How to start a payments app for tutors and teachers: lesson packs, monthly plans and no chasing
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
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Private tutors, music teachers, language teachers and coaches often get paid in cash or by bank transfer after each lesson, and spend time chasing parents and students. A payments platform aimed at them can sell packs of lessons up front, run monthly plans and keep a clear record of who has paid.
What teachers want
- Payment links for packs of lessons.
- Monthly plans that collect without chasing.
- Simple invoices for schools or organisations that book them.
- A clear record for their self-employed tax return.
Reaching them
Tutors and teachers meet through tutoring agencies, music schools, teaching associations and online groups. Start with one subject or one city and let early users recommend you.
Try it
Name your platform and watch it come to life
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Colour
What it does
Design and preview your whole platform free, then launch when you are ready.
Things to watch
Many students are children, so payments come from parents. Keep the data you hold to a minimum and make cancelling a plan easy.
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 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.
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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.