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Fonix plc unveils PayFlex and DonationPortal

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Fonix plc unveils PayFlex and DonationPortal: redefining payment orchestration and online giving

Fonix plc, a leader in mobile payments and interactive services, proudly announces the launch of two new and exciting products, PayFlex and DonationPortal, designed to enhance and optimise payment orchestration and digital fundraising for businesses and charities.

These innovative offerings are part of Fonix’s broader ecosystem of Checkout products, reflecting the company’s commitment to providing tailored, secure, and seamless payment solutions that drive growth in transactions and enhance engagement with business consumers.

PayFlex’s phase one launch will transform how consumer journeys enable the ability to recover any failed SMS billing payments with a dynamic alternative payment solution. It minimises revenue loss and enhances customer satisfaction by redirecting users to adaptive online payment options via instant SMS payment links. Supporting methods like credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and PayPal, PayFlex dynamically optimises options for devices while ensuring security through 3D Secure and fraud prevention.

DonationPortal simplifies online giving for medium to large charities, enhancing donor engagement and maximising Gift Aid contributions. Custom-branded donation pages build trust, while flexible payment options like cards, PayPal, and Apple Pay create an intuitive donor experience. Streamlined processes remove barriers to giving, with real-time analytics, secure transactions, and automated confirmation capturing every donation opportunity.

“This is a natural evolution for the Fonix business. Our focus has always been to provide the best in class combination of engagement and transactions through the one thing most of us have in our pockets, the mobile phone. PayFlex and DonationPortal represent the next step in our mission to go further in this and empower businesses and charities with innovative, mobile-first payment solutions,” said Rob Weisz, CEO of Fonix. “With these products, we’re enabling businesses to grow their revenue and charities to increase donations, wholly centred around the user experience – while delivering unmatched functionality, security and experience in this space.”

 

 

Fonix is the UK’s leading provider of mobile payments and interactivity solutions, delivering frictionless, engaging mobile experiences for organisations across the media, gaming, charity, digital services, and transport sectors. With a reputation for innovation and reliability, Fonix is trusted by industry leaders including Global Radio, ITV, Comic Relief, Channel 5, and Bauer Media Group.
Discover how Fonix can transform your payment strategy today. Visit www.fonix.com.

 

Fonix and JustGiving partner

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Fonix and JustGiving partner to introduce SMS donations to thousands of UK charities

London, September 18, 2024

Fonix, a leading mobile payments and interactive services company, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with JustGiving, the UK’s leading online fundraising platform. This collaboration is set to transform charitable giving by integrating seamless SMS donation technology, making it easier than ever for individuals to support causes they care about.

Through this partnership, Fonix and JustGiving are enabling donors to support their favourite charities through quick and secure mobile payments.  Leveraging Fonix’s cutting-edge technology, JustGiving users can now make donations directly via SMS, offering a fast and convenient way to contribute, whether at home or on the go, no credit or debit card required.

This partnership also empowers charities with a powerful new tool to engage with supporters and drive donations. By expanding payment options to include SMS donations, charities can reach a wider audience and significantly enhance the impact of their fundraising efforts.

According to the Annual Market Review for Phone-Paid Services 2023–2024, £38.6 million was raised through phone-paid services in the UK during the last financial year. Since 2014, Fonix has processed £333 million in SMS donations. Offering this capability to JustGiving’s 20,000 UK charity partners represents an opportunity to make a marked increase to these figures.

Oliver Shaw-Latimer, Senior Director of Payments and Innovation at JustGiving, commented: “We’re pleased to partner with Fonix to enhance the ways our charities can accept donations in the UK. Their market-leading messaging and payment technology will enable us to optimise a key aspect of charity fundraising and audience engagement. JustGiving is committed to making giving as easy and accessible as possible. This partnership allows us to offer our users a fast, secure, and convenient way to donate through their mobile devices, helping us continue our mission of connecting people with the causes they care about.”

Rob Weisz, CEO of Fonix, added: “JustGiving has been a pivotal force in charity fundraising for over two decades and remains one of the most recognised platforms for both charities and donors. This partnership will allow JustGiving’s charity partners to leverage Fonix’s mobile payment technology to offer text donations in the UK – a crucial donation method given its simplicity and widespread use. Having raised over £330 million through text donations to date, we’re excited to continue supporting fantastic causes alongside JustGiving.”

