Over recent years, businesses and governments alike have embraced open APIs in order to generate new revenue streams using data assets. This trend has been among the factors for the development of the so-called API economy. There is nothing astonishing then that major online companies are seeking ways to harness this trend. Today, Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) announces that it has entered into an exclusive strategic partnership with San Francisco-based startup RapidAPI, operated by R Software Inc., to launch a new API (Application Program Interface) marketplace service called Rakuten RapidAPI. The API marketplace aims to ... (full story)