Triodos and Budgeting Apps

JHack

Im new to budgeting apps, but would like to try one out. Unfortunately the few apps Ive tried so far arent able to import my Triodos account.

Does anyone have experience of using a budgeting app / website with Triodos?

It may be Triodos isnt availble on any apps. Would this be because its relatively small and their current accounts are still new? Or has Triodos just blocked access?

sal_III

Never heard of Triodos, went to their website under current account and noticed:

A fair fee - just £3 a month

Why....

eskbanker

sal_III wrote: »

Never heard of Triodos, went to their website under current account and noticed:

A fair fee - just £3 a month

Why....

As you may have seen on their site, Triodos consider themselves to be highly ethical, hence all the stuff about "Our financial and banking services are for savers, investors and organisations who want to change the world for the better. Over 700,000 customers are already playing their part in our positive movement, making us one of the world’s most sustainable banks."

The cynic would observe that charging their customers £3pm can indeed fund some choosiness about where the bank's money ultimately goes, but it's undeniably quite a canny piece of positioning given the ever-increasing focus on ethics and sustainability, as well as the post-2008 reputation of the banking industry, so I can see why it appeals to those with a genuine desire to be ethical, as well as virtue signallers.

Stuart_W

To answer the OP, I don't have a Triodos account but do have a Reliance current account, a similarly small provider and have not found any of the budgeting apps to support their accounts.

I think smaller banks have more time to implement Open Banking access, so I think it is a case of not yet, rather than never. Whether app providers choose to support the small providers might be another question.