Major US banks move to restrict third-party AI agents from accessing customer accounts
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Between October 13 and October 16, 2026, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citi, Schwab, and Wells Fargo moved to restrict third-party AI agents from accessing customer accounts. In a span of three days, the financial sector erected a digital wall, creating a banking twin to the…
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- 01Between October 13 and 16, 2026, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citi, Schwab and Wells Fargo moved to restrict AI agents.
- 02The precedent was Amazon blocking Meta's Muse agent in September.
- 03Mastercard and Santander completed Europe's first live agentic payment test.