How to grow your payments app with shopfitters
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Shopfitters turn empty units into working shops, cafes, salons and offices, fitting counters, shelving, partitions, displays and lighting. Most jobs start with a deposit for materials, with staged payments as the work goes on and the rest at handover. A payments app that handles deposits and stage payments can win shopfitters, and every business owner who pays them sees your app.
Talk to shopfitters
Ask local shopfitters:
- Do you take a deposit before ordering materials?
- Do clients pay in stages as the fit-out goes on?
- How do clients pay the rest at handover?
- How long do invoices take to be paid?
Take a deposit when the job is agreed
A link sent with the quote lets the client pay a deposit straight away, so the shopfitter can order materials and book the work.
Send a link for each stage
Each stage, from first fix to handover, can have its own link, so the shopfitter isn't waiting weeks for a bank transfer before moving on.
Grow through the businesses they fit out
Shopfitters work with sign makers, electricians and carpenters, and every shop, cafe or salon they fit out needs to take payments once it opens. Each shopfitter can bring more of those businesses onto your app.
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 the shop sign?
The sign makers guide covers deposits before production and final payments when shop signs, banners and vehicle graphics are fitted.
Sign makers →What about wiring and lighting?
The electricians guide covers getting paid on the day for repairs and checks, and deposits for bigger jobs.
Electricians →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.