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What are the ways to bring in my money?

There are three: connect your bank so new transactions arrive on their own, upload PDF or CSV statements from any bank, or add transactions by hand. You can mix all three, and we check for duplicates.

Updated Oct 17, 2026

Finly Money works from your transactions, and there are three ways to bring them in. All three are included with every plan.

Compare the three ways

At a glance

Connect a bank

Upload statements

Add by hand

How it works

You sign in to your bank through Plaid or Flinks, read-only.

You upload PDF or CSV statements and we read every line.

You type each transaction in yourself.

Keeps itself up to date

Yes, new transactions arrive on their own.

No, you upload each new statement.

No, you add new ones as they happen.

History

Up to two years, depending on your bank.

As far back as the statements you have.

Whatever you enter.

Works with

Most Canadian banks and credit cards.

Any Canadian bank or card.

Anything, including cash.

Best for

The accounts you use every day.

Banks that won't connect, or when you'd rather not sign in.

Cash, reimbursements and one-off entries.

Get started

  1. Open Accounts

    Go to Accounts and choose Add. On a phone, it's the round + button.

  2. Pick a way in

    Choose Connect a bank, Upload statements or Add by hand, then follow the steps. For more detail, see connect your bank, upload statements or add transactions by hand.

Mixing them

You can use all three together: for example, a connected chequing account, a credit card from statements and cash by hand. We check new transactions against what's already there, so the same one isn't added twice. See how duplicates are avoided.

Frequently Asked Questions

It depends on your plan. See how many banks you can connect.

Upload its statements instead. They bring in the same transactions, just not automatically. See where to find your statements.

No. We read each file, then delete it. Only the transactions it held stay in Finly Money.

No. Connections are read-only. See how bank connections work.

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