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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…

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…

Direct Download/Bill Pay (OFX) with Citi Credit Cards

To download transactions into your Citi Credit Card account, you must be running Banktivity 7.3.1 (or higher). If you have been using Direct Download (OFX) with previous versions of Banktivity, you will need to take your account offline and set up online account access again. Disabling Online Access: From Banktivity, Double-click on your Citi Credit…

Setting up Direct Connect/OFX Bill Pay with TD Bank

In order to use Direct Connect/OFX Bill Pay with TD Bank, you must grant Banktivity access. Here’s how to do that: Log in to your account on the TD Bank website and go to Account Options > Account Services > Account Settings > Manage Linked Services. Then, approve Quicken Windows 2016 for financial tool access.…

Affinity Plus CU no longer supports OFX/Direct Connect

Affinity Plus CU no longer supports Direct Connect. They have moved exclusively to Web Connect and Express Web Connect. As a result, the listing for Affinity Plus CU will no longer be available in Banktivity. You can read more about their move away from Direct Connect on their website here: https://www.affinityplus.org/tools-support/old-online-banking-help/quicken You should be able…

How are investment account balances calculated?

Problem: I just setup my investment accounts but the balances are all wrong and I don’t understand why. Solution: When dealing with investment accounts, there are two different balances you need to be aware of: 1) Cash Balance: This figure reflects the amount of cash in your brokerage account only. In most cases, cash is…

TD Bank: directions for enabling OFX importing

The following directions are for new Banktivity users and for users that were previously able to import transactions from TD Bank using Direct Connect/Bill Pay. Log in to your TD Bank account online Go to Account Options Select Account Services Go to Manage Financial Tool Access Allow Quicken Windows 2016 That’s it! TD Bank now…

Import Rule setting for a payee that changes based on date, location, etc…

There may be cases where you shop at the same store but at different locations or cases where the payee name includes the date of the transaction when downloading. In these cases your Import Rules may not match the next transaction and apply categories for you automatically. You could set the Regular Expressions (RegEx) code…