How to grow your payments app with gaming cafes and esports centres
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
- 1Your card appears in your app
- 2Tap it to pay in a shop
- 3See every payment as it happens
Gaming cafes and esports centres rent out gaming PCs and consoles by the hour, run tournaments and leagues, host birthday parties and sell snacks and drinks. Players range from students topping up play time to parents booking a party for a group of children. Venues juggle walk-in payments, prepaid hours, memberships and entry fees that need collecting before a tournament starts. A payments app that sells play time and memberships by link, takes tournament entries in advance and handles party deposits can win these venues, and every player or parent who pays sees your app.
Talk to gaming venues
Ask local gaming cafes and esports centres:
0 of 4 answered
Tick each question once you know your answer.
Sell play time and memberships by link
A payment link for prepaid hours or a monthly membership, shared on the venue's social pages and Discord server, means players pay before they arrive.
Try it
Name your platform and watch it come to life
Type a name, tap a colour and pick what it does. The phone changes as you go.
Colour
What it does
Design and preview your whole platform free, then launch when you are ready.
Collect entries and party deposits in advance
Tournament entries paid by link fill the bracket before the day, and a party deposit holds the date without back-and-forth messages.
Grow through players and parents
Gaming venues know games shops, kids' coding clubs and other leisure venues. One venue on your app can introduce the others.
How it works
Your own money app- 1Name it and pick your colours
- 2Choose what it does
- 3Launch when you are ready
Why sign up
Create your free SendPay account
It's all about creating your own financial platform with ease. Start with a free account today.
- 🪪A free business accountOpen it in about a minute with your business name, email, password and mobile. No card and no documents to start.
- 💳Get paid from day oneTake card payments, and share your own payment link and invoices so customers pay in a click.
- 🌐A free business websiteFree to build, free to publish and free to keep, with unlimited visits.
- 🚀Your own financial platformDesign and preview your whole platform free, then launch when you are ready.
SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank. Accounts, cards and payments are powered by licensed partners.
Questions people ask
What about games and comic shops?
The games and comic shops guide covers board games, trading cards and comics, pre-orders and paid game nights and tournaments.
Games and comic shops →What about bowling alleys and escape rooms?
The bowling alleys and escape rooms guide covers group bookings, parties and work outings, with split payments.
Bowling alleys and escape rooms →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 launch. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
Spotted a mistake or something out of date? and we'll fix it. How our guides are made
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. Other companies named in this guide are reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.