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.
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 <i>will</i> leak, they <i>will</i> be decrypted! Do not do it!
The Plaid founder responded here on HN:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31263005" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31263005</a>