How to grow your payments app with hardware and building supply shops
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
- 1Customers pick what they want
- 2They pay by card at checkout
- 3The order lands with you
Hardware and building supply shops serve builders, tradespeople and homeowners. Big orders, deposits for deliveries and trade customers who pay at the end of the month all make getting paid slow. A payments app that handles deposits, payment links and trade accounts can win these shops, and every builder who buys from them sees your app.
Talk to shop owners and their trade customers
Ask local hardware and building supply shops:
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Tick each question once you know your answer.
Take deposits for orders and deliveries
Let the shop send a payment link for a deposit before it orders special items or sends a delivery, so it is not left out of pocket.
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.
Make trade accounts easy to settle
A monthly statement with a payment link lets trade customers pay in a few taps, and gives the shop a clear record of who has paid.
Grow through the trade
Builders, plumbers and electricians buy from the same few shops. Win the shop and its regular trade customers can use your app to pay their own suppliers and get paid by their customers.
How it works
Your own money app- 1Name it and pick your colours
- 2Choose what it does
- 3Launch when you are ready
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Questions people ask
What about tradespeople?
The tradespeople guide covers getting paid for jobs in the trades.
Tradespeople →What about construction workers?
The construction workers guide covers people paid for work on building sites.
Construction workers →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.