Selling to students and kids?
Let a parent pay in one tap.
GuardianPay is a drop-in checkout add-on for products bought by students and children. Your young user picks what they want; their parent approves and pays instantly — no shared cards, no lost sales.
When you sell to under-18s, the child wants it — but the parent pays
Students and kids are ready to buy your course, app, or subscription, but they can’t complete the purchase alone. Today that gap quietly kills your conversions and creates risk.
Carts that never close
A motivated student hits checkout, realises they need a parent, and the moment — and the sale — is gone.
Shared-card workarounds
Kids typing in a parent’s card is insecure, breaks trust, and drives chargebacks and disputes.
Consent & compliance risk
Taking money from minors without genuine guardian consent is a legal and reputational minefield.
One approval flow, three simple steps
GuardianPay sits beside your existing checkout. The student or child keeps the experience; the parent keeps control.
The student picks
At your checkout, the student or child taps “Ask a parent” and chooses what they want — no card needed.
The guardian approves
The linked parent or guardian gets a clear request and approves or declines in one tap, paying with their own method.
The purchase completes
On approval, payment clears and your product unlocks instantly — with a clean record of consent.
Built for anyone selling to students & children
If your customers are under 18 — or otherwise need a parent’s sign-off to pay — this is for you.
We already solved this for ourselves
GuardianPay was born inside Tutopiya, an online tutoring company whose students are ready to buy but rarely hold the purse strings. We built a parent-approval payment flow, tested it with real families, and watched conversions climb. Now we’re opening it to other businesses wrestling with the same problem — and we want to talk to the teams who need it most.
Proven with real students and guardians
Designed to sit beside the checkout you already run
Genuine guardian approval recorded on every purchase
Sell to students or kids? Let’s talk.
We’re onboarding a small group of early-access partners who sell to under-18s. Tell us what you sell and we’ll be in touch — you’ll help shape what GuardianPay becomes.
- ✓ Early access ahead of public launch
- ✓ Direct line to the team building it
- ✓ No commitment — just a conversation
Request early access
Tell us a little about your organisation and we'll get in touch. No commitment — we're talking to teams who serve users that can't pay for themselves.
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Frequently asked questions
What exactly is GuardianPay? +
GuardianPay is a payment-approval layer you add to your existing checkout, built for businesses that sell to students and children. When a young user wants to buy, they trigger a request that goes to a linked parent or guardian for one-tap approval. The payment only completes once the parent approves and pays.
Who is this for? +
Any business selling products or services to under-18s — edtech and learning apps, kids’ and teen apps, games, subscriptions, marketplaces, and schools collecting fees — where the child wants to buy but a parent holds the money.
How is this different from just asking for a parent’s card? +
Asking the child to type in a parent’s card details is clunky, insecure, and frequently abandoned. With a dedicated approval flow the guardian stays in control: they get a clear request, approve or decline it themselves, and pay with their own saved method — no card-sharing, fewer chargebacks, and a far higher conversion rate.
Is it built and working? +
Yes. We built and validated this approach with real students and families — it works. GuardianPay is now opening it to other businesses facing the same problem, and this page is how we’re gauging who wants it first.
How do I get involved? +
Request early access using the form on this page. We’re onboarding a small group of design partners and will reach out to understand your use case.
Solve the “I can’t pay for this” problem
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