Celebrating 10 Years of Contactless
How tap payments revolutionized charitable giving

10
Years
2013
The First Contactless Cards
UK banks begin rolling out contactless payment cards with £20 transaction limits
2015
Mobile Payments Launch
Apple Pay and Android Pay bring contactless to smartphones
2017
Donate The Change Founded
Our team pioneers contactless charitable microdonations
2020
£100 Limit Introduced
Contactless transaction limits increase, accelerating adoption
2023
1 Billion+ Contactless Donations
Milestone reached across UK charities using our platform
Our Impact in Numbers
£18.7M
Raised for charities
326
Charity partners
1.2M
Active donors
"We envisioned a world where giving was effortless. Ten years later, every tap creates change." - Sarah Chen, Founder & CEO