How to start a payments app for churches, mosques, temples and faith groups
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Churches, mosques, gurdwaras, temples and synagogues rely on regular giving, festival appeals and payments for events and trips. As fewer people carry cash, a payments app under your own brand can make giving easy, and you can offer it to faith communities across a city, diocese or network.
What faith communities need
- Regular giving set up as a monthly subscription.
- A donation link to share on screens, newsletters and social media.
- Payment links for events, meals, classes and trips.
- An account with a clear record of what came in and when.
Who could launch it
A diocese or national body serving many congregations, a network of mosques or temples, a community organisation or an entrepreneur who knows the sector well.
How to get your first users
Start with one community and its treasurer, show how a donation link works during a service or festival, then share the results with nearby communities. Word of mouth between treasurers is powerful.
Where SendPay fits
SendPay lets you launch your own payments platform under your brand, with GBP, EUR and USD accounts, transfers, branded Visa cards, payment links, invoices and subscriptions, powered by licensed partners. SendPay doesn't offer card machines, isn't a bank and doesn't offer lending.
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
Can I run a donations platform?
How to launch a branded platform for giving.
Start a donations platform →What about community apps?
How to launch a money app for a community you know.
Money app for your community →How do memberships work?
How to run regular payments and members on your own platform.
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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.