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The Statement#2 · Apr 2026 · 1 min

Convert a folder of statements, not just one PDF

The homepage has been refreshed around what Bankstatemently is becoming: not a one-off PDF demo, but a workflow for messy, real-world bank statements.

By Michael Duyvesteijn
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FOUNDER'S LETTER #5Mar 18, 2026 · 4 min

Bankstatemently Open Benchmark for Bank Statement Parsing

Everybody can now build a bank statement converter. Any vision model can look at a PDF and extract transactions. So how do you know if your parser is actually good? I built a benchmark to find out.

By Michael Duyvesteijn
FOUNDER'S LETTER #4Mar 8, 2026 · 2 min

Founder's letter: Revenue is flat, but we're getting better

Revenue is flat. Bing traffic tanked overnight. But Bankstatemently is actually getting better. Some reflections from the past 3 weeks.

By Michael Duyvesteijn
The Statement#1 · Feb 2026 · 1 min

Your first statement from us

Close to 200 weekly visitors now rely on Bankstatemently, across 10+ countries. Here's what we've been building.

By Michael Duyvesteijn
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FOUNDER'S LETTER #3Feb 27, 2026 · 1 min

Founder's letter: Our first prompt injection attempt

Yesterday Bankstatemently saw its first real prompt injection attempt in production.

By Michael Duyvesteijn
FOUNDER'S LETTER #2Feb 8, 2026 · 2 min

Founder's letter: Momentum is growing

This week felt chaotic - I welcomed the first 2 paid monthly subscribers. Both immediately pushed the system and surfaced several hard limitations in the current setup.

By Michael Duyvesteijn
FOUNDER'S LETTER #1Jan 25, 2026 · 2 min

Founder's letter: This week I made my first revenue

This week I made my first revenue with Bankstatemently. It's a sweet moment.

By Michael Duyvesteijn