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Multi-currency business account for cross-border payments at mid-market rates
Small, cross-border-first companies — freelancers, agencies, e-commerce sellers and startups paying overseas contractors — that want near-wholesale FX and local receiving details in several currencies while keeping only working capital on the platform and a licensed bank as their primary deposit home.
View profileCompareOfficial site ↗£50 one-time setup fee (Advanced plan, not a subscription) · free tier: Essential plan — free to open, for basic spending and transferring; receiving money, direct debits and getting-paid features are excludedHigh confidence 2
Free business checking and wires for startups, via partner banks
US-incorporated startups and small companies of 1–50 people that operate fully digitally, pay domestic vendors by ACH and wire, want invoicing and bill pay alongside the balance, and hold enough cash to value $5M of sweep insurance.
View profileCompareOfficial site ↗$35/month (Mercury Plus), or $29.90/month billed annually · free tier: $0/month Mercury plan: checking and savings, free domestic and international USD wires, virtual and physical debit cards, corporate credit cards, security protocols; expense reimbursement capped at 5 active users/monthHigh confidence 3
Free ecommerce storefront tied to Square payments and POS
A small, card-present business already running Square as its point of sale that values same-day access to revenue, automated tax set-asides and a $10k+ cash cushion earning 3.50% more than banking flexibility.
View profileCompareOfficial site ↗Not published — Square Plus is paid per active location; exact per-location dollar figure not confirmed on the vendor plans page · free tier: Square Free — no monthly subscription cost; you only pay processing fees when you take a payment, with all POS modes and Square Banking includedHigh confidence 4
Online business banking and cash-flow organisation for US SMBs
US small businesses of 1–20 people running envelope-style cash management, paying vendors mainly by ACH, wanting bookkeepers in-platform at no seat cost, and holding a second banking relationship as a backstop.
View profileCompareOfficial site ↗USD $30/month (Grow, 14-day trial) · free tier: Starter — $0/month with no time limit and no monthly maintenance fees: 20 checking accounts, 1.11% APY on savings, 1% credit card cash back, 50 credit and debit cards, unlimited users, invoicing, accounting integrations, built-in spend controlsHigh confidence 5
Free US business checking for digital small businesses
Digital-first US micro-businesses, freelancers and consultants that are paid electronically, hold modest balances, want to avoid monthly account fees and value app integrations — provided they re-check the current fee schedule themselves.
View profileCompareOfficial site ↗$0/month · free tier: Full business checking account with $0 monthly maintenance fee, no minimum balance, $0 standard ACH, and free invoicing, bookkeeping and reserve accountsHigh confidence 6
US business banking with built-in bookkeeping and tax tools
US-registered LLCs and single-owner companies with digital card-and-ACH revenue, balances well under $500k, no cash handling and no in-house bookkeeper — where the $35 Smart plan replaces both a bank fee and an accounting subscription, or Core serves as a free secondary account.
View profileCompareOfficial site ↗$15/month (Lili Pro; $9/mo for first 3 months) · free tier: Lili Core at $0/mo, no minimum deposit — business checking, Visa debit card, ACH/check/wires, credit access, savings APY, FDIC insurance up to $3M, integrations, 7-day supportHigh confidence 7
US small-business checking, payments and credit in one dashboard
US-registered, online-first small businesses holding roughly $10k–$250k of idle operating cash, paying vendors by ACH, invoicing digitally, depositing little or no cash, and wanting banking plus bill pay plus invoicing in one dashboard — ideally alongside a funded backup banking relationship.
View profileCompareOfficial site ↗$30/month (Plus), waivable · free tier: Standard plan at $0/month: 1.3% APY on balances up to $250K (subject to monthly activity requirement), up to 5 sub-accounts, free standard ACH, free incoming wires, unlimited transactions and invoices, Tap to Pay, ACH debit block; plus a one-month free trial of Plus or Premier for new customersHigh confidence 8
US small business checking with built-in card acceptance
US small businesses structured as sole proprietorships, corporations or single-member/single-manager LLCs doing roughly $2,000+/month in card-present sales, depositing under $5,000 in cash and writing fewer than about 20 checks per month, who want checking, card acceptance, invoicing and branch access from one provider.
View profileCompareOfficial site ↗$15/month (Chase Business Complete Banking®), or $0 with any qualifying waiver · free tier: None as such — the $15 monthly service fee is waived in a statement period by any one of: $2,000 minimum daily ending balance; $2,000 in eligible Chase QuickAccept/Chase Payment Solutions deposits; $2,000 in eligible Chase for Business credit card purchases; a linked Chase Private Client Checking, JPMorgan Classic Checking or Private Client Checking Plus account; or meeting Chase Military Banking requirementsHigh confidence 9
Corporate cards, expense management and bill pay in one platform
US-incorporated small companies that will hold operating cash in Ramp Checking to zero out payment fees, run accounting on QuickBooks Online or Xero, and have an internal finance owner comfortable self-serving without hands-on support.
View profileCompareOfficial site ↗USD $15/user/month (Plus) plus an unpublished platform fee based on team size · free tier: $0/user/month: unlimited cards and users, expense management, travel booking, OCR invoice extraction, approval workflows, fraud checks, bill payment by ACH/card/check/wire, FDIC-insured cash account and Ramp Investment Account with no fees or minimums, QuickBooks Online and Xero integrations, custom reportsHigh confidence How this category is scored
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