Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)

APIs are crucial enablers that facilitate financial institutions' push towards customer-focused initiatives by allowing applications to be developed quickly and responsively.

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"By leveraging this open plug-and-play application network of business capabilities, organizations can adapt faster and deliver differentiated customer experiences."
- Ross Mason, Founder & CTO of Mulesoft
The API Economy : Its Game Time

Use Cases of APIs

Bank Account Enquiry

Through APIs, customers can access their banks' account details quickly and in real time.

Real Time Payments

APIs can allow customers to connect directly to financial institutions' payment gateways to make real time payments, and hence create a seamless experience.

Seamless KYC

APIs enable businesses to seamlessly tap on banks' watch lists and public records to conduct KYC on customers.

MAS Initiatives

MAS-ABS Financial World: API Conference 2016 E-book (8.11 MB)

Download this e-book, developed as part of the API conference held by MAS and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS), that shares about the best practices globally for the implementation of APIs in financial institutions and organisations. 

ABS-MAS Financial World: Finance-as-a-Service API Playbook (18.6 MB)

Developed by MAS and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS), this financial industry API playbook identifies common and useful APIs for the industry and cross-sectoral stakeholders and guidance on information security standards and governance models for financial institutions and FinTech players.

Financial Industry API Register

The MAS Financial Industry API Register lists Open APIs made available by financial institutions in the industry.

APIs 101

Open Collaboration Through APIs

 
With the increased need for data and connectivity and the rapid advancements in data aggregation technologies, financial institutions and FinTech players are collaborating using open APIs securely.

Communication without Human Intervention

As part of their open API initiatives, financial institutions and FinTech players communicate and share data with each other without human intervention.

Transforming Traditional Banking

The growing adoption of APIs present opportunities for financial institutions and FinTech players to gain insights from the shared data and potentially transform traditional banking.

Benefits of APIs


Real Time Processing

APIs allow software programs to communicate with each other real time, allowing for fast processing.


Increased Data Connectivity

With APIs, personal data can be shared with consent from customer and used to develop disruptive technologies.


Flexibility

APIs provide more flexibility in software development and allow developers to bring their products to market faster.