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Automated bank transaction import into Actual Budget

This automation pulls transactions from the author's Canadian banks and imports them into Actual Budget, using AI to replace unreliable third-party sync services.

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01 / The problem

What it addresses

SimpleFIN or Plaid type services frequently break, make mistakes or require reauthentication every few hours for Canadian banks due to the lack of open banking, making them not so useful.

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  1. Automated bank transaction import into Actual Budget

    This automation pulls transactions from the author's Canadian banks and imports them into Actual Budget, using AI to replace unreliable third-party sync services.

    Problem: SimpleFIN or Plaid type services frequently break, make mistakes or require reauthentication every few hours for Canadian banks due to the lack of open banking, making them not so useful.

    Posted by @zaptheimpaler · Original comment ↗

    “Recently I automated pulling transactions from my banks (Canada, no open banking..) and putting them into Actual Budget.”