Payments with purpose: Serving those who make our world a better place

Deluxe has historically been known as a check printer, but in recent years the company has also become a leading payments and technology company. The acquisition of First American Payment Systems in 2021 further solidified this transformation by providing Deluxe customers with a leading merchant services platform. Perhaps one of the most appealing parts of this acquisition was its philanthropic component—through iATS Payments by Deluxe, the company now processes billions of dollars every year for thousands of nonprofit organizations across the world.

Nonprofits are unlike other organizations a payment processor typically works with. Receiving donations from multiple sources such as events, campaigns, direct mail, online donations, and peer-to-peer fundraising adds complexity and requires a partner who can provide reliable payment processing every time for these mission-critical donations. Because many nonprofits are under-resourced and lack the knowledge or time to focus on optimizing their donation process, many end up with needlessly complex manual processes with hidden costs, diluting the value of these donations. Staying true to our values of putting customers first and earning trust by doing the right thing, iATS provides donation processing with transparent, fixed pricing, reducing these hidden costs so more of the donations goes towards the organization’s mission.