Donation terminal with SumUp: how the payment works.
Many organizations know SumUp as a card reader for tills and sales stands. In DAYAA donation terminals, SumUp handles the card payment – DAYAA provides the device, the donation interface and the reporting.
Updated: 9 November 2026 · by DAYAA
Who does what?
- SumUp: processes the card payment, pays the donations out to you and charges the card fees directly to you.
- DAYAA: supplies the donation terminal with screen and built-in card reader, the donation interface with your campaign and the Dayaa Management Platform with real-time reporting.
Which payment methods are accepted?
Via SumUp the devices accept girocard, Visa, Mastercard, Maestro and V PAY as well as Apple Pay and Google Pay – in other words card, smartphone and smartwatch. Full card numbers are not stored by DAYAA.
Fees clearly separated
DAYAA charges no transaction fee. Card fees are charged solely by SumUp under your SumUp contract. For the software you pay DAYAA from €15 net per month depending on donation volume – more on Pricing. For orientation: according to SumUp (November 2026), an in-person card payment on the standard plan without a monthly fee costs 1.39 %, and from 0.79 % for domestic cards on plans with a monthly fee. On the standard plan, SumUp keeps about €0.14 of a €10 donation. All details: Pricing.
Why not just a SumUp card reader?
A single card reader needs someone to type in the amount. A donation terminal, by contrast, stands unattended, shows your campaign, suggests amounts, says thank you – and shows you all donations from all locations in one report.
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