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Monzo Overview
Monzo's business offering is reviewed separately from its personal banking. This page focuses on business eligibility, pricing, payments, cash handling, integrations, international use, finance and protection.
Account summary
Key features
| Business account | Monzo Business |
| Monthly pricing | Free Lite plan; paid plans add features |
| Eligible businesses | Eligible UK sole traders and limited companies; sector and Companies House checks apply. |
| Access and support | App-led with online access for supported tasks; no branches |
| Payments | UK payments are integrated into the app; plan allowances and optional services vary. |
| Cash and cheques | Cash deposits use supported retail routes and carry limits or charges; no branch counter service. |
| International banking | Card and transfer terms should be checked if the business regularly trades overseas. |
| Protection | Eligible deposits held with Monzo Bank Limited can receive FSCS protection. |
Monzo at a glance
- Monzo Business are available to eligible uk sole traders and limited companies; sector and companies house checks apply. The account should be assessed as a working financial tool rather than simply by its brand or headline fee.
- Pricing starts from free lite plan; paid plans add features. The meaningful cost depends on payment volumes, cash and cheque handling, extra cards, international transfers and any paid tools the business actually uses.
- App-led with online access for supported tasks; no branches. UK payments are integrated into the app; plan allowances and optional services vary.
- May suit small firms wanting clear app-based administration and bookkeeping tools. The principal point to check before applying is that more advanced features require paid plans, and cash-heavy firms may prefer wider physical access.
Monzo services
Monzo's main business-banking tools include tax pots and transaction categorisation, invoices and accounting integrations, team access on eligible plans.
UK payments are integrated into the app; plan allowances and optional services vary.
Cash deposits use supported retail routes and carry limits or charges; no branch counter service.
Card and transfer terms should be checked if the business regularly trades overseas.
Business lending is available only to eligible customers and is separately assessed.
May suit
- OKMay suit small firms wanting clear app-based administration and bookkeeping tools.
- OKTax Pots and transaction categorisation
- OKInvoices and accounting integrations
- OKTeam access on eligible plans
- OKBusiness account
- OKMonthly pricing
May not suit
- !More advanced features require paid plans, and cash-heavy firms may prefer wider physical access.
- !Cash deposits use supported retail routes and carry limits or charges; no branch counter service.
- !Business lending is available only to eligible customers and is separately assessed.
- !People who need regular branch or counter service
- !Anyone choosing mainly on one headline rate without checking the latest terms
Our Assessment of Monzo
May suit small firms wanting clear app-based administration and bookkeeping tools. Its practical value comes from tax pots and transaction categorisation, invoices and accounting integrations, team access on eligible plans rather than one headline feature. More advanced features require paid plans, and cash-heavy firms may prefer wider physical access.
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Continue with the Complete Monzo Review
You've read the summary. Our Complete Review examines the account in much greater detail, helping you understand how it performs in everyday banking before you decide.
- Detailed feature analysis
- Fees and charges explained
- Everyday banking experience
- Account strengths and limitations
- Protection and eligibility
- Comparison with similar UK banks
How Monzo compares
Compare Monzo with the full alphabetical business-banking directory. App-led with online access for supported tasks; no branches. UK payments are integrated into the app; plan allowances and optional services vary. Cash deposits use supported retail routes and carry limits or charges; no branch counter service. The closest alternative depends on business structure, transaction volume, physical cash use, international activity and whether finance or human support may be needed later. BankAdvisor does not treat one provider as a universal winner.
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