Alvarum vs Payzone Fundraising

French and European charities and associations running cause-based or sports-challenge fundraising who want donations paid directly to the beneficiary and support for European local payment methods.

• ✓Donations are routed directly to the beneficiary charity and settled on an automated monthly cycle rather than held by the platform.
• ✓Strong fit for sports-challenge and participatory event fundraising such as marathons and cycling events.
• ✓European local payment methods - iDEAL, Bancontact, Sofort, and SEPA direct debit - alongside Visa and Mastercard cards.
• ✓Payments handled by HiPay, a payment institution authorised by France's ACPR; Alvarum registered with ORIAS as a donation crowdfunding intermediary.

Irish charities, clubs, schools, and community organisations that want simple cashless fundraising, including donation pages, events, and recurring giving, backed by an established Irish payments company.

• ✓Backed by Payzone, an established Irish payments company, with familiar payment infrastructure.
• ✓Transparent transaction fee of 3% + VAT (about 3.69%) with no setup or monthly fees.
• ✓Option to pass the transaction charge to donors so the cause receives the full amount.
• ✓Supports campaigns, events, one-off and recurring donations, and merchandise sales.