Does anyone know why the Apple Card will not allow Simplifi (Quicken) to use its program?

Stanluca wrote:

I don't why they would have issue with this as they supported Mint.com perfectly before. They really screwed us closing down Mint.com :(

Apple had nothing to do with closing down Mint.

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Nope. It’s just the opposite. Apple doesn’t allow connection to financial software out of concern for security and privacy is my guess. Goldman Sachs' other consumer credit card, the GM Mastercard, connects perfectly with Quicken Connect. And Goldman Sachs’ private wealth investment services works as well.

I don't why they would have issue with this as they supported Mint.com perfectly before. They really screwed us closing down Mint.com :(

If I add an Account To Truist Bank,  Apple Card is listed, but when I give my Apple ID and password. I get an error. I have read that when you add an account to any financial app you are directed to an Apple page for sign in and Apple sends the bank tokens for security reasons. Truist basically said Apple refused the connection try again later. It appears to me the APIs are in place to meet apple security requirements. 

This is primarily a user-to-user support forum; other Apple users like you. We don't have accessed to unpublished Apple information and aren't allowed to speculate.

There have been complaints since the Apple Card was launched in 2019 that syncing transactions with financial services such as Quicken in not supported. The only option offered has been to manually export transactions and then import them into financial apps that support the export format. I don't know whether Simplifi supports that, but it is a bit labor intensive and can only be done monthly even if they do. See: Download or export your Apple Card statements and transactions - Apple Support

lkrupp wrote:

But I wonder if that’s for the EU only.

No, it's not. I can now sync both my Apple Card and Apple Savings to the app I use, Monarch Money and I'm in the U.S.

I really hope that whoever is responsible does this interface fix quickly. I use Simplify, and I have Apple Card but use an Android phone, so downloading the .csv file is not even an option for me.

My guess is because Goldman Sacks (Apple's bank partner) is exiting the consumer credit business and Apple will have to have a new bank parter. It may take a year or more for the change to be completed but when it happens, I bet the new banker and Apple will be eager to connect.

Apple has released Financial Kit. It appears to require an iPhone/iPad to set up the syncing but I that should not be a problem because Apple Credit Card is just about an iPhone only app. Two or three budget apps that Apple used in development are already syncing. I think Simplifi will be syncing as soon as they can get the code written for Simplifi.

The very fact you don’t have an Apple device may be one of the reasons Quicken does not support Apple Card. Per the Apple Card terms & conditions you’re required to have a compatible Apple device. The apps that are supporting Apple Card may be limited to Apple devices.

The Apple Card data appears to be available through other financial management software. It appears that getting Simplify to communicate with the Apple Card is the issue. I was able to get an Apple Card without an iPhone, to buy the computer I'm currently using (which is maybe my 10th Mac since the Apple II?). Anyhow, I don't think not having an iPhone is the source of the issue. Having an iPhone allows for the downloading of csv files to upload to Simplify, which is a suboptimal solution. This is just someone dragging their feet at either Simplify or Apple.

Apple Card connecting works of two financial apps that Apple chose to develop the financial toolbox for adding accounts to financial apps. The last time I checked it required an iPhone to add an Apple Card account to the financial app. Once it is setup it works in any web browser. I think I read you could borrow an iPhone for setup but not sure. With the financial toolbox available, I think we are waiting on Simplifi. You never know how long development of a software feature will take until it's working. Simplifi may have other projects ahead of Apple Card. The iPhone to connect may be an issue but Simplifi said it was coming soon. Soon for software development is not the same time frame most people associate with soon.

But I wonder if that’s for the EU only.

Does the other financial management software support Android or is it iOS only?