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Set Up Your Xero Bank Feeds

April 12, 2021
Bill Kimball

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Transactions flow securely straight into Xero each business day. Yes that’s correct, this process is only for new bank feeds that you connect to Xero. You don’t need to do anything if your bank feeds are already set up. Good day please can you advise where we find this form. I have asked previously and got told that it depends on the bank that the customer is with as to the process that is used. I am wanting to get a client to do bank feeds but I haven’t been able to work out how I am to notify them of the procedure to get this implemented. The tutorials that you have in XEROU is based on the old method.

  • You have to fill out this form and send it to the bank.
  • Bank feeds are a core component of Xero, giving you an up to date view of your cash position so you know how your business is performing.
  • Hiya Phoebe, Support will need to know that you’re waiting for a feed.
  • Under Match to account in Xero select the account name.
  • Please refer to our How to set up bank feeds guide to find out how.
  • I’ve escalated your email with them and they’ll be in touch soon, to help get setup with the direct feed.

I personally have goine back to an old ANZ card from my own xero processing. Hi Sian the easiest solution is to manually import the bank lines. This is fine if you have access to the internet banking to export the lines. Had to switch to their Business CCards to get the feeds going . Just got an email from XERO and CBA are discontinuing feeds through YODLE. This is a problem when we have a client that does not use online banking. This is just a small change, but it’s an example of how banks are partnering with Xero to make incremental improvements to make the lives of small businesses easier.

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Xero has direct bank feeds to many UK banks and financial institutions including Barclays, NatWest, RBS and more. Connect your bank to Xero and set up bank feeds. Transactions flow straight into Xero each business day. Xero has direct bank feeds to a range of banks and financial institutions.

Please refer to our How to set up bank feeds guide to find out how. I know that you can’t get bank fees with Comm Bank credit cards due to a security issue with the bank! Direct bank feeds are secure, accurate and reliable – daily automatic transfer of bank transactions into Xero means that you can regularly keep an eye on cash flow.

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I have finally been able to get bank feeds after trying a number of things. However, it is only from now and doesn’t show the last few months transactions that I am missing. I assume I need to manually import them but not sure how to do this and reconcile the transactions. I believe Xero has my email address so not sure why I never received any replies.

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Since 2009 , NAB and Xero’s close relationship has empowered businesses and their advisors with automated bank feeds. You can set up bank feeds in minutes through NAB Internet Banking. Once you make the connection, your transaction data will appear in Xero automatically from the next business day. Daily bank feeds let you reconcile daily so the accounts provide an accurate up-to-date picture of your business finances. The faster bank feeds are connected, the sooner you can reconcile your banking and get an up to date view of your cash position so you know how your business is performing. “We are really happy to be able to provide a better experience for the 200,000 customers who will connect direct bank feeds over the next year. We’re excited to announce a new and improved process to connect bank feeds that require paper application forms.

Both Xero and Westpac want to improve the process for every customer. This means not only making it more efficient but also making it more secure. Once a customer has entered their Xero details into Westpac Live, they’ll begin receiving bank statement transactions the following day. Backing our professional services clients with specialists that really understand you – connecting you with the right insights; information, contacts and financial support at the right time. Setting up Bank Feeds will not import your transaction history. But you can contact your Xero accountant about importing a bank statement. If you set up your Bank Feeds in NAB Internet Banking, your feeds will start on the next working day, and be available in your Xero Accounting Package before 8.30am.

Can anyone tell us how or why it would have stopped? It can take up to 10 days for a bank feed to be connected, depending on how the feed is set up between Xero and the bank. The feed will only be connected once the bank activates it, and transactions will start importing into Xero the day after the feed is activated. Bank feeds are generally included as part of your Xero subscription at no additional cost.

Please allow up to one business day for the link to your software to be activated. Yes, before you can set up the feed in Online Banking, it must be set up with your chosen third-party software provider. Hi Ben – No recent widespread issues we’re aware of, but if you’re still having problems with your feed reach out to Support who can investigate what’s going on. I had a huge issue and in the end it was the XERO help/support person that advised me it was impossible.

