About Standard Bank statements
Standard Bank is a bank in South Africa, and its customers usually download a bank statement as a PDF from online banking or the mobile app.
The bank is headquartered in Johannesburg. You can find it online at standardbank.com.
Getting the PDF out of Standard Bank
Open the bank statement area of Standard Bank online banking or its app, select the account and the date range, then save or export the result as PDF. Where exactly this sits depends on the bank's current design, so follow the labels on your own screen.
Text PDFs, scans and password-protected files
A PDF that you download from online banking normally has a real text layer, and Satr can read its rows. You can test this by trying to select text in the PDF.
A scan or a photo of a paper statement has no text layer, and Satr has no OCR, so it cannot read it. Download the PDF again from online banking instead.
Locked with a password? Type it into Satr when asked. The password is used on your device to unlock the file and goes nowhere else.
How South Africa amounts and dates are handled
Statements in South Africa usually show amounts in ZAR (R) with a dot (.) as the decimal mark and a space as the thousands separator. Dates commonly look like YYYY/MM/DD or DD/MM/YYYY.
A space is often used between thousands, and a narrow or non-breaking space can look like two columns in a PDF; check the amount column in the preview. Banks in the same country do not all use the same number format, so check the number format option in the preview.
Satr recognised these number and date patterns in our own checks, and you can still change the number format and column roles before exporting.
Using the Excel file in Sage, Xero, and QuickBooks
Accounting packages used in South Africa, such as Sage, Xero, and QuickBooks, let you import spreadsheet files. Export from Satr as XLSX or CSV and match the columns there; Satr is not connected to those programs.
What has been tested
No statement from Standard Bank has been tested individually yet.
The parser is generic and reads text-based PDFs. Layouts we have tested so far: 5 synthetic sample statements of fictional banks (Turkish, English, Arabic, Persian).
Satr is an independent tool and is not affiliated with Standard Bank. The bank is named only so you know which PDF this page is about.
No upload: how your Standard Bank file is handled
Nothing in your statement is uploaded. Satr runs inside your browser tab, so the PDF, the rows and the exported file stay on your device.
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How to convert your bank statement from Standard Bank to Excel
- Download the PDFDownload the PDF bank statement from Standard Bank for the period you need.
- Open it in SatrSelect the downloaded file in Satr. It is processed locally and a password is requested only when the PDF needs one.
- Check the columnsCheck that every column has the right role and that the numbers look right before exporting.
- Download Excel or CSVExport XLSX or CSV. The first 15 rows are free; the full export is paid.
Questions
How do I turn my bank statement from Standard Bank into Excel?
Download the statement as a PDF, open it in Satr and map the columns. The status section on this page says what has and has not been tested.
Does my Standard Bank PDF leave my device?
No. Satr opens the PDF in your browser, so your Standard Bank data never reaches a server.
Does Standard Bank endorse Satr?
No. Satr has no connection with Standard Bank; it is an independent converter.
Does it work with a scanned Standard Bank statement?
No. Scans and photos have no text layer and Satr has no OCR. Download the PDF from online banking instead.
My Standard Bank PDF is password-protected. What now?
Enter it when prompted. The unlocking happens inside your browser.
Where is Standard Bank headquartered?
According to the public list we used, Standard Bank is headquartered in Johannesburg. Where the head office is does not change how a PDF statement is converted.