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Re:Klarna users are being signed in to random accounts by corroclaro on Thursday May 27, 2021 @07:06AM (#27301493)
Klarna is actually its own bank these days so that doesn't really happen anymore. I think however many other payment providers operate this way still which is ridiculous.

Then again, PSD2 API roll-out has been very ???

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Re:Klarna users are being signed in to random accounts by tapland on Thursday May 27, 2021 @07:14AM (#27301569)
It's happened wayyy into them being their own bank (at least until 2019 when I started boycotting them)

They signed into users bank accounts, in other banks, to set up transfers (which also gives you all account statements).

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Re:Klarna users are being signed in to random accounts by corroclaro on Thursday May 27, 2021 @07:14AM (#27301574)
Did not know! Guess being scummy doesn't stop because you get a license.
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Re:Klarna users are being signed in to random accounts by lxgr on Thursday May 27, 2021 @08:26AM (#27302172)
Is that true for all European banks though? I think they all need to have an API available at this point, but is Klarna using that in every instance (instead of their legacy creepy MITM scheme) already?
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