In some cases, some banks charge fees for the provision of a feed that we will pass on to you. In the meantime, as we’re a strong supporter of Xero and as we migrate clients to Xero we’ll also migrate their banking from Commbank to ANZ. Hi Kelly – really appreciate the quick response. Yes I did get the communication from you, so it wasn’t a huge surprise to see the bank feed gone. It’s just that after looking in to it further it seems that even though I have a “business” card I’m still in the same situation as those with a “personal” card. I really can’t confirm the other bank’s plans, but we don’t have any reason to believe that other banks will disallow personal feeds from Yodlee.

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Hi Nat, have you contacted our Support team about this? Feeds for CBA personal credit cards are no longer available. This would have been communicated to the Subscriber of the org. There’s a bit of information on this thread, but I’d recommend touching base with the team to confirm if this is the case for your feeds. There is now a direct feed available which you can set up and receive auto imports to Xero. Please note, there are different steps for bank v credit card set ups, so just reach out to Support if you need a hand. In my case, the Subscriber was notified that Bendigo Bank feed were changing and needed to be applied for again.

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No other CBA products with direct feeds will be affected. CommBank and Xero have established a data sharing agreement for a range of business banking products and direct feeds are available for those products.

Filling in the form was quick and the feeds started again within 48 hours. I then downloaded the missing transactions from internet banking and imported them. I had to deactivate feed and upload statements manually. It’s time consuming exercise for 6 bank accounts.

Does Xero have plans to have direct Bank Feeds with Suncorp bank? At present, you need to use the Suncorp banking token to manually load each day’s feeds (rather than them happening automatically like NAB, Rabobank etc.). Connect your feeds to your Xero organisation and inputted bank accounts. Compared with entering data manually, bank feeds are a huge time-saver. And by giving you more visibility of your cashflow, they’ll help you make better-informed decisions every day.

I am in Sydney and would like a call at 11am on Wed 10th if possible, thank you. I can offer a suggestion with your bank rules at least – rather than set up new rules, amend item 6 “Target a Bank Account” in your existing rules. So the rule will apply to in any of your bank accounts – even when you start new feeds. Th question arises – if a Business credit card can have feeds – why not personal cards.

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Please offer PGP encryption for secure email submission so only the intended recipient can view the sensitive information in a filled form. If you set up your Bank Feeds with an application form, Bank Feeds will be available in up to 10 working days. If you want your Bank Feeds to start at a future date, please include this date on your form. You need to include the BSB and account numbers for each account that you wish to set up in Xero. Please ensure your signature has been uploaded to NAB so the form application can be processed. Download and complete the application form that can be found on the Xero help page.

Complete a separate form for each of the organisation’s Bank Feeds you wish to activate in Xero. Under Match to account in Xero select the account name. Alternatively, there is an application form for users without Internet Banking, available through the Xero help page. You’ll need to add your NAB account number in Xero first. You can do this in by logging in to your Xero Accounting Package and clicking on Select Bank Feeds. Easy access to your money with no monthly account fees. “Xero” and “Beautiful business” are trademarks of Xero Limited.

Minimise duplicate transactions and save time on manual data entry of your banking transaction data into your accounting software. Have you set the credit card up as a bank account before trying to connect? I’m not sure if you’ve seen our help page on this, but it has the steps required on there.

And you can rest assured that the process is safe and secure. Uploading the application form into Xero is a more secure way to share information, particularly sensitive information like your bank account details. With up to date transactions and financial information you can more easily to control cash flow and make business decisions. These may change or we may introduce new ones in the future.

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They offer direct bank feeds so transactions flow automatically and securely into Xero, giving businesses daily cash flow updates. There is no excuse or genuine reason why bank feeds to personal credit cards cannot be facilitated and Xero should be stronger in their dealings with this serial offender. We voted with our feet and moved to ANZ, got the credit cards very quickly and have the bank feeds. My CBA credit card is a business one and the feeds worked fine until a few months ago. Have emailed xero support many times but have had not one response.

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Once i contacted xero support they got it working for us. I have clients with CBA personal credit cards for whom I am instructing on downloading and importing statements.

Most Westpac business transaction and savings accounts can be linked to bank feeds through Online Banking. Accounts with multiple authorisations for transactions, credit cards and loan accounts are not able to be linked. Sorry I was never able to find the bank feed form. I just ended up deleting my duplicate credit card transactions. I did find out through ANZ if you have a credit card account with duplicate business cards they feed ALL transactions into the one card.

I have switched a client of mine from MYOB recently and then discovered this problem. You’ll be able to manually import statements for Personal credit cards, and we have direct feeds available for both Business and Corporate credit cards.