How to Fix QuickBooks Banking Error 102


Last Update: March 3rd, 2025     Author: Adams Williams

Reviewed By: SMBAccountants Editorial Team

QuickBooks Banking Error 102 occurs when there are technical issues with your bank’s website, such as server problems or maintenance. This error happens when QuickBooks fails to update the bank connection, preventing it from syncing properly with your account. Users may see an error message indicating that the bank connection has failed. The issue often arises when banking websites experience connection issues, disrupting the data transfer between QuickBooks and the bank. To resolve this error, it’s recommended to follow the troubleshooting steps outlined in the blog.

How to Fix QuickBooks Banking Error 102

  • To fix this issue one must contact the bank where error 102 is happening with.
  • Restart QuickBooks and close all the company files open
  • Wait for a few hours according to the error 102 messages in QuickBooks
  • Select the tab of security center in QuickBooks after the self-service tab
  • Check with the bank site and see if it’s down and then check the URL given by the bank to get connected

Points to check through the Bank Link in QuickBooks Error 102

  • Firstly go to the banking option through transactions.
  • Type the bank name and search.
  • Check your bank
  • Check the option of the bank link
  • Follow the manual steps
  • Click on finish

QuickBooks bank account error 102 occurs due to a technical issue faced by your bank’s website or it is under maintenance, server issue because of data transfer between QuickBooks Online and the website of the bank might be another reason for it.

Here are some suggestions from our side:

QuickBooks Banking Error 102 occurs when your bank’s website facing some technical issue or under maintenance or some other issue like a server issue with the data transfer between the bank’s website and QuickBooks Online.

  • In QuickBooks Online, check the account updates: If you didn’t receive any maintenance signs and issues from your credit card and bank website, then try updating your QuickBooks Online Account manually.
    1. Automatic updates: When you go for the automatic updates, then the update of your online banking account will start at Pacific time which is 3 a.m. If the QuickBooks Online Server is not able to get the updated information related to the particular online account, then 5 attempts will be made by it to update it in the next 5 hours. Information received by us will be based upon your financial or bank institution’s shares that are with us.
    2. Manual updates: Manual updates are required for some of the accounts. In this scenario, you will receive an update through a connection interview. Most of the accounts should start working with automatic updates. If you are unable to see the desired information even after the automatic updates then you might have to get the manual update then.
  • Wait for the action taken by the bank: Wait for the bank to resolve the problem that you are having with your server. Wait for at least two days, before your try again
  • Ensure that you do not have a new account: You may receive this error if the credit card or your bank account is new. There are instances when new accounts don’t work properly for online banking. Get in touch with the bank or with the credit card company.

To get the details of further solutions, you can get in touch with our QuickBooks Customer Support team. QuickBooks tech support team has highly skilled professionals, who possess a thorough knowledge of everything related to QuickBooks. You can call the QuickBooks Technical Support team on our? smbaccountants.com.

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