PegasusA leading AI assistant now reads bank accounts through Plaid, but can’t move money
A leading AI assistant’s new personal-finance beta links US customers’ bank and card accounts through Plaid and reads balances, credit limits and up to two years of transactions, but it cannot move, manage or invest money, and its maker says it is exploring partnerships with banks and other regulated institutions.
Your doorRead access is how an agent earns trust before it is allowed to act, so decide now what your checkout will need to see when that agent asks to pay you for a customer: whose account it is, what it is allowed to spend, and the record that proves both.
Source: The Verge, Nov 5, 2026 · Claude AI can plug directly into your bank account ↗
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