How to grow your payments app with phone shops and airtime sellers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
- 1Customers pick what they want
- 2They pay by card at checkout
- 3The order lands with you
Phone shops and airtime sellers see a steady stream of customers buying top-ups, accessories and handsets. Many of these payments are small and frequent, and bigger ones like handsets are often paid in parts. A payments app that handles both well can win these shops, and they are already places where people come to sort out their phones.
Talk to shop owners and customers
Ask local phone shops, airtime sellers and their customers:
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Tick each question once you know your answer.
Make small payments quick
A QR code or payment link at the counter lets customers pay for accessories and services in seconds, with less cash to count at the end of the day.
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.
Let customers pay for handsets in parts
The shop sets up a payment link for each part of a handset payment, with the total and the dates written clearly, and hands the phone over when it is paid.
Grow through the counter
Phone shops help people set up apps every day. A shop that likes your app can help its customers sign up on the spot.
How it works
Your own money app- 1Name it and pick your colours
- 2Choose what it does
- 3Launch when you are ready
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Questions people ask
What about local agents?
The local agents guide covers how agents help people pay in and take out money.
Local 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.
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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. Other companies named in this guide are reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.