How to start a payments app for dog walkers, groomers, pet sitters and kennels
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
Dog walkers, groomers, pet sitters and kennels juggle regular walks, one-off appointments, deposits and no-shows. A payments app built for them, under your own brand, can turn all of that into subscriptions, links and invoices, and you can offer it to pet businesses across a town or region.
What pet businesses need
- Weekly walks or daycare collected by subscription.
- A deposit link to hold grooming and boarding bookings.
- Invoices for longer stays and extras.
- An account that keeps the business money apart.
Who could launch it
A pet care franchise, a network of local walkers and sitters, a grooming school or an entrepreneur who knows the pet 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 walkers and groomers you know, show how deposits cut no-shows, then ask them to recommend it to others they meet at the park, the groomer's or the vet.
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.
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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.