How to grow your payments app with couriers and delivery riders
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Independent couriers and delivery riders carry parcels, documents, food and spare parts for shops, offices and people across town. Many are paid in cash on delivery, or wait weeks for a business to pay an invoice. A payments app that sends a link when a job is booked, or takes payment on the doorstep, can win these couriers, and every customer who pays sees your app.
Talk to couriers
Ask local couriers and riders:
- How do customers pay you today?
- Do you carry cash on your rounds?
- Do businesses pay your invoices late?
- What would make getting paid easier?
Take payment when the job is booked
A payment link sent with the booking means the courier is paid before they set off.
Get paid on the doorstep
A QR code shown on a phone lets the person receiving a parcel pay on delivery without cash.
Grow through local businesses
Couriers work for shops, restaurants and offices. One courier on your app puts it in front of every business they deliver for.
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 taxi drivers?
The taxi drivers guide covers taking payment at the end of every ride.
Taxi drivers →What about bigger moves?
The removal firms guide covers deposits and payment on moving day.
Removal firms →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.