Set up a CAFOD Zettle account
Take contactless donations on your phone by setting up a CAFOD Zettle account. It takes just minutes!
Over 80% of all payments in the UK are made using card so why not try using contactless alongside your collection basket so people who no longer carry cash can support CAFOD's work providing vital, practical help to people living in poverty?
Request a CAFOD contactless account below and you can have your phone set up and ready to start fundraising in minutes!
If you have any questions about using contactless for CAFOD, you can read our FAQs below or email us at contactless@cafod.org.uk.
Take donations on your smartphone!
Select 'Tap to Pay' on the Zettle app and supporters can tap their card directly against your phone without the need for an additional card reader device. Their donation will still go through your CAFOD contactless account so it is just as secure as using a card reader, the only difference is that it uses your phone's antenna to pick up the signal.
To ask any questions about 'Tap to Pay', to return an old unused contactless device, or to order a new device, please email us at contactless@cafod.org.uk
Use contactless for CAFOD
Contactless 'How to' guide
Simple instructions for using contactless for CAFOD in your school, parish or at your next fundraising event
FAQs and further help
If you have problems setting up your account or device, please read through our frequently asked questions below or email contactless@cafod.org.uk.
We are here to help!
Using contactless for CAFOD
No. You can use Wi-Fi but your phone's connection to a 3G or 4G network will work as well.
No. All donations are automatically sent to CAFOD so it is not possible to use your Zettle account to raise money for any other cause.
Yes. All donations are made through a closed system on the Zettle app that automatically sends all funds to a CAFOD bank account.
Using your phone is just as secure as using a card reader device. The only difference is that your phone's antenna is used to pick up the signal.
Although most smartphones can support the 'Tap to Pay' option, if the button does not appear when you click 'charge' on the Zettle app, then you will not be able to collect donations using just your phone but you can still collect them by ordering a separate card reader device by emailing contactless@cafod.org.uk.
Click the 'Reports' button on the Zettle app to see how much your parish has raised, with daily and monthly totals to help you keep track.
Costs and donations
There is a small transactional charge (as there usually is with any form of card payment) but because the donations come directly to CAFOD, this saves on processing costs.
Yes. All donations, are automatically sent to a CAFOD bank account so your donations are nice and secure.
We can’t claim Gift Aid on contactless donations, so if a supporter is keen to Gift Aid their donation, please encourage them to donate online instead at cafod.org.uk/give.
Donations received by CAFOD will show as: IZ *CAFOD LONDON
Please visit the Zettle site for information on fraud prevention and how Zettle confirms the identity of its users.
Contact us
If you have any problems or questions about using contactless for CAFOD, please email us at contactless@cafod.org.uk.
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