Charitable donation payment collection system

摘要

A charitable donation payment collection system, comprising at least one payment collection unit (2) adapted to receive cash and electronic payments from a donor. The units also comprise means for identifying the donor, such as a short range wireless device which interrogates a tag or mobile associated with the user as they donate, or shortly before or after. In one embodiment, the donor carries a mobile phone equipped with a near field communication (NFC) tag, which can be active, for two way communication, or passive, which is identified by an NFC device 18. Alternatively, the donor identification means comprises an RFID reader, which identifies an RFID tag associated with the donator. The unit communicates with a server to store information relating the donor and their donation, and a customer profile can be built. The unit also comprises a control panel and means to identify and count donated coins 14.