London and San Francisco - 9 March 2026: Tide, the UK’s leading business management platform, and Gigs, the leader in embedded connectivity, today announced the launch of Tide Business Phone Number (BPN), a mobile service built for small businesses and fully embedded in the Tide app. This marks the first time a business banking provider has integrated a full mobile plan with UK phone number directly into its platform.
The launch is designed to help Tide’s nearly 800,000 UK members (14% of the small business market), better separate their personal and professional lives. For many founders, running a business still means juggling personal phones, contracts, and suppliers alongside their work. Tide BPN removes that friction by giving business owners a simple and affordable way to manage communications separately on a single device, without compromising their privacy or credibility.
Tide BPN is available for free to members on Smart, Pro, and Max plans, offering a business number with unlimited calls and texts. For those wanting data in addition to the BPN, the Unlimited Boost plan provides unlimited 5G data, plus 10GB of EU roaming data for a highly competitive £15 per month. Unlike comparable plans, Tide BPN does not impose annual price increases or credit checks and users can cancel at any time in the Tide app.
Heather Cobb, UK Managing Director at Tide, said: “Small business owners tell us time and again that admin gets in the way of doing what they actually set out to do - running and growing their business. Tide BPN is a natural extension of our mission to save small businesses time and money. By bringing business phone numbers directly into the Tide app, we are removing yet another task from their to-do list and helping founders keep their business and personal lives clearly separate.”
Tide BPN allows members to set up a dedicated business number directly within the Tide app via eSIM (no additional device required), either by transferring an existing number or activating a new one. Members and their teams can easily switch between personal and business numbers when making or receiving calls. Incoming calls clearly show whether they are coming through a business or personal line, while outbound calls can be made from the business number, helping protect personal details and maintain professional boundaries.
Everything is managed in one place, with a single bill and no need to deal with multiple providers or contracts.
Rafa Plantier, VP Go-To-Market at Gigs, said: “Every new business requires the same essentials. Tide brings them together in one digital experience, combining company formation, a business account and now a mobile plan to help entrepreneurs get up and running faster and at lower cost than ever before. Gigs is proud to partner with Tide to power the UK’s first fully embedded mobile plan designed for small businesses.”
Read more at www.gigs.com and www.tide.co.
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Tide Business Phone Number is powered by Gigs and made possible by Vodafone's 5G network.
About Tide
Launched in 2017, Tide is the leading business management platform in the UK. Tide helps small businesses save time and money by offering business accounts alongside a comprehensive set of connected admin solutions, from invoicing and accounting to adjacent commercial services.
Tide has nearly 900,000 SME members in the UK, representing around 15 percent of the market, and more than 1 million SMEs in India. Tide launched in Germany in May 2024 and France in September 2025. Tide has been recognised with the Great Place to Work certification three years in a row. Tide is backed by Anthemis, Apax Digital Funds, Augmentum Fintech, Creandum, Salica Investments, Latitude, LocalGlobe, SBI Group, Speedinvest and TPG, among others. Tide employs more than 2,500 people globally and has a long-term ambition to be the leading business management platform worldwide.
About Gigs
Gigs is the leader in embedded connectivity, powering global mobile infrastructure for some of the world’s largest enterprises. By bridging the gap between telecom carriers and modern digital platforms, Gigs enables connectivity for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Gigs is backed by Ribbit Capital, Google’s Gradient Ventures, and Y Combinator. Learn more at www.gigs.com.
