Link your bank to your accounting software
Complete control through Xero accounting software
Never miss a transaction or expense again by linking your bank account to your cloud-based Xero accounting software
Complete control and oversight of your books
With automatic updates being fed from your bank account into your Xero accounting software, you’ll know exactly what money is going where, and you’ll be able to quickly and easily upload expenses, reducing your business’s bookkeeping workload.
With Xero’s app, you’ll be able to reconcile costs, send invoices and create expense claims while on the move.
More information
More information
Start dates for receiving transactions
Once we have all the relevant information, it takes 2 working days to activate a direct bank feed.
Feeds are sent daily Monday to Friday.
Past transactions
Transactions from before you had a feed in place won’t be sent to Xero. You’ll need to input those manually – or, if you were already using Xero, just keep inputting your transactions as normal until your feeds start up.
Having problems connecting your account to Xero?
To connect your account to Xero, your personal information needs to match up. If the personal information you gave us is different to what you tell Xero, you’ll be asked to enter it again.
Common mismatches are:
- ‘Invalid organisation’ – this might happen if your organisation name doesn’t match up between us and Xero. To make sure it’s an exact match, try copying and pasting the organisation name from the top left corner of your Xero screen.
- ‘Invalid user’ – this might happen if your email address doesn’t match up between us and Xero. Again, try copying and pasting from your Xero screen. To see your email address, click on your name in the top right corner of your Xero screen, then click Account.
Get all the details
Download our PDF to read when you like - it contains all the the need-to-know details of the Xero Direct Feeds service.
Our Terms and Conditions with Xero customers:
Who can use it?
Who can use it?
Eligibility
Xero integrates with most of our Business Bank Accounts:
- Business Bank Account
- Community Current Account
- Business Foreign Currency Account
- Commercial Current Account
- Business Instant Deposit Account
- Business Credit Card
- Client Premium Deposit Account
Some accounts do not allow integration with Xero Accounting Software:
How much is it?
How much is it?
Pricing
Xero has a number of pricing plans.
The fee for connecting your Metro Bank account is £1 + VAT per month, which will simply be added to your Xero subscription cost.
You can set up direct feeds from as many of your accounts as you like. You can find the terms and conditions on Xero’s website.
How do I get started?
How do I get started?
You need to send us a form giving Metro Bank authority to share your information with Xero:
- Download the Authority to Disclose Information form
- Complete the form and mail it to:
Metro Bank Business Service Team
Xero set up
1 Southampton Row
Holborn
London
WC1B 5HA
Start dates for receiving transactions
Once we have all the relevant information, it takes 2 working days to activate a direct bank feed.
Feeds are sent daily Monday to Friday.
See more on the exact day feeds will start See less on the exact day feeds will start
Details on the exact day feeds will start based on the day your application is received is in the table below:
| If we got your application on… | Your feeds start on… | They include transactions from… |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Wednesday | Tuesday |
| Tuesday | Thursday | Wednesday |
| Wednesday | Friday | Thursday |
| Thursday | Monday | Friday |
| Friday | Tuesday | Friday |
| Saturday | Tuesday | Friday |
| Sunday | Tuesday | Monday |
Past transactions
Transactions from before you had a feed in place won’t be sent to Xero. You’ll need to input those manually – or, if you were already using Xero, just keep inputting your transactions as normal until your feeds start up.
Having problems connecting your account to Xero?
To connect your account to Xero, your personal information needs to match up. If the personal information you gave us is different to what you tell Xero, you’ll be asked to enter it again.
Common mismatches are:
- ‘Invalid organisation’ – this might happen if your organisation name doesn’t match up between us and Xero. To make sure it’s an exact match, try copying and pasting the organisation name from the top left corner of your Xero screen.
- ‘Invalid user’ – this might happen if your email address doesn’t match up between us and Xero. Again, try copying and pasting from your Xero screen. To see your email address, click on your name in the top right corner of your Xero screen, then click Account.
Get all the details to read at your leisure
Download our PDF to read when you like - it contains all the the need-to-know details of the Xero Direct Feeds service.
Our Terms and Conditions with Xero customers.
FAQs
Can I set up my feeds from my internet banking?
If you use Business Internet Banking you can request feeds online through your internet banking. If you use Business Online Plus or Commercial Online Banking you need to complete the paper application form and send it back to us.
How much does it cost?
Your feeds cost £1 +VAT per account, per month. This is added on to your Xero subscription fee.
Will the feed import my past transactions?
No, transactions from before you had a feed in place won’t be sent to Xero. You’ll need to input those manually – or, if you were already using Xero, just keep inputting your transactions as normal until your feeds start up.