How to grow your payments app with children's party entertainers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Children's party entertainers, face painters, magicians and bouncy castle hire firms work mostly at weekends. They take a deposit to hold the date and the rest on the day, often in cash. A payments app that takes deposits by link and payments on the day can win these entertainers, and every parent who books them sees your app.
Talk to entertainers
Ask local party entertainers and hire firms:
- How do parents pay the deposit and the balance today?
- How often do bookings get cancelled at the last minute?
- How do you get paid on the day of the party?
- What would make getting paid easier?
Take deposits by link
A payment link for the deposit holds the date, so fewer bookings are cancelled at the last minute.
Take the balance on the day
A QR code or link lets the parent pay the balance from their phone at the party, with a receipt for their records.
Grow through parties
Entertainers work alongside caterers, home bakers and venues. One entertainer on your app can bring you the other suppliers at each party.
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 event organisers?
The event organisers guide covers tickets and bookings for events.
Event organisers →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.