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Ban charity platforms charging transaction or processing fees

Submitted by Jaison Patel on Friday 31st October 2025

Published on Monday 26th January 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Sunday 26th July 2026

Current Signatures: 30
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Charged ~ Charity ~ Companies ~ Dominant ~ Dominating ~ Dominic ~ Donors ~ Fairness ~ Fairs ~ Frontline ~ Gift Aid ~ Millions ~ Profiteering ~ Tax ~ vulnerability ~ work

Petition Action

Ban charity platforms charging transaction or processing fees

Petition Details

Ban charity platforms from charging any fees on donations. We believe platforms profit whilst charities lose funds. I was only able to find one platform that didn’t charge the charity or donors.

Additional Information

Charities lose millions annually to platform and card processing fees. Many donors believe their full donation reaches the cause they support. We believe commercial companies profit from charitable goodwill at the expense of charities, and vulnerable charities cannot negotiate fair rates with dominant platforms. Gift Aid reclaims tax paid by donors, not commercial charges. We believe platforms' profitability shows they can afford to absorb costs, and that fees divert vital funds from frontline charitable work.


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