Akahu

Connecting your bank with Akahu

FinchKeep uses Akahu to bring your bank transactions in automatically. Here is what that means, what we can see, and how you stay in control.

What is Akahu?

Akahu is a New Zealand open finance platform. It is the secure go-between that lets apps like FinchKeep read your bank data, but only when you say so. When you connect, you log in to your bank on Akahu's own screen and choose which accounts to share. We never see your bank login. Those details stay with Akahu and your bank.

You can read more about Akahu at akahu.nz.

Why connect your accounts?

  • Your transactions turn up on their own, so no more downloading and uploading CSV files.
  • Balances stay in step with the bank, which makes reconciling quicker and catches mistakes sooner.
  • Less typing means fewer typos and fewer missed transactions.
  • Pending transactions show up early, so you can see what is on its way.
  • Your books are up to date whenever you or your accountant look at them.

What FinchKeep can access

For the accounts you choose, we can see the account name and type, the balance, and the transactions (including pending ones). Access is read only. FinchKeep cannot move money, make payments, or change anything at your bank.

How long the access lasts

This is ongoing access, not a one-off download. FinchKeep keeps syncing new transactions regularly until you disconnect. Your bank may occasionally ask you to approve the connection again, and if that happens we will let you know in the app.

You are in control

  • Disconnect one connection. Open the connection on the Import Configurations page and choose Disconnect Akahu.
  • Disconnect everything. Use Revoke all Akahu access on the Import Configurations page.
  • Delete your account. Choose Delete account in your Security settings. We revoke Akahu straight away, then permanently delete your account and any organization you are the only member of after 14 days.

Disconnecting tells Akahu to revoke our access, and we then remove the data we received through it. The one exception is transactions you have already reconciled into your books. Those are part of your financial records, so they stay, but we remove the raw bank data attached to them.

More detail

For the full picture of how we handle personal information, see our Privacy Policy.