The safest way  for Tradies and Customers to send and receive payments.

How It Works

01
Sign up for free in under a minute


Create a free Cough-Up account to receive your money when the job's finished. It takes less than a minute to sign up. 

02
Create your job


Enter your customers details ,  attach your quote and send it to your customer.

03
Customer receives job and payment information.

Your customer will get an email notification explaining how to send money safely and quickly. Buyer then submits secure payment

04
Funds held in Escrow until sale is complete.

Funds are held in an independent bank account (in Escrow) to protect you - the

tradie,  and seller until the work is completed. 

05
The work is completed 

Once the job is completed the customer approves the  work. 




06
Money is sent securely typically in minutes*

Cough-Up releases money to the tradie immediately. No need to wait days for your money! 

Cough-Up can be used for all sorts of jobs large and small including renovations, maintenance, landscaping, interior & exterior house decoration, electrical work, plumbing, tiling, tree services, boat building and repairs, decking and fencing ............

and its free for tradies to use!

Register Today