The sign up process is slightly different for charities. You must first sign up for a PayPal Business Account and select the ‘Non-Profit, Political & Religion’ category.

Then you have to email PayPal to ask to apply for the low charity rate. In your email you should provide the following information:

• Charity Name
• Registered postal address
• Charity Commission or OSCR number
• Mission Statement
• Email address registered with your PayPal account

We have recognised that PayPal is a leading innovator in online payments. PayPal strives to be the number 1 online payment system. To do this they must assure their service works on the most popular and current technologies. We trust that their payment system will work on all of our products and services.

The applications we produce all have the PayPal donation feature built-in and it will tie directly to your Paypal Account. This means all your donations will go directly to you.

Making a donation should be an easy and painless process for your supporters. The easier it is the more likely they are to donate again. It is a fact that the more information and steps a user has to go through to make a payment then the less likely they are going to make it to the end of the transaction. Many eCommerce websites have this problem and it is the main reason why sites like eBay use the PayPal system.

PayPal is recognised around the globe for being a safe and simple way to send and receive money online.

PayPal is a common payment option for websites such as eBay. Consumers can enjoy a seamless transaction by paying for their goods with money held in their PayPal account balance. Alternatively they can use another payment method such as a credit card, debit card or bank debit. PayPal remembers these details so that shoppers can enjoy quick and easy transactions for all future purchases.