Glossary/BAI2

BAI2

BAI2 is a standard cash management transmission format US banks use to deliver previous-day account activity and balances.

What finance teams extract

Transaction codes, amounts, bank references, and counterparty text for matching to GL cash detail.

How FinanceAI handles this

Reconciliation pilots commonly start with scheduled BAI2 ingest over SFTP.

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Questions

BAI2 vs CSV?

BAI2 is structured and consistent across many US banks; CSV layouts vary and need mapping.

Run it on your own document

Upload a dummy bank statement, KYC pack, or trial balance. Agents read it, apply policy checks, and show each step before a human would approve.