How to grow your payments app with translators and interpreters
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Translators and interpreters are often freelancers working for people, businesses and agencies in other countries. They send invoices, wait weeks to be paid and lose money on international transfer fees. A payments app that sends invoice links and makes cross-border payments simpler can win these freelancers, and every client who pays sees your app.
Talk to translators
Ask local translators and interpreters:
- How do clients pay you today?
- How long do you usually wait to be paid?
- How much do you lose on fees when clients pay from abroad?
- What would make getting paid easier?
Send invoice links
An invoice with a payment link lets the client pay the moment they receive the work, instead of setting up a bank transfer.
Take payment before small jobs
For short jobs such as a single document, a payment link sent with the quote gets the translator paid before they start.
Grow through agencies and groups
Translators share work with each other and belong to professional groups. One translator on your app can bring you 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
What about remote workers?
The remote workers guide covers people paid by clients and employers abroad.
Remote workers →What about language schools?
The language schools guide covers course fees and deposits.
Language schools →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.