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Pay bills in batches

Save time by grouping bills into batches and paying multiple suppliers at once.

Zach Hewlin avatar
Written by Zach Hewlin
Updated over a week ago

With Apron, you don’t need to authorise every payment individually. You can:

  • Group bills by supplier – pay them with a single, combined payment.

  • Pay multiple suppliers in one batch – approve once and Apron distributes the money to everyone seamlessly.

That means fewer approvals and less admin.

How to pay in batches

  1. Go to Bills in the Bill pay section

  2. Tick the boxes next to the bills you want to pay

  3. Click Review & Pay at the bottom

  4. Choose your payment method

  5. Apron sends the right amounts to each supplier automatically.

Automated Grouping

When you pay multiple bills for the same supplier, Apron automatically groups them into a single payment. That way, the supplier receives one payment covering all their bills, instead of many separate transfers.

Payment references

How references work depends on what you’re paying:

  • One bill to one supplier – the payment uses the original invoice reference.

  • Multiple bills to the same supplier (grouped payment) – Apron combines them into a single payment with one clear reference (we generate it for you, but you can customise it).

Sending remittance advice

Help your suppliers understand what they're being paid for by sending remittance advice that includes a breakdown of bills in the payment, payment amount and date and your company name.

When to send:

  • During payment – After confirming payment, click Send remittance, select suppliers, check email addresses, then send

  • After payment – Go to Bill pay, then Paid tab, click three dots next to the payment, select Send remittance advice

Email management

We use email addresses from Xero/QuickBooks if available, save addresses for future use and let you update the addresses under Contacts. The remittance advice messages are sent from [email protected], and in case your supplier replies to this message, you'll be copied in.

Re-sending remittance advice: If you need to send remittance advice again, just repeat the steps above. To change the email address, select Send remittance advice again and manually input the new email address.

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