How to grow your payments app with market and car boot organisers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Market, craft fair and car boot organisers rent out pitches to sellers each week or each event, and some charge buyers a small entry fee. Much of this is still collected in cash on the day, early in the morning, in a field or car park. A payment link that lets sellers book and pay for a pitch ahead, and a quick way to take entry at the gate, can win these organisers, and every seller and buyer who pays sees your app.
Talk to market organisers
Ask local organisers:
- How do sellers pay for pitches today?
- Do sellers book ahead or turn up on the day?
- Do you charge buyers to get in?
- How much cash do you handle on a busy day?
Take pitch fees ahead
A payment link for a pitch lets sellers book and pay before the day, so the organiser knows who is coming and handles less cash.
Take entry at the gate
A code buyers can scan at the gate takes the entry fee without the organiser carrying a float of change.
Grow through the sellers
Market sellers trade at many markets and fairs each month. Once they pay for one pitch on your app, they can take payments from their own customers too.
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 market traders?
The market traders guide covers how stallholders can take more payments on fast, busy days with poor signal and lots of cash.
Market traders →What about event organisers?
The event organisers guide covers selling places and collecting money from many guests for parties, workshops, trips and community events.
Event organisers →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.