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Connect First Direct to your books

Connect your First Direct account through Open Banking. Transactions come in automatically and FinBaze matches them to your invoices and receipts.

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14 days free, then from £35 a month + VAT

First Direct connected in three steps

All you need is your own First Direct login. FinBaze never sees it.

1

Pick First Direct in FinBaze

Open Integrations, find First Direct and choose which accounts to connect.

~1 min

2

Give consent in First Direct

You sign in to First Direct itself, through Open Banking. FinBaze gets read-only access.

~3 min

3

Transactions arrive

Your balance and the history First Direct makes available appear in FinBaze at once. New ones follow in real time.

straight away

What happens next

Every First Direct payment finds its place

When money lands in your First Direct account, FinBaze finds the open invoice by amount, reference and payer. When money goes out, FinBaze links it to the receipt or bill.

  • Paid invoices are marked paid on their own
  • Spending booked with the right VAT rate
  • Your FinBaze balance agrees with First Direct
How matching works
~5,000
banks via Open Banking
~10 min
to connect bank and shop
~80%
of bookkeeping done automatically
14 days
free trial

Questions about connecting First Direct

Ask us

Yes. You sign in to First Direct itself through Open Banking. FinBaze gets read-only access to your transactions and balance and never sees your login details. You can withdraw consent at any time, in FinBaze or in the First Direct app.

Ready to connect First Direct?

Around 80% of bookkeeping in FinBaze happens automatically. Try it free for 14 days: connect First Direct and see what comes in, already booked.

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