Documentation

Everything you need to know about the Gimele platform — from core concepts to product-specific guides.

Introduction

Gimele is an AI-powered financial operations platform purpose-built for African financial institutions. Our suite of tools automates reconciliation, document processing, credit appraisal, financial analysis, and compliance screening — replacing manual processes with intelligent automation.

Each product works independently or as part of an integrated workflow. Data flows seamlessly between tools: upload bank statements in the PDF Analyser, reconcile them in the Reconciler, and generate insights in the Insights dashboard — all within the same platform.

Product Suite

The platform consists of six core products, each solving a specific financial operations challenge:

Bank Statement Reconciler

Automatically match transactions across bank accounts and ledgers. Intelligent fuzzy matching handles date proximity, amount variations, and reference analysis to achieve 99.7% auto-match rates. Generates audit-ready reports with full match trails.

Multi-format import (CSV, PDF, Excel)Exact + fuzzy matching algorithmsException flagging and review workflowAudit-ready Excel exportMulti-account and multi-currency support

PDF Analyser

Extract, classify, and structure data from any financial PDF — bank statements, invoices, receipts, tax documents. Powered by advanced OCR and document AI that understands financial context and table structures.

Automatic table detection and extractionScanned document OCR supportFinancial field recognitionBatch document processingExport to structured formats

Credit Appraisal Engine

Assess creditworthiness using transaction history, income patterns, and behavioural signals. Delivers consistent, explainable credit decisions in under 30 seconds with full audit trails.

Transaction history analysisIncome verification and pattern detectionRisk scoring and decision engineExplainable decision outputCustom appraisal criteria

Financial AI Chat

An intelligent financial co-pilot that answers questions, analyses documents, searches the web, and delivers data-driven answers in natural language. Powered by advanced reasoning AI with real-time web search and document retrieval.

Natural language queryingReal-time web search integrationDocument-aware analysisMulti-step research automationAudit-ready citations and sources

Financial Insights

Turn raw transaction data into actionable intelligence. Automated spend categorisation, cash flow forecasting with linear regression trend analysis, and statistical anomaly detection — all visualised in a clean dashboard.

Auto-categorisation across 10+ spending categoriesCash flow forecasting with 3-month projectionsStatistical anomaly detection (z-score analysis)Interactive charts and visualisationsMonthly breakdown with trend indicators

PDF Converter

Convert financial PDFs — bank statements, invoices, receipts — into structured Excel files. Preserves tables, handles scanned documents, and outputs clean, analysis-ready data.

PDF to Excel conversionTable structure preservationScanned document handlingBatch conversion supportClean, analysis-ready output

Getting Started

Gimele offers two ways to interact with the platform depending on your needs:

Web App

For end users

Use the Gimele dashboard directly in your browser. Upload files, run analyses, and view results — no coding required. Sign up and start at app.gimele.com.

REST API

For developers

Integrate Gimele into your own applications via our REST API. Get your API keys and view usage on the developer portal at dev.gimele.com.

The web app includes a Free plan with trial credits — no credit card required. The REST API operates on a usage-based model with no free tier.

Quick Start

Create an account

Choose a product

Navigate to any product from the sidebar or products page. Each product has a dedicated workspace.

Upload your data

Upload bank statements, transaction CSVs, PDFs, or ledgers — depending on the product you're using.

Review results

The AI processes your data and returns structured results: matched transactions, extracted data, credit scores, or insights.

Export or act

Download results as PDF, Excel, or CSV. Use insights to inform decisions, audits, or further analysis.

Plans & Usage Limits

Gimele offers two pricing models depending on how you use the platform:

Web App Plans (Monthly Subscription)

For end users using the Gimele dashboard at app.gimele.com. Usage resets monthly on paid plans.

Feature	Free	Pro (₦50k/mo)	Enterprise Bronze (₦150k/mo)	Enterprise Silver (₦250k/mo)	Enterprise Gold (₦500k/mo)
Users	1	1	Up to 5	Up to 20	Up to 50
Chat Messages	5/day	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
PDF Analyses	5 (one-off)	30/mo	100/mo	100/mo	200/mo
Credit Appraisals	5 (one-off)	20/mo	50/mo	100/mo	200/mo
PDF Conversions	10 (one-off)	30/mo	100/mo	150/mo	500/mo
Reconciliations	5 (one-off)	20/mo	50/mo	100/mo	200/mo

REST API Pricing (Usage-Based)

For developers integrating via the REST API. Manage API keys and monitor usage on the developer portal at dev.gimele.com. All API endpoints use the base URL https://server.gimele.com/api/v1

Product	Price per API Call
Bank Statement Reconciliation	₦300 /call
PDF Analysis	₦600 /call
Credit / Loan Appraisal	₦500 /call
PDF Conversion	₦300 /call

Security & Compliance

Gimele takes data security seriously. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest. The platform uses industry-standard authentication via Better-Auth with support for email/password, passkeys, and organisation-based access control. Usage is rate-limited per user to prevent abuse, and all operations are logged with full audit trails.

Data encrypted in transit (TLS 1.3) and at rest (AES-256)
Secure authentication with session management
Role-based access control for organisations
Rate limiting per user per feature
Secure file handling with automatic cleanup

Support

Need help? Reach out to our support team:

Email: info@gimele.com