How to grow your payments app with quiz hosts and quiz nights
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Quiz hosts run weekly quiz nights in pubs, bars and clubs, and private quizzes for birthdays, charities and work teams. On the night, teams usually pay a small entry fee per player, some of which may go into a prize pot, while the venue pays the host a set fee. Private and charity quizzes are often booked ahead with a deposit. A payments app that lets teams pay entry fees from their phones, shows the prize pot clearly and gets the host paid on time can win quiz hosts, and every team that plays sees your app.
Talk to quiz hosts
Ask local quiz hosts:
- How do teams pay the entry fee on the night?
- How do you keep track of the prize pot?
- How and when does the venue pay you?
- How do you take bookings and deposits for private or charity quizzes?
Let teams pay from their phones
A QR code on each table lets teams pay the entry fee in seconds, so the host is not counting coins between rounds and nobody is left short of cash.
Keep prize pots and host fees clear
Entry fees can be tracked as they come in, so everyone can see the prize pot, and the venue can pay the host through a link straight after the quiz.
Grow through pubs and event hosts
Quiz hosts work in the same pubs and venues as DJs, comedians and event hosts. When those businesses take payments through your app, each quiz host can bring more of them onto it.
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 pubs and bars?
The pubs and bars guide covers venues taking lots of small payments on busy nights, plus bookings for tables, parties and events.
Pubs and bars →What about event MCs and hosts?
The event MCs and hosts guide covers hosts running weddings, parties and corporate events, usually with a deposit to hold the date.
Event MCs and hosts →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.