Churches go contactless thanks to Visa partnership
The Church of England has teamed up with Visa to help more churches go contactless.
With cash in the pocket going increasingly out of fashion, it is hoped that the switch to contactless will lead to a rise in donations for churches joining the scheme.
Around 300 churches are set to benefit from contactless readers enabling them to accept donations and payments by card or mobile phone.
Jonathan de Bernhardt Wood, National Advisor for Giving and Income Generation, said: "Many people do want to give to their local church, but increasingly they do not carry cash, so providing a contactless card reader enables them to give in a way they find convenient and easy....