Payfone, a premier mobile payment processing service, has collaborated with Mobile Accord, an innovator and player in mobile technology for nonprofit organizations, to expand the mobile donation channel for nonprofits and non-governmental entities worldwide.
Non-profits, with this partnership, will be able to expand the reach of mobile donation offerings through alternative payment options and allow donations in real-time from any device, such as PC, smartphone, tablet or Wi-Fi, via Mobile Accord's mobile giving platform, mGive.
In a press release, Nim Patel, CEO of Mobile Accord, said: "Our goal is to offer donors across the globe the ability to make charitable donations from any device at any time. Through our partnership with Payfone, we are able to continue delivering on that promise."
Mobile Accord's mGive platform empowers individuals and entire countries to facilitate change using its revolutionary scalable services including mobile giving. It has resulted in over 7,000 nonprofit mobile campaigns worldwide.
It is also the platform of choice for high-volume campaigns like fundraising for relief efforts in Haiti and Japan, raising over $46 million in donations.
"Through Mobile Accord and mGive, its state-of-the-art mobile giving technology platform that is specifically targeted to support nonprofits, we can offer nonprofits one of the most robust and secure methods of conducting donations from any device – an industry first," said Rodger Desai, chief executive officer, Payfone.
"We are pleased to be working with the leader in mobile giving, and look forward to delivering an entirely new method of mobile donation that offers greater ease, flexibility and security, while opening up the global opportunities around philanthropic giving."
In related news, in the latest round of financing, mobile payments provider Payfone has secured $19 million in strategic funding.
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Deepika Mala is a contributing editor for MobilityTechzone. To read more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.Edited by
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