Openapi Pulse — Edition 42

[francescobianco]

Every edition of the Pulse is one short pass over what moved in the Openapi
ecosystem, and one invitation to step in.

🔌 API of the week

This week we are pointing you at Exchange Rate.

Check foreign currency exchange rates worldwide.

👩‍💻 Developer of the week

@Luca941-c — from the people building Openapi. See the whole team on
the organization page.

🤝 Contributor of the week

@Deadpool2000 — from the
contributors registry. Adding
yourself to it is a pull request away, and it is what puts you in this
rotation.

💬 Discussion in focus

What is the first request you send to any new API?

📰 From the blog

Verify the payee before payment: Openapi launches the new Verification of Payee API — from News on the Openapi blog, relayed in full to Announcements.

Understanding Authentication: 2FA, MFA and Biometric Security — from API Insights on the Openapi blog, relayed in full to API Engineering.

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