“Life takes Visa.”  We’ve all heard the slogan.  Yes, Visa is accepted virtually everywhere around the world.  And now, it’s common that Visa is also being accepted at your local church. Visa’s ad campaign has repositioned the organization from a credit card company to a major player in electronic payments, offering credit, debit, prepaid and commercial products. The company wants to be known for the ability that their cards and services are accepted anywhere and anytime all over the world.  Even at church.

Credit cards, in general, are becoming ever more popular with temples, synagogues, churches, and other places of worship. If you forget to bring your donation change or cash, don’t worry, you can probably use plastic. Over the last year, the ability to use credit cards to donate to places of worship has increased over 21% over the last year.

In addition to onsite kiosks, worshippers can set up automatic donations online, much like they do with car or utility payments, said Bill Dobbins, vice president of merchant relations at Visa. Charging your charity allows you to keep better track of payments, while streamlining record-keeping and cutting down on mailing costs for religious organizations.