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BCB Group

BCB Group is a regulated, multi-jurisdictional payments infrastructure provider connecting traditional finance with digital assets for financial institutions across global fiat and crypto markets. Its products include multi-currency payment accounts, virtual IBANs, crypto and e-money accounts, trading, stablecoin earn, and the BLINC instant, fee-free 24/7 settlement network linking 100+ ecosystem members. BCB serves 250+ clients (including Bitstamp, Circle, Ripple, Fireblocks and Copper) and exposes a Bearer-token Payments API (OAuth 2.0 client credentials) covering accounts, balances, transactions, beneficiaries, payments, virtual accounts and webhooks. Surfaced as a portfolio company of Pantera Capital and enriched from its public developer documentation.

BCB Group publishes 8 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Accounts API, Authentication API, Beneficiaries API, and 5 more. Tagged areas include Company, Crypto, Payments, Banking, and Digital Assets.

The BCB Group catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification.

BCB Group’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, changelog, authentication, and 25 more developer resources.

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51.9/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 61/100 agent native Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-10 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessSelf serve
8 APIs 1 MCP Servers
CompanyCryptoPaymentsBankingDigital AssetsStablecoinsFinancial ServicesFintech

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scored 2026-08-10 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 51.9/100 · developing
Contract Quality 17.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 12.5 / 20
Commercial Clarity 8.4 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.4 / 13
Governance 1.4 / 12
Discoverability 9.3 / 10
Agent readiness — 61/100 · agent native
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 9 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 6 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 3 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 8

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

BCB Group Accounts API

The Accounts API from BCB Group — 4 operation(s) for accounts.

BCB Group Authentication API

The Authentication API from BCB Group — 1 operation(s) for authentication.

BCB Group Beneficiaries API

The Beneficiaries API from BCB Group — 2 operation(s) for beneficiaries.

BCB Group BLINC API

The BLINC API from BCB Group — 2 operation(s) for blinc.

BCB Group Notifications API

The Notifications API from BCB Group — 1 operation(s) for notifications.

BCB Group Payments API

The Payments API from BCB Group — 7 operation(s) for payments.

BCB Group Tools API

The Tools API from BCB Group — 1 operation(s) for tools.

BCB Group Virtual Accounts API

The Virtual Accounts API from BCB Group — 6 operation(s) for virtual accounts.

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MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

bcb-group-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Bcb Group Webhooks

ASYNCAPI

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Bcb Group Authentication

oauth2/http · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Bcb Group Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Bcb Group Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Bcb Group Agentic Access

24 operations · 12 acting

24 operations · 12 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 Login
Login
 Sandbox
Sandbox

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference

Agent Surfaces 7

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt
 MCPServer
MCPServer
 AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 WellKnown
WellKnown
 AgentSkill
AgentSkill
 AgentSkill
AgentSkill
 AgentSkill
AgentSkill

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Design & Contract 7

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions
Conventions
 Idempotency
Idempotency
 ErrorCatalog
ErrorCatalog
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle
 Webhooks
Webhooks
 Conformance
Conformance
 DataModel
DataModel

