Banking basically has to be done via phone now.

y-c-o-m-b 44 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

I keep seeing this, but I've never signed into a single one of my banks, mortgage companies, stock brokers, or credit card companies on my phone. The phone might be used to get a code for 2FA via text, but that's the extent of it. Everything is done on my PC through a dedicated browser specifically for financial purposes. This applies to Chase, Fidelity, Schwab, Wells Fargo, Marcus, Morgan Stanley, Amex, and more. So theoretically there's no reason a Linux OS on a phone can't do any of these things without Google or Apple by simply masquerading as a PC.

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ryandrake 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Maybe I am lucky in the USA, but every bank I’ve ever done business with can be accessed through a PC and web browser. If any of my banks should decide to remove that option, I just move over to one of the other thousands of banks in the USA.

	▲	SoftTalker 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That or you can simply go in to a branch office.

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vitaflo 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Find a better bank I guess. I’ve never used my phone for banking of any kind ever.

	▲	multjoy an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The only time I go into a bank is to deposit cash, and that is very rare. I have no idea why people think in-person banking is superior, it is a pain in the arse. That said, my bank predates all the fintechs by decades and was phone-first before smartphones.
	▲	azzentys 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Sadly, that's not a great answer where most banks are going towards the same direction. It's also convenient to use a phone for banking.