The Church of England may not seem like the most obvious partner for a pair of fast-growing fintech groups, but the co-founder of Swedish start-up iZettle on Tuesday declared it was a “match made in heaven” as the CoE announced plans to transform how it takes donations by allowing contactless payments for the first time. The CoE said it would introduce portable card readers at more than 16,000 churches, cathedrals and religious sites, after a successful trial in about 40 locations last summer. John Preston, CoE national stewardship officer, said: “How we pay for things is changing fast, especially for younger church-goers, who no longer carry cash, and we want all generations to be able to make the most of their place of worship.”

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