In the future many of those API's are connected to smart contracts to enhance efficiency.

They all need a decentralized oracle network to bridge the gap between crypto and real world data and payments.

Besides DeFi this could be interesting$LINKhttps://t.co/Guxq5WcKjC

— Jeroen Hesp (@FintechJero) June 23, 2020

fintech APIs, everyone wants them!https://t.co/SSZGj4Z4we

— Rex Salisbury (@rexsalisbury) June 23, 2020

.@Mastercard to buy financial data provider @finicity for $825M: https://t.co/axmZyOAaSG

— PYMNTS (@pymnts) June 23, 2020

Another huge Utah exit as @Mastercard buys @finicity for $825M + a potential $160M earnout https://t.co/3xmVHOL0VZ

— Mike Dudas (@mdudas) June 23, 2020

Mastercard to Acquire Finicity to Advance Open Banking Strategy for $1 billion. https://t.co/uIFVDskG8r

Boom! Congrats to the entire Finicity team on an exceptional exit. Now there is but one independent aggregator (MX) in the space. What will the future hold?

— Bradley Leimer (@leimer) June 23, 2020

Big news! @Mastercard to acquire @finicity! #SiliconSlopes #fintech https://t.co/miFg0i66AC

— Vance Checketts (@vchecketts) June 23, 2020

Congrats to the teams at Mastercard and Finicity on the exciting news! #openbanking #fintech #banking #payments https://t.co/MLMW7Ed8iN

— Hydrogen (@HydrogenAPI) June 23, 2020

Mastercard buying #fintech software company Finicity for $825 million.

Data aggregator, similar to Plaid .. which rival Visa announced a deal to buy for $5 billion in January ? https://t.co/SCNbK871HL

— Kate Rooney (@Kr00ney) June 23, 2020

Visa bought Plaid, and Mastercard bought Finicity. Leaves MX as the only large independent player I think. https://t.co/w6Ol8YS8WH

— Shamir Karkal (@shamir_k) June 23, 2020

Another great fintech exit; Mastercard acquiring Plaid competitor Finicity for $825m. https://t.co/Hs2L3q5s5e

— Sheel Mohnot (@pitdesi) June 23, 2020

Mastercard to Acquire Finicity for $1B to Advance Open Banking Strategy https://t.co/dWGQ7DxlIY

— Stone (@StoneAtwine) June 23, 2020

Well this was predictable. Good deal for MC relative to the Visa/Plaid deal (obviously timing was a big factor). https://t.co/H2DrpRsFGI

— Alex Johnson (@AlexH_Johnson) June 23, 2020

“Mastercard to Acquire Finicity” (purchase price is US$825 million, $160m earnout) https://t.co/NUBc60szoT

— Liberty (@LibertyRPF) June 23, 2020

Mastercard To Buy Financial Data Provider Finicity For $825M - https://t.co/FyxJpndpjz

— ANT1 (@ANT159694954) June 23, 2020

Mastercard to buy financial data provider @finicity for $825 million, five months after Visa announced it was acquiring Plaid for $5.3 billion. #Payments #FinTech #FinServ
cc @Payments_Geek @MaryMWisniewski @RShawar @Clagett https://t.co/Y0jmYHs4nM v/ @pymnts

— Theo - 劉䂀曼 (@psb_dc) June 23, 2020

Open Banking APIとかあるけど、VisaがPlaid買ったのとか同じコンテキスト？https://t.co/yApKjhIDnq

— 8maki (@8maki) June 23, 2020