How to grow your payments app with vets and pet shops
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Pet owners face surprise vet bills, regular food and supplies, and sometimes monthly care plans. Independent vets and pet shops often want a simpler way to take payments, send bills and set up regular payments. A payments app that does this well can win pet businesses, and every pet owner who pays them sees your app.
Talk to vets, pet shops and owners
Ask local vets, pet shops and pet owners:
- How do owners pay for treatment today?
- Do you offer monthly care plans or regular food orders?
- How often do you wait to be paid after a visit?
- What would make paying easier for pet owners?
Make regular payments simple
Scheduled payments for care plans or monthly food orders help owners spread the cost and help the business plan ahead.
Send bills by link
After a visit or a home call, the vet can send a payment link with the full cost shown, so owners pay in a few taps and keep a receipt.
Grow through the pet community
Vets, pet shops, groomers and dog walkers all serve the same owners. One pet business on your app can introduce you to the rest.
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 dog walkers?
The dog walkers and pet sitters guide covers regular pet care payments.
Dog walkers and pet sitters →What about local shops?
The local shops guide covers winning shops on your high street.
Visit local 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.