How to grow your payments app with borehole and well drillers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Borehole and well drillers bring water to homes, farms, schools and villages, especially where there is no mains supply. Most jobs start with a site survey, then a deposit before the rig is moved, then payments as drilling, casing, pump fitting and water testing are done. Customers often pool money, such as families, farm groups or community committees, and many pay from abroad through relatives. A payments app that sends links for deposits and stages, lets several people pay towards one job and handles servicing can win these drillers, and every customer who pays sees your app.
Talk to borehole and well drillers
Ask local borehole and well drillers:
- How do customers pay the deposit before you move the rig?
- How do you take payments as each stage of the job is done?
- Do families, farm groups or community committees pool money for one borehole?
- Do you sell pump servicing or repairs after the job?
Send payment links for deposits and stages
A payment link for the deposit and one for each stage keeps the job moving, with a clear record of what has been paid at every step.
Let several people pay towards one job
When a family, farm group or community pays together, a shared link that shows what each person has paid makes pooling money simple, including for relatives abroad.
Grow through farms and communities
Drillers work with farmers, schools, clinics and community groups. One driller on your app can bring the customers and suppliers around it.
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 drainage engineers?
The drainage engineers guide covers emergency call-outs, camera surveys and pipe repairs where the customer needs to pay on the spot.
Drainage engineers →What about solar installers?
The solar installers guide covers deposits, stage payments and sometimes regular payments for systems.
Solar installers →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.