- Fraud prevention in location-dependent transactions for Banking and Financial Services: For example, if someone attempts to withdraw cash from an ATM or make a payment using your credit card number in a city within your country where you are not physically present, your financial institution can detect and prevent such fraudulent transactions.
- Fraud prevention for Media, Entertainment, Content-based Services, and Retail Services: For example, if a user attempts to stream video content or access an online game from a region where the service is not available, but their actual location does not match their claimed location, the platform can detect and block unauthorized access, preventing access based on spoofed GPS, the use of VPNs or other location-masking methods.
- Service Personalization for location-dependant features of Services: For example, if a user requests access to exclusive hotel services, personalized tourist offers or contents, or premium digital content available only in specific zones, the service can verify their location through the mobile network to ensure they are genuinely at the expected location.
- Delivery Services: Confirming the location of a device to ensure accurate delivery of goods or services.
- Emergency Services: Verifying the location of a device to provide accurate assistance in emergencies.
Location Verification
API Description
The “Location Verification” API determines whether a mobile device is within the proximity of a specified geographical area. The API request includes the target area, defined as a circle with a specified center (latitude and longitude) and a radius or accuracy threshold. The API response confirms whether the location detected by the mobile network operator falls within the requested accuracy range.
Depending on the version of the API, other request and response parameters can be used. For example, the request can specify the maximum accepted age of the location information used in the verification, and the response can give information about such age and how the detected location matches the requested one.
Use Cases
Benefits
- Protect your clients from fraud risks associated with identity exploitation or data theft: This enhances customer trust in your service, boosting satisfaction and loyalty.
- Protect the legitimate interests of Service Providers: By ensuring the secure delivery of their services.
- Integrate these benefits in a wide range of ways and scenarios: In a fast, efficient and seamless manner.
- Operational efficiency for the API customer (cost savings).
API Portfolio: Location Services
SubProject Wiki: Device Location
(incl. how to meet the team)
API Wiki: Location Verification
API Repository: Device Location
API Repository Status: Incubating
API Status: Stable
API Version(s) and Release Date(s):
- 1.0.0 (10.09.2024), part of Fall24 meta release
- 0.2.0 (27.02.2024), this is the second alpha version of the Device Location API family
API availability: Information which APIs are available in which country and network, and how to get access can be found on the GSMA public launch status page.