BPAY opens APIs to developers
BPAY Group has made a series of APIs providing access to some of the core features of its platform available through an online developer portal.
BPAY Group has made a series of APIs providing access to some of the core features of its platform available through an online developer portal.
For many Australian financial institutions, their core banking system is, as the name implies, central to their operations. For ‘neobank’ 86 400, however, it’s “just a ledger,” according to CEO Robert Bell. “It's not where the smarts happen.”
Wing — a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet — has launched the first mobile app that integrates with a new drone safety API operated by Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
Modern IT shops would struggle to operate without APIs, the digital gateways or intermediaries that enable software systems and applications to connect and exchange information seamlessly.
For all the potential benefits artificial intelligence (AI) promises—from automating business processes to deriving insights from massive data sets—it’s still a challenge for most enterprises to bring to life.
Last week I discussed design considerations for APIs, given that APIs aren't applications and shouldn't be treated as such. At small scales, APIs that come along for the ride with bulky Web frameworks might be fine, but beyond that you're asking for trouble. If you're building an API that will serve a large number of clients, your API code should be thin and tight, as well as make liberal use of caching. Otherwise, the future headaches will be crippling.