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Identity Insights API

Harness real-time mobile network data to assess risk, prevent fraud, and increase conversions. Stop account takeovers by detecting recent SIM swaps while filtering out invalid phone numbers before they enter your system. Cross-reference user attributes like name, address, and date of birth against carrier KYC records to streamline onboarding, expose synthetic identities, and verify age. Powered by live telecom intelligence for greater precision and lower friction.

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See how our Identity Insights API helps businesses like yours succeed

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Offer an enhanced customer experience

Identify callers and anticipate customer intent with Caller Identification.
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Verify customers in context

Authenticate customers based on their intent — from sign up to sign in — with Tiered User Verification.
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Phone number validation

Validate the legitimacy of customer phone numbers to reduce delivery errors.

  • Based on the number format, identify the country, time zone, and validate if it is assigned to a subscriber

  • Minimize fraud while ensuring a verified way to contact customers in the future

  • Discover current and original carrier to optimize SMS routing

  • Control costs and avoid wasteful marketing spend

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Security

Fraud detection and step-up verification

Prevent costly fraudulent transactions using updated phone number intelligence.

  • Identify possible fraudulent activity and trigger step-up authentication when needed

  • Reduce customer friction with additional steps only for suspected numbers
  • Leverage Identity Insights to deliver real-time phone number intelligence that enhances your risk decision engine

  • Determine if a phone number is valid and block synthetic identities through carrier KYC records

  • Add a second layer of security with Verify 2-Factor Authentication

  • Detect SIM Swap fraud: Identify if a phone's SIM was recently changed

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ONBOARDING

Onboarding and KYC

Use Subscriber Match to streamline onboarding and validate users with trusted carrier data — no documents, no drop-offs.

  • Cross-check user attributes (name, address, and date of birth) against mobile operator KYC records in real time

  • Speed up onboarding and increase conversions by removing manual steps

  • Replace manual document reviews with instant, automated KYC

  • Prevent synthetic identity fraud by detecting mismatched or fake information

  • Confirm user age by validating date of birth through verified carrier records

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Zero Trust: How Network-Powered APIs are Changing the Game
This whitepaper explores how businesses can stay ahead of identity-based attacks and implement smarter, seamless security without compromising the user experience.

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