To pay your suppliers through Apron, we’ll need their bank details. Here’s how to add and manage supplier information to ensure smooth and secure payments.
How supplier details are added
You can create and manage supplier contacts in several ways:
Automatically from an uploaded bill — we’ll capture supplier names, addresses, contact details, and any bank information included on the invoice
Imported from a payroll payment file when paying wages
Manually, which is useful for ad hoc payments like inter-company transfers or one-off suppliers
When you upload bills or sync from your accounting software, Apron automatically captures any available contact and payment information. If bank details are missing, you can add them during the payment process. If the extracted details are incorrect, you can also amend them at that stage.
Alternatively, you can enter supplier details manually at any time via the Contacts section, so they're ready for use in future payments. See the steps below for how to do this.
To add a supplier manually
Go to Contacts
Click Add contact
Fill in their name
Add bank account number and sort code for UK suppliers (or IBAN and BIC/SWIFT codes for international)
Include an email address for sending remittance advice
What we store for each contact
Basic information (name, email)
UK bank details (sort code and account number)
International details (IBAN and BIC/SWIFT codes)
The default document settings can be customised via Supplier and Customer rules
Apron helps maintain accurate information by flagging incomplete bank details, checking UK accounts through Confirmation of Payee, and highlighting when information needs updating.
Tip: Always verify bank details with suppliers before making your first payment to avoid any issues.