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FREE £0.00 monthly Your Tide business card Free Expense Cards for your team £5 / month Transfers in & out 20p per transfer ATM withdrawals £1 Read access for team members check Scheduled payments check Accounting integrations - Quickbooks, Xero, Sage and more check Multi-business - hold up to 5 business accounts check Priority in-app support close Phone support close 24/7 legal helpline close Exclusive member perks close Dedicated account manager close 0.5% cashback with your Tide card close PLUS star_rateBest for most businesses £9.99 +VAT monthly Your Tide business card Free Expense Cards for your team 1 free expense card included Transfers in & out 20/month free ATM withdrawals £1 Read access for team members check Scheduled payments check Accounting integrations - Quickbooks, Xero, Sage and more check Multi-business - hold up to 5 business accounts check Priority in-app support check Phone support check 24/7 legal helpline check Exclusive member perks check Dedicated account manager close 0.5% cashback with your Tide card close CASHBACK £49.99 +VAT monthly Your Tide business card Free Expense Cards for your team 3 free expense cards included Transfers in & out 150/month free ATM withdrawals £1 Read access for team members check Scheduled payments check Accounting integrations - Quickbooks, Xero, Sage and more check Multi-business - hold up to 5 business accounts check Priority in-app support check Phone support check 24/7 legal helpline check Exclusive member perks check Dedicated account manager check 0.5% cashback with your Tide card check Trusted by 350,000+ UK businesses Register your limited company and open a Tide account all in one go It’s FREE We pay the incorporation fee on your behalf and give you a free business account. It’s fast Apply within minutes and get set up all in one go. It’s safe We’re an approved formation agent with a secure Companies House integration, so you’re in good hands. Get started More than just an account Our business current account is packed with features which save you time and money: Auto-categorisation We automatically tag your income and spending. Customise the labels to suit your company. Easy expenses Upload receipts, auto-match them to transactions, add a note if you like and it’s all stored digitally. Sync with accountancy software Link your account to software like Xero, QuickBooks, Sage and more. Send, pay and track invoices No need for a separate system, keep on top of your invoices directly in our app. Easy account access Desktop access Manage your finances in a way that works for you, whether it’s in the palm of your hand, or from your computer. Read access for your team Invite business partners, colleagues or your accountant to view and download transactions. Export CSV files Download all your payments, attachments and notes, then upload them to any accounting software. Sync up with your accounting software Forget uploading CSVs – connect your account to Xero, QuickBooks, FreeAgent, Sage, KashFlow and Reckon. Contactless Mastercard We’ve made it easy to manage your Tide card so you stay in control. Free business Mastercard Spend on your card in the UK and abroad with no fees and no commission. (Getting cash from an ATM costs £1 and some machines might charge an extra fee.) Instant card management Stay in control from anywhere. Use the app to freeze, unfreeze, or cancel and re-order your card. Company expense cards Order up to 35 Tide Expense Cards for your team and keep track of who's spending what. Set up sub-accounts to ringfence money for expenses. Use everywhere Spend in shops, buy online and withdraw cash worldwide wherever Mastercard is accepted. 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PPS holds an amount equivalent to the money in Tide current accounts in a safeguarding account which gives customers protection against PPS’ insolvency. Tide also offers bank accounts provided by ClearBank (ClearBank® Ltd. 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 £85,000 by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), the UK's deposit guarantee scheme. For further information visit fscs.org.uk. The Tide card is also issued by PPS pursuant to license by Mastercard International. This card is for payments from Tide accounts. 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. 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