American Express + Wave: Bridge the Gap
Need to get your American Express UK bank statement into Wave? American Express uses DD MMM YY and charge card layout with separate sections for new charges, payments, credits, and membership rewards summary — which needs converting to CSV (Date, Description, Amount — Wave supports both single amount column and separate Income/Expense columns) for Wave import.
How BankScan AI Converts American Express for Wave
Convert your bank statement to CSV with BankScan AI, then use Wave's import feature to upload transactions. The format is fully compatible. American Express statements include card transactions, membership rewards, and payment summaries. BankScan AI extracts all transaction detail including merchant categories.
How It Works
Upload your American Express PDF
Drag and drop your American Express statement. Supports PDF with DD MMM YY handling.
AI converts for Wave
Our AI parses American Express's layout, converts dates to YYYY-MM-DD or MM/DD/YYYY, and outputs CSV.
Import into Wave
In Wave, go to Banking > Connected Accounts > Upload a bank statement (CSV). Select the file, map columns to Date, Description, and Amount, then import.
Wave Import Tip
Date, Description, Amount — Wave supports both single amount column and separate Income/Expense columns
American Express to Wave Features
- American Express optimised — Trained on American Express's charge card layout with separate sections for new charges, payments, credits, and membership rewards summary with DD MMM YY parsing
- Wave formatted — Output as CSV with Date, Description, Amount — Wave supports both single amount column and separate Income/Expense columns
- Date conversion — Converts DD MMM YY to YYYY-MM-DD or MM/DD/YYYY automatically
Import American Express Data into Wave
After converting your American Express statement with BankScan AI:
- In Wave, go to Banking > Connected Accounts > Upload a bank statement (CSV)
- Select the file, map columns to Date, Description, and Amount, then import
Common Import Issues
Wave's free tier has occasional processing delays on large files. Also, Wave uses MM/DD/YYYY by default which conflicts with UK DD/MM/YYYY — select the correct format during import.
Import American Express into Wave Today
Automatic date conversion (DD MMM YY to YYYY-MM-DD or MM/DD/YYYY), column mapping, and format validation.
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