Why Convert First Direct to QIF?
Convert your First Direct (HSBC) bank statement from PDF to QIF format. Quicken Interchange Format (.qif) is a legacy but widely supported format originally created by Intuit for Quicken, now accepted by many financial applications. — BankScan AI handles DD MMM YYYY dates and minimalist single-column layout with transaction type codes and running balance, similar to HSBC but with simplified headers automatically.
QIF Output Details
Quicken Interchange Format (.qif) is a legacy but widely supported format originally created by Intuit for Quicken, now accepted by many financial applications. BankScan AI generates QIF files with the correct date format for your locale (D field), payee names (P field), amounts (T field), and category hints (L field) where identifiable. First Direct statements follow an HSBC-family format but with a distinct minimalist layout. BankScan AI detects the variant automatically.
Getting Your First Direct PDF
Log in to First Direct Online Banking, go to 'Statements', select the account and date range, and download as PDF. First Direct also supports OFX export under 'Download transactions' for direct import into accounting software.
How It Works
Upload your First Direct PDF
Drop your First Direct bank statement PDF into BankScan AI. Supports PDF formats.
AI extracts all transactions
Our engine parses First Direct's DD MMM YYYY dates and minimalist single-column layout with transaction type codes and running balance, similar to HSBC but with simplified headers with 99%+ accuracy.
Download as QIF
Get your data as QIF (.qif). Users of Quicken, older QuickBooks Desktop versions, and legacy financial software that accepts QIF but not OFX or CSV
First Direct to QIF Features
- First Direct optimised — Trained on First Direct's minimalist single-column layout with transaction type codes and running balance, similar to HSBC but with simplified headers with DD MMM YYYY parsing
- QIF output — Maximum backward compatibility with older financial software. Some users with legacy Quicken setups spanning decades rely exclusively on QIF for data continuity.
- Format compatibility — Compatible with Quicken, QuickBooks Desktop (older versions), GnuCash
Convert First Direct to QIF Now
Users of Quicken, older QuickBooks Desktop versions, and legacy financial software that accepts QIF but not OFX or CSV
Convert First Direct to QIF Free