Banking App Detection Support in Wispr Flow

Last updated: July 20, 2026

Available on: Android

Flow automatically hides itself when you open a supported banking or financial app, so your account details stay private. Detection works automatically once Flow is set up — no configuration required.

What it is

Banking App Detection is a built-in privacy feature that recognizes supported financial apps across many regions. When you open a supported banking app, Flow hides the Flow Bubble and disables all activation methods until you switch to a different app.

How it works in Flow

Overview

Banking detection runs automatically. Flow hides itself when you open a supported financial app, and restores normal behavior when you switch away.

Key behaviors

  • Automatic detection: When you open a supported banking or financial app, Flow hides the Flow Bubble.

  • Complete protection: While a banking app is open, the Flow Bubble stays hidden and Flow is fully disabled, so it does not capture any text or screen content.

  • Context awareness suppressed: Flow does not use any surrounding text or selected text while inside a banking app. This is an additional privacy layer beyond hiding the bubble.

  • All reveal paths blocked: No activation method brings the bubble back while a banking app is active.

  • Silent operation: No persistent notification or indicator is shown while a banking app is active. If you try to activate Flow by typing in a banking app, a brief toast appears with the message "Flow Bubble is disabled inside banking apps."

  • Automatic resume: When you switch to another app and tap into a text field that brings up the keyboard, the Flow Bubble reappears and voice input is available again.

Important: While a banking app is in the foreground, Flow cannot insert transcribed text into it. Finish dictating before switching to a banking app if you want your text to be pasted.

Supported regions

Banking detection covers a broad list of apps across nine regions. The apps named in each region below are only examples — coverage is much broader than the named list. If your bank isn't listed here, it may still be supported.

United States

Major retail banks, credit unions, and fintech apps including Chime, Venmo, SoFi, Cash App, PayPal, and Google Wallet. US coverage includes all major national banks such as Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citi, and Capital One.

Canada

RBC, TD Canada, BMO, Scotiabank, and CIBC.

United Kingdom

High-street banks and digital banking apps including Tide and Santander Business. UK coverage also includes HSBC, Barclays, NatWest, Monzo, and Starling.

Europe

Eurozone banks and regional financial institutions including Revolut Business, Qonto, BBVA Spain, KBC Belgium, BoursoBank France, Airwallex, Tide EU, and Intesa Sanpaolo (Italy). Tide is detected across three regions — UK, EU, and India.

India

Banks and UPI-based financial apps including Paytm, PhonePe, Google Pay, Airtel Thanks, and Tide. India coverage also includes SBI, HDFC, ICICI, Axis, Kotak, and many others.

Asia

Financial apps across key Asian markets including DBS PayLah, Maybank SG, BRImo Indonesia, and Hang Seng HK.

Australia

Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, Westpac, and NAB.

Latin America

Regional banking and fintech apps including Nubank, Mercado Pago, Ualá, Nequi Colombia, BBVA México, Banco Inter (Brazil), and C6 Bank (Brazil).

South Africa

RMB Private Bank.

Apps not on the supported list — including new fintech apps or regional banks — will not trigger the hide behavior. Coverage is added in updates.

FAQs

Does banking detection work for all financial apps?

Detection covers a wide range of financial apps across many regions. Apps not on the supported list won't trigger the hide behavior, and coverage expands with each release.

Can I turn banking detection off?

No. Banking detection is a privacy safeguard that runs automatically. There is no option to disable it.

My banking app isn't detected. What should I do?

Make sure you're on the latest version of Flow. Detection only triggers for apps explicitly included on the supported list. If your app still isn't detected, contact support with the app name and your region so it can be considered for a future update.

Does Flow hide for sensitive fields outside of banking apps?

Yes. Flow also hides the bubble for password, PIN, and numeric-only input fields in any app.

Can I dictate into browser address bars and notification replies?

Yes. The Flow Bubble appears in the address bar of supported browsers — including Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave, Samsung Internet, Opera, Vivaldi, DuckDuckGo, Kiwi, UC Browser, and Yandex — and in notification reply boxes. Notification reply support works across major Android OEMs (including Samsung, Xiaomi, OPPO, OnePlus, Vivo, and Asus) and applies to any app's inline reply.

Is banking detection available on other platforms?

Banking app detection is Android-only. On iOS, certain keyboard types — numeric keypads and email-address fields — automatically switch away from the Flow Keyboard to protect sensitive input, but this is not banking-app-specific detection.

What happens if banking detection is briefly unavailable?

If detection is temporarily unavailable, Flow fails safely open — it will not incorrectly hide the bubble in every app. Normal exclusions (password fields, PINs, etc.) still apply.

Limitations and notes

  • This feature is available on Android only.

  • Banking detection cannot be disabled — it is always on for your privacy.

  • Apps not on the supported list will not trigger the hide behavior.

  • Password, PIN, numeric-only, and phone number fields are excluded from Flow in most apps. Browser address bars and system notification reply boxes are exceptions — Flow still appears in these surfaces.

  • Detection requires Flow to be fully set up and running in the background.