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 the supplier's name and any bank information included on the invoice
Imported from a payroll payment file when paying wages
Manually, useful for ad hoc one off transfers without an invoice
When you upload bills or sync from your accounting software, Apron automatically captures any available contact and payment details. If bank details are missing or incomplete, you can add them during the payment process.
Apron protects you by flagging incomplete bank details and checking UK account details through Confirmation of Payee, flagging whenever details can't be verified.
To add a supplier manually
Alternatively, you can enter supplier details manually at any time via the Contacts section. Here's how to do this:
Go to Go to Settings > 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 payment confirmation
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
Tip: Always verify bank details with suppliers before making your first payment to avoid any issues.
Can I import bank details from Xero or QuickBooks contacts?
Bank details saved in Xero or QuickBooks contacts can't be synced to Apron due to API limitations – Xero's API doesn't provide bank account details.
However, in most cases you won't need to manually input bank details. Apron automatically captures them from invoices the first time you pay a contact, then verifies them using Confirmation of Payee.
You'll only need to manually add bank details for contacts where they don't appear on invoices – such as staff reimbursements or certain suppliers.