How to grow your payments app with phone and tablet repair shops
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Phone and tablet repair shops replace cracked screens, worn batteries and broken charging ports, many while the customer waits. They also sell cases, chargers and second-hand phones, and some offer collection and mail-in repairs. A payments app that takes payment the moment a repair is done, takes a deposit for parts that must be ordered and sends a link for mail-in repairs can win these shops, and every customer who pays sees your app.
Talk to phone repair shops
Ask local repair shops:
- How do customers pay for repairs today?
- Do you take a deposit when a part has to be ordered?
- Do you offer mail-in or collection repairs?
- Do you sell second-hand phones and accessories?
Take deposits for ordered parts
A deposit link covers the cost of a screen or part that has to be ordered, so the shop is not left with parts nobody collects.
Get paid for mail-in repairs
A payment link sent when a mail-in repair is finished lets the customer pay before the phone is posted back.
Grow through tech repairers
Phone repair shops sit alongside computer technicians and electronics sellers, and customers often need more than one. One shop 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 computer technicians?
The computer and IT technicians guide covers fixing laptops, setting up networks and looking after small offices on call-out or monthly plans.
Computer technicians →What about jewellers and watch repairers?
The jewellers and watch repairers guide covers deposits on custom pieces and payments when repairs are collected.
Jewellers →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.
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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.