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by darkteflon 2267 days ago
This is fascinating. I’d always assumed that these open banking platforms had to go through a protracted period of relationship-building and negotiation with financial institutions, but you’re saying the most common approach is scraping? Is this how, e.g., Plaid does it?
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Correct. And not just for banking either. For financial brokerage APIs, a lot work the same way.
That is ... absolutely bonkers.

Thanks for your insight.