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Claus Martinsen

Platform Engineer

Presentation

APIM to Kong: Lessons from a Real-World Migration

Presentation (40 min)IntermediateEnglish

At Vipps MobilePay, our API gateway is our invisible superpower—but even superheroes need an upgrade.

Faced with growing scale and a desire for a more developer-friendly platform, we set out to migrate from our legacy Azure APIM solution to Kong—a change at the very heart of our infrastructure.

In this session, we’ll share our story from the initial pain points that inspired the move, through careful planning and risk assessment, to the hands-on reality of executing a migration in a fast-paced fintech environment. We’ll delve into how we kept developers engaged and productive throughout the transition, the technical and organizational challenges we faced, and the solutions that worked (as well as a few that didn’t).

You’ll get an honest account of what it takes to modernize a business-critical API gateway at Nordic scale, including practical lessons learned, unexpected wins, and pitfalls to avoid. Whether you’re planning your own migration or curious about cloud native API strategies, join us for insights you can apply in your own organization—and a behind-the-scenes look at how we keep digital payments flowing smoothly for our 12 million users across the Nordics.

Platform Engineering & Developer ExperienceCloud Infrastructure & Operations