Sandra Vu

Sandra Vu

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Sandra Vu is the founder of Data River and a financial software engineer with experience building document processing systems for accounting platforms. After spending years helping accountants and bookkeepers at enterprise fintech companies, she built Data River to solve the recurring problem of converting bank statement PDFs to usable data—a task she saw teams struggle with monthly.

Sandra's background in financial software engineering gives her deep insight into how bank statements are structured, why they're difficult to parse programmatically, and what accuracy really means for financial reconciliation. She's particularly focused on the unique challenges of processing statements from different banks, each with their own formatting quirks and layouts.

At Data River, Sandra leads the technical development of AI-powered document processing specifically optimized for financial documents. Her experience spans building parsers for thousands of bank formats, working directly with accounting teams to understand their workflows, and designing systems that prioritize accuracy and data security in financial automation.

Articles by Sandra Vu

How to Import Bank Statements into Xero

Step-by-step guide to importing PDF bank statements into Xero accounting software using CSV, OFX, and bank feeds for automated reconciliation.

Free vs Paid Bank Statement Converters

Compare free and paid bank statement converters. Understand the trade-offs in accuracy, features, security, and when to upgrade from free tools.

OCR vs AI for Bank Statement Processing

Compare traditional OCR and AI-powered document processing for bank statements. Understand accuracy, speed, and use cases for each approach.

What Is a Bank Statement?

By the end of 2025, over 1.2 trillion document pages will be scanned globally. Yet most organizations still struggle with turning those scans into usable data.

What Is Bank Statement Parsing?

Understand bank statement parsing - the process of extracting and structuring transaction data from bank statements for accounting and financial analysis.

What Is OCR for Bank Statements?

Learn how OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology extracts text and data from PDF and scanned bank statements for accounting and analysis.

What Is Transaction Categorization?

Learn how transaction categorization automatically sorts bank transactions into expense categories for budgeting, accounting, and financial reporting.

The OCR Problem Costing Businesses Billions

The OCR Problem Costing Businesses Billions

By the end of 2025, over 1.2 trillion document pages will be scanned globally. Yet most organizations still struggle with turning those scans into usable data.