup, keeping them engaged with your content while they support your cause.

What’s New:

  • Zero-Friction Giving: Open your donation form in a responsive modal overlay. Donors stay on the same page, reducing drop-off.

  • 🖱️ Place it Anywhere: Use the dedicated WordPress block or a simple shortcode to drop a donate button into sidebars, footers, or even mid-sentence in your storytelling.

  • 🎨 Full Design Control: Match your brand perfectly with customizable background colors, hover effects, border radius, and font sizes—all without touching a single line of CSS.

Whether you need a simple “Donate Now” link or a high-converting popup button, the Modal Donate Button gives you the flexibility to raise more with less effort.

donation form Donations New

💵 Mini Donation Widget: Show The Impact Of Every Dollar!

Not every donor who wants to give will navigate to your campaign page. Meet them exactly where they are by placing a fully functional giving experience directly on any page or post.

💬 Show the impact of every dollar: Attach custom messages to each preset amount so donors understand exactly what their gift provides.
🔄 Monthly and one-time giving: Supports a tabbed interface with independent amounts and impact statements for recurring giving programs.
🎨 Match your brand: Easily set accent colors and control size or alignment to fit the widget naturally into your layout without CSS.
⚡ Reduce donor friction: Open the donation form in a modal overlay to keep donors on the page and reduce drop-off.

Donations Live New

👉🏻 Showcase Real Momentum with the Donations Feed

Give your donors a reason to trust. Our new feed lets you display a living, breathing record of people showing up for your cause.

🤝 Build instant trust: Overcome donor hesitation by showing a proven track record of community support.
💬 Highlight donor stories: Display real donor comments and locations to show the human side of your fundraising.
🛠️ Drop it anywhere: Easily add the block to your homepage, campaign pages, or confirmation screens in seconds.
📈 Curate your feed: Group multiple donations from the same person or sort by highest amounts to encourage larger gifts.