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Running an MCP server in production: what actually breaks
Three months of operating a public MCP server — silent failures, auth walls, ghost traffic, registry quirks — and the fixes, with real numbers.
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Updates, guides, and changelog
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Verification of Payee (VoP): what it is, the key dates, and how to prepare
Verification of Payee (VoP) is the EU's mandatory pre-payment name check for SEPA credit transfers. What it is, the dates that matter under Regulation (EU) 2024/886, what payment service providers must do, and where IBAN validation fits.
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Agent-First Migration: One Site, Three Integration Paths, Zero Dead-Ends
ibanforge.com is now served by a single Next.js codebase built for AI agents (70%) and developers (30%). New /agents page, OpenAPI reference, and a critical fix that lets agents auto-fall-back to x402 when their free quota runs out.
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Free IBAN Format Endpoint: Pay Only for What's Actually Worth Paying For
GET /v1/iban/format — a new free endpoint that runs the mod-97 + structure check without touching the BIC, SEPA, VoP, sanctions, or Swiss BC-Nummer databases. Use it to pre-filter malformed IBANs before paying for the full enrichment.
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ibanforge on PyPI: a Python SDK for IBAN, BIC, Swiss BC-Nummer, and Compliance
pip install ibanforge — sync + async Python clients for the IBANforge API, with typed exceptions, automatic x402 fallback when the free quota runs out, and one-line API key generation. Built for fintech and AI agents.
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New Landing Page, Full SEO, and Persistent API Keys
IBANforge gets a redesigned dev-first landing page with structured data, OG images, interactive compliance demo, dual pricing paths, and persistent storage for API keys.
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New: SEPA Compliance, vIBAN Detection, Risk Indicators & Multilingual Support
IBANforge now returns SEPA membership, issuer classification, risk indicators, and VoP data with every IBAN validation — plus full French and German language support.
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5 Use Cases for IBAN Validation APIs in 2026
From payment processing to compliance automation — how businesses use IBAN validation APIs
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How to Validate IBANs and Look Up BIC Codes with a Single API
A developer guide to IBAN validation and BIC/SWIFT lookup using the IBANforge API — with examples in curl, Python, and TypeScript
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Introducing IBANforge
A new IBAN validation and BIC/SWIFT lookup API built for AI agents and developers
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v1.0 — Launch Changelog
Everything included in the initial release of IBANforge
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