diff --git a/backend/foldbank/management/commands/populatedb.py b/backend/foldbank/management/commands/populatedb.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bd83aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/foldbank/management/commands/populatedb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+# standard imports
+import datetime
+
+# third-party imports
+from django.utils.timezone import make_aware
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+
+# app imports
+from foldbank.models import User, Tag, Account, Bank, RecurringPayment, Transaction
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = "populate the database with mock data on a clean instance for easier testing"
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+
+        # users
+        if User.objects.filter(username="admin").exists():
+            admin = User.objects.get(username="admin")
+        else:
+            admin = User.objects.create_superuser(
+                "admin",
+                password="password",
+            )
+        nishant, _ = User.objects.get_or_create(
+            username="nishant",
+            defaults={
+                "name": "Nishant Verma",
+                "password": "password",
+            }
+        )
+
+        # tags
+        tags = [
+            {
+                "title": "Rent",
+                "sub_category": "",
+                "icon_type": "rent",
+            },
+            {
+                "title": "Subscription",
+                "sub_category": "YouTube",
+                "icon_type": "youtube",
+            },
+            {
+                "title": "Tag",
+                "sub_category": "",
+                "icon_type": "",
+            },
+            {
+                "title": "Food & Drinks",
+                "sub_category": "Swiggy",
+                "icon_type": "swiggy",
+            },
+            {
+                "title": "Food & Drinks",
+                "sub_category": "Food",
+                "icon_type": "food",
+            },
+            {
+                "title": "Food & Drinks",
+                "sub_category": "Drink",
+                "icon_type": "drink",
+            },
+            {
+                "title": "Groceries",
+                "sub_category": "",
+                "icon_type": "groceries",
+            },
+            {
+                "title": "Transport",
+                "sub_category": "",
+                "icon_type": "transport",
+            },
+            {
+                "title": "Subscription",
+                "sub_category": "Netflix",
+                "icon_type": "netflix",
+            },
+        ]
+        for tag in tags:
+            Tag.objects.get_or_create(**tag)
+
+        # banks
+        banks = [
+            {
+                "name": "HDFC Bank",
+                "defaults": {
+                    "logo": "images/bank_logos/hdfc.svg",
+                },
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "Axis Bank",
+                "defaults": {
+                    "logo": "images/bank_logos/axis.svg",
+                },
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "State Bank of India",
+                "defaults": {
+                    "logo": "images/bank_logos/sbi.svg",
+                },
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "ICICI Bank",
+                "defaults": {
+                    "logo": "images/bank_logos/icici.svg",
+                },
+            },
+        ]
+        for bank in banks:
+            Bank.objects.get_or_create(**bank)
+
+
+        # accounts
+        accounts = [
+            {
+                "user": nishant,
+                "bank": Bank.objects.get(name="Axis Bank"),
+                "account_number": "34536896852",
+                "account_type": "SA",
+                "ifsc_code": "AXIS0006586",
+                "swift_bic": "6895206BB",
+                "holders_name": "Nishant Verma",
+                "account_owner_type": "UA",
+                "balance": "55410",
+            },
+            {
+                "user": nishant,
+                "bank": Bank.objects.get(name="HDFC Bank"),
+                "account_number": "92531805286",
+                "account_type": "SA",
+                "ifsc_code": "HDFC0002233",
+                "swift_bic": "HDFCINBBBNG",
+                "holders_name": "Nishant Verma",
+                "account_owner_type": "UA",
+                "balance": "258630",
+            },
+            {
+                "user": nishant,
+                "bank": Bank.objects.get(name="State Bank of India"),
