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The Statement#4 · Jul 2026 · 1 min

Longer statements, scanned checks, and a Claude Code plugin

This month is about the statements we could not handle cleanly before. Bankstatemently now recognizes when a PDF holds several statements and converts every transaction accurately, reads the scanned checks and deposit slips that plain text leaves blank, takes files up to 50 pages (up from 20), and ships a Claude Code plugin you install in one command.

By Michael Duyvesteijn
+4 credits2 sections
The Statement#3 · Jun 2026 · 1 min

Introducing Bankstatemently Workspace

Converting one PDF was never the whole job. Bankstatemently is now introducing its Workspace: The place where your statements live. Bulk upload them, find any conversion later, and export it all together.

By Michael Duyvesteijn
+3 credits1 sections
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
+5 credits1 debits2 sections
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
+5 credits1 debits3 sections
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