Will Banks Block Flinks? | General financial discussion | Discussion forum

We are hearing that banks in Canada as well as banks in the U.S., according to this Malwarebytes blog article are blocking AI agents such as Muse from accessing customers' accounts.

Banks are banning AI agents due to concerns about unauthorized access and actions taken by these agents that may not align with user instructions, which poses significant security risks to customer accounts and financial information. This decision is driven by the inability of banks to reliably distinguish between legitimate user-directed actions and those initiated by rogue AI agents.

My research shows the following:

JPMorgan Chase Blocks external agents from operating customer accounts.
Bank of America Restricts access for third-party AI agents.
Wells Fargo Similar restrictions on AI agent access.
Royal Bank (RBC) Blocks third-party AI agents from accessing online banking.
TD Bank Bans all third-party personal AI agents from direct access.
Bank of Montreal (BMO) Limits AI agents from accessing digital properties.

There has been discussion on the Forum about concerns about Flinks accessing our accounts when setting up EFT links from some online FI's that require our giving Flinks the login credentials for the target FI.

How does Flinks relate to the current bans being sought by banks to protect customers? Will Flinks come under the same scrutiny as an AI agent?

Stephen