This partnership comes at a perfect time, with JustGiving announcing a record £550 million raised for nearly 20,000 UK charities through their platform in 2023, and more than 950,000 JustGiving fundraising pages set up – a 9% increase from 2022.

Fonix has a proven track record with charities of all sizes across the UK, including Comic Relief, Children in Need, Socceraid, Stand Up To Cancer, and many more. Their text donation technology enables charities to reach a broader audience, with some organisations seeing as much as 80% of donations coming through mobile. Fonix’s innovative techniques maximise donations, value, and Gift Aid declarations.

Member Spotlight: Introducing Supported Business

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We chatted with Adam Maxted, CEO of Supported Business, to learn more about their digital and payment capabilities through their Supported Giving and Supported Health services, and their full solution range at InverOak.

With a focus on helping charities develop a solution for recovering unclaimed Gift Aid, and also live video consultation services, they have plans for developing new verticals built on their existing capabilities over the next few months.

You can find more about their services from our Spotlight Interview.

 

Fonix to power mobile donations across all of Cancer Research UK’s fundraising activity

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Fonix, the mobile messaging and payments specialist, today announced that it has extended its partnership with Cancer Research UK, one of the world’s leading cancer charities dedicated to saving lives through research.

Fonix first started working with Cancer Research UK in 2017 for the Stand Up To Cancer campaign, a joint national fundraiser from Cancer Research UK and Channel 4, seamlessly enabling mobile donations and Gift Aid. This continued in 2018 with Fonix successfully processing SMS donations to Stand Up To Cancer made during the live show on Channel 4 – significantly contributing to the record £24.6 million raised on the night.

This extended contract will see Fonix power the mobile donations across all of the charity’s fundraising activity, including Race for Life, other challenge events such as Shine Night Walk and the Great Hike and also as a direct response to indoor and outdoor print advertising.

Kathryn Toner, Head of Individual Giving at Cancer Research UK said: “With a proven track record across all high-profile charity campaigns, Fonix’s experience and expertise in the charity sector speaks for itself.

“Text to donate is a great fundraising mechanic for the charity as it is a quick and easy way that the public can donate to the charity and help us bring forward the day when all cancers are cured. Cancer Research UK receives no government funding for its life saving research and relies entirely on the generosity of the public. We’re always looking for new ways that the public can donate to the charity such as raising donations via competitions.”

Clare Charles, account director at Fonix added: “It’s been such a privilege to work with Cancer Research UK over the past two years and in this time we’ve seen how our shared passion for innovation has positively impacted the amount raised for such a good cause.

“The extended partnership was the obvious next step for Fonix and Cancer Research UK, and we look forward to driving mobile donations and seeing the results across all fundraising activity.”

Dynamic Mobile Billing playing its part in Movember 2018

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Dynamic Mobile Billing (DMB) is delighted to be partnering with Spoke Interactive and The Sun on their annual Movember fundraising initiative.  DMB’s billing platform will be used for The Sun’s charity ‘Spot the Ball’ competition during Movember, which launches today, 12th November, running for one month.

The Movember Foundation is a leading charity changing the face of men’s health; addressing some of the biggest health issues faced by men: prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health and suicide prevention. It’s not just about raising money, but crucially, also awareness for all the dads, brothers, sons and mates in your life. For more information about this fantastic charity please visit: Movember.com

Tom Hines, Media Services Director of Spoke-Interactive comments, “We are delighted to be to be partnering with the Sun and Movember in developing this format for such a good cause.  It’s great to take a traditional game and adapt it with a new mobile giving format that can raise money for the charity in this way.”

DMB’s platform allows consumers to enter the Spot the Ball Charity Competition free of charge, with a voluntary £1.50 donation by text. There is also the option to add a Gift Aid contribution from the UK government, taking just a few seconds.

Kevin Dawson, CEO of DMB says “We are thrilled to be associated with, and providing the mobile platform for such a well-established, high profile and global-reaching initiative like Movember.  To be that link in the chain, enabling donations and vital funds to be raised for such a good cause is something DMB is extremely proud of”