SCB is confident that API access will propel SCB to full open bank status. “Developers can access SCB's API via the developer web portal, which will allow them to read documents and methods for linking their applications with SCB's. The portal also provides SCB with simulator apps to allow application developers to conduct tests covering all scenarios instantly in a sandbox environment.”The bank is holding an "Open Banking API Hackathon event by SCB", offering opportunities for new generation application developers to freely link with the bank's API. “Therefore, the bank is allowing developers to make use of its open banking API to develop products. “What SCB would like to see from the Open Banking Hackathon event is the dissemination of information to create mechanism for the futureof our country’s financial ecosystem using open banking API.”

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 25, 2019 01:18 UTC