BBVA Compass, Capital One, Silicon Valley Bank, Citi, CBW Bank are some of the early adopters of open APIs that are beginning to transform how banking operates; the big question is how open will banking become and will it be mandated by legislation or will banks work with only those they trust; the one thing all banks are starting to do is make bigger investments into digital products, whether through partnerships or development as they see that the old way of banking will not survive. Source.
Goldman considers Marcus a fintech startup supported by 147 years of experience from the global investment bank which has given it some advantages in the online lending market; the fintech startup and its use of application programming interfaces (APIs) has been part of some important digital innovation initiatives for the firm; according to Chavez, Goldman is not only exploiting APIs, but open source and cloud services as well; he refers to the integration of the three services as the most "profound drivers" of innovation in financial services he's ever experienced; Goldman has integrated APIs into nearly all aspects of its business and API-centric technology is a key factor for innovation in the global fintech market. Source
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