How to grow your payments app with mobile bars and cocktail caterers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Mobile bars and cocktail caterers bring a bar to weddings, birthdays, corporate events and festivals. Most take a deposit to book the date and the balance before the event, and at cash bars they sell drinks to guests all night, often in fields with weak signal. A payments app that sends deposit and final payment links and takes quick tap payments at the bar can win these businesses, and every guest who pays sees your app.
Talk to mobile bars and cocktail caterers
Ask local mobile bar owners:
- How do clients pay to book you?
- How do you get the balance before the event?
- How do guests pay at a cash bar?
- How good is the signal at your events?
Book dates with a deposit
A payment link sent with the quote lets the client lock in the date in a tap, so the bar isn't holding a Saturday for someone who changes their mind.
Serve the queue faster
Guests at a busy bar want to tap and go. Quick card payments mean shorter queues and more drinks sold.
Grow through events
Mobile bars work alongside caterers, wedding suppliers and party decorators. One bar 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 caterers?
The caterers guide covers taking deposits for events, buying food up front and chasing final payments.
Caterers →What about supper clubs and pop-up restaurants?
The supper clubs guide covers selling tickets for set menus, taking payment before buying food and drinks on the night.
Supper clubs →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.