How to grow your payments app with toy shops
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Small toy shops compete with big online stores, and much of their year's trade comes before holidays and birthdays. Many would like to take orders by message and let customers collect in store, but setting up online payments feels hard. A payments app that takes QR payments in the shop and payment links for orders can win these shops, and every parent who pays sees your app.
Talk to toy shop owners
Ask local toy shop owners:
- How do customers pay you today?
- Do customers ask to order by message or phone?
- How busy do you get before holidays, and how do you cope at the till?
- What would help you sell more?
Take orders by payment link
A payment link sent by message lets a parent pay for a toy in advance and collect it later, so the shop keeps sales it might lose online.
Speed up the till
A QR code at the counter lets customers pay by phone, which helps at the busiest times of year.
Grow through parents
Parents share good local shops with each other. One toy shop on your app shows it to many families, and to the shops next door.
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 bookshops?
The bookshops and stationers guide covers small shops selling books and school supplies.
Bookshops and stationers →What about gift shops?
The florists and gift shops guide covers gifts, flowers and deliveries.
Florists and gift shops →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.