How to grow your payments app with tradespeople
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Tradespeople do the work first and chase the money after. Late payments hurt a one-person business. A simple way to take a deposit and get paid on the day can make a real difference to them.
Learn how they get paid today
Talk to a few tradespeople and ask:
- How do customers pay you today?
- How long do you usually wait to be paid?
- Do you take a deposit before buying materials?
- What do you do when someone pays late?
Help them get paid on the day
A payment link sent by text as the job finishes, or a QR code shown on their phone, lets the customer pay before the van leaves.
Make deposits easy
Many jobs need materials bought first. A deposit link sent with the quote protects the tradesperson and shows the customer the job is booked.
Grow through the trade
Tradespeople work alongside each other and recommend each other for jobs. Builders' merchants and trade counters are good places to meet them.
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 I help them chase late payers?
The payment reminder templates give polite words for chasing a late payment.
Payment reminder templates →How do I find my first business customers?
The first business customers guide covers where to start.
Find business customers →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.