[nzlug] Linux-friendly banks in NZ?

[Liz Quilty]

Matthew Diesch wrote:
> ASB Fastnet Classic has CSV, OFX, QIK and TDV - login is regular
> username/password
>
>   
kiwibank allows csv at least (not sure what else) and you can disable 
all the usual security so its just a basic login/password
Lot of javascript to deal with though

Liz

> 2008/5/2 David McNab <david at rebirthing.co.nz>:
>
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> Does anyone know of any banks in NZ who provide an interface which can
>> allow downloading of account transactions via open-source software?
>>
>> For example - BNZ - good range of statement download options - CSV, OFX,
>> QIF format files over a given date range. But to get there, one first
>> has to bring up the BNZ site via a web browser, log in, then go through
>> that damnable 'netguard' challenge. AFAIK, the netguard login is
>> particularly difficult to automate since the column/row coordinates are
>> displayed as images. I'd rather not have to spend days writing an https
>> client which OCRs the netguard images. Also, there's a ton of javascript
>> which has to be executed.
>>
>> BNZ do offer 'PC business banking' via a Windows or Mac-only app which
>> accesses the BNZ servers via some protocol - but that forces use of
>> non-free software. Also, they charge like a wounded bull for the
>> software and the access account.
>>
>> I'm hoping that some financial institution on these shores may offer
>> some kind of API accessible through means such as SOAP or XML-RPC over
>> https which allows a program to connect, authenticate, choose dates and
>> account(s) then download the transaction data.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Cheers
>> David
>>
>>
>>
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