The Stand that Ensures Street Artists Get Paid: Tiptap

Do you remember the last time you contributed financially to a street musician? Payments for performance artists, whom we encounter every day in subways and crowded areas, are extremely important. A 22-year-old university student in England developed a stand that makes it easier for those who perform their art on the street to pay tips. With the stand called Tiptap, artists will be able to benefit from many advantages as well as receiving payments.

Emma McBride lives in London and continues her education at Brunel University. Tiptap, launched by McBride, currently accepts contactless payments and is preparing to support mobile payments soon. Tiptap consists of two stages: A stand where artists can place their smartphones and a mobile application on this phone. Viewers who want to tip enter the amount into the mobile application and then scan their contactless cards in the payment area. It’s that simple. The payment has already been transferred to the artist’s account!

The idea of ​​Tiptap came to life when Emma McBride was walking around London one night and could not tip a street artist she liked very much because she did not have any cash in her pocket. It really is, isn’t it? Many of us often fail to reward such street performances because we don’t have change in our pockets. It seems certain that Tiptap will eliminate an important problem at this point.

Tiptap, which is still under development, will not only contribute to artists in terms of receiving payments. With Tiptap, street artists will be able to see their current earnings and feedback from the audience, and share their activity lists with people. On the other hand, in order for street artists to benefit from this project, their profiles will need to be verified by Tiptap. The budget that will enable the project to reach better points is aimed to be covered through a mini income model. According to this model, Tiptap plans to receive a one-time fee from its artists and a 5% commission from each tip. It is stated that all of this will be done in order to further develop the project and prevent abuses.

Let’s not forget to mention it for those who are curious, those who are interested, and those who are located close to London. Tiptap will be exhibited at the Made in Brunel design store in London between 15 and 17 June. We will be able to see more clearly in the coming period how accepted the application will be among street artists.