Free Tool
Bank statements to CSV, bank by bank.
Upload any South African bank statement PDF and get a clean, reviewable CSV file for Excel, Google Sheets, or your bookkeeping software. Our AI-powered tool supports all major SA banks and detects yours automatically.
- FNB
- ABSA
- Nedbank
- Standard Bank
- Capitec
- African Bank
- Bank Zero
- Bidvest Bank
- Discovery Bank
- Investec
- Sasfin
- TymeBank
Drop your bank PDF statement
Digital or scanned. Password-protected files are fine.
10 free pages a monthSee pricing
- Upload
- Convert
- Review
- Reconcile
- Export
If we can't read a page, you're not charged for it.
Choose your bank
The converter below detects your bank automatically. Prefer a page built for your bank? Each one has bank-specific download instructions, sample output, and FAQs.
FNB
First National Bank
Convert your FNB PDF statement to CSV for Excel, Google Sheets or your bookkeeping software.
ABSA
ABSA Bank
Convert your ABSA PDF statement to CSV for Excel, Google Sheets or your bookkeeping software.
Nedbank
Convert your Nedbank PDF statement to CSV for Excel, Google Sheets or your bookkeeping software.
Standard Bank
Convert your Standard Bank PDF statement to CSV for Excel, Google Sheets or your bookkeeping software.
Capitec
Capitec Bank
Convert your Capitec PDF statement to CSV for Excel, Google Sheets or your bookkeeping software.
African Bank
Convert your African Bank PDF statement to CSV for Excel, Google Sheets or your bookkeeping software.
Bank Zero
Convert your Bank Zero PDF statement to CSV for Excel, Google Sheets or your bookkeeping software.
Bidvest Bank
Convert your Bidvest Bank PDF statement to CSV for Excel, Google Sheets or your bookkeeping software.
Discovery Bank
Convert your Discovery Bank PDF statement to CSV for Excel, Google Sheets or your bookkeeping software.
Investec
Investec Bank
Convert your Investec PDF statement to CSV for Excel, Google Sheets or your bookkeeping software.
Sasfin
Sasfin Bank
Convert your Sasfin PDF statement to CSV for Excel, Google Sheets or your bookkeeping software.
TymeBank
Convert your TymeBank PDF statement to CSV for Excel, Google Sheets or your bookkeeping software.
Other Banks
Other South African Banks
Convert statements from any South African bank not listed above.
Need Chase, Barclays, HSBC, Revolut, or another global bank? Use the international bank statement converter for cautious global-bank extraction guidance.
Upload your bank statement
Drop your bank statement PDF here, or click to browseTap to choose your bank statement PDF
PDF only · up to 20 MB
Your PDF is read by Accounter using Google and OpenRouter AI services, outside South Africa. Without an account, the preview and the PDF are deleted within 3 hours. How we handle statements
Have several statements? Use batch upload
No account needed to preview. Sign in only when you want the CSV.
South Africa-first
Dedicated pages for FNB, ABSA, Standard Bank, Capitec, Nedbank, Investec, Discovery, TymeBank, and more.
Review before export
Preview extracted rows and validate totals before downloading CSV for accounting work.
CSV for workflows
Open the CSV in Excel or Google Sheets, or import it into your bookkeeping software.
Transparent pricing
Use free preview paths for light usage, then choose ZAR plans or credit packs as volume grows.
Output preview
Sample CSV output
Accounter exports reviewable CSV rows for spreadsheet cleanup and accounting import preparation. Check dates, descriptions, debit and credit amounts, and balances before importing.
Answer first
How do you convert a South African bank statement PDF to CSV?
Use Accounter to upload a digital or scanned PDF statement from your South African bank, extract the transactions with AI, review the structured table, and download a CSV file for Excel, Google Sheets or your bookkeeping software.
Accountants, bookkeepers, and SME owners converting bank PDFs into reviewed, balance-checked transaction data.
FNB, ABSA, Nedbank, Standard Bank, Capitec, Discovery, Investec, TymeBank, and generic SA statements.
Your PDF is read by Accounter using Google and OpenRouter AI services, outside South Africa. Without an account, the preview and the PDF are deleted within 3 hours.
Accounter bank statement converter: key facts (reviewed )
- Free:
- 10 pages every calendar month after email verification, shared between the website and ChatGPT. Previews need no account; downloading the CSV needs a free account.
- Price:
- R0.32-R0.50 per page on monthly plans (Converter Pro R249 for 500 pages → Converter Enterprise R1,599 for 5,000 pages); once-off packs R0.66-R0.97 per page. 1 credit = 1 page.
- Banks:
- FNB, ABSA, Nedbank, Standard Bank, Capitec, African Bank, Bank Zero, Bidvest Bank, Discovery Bank, Investec, Sasfin, TymeBank, plus other/international layouts.
- Output:
- CSV (date, description, debit, credit, balance), opens in Excel and Google Sheets.
- Accuracy check:
- Rows are checked against the statement's running balance where the bank prints one; mismatches are flagged for review.
- Privacy:
- AI processing by Google and OpenRouter outside South Africa. Without an account, the preview and the PDF are deleted within 3 hours; signed-in statements are kept in your history until you delete them, and a preview you have not unlocked is kept for 30 days. Details
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Check opening balance, money in, money out and closing balance after PDF extraction. Use a balance checker and review mismatches before CSV import.
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Troubleshoot missing rows in extracted bank statement CSVs. Check page breaks, scanned pages, totals and the complete source PDF before importing.
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Convert a locked PDF with its document password.
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Process multiple PDFs and review each CSV separately.
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How It Works
Convert your bank statement to CSV in three simple steps.
Upload your PDF
Download a PDF statement from your bank and drop it into the converter above. Your bank is detected automatically.
Review the rows
Check dates, descriptions, amounts, and balances in the review table. Every row is checked against the running balance.
Download CSV
Get a clean CSV file ready for Excel, Google Sheets, or your bookkeeping software.