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Issuing

Score 18.4 / 100 14 providers 13 APIs Search apis.io →
Workflows using this tag
Stripe Verify Identity · Stripe Stripe Refund Payment Intent · Stripe Stripe Charge and Refund · Stripe Stripe Pause and Resume Subscription · Stripe Stripe Save Card and Charge · Stripe Stripe Send Invoice · Stripe Stripe Capture and Partial Refund · Stripe Stripe Cancel Uncaptured Payment · Stripe
Business capabilities this tag reaches
Payments & Card Management 1

Providers using this tag (14)

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Exemplar 2 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready
AirwallexCross-Border PaymentsFintechForeign ExchangePayments1 API83.6StripeCommerceFinancial-ServicesFintechPayments48 APIs80.6
Strong 2 Solid coverage with minor gaps
BVNKCompanyPaymentsStablecoinsCryptocurrency2 APIs59.0MastercardCredit CardsDigital IdentityFinancial-ServicesFraud Detection37 APIs56.7
Developing 2 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Mercado PagoPaymentsCheckoutSubscriptionPOS1 API51.9WorldlinePaymentsPayment ProcessingAcquiring9 APIs39.5
Thin 1 Limited public surface area
Lead BankBankingSponsor BankEmbedded FinanceBanking as a Service1 API34.6
Emerging 4 Early or largely undocumented
Checkout.comFintechPaymentsCardsAcquiring1 API25.7Alt BankCompanyFintechBankingCredit1 API25.3American ExpressCredit CardsFinancial-ServicesPaymentsCard Network12 APIs21.1Cross River BankBankingBanking as a ServiceSponsor BankEmbedded Finance8 APIs15.6
Minimal 3 Almost no public developer surface
RapydFintechPaymentsCross-BorderCards5 APIs9.8NiumFintechCross-BorderPaymentsFX6 APIs8.7BondEmbedded FinanceCardsPayments4.3

APIs with this tag (12)

Ranked by the provider's API Evangelist rating — the Kin Score is scored per provider, not per API, so every API of a provider shares its band. How the rating works →

Exemplar 2 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready
Airwallex Issuing APIThe Airwallex Issuing API enables businesses to create and manage virtual and physical corporate cards for ...83.6Stripe Issuing APIAn API for businesses to instantly create, manage, and distribute payment cards.80.6
Strong 1 Solid coverage with minor gaps
BVNK Cards APIThe BVNK Cards API issues and manages virtual cards linked to BVNK wallets — card creation, renewal, cancel...59.0
Developing 1 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Worldline Financial Services Issuing APIModular card management solution providing full-scope issuing services for card issuers including card life...39.5
Thin 1 Limited public surface area
Lead Bank Issue APICard-issuing API for physical and virtual credit and debit cards plus custom-generated account numbers used...34.6
Emerging 5 Early or largely undocumented
Checkout.com Issuing APIIssue physical and virtual cards with spending controls.25.7CC Integration APICredit-card module integration API (private, partner B2B) for issuing and managing alt.bank white-label cre...25.3American Express Card On-DemandAmerican Express Card On-Demand offers customers the convenience and flexibility of instantly receiving a d...21.1American Express Network Loyalty PlatformThe American Express Network Loyalty Platform (the R42 Platform) is a suite of real-time Application Progra...21.1Cross River Card Payments APICard issuing and processing API spanning Visa, Mastercard, and regional networks. Supports debit, credit, a...15.6
Minimal 2 Almost no public developer surface
Rapyd Issuing APIIssue physical and virtual prepaid and debit cards.9.8Nium Cards APIIssue and manage virtual and physical cards.8.7

Score breakdown

Frequency
36.3
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
0.4
spread across providers
Quality lift
40.6
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
7.3
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Related tags

Acquiring 5 co-occurrences Disputes 5 co-occurrences Cards 11 co-occurrences Tokenization 5 co-occurrences Refunds 5 co-occurrences Payouts 5 co-occurrences Checkout 5 co-occurrences Wallets 5 co-occurrences

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