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Is my bank data secure?
Is my bank data secure?
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Using a reputable data company like Flinks is how we make sure your information remains safe and secure.

Strong data security is built into Flinks’ services. It encrypts information at all times and maintains robust security protocols, which are routinely audited by independent firms to make sure they are effective. Their services are trusted by over 10 million Canadians and more than 300 businesses, including some of the biggest financial institutions in the country.

The team at Flinks respects your privacy and values transparency so everyone involved—you, your bank, and us—can keep their peace of mind.

If you still have questions, you can visit Flinks’ website, or contact us at Karoo.

More about Flinks

Founded in 2017

Canadian-owned, independent

Based in Montreal, with an office in Toronto

Trusted by over 300 clients in Canada and the US

One in three adult Canadians have used Flinks to connect their bank account

What’s Flinks? Why do I need it?

Flinks is the most efficient way to deal with financial information.

Backed by the National Bank of Canada, a major Canadian financial institution, Flinks allows users to safely and reliably connect their banking data to the application or services of their choice.

This quick and secure process eliminates the need for less secure legacy processes such as micro-deposits, PDF documents or picture uploads.

Is this service safe and secure?

Flinks is a very safe way to transfer financial information. You are sharing sensitive data that’s only meant to be used by the application you are connecting to, so we keep it 256-bit encrypted at all times.

Your bank accounts’ login credentials are never displayed, viewed or shared.

We engage with the best security firms to routinely audit our processes, ensuring our security standards are always at the highest level. For instance, we’ve maintained a SOC 2 report for years. This is the gold standard for companies dealing with customer data, and it confirms the effectiveness of our security practices.

How does Flinks work?

Simply put, Flinks helps digitize the collection of financial information so you can complete your onboarding faster, whether it’d be a loan application or signing up for a financial service of your choice.

To do so, we’ve built secure digital channels to thousands of banks. These pipelines make it possible to quickly and safely transfer information.

Is my data private? Do I have control over it?

It’s your personal data. Not ours, not anyone else’s. You have control over it.

No one can access your information without your knowledge and permission. It is encrypted using the highest industry standards, moved through secure channels, and stored on protected servers.

You can request us to correct, update or erase your personal information in our records. In other words, you can withdraw your consent whenever you want. You can request data deletion at [email protected]

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