How to grow your payments app with tool and equipment hire
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
Tool and equipment hire shops rent out everything from drills and ladders to cement mixers and generators, to builders, tradespeople and people doing jobs at home. Most hires need a deposit, a hire fee and sometimes an extra charge if the hire runs late. A payments app that handles deposits, fees and refunds by link can win these shops, and every customer who hires sees your app.
Talk to hire shops
Ask local tool and equipment hire shops:
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Take deposits by link
A payment link sent when the customer books means the deposit is paid before they arrive, so collection is quick.
Try it
Name your platform and watch it come to life
Type a name, tap a colour and pick what it does. The phone changes as you go.
Colour
What it does
Design and preview your whole platform free, then launch when you are ready.
Charge extra days simply
When a hire runs late, the shop can send a link for the extra days instead of waiting for the customer to come back and pay.
Grow through trades
Builders and tradespeople hire tools often and work with suppliers and other trades. One hire shop on your app can bring many of them to it.
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 hardware shops?
The hardware and building supply shops guide covers shops that sell tools and materials.
Hardware and building supply shops →What about tradespeople?
The tradespeople guide covers builders, plumbers and electricians.
Tradespeople →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.
Build my platform →Read next
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.