How to grow your payments app with martial arts clubs
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Martial arts clubs teaching karate, judo, taekwondo and more collect monthly fees, pay-as-you-go class fees, grading fees and payments for uniforms and belts. Many members are children, so parents pay, and instructors often chase fees in cash at the start of class. A payments app that sends fee links and takes payment at the door can win these clubs, and every parent who pays sees your app.
Talk to instructors
Ask local martial arts instructors:
- How do members and parents pay fees today?
- How much time do you spend chasing late fees?
- How do you collect grading and kit payments?
- What would make collecting money easier?
Send fee links to parents
A monthly payment link sent by message lets parents pay from their phone, so instructors can teach instead of collecting cash.
Take grading and kit payments
One link per grading or kit order keeps these one-off payments separate and easy to track.
Grow through competitions
Clubs meet at gradings and competitions, often run by the same association. One club on your app can introduce you to many more.
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 sports clubs?
The sports clubs guide covers team sports and club memberships.
Sports clubs →What about gyms?
The gyms and fitness centres guide covers memberships and classes.
Gyms and fitness centres →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.