Tap.Giving Introduces NFC Tap-to-Give Plates for Church Offerings

HOUSTON, Texas — Sept. 14, 2026 — As fewer worshippers carry cash or a checkbook, churches have reported more offering plates passing down the row without a donation. Tap.Giving, a Houston-area hardware company, has introduced a small NFC-enabled plate designed to let a member give by holding a phone near it, without downloading an app or scanning a QR code.

The plate is built to mount to the back of a pew or the arm of a chair, or to be passed by hand the way an offering plate has traditionally been used. Holding a phone near the plate opens the church’s own existing giving page, the same page the church already uses for online donations. Tap.Giving does not process payments itself; the donation is completed through whichever platform the church has already set up, including Tithely, Pushpay, Givelify, Donorbox, Subsplash or Anedot.

Each church configures its own plate before ordering, selecting a layout, color and logo through an online design tool that shows a live preview of the finished piece before purchase. A plate’s destination is also not fixed once it ships. A companion service, go.tap.giving, lets a church update where a plate directs a phone on its own, such as a new giving page or campaign, without reordering or replacing hardware.

The plates are sold as a one-time hardware purchase rather than a subscription. According to the company, pricing is $5 per plate for orders of 100 to 199 units, $4 per plate for 200 to 399, and $3.50 per plate for 400 or more, with a minimum order of 100 plates. The company states it charges no monthly fee, setup fee or transaction fee of its own; shipping is provided at no charge, and orders are covered by a 30-day return policy.

“We exist to help pastors increase generosity and donations at their church,” said Ryan, a pastor and the founder of Tap.Giving. “If we help them do that, we win.”

The company says the plates are meant to supplement a congregation’s existing giving methods, not replace them, and that churches keeping a traditional plate for members who still give by cash or check are doing nothing wrong. Tap.Giving was founded in 2025 and is based in Houston, Texas.

More information, including pricing and a design preview tool, is available at tap.giving.