[nzlug] Linux-friendly banks in NZ?

[Robert Coup]

On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 11:20 AM, David McNab <david at rebirthing.co.nz> wrote:
>  Does anyone know of any banks in NZ who provide an interface which can
>  allow downloading of account transactions via open-source software?

The kiwi online banking app Xero[1] accesses bank systems to download
customer transactions/statements into their web application. When we
tried it out we had to fill in a form authorising access to our
account statements. My understanding is that its a web service they
access daily. They now cover most of the major NZ banks, so I'd
imagine they all have something similar. The banks may not be geared
up for a single customer to do the same, but they are doing it ...

Rob :)

[1] http://xero.com