How to grow your payments app with locksmiths
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Locksmiths are often called out in a hurry, when someone is locked out at night or after a break-in. The customer may have no cash on them, and the locksmith wants to be paid before leaving. A payments app that takes payment on the spot by link or QR code can win these locksmiths, and every customer who pays sees your app.
Talk to locksmiths
Ask local locksmiths:
- How do customers pay you after a call-out today?
- How often does a customer have no cash or card reader to pay?
- How do landlords and letting agents pay you for jobs?
- What would make getting paid on the spot easier?
Take payment on the spot
A payment link sent by text or a QR code on the invoice lets the customer pay from their phone before the locksmith leaves.
Invoice landlords by link
For jobs done for landlords and letting agents, a payment link with the invoice gets the money in faster.
Grow through trades
Locksmiths work alongside other tradespeople, letting agents and landlords. One locksmith on your app can introduce you to the people they work with.
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 tradespeople?
The tradespeople guide covers builders, plumbers and electricians.
Tradespeople →What about letting agents?
The letting and estate agents guide covers rent and deposit payments.
Letting and estate agents →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.