How to start a payments app for small hotels, B&Bs and guesthouses
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
- 1Your card appears in your app
- 2Tap it to pay in a shop
- 3See every payment as it happens
Small hotels, B&Bs and guesthouses take direct bookings by phone, email and social media, and need a simple way to collect deposits and balances without paying high booking-site commission. A payments app built for them, under your own brand, can do that, and you can offer it to independent places to stay across a region.
What small hotels need
- A deposit link sent when a guest books directly.
- An invoice for the balance before arrival.
- Invoices for group, wedding and corporate bookings.
- An account with a clear view of what's been paid.
Who could launch it
A local tourism association, a group of independent hotels, a hospitality consultancy or an entrepreneur who knows the trade.
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 a few places that want more direct bookings, show how a deposit link works in an email reply, then share the results through tourism groups and local business networks.
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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- 🪪A free business accountOpen it in about a minute with your business name, email, password and mobile. No card and no documents to start.
- 💳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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- 🚀Your own financial platformDesign and preview your whole platform free, then launch when you are ready.
SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank. Accounts, cards and payments are powered by licensed partners.
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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.