How to grow your payments app with basket and mat weavers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Woven baskets, mats, bags and hats are made by hand in many countries, often by women working at home or in groups and cooperatives. They sell at local markets and roadside stalls, to shops and tourist outlets, and more and more to buyers in other towns and countries who order through social media. Most sales are in cash, and groups that sell together must split the money fairly among members. A payments app that takes payments at the stall, sends payment links for orders and lets groups pay each weaver her share can win these makers, and every buyer who pays sees your app.
Talk to basket and mat weavers
Ask local basket and mat weavers:
- How do buyers pay you at the market and for orders?
- Do you sell to shops or buyers in other towns or countries?
- Do you weave and sell as a group, and how do you share the money?
- How do you pay for grass, sisal, palm or dye?
Take payments at the stall
Letting buyers pay by phone or card at the market means weavers carry less cash and do not lose sales to buyers who have none.
Send payment links for orders
When a shop or a buyer far away orders by message, a payment link lets them pay the deposit or the full price before the order is woven or sent.
Grow through groups and cooperatives
Weaving groups sell together and share the takings. When your app pays each member her share, the whole group uses it, and so do the buyers they sell to.
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 market traders?
The market traders guide covers stallholders who sell fast, often with poor signal and lots of cash, and need to keep track of the day.
Market traders →What about craft shops?
The craft and hobby shops guide covers shops selling supplies, models and kits, running workshops and posting orders to hobbyists.
Craft and hobby shops →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.