> European bank accounts make a lot more sense than in the US, your account number is a public number that can be used to receive money only and there is a tran

> European bank accounts make a lot more sense than in the US, your account number is a public number that can be used to receive money only and there is a transfer number for making payments. For the benefit of the non-US folk (including myself): it wouldn't be a good idea to reveal one's bank account number in the US because people can just pull money out from it with an account number?