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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…

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…

Vanguard and OFX/Direct Connect

Updated on October 29, 2020 We were able to put a fix in place that allows the new Bankivity (v8) to download transactions using OFX from Vanguard. Banktivity 7 and previous versions are no longer under active development so OFX/Direct Connect for Vanguard will only work with the current release. Previous post: Vanguard has made…

Which symbols should I use with my securities traded on the Bombay Exchange?

Securities traded on the Bombay exchange will require unique symbols in Banktivity in order to download quotes. Below is a list of supported companies and the symbols to use in Banktivity: Company Symbol 20 Microns Limited 533022-IB 3i Infotech Limited 532628-IB 3M India Limited 523395-IB 3P Land Holdings Limited 516092-IB 52 Weeks Entertainment Ltd. 531925-IB…

Error saying the app can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software.

Sometimes when installing apps you may experience an error when attempting to open the app that says the app can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software. Or it may say can’t be opened because it was not downloaded from the App Store. In either case you should be able to open…

Downloading prices for cryptocurrencies in Banktivity 8.7 or higher

Banktivity 8.7 brings support for more than 300 cryptocurrencies. A lot of resources have gone into our ability to provide this level of functionality, as such, it will be included in the Gold subscription tier. Subscribers of the Silver tier prior to February 1st, 2022 will be grandfathered. When entering cryptocurrencies in Banktivity, you will…

Discover accounts not connecting using Direct Download (OFX)

Discover has disabled OFX services from their end. Direct Download (OFX) will no longer work from Banktivity with Discover accounts. But Direct Access is still working. To change the account from Direct Download (OFX) to Direct Access you would need to take the account offline then set up downloading again. You can use the following…