Open Api news and trends

Xero Connects To BBVA Compass Accounts Via API
B2B Payments // July 12, 2018

Small business accounting software provider Xero is linking users’ accounts to their BBVA Compass bank accounts via API, the company announced on Wednesday (July 11). Using BBVA’s open APIs, Xero lets small businesses and their accountants gain streamlined reconciliation capabilities while maintaining data security. The...

Revolut Launches Open API For Businesses
API // May 17, 2018

Revolut announced Thursday (May 17) the full release of its Open API for business customers, which it started testing roughly a month ago. In a blog post, Revolut said the response from the business community has been “nothing short of amazing,” and that the community...

With PSD2 Weeks Away, Banks Realize Not All Their Problems Can Be Solved Via API
B2B Payments // November 14, 2017

With Europe just weeks away from PSD2 coming into effect, banks across the region are gearing up to get on-board with one of the regulation’s main objectives: to promote open banking and stir up competition and innovation in the financial services market. FIs around the...

AEVI CEO: Open Arms For Open APIs
Data Drivers // October 10, 2017

726 billion digital transactions by 2020 and double-digit growth rates.  Heady numbers as real-time services and savvy consumers go quite well together, a trend that benefits merchants swift enough to seize the (payments) day.  To get to those seamless customer experiences, open APIs are the...

Interviews & Exclusives
How Open APIs Help Payors, Payees Get Down To Business

April 08, 2019
Open banking is here. Open API platforms take the heavy lifting off enterprises’ shoulders as firms spanning retail, health care and real estate seek to streamline the movement of funds, satisying compliance and regulatory mandates.  TransCard CTO David Samples tells Karen Webster that open APIs levels the playing field for payments providers while adding value.  

AEVI CEO: Open Arms For Open APIs

October 10, 2017
726 billion digital transactions by 2020 and double-digit growth rates.  Heady numbers as real-time services and savvy consumers go quite well together, a trend that benefits merchants swift enough to...

Open Banking, Open APIs, Wide Open Opportunities?

August 17, 2017
Europe has mandates in place for open API adoption (perhaps you’ve heard of PSD2)? Here in the States, the playing field is taking shape, but in an interview with PYMNTS’ Karen...

Quick Reads
Xero Connects To BBVA Compass Accounts Via API

July 12, 2018
Small business accounting software provider Xero is linking users’ accounts to their BBVA Compass bank accounts via API, the company announced on Wednesday (July 11). Using BBVA’s open APIs, Xero lets small businesses and their accountants gain streamlined reconciliation capabilities while maintaining data security. The integration enables data from BBVA Compass accounts to stream into […]

Revolut Launches Open API For Businesses

May 17, 2018
Revolut announced Thursday (May 17) the full release of its Open API for business customers, which it started testing roughly a month ago. In a blog post, Revolut said the...

Marqeta Announces Payment Cards Will Be Issued Into Apple Pay

October 28, 2016
Marqeta, the open API issuer processor platform, announced Thursday (Oct. 27) that, in November, developers will be able to use network tokenization technology to offer Apple Pay users even more...