API modernization. AI governance. MCP integration.
Three priorities.
One platform decision.
Practical guides for engineering and technology teams at North American banks, covering how engineers are approaching API platform modernization, building the business case for change, and preparing their infrastructure for AI readiness and MCP integration without starting over.
Preparing for MCP, AI Agents, and what’s next
API platform modernization
Legacy API infrastructure is under new pressure
FDX compliance requirements, expanding fintech partnerships, and growing customer expectations around digital experience are all placing demands on API platforms that were not designed for these modern use cases. For many banks, the challenge is compounded by complex, multi-vendor environments.
The challenge is efficiency, not failure
Most API platforms still function effectively, but the growing specialist overhead, developer velocity, and absence of a clear path toward MCP and AI readiness are becoming harder to justify. Few teams have the internal resource to navigate this transition alone.
Leaders are evaluating the case for change
Tyk's practical guides explore the challenges being faced by API platform leaders at organizations across North America, the strategies they are adopting and the business rationale for modernizing at scale.
What’s inside
Two practical guides for engineering teams
Written for the people responsible for making the platform decision, not for the people selling it.
GUIDE 01
A practical guide to adopting the
FDX Standard
From compliance obligation to strategic enabler.
- Why FDX adoption is a strategic enabler, not just a compliance obligation
- How to eliminate screen scraping and the security risks that come with it
- Building the API foundation for AI-powered financial services
- Why standardized, governed data is critical for agentic AI to function safely
GUIDE 02
A practical guide to MCP Governance
Production-grade AI governance, built for decisions this quarter.
- Why most MCP traffic is ungoverned — and what that means for your security posture
- How to end shadow MCP and prevent unauthorized agent actions on production systems
- Why traditional API gateways fall short for agentic workloads
- A layered adoption roadmap for production-grade AI governance
Who is this for
Written for the people doing the work.
These practical guides are written for engineering leads, architects, and technology decision-makers at regional banks, credit unions, and digital-first banking teams across North America, navigating API modernization, FDX compliance, or AI readiness.
- Engineering leads navigating API platform modernization
- Architects preparing infrastructure for AI and agentic workloads
- Technology decision-makers at regional banks and credit unions
- Digital-first banking teams evaluating FDX compliance timelines
- Platform owners assessing MCP gateway options for production
- Platform and infrastructure owners managing complex multi-vendor or post-acquisition environments
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- Written for engineers, not for procurement.
- Drawn from real conversations with bank API platform leads.
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A practical guide to adopting the
FDX Standard
A practical guide to MCP Governance
Why Tyk
Tyk powers API management for financial services organizations across North America and Europe, including banks, insurers, and payment platforms. Trusted by engineering teams who cannot afford downtime, data exposure, platform lock-in, or an API layer that cannot keep pace with an AI roadmap.
API calls managed daily
Enterprise deployments worldwide
Platform uptime SLA
Countries with active deployments
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Most banks are at different stages of the same journey: API modernization, preparing for AI governance, and understanding what MCP readiness means for their infrastructure. Wherever you are on that path, a conversation with Tyk’s expert team is a useful place to start.
Further Resources
Go deeper on the topics that matter.
- WEBINAR
Building an AI control layer with Tyk MCP Gateway
You’re putting MCP servers into production. The controls you already run for REST and GraphQL don’t fit. That’s the problem this session solves.
- WEBINAR
Tyk AI Studio goes open source
For the regulated enterprises running AI on their own infrastructure, a closed control plane isn’t a trade-off – it’s a liability. Tyk AI Studio is going open source so you don’t have to choose between governance and control.
- CASE STUDY
Production-ready Open Banking in just four months: RBFCU and Tyk
While other organizations waited for regulatory clarity around Open Banking compliance and FDX adoption, Texas-based RBFCU laid out its strategic vision: An API-first approach that would power rapid service delivery and innovation.
- WEBINAR
Tyk joins the Financial Data Exchange
Tyk is proud to announce its membership in the Financial Data Exchange (FDX). Tyk’s FDX membership underscores its commitment to financial services and to advancing the standards that will define how Open Finance and AI coexist securely and at scale.