The developer ecosystem around financial services and APIs
summary
SlashData estimates 21.3 million developers globally and 2.5 million active in financial services, a sector that grows 32% in 18 months; surveys reach ~30k devs twice yearly. 93% of professional developers use third‑party APIs, ~19 million total API users, with payment APIs the most common and penetrating hospitality, retail and marketing, while finance and banking APIs appear across company sizes but correlate with higher revenue. 70% of developers influence tooling buys; 40% work in firms ≤100 people; documentation, support and community are the top API pain points.
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- 0:00Start
- 3:21How many developers are there in the financial sector?
- 12:40Financial and payment Ple: Who and how many use them
- 17:06Financial and payment API: Who and how many use them
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