How to grow your payments app with sound and lighting hire firms
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
- 1Your card appears in your app
- 2Tap it to pay in a shop
- 3See every payment as it happens
Sound and lighting hire firms supply speakers, microphones, mixing desks, lights and staging for weddings, gigs, school shows, conferences and festivals. Most take a deposit to hold the kit for a date, a balance before delivery, and sometimes a refundable damage deposit for dry hire. Clients range from couples and schools to bands and event companies, and chasing balances before a busy weekend takes time. A payments app that sends deposit and balance links, holds damage deposits and gives clean records can win these firms, and every client who pays sees your app.
Talk to sound and lighting hire firms
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Take deposits and balances by link
A deposit link when the date is booked and a balance link a week before means the kit only leaves the warehouse once it is paid for.
Try it
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What it does
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Handle damage deposits clearly
Taking a damage deposit by link and refunding it once the kit comes back in good order saves awkward conversations about cash.
Grow through events
Hire firms know DJs, bands, venues and marquee firms. One firm on your app can introduce the others.
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 DJs?
The DJs guide covers weddings, parties and corporate events, with a deposit to hold the date and the rest before the night.
DJs →What about marquee and event hire firms?
The marquee and event hire firms guide covers renting out tents, tables, chairs and lighting, with a deposit and a balance before the day.
Marquee and event hire firms →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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Spotted a mistake or something out of date? and we'll fix it. How our guides are made
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.