Apron
Apron Payments Ltd is an FCA-authorised electronic money institution based in London. It runs a business finance platform for bill pay, payroll payments, international payments, expense cards and AI bookkeeping, and reconciles with Xero and QuickBooks. To collect money, businesses can use "Get paid" payment links, which customers can pay by bank transfer or card. Payments features are only available to UK-registered businesses.
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Apron overview
UK-registered small and medium businesses, finance teams and accounting firms that want bill pay, payroll payments, expense cards and payment-link collections reconciled with Xero or QuickBooks.
Apron pricing & fees
Pricing structure
Plans
- Payments liteFree
- Payments core£29/month
- Payments plus£49/month
- Payments max£99/month
Per payment
- Get paid links: pay by bankOpen BankingFree
- business cardsCredit Card, Debit Card, Mastercard, Visa · Business cardsFree
- personal cardsCredit Card, Debit Card, Mastercard, Visa · Personal cards1%
- If the customer covers card fees, business cardsCredit Card, Debit Card, Mastercard, Visa · Business cards · Paid by the customer2.9%
Payouts and currency conversion
- Pay anyone using a credit cardper payment sent · Credit Card, Debit Card, Mastercard, Visa2.5%
- FX conversionof the converted amount0.5%
- payment outside EEAper payment sent · Sent outside the EEA£3
Prices as of 2026-10-30.
As published by the provider
Get paid links: 0% on pay by bank. 0% on business cards. 1% fee on personal cards. (If the customer covers card fees, business cards are 2.9% to the customer.) Plans (from 1 December 2026, per company, billed monthly): Payments lite Free; Payments core £29/month; Payments plus £49/month; Payments max £99/month. Pay anyone using a credit card: 2.5% fee. FX conversion fee 0.5%; £3 per payment outside EEA.
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Apron settlement & payouts
Payouts
Apron API & integration
API Profile
Apron coverage & payment methods
Supported countries
Payment methods
Apron licensing & compliance
Legal & Compliance
APRON PAYMENTS LTD
United Kingdom
Licenses
FCA E-Money Institution (UK)
Financial Conduct Authority (UK)
License numbers & register records
1 license number · 1 register record on file for Apron, with status history and links to verify each one at the regulator — free with a PaymentProviders account.
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