A church can take Apple Pay and Google Pay gifts in person with CoreMobile, where the giver taps a phone or watch on a volunteer phone at the door. Online and recurring giving runs on CoreCause at $0 a month, and givers can cover the processing fee so the full gift reaches the church.

Can members give with Apple Pay or Google Pay?

Yes, in person. CoreMobile accepts tap-to-pay cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay and NFC wearables straight on a volunteer's phone screen.

That covers the moment most churches care about: someone wants to give at the door, at a table after the service, or at an event, and they have their phone in their hand. A volunteer opens the app, the giver taps, and it is done. There is no card reader to buy, charge or pair.

How do we take gifts in the lobby without a card reader?

Add each volunteer to the same CoreMobile account. Every one of them can take gifts on their own phone at the same time, and it all rolls up into one dashboard.

CoreMobile needs mobile data or Wi-Fi to process, and we recommend cellular data as a backup to building Wi-Fi so the lobby table keeps running.

Setting up giving before Sunday?

See what your church keeps on your own numbers, or talk it through with us.

See pricing Open the fee calculator

What handles online and recurring giving?

CoreCause runs the online side: your giving page, recurring gifts on weekly, monthly, quarterly or annual schedules, designated giving to specific funds, and an automatic Card Updater that refreshes expired and replaced cards so recurring givers do not quietly drop off.

It accepts debit cards, credit cards and ACH, and it includes SMS Texting Campaigns for offering moments and event reminders.

What does a church pay in fees?

$0 a month on both. Processing is interchange and card brand fees at cost, plus 0.50% + $0.10 per transaction, with no setup fee and no contract.

There is no platform tip, ever. CoreCause never asks your giver to add a gratuity for the platform.

What does the church actually keep?

Your church decides whether givers cover the processing fee, optional or required. Here is the same gift both ways, using our published pricing.

GiftSettingChurch keepsWhy
$50 Giver covers the fee $50.00 The giver adds the processing fee at checkout.
$50 Church absorbs the fee $49.65 less interchange and card brand fees Our markup is 0.50%, which is $0.25, plus $0.10.
$250 Giver covers the fee $250.00 The giver adds the processing fee at checkout.
$250 Church absorbs the fee $248.65 less interchange and card brand fees Our markup is 0.50%, which is $1.25, plus $0.10.

Interchange and card brand fees are passed through at cost and vary by card, so they are shown as a pass-through rather than a fixed number. Run your own numbers in the fee calculator.

How do the two fit together?

One is for the room and one is for the rest of the week:

  • CoreMobile at the door, in the lobby, and at events, for tap-to-pay cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay.
  • CoreCause for your giving page, recurring giving, designated funds, ACH and Texting Campaigns.

Both are $0 a month. Here is how to set up online giving for a church.

Common questions

Yes, in person. CoreMobile accepts tap-to-pay cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay and NFC wearables straight on a volunteer's phone screen, so a giver can tap at the door or in the lobby.
$0 a month on both CoreMobile and CoreCause. Processing is interchange and card brand fees at cost, plus 0.50% + $0.10 per transaction, with no setup fee and no contract.
Yes. Your church decides whether givers cover the processing fee via Platform Fee Offset, optional or required. When a giver covers it, 100%% of the gift reaches the church.
Yes. CoreMobile turns an iPhone or Android you already own into the terminal, so there is no card reader to buy, charge or pair.
Yes. CoreCause handles recurring giving on weekly, monthly, quarterly or annual schedules, with an automatic Card Updater that refreshes expired and replaced cards.