Starling Bank Rolls out Bill Manager to Help Small Business Better Manage Money

Starling Bank is introducing Bills Manager for small businesses to help business and sole trader account customers streamline their finances.

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The new feature gives small businesses the ability to have a Direct Debit or standing order taken from money set aside in any of their "Savings Spaces" rather than their main account balance.

When customers use this feature and a payment is due (for example, for subscriptions, business utilities or commercial property leasing), the money required to make the payment will be taken from the Space, making budget forecasting and managing business running costs much easier.

Payments automatically sync up with accounting tools Xero and FreeAgent, which are provided through the Starling Marketplace, as well as Starling's own bookkeeping Toolkit. This means that businesses can keep track of incomings, outgoings and VAT all in one place.

Bills Manager is available to all small business and sole trader customers with immediate effect and is free to use. The tool was launched to personal current and joint account customers in October 2021.

Helen Bierton, Chief Banking Officer at Starling Bank commented: "Our small business customers requested this feature, so we’ve delivered. Uptake of Bills Manager has been strong among our personal current account customers and we’re confident it will help hundreds of thousands of small businesses better manage their money too."