RBS + Wave: Bridge the Gap
Need to get your Royal Bank of Scotland bank statement into Wave? RBS uses DD/MM/YYYY and separate Paid In and Paid Out columns matching NatWest's layout with minor header differences — 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 RBS 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. RBS statements share a similar format to NatWest. BankScan AI handles both with the same high accuracy.
How It Works
Upload your RBS PDF
Drag and drop your RBS statement. Supports PDF with DD/MM/YYYY handling.
AI converts for Wave
Our AI parses RBS'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
RBS to Wave Features
- RBS optimised — Trained on RBS's separate Paid In and Paid Out columns matching NatWest's layout with minor header differences with DD/MM/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 DD/MM/YYYY to YYYY-MM-DD or MM/DD/YYYY automatically
Import RBS Data into Wave
After converting your RBS 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 RBS into Wave Today
Automatic date conversion (DD/MM/YYYY to YYYY-MM-DD or MM/DD/YYYY), column mapping, and format validation.
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