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.