Any human activity has always required a focus, a way of capturing the approach or vision that condenses the purpose of the action: making sufficient fire to provide heat but not so much that it leaves the group without reserves of wood; designing an app that performs its main function but remains easy to use.
There is a long-standing debate in the financial development community, as open data trading platforms, open banking APIs, offer a tabula rasa which puts large entities and small startups at the same entry level. Open banking "is set to be the most seismic shift in financial services since online banking," according to Dankse Bank.
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.
Diego Blanco is Head of PaaS & Open APIs Platform CTO at BBVA Compass. We talk to him and he recalls the steps needed to create an API catalog from his experience at BBVA. At the same time Blanco reviews the methodology of work of his team, based in the United States.
Leading companies in their sectors such as Geoblink and Idealista Data explain how the API PayStats, which will soon combine internet purchases and cash withdrawals ATMS, adds value for its businesses and customers.
One of the tools used by large Networks to win the battle against their rivals is the Application Programming Interface (API), algorithms that manage large-scale data and open up new business opportunities.
If you want to know more about the open source philosophy, BBVAopen4u makes it easy for you with a selection of five e-books. They will bring you up to date and help you learn more about the regulation, use, advantages and fundamental role of open source as an engine for innovation.
The world of culture has begun to use the potential of APIs to improve profitability, create alliances and offer better services to the public. The British company London Theatre Direct (LTD) is an example of success through the use of a management API.
