How to grow your payments app with corner shops and grocers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Corner shops and small grocers serve the same neighbourhood every day. They take many small payments, handle a lot of cash and often let regulars pay later. A payments app that makes small payments quick at the counter and helps regulars settle their tab can win these shops, and their customers see your app every day.
Talk to shopkeepers
Ask local corner shop owners and grocers:
- How do customers pay today, and how much is cash?
- Do you let regulars pay later, and how do you keep track?
- What does taking card payments cost you now?
- What would make paying quicker at your counter?
Take small payments by QR code
A QR code by the till lets customers pay in seconds, even for a small amount, with less cash to count at the end of the day.
Help regulars settle their tab
A payment link lets a regular pay what they owe from their phone, so the shopkeeper spends less time chasing money.
Grow street by street
Corner shops sit next to market traders, phone shops and cafes. One shop on your app can bring you the rest of the street.
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 payments at stalls and markets.
Market traders →What about wholesalers?
The wholesalers and distributors guide covers how shops pay their suppliers.
Wholesalers and distributors →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.