How to grow your payments app with appliance repair engineers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Appliance repair engineers fix washing machines, fridges, ovens and dishwashers in people's homes. Many charge a call-out fee, then order parts and come back to finish the job, and some also work for landlords and letting agents. The call-out fee needs paying when the visit is booked, parts often need paying before they are ordered and the balance needs paying when the job is done. A payments app that sends a link for each step and takes card payments at the door can win these engineers, and every customer who pays sees your app.
Talk to appliance repair engineers
Ask local engineers:
- How do customers pay the call-out fee today?
- Do customers pay for parts before you order them?
- How do you get paid at the end of a job?
- Do landlords or letting agents use you?
Take the call-out fee when the visit is booked
A payment link sent when the visit is booked means fewer wasted trips when no one is home.
Get paid for parts before ordering
A payment link for the parts means the engineer isn't out of pocket if the customer changes their mind.
Grow through home repairs
Appliance engineers work alongside handymen, plumbers and electricians. One engineer on your app can introduce the others.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about handymen?
The handymen guide covers small repairs, flat-pack assembly and odd jobs for homes and landlords.
Handymen →What about phone and tablet repair shops?
The phone and tablet repair shops guide covers fixing screens, batteries and charging ports, often while the customer waits.
Phone repair →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.