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Stripe releases Plaid-like project, Plaid CEO objects to process

by rreichman on 5/4/22, 5:16 PM with 15 comments

  • by kleinsch on 5/4/22, 7:00 PM

    If you’re in the fintech industry, you probably shouldn’t be surprised that Stripe wants to compete with you. They’re getting into every vertical. Either Plaid was irresponsible and actually shared sensitive info w a possible competitor (I doubt it) or they’re just trying to derail a competitor’s launch.
  • by rreichman on 5/4/22, 5:21 PM

    Thoughts? How is this ok? Seems super shady to me.
  • by dmitrygr on 5/4/22, 8:10 PM

    Great, another product to warn everyone non-technical against. Never give your bank login to anyone. Ever. Seriously! Do not do it! By definition they must be stored reversibly-encrypted. They will leak, they will be decrypted! Do not do it!
  • by hbcondo714 on 5/5/22, 5:14 AM

    The Plaid founder responded here on HN:

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31263005