How to grow your payments app with taxi drivers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Independent taxi and minicab drivers lose fares when a passenger has no cash, and card machines come with monthly fees. A way to take payment on the driver's own phone can help them keep every fare.
Ask drivers what goes wrong
Talk to a few drivers at a rank or a local firm and ask:
- How often does a passenger have no cash?
- Do you use a card machine, and what does it cost you?
- How do regular customers or businesses pay you?
- How do you keep track of what you earned each day?
Make paying quick at the end of the ride
A QR code in the car or a payment link sent by message lets the passenger pay in seconds. The driver sees the payment arrive before they drive off.
Work on the move
Drivers are often in areas with weak signal. Make sure your app works well on a slow connection and shows clearly when a payment has arrived.
Grow through ranks and local firms
Drivers talk to each other at ranks and share tips in group chats. A few drivers who rely on your app can bring many more.
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
How do QR codes help drivers get paid?
The QR codes guide explains how to use them to take payments and win new users.
Use QR codes →What if the signal is weak?
The slow internet guide covers making your app work on poor connections.
Work on slow internet →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.