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Increasing number of banks are advertising integration with accounting systems.

NatWest are now advertising their Rapid Cash functionality on their website that allows borrowing against outstanding customer invoices. This appears to be a relatively simple integration and they explicitly list systems that you can use with it:
FreeAgent. Xero, Netsuite, Quickbooks, Sage and Kashflow.

Business Central is not listed. Anyone looking at a new system could immediately discount Business Central due to that list. It's not adequate to expect a partner developed app in this type of scenario it requires a Microsoft backed out of the box app that is approved and gets Business Central on to the list.

Details can be found at rapidcash.natwest.com
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Ideas Administrator

Thank you for this suggestion! Adding banking connectivity and bank integration is a task for Microsoft partners/ISVs.
Please keep an eye on AppSource.

Best regards,
Søren Alexandersen, Business Central 

Comments

S

It feels like a stock response and perhaps it's worthwhile Microsoft reconsidering some of their approach to what should be part of the standard product. Customers are always confused when they move from cheaper products such as Xero to a premium product like Business Central. Those cheaper products (that I have specifically listed in the original request) have this integration. It's frustrating for both customers and partners to constantly have to fix holes in the standard product and pay extra to an additional supplier to fix those holes.

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