About the systems KMVU3A uses - Kempsey Macleay Valley U3A Inc

From 2024 KMVU3A will be using Member Wizard to manage membership, classes and enrolments.

Read about Member Wizard here and Stripe below.

Member Wizard and thus KMVU3A use Stripe to handle card payments.

Stripe is a company that allows businesses of any size to accept payments and manage their business online. It is used by companies such as:

Airtasker; Uber; Booking.com; Shopify; Google; Amazon; Zoom.

They have two head offices – one in San Francisco and one in Dublin but they also have offices in London, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo and a dozen others. They were launched in 2011, have 4000 plus employees and millions of users all over the world.

Stripe allows any business with a bank account to be able to accept online credit card payments over the internet. Stripe accepts all major debit and credit cards.

For U3A this means that members with a credit card or debit card can safely and securely pay for their membership or for ticketed events online. The money is transferred usually within 24 hours into the KMVU3A bank account.

According to a variety of websites – Yes. Stripe exceeds the most stringent security standards.
Some sources: Snyder.com | Donorhut.com

No! And neither does KMVU3A Inc.