Application Programming Interface news and trends

Microsoft Won’t Follow OpenAI in Blocking China’s Access to AI Models
artificial intelligence // July 08, 2024

OpenAI’s upcoming ban on application programming interface (API) access to its artificial intelligence (AI) models in China doesn’t apply to Microsoft Azure’s customers in the country. Azure operates in China via a joint venture and has made it clear in public statements that the AI models...

How APIs Bridge Modern and Legacy B2B Payment Architectures
B2B Payments // May 27, 2024

Businesses, particularly global ones, exist and transact across fragmented payment ecosystems. Just ask any organization about their cross-border growth plans and how it’s going from a payments perspective: the absence of standardization and interoperability will become immediately apparent. Against a B2B backdrop of a growing trend...

JustPaid Launches API to Support Usage-Based Billing
Accounts Payable // April 09, 2024

JustPaid has launched a billing platform application programming interface (API) that helps businesses automatically track product usage and generate invoices. It does so by uploading usage data through an API integration, the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered finance startup said in a Tuesday (April 9) press release.  “By enabling...

StackOne Raises $3.6 Million to Grow Integration-Platform-as-a-Service Offering
API // March 05, 2024

StackOne has raised $3.6 million in seed funding to grow its embedded integration-platform-as-a-service (IPaaS) offering. The company will invest in artificial intelligence (AI) to grow this unified application programming interface (API) offering for the enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) sector, StackOne said in a Tuesday (March 5) press release....

Interviews & Exclusives
Are APIs the Power Source for Open Banking’s Rise?

July 09, 2024
As open banking takes root in the United States, the role of application programming interfaces (APIs) will become more widely known and appreciated. That’s one of the predictions and insights stemming from a recent PYMNTS interview with Seth Perlman, global head of product at payment facilitator i2c. An API, he said, as part of the […]

How APIs Bridge Modern and Legacy B2B Payment Architectures

May 27, 2024
Businesses, particularly global ones, exist and transact across fragmented payment ecosystems. Just ask any organization about their cross-border growth plans and how it’s going from a payments perspective: the absence...

Banks Look to the Cloud to Deliver Real Time Payments Speed and Security

April 14, 2023
As real-time payments schemes take root around the world, financial institutions must grapple with new operational and technical challenges. Dave Scola, U.S. CEO for Form3, told PYMNTS that the issues are...

NatWest’s Journey to API-Enable All Customer Payments Journeys

April 05, 2023
The use of application programming interfaces (APIs) in banking is growing, making it critical for financial institutions to develop a strong API strategy to integrate with third parties and business...

Quick Reads
Microsoft Won’t Follow OpenAI in Blocking China’s Access to AI Models

July 08, 2024
OpenAI’s upcoming ban on application programming interface (API) access to its artificial intelligence (AI) models in China doesn’t apply to Microsoft Azure’s customers in the country. Azure operates in China via a joint venture and has made it clear in public statements that the AI models are available to its customers in the country, Seeking Alpha reported […]

JustPaid Launches API to Support Usage-Based Billing

April 09, 2024
JustPaid has launched a billing platform application programming interface (API) that helps businesses automatically track product usage and generate invoices. It does so by uploading usage data through an API integration,...

StackOne Raises $3.6 Million to Grow Integration-Platform-as-a-Service Offering

March 05, 2024
StackOne has raised $3.6 million in seed funding to grow its embedded integration-platform-as-a-service (IPaaS) offering. The company will invest in artificial intelligence (AI) to grow this unified application programming interface (API)...

Truelayer Debuts Open Banking-Powered Digital Onboarding Tool

January 31, 2023
Open banking firm Truelayer has launched a new product to help businesses onboard customers. The company announced the launch of Signup+, a new tool that it says can make the...