Blocking bank account numbers from being pasted is considered an error prevention measure. By forcing people to enter it manually at least once, you stop them from blindly pasting the wrong number twice.

There's no real regulation requiring blocking paste but it has become an annoying informal standard of sorts.

Thankfully brave’s right click menu has a force paste that works quite well

Sure but who is reading account numbers off checks? They are copy and pasting from their bank app.