Nancy Powers Libby has written 37 articles

How to create a Salt Edge account and connect to a UK or EU bank

Banktivity 8.3 or higher includes support for downloading transactions from many UK/EU banks (PSD2/Open Banking supported Banks). Banktivity integrates with Salt Edge to download transactions from many banks in the UK and EU. Salt Edge is PCI DSS compliant and uses asymmetric cryptography so that private keys are stored on separate servers. You can read more about…

OFX/Direct Connect no longer supported for BB&T

BB&T made changes to their connection protocol that is preventing Banktivity users from connecting using Direct Connect/OFX. As a consequence, we will no longer be able to offer this method of downloading. The alternatives for importing transactions from BB&T are Direct Access or using Banktivity’s built-in browser (or an external web browser). Please note that…

OFX/Direct Connect no longer supported for Suntrust Bank

Due to changes made to Suntrust security protocol, Banktivity is no longer able to support direct downloading of transactions using OFX/Direct connect. The other options for importing data are Direct Access or manually import data using Banktivity’s built-in web browser or external browser. Please note that in the new Banktivity, Direct Access for investment accounts is included…

OFX/Direct Download no longer supported for US Bank

Due to changes made to US Bank’s security protocol, Banktivity is no longer able to support direct downloading of transactions using OFX/Direct Download. The other options for importing data are Direct Access or manually import data using Banktivity’s built-in web browser or external browser. Please note that in the new Banktivity, Direct Access for investment accounts is…

OFX/Direct Downloading is no longer supported for USAA Federal Savings Bank

USAA made changes to their connection protocol that is preventing Banktivity users from connecting using Direct Connect/OFX. As a consequence, we will no longer be able to offer this method of downloading. Please note that we are also unable to support direct access connections to USAA at this time. Our backend provider has informed us…

Importing QIF, OFX, QFX, and CSV files in the new Banktivity on iOS

The new Banktivity supports the importing of QIF, QFX, OFX, and CSV* files iOS. If the file is accessible in the Files app, either on your device’s local filesystem or on iCloud Drive, then the Files.app can send the file right to Banktivity. You can also click on an import file in a Mail.app message…

Getting started with the new Banktivity (8 or 9) on iOS

This article is intended for customers that do not already have an active Banktivity subscription. To start, you will need to download the new Banktivity app from the App Store. Launch the app and tap “tap to begin” Tap “Create a New Document” Tap “I’m New” Now you will need to start your new trial…

Schwab requires Direct Access. OFX/Direct Connect is no longer an available option.

Updated: November 11, 2020 Schwab has discontinued support for its legacy OFX/Direct Connect server. We’ve been communicating with them over the last few weeks and they will not grant us an exception for two main reasons: 1) our app makes a connection directly from your computer to their server – as expected for the OFX…