How to grow your payments app with ice cream vans
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Ice cream vans sell small orders fast, on streets, at parks, beaches, schools and events. Many customers no longer carry cash, and vans are often booked for weddings and parties with a deposit. A payments app that takes payment by QR code and deposits by link can win these vans, and every customer who pays sees your app.
Talk to van owners
Ask local ice cream van owners:
- How do customers pay you today?
- Do you lose sales when people have no cash?
- How do you take deposits for event bookings?
- What would make taking payment easier?
Take payment by QR code
A QR code on the van window lets customers pay from their phone in seconds, so the queue keeps moving.
Take event deposits by link
A payment link sent when a wedding or party books the van secures the date.
Grow through events
Vans work at fairs, festivals and parties alongside food sellers and event organisers. One van on your app can bring many sellers to it.
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
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.