How to grow your payments app with coffee vans
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Coffee vans and carts park at stations, building sites, parks, markets and events, selling coffee and snacks to people in a hurry. Most customers pay by card or phone, signal can be patchy and the queue moves fast. A payments app that takes quick payments, handles event bookings and rewards regulars can win these vans, and every customer who pays sees your app.
Talk to coffee van owners
Ask local vans and carts:
- How do most customers pay today?
- What do card fees cost you each month?
- Do you get booked for events?
- How do you keep regulars coming back?
Make paying quick
Taking a tap or phone payment in seconds keeps the queue moving, which matters most at the morning rush.
Take event deposits by link
Weddings, fairs and office events often book a van in advance. A deposit paid by link secures the date and the balance can follow after the event.
Grow through pitches and markets
Van owners share pitches with street food sellers and market traders. One van on your app can introduce its neighbours on the same pitch.
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 cafes and coffee shops?
The cafes and coffee shops guide covers taking many small payments every day, keeping card fees down and bringing regulars back.
Cafes →What about ice cream vans?
The ice cream vans guide covers taking quick payments on streets, in parks and at events.
Ice cream vans →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.