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by krstck 3779 days ago
I've been dreaming of a standardized banking API for as long as I've been using online banking. It crushes my soul every time Mint makes me send them my actual log in credentials just to scrape transaction data. Really hope this catches on, but I think too many orgs have a vested interest in being the gate-keepers of your banking data.
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Mint has always pulled my data automatically from BOA, Chase and Wellfargo. Which banks are you using??
Mint is logging in on your behalf, unless you have a different service than I do.
Yep, the OBP approach is to use OAuth (currently 1.0a) so the App doesn't have to see the credentials.
Thanks!