How to start a payments app for churches, mosques, temples and faith groups
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
- 1Pick who to pay and type the amount
- 2Tap send and it is on its way
- 3It lands in their account
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.
Try it
Name your platform and watch it come to life
Type a name, tap a colour and pick what it does. The phone changes as you go.
Colour
What it does
Design and preview your whole platform free, then launch when you are ready.
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.
How it works
Your own money app- 1Name it and pick your colours
- 2Choose what it does
- 3Launch when you are ready
Why sign up
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- 💳Get paid from day oneTake card payments, and share your own payment link and invoices so customers pay in a click.
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SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank. Accounts, cards and payments are powered by licensed partners.
Questions people ask
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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. Other companies named in this guide are reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.