How to grow your payments app with bouncy castle hire firms
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Bouncy castle and soft play hire firms deliver inflatables and play equipment to birthday parties, school fairs and community fun days. Most take a deposit to hold the date and the rest when they deliver or before. A payments app that takes deposits by link and collects the balance before delivery can win these firms, and every parent who books sees your app.
Talk to hire firms
Ask local bouncy castle hire firms:
- How do customers pay you today?
- How do you take deposits to hold a date?
- Do customers ever cancel at the last minute?
- What would make taking payment easier?
Take deposits by link
A payment link sent with the booking confirmation holds the date and cuts no-shows.
Collect the balance before delivery
A second link sent the day before means no chasing cash while setting up at the party.
Grow through parties and schools
Hire firms work with party entertainers, schools and event organisers. One firm on your app puts it in front of all of them.
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 party entertainers?
The party entertainers guide covers entertainers who are booked for children's parties.
Party entertainers →What about bigger events?
The marquee and event hire guide covers tents, furniture and equipment for events.
Marquee and event hire →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.