They paid someone a lot of money to design their UI, so they better do something different from the rest of the world, else they would have wasted money.
> I'm entirely convinced that banking website design guidelines are driven entirely by a seething hatred for the end-user.
I've thought about this and (in all seriousness) I think the reason is that the tech banking sector must be plagued with ancient programmers that don't give a damn about UI and design.
I'm entirely convinced that banking website design guidelines are driven entirely by a seething hatred for the end-user.