How to grow your payments app with fuel stations and roadside fuel sellers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Independent fuel stations and roadside fuel sellers serve taxi drivers, motorbike riders, truckers and everyday motorists, many of them several times a week. Payments are quick and frequent, much of the money is cash, and the station has to pay the fuel supplier for every delivery. Many also run a small shop, a car wash or a tyre stand on the same site. A payments app that lets drivers pay by phone at the pump, keeps a clear record of the day's takings and lets the owner pay suppliers can win these stations, and every driver who fills up sees your app.
Talk to fuel stations
Ask local fuel stations and roadside fuel sellers:
- How do drivers and riders pay today, and how much of it is cash?
- How do you count and bank the day's takings?
- How do you pay your fuel supplier for each delivery?
- Do taxi or delivery firms ask to pay for their drivers' fuel in one go?
Take payment at the pump
A QR code at each pump lets drivers pay by phone in seconds, so attendants handle less cash and queues move faster.
Offer accounts for fleets
Taxi firms, delivery companies and bus operators can top up an account or pay one payment link for all their drivers' fuel, which saves both sides time.
Grow through drivers
Drivers fill up often and talk to each other. When their regular station takes your app, they start using it for fares, parts and repairs too.
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 many short payments a day, often from passengers without cash.
Taxi drivers →What about minibus operators?
The minibus and bus operators guide covers taking fares by phone instead of cash and keeping track of takings.
Minibus and bus operators →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.