Access to that kind of data requires regulation, a lot of it and that's why Third Party Providers exist. There are a lot of them in Europe and they're not expensive.
I actually didn't expect to find anything about bunq around here but I have to say they're the worst bank I've worked with. When we started working with them, their API were broken and the devs had no idea why. It seems to have improved recently but it's definitely not a bank to praise for their API.
[–] elric 1 day ago
I know, that's my point. It's a stupid decision.
> Access to that kind of data requires regulation
It's my data. I want to access it how I see fit.
> There are a lot of them in Europe and they're not expensive.
I already have a bank and I already pay them. I don't want to pay anyone else to be able to use my bank account in a way that suits me. Sadly, there aren't many good options.
Someone mentioned Wise, and they do seem pretty interesting. But it makes no sense why common high strees banks refuse to cater to power users, or even to users who aren't using mainstream devices.
[–] jcsager 1 day ago
It ain't your data, it's the bank's data about you. Banks are shitty about access, APIs because they are perpetually in CYA mode from KYC/AML rules from the US (also on most foreign banks) and GDPR and cousins in Europe.
I was actually surprised how many bank apps will work under GrapheneOS even if only partially.
[–] esseph 1 day ago
"Power users" don't make them more money. In fact, from their POV, you're a legal, reputational, and security liability.
[–] rockskon 1 day ago
They often act as marketing and can find and report security vulnerabilities rather than the criminal element doing so first.
[–] esseph 1 day ago
Hmmm then why are banks telling people to not use AI systems to log into their bank?
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-banks-detect-una...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canadian-banks-block-ai-9.7...
And now we have a paypal-like shopping experience via SEPA Instant Payments, all our PayPal hating customers are happy ;)