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Access & Security 6

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Compliance
Compliance
 Authentication
Authentication
 SecurityTxt
SecurityTxt
 Security
Security
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: bcb-group
name: BCB Group
description: BCB Group is a regulated, multi-jurisdictional payments infrastructure provider connecting traditional finance
  with digital assets for financial institutions across global fiat and crypto markets. Its products include multi-currency
  payment accounts, virtual IBANs, crypto and e-money accounts, trading, stablecoin earn, and the BLINC instant, fee-free
  24/7 settlement network linking 100+ ecosystem members. BCB serves 250+ clients (including Bitstamp, Circle, Ripple, Fireblocks
  and Copper) and exposes a Bearer-token Payments API (OAuth 2.0 client credentials) covering accounts, balances, transactions,
  beneficiaries, payments, virtual accounts and webhooks. Surfaced as a portfolio company of Pantera Capital and enriched
  from its public developer documentation.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bcb-group/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://www.bcbgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/bcb-icons.png
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- pantera-capital
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Crypto
- Payments
- Banking
- Digital Assets
- Stablecoins
- Financial Services
- Fintech
apis:
- aid: bcb-group:bcb-group-accounts-api
  name: BCB Group Accounts API
  description: The Accounts API from BCB Group — 4 operation(s) for accounts.
  humanURL: https://docs.bcb.group/
  baseURL: https://api.bcb.group
  tags:
  - Accounts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bcb-group-accounts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.bcb.group/reference
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.bcb.group/docs
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/bcb-group-authentication.yml
- aid: bcb-group:bcb-group-authentication-api
  name: BCB Group Authentication API
  description: The Authentication API from BCB Group — 1 operation(s) for authentication.
  humanURL: https://docs.bcb.group/
  baseURL: https://api.bcb.group
  tags:
  - Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bcb-group-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.bcb.group/reference
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.bcb.group/docs
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/bcb-group-authentication.yml
- aid: bcb-group:bcb-group-beneficiaries-api
  name: BCB Group Beneficiaries API
  description: The Beneficiaries API from BCB Group — 2 operation(s) for beneficiaries.
  humanURL: https://docs.bcb.group/
  baseURL: https://api.bcb.group
  tags:
  - Beneficiaries
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bcb-group-beneficiaries-api-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.bcb.group/reference
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.bcb.group/docs
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/bcb-group-authentication.yml
- aid: bcb-group:bcb-group-blinc-api
  name: BCB Group BLINC API
  description: The BLINC API from BCB Group — 2 operation(s) for blinc.
  humanURL: https://docs.bcb.group/
  baseURL: https://api.bcb.group
  tags:
  - BLINC
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bcb-group-blinc-api-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.bcb.group/reference
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.bcb.group/docs
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/bcb-group-authentication.yml
- aid: bcb-group:bcb-group-notifications-api
  name: BCB Group Notifications API
  description: The Notifications API from BCB Group — 1 operation(s) for notifications.
  humanURL: https://docs.bcb.group/
  baseURL: https://api.bcb.group
  tags:
  - Notifications
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bcb-group-notifications-api-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.bcb.group/reference
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.bcb.group/docs
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/bcb-group-authentication.yml
- aid: bcb-group:bcb-group-payments-api
  name: BCB Group Payments API
  description: The Payments API from BCB Group — 7 operation(s) for payments.
  humanURL: https://docs.bcb.group/
  baseURL: https://api.bcb.group
  tags:
  - Payments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bcb-group-payments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.bcb.group/reference
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.bcb.group/docs
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/bcb-group-authentication.yml
- aid: bcb-group:bcb-group-tools-api
  name: BCB Group Tools API
  description: The Tools API from BCB Group — 1 operation(s) for tools.
  humanURL: https://docs.bcb.group/
  baseURL: https://api.bcb.group
  tags:
  - Tools
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bcb-group-tools-api-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.bcb.group/reference
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.bcb.group/docs
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/bcb-group-authentication.yml
- aid: bcb-group:bcb-group-virtual-accounts-api
  name: BCB Group Virtual Accounts API
  description: The Virtual Accounts API from BCB Group — 6 operation(s) for virtual accounts.
  humanURL: https://docs.bcb.group/
  baseURL: https://api.bcb.group
  tags:
  - Virtual Accounts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bcb-group-virtual-accounts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.bcb.group/reference
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.bcb.group/docs
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/bcb-group-authentication.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://bcbgroup.io/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.bcb.group/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.bcb.group/docs
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.bcb.group/reference
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.bcb.group/docs/introduction
- type: Support
  url: https://www.bcbgroup.com/contact-us/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.bcbgroup.com/insights/
- type: Login
  url: https://console.bcb.group/login
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.bcbgroup.com/terms-of-use/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.bcbgroup.com/privacy-policy/
- type: Compliance
  url: https://www.bcbgroup.com/about/our-licences-and-regulations/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://docs.bcb.group/docs/changle-log
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/bcb-group-llms.txt
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/bcb-group-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/bcb-group-conventions.yml
- type: Idempotency
  url: conventions/bcb-group-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/bcb-group-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/bcb-group-lifecycle.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/bcb-group-webhooks.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/bcb-group-conformance.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/bcb-group-data-model.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/bcb-group-sandbox.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/bcb-group-mcp.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/bcb-group-agentic-access.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/bcb-group-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/bcb-group-security.txt
- type: Security
  url: https://bcbgroup.io/.well-known/security.txt
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/bcb-group-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/bcb-group-domain-security.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  name: Authenticate and check BCB account balances
  url: skills/bcb-group-authenticate-and-check-balances.md
- type: AgentSkill
  name: Authorise a BCB payment with idempotency
  url: skills/bcb-group-authorise-a-payment.md
- type: AgentSkill
  name: Manage BCB virtual accounts
  url: skills/bcb-group-manage-virtual-accounts.md
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence