Show HN: Banking Access Index – 19 US banking providers, 8 countries, CC-BY

A researcher has created a Banking Access Index documenting which of 19 US banking providers accept non-resident founders, covering 8 countries with 239 independently verified claims as of July 2026. The dataset distinguishes between explicit acceptance, explicit restriction (including three types of evidence), absence of published restriction, and unknown policies, with quarterly re-verification against provider sources and downloadable JSON and CSV formats available under CC-BY license.