> But banks specifically are among the most obnoxious shitters when it comes to "you aren't allowed to do things except the way we want it".

> Over and over again you have to contend with bullshit like 120MB APKs full of obfuscated code, root detection, custom firmware detection, "non-mainstream device" detection, VPN detection, and even more obscure spyware-flavored functionality.

Ok, the question is then: exactly why do they go through that much trouble? Because that's a lot of trouble.