apidays Paris, Cerve Food API $4.4M, Traefik AI Gateway
The API Changelog issue 2024.50
This is issue 2024.50 of the API Changelog, a mix of API news, commentary, and opinion. In this issue, you'll get to know the most relevant API-related information from the week of December 2, 2024. Subscribe now so you never miss an issue of the API Changelog.
News highlight
Another edition of the apidays conference happened last week in Paris, France. The event attracted thousands of attendees sparking enthusiasm on everything related to APIs.
The conference offered attendees several tracks, including topics such as API Product Lifecycle, API Management, Architecture, Design, Governance, Security, and Monetization. Sessions worth mentioning include “Tackling OpenAPI Drift” by Ikenna Nwaiwu, “Build Abstractions, Not Illusions” by Gregor Hohpe, and “API Scoring - The Secret Weapon in the Battle for API Excellence” by Rafa Granados and Alex Ortega Mir. AsyncAPI got a surprise 8th birthday celebration with Mehdi Medjaoui and Fran Mendez singing and dancing. Overall it was a fantastic event filled with information for all tastes.
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Announcements
TrueData introduces a new API for easy, low-latency identity management that reduces the need for companies to build their own solutions. Their API enhances site personalization, identifies anonymous traffic, enriches ads, and expands audience segments efficiently. See additional coverage on newswire and Kxan.
WSO2, a leader in digital transformation technology, has appointed Jeff Paul and Isabelle Mauny to spur global adoption. Both bring extensive experience, with Jeff focusing on sales and Isabelle on developer advocacy and customer engagement.
AWS's S3 is introducing a new Table bucket for analytics and a metadata feature for querying S3 data. These updates aim to optimize performance, simplify maintenance, and enhance data discovery and SQL query capabilities on S3.
Google is enhancing the Play Integrity API for improved speed, security, and privacy for Android apps. The update, effective in May 2025, makes extensive use of hardware security and reduces server load by 90%.
DreamFactory Software launched its REST API Generation on the Snowflake Marketplace, enhancing data integration and API management. Snowflake's Snowgrid technology powers its marketplace, simplifying data product access and enabling new revenue opportunities. See additional coverage on businesswire.
Source.ag introduces the Source API for Harvest, enhancing data-sharing and collaboration in horticulture. The API integrates with Source Cultivate, improving yield forecasts and aiding growers, cooperatives, and sales organizations.
Funding
HUB2 raised USD 8.5 million to develop payment infrastructure in Francophone Africa. The funds aim to streamline and unify regional payment systems. See additional coverage on Fintech Alliance.
Apaleo raised €20 million in a growth equity round for international expansion and platform development. It now manages over 85,000 units worldwide and integrates with over 250 applications for customizable tech solutions.
London-based Cerve, a food industry API and automation infrastructure provider, secured £3.5 million in seed funding to enhance global food supply chain digitisation. The investment aims at expanding Cerve's commercial presence and R&D, particularly in the UK, Europe, and North America.
Pixeltable unveiled its new AI-focused data infrastructure, supported by a $5.5 million seed investment to simplify complex AI data tasks. Their platform boasts an 80% reduction in infrastructure code and a 50% cut in compute waste, expediting AI application deployment.
AI
Orange Business has rolled out a multi-LLM GenAI platform for smaller businesses, ensuring secure data management and a library of pre-set prompts. The "Live Intelligence" offering gives clients a choice among different GenAI models and will later include additional services such as connectivity and APIs.
GitHub Copilot for Azure is revolutionizing cloud deployment by providing AI-assisted coding and deployment in Visual Studio Code, significantly easing the process. Brian Kemboi demonstrated the tool's efficiency in deploying a web API, highlighting its potential to democratize cloud deployment with AI's help.
Amazon unveiled new AI and ML features at AWS re:Invent, improving its Bedrock platform and PartyRock app. Amazon's Q Business AI became more accessible with new browser extensions and integrations for enterprise use. See additional coverage on WinBuzzer.
Pinecone has enhanced its vector database with fully managed inference and new retrieval functionalities for more effective AI-powered solutions. The platform now features advanced security, collaboration with Cohere for native reranking, and proprietary models, improving semantic search performance.
uniQure has reached an agreement with the FDA on pivotal aspects of a gene therapy's accelerated approval pathway. Rubrik introduces Rubrik Annapurna, an API service integrating with Amazon Bedrock to streamline the creation of secure, enterprise-grade generative AI applications. See additional coverage on businesswire and Community.Scoop.
Emergence AI, an IBM spinout, introduces its autonomous multi-agent AI orchestrator, aiming to unify and improve enterprise workflows. The startup boasts superior workflow integration across diverse systems, challenging competitors like Microsoft and Salesforce with its advanced, deterministic agents. See additional coverage on businesswire.
OpenAI has launched its Usage API for developers to track activity and manage costs across the OpenAI API. Though available now, discrepancies between Usage and Costs data mean it's not advised for financial reliance.
Fintech
Amazon India enhances its Multi-Channel Fulfillment with an integrations API suite and pay-on-delivery options for sellers. Over 1,000 entrepreneurs and D2C brands are now using MCF services to streamline fulfillment across sales channels.
Aotearoa New Zealand's four major banks implemented the Account Information v2.1 standard by November 30, as required by Payments NZ. Payments NZ API Centre's standard fosters partnerships with fintechs, promising innovative banking services and enhanced consumer benefits.
myTU's new debit card facilitates expense management for EEA businesses, offering physical/virtual cards and API integrations for partner control. Addressing the needs of underserved sectors, the card allows flexible spending limits and B2B2B functions, planning to issue 50,000 cards in two years. See additional coverage on The Paypers.
Triple-A released a Bitcoin Payment Gateway API, allowing easy integration for various sales platforms with flexible settlement options. Merchants can settle in bitcoins or local currency with low fees and no added costs for bitcoin transactions.
WealthKernel, a digital investment infrastructure provider, has partnered with Griffin to offer savings accounts to fintechs and wealth managers. The collaboration aims to enhance customer financial health by integrating savings options into WealthKernel's API-driven investment services.
Security
Traefik Labs announces Traefik AI Gateway, boosting enterprise AI integration with centralized, secure API management. The gateway streamlines AI service interactions and offers comprehensive observability, while integration with Trebble's AI API Assistant enhances developer experience. See additional coverage on MorningStar and businesswire.
Quay.io introduces the OCI Referrers API, improving IT security and artifact management in line with OCI content discovery compliance. The API organizes artifacts like signatures and SBOMs via a relationship graph, enhancing the security and provenance verification of container images.
Fortinet has launched FortiAppSec Cloud, a platform merging web application security with performance tools. The platform simplifies API security and bot defence across multi-cloud environments, backed by AI and real-time threat intelligence.
Gafgyt malware, initially targeting IoT devices, has shifted to attack Docker Remote API servers with a modified Docker alpine image. Attackers can potentially gain host control using "chroot," aiming to deploy DDoS attacks via a botnet, and persist even after failed attempts.
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