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From “product has API” to
“API as a product”
The API journey
Francois LASNE
Director Open API
FusionFabric.cloud
Finastra
Member of
#PSD2
Member of
80+ companies
workshop owner about API governance
#OpenBanking
From “product has API” to
“API as a product”
The Open API journey
New York
JULY
Australia
SEPTEMBER
Singapore
APRIL
Helsinki & North
MARCH
Paris
DECEMBER
London
OCTOBER
Jakarta
FEBRUARY
Hong Kong
AUGUST
JUNE
India
MAY
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From a product , to a service , to a solution
This is a Product This is a solution
An ecosystem
This is a Service
This is the new reality of Finance
only France : 735+ fintech
(source Bpi)
You are Nothing …
… without the others
From “product has API” to “API as a product”
It’s a change of mind set
Product Then
To
Product
Then
Because of
What are you doing best ?
things at the beginning or at the end
API 1st
Or
Mock
Mocking, BDD, consistency
Feedback loop
From
But I have already API ? Can I publish them as Open API ?
Do not expose your complexity ,
Hide the dinosaur, reduce technical dept
It is a modernization journey ,
Learn from the past, built the future
Simple is beautiful
Why ?
API design
Mocking, BDD, consistency
Design / (re) Design first
approach
From “product has API” to “API as a product”
Swagger
Open API specification 3.0
Json
HTTP (verbs , header )
Implementation (java , Node et
Is it a technical beast ?
• Developer portal
• API Gateway
• Self Registration
• Security policy (Application registration , Oauth2 , API
key etc. )
• Monitoring platform
• Billing platform
• Pipeline of publication to ensure good API
(stay tuned ! Will do a specific presentation Paris )
Tooling
Specification
From “product has API” to “API as a product”
Design together
(business analyst & architect)
# no silo
Specification is a technical artefact for a Business interface
An agreement,
a contract
Business to Business Business to Consumer
Partnership
Understand what market demands
Connect
It’s about Business too
Roles of an API program manager
API connect products, and people
Partner enablement
Sales
Marketing
Legal
HR
Security
Technology / implementation
Technical Architecture
Product roadmap and vision
Business Architect
Documentation
Operation
Support
Consistent
BE an API man
Initiate
▪ Business
Definition
▪ Feasibility
▪ Prioritization
Define
▪ Interface
definition
▪ KPI definition
▪ Validation
Develop
▪ Coding
▪ Deploying on
Dev env
▪ Testing
▪ Security
Integrate
▪ Perf testing
▪ Security testing
▪ Data privacy
▪ Pricing review
▪ Marketing review
▪ Transition to
Operation
Production
▪ Publication to
production
▪ Alert and
monitoring
▪ Support
▪ Telemetry
▪ Billing
Open API @ Finastra, API as a Product
The open API journey
Feedback loop
API 1st Journey
Culture eats Strategy for Breakfast
From “product has API” to
“API as a product”
The Open API journey
One more Thing …
One more Things …
From “product has API” to “API as a product”
• You have a digital experience with your client
• You Should Provide Self Service , Sandboxing, and testable
– No Test no way !
• You work in a competitive world !
– Often your client will test 2 or 3 service providers, it is so easy !
• Your Documentation need to be perfect, Self explainable, self service
– I do not understand , Next ….
• Change is very costly
– You can change Gmail UI or product , not gmail API
• Multiple usage of API
– You do not know how your client will use it => foster innovation , organize Hackathon ! Networking
API is public
API as a Product
It’s a transformation
journey
An exciting one !
