How to grow your payments app with kids' coding and STEM clubs
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Kids' coding, robotics and science clubs teach children to build games, program robots and run experiments, in schools, libraries, community centres and online. Most sell a term of weekly sessions, plus holiday camps and sometimes birthday parties, and parents expect to book and pay on their phone. Clubs juggle sibling discounts, part-term joiners and camp deposits. A payments app that sells terms and camps by link, handles instalments and gives parents a clear receipt can win these clubs, and every parent who pays sees your app.
Talk to coding and STEM clubs
Ask local clubs:
- How do parents pay for a term of sessions today?
- How do they book and pay for holiday camps?
- How do you handle sibling discounts and children joining mid-term?
- How do parents pay for birthday parties?
Sell terms and camps by link
A payment link for each term or camp, shared by email or the class group chat, means places are paid for before the first session.
Make paying easy for families
Instalments for longer camps and one link that covers two siblings take the friction out of paying, and a clear receipt keeps family records tidy.
Grow through parents and schools
Clubs know after-school clubs, tutors, swimming teachers and baby and toddler classes. One club on your app can introduce the others.
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 nurseries and after-school clubs?
The nurseries and after-school clubs guide covers collecting regular fees from parents and chasing late payments.
Nurseries and after-school clubs →What about tutors and coaches?
The tutors and coaches guide covers private tutors, music teachers and sports coaches chasing small payments from many families.
Tutors and coaches →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.