BankLink

BankLink was founded in 1986 in New Zealand by Malcolm MacDonald, Derek Jones and Steve Agnew. Their aim was to provide a time-saving service to accountants and their small business clients. It was clear to them that one of the most time-consuming processes for accountants was re-keying their small business clients' bank statements into their practice's own computer system. It seemed logical that if this data was already recorded by the computer systems of financial institutions, it would be possible to transfer the data directly to the accountants' computer systems. This would enable accountants to turn the data into valuable financial information for their clients, create efficiencies and provide added value to their service. And so, BankLink was born.