Built by someone who chased invoices too.
Hi, I'm Darren.
BC, Canada. I build software, and I built handipay.
I'm not a tradesperson. I've hired a lot of them: for renos, for repairs, the kind of stuff every homeowner ends up calling someone for. And every single contractor had a different way of taking payment. Some sent paper invoices weeks late. Some texted me e-transfer details. Some never followed up at all and I had to chase them to pay them. From my end, it was exhausting.
From their end, it's worse. Every tradesperson I've talked to has a story about a client who never paid. Sometimes thousands of dollars of work, done. There's no good way to track who still owes you. No polite way to nudge. And clients who treat a quote like a suggestion just get away with it. So you eat it, and you keep working.
Both of those problems are software problems. That's what I do for a living.
What I'm trying to do about it
Tools that get out of your way.
Your job is the trade, not the paperwork. If using handipay feels like a second job, I've failed.
Reminders that chase clients so you don't have to.
You shouldn't have to be the bad guy to get paid for work you already did.
No surprise fees, no monthly nickel and diming.
Canadian built. The price you see is the price.
I've spent years building software that handles money, the kind that can't afford to lose track of a cent. That's the standard I'm holding handipay to. You can find me at arrayof.one.
Thanks for reading. Now go get paid.
Darren
Canadian and independent, on purpose.
handipay is built and run out of BC, Canada. There are no outside investors setting a growth target, and no roadmap decided somewhere else. Just a product built for the trades that use it, and a founder who reads what you send in.