First Direct
Bank
YNAB
Budgeting app
Connect First Direct to YNAB
Automatically sync your transactions and balances to your YNAB budget accounts.
Features
Everything, end to end.
From
First Direct
- Sync scheduleEvery 30 to 360 min
- Pending transactionsSupported
- Credit card accountsSupported
- History on first syncUp to 730 days
- Bank login renewalEvery 90 days
To
YNAB
- Keep your budget up to date with automatic bank sync
- Map any transaction field to YNAB-specific fields
- Transform transactions with transfer link rules
- Enrich transactions with clean merchant names, logos, and more (Pro)
Setup
How do you connect First Direct to YNAB?
Synci syncs new transactions and balances automatically, including pending transactions where the bank exposes them, and your first sync imports up to 730 days of history.
Connect securely
Log in through First Direct's own PSD2 flow. Synci never sees or stores your credentials.
Pick accounts
Choose which First Direct accounts you want to sync.
Link to YNAB
Point those accounts at your YNAB budget accounts.
Sync automatically
Transactions and balances flow from First Direct to YNAB from that point on.
Pricing
Pricing that scales with you.
Pay only for the bank connections you need. Start small and add more as you grow.
Basic
A flexible, pay-per-connection plan — perfect for users with simple needs.
connections
€3.32/month
€39.90 billed yearly
Includes:
- Unlimited destinations
- 2 rules per connection
- 1 condition per rule
- 1 action per rule
- 30-day data retention
- Bank sync every 6 hours
- Not included:Transaction enrichment
Pro
Premium plan with transaction enrichment, more rules, high-frequency sync, and priority support.
connections
€4.58/month
€54.90 billed yearly
Includes:
- Unlimited destinations
- Unlimited rules
- 5 conditions per rule
- 5 actions per rule
- 365-day data retention
- High-frequency bank sync (every 30 min)
- Transaction enrichment
Enterprise
Unlimited pay-as-you-go plan tailored to businesses and high-volume individuals.
connections
Usage-based pricing
Includes:
- Unlimited destinations
- Unlimited rules
- 5 conditions per rule
- 5 actions per rule
- 730-day data retention
- High-frequency bank sync (every 30 min)
- Transaction enrichment
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Synci polls First Direct for new data every 30 to 360 minutes, depending on your plan. Some banks may not support high-frequency sync (30 min). When new transactions or balance changes are found, they are transferred to YNAB within seconds.
Yes — First Direct exposes pending transactions, and Synci syncs them to YNAB. When the bank eventually books them, Synci automatically updates the same transactions in YNAB rather than creating duplicates.
When you first connect First Direct, Synci can import up to 730 days of transaction history into YNAB. From that point on, new transactions and balance changes are synced continuously.
Yes — First Direct credit card accounts can be connected and synced to YNAB alongside your regular accounts.
No. Synci connects to First Direct through regulated PSD2 APIs, which means authentication happens on First Direct's own login flow. Your bank login credentials are never shared with or stored by Synci.
Synci currently connects to First Direct through GoCardless, a regulated PSD2 data provider. Providers handle the technical connection to the bank — your login credentials stay between you and First Direct.
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