API 1st
Product
Mock
Then
Mock so that review, so that feedback , Behavior Driven Development,
Product
Then
How many of you have sequence diagram documented
API as a product
Versioning , breaking changes , need more stability ,life cycle
Everything becomes public
B2B / B2C ,
Quality specific tooling and pipeline , Training and skills
Testing , compliance ,
Silo  API is not technical is functional  API is technical also … implementation /
implantability
Integration partner / public / employee are my customer
apidays LIVE London 2021 - Moving from a Product as API to API as a Product by Francois Lasne, Finastra
apidays LIVE London 2021 - Moving from a Product as API to API as a Product by Francois Lasne, Finastra
apidays LIVE London 2021 - Moving from a Product as API to API as a Product by Francois Lasne, Finastra
apidays LIVE London 2021 - Moving from a Product as API to API as a Product by Francois Lasne, Finastra
New York
JULY
Australia
SEPTEMBER
Singapore
APRIL
Helsinki & North
MARCH
Paris
DECEMBER
London
OCTOBER
Jakarta
FEBRUARY
Hong Kong
AUGUST
JUNE
India
MAY
Check out our API Conferences here
50+ events since 2012, 14 countries, 2,000+ speakers, 50,000+ attendees,
300k+ online community
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apidays LIVE London 2021 - Moving from a Product as API to API as a Product by Francois Lasne, Finastra

  • 1. From “product has API” to “API as a product” The API journey
  • 2. Francois LASNE Director Open API FusionFabric.cloud Finastra Member of #PSD2 Member of 80+ companies workshop owner about API governance #OpenBanking
  • 3. From “product has API” to “API as a product” The Open API journey
  • 4. New York JULY Australia SEPTEMBER Singapore APRIL Helsinki & North MARCH Paris DECEMBER London OCTOBER Jakarta FEBRUARY Hong Kong AUGUST JUNE India MAY Check out our API Conferences here 50+ events since 2012, 14 countries, 2,000+ speakers, 50,000+ attendees, 300k+ online community Want to talk at one of our conferences? Apply to speak here
  • 5. From a product , to a service , to a solution This is a Product This is a solution An ecosystem This is a Service
  • 6. This is the new reality of Finance only France : 735+ fintech (source Bpi) You are Nothing … … without the others
  • 7. From “product has API” to “API as a product” It’s a change of mind set Product Then To Product Then Because of What are you doing best ? things at the beginning or at the end API 1st Or Mock Mocking, BDD, consistency Feedback loop
  • 8. From But I have already API ? Can I publish them as Open API ? Do not expose your complexity , Hide the dinosaur, reduce technical dept It is a modernization journey , Learn from the past, built the future Simple is beautiful Why ? API design Mocking, BDD, consistency Design / (re) Design first approach
  • 9. From “product has API” to “API as a product” Swagger Open API specification 3.0 Json HTTP (verbs , header ) Implementation (java , Node et Is it a technical beast ? • Developer portal • API Gateway • Self Registration • Security policy (Application registration , Oauth2 , API key etc. ) • Monitoring platform • Billing platform • Pipeline of publication to ensure good API (stay tuned ! Will do a specific presentation Paris ) Tooling Specification
  • 10. From “product has API” to “API as a product” Design together (business analyst & architect) # no silo Specification is a technical artefact for a Business interface An agreement, a contract Business to Business Business to Consumer Partnership Understand what market demands Connect It’s about Business too
  • 11. Roles of an API program manager API connect products, and people Partner enablement Sales Marketing Legal HR Security Technology / implementation Technical Architecture Product roadmap and vision Business Architect Documentation Operation Support Consistent BE an API man
  • 12. Initiate ▪ Business Definition ▪ Feasibility ▪ Prioritization Define ▪ Interface definition ▪ KPI definition ▪ Validation Develop ▪ Coding ▪ Deploying on Dev env ▪ Testing ▪ Security Integrate ▪ Perf testing ▪ Security testing ▪ Data privacy ▪ Pricing review ▪ Marketing review ▪ Transition to Operation Production ▪ Publication to production ▪ Alert and monitoring ▪ Support ▪ Telemetry ▪ Billing Open API @ Finastra, API as a Product The open API journey Feedback loop
  • 13. API 1st Journey Culture eats Strategy for Breakfast
  • 14. From “product has API” to “API as a product” The Open API journey One more Thing …
  • 15. One more Things … From “product has API” to “API as a product” • You have a digital experience with your client • You Should Provide Self Service , Sandboxing, and testable – No Test no way ! • You work in a competitive world ! – Often your client will test 2 or 3 service providers, it is so easy ! • Your Documentation need to be perfect, Self explainable, self service – I do not understand , Next …. • Change is very costly – You can change Gmail UI or product , not gmail API • Multiple usage of API – You do not know how your client will use it => foster innovation , organize Hackathon ! Networking API is public
  • 16. API as a Product It’s a transformation journey An exciting one !
  • 17. API 1st Product Mock Then Mock so that review, so that feedback , Behavior Driven Development, Product Then How many of you have sequence diagram documented
  • 18. API as a product Versioning , breaking changes , need more stability ,life cycle Everything becomes public B2B / B2C , Quality specific tooling and pipeline , Training and skills Testing , compliance , Silo  API is not technical is functional  API is technical also … implementation / implantability Integration partner / public / employee are my customer
  • 23. New York JULY Australia SEPTEMBER Singapore APRIL Helsinki & North MARCH Paris DECEMBER London OCTOBER Jakarta FEBRUARY Hong Kong AUGUST JUNE India MAY Check out our API Conferences here 50+ events since 2012, 14 countries, 2,000+ speakers, 50,000+ attendees, 300k+ online community Want to talk at one of our conferences? Apply to speak here