How to grow your payments app with trophy and engraving shops
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Trophy and engraving shops make trophies, medals, shields, plaques and engraved gifts such as glassware, watches and keepsakes. Much of the work comes from sports clubs, schools and businesses ordering for end-of-season awards and events, so orders arrive in busy bursts, often paid by a club treasurer or a company, and large orders need a deposit before stock is bought. A payments app that sends a deposit link with the quote, lets a club or company pay by link and takes the balance on collection can win these shops, and every customer who pays sees your app.
Talk to trophy and engraving shops
Ask local trophy shop owners:
- How do clubs and schools pay for big orders today?
- How do you take a deposit before buying stock?
- How are engraved gifts paid on collection?
- How much time goes on chasing club payments?
Take deposits for big orders
A payment link sent with the quote means the shop can buy trophies and medals for a club's awards night without paying for them first.
Let clubs pay by link
A club treasurer or company office can pay a link from anywhere, without coming to the shop or waiting for an invoice.
Grow through clubs
Trophy shops know every sports club, school and event organiser nearby. One shop on your app can introduce them all.
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 sports clubs?
The sports clubs guide covers local football, running and martial arts clubs collecting fees and subs from many members.
Sports clubs →What about jewellers?
The jewellers and watch repairers guide covers deposits on custom pieces and payments when repairs are collected.
Jewellers →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.