For those interested in a European perspective, the Revised Payment Services Directive (aka PSD2) will in a similar fashion to Plaid's API, force banks to offer

For those interested in a European perspective, the Revised Payment Services Directive (aka PSD2) will in a similar fashion to Plaid's API, force banks to offer APIs for not only client information but payment. If implemented it will probably create radical change and opportunity in FinTech across the EU.