[nzlug] Linux-friendly banks in NZ?

[Mathew Carley]

ASB and Westpac can both be logged in to with just standard login over 
HTTPS. Westpac now also offers usernames instead of access numbers.

Mathew


David McNab wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 11:46 +1200, Matthew Diesch wrote:
>   
>> ASB Fastnet Classic has CSV, OFX, QIK and TDV - login is regular
>> username/password
>>     
>
> Thanks, but I think you may have missed the question.
>
> Does this ASB Fastnet Classic have an https interface that allows
> automatic scripted logins and statement download? Or is it like BNZ,
> requiring human action and the 'netguard' validation?
>
> What I'm looking for is a bank whose online interface requires the least
> effort for me to script an https client for the statement downloads.
>
> Cheers
> David
>
>   
>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> NZLUG mailing list NZLUG at linux.net.nz
>>> http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nzlug
>>>
>>>       
>> _______________________________________________
>> NZLUG mailing list NZLUG at linux.net.nz
>> http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nzlug
>>
>>     
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> NZLUG mailing list NZLUG at linux.net.nz
> http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nzlug
>