Apron has been named the fastest-growing fintech startup in the UK and Ireland, and the 3rd fastest growing startup overall on the 2026 Sifted Leaderboard — a high-profile ranking of the region’s most innovative companies.
Apron named fastest growing fintech startup in the UK and Ireland by Sifted
Apron is an all-in-one invoice capture, payments, expenses and rewards platform that also speeds up bookkeeping with a ledger sync and proactive AI
Built to bring business owners, accountants and bookkeepers closer together over the work they actually enjoy doing
Apron plans start from £0 with no contracts. Get an account in minutes at getapron.com
Invoice capture, bill payment, expense cards, rewards, and bookkeeping have been separated for too long. Stuck between expensive apps, spreadsheets, emails and paper records, business owners, accountants and bookkeepers have been leaking time and money for years.
Personal money apps have changed the way we handle our personal finances. Banking on mobile, sending and receiving money in seconds, and earning rewards on everyday spending are now second nature to most of us.
But nobody was building the same experience for business owners. And so we stepped up and started Apron.
Our goal has always been to bring payments and bookkeeping closer together, while helping business owners earn rewards on the way. By eliminating the ‘five minutes here, ten minutes there’ gaps caused by delays, manual busywork and chasing, Apron allows business owners and their financial teams to focus on the work that matters.
Built for the drivers
Apron has always operated on the knowledge that small business owners are the backbone of our local economies. We’ve gotten to know thousands of them, and they’ve told us the same thing: Business owners are often seen as just dreamers. But we’re driving big things for ourselves and those around us. We don’t need more tech. We just need one thing that works and makes sense.
We took this to heart, and have worked endlessly to relieve that burden across the entire workflow, from the moment money is spent, to the moment it’s reconciled.
“We made a commitment to business owners to give them the money app they want and need in order to survive and thrive. That has meant working at a ferocious pace and expanding our team to over 100 people. To be named as the fastest growing fintech in the UK by Sifted is welcome validation, and it inspires us to keep pushing even harder.” — Bogdan Uzbekov, Apron Founder and CEO
AI, rewards, and the end of chasing
Apron brings every part of the business money together onto a single platform. From receipt and invoice capture, to supplier and payroll payments, expense cards, and bookkeeping automation.
Over the past year, we’ve introduced features that are quickly eliminating the need for spot solutions. It’s one of the reasons why Apron is becoming the go-to for business owners and financial teams, instead of just one of many other solutions.
It starts with invoice capture — Upload receipts and invoices via the Apron app, email, or WhatsApp. Apron extracts the details and prepares the document for review, filing, and payment.
William AI — Built to take a proactive approach in tracking down receipts and invoices from client emails, creating accounting records, as well as having a hand in sorting payable bills from everything else. William is like an extra employee making chasing and manual work the exception, not the rule.
Apron Card — Physical and virtual expense cards that earn 1% cashback on everyday business spending. Set custom limits and get spending alerts. Links with the rest of Apron.
Bill pay and payroll — With Apron, you can batch pay suppliers and staff in minutes, with custom workflows for approvers and payers, so everyone knows their role.
Payment flexibility — Pay by bank, or pay with your credit card, even if suppliers only accept bank transfers.
Rewards — No longer the reserve of major corporations. With Apron, you can earn 1% cashback and air miles on everyday business spending (something previously out of reach for small business owners).
Automatic chasing and reconciliation — From tracking down missing receipts for you, to keeping a two-way sync with Xero and QuickBooks, Apron users reliably save 5–10 hours on admin per week.
You run your business, we’ll run the money workflows
This year and beyond, we will make managing business money as simple and intuitive as managing your personal money.
It’s an audacious challenge, but the days of expensive partial solutions are over. This is the era of speed, clarity, simplicity and closeness between us, small business owners, and the financial teams who back them.
We are building a home, not a solution. Whether you want to snap a receipt, run payroll, or earn rewards on your daily bills, we’ll make it easy to reach for Apron.
Running a business or an accounting or bookkeeping firm? You’ll save time, money and headaches by switching to Apron.
Apron plans start from £0 with no contracts. Get an account in minutes at getapron.com