The Salvation Army is keeping up with the times, they now accept credit card payments toward their charity.

The charity is testing kettles that take debit and credit cards.

“It used to be people would spend their money at the store counters, walk out and drop their change in the kettles. They don’t shop that way anymore,” said Maj. Don Gilger, coordinator of the Salvation Army of El Paso County, Colo. “We all realize that people are carrying less cash than they did 10 years ago.”

The kettles that take credit don’t look any different. But next to the red metal kettles are wireless card readers that resemble do-it-yourself readers at gas stations. The machines print two receipts, one for the donor and one to drop in the kettle. Salvation Army pays credit-processing fees the same as any retailer.