BMO + Wave: Bridge the Gap
Need to get your BMO (Bank of Montreal US) bank statement into Wave? BMO uses MM/DD/YYYY and Canadian-heritage format with Date, Description, Debits, Credits, and Balance columns, plus account summary and fee analysis sections — 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 BMO 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. BMO US statements (formerly BMO Harris) use a format common to Canadian-heritage US banks. BankScan AI handles both personal and business BMO statement layouts.
How It Works
Upload your BMO PDF
Drag and drop your BMO statement. Supports PDF with MM/DD/YYYY handling.
AI converts for Wave
Our AI parses BMO'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
BMO to Wave Features
- BMO optimised — Trained on BMO's Canadian-heritage format with Date, Description, Debits, Credits, and Balance columns, plus account summary and fee analysis sections with MM/DD/YYYY parsing
- Wave formatted — Output as CSV with Date, Description, Amount — Wave supports both single amount column and separate Income/Expense columns
- Date conversion — Converts MM/DD/YYYY to YYYY-MM-DD or MM/DD/YYYY automatically
Import BMO Data into Wave
After converting your BMO 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 BMO into Wave Today
Automatic date conversion (MM/DD/YYYY to YYYY-MM-DD or MM/DD/YYYY), column mapping, and format validation.
Import BMO to Wave Free