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		tzs on Aug 17, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Plaid settled $58M lawsuit over alleged consumer d... > Oh, also, if people are so terrified of Plaid, they should write to the Congresspeople and ask them to write a bill to force banks to write & provide REST APIs. Why REST? Yes, I’d certainly rather call rest APIs than, say SOAP APIs, but do really want Congress specifying that much technical detail?

ericwooley on Aug 17, 2021 [–]

Yes, that would be fine. As long as security is covered. Mandating a standard API would be awesome.

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