Salvation Army testing credit card donations at kettles in 3 St. Louis Missouri locations

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Dec. 10, 2010--Missy Hampton, 22, of Mehlville donates a dollar to the Salvation Army using her debt card outside the Walmart Supercenter in Fenton. ReliantPay is a credit card processing and payment acceptance company that has set up a wireless terminal for the Salvation Army to make it easier for people to donate by using their credit or debit cards.
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The St' Louis branch of the Salvation Army this week rolled out three machines that accept credit card donations, in hopes of soliciting contributions from cashless consumers who would otherwise walk by their donation kettles.

Other branches around the country have been using the machines for a couple of years, but they are new to the St. Louis area.

Average donations jumped to $15 from $2 when donors in Dallas, Los Angeles and Colorado Springs used the electronic payment machines in 2008, the Salvation Army said.

The machines do not store financial information, and donors can leave with a receipt to prove their charitable giving when tax time arrives.
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