Open Banking CH · Switzerland

Berner Kantonalbank accounting integration

Connect your Berner Kantonalbank accounts to Sway through Open Banking CH: Sway reads balances, transactions, and bank statements, ready to code, match and export.

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Consent for up to 90 days, revocable
Sway never moves money on its own
Sway stores customer data in Switzerland

At a glance

What Sway reads from Berner Kantonalbank.

Live through Open Banking CH, or with a manual bank account and a file import. The table compares the two routes.

Berner Kantonalbank in Sway: what each route reads
Product · feature	Live · Open Banking CH	Manual · file import
Read-access managementMultiple consents	Yes	No
Read-access managementFlow with redirection	Yes	No
Account informationList	Yes	You enter them
Account informationDetails	Yes	You enter them
BalancesIntraday	Yes	No
BalancesClosing	Yes	From the statement
TransactionsIntraday	Yes	No
TransactionsHistory	Yes	From the statement
Bank statementsList	Yes	No
Bank statementsXML file (camt.053)	Yes	You import it
Bank statementsPDF file	No	Import, AI reading
Payment submissionXML file (pain.001 / CH)	Yes	No
Payment submissionDomestic	Yes	No
Payment submissionInternational	Yes	No

Set up

Connect Berner Kantonalbank in three steps.

You need Berner Kantonalbank e-banking access with the right to approve Open Banking. The consent stays yours: revoke it in Berner Kantonalbank e-banking or in Sway at any time.

Step 1Pick Berner KantonalbankIn Sway, add a bank account. Choose your country, then Berner Kantonalbank from the connected banks.Step 2Approve at Berner KantonalbankSway redirects you to Berner Kantonalbank e-banking. You approve access to the services that Sway lists.Step 3Choose your accountsPick the accounts to sync. Their balances and transactions arrive in Sway.

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In Sway

What Sway does with your Berner Kantonalbank data.

Every Berner Kantonalbank line lands in one bank account in Sway, then moves through the same steps as every other bank.

Coded, line by line

Sway proposes the account and the VAT code for each Berner Kantonalbank line, with a one-line reason. You review the lines that it flags.

Statements that balance

Sway checks each statement from Berner Kantonalbank: the opening balance plus the lines equals the closing balance.

Matched with invoices

A client payment meets its open invoice, and Sway links the two.

Payments you sign at Berner Kantonalbank

Prepare payment drafts in Sway, for example from a scanned QR invoice. An authorised e-banking user approves them at Berner Kantonalbank.

Exported to your tool

Export the coded Berner Kantonalbank lines to the accounting tool that you already use.

Questions

Berner Kantonalbank and Sway, in short.

The full answers sit in the FAQ.

All questions

How long does the Berner Kantonalbank connection stay valid?

Your consent is valid for up to 90 days. When it expires or you revoke it, Sway can no longer update the account until you connect it again. You can revoke the consent in Berner Kantonalbank e-banking or in Sway.

What is a revoked consent?

Can Sway move money from my Berner Kantonalbank account?

No. Sway prepares payment drafts and sends them to Berner Kantonalbank. An authorised user signs them in Berner Kantonalbank e-banking.

Can I use Sway with Berner Kantonalbank without Open Banking?

Yes. Create a manual bank account and import your Berner Kantonalbank statements as camt.053, PDF or CSV.

How to add data to a manual bank account?

Where does Sway store my Berner Kantonalbank data?

Sway stores customer data in Switzerland.

Connect Berner Kantonalbank to your books.

Create an account, approve the connection at Berner Kantonalbank, and see your first coded statement in Sway.

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