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APP & ACCOUNT FEATURES

All your business finance needs in one place

Our free business account has all the essentials you need to get going, and we offer smart features to help you get paid, monitor spend, automate tax and much more.

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Instant access savings

Earn up to 4% interest* and access your funds whenever you need them with our savings account, so your money can work as hard as you do.

Start saving from just £1.

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Get paid faster with flexible options

Invoicing

Send 3 free invoices per month, or upgrade to Invoice Assistant for £5.99+VAT for unlimited invoices and automated payment reminders.

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Payment Links

Generate Payment Links for free in seconds. Include with an invoice or send on their own. Card transaction fees apply.

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Tap to Pay on iPhone

Accept contactless payments without any hardware, right from your phone. Currently available on iPhone, with Android support coming soon.

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Tide Card Reader

For contactless and chip and pin payments in store or on the go, our card readers integrate seamlessly with your Tide account. From £159 + VAT.

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Send and receive international payments

Send and receive Euro SEPA payments right from your Tide account with low transfer fees.

No need for a separate currency account.

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Streamline your bookkeeping, payroll and taxes

Tide Accounting

All your accounting needs in one place, from bookkeeping, to self assessment and even VAT returns. From £13.99 + VAT.

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Tide Payroll

Automate pension payments, calculate tax and more with our integrated HMRC-recognised payroll software.

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Team Access

Read only access on our free plan, or enhanced access on our paid plans so you can collaborate and delegate with ease.

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Accounting integrations

Not ready to make the switch? Connect your Tide account to your existing accounting software for free. 

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Control spending and expenses

Expense cards

Manage team spend and eliminate expense claims with smart expense cards. £5 per month, or upgrade to one of our paid plans.

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Virtual debit card

Activate your free virtual debit card, for peace of mind when you spend online. Widely accepted, and easy to freeze or cancel.

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Easier access to credit

Subject to eligibility

Credit flex

Split the cost of past or future payments to avoid cashflow issues. No application needed, instantly available for eligible accounts.

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Credit Score Insights

Monitor your business credit score and get insights into the factors that impact it to improve your creditworthiness.

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Business finance options

See if you’re eligible for a range of finance products from business loans to invoice finance without affecting your credit rating.

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Start Up Loans

Access government-backed lending and borrow between £500 and £25,000 to get your new business off the ground.

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We understand businesses, it's all we do

Tide is built by business owners for business owners. That’s why we’re trusted by over 2 million sole traders, freelancers, and limited companies worldwide.

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Tide Platform Limited (Tide) designs and operates the Tide website and app. Tide is not a bank. Tide is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 under firm reference number 900843 for the issuing of electronic money and the provision of payment initiation services and account information services under the Payment Services Regulations 2017. Tide is also authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in relation to its credit and insurance broking activities (firm reference 718743). Tide is incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number 09595646 and registered office at 4th Floor The Featherstone Building, 66 City Road, London, EC1Y 2AL. Tide offers bank accounts powered by ClearBank® Ltd (ClearBank) (account sort code is 04-06-05). ClearBank is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority under registration number 754568. Eligible deposits with ClearBank are protected up to a total of £120,000 by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), the UK's deposit guarantee scheme. For further information visit Home. ClearBank Ltd is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority (Financial Services Register number: 754568). Registered Address: ClearBank, Level 27, The Broadgate Tower, 20 Primrose Street, London, United Kingdom, EC2A 2EW. Eligible deposits held in the Tide Business Current Account (powered by ClearBank) are covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (“FSCS”) subject to eligibility. All eligible deposits at the same bank are aggregated to determine the coverage level for each depositor up to £120,000, therefore if you have any other product/services with ClearBank these will be aggregated. To find out more and to check your eligibility please visit: About us . Some of Tide’s members also hold e-money accounts powered by PrePay Technologies Limited (PPT) (account sort code is 23-69-72). PPT is an electronic money institution authorised by the FCA under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 under firm reference number 900010 for the issuing of electronic money. PPT holds an amount equivalent to the money in Tide current accounts in a safeguarding account which gives members protection against PPT’ insolvency. Tide Cards may be issued by both Tide and PPT, who are licensed by Mastercard International for the issuance of cards. The issuer of your Tide card will be identified on your monthly card statement. Tide Capital Limited is an appointed representative of P1 Investment Services Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under firm reference number 752005 to carry out such regulated activities as are involved in the provision of Tide Investment Account. Seccl Custody Limited is the custodian of assets held in Tide Investment Account and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (firm reference number 793200) and registered in England and Wales under No. 10430958. Registered office 20 Manvers Street, Bath BA1 1JW. Tide, the Tide logo, the Swell, and Do Less Banking are trademarks and trade names of Tide Platform Limited, and may not be used or reproduced without the consent of the owner.