How to grow your payments app with farm supply shops and agro-dealers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Farm supply shops and agro-dealers sell the seed, fertiliser, animal feed, tools and sprays farmers need, often in small towns far from a bank. Sales rush at planting time, and many dealers let trusted farmers pay after harvest, which means a lot of chasing. Dealers also buy stock from wholesalers and distributors in bulk. A payments app that takes payment at the counter or by phone, sends links for orders and makes it easy for farmers to pay back what they owe can win these dealers, and every farmer who pays sees your app.
Talk to farm supply shops
Ask local farm supply shops and agro-dealers:
- How do farmers pay you, and do many pay after harvest?
- How do you keep track of what each farmer owes?
- How do you pay the wholesalers who supply your stock?
- Do farmers order by phone and ask you to deliver?
Take payment at the counter or by phone
Letting farmers pay by phone at the counter or before a delivery means less cash in the shop and fewer unpaid orders.
Make repayments easy
A payment link a farmer can use to pay back part of what they owe, whenever they have money, makes credit easier to track and collect.
Grow through farmers
One dealer serves hundreds of farmers in the area. When a dealer asks farmers to pay through your app, each of them sees it working.
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 farmers?
The farmers guide covers being paid in seasons, often far from a bank branch, and buying supplies in bulk.
Farmers →What about hardware shops?
The hardware and building supply shops guide covers selling to builders, trades and homeowners, often on account, and getting paid faster.
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 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.