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How to grow your payments app with karaoke bars

By SendPay Business · · 2 min read

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Karaoke bars and private karaoke room venues rent rooms by the hour to groups celebrating birthdays, hen and stag parties and work nights out, and sell drinks and food through the evening. Rooms need a deposit to hold them on busy nights, groups often want to split the bill, and tabs run up fast. A payments app that takes a deposit by link, lets each guest pay their share and settles tabs with a tap can win these venues, and every customer who pays sees your app.

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Hold rooms with a deposit

A payment link sent with the booking means a room is only held once the deposit is paid, which cuts no-shows on busy nights.

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Let groups split the bill

Each guest can pay their share of the room and drinks by link or tap, so nobody is left covering everyone.

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Grow through nights out

Karaoke venues sit near bars, restaurants and comedy clubs. One venue on your app can introduce the others.

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How it works

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  2. Choose what it does
  3. Launch when you are ready

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Questions people ask

What about pubs and bars?

The pubs and bars guide covers lots of small payments on busy nights, plus bookings for tables, parties and events.

Pubs and bars →
What about music venues and comedy clubs?

The music venues and comedy clubs guide covers tickets, bar payments on busy nights and paying performers after each show.

Music venues →
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.

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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.

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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.