API Industry

Data Dictionary

Definition
Key characteristics of groupings	API industry sub-categories # of known bank/fintech customers Has content specifically targeting banks/fintech Has blog post/content published in past 3 months
Reference material	API Landscape (https://www.apidays.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/API-Landscape-2020.pdf)
Platformable’s taxonomy model	We use APIdays’ API landscape model
Key indicator(s) used in scorecards/ranking	Percent of API industry that have bank/finance customers Percent of API industry that is actively targeting content towards bank/finance customers Show as two percentages (big numbers)
How to analyse/calculate	By: Bank, country, region, global
How to display/visualise	Trends line over time Map of the world showing half circles for platforms and bars for products RAG Scorecard for ranking compared with global Bar chart (non-exclusive)
How to use in strategic analysis
How to use in equity analysis