Open Banking CH · Switzerland

Zürcher Kantonalbank accounting integration

Connect your Zürcher 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 Zürcher Kantonalbank.

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

Zürcher 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 Zürcher Kantonalbank in three steps.

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

Step 1Pick Zürcher KantonalbankIn Sway, add a bank account. Choose your country, then Zürcher Kantonalbank from the connected banks.Step 2Approve at Zürcher KantonalbankSway redirects you to Zürcher 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 Zürcher Kantonalbank data.

Every Zürcher 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 Zürcher Kantonalbank line, with a one-line reason. You review the lines that it flags.

Statements that balance

Sway checks each statement from Zürcher 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 Zürcher Kantonalbank

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

Exported to your tool

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

Questions

Zürcher Kantonalbank and Sway, in short.

The full answers sit in the FAQ.

All questions

How long does the Zürcher 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 Zürcher Kantonalbank e-banking or in Sway.

What is a revoked consent?

Can Sway move money from my Zürcher Kantonalbank account?

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

Can I use Sway with Zürcher Kantonalbank without Open Banking?

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

How to add data to a manual bank account?

Where does Sway store my Zürcher Kantonalbank data?

Sway stores customer data in Switzerland.

Connect Zürcher Kantonalbank to your books.

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

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