+                "account_number": "34536896852",
+                "account_type": "SA",
+                "ifsc_code": "SBIN0006586",
+                "swift_bic": "6895106BB",
+                "holders_name": "Nishant Verma",
+                "account_owner_type": "UA",
+                "balance": "27932",
+            },
+            {
+                "user": nishant,
+                "bank": Bank.objects.get(name="ICICI Bank"),
+                "account_number": "34536896852",
+                "account_type": "SA",
+                "ifsc_code": "ICIC0006586",
+                "swift_bic": "6895306BB",
+                "holders_name": "Nishant Verma",
+                "account_owner_type": "UA",
+                "balance": "7932",
+            },
+            {
+                "user": admin,
+                "bank": Bank.objects.get(name="ICICI Bank"),
+                "account_type": "CA",
+                "holders_name": "Swiggy",
+                "account_owner_type": "OA",
+            },
+            {
+                "user": admin,
+                "bank": Bank.objects.get(name="ICICI Bank"),
+                "account_type": "CA",
+                "holders_name": "2586 Rent",
+                "account_owner_type": "OA",
+            },
+            {
+                "user": admin,
+                "bank": Bank.objects.get(name="ICICI Bank"),
+                "account_type": "CA",
+                "holders_name": "YouTube Premium",
+                "account_owner_type": "OA",
+            },
+            {
+                "user": admin,
+                "bank": Bank.objects.get(name="ICICI Bank"),
+                "account_type": "CA",
+                "holders_name": "Fenny's Bangalore",
+                "account_owner_type": "OA",
+            },
+            {
+                "user": admin,
+                "bank": Bank.objects.get(name="ICICI Bank"),
+                "account_type": "CA",
+                "holders_name": "Sendhoor",
+                "account_owner_type": "OA",
+            },
+            {
+                "user": admin,
+                "bank": Bank.objects.get(name="ICICI Bank"),
+                "account_type": "CA",
+                "holders_name": "Reliance Fresh",
+                "account_owner_type": "OA",
+            },
+            {
+                "user": admin,
+                "bank": Bank.objects.get(name="ICICI Bank"),
+                "account_type": "CA",
+                "holders_name": "Chai Point",
+                "account_owner_type": "OA",
+            },
+            {
+                "user": admin,
+                "bank": Bank.objects.get(name="ICICI Bank"),
+                "account_type": "CA",
+                "holders_name": "Uber",
+                "account_owner_type": "OA",
+            },
+            {
+                "user": admin,
+                "bank": Bank.objects.get(name="ICICI Bank"),
+                "account_type": "CA",
+                "holders_name": "Netflix",
+                "account_owner_type": "OA",
+            },
+        ]
+        for account in accounts:
+            Account.objects.get_or_create(**account)
+
+        # recurring payment
+        recurring_payments = [
+            {
+                "from_account": Account.objects.get(user=nishant, bank=Bank.objects.get(name="Axis Bank")),
+                "to_account": Account.objects.get(user=admin, holders_name="2586 Rent"),
+                "amount": "36031",
+                "tag": Tag.objects.get(title="Rent"),
+                "defaults": {
+                    "created_at": make_aware(datetime.datetime(year=2023, month=1, day=23)),
+                    "frequency": datetime.timedelta(days=30),
+                    "due_on": make_aware(datetime.datetime(year=2023, month=1, day=23)),
+                },
+            },
+            {
+                "from_account": Account.objects.get(user=nishant, bank=Bank.objects.get(name="Axis Bank")),
+                "to_account": Account.objects.get(user=admin, holders_name="YouTube Premium"),
+                "amount": "36031",
+                "tag": Tag.objects.get(title="Rent"),
+                "defaults": {
+                    "created_at": make_aware(datetime.datetime(year=2023, month=1, day=20)),
+                    "frequency": datetime.timedelta(days=30),
+                    "due_on": make_aware(datetime.datetime(year=2023, month=2, day=19)),
+                }
+            },
+        ]
+        for rp in recurring_payments:
+            RecurringPayment.objects.get_or_create(**rp)
