How to grow your payments app with podiatrists and chiropodists
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Private podiatrists and chiropodists treat patients in small clinics and on home visits, many of them older people with regular appointments every few weeks. Cash left in the house, missed visits and patients whose children pay for them are all everyday problems. A payments app that takes a deposit when booking and payment on the day, by card or link, can win these practices, and every patient who pays sees your app.
Talk to foot care practices
Ask local podiatrists and chiropodists:
- How do patients pay you today?
- How often do patients miss visits?
- Do you do home visits?
- Do family members pay for some patients?
Take a deposit when booking
A small deposit paid by link when an appointment is booked cuts missed visits and pays for the time if a patient does not turn up.
Let families pay by link
When a son or daughter pays for a parent's treatment, a payment link sent after each visit lets them pay from wherever they live.
Grow through other clinics
Podiatrists often share rooms with physiotherapists and other practitioners. One practice on your app can introduce the others in the same building.
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 physiotherapists?
The physiotherapists and massage therapists guide covers taking deposits and payments for appointments, and cutting losses from missed sessions.
Physiotherapists →What about small clinics and pharmacies?
The small clinics and pharmacies guide covers getting paid quickly every day and keeping clear records.
Small clinics →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.