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W3C Payment Request API is Being Implemented in All Major Browsers
The W3C Web Payments Working Group announced that the Payment Request API is now being implemented in all major browsers including Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and WebKit. The Group also announced that the Payment Request API and Payment Method Identifiers have advanced to Candidate Recommendation Status.
2 days ago
Daily API RoundUp: Visa, BlazeMeter, JitPack, Box
Twenty APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including DevOps, File Sharing, Testing, and Banking. Also new to the directory are several APIs from Visa for payment processing and an API for DataKitchen 'DataOps' software. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
3 days ago
OCBC Expands Banking API Portfolio
Singapore's OCBC continued growing its banking API portfolio with the the GIRO API and sandbox versions for four transactional APIs (Account Balance, Account Transaction, Merchant Card Payments, and Pay Anyone). The bank has partnered with the Singapore government for its first implementation.
4 days ago
Daily API RoundUp: Paw, Lexper, Gather Data, Vantiv, Appian
Thirteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Telephony, Platform-as-a-Service, Big Data, and API Design. Featured today is an API from Paw API development tool for Mac and Vantiv APIs for payments. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
09-12-2017
Nexchange Beta Launches Cryptocurrency Exchange and API
Nexchange has positioned itself as the cryptocurrency exchange for crypto enthusiasts created by crypto enthusiasts. With the beta launch of its open source cryptocurrency exchange, the company has delivered API access to the exchange that other enthusiasts can freely access and clone.
08-31-2017
Safaricom Announces Increased API Efficiency within M-PESA Ecommerce Portfolio
Safaricom has long been one of the most innovative company's within Kenya, driving technology forward in both telecom and ecommerce. However, its API portfolio has lagged behind due to difficult integration and onboarding processes. The company has now changed that with a new API strategy.
08-30-2017
Daily API RoundUp: Overstock, EveryAction, Packet
Thirteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Blockchain, eCommerce, Non-Profit, and Healthcare. Highlights today include ETHEREST API for the Ethereum blockchain and the Overstock Shopping API. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
08-26-2017
How to Add Global Payments to Your Code with Currencycloud's APIs API University
Currencycloud is a cloud payments platform that allows businesses to automate and send international bank transfers. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the Currencycloud APIs so you can begin to make international payments from within your organization's business applications.
08-24-2017
ShopAdvisor API Version 3.0 Now Generally Available
ShopAdvisor has announced that version 3.0 of the ShopAdvisor API is now generally available. The API allows developers to build applications that can make online-to-offline retailer oriented queries which can then be used to provide information for mobile marketing campaigns.
08-21-2017
Google Chrome 61 Beta Includes Web Share, WebUSB, Payment Request APIs
This week Google announced support of three new APIs in it's upcoming beta release of Chrome 61. These APIs, integrated from existing W3C standards, include the Payment Request API for making payment checkouts easier, the Web Share API for implementing native sharing capabilities and the WebUSB API.
08-18-2017
Want to Take Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies as Payment? There's an API for that
Overstock has announced the integration of its online marketplace with ShapeShift to offer customers use of all major cryptocurrencies. Thanks to the integration with ShapeShift, Overstock customers can now pay for purchases with Bitcoin Cash, Dash, Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero, and many other assets.
08-11-2017
Financial APIs Have Seen Two Growth Spikes
When we first looked at the fastest growing API categories of recent years, Financial and Payments both made the list. We've seen a number of signals that there is great interest in API related to Finance so we decided to take a deeper look at the category's growth this month.
08-09-2017
Vantiv's triPOS Cloud Payment Processing API Now Generally Available
Vantiv has announced the general availability of its payment processing API: triPOS Cloud. triPOS Cloud is an open architecture platform that allows merchants and ISVs to integrate Vantiv's payment processing features with their POS systems across hardware and software platforms.
08-08-2017
Daily API RoundUp: Databricks, Glome, Hyphenate, PotCoin, Digify
Twenty-Two APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Big Data, Bitcoin, Sports, and Banking. Highlights include APIs for detecting data leaks and for integrating with retail Point of Sale solutions. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
07-22-2017
Body Labs Introduces SOMA Shape API for 3D Model and Measurement Prediction
Body Labs introduced API access to its SOMA technology. SOMA scans a single photo of a human; analyzes the photo along with the subject's height, weight, and gender; and then generates a 3D model and digital measurements for the subject. The SOMA Shape API provides programmatic access to the tech.
07-21-2017
Payza Bitcoin SendMoney API Enables Bitcoin Payments Beyond the Payza Network
Payza introduced a new Bitcoin SendMoney API that enables merchants to send payment to recipients inside and outside of the Payza network. Because Bitcoin is a true peer-to-peer digital currency, Payza's latest API is able to use the currency to send payments directly to the Bitcoin address.
07-20-2017
Daily API RoundUp: CMaps Analytics, Mogol, Everypixel, Third Party Trade, HighLine
Sixteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Payments, Banking,and Mapping. Highlighted today is an API for accessing road conditions across several states in the U.S. plus an API for building investment and wealth management FinTech applications.
07-19-2017
In Other API Economy News: New Mastercard APIs and AWS CloudTrail Updates
We bring you a review of the news we could cover with today's look at what is going on in the API economy. Included in this roundup is a story about MasterCard releasing several new APIs on their payments platform and Amazon's update of CloudTrail and what it means for users of the CloudWatch API.
06-29-2017
SafeCharge Launches Single API-Based Marketplace Manager
SafeCharge has launched a full payment platform specifically designed for online marketplaces. Marketplace Manager hopes to address specific hardships and compliance requirements faced by marketplaces. Marketplace users access the entire platform through a single API.
06-28-2017
In Other API Economy News: AI API Security, Trip Planning APIs and More
Can an automated, AI backed security solution for your API infrastructure really replace a team of security engineers? As the week comes to a close, we examine that question as well as offer a look at some new APIs and SDKs, as we bring you the news we couldn’t cover in the world of APIs.
06-23-2017