+
+        # transactions
+        transactions = [
+            {
+                "from_account": Account.objects.get(user=nishant, bank=Bank.objects.get(name="Axis Bank")),
+                "to_account": Account.objects.get(user=admin, holders_name="Fenny's Bangalore"),
+                "amount": "3940",
+                "tag": Tag.objects.get(title="Tag"),
+                "defaults": {
+                    "created_at": make_aware(datetime.datetime(year=2023, month=1, day=23, hour=11, minute=17)),
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "from_account": Account.objects.get(user=nishant, bank=Bank.objects.get(name="Axis Bank")),
+                "to_account": Account.objects.get(user=admin, holders_name="Sendhoor"),
+                "amount": "35",
+                "tag": Tag.objects.get(title="Food & Drinks", sub_category="Drink"),
+                "defaults": {
+                    "created_at": make_aware(datetime.datetime(year=2023, month=1, day=23, hour=23, minute=45)),
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "from_account": Account.objects.get(user=nishant, bank=Bank.objects.get(name="Axis Bank")),
+                "to_account": Account.objects.get(user=admin, holders_name="Reliance Fresh"),
+                "amount": "2399",
+                "tag": Tag.objects.get(title="Groceries"),
+                "defaults": {
+                    "created_at": make_aware(datetime.datetime(year=2023, month=1, day=23, hour=5, minute=37)),
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "from_account": Account.objects.get(user=nishant, bank=Bank.objects.get(name="Axis Bank")),
+                "to_account": Account.objects.get(user=admin, holders_name="Chai Point"),
+                "amount": "312",
+                "tag": Tag.objects.get(title="Food & Drinks", sub_category="Food"),
+                "defaults": {
+                    "created_at": make_aware(datetime.datetime(year=2023, month=1, day=23, hour=12, minute=17)),
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "from_account": Account.objects.get(user=nishant, bank=Bank.objects.get(name="Axis Bank")),
+                "to_account": Account.objects.get(user=admin, holders_name="Uber"),
+                "amount": "75",
+                "tag": Tag.objects.get(title="Transport"),
+                "defaults": {
+                    "created_at": make_aware(datetime.datetime(year=2023, month=1, day=2, hour=10, minute=32)),
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "from_account": Account.objects.get(user=nishant, bank=Bank.objects.get(name="Axis Bank")),
+                "to_account": Account.objects.get(user=admin, holders_name="Swiggy"),
+                "amount": "35",
+                "tag": Tag.objects.get(title="Food & Drinks", sub_category="Swiggy"),
+                "defaults": {
+                    "created_at": make_aware(datetime.datetime(year=2023, month=1, day=1, hour=11, minute=17)),
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "from_account": Account.objects.get(user=nishant, bank=Bank.objects.get(name="Axis Bank")),
+                "to_account": Account.objects.get(user=admin, holders_name="Netflix"),
+                "amount": "35",
+                "tag": Tag.objects.get(title="Subscription", sub_category="Netflix"),
+                "defaults": {
+                    "created_at": make_aware(datetime.datetime(year=2023, month=1, day=23, hour=23, minute=45)),
+                }
+            },
+        ]
+        for t in transactions:
+            Transaction.objects.get_or_create(**t)
+
diff --git a/backend/foldbank/models.py b/backend/foldbank/models.py
index 3ec0229..d106963 100644
--- a/backend/foldbank/models.py
+++ b/backend/foldbank/models.py
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ class Tag(models.Model):
     created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return f"{self.title} - {self.sub_category}"
-
+        ret = self.title
+        if self.sub_category:
+            ret += f" - {self.sub_category}"
+        return ret
 
 
 class Bank(models.Model):
diff --git a/backend/media_cdn/images/bank_logos/axis.svg b/backend/media_cdn/images/bank_logos/axis.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af1d07a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/media_cdn/images/bank_logos/axis.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<svg version="1.2" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1552 1346" width="1552" height="1346">
+	<title>AXISBank_Logo-svg (2)-svg</title>
+	<style>
+		.s0 { fill: #97144d } 
+	</style>
