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CLIENT STORY
Empowering Charity Donations Through Seamless Payment Integration for Pennies
Client
Pennies is a charitable organisation, enabling digital giving at the point of sale. To extend its established donation solution to Stripe terminals, Pennies partnered with Amdaris to deliver a bespoke mobile application enabling seamless payment rounding for charitable donations.
Industry: Charitable giving platform
Challenge
The organisation faced the challenge of extending its established micro-donation solution to a new payments platform for the first time. While Pennies brought deep sector knowledge, a mature technical solution, and extensive experience delivering point-of-sale donations, the project required specialist Stripe expertise and rapid delivery to avoid disruption to live retail donations.
Outcomes
Amdaris led the project end to end, working closely with Pennies to define requirements based on existing technical documentation and proven solutions. Android and Kotlin were chosen to ensure compatibility with the Stripe Terminal S700, enabling real-time payment integration.
Amdaris was selected for their proven expertise in payment solutions and their status as a Stripe Partner with over 95 certified members.
Their ability to complement Pennies’ existing technical capabilities with specialist Stripe expertise was critical to the project’s success. The team demonstrated exceptional responsiveness and technical depth, managing the entire project lifecycle from requirements to deployment. Their collaborative approach, combined with deep industry knowledge, ensured the solution met the unique needs of the charity sector and delivered tangible value within a challenging timeframe.
Our solution
The solution was custom-built for the charity sector, prioritising seamless user experience and secure payment processing.
The team managed Stripe integration effectively, adapting quickly to a delayed release candidate and completing full testing within a compressed timeline. Proactive communication, daily sync calls, and flexibility around evolving requirements ensured delivery within a strict one-month deadline.
Key Highlights:
- Collaboration: Daily syncs and proactive requirements management
- Technology: Android and Kotlin integrated with Stripe Terminal S700
- Features: Real-time payment rounding and donation processing
- Delivery: Thorough QA despite late Stripe release
Benefits and outcomes
The outcome is a scalable, future-ready solution that supports efficient donation collection and retail-sector growth.
- Product Launch: Stripe mobile application delivered for donation collection at point of sale
- Integration Success: Seamless Stripe Terminal S700 integration achieved within tight timeline
- Operational Efficiency: Automated donation process reduced manual intervention for retailers
- Scalability: Solution positioned forrollout across additional UK retail partners
“ We've been blown away by both the speed and quality of the delivery: we still can't really believe it! Certainly, a Pennies record to turn a new development around this quickly.”
Rob Rees,
Head of Digital,
Pennies.
By Insight UK / 9 Oct 2026 / Topics: Cybersecurity
