How to grow your payments app with marquee and event hire firms
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Marquee and event hire firms rent out tents, tables, chairs, lighting and heaters for weddings, parties, fairs and shows. Most bookings need a deposit to hold the date and the balance paid before the day, and some take a refundable damage deposit too. A payments app that sends deposit and balance links can win these firms, and every customer who pays sees your app.
Talk to hire firms
Ask local marquee and event hire firms:
- How do customers pay deposits and balances today?
- Do you chase balances before the event?
- How do you handle damage deposits?
- What would make taking payment easier?
Take deposits by link
A payment link sent with the quote lets the customer secure the date straight away.
Send the balance link in good time
A link sent a few weeks before the event means the balance is paid without chasing.
Grow through events
Hire firms work alongside caterers, florists and wedding suppliers. One firm on your app can bring many suppliers 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
What about wedding suppliers?
The wedding suppliers guide covers deposits and balances for weddings.
Wedding suppliers →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.