How to grow your payments app with thatchers
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
Thatchers rethatch, ridge and repair thatched roofs on cottages, barns and pubs. A full rethatch can take weeks and needs reed or straw ordered well ahead, so most jobs start with a deposit to book a place in the diary and buy materials, with the balance when the roof is done. Smaller repairs and ridge work are often paid on the day. A payments app that sends a link for the deposit and the balance, and takes a card payment on site, can win these thatchers, and every homeowner who pays sees your app.
Talk to thatchers
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Take deposits by link
A payment link for the deposit lets the thatcher book the job and order reed or straw as soon as the customer agrees the quote.
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Get the balance paid on the day
A second link, or a card payment on site, means the thatcher is paid when the roof is finished rather than weeks later.
Grow through word of mouth
Thatchers are few and well known in their area, and they often work near roofers, builders and stonemasons. One thatcher on your app can bring others they know.
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Questions people ask
What about roofers and scaffolders?
The roofers and scaffolders guide covers deposits for materials and staged payments on bigger jobs.
Roofers and scaffolders →What about stonemasons?
The stonemasons and memorial makers guide covers headstones, inscriptions and stonework restoration, usually paid with a deposit and a balance weeks later.
Stonemasons and memorial makers →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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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.