One of the aims for PayStats API, from BBVA, is to provide information to third parties, which can then develop quality apps and services to offer added value to end customers. Juan Murillo, Head of Urban Analysis at BBVA Data&Analytics, explains how it works and its particularities.
The legal texts that accompany the APIs are often complex and incomprehensible to most mortals. However, you can already see some changes in the terms and conditions of companies like Google.
Companies such as Microsoft are supporting the sectors they wish to center their business on. According to Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO, the next boom in technology will be chatbots.
Determining the limitations of the infrastructure and bringing the API code to the last stage of refinement may be essential actions for a tool not to be knocked down by attacks or by its own popularity.
The manner of ordering the information, contents, examples and even the language used in the explanations is of importance when it comes to facilitating work for developers. A well-structured documentation makes the process of learning about the new environment easier for them.
The number of smartphones users keeps rising across the world, albeit the use of these devices for purchasing products or services is still low. However, most experts believe that there is an upward trend that cannot be stopped.
Instant messaging applications such as Telegram, Facebook Messenger or Slack all contain bots, that is, automated virtual assistants with which one can talk in order to request services – such as asking for a taxi, or purchasing a plane ticket – or organising a meeting in one’s company.
Collaboration, risk and commitment: these are some of the key features financial executives flag up to ensure the success of an open banking strategy.
The Netflix API makes it possible for its content library to be available in about a thousand different devices. Thanks to the exemplary architecture of its programming interface, users can enjoy their favourite films and TV series in whatever manner and place they desire.
The OpenAPI initiative aims to standardise the descriptions of the programming interfaces on the basis of the Swagger language. Other specifications, such as RAML or API Blueprint have also managed to carve a niche. They have a common objective, that of providing developers with a visual and interactive environment that will make work and exploration easier for them.
