Akahu Apply

Akahu Apply is a web portal that simplifies the loan application process.

You can choose to link your financial accounts using open banking, or upload PDF statements from your bank.

The data is automatically aggregated and categorised, delivering a high quality dataset and report for fast decision-making.

Example consent screen when linking your financial accounts

How it works

You'll receive an invitation link

Your advisor or lender will send you a personalised link to Akahu Apply.

Link accounts or upload statements

Connect your bank and other financial accounts using open banking.

Alternatively, you can choose to manually upload PDF statements.

Get a fast decision

It typically takes 1-2 minutes to complete this process.

Your advisor or lender is immediately notified that your data is available, and our categorisation makes it much faster for your loan application to be processed.

Example bank selection screen.

Peace of mind

Security

Akahu has been independently certified as compliant with ISO 27001, a global standard for information security management.

Limited one-off access

If you link financial accounts using open banking, Akahu's access permissions are limited to one-off retrieval of relevant data. Your bank credentials are never stored.

Privacy

Your data is shared with the advisor or lender that you explicitly grant access to, and is not sold to other parties.

After your data has been shared with your advisor or lender, Akahu deletes your data in accordance with our Privacy Notice.

Who is Akahu

Akahu is New Zealand’s leading open finance intermediary. We provide data connectivity to more than 50 government, corporate, and fintech organisations.

Akahu’s purpose is to give people control of their data.
We do that by providing a simple way to connect your financial accounts to value-adding services.

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