How to grow your payments app with PAT testers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
- 1Your card appears in your app
- 2Tap it to pay in a shop
- 3See every payment as it happens
PAT testers visit offices, shops, schools, hotels and rented homes to check that kettles, computers, heaters and other portable appliances are safe to use. Most charge per item or a set price per visit, and many customers book again every year. Small businesses and landlords often want to pay on the day, while bigger customers ask for an invoice. A payments app that takes payment on the spot and handles invoices and repeat bookings can win PAT testers, and every business that pays them sees your app.
Talk to PAT testers
Ask local PAT testers:
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Tick each question once you know your answer.
Get paid before you leave
A link sent at the end of the visit, with the number of items tested, lets the customer pay straight away, so the tester is not chasing small invoices.
Try it
Name your platform and watch it come to life
Type a name, tap a colour and pick what it does. The phone changes as you go.
Colour
What it does
Design and preview your whole platform free, then launch when you are ready.
Make repeat visits easy
When a customer has paid through your app before, booking and paying for next year's test is quick, which helps the tester keep the same customers year after year.
Grow through safety and property trades
PAT testers work alongside electricians, letting agents and workplace trainers. When those businesses take payments through your app, each tester can bring more of them onto it.
How it works
Your own money app- 1Name it and pick your colours
- 2Choose what it does
- 3Launch when you are ready
Why sign up
Create your free SendPay account
It's all about creating your own financial platform with ease. Start with a free account today.
- 🪪A free business accountOpen it in about a minute with your business name, email, password and mobile. No card and no documents to start.
- 💳Get paid from day oneTake card payments, and share your own payment link and invoices so customers pay in a click.
- 🌐A free business websiteFree to build, free to publish and free to keep, with unlimited visits.
- 🚀Your own financial platformDesign and preview your whole platform free, then launch when you are ready.
SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank. Accounts, cards and payments are powered by licensed partners.
Questions people ask
What about electricians?
The electricians guide covers small repairs, safety checks and rewires, getting paid on the day and taking deposits for materials.
Electricians →What about letting agents?
The letting and estate agents guide covers collecting holding deposits, rent and fees from landlords and tenants.
Letting and estate agents →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 launch. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
Spotted a mistake or something out of date? and we'll fix it. How our guides are made
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. Other companies named in this guide are reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.