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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Network API Revenue to Exceed $8 Billion by 2030 Globally, as KYC Identified as the Next Major Opportunity
Calling the Shots: Top Countries for Network API Calls in 2030 HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom, Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new study from Juniper Research, the foremost experts in telecommunications and connectivity markets, has found operator revenue from network Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) globally will exceed $8 billion by 2030. This is a substantial increase from the $284 million operators are forecasted to generate in 2025; with Juniper Research identifying KYC as key to this revenue boost. Network APIs enable external applications to interact with telecoms networks; allowing operators to generate revenue through access to their networks. Juniper Research identified SIM Swap and Number Verification APIs as key early use cases that will foster confidence in a growing API ecosystem. The SIM Swap API detects recent SIM changes to prevent fraud, while the Number Verification API confirms device ownership. An extract from the new report, Network API Market 2025-2030, is available as a free download. KYC: The Next Network API Opportunity Juniper Research believes that APIs which provide authentication services will be key in fostering initial confidence in a growing API ecosystem. However, we urge operators to launch Know Your Customer (KYC) network APIs to provide stronger identity assurance for enterprises. KYC APIs verify users against a range of operator-verified data, including subscriber information, the SIM, and the device being used. 'Operators must leverage the advanced capabilities of the KYC API to charge a higher fee per API call; thus pushing greater revenue growth,' says Alex Webb, Senior Research Analyst at Juniper Research. 'KYC APIs will have the greatest impact in market verticals such as eCommerce and gambling, where regulations are increasingly requiring more stringent solutions for age verification. Operators must ensure they provide reliable information on a user's identity to capitalise on this opportunity, otherwise they risk faltering growth in the early stage of KYC APIs'. About the Research The new research suite offers the most comprehensive assessment of the Network API market to date, including insightful market analysis, a Competitor Leaderboard, and in-depth forecasts across 61 countries. The dataset contains almost 23,000 market statistics over a five-year period. Juniper Research has, for two decades, provided market intelligence and advisory services to the global telecommunications sector, and is retained by many of the world's leading network operators and communications platforms. T: +44(0)1256 830002E: A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Network API Revenue to Exceed $8 Billion by 2030 Globally, as KYC Identified as the Next Major Opportunity
Calling the Shots: Top Countries for Network API Calls in 2030 HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom, Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new study from Juniper Research, the foremost experts in telecommunications and connectivity markets, has found operator revenue from network Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) globally will exceed $8 billion by 2030. This is a substantial increase from the $284 million operators are forecasted to generate in 2025; with Juniper Research identifying KYC as key to this revenue boost. Network APIs enable external applications to interact with telecoms networks; allowing operators to generate revenue through access to their networks. Juniper Research identified SIM Swap and Number Verification APIs as key early use cases that will foster confidence in a growing API ecosystem. The SIM Swap API detects recent SIM changes to prevent fraud, while the Number Verification API confirms device ownership. An extract from the new report, Network API Market 2025-2030, is available as a free download. KYC: The Next Network API Opportunity Juniper Research believes that APIs which provide authentication services will be key in fostering initial confidence in a growing API ecosystem. However, we urge operators to launch Know Your Customer (KYC) network APIs to provide stronger identity assurance for enterprises. KYC APIs verify users against a range of operator-verified data, including subscriber information, the SIM, and the device being used. 'Operators must leverage the advanced capabilities of the KYC API to charge a higher fee per API call; thus pushing greater revenue growth,' says Alex Webb, Senior Research Analyst at Juniper Research. 'KYC APIs will have the greatest impact in market verticals such as eCommerce and gambling, where regulations are increasingly requiring more stringent solutions for age verification. Operators must ensure they provide reliable information on a user's identity to capitalise on this opportunity, otherwise they risk faltering growth in the early stage of KYC APIs'. About the Research The new research suite offers the most comprehensive assessment of the Network API market to date, including insightful market analysis, a Competitor Leaderboard, and in-depth forecasts across 61 countries. The dataset contains almost 23,000 market statistics over a five-year period. Juniper Research has, for two decades, provided market intelligence and advisory services to the global telecommunications sector, and is retained by many of the world's leading network operators and communications platforms. T: +44(0)1256 830002E: A photo accompanying this announcement is available at in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Japan Times
31-07-2025
- Automotive
- Japan Times
Number of gas stations in Japan fell for the 30th consecutive year, data shows
The number of gas stations across Japan as of the end of fiscal 2024 fell 1.5% from a year earlier to 27,009, according to the industry ministry. The total fell for the 30th consecutive year, the ministry said Wednesday. It decreased to less than half of its peak of 60,421, which was marked at the end of fiscal 1994, due to vehicle electrification and improved fuel efficiency. By prefecture, Tottori had the fewest gas stations, with 191, followed by Nara, with 240, and Fukui, with 248. The number declined the most in Niigata, by 29, and Hokkaido and Osaka followed, by 27 and 21, respectively. The number of gas station operators decreased 2.4% to 12,113 — less than 40% of the total number of 30 years ago, as many operators in underpopulated areas have closed down due to poor business performance.
