UAE banking group Emirates NBD has launched Emirates NBD API Souq, a financial Application Programming Interface (API) developer portal to grant developers access to APIs across six key categories: account services, payments, collections, real-time notifications, trade services and information services.

The integration with the bank and ease of use of the portal allows developers to identify, test and integrate APIs into their products and services in a secure environment.

The introduction of Emirates NBD’s developer portal further strengthens the bank’s existing API Banking proposition, which was launched last year to advise clients on how APIs can support their business needs.

The portal enhances the existing service by allowing Emirates NBD, its clients and developers to directly create protocols to improve operational efficiencies, facilitate real-time updates and enhance data driven decision-making.

The portal also boasts categorised EmiratesNBD API resources, comprehensive API technical documentation and sandbox capabilities for secure integration.

Commenting on the announcement, Ahmed Al Qassim, Group Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking, said:

“The launch of the Emirates NBD API developer portal reinforces our commitment towards providing comprehensive solutions that cater to the increasingly sophisticated business needs of our clients.”

Abdulla Qassem, Group Chief Operating Officer, Emirates NBD, added:

“APIs are at the core of our Open Architecture and play a significant role in our digital strategy. Leveraging our API-based architecture and experience, we are now collaborating closely with our customers to help them embrace this technology to optimize their business processes.”