Major US banks restrict AI agents from accessing customer accounts
What happened
Several major US banks, including Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo, are restricting external AI agents from accessing customer accounts, according to Axios. The banks say agents logging in with credentials supplied by customers violates policies requiring account holders to log in themselves. Reports so far show the restrictions span several major US banks and target external AI agents logging into accounts with customer credentials.
Written by AI from the reports · updated 47 min ago
Timeline
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- The DecoderMajor US banks are locking out AI agents that log in with customer credentials
Customers are letting AI agents use their credentials to access accounts at Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, and other major U.S. banks, sometimes without direct instructions. Morgan Stanley has blocked agents, while other banks are restricting access. Most plan to limit agents to read-only access.
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