Entrepreneur
30-07-2025
- Business
- Entrepreneur
3 Things I Wish I Knew When Founding a Company 20 Years Ago
If I could sit down with a new B2B founder today, these are the three conversations I'd make sure we had — the same ones I wish someone had with me early on. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Twenty years ago, I launched my company with a head full of optimism and a thin playbook. The market was smaller, capital was scarcer, and the word "scale" usually referred to manufacturing, not software. Let me save you twenty years. Through three recessions, a pandemic and a Russian hack I'll never forget, I learned that every outcome — good and bad — was dictated by three things: approach to equity, obsession with speed and commitment to building for the future, not just the present. If I could sit down with a new B2B founder today, these are the three conversations I'd make sure we had — the same ones I wish someone had with me early on. Join top CEOs, founders and operators at the Level Up conference to unlock strategies for scaling your business, boosting revenue and building sustainable success. 1. Don't give it all away Early on, most founders pay their first hires in equity. Each grant solves an immediate payroll problem but also sets the "going rate" for everyone who follows and nibbles away at the founder's ownership. Over time, as more hires come on board expecting similar equity deals, the option pool expands, and suddenly, there's not enough left to offer meaningful stakes to the senior leaders who matter most for the company's next phase of growth. To fix this imbalance, you must recognize that you have precisely one window to fix it, and that's now. It means having the hard conversations about revisiting vesting, adding performance cliffs and making room for future partners. The pain of doing it now is nothing compared to the pain of explaining a broken cap table to new investors. We survived a similar case because we ripped that band-aid off, just before our next round made it impossible to do so. Today, I tell founders to treat equity like a reserved seat at the board table: only give it to people whose judgment you'll still respect a decade later. If only I had known that timing and value alignment in equity partnerships mattered so much, I would have saved myself countless hours of renegotiation had it been available back then. Related: 3 Things to Consider Before Going 'All in' on Your Startup 2. Move faster than feels comfortable Another blind spot for most founders is velocity, which goes unnoticed until it starts costing real money. Founders who insist on flawless forecasts and endless debate often end up watching the market sprint ahead while their projects idle in "analysis" mode. It's crucial to remember that most opportunities have a shelf life, and the price of hesitation usually outweighs the cost of a measured mistake. With that in mind, I had to make sure our teams embrace a bias toward action. Each year, we challenge ourselves to shorten our decision-to-execution cycle. We concentrate on the highest-payoff priorities, make the call, and then move immediately. While we may inevitably miss the mark at times, we correct them faster than we once made them. Clearly, there's no substitute for experience. The older I get, and the more seasoned our leadership team becomes, the quicker we can weigh risks, spot patterns and avoid analysis paralysis. That pace creates its own momentum. Once speed becomes the expected culture, your team instinctively builds processes to protect it. So when early-stage founders ask me how fast they should move, my answer is always faster than you think, and then faster still. Related: What Every B2B Brand Should Be Doing to Earn Trust in 2025 3. Build like you're already big In hindsight, we made the classic mistake of building to match the previous quarter's demand instead of our initial goals. We told ourselves that fifty customers was a stretch, so we provisioned servers, support seats and deployment scripts for a company that size — nothing more. As we started to scale, sales momentum started inching us closer and closer towards the ambitious 5,000-site mark we'd only daydreamed about. Many founders discover, right in the middle of a launch, that an early single-tenant setup and bare-bones deployment pipeline won't stretch to meet sudden demand. Deadlines start to drift while the team upgrades to multi-tenant architecture and spins up redundant cloud instances. The extra spend always outruns what a forward-looking investment would have cost, yet the experience makes scaling cheaper while it's still in theory. That's why every roadmap review should open with a simple stress test. For example, for us, "What breaks if we need to bring 150 sites online next month?" — and why budgets must include the infrastructure to pass that test, even when today's revenue makes the line item look ambitious. Planning for surge capacity before it's urgent keeps launches on schedule and turns growth into a feature, not a fire drill. The second truth is that infrastructure alone won't save you; the people building and running it will. Think of your core team as the "founding fathers" of a forever company. You need complementary skill sets, shared loyalty and relationships that hold under pressure because pressure will definitely come. Get that inner circle right, and you'll have the resilience (and the conviction) to keep investing ahead of your growth curve. The uncomfortable math of first principles Looking back across twenty years, I see with perfect clarity how every triumph and setback connects to our first principles. Mind you that those choices were never comfortable in real time as they tug on payroll, patience and budgets that already feel stretched. But that discipline consistently bought us agility. It gave us the freedom to pivot when the market turned and the readiness to jump on a once-in-a-decade chance. That, more than any clever tactic, is how you build an institution designed to outlast its founding story.
Bloomberg
28-07-2025
- Automotive
- Bloomberg
Angola Minibus Passengers Stranded as Taxi Strike Gets Under Way
Angolan minibus drivers began a three-day strike over rising fuel costs, stranding passengers in Luanda, the capital of the oil-producing African nation. Videos on social media showed long lines of commuters on Monday after informal operators halted services. Their blue-and-white vans are essential to getting around the city, which lacks functioning public transportation.
