tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:/discussions/online-banking/2794-adding-ally-bank-to-the-bank-listInfinite Kind: Discussion 2018-03-08T11:46:51Ztag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/396033862016-04-08T20:36:08Z2016-04-08T20:36:10ZAdding ALLY bank to the bank list<div><p>did some research on Ally site. found they do not allow direct
connect but did download information and imported into MD...all
good now.</p></div>Ryeltag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/396033862016-04-09T10:26:42Z2016-04-09T10:26:42ZAdding ALLY bank to the bank list<div><p>Hi Raymond,</p>
<p>Glad to hear you've got this resolved.</p>
<p>Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can be of
further assistance.</p>
<p>Jenny<br>
Infinite Kind Support</p></div>Jennytag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/396033862016-04-25T14:40:08Z2016-04-25T14:40:08ZAdding ALLY bank to the bank list<div><p>QFX download is an okay solution if you have a limited number of
accounts. But if you have multiple accounts with Ally, as I do,
this is NOT a reasonable solution. Too much manual effort compared
to other offerings... Had such high hopes for MD, but quickly ended
in disappointment. Other software can support Ally, why not MD???
When this becomes available please let me know and I will
reevaluate MD.</p></div>Rob Desmaraistag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/396033862016-04-25T14:57:36Z2016-04-25T14:57:36ZAdding ALLY bank to the bank list<div><p>Hi Rob,</p>
<p>There are two methods that personal finance software can use to
access your accounts: Direct Connect and Web Connect.</p>
<p>With Web Connect, the software basically connects to your bank's
website and downloads and imports OFX, QFX, QIF, and OFC files
automatically. Other financial software that can connect to your
account will most likely be using this type of connection.</p>
<p>Direct Connect actually connects to a server at your bank
instead of their website and usually requires different login
credentials than you would use to log into your banks website.</p>
<p>Moneydance only supports automatic connections through Direct
Connect and not Web Connect. If your bank decides to support Direct
Connect at any point in the future we would be happy to assist in
setting up a connection.</p>
<p>Regarding Web Connect, this is something that we are actively
working on. It's no small task, though, and we've explored a number
of options that ended up being dead ends. Web Connect is basically
scrapping the webpages of each bank. As you can imagine, the web
pages themselves are not at all standard, and so scrapping them all
involves either a lot of time or a lot of money. We hope to have
something available in the near future, but I can't give a timeline
for this feature release quite yet. I'm very sorry for any
inconvenience caused, and I've attached the relevant suggestion
ticket to this thread.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, at this time, the best way to get your files into
Moneydance is to use a web browser to download them from your
bank's web site. You can also open your bank's download page
directly (after entering the appropriate address in the Account
--> Edit Account menu) by going to the menu bar and selecting
Online --> Open Account Website, which makes the download
process easier.</p>
<p>I hope this information is useful, please let me know if you
have any further questions.</p>
<p>Ian O<br>
Infinite Kind Support</p></div>Ian O