Connecting Chilean banks

Chile is supported, and Chilean banks are manual. You add the bank and its accounts yourself, then keep them up to date by importing statements or entering transactions. This is free on every plan.

Finthy can only keep a bank up to date on its own in the United States and Canada, where it connects through Plaid. There is no automatic connection to a Chilean bank, so nothing here asks for your bank password and no Chilean bank is behind a paid plan.

Add the bank

  1. Go to Banks and choose Add Bank.
  2. The first question is Where is your bank located?. Choose Chile, whose row reads “Add accounts & transactions manually”.
  3. On Select a bank to connect, search for your bank and choose it.

The list covers more than banks:

  • Banks: Banco de Chile, Banco Santander Chile, BancoEstado, Banco Bci, Scotiabank, Itaú Chile, Banco Falabella, Banco BICE, Banco Consorcio, Banco Internacional, Banco Ripley and Banco BTG Pactual Chile.
  • Pension funds: AFP Capital, AFP Cuprum, AFP Habitat, AFP Modelo, AFP PlanVital, AFP Provida and AFP Uno.
  • Co-operatives: Coopeuch, Oriencoop, Capual, Coocretal, Coonfia, Detacoop and Ahorrocoop.
  • Cards and wallets: Tenpo, Mercado Pago, Líder Bci, Machbank Bci, Cencosud Scotiabank, Tarjeta Hites, Tarjeta Tricot, Tarjeta abc, Global66, Copec Pay, Tapp and Héroes Prepago.

Add an account to it

The Add Account window opens. Fill in:

  • Account Name, for example “Cuenta corriente Banco de Chile”.
  • Account Type, grouped into Depository Accounts, Credit Accounts, Loans and Investment Accounts. An AFP belongs under Investment Accounts.
  • Currency, from MXN, USD, EUR, CLP, COP, PEN, BRL, ARS, GBP, CHF and CAD. Every plan can mix currencies across accounts. If you choose one the bank does not usually hold, Finthy says so and still lets you continue.
  • Initial Balance, the balance you are starting from. Not sure? Leave it empty and add it later.
  • Account Number and Card Number are optional, and only the last digits are worth entering.

If you enter an account number that already exists, Finthy updates that account instead of creating a second one, and tells you so.

Repeat for each account at that bank. One bank connection holds all of its accounts.

Keep it up to date

Three ways, and you can mix them:

  • Import a statement. On the Banks page, choose the import option and upload the file. Accepted formats are PDF, CSV, OFX, QFX, XLSX, JPG, PNG and HEIC, up to 10 MB. Finthy reads it with AI, so a photo or screenshot of a cartola works; a long statement can take two or three minutes.
  • Forward it by email. You have a personal Finthy import address. Forward the email your bank sends with the statement attached, and Finthy tells you when it is ready to review. Nothing is imported until you review it. Keep that address private: anyone who has it can send statements into your account.
  • Enter transactions yourself, one at a time.

After an import, the account balance is set to the statement’s closing balance. If the statement is older than the balance Finthy already has, it leaves the balance alone and says why.

Limits and edge cases

  • The free plan allows 2 bank connections and 4 visible accounts, and one statement import per account each month. If you have used this month’s import for an account, Finthy says so and you can import again next month or upgrade.
  • A password protected PDF is rejected. Remove the password from the file and try again.
  • A statement with too many transactions to read in one go is rejected, with a suggestion to split it into smaller files.
  • If your bank is not in the list, choose Bank not listed? Add it by hand and type its name. It is created for your space only, and you can carry straight on adding accounts. Separately, Request a bank sends the name to us so it joins the shared list for everyone. Doing both is sensible.
  • A manual account is not second class. Budgets, the calendar, reports, exports and Finthy AI treat it exactly like a synced one.
  • Finthy runs in a browser, on a desktop and on a phone. The native iOS and Android apps are on our roadmap.