+	<g id="layer1">
+		<g id="g870">
+			<g id="Clip-Path: g872">
+				<g id="g872">
+					<g id="g878">
+						<path id="path880" class="s0" d="m1551.8 1345.7h-482.5l-293-511.2h482.5z"/>
+					</g>
+					<g id="g882">
+						<path id="path884" class="s0" d="m774.5 0.2l242 416.4-534.5 929.1h-481.7z"/>
+					</g>
+				</g>
+			</g>
+		</g>
+	</g>
+</svg>
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diff --git a/backend/media_cdn/images/bank_logos/foldlogo.svg b/backend/media_cdn/images/bank_logos/foldlogo.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7d35ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/media_cdn/images/bank_logos/foldlogo.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<svg width="125" height="125" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<path d="M102.136 78.744c.192-.408.351-.777.478-1.092a42.862 42.862 0 002.771-15.212c0-11.464-4.484-21.872-11.801-29.578a43.226 43.226 0 00-6.37-5.518c.411 3.295-.358 6.575-1.574 9.564-.727 1.786-1.678 3.616-2.718 5.424 1.812 1.957 3.733 4.198 5.277 6.937 2.2 3.904 3.579 8.66 3.579 15.125 0 6.704-1.962 11.846-5.018 16.03-1.81 2.48-3.974 4.572-6.194 6.422 1.265.608 2.708 1.095 4.354 1.431 6.97 1.423 11.28-1.371 14.075-4.62 1.45-1.686 2.476-3.498 3.141-4.913z" fill="#CAD1E1"/><path 
+fill="#20294C"
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diff --git a/backend/media_cdn/images/bank_logos/hdfc.svg b/backend/media_cdn/images/bank_logos/hdfc.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5f850f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/media_cdn/images/bank_logos/hdfc.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<svg version="1.2" baseProfile="tiny-ps" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1679 1678" width="1679" height="1678">
+	<title>HDFC_Bank_Logo-svg</title>
+	<style>
+		tspan { white-space:pre }
+		.shp0 { fill: #ed232a } 
+		.shp1 { fill: #ffffff } 
+		.shp2 { fill: #004c8f } 
+	</style>
+	<g id="layer1">
+		<g id="g11008">
+			<path id="path1576" class="shp0" d="M0.51 0.83L1678.51 0.83L1678.51 1677.6L0.51 1677.6L0.51 0.83Z" />
+			<path id="path1578" class="shp1" d="M294.21 294.31L1385.02 294.31L1385.02 1384.33L294.21 1384.33L294.21 294.31Z" />
+			<path id="path1580" class="shp1" d="M755.64 0.83L923.38 0.83L923.38 1677.6L755.64 1677.6L755.64 0.83Z" />
+			<path id="path1582" class="shp1" d="M0.51 755.62L1678.51 755.62L1678.51 923.23L0.51 923.23L0.51 755.62Z" />
+			<path id="path1584" class="shp2" d="M587.91 587.79L1091.33 587.79L1091.33 1090.84L587.91 1090.84L587.91 587.79Z" />
+		</g>
+	</g>
+</svg>
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diff --git a/backend/media_cdn/images/bank_logos/icici.svg b/backend/media_cdn/images/bank_logos/icici.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dedadf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/media_cdn/images/bank_logos/icici.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<svg version="1.2" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1388 1505" width="1388" height="1505">
+	<title>ICICI_Bank_Logo-svg</title>
+	<style>
+		.s0 { fill: #f06321 } 
+		.s1 { fill: #ae282e } 
+		.s2 { fill: #ffffff } 
+	</style>
+	<g id="layer1">
+		<g id="g651">
+			<path id="path160" class="s0" d="m393.4 327.4c343-340.8 759.2-429.2 925.7-197 166.6 232.3 20.2 701.7-322.8 1042.4-343.1 343.2-759.2 431.5-928.3 196.8-163.9-234.7-17.5-701.7 325.4-1042.2z"/>
+			<path id="path162" class="s1" d="m1319.1 130.4c58 85.8 75.7 199.5 63.1 328.1-45.4 174.1-156.4 361-322.9 522.4-307.7 300.4-676 376.1-829.8 171.7-148.9-204.5-22.7-613.3 277.5-911 37.8-35.5 75.6-68.3 113.5-96 285-181.8 567.5-196.8 698.6-15.2z"/>
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+		</g>
+	</g>
+</svg>
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diff --git a/backend/media_cdn/images/bank_logos/sbi.svg b/backend/media_cdn/images/bank_logos/sbi.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ceb49ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/media_cdn/images/bank_logos/sbi.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="2499" height="2500" viewBox="0 -0.06 499.999 500.119"><path d="M499.999 250c.033 138.071-111.869 250.026-249.94 250.06C111.989 500.092.032 388.189 0 250.118V250C-.033 111.929 111.869-.026 249.941-.06 388.012-.092 499.967 111.81 500 249.881l-.001.119z" fill="#156dd1"/><path d="M295 250c0 24.853-20.147 45-45 45-24.854 0-45-20.147-45-45s20.146-45 45-45c24.853 0 45 20.147 45 45z" fill="#fff"/><path fill="#fff" d="M234.483 282.756h31.035V500h-31.035z"/></svg>
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