Kong API Gateways can manage and secure all API traffic for cross-border health data exchange. for the MyHealth@MyHands ecosystem due to the project’s strong dependency on secure cross-border healthcare data exchange, distributed interoperability services, HL7 FHIR API exposure and wallet-based interactions. The platform also provides a secure and scalable mediation layer enabling controlled communication between Edge Mediation Services, mobile applications, NFC/QR interaction services, digital wallets, metadata services, identity providers, and backend healthcare systems. The solution provides enterprise-grade capabilities including: • Centralized API Gateway and API Governance • Secure HL7 FHIR API Exposure and Protection • OAuth2 / OpenID Connect (OIDC) Authentication and Token Validation • Secure Integration with Digital Wallet and Identity Ecosystems • API Traffic Management and Rate Limiting • Interoperability Mediation for Edge and Distributed Services • Monitoring, Logging, and API Analytics • Secure Routing and Policy Enforcement • Cloud-Native and Kubernetes-Based Scalability