How to grow your payments app with parent-teacher associations
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Parent-teacher associations and school parent groups raise money for extras like playground equipment, books and trips. They sell tickets for discos, quiz nights and summer fairs, run raffles, sell second-hand uniform and collect donations, all run by busy volunteer parents. Many parents no longer carry cash, and counting coins after a fair takes hours. A payments app that sells tickets by link, takes tap payments at stalls and collects donations can win these groups, and every parent who pays sees your app.
Talk to PTAs
Ask local parent-teacher associations:
- How do parents pay for disco and quiz night tickets today?
- How do stalls at your summer or winter fair take payments?
- How do you collect donations and raffle money from parents who don't carry cash?
- How long does it take volunteers to count and bank the money afterwards?
Sell tickets by link
A ticket link shared in the class chat or school newsletter lets parents pay in seconds, and volunteers can see who has paid.
Take tap payments at fairs
Letting stalls take payments by tapping a phone means more sales from parents without cash, and far less coin counting at the end of the day.
Grow school by school
PTA volunteers talk to other schools and to local clubs and charities. One PTA on your app can introduce you to many more groups.
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 charities and community groups?
The charities and community groups guide covers small charities, residents' groups and community projects collecting donations, fees and ticket money.
Charities and community groups →What about school uniform shops?
The school uniform shops guide covers shops that are packed in the weeks before term starts and serve parents who often pay in parts.
School uniform shops →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.