How to grow your payments app with brick and block makers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
- 1Your card appears in your app
- 2Tap it to pay in a shop
- 3See every payment as it happens
Brick and block makers turn clay, sand and cement into bricks and concrete blocks, often in a yard on the edge of town. Their customers are builders, contractors and families building their own homes a room at a time. Orders are usually paid by the load, big orders often need a deposit before they are made, and most loads are delivered to site. A payments app that takes deposits for orders, sends links for each load and records what each customer has paid can win these yards, and every builder who pays sees your app.
Talk to block yards
Ask local brick and block makers:
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Tick each question once you know your answer.
Take deposits for big orders
A deposit link for large orders means the yard is not left with blocks nobody collects, and the customer has a record of what they paid.
Try it
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Colour
What it does
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Get paid for each load
Sending a link before each delivery, or letting the customer pay by phone when it arrives, keeps the lorry moving and the money coming in.
Grow through builders
Builders buy blocks for job after job. When they pay through your app, they see how it could help them take deposits and stage payments from their own customers.
How it works
Your own money app- 1Name it and pick your colours
- 2Choose what it does
- 3Launch when you are ready
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Questions people ask
What about builders and bricklayers?
The builders and bricklayers guide covers deposits for materials and staged payments as the work goes on.
Builders and bricklayers →What about hardware and building supply shops?
The hardware and building supply shops guide covers selling to builders, trades and homeowners, often on account.
Hardware and building supply 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 launch. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
Spotted a mistake or something out of date? and we'll fix it. How our guides are made
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. Other companies named in this guide are reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.