How to grow your payments app with nannies and babysitters
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Nannies look after children in a family's home, often several days a week, while babysitters cover evenings and one-off nights out. Many are still paid in cash at the end of the night or by bank transfer when the parents remember. Parents rarely have the right cash, and childcarers lose track of who owes what. A payments app that lets parents pay a babysitter in a few taps, sets up regular weekly payments for a nanny and keeps a clear record can win these childcarers, and every family who pays sees your app.
Talk to nannies and babysitters
Ask local nannies and babysitters:
- How do families pay you today, and how often do you wait to be paid?
- Are you paid by the hour, the evening or the week?
- Do families ever ask to pay by card or phone?
- How do you keep track of the hours you have worked?
Let parents pay in a few taps
A payment link at the end of the evening means parents can pay straight away, even without cash, and the babysitter goes home paid.
Set up regular payments
A weekly payment for a nanny, with a clear record of hours and amounts, makes life simpler for the family and the nanny alike.
Grow through parents
Parents share babysitters with friends, neighbours and school groups. One family paying through your app can bring 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 childminders?
The childminders guide covers childminders and small nurseries who collect regular fees from parents.
Childminders →What about nurseries and after-school clubs?
The nurseries and after-school clubs guide covers clubs that collect regular fees from parents and chase late payments.
Nurseries and after-school 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.