Success stories, news, events and all kinds of information related to open banking
Using an optimal credential or authentication system is vital to ensure the security of an application programming interface. OAuth 2.0 has become the basic security protocol for mobile APIs development and for providing credentials to launch native applications. The basic HTTP access authentication method does not guarantee the same level of security.
How much does a 30 year old woman spend on restaurants, at which times and on which days of the week? What is the average bill for a meal in zip code 28100? If I close a road to traffic, will people's consumer habits change? What impact does a big event like World Pride have? Where do my buying customers come from? Where do they go? These are just some of the questions answered by PayStats.
Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Adidas, Under Armour, Pebble, Fitbit, Misfit… Business derived from wearables is growing over time. Sales keep going up and more revenue is being forecast but none of this would be possible without APIs.
Amazon, Salesforce and IBM are waging a battle for the control of cloud-based services, primarily the creation, deployment and control of scalable infrastructure for third-party cloud-based applications. Here are some of their most interesting APIs.
In recent years, the United Kingdom has become one of the strongest supporters of open banking worldwide. It all started when HM Treasury decided to create a working group on this matter in 2015; then, one and half years ago, an entity was created to handle the transition; and, in January 13, 2018 standards were implemented and the UK is now at the forefront of open banking.
With over 2 billion devices around the world using Android, it becomes imperative for virtually all technology companies to have some kind of presence in the open source platform developed by Google. We review some of the most useful APIs and tools for Android developers.
Dark data is a new, old problem that has been known to analysts and statisticians for years. This refers to all the data and metadata not being gathered, structured and analyzed, and which form a constant waste of potentially valuable information that businesses are letting slip away.
Trade publication ‘Retail Banker International’, part of the British platform Verdict, has named BBVA as the world's ‘Best Open Banking’ services provider, particularly thanks to BBVA API_Market, a business unit it describes as an "industry pioneer". We took the award ahead of HSBC and Lloyds, the other two shortlisted banks.
Groovy is a pretty interesting programming language for Java developers, as it has become a perfect complement for this general purpose syntax. As a matter of fact, Groovy introduces interesting features to get where Java cannot.
There are more and more startups appearing that offer tools and financial platforms in which developers have a wide gamut of possibilities for creating innovative services and new business models.
