Canadian big five banks block personal AI agents, citing safety and security
LazyPotatoHead97 · reddit · 2026-10-30
A Reddit user reports that Canada's major banks — BMO, CIBC, RBC, TD and Scotiabank — are blocking personal AI agents from accessing online banking, citing safety and security concerns. The post jokes that bank jobs may be the only ones AI will never touch.
It's another instance of financial institutions actively locking out agentic AI visitors (automated browsers/agent logins), reflecting broad industry wariness about AI agents operating customer accounts.
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