- Fraud Prevention in Financial Transactions: Businesses can subscribe to SIM swap events to monitor any changes to a user’s SIM card. This information can be used to trigger additional security measures when a phone number is used as an identifier for a payment application.
- User Notification for SIM Changes: Organizations can keep users informed about changes to their SIM status, enhancing transparency and trust. This can be particularly useful in industries where user data security is paramount.
- Customer Support: Providing real-time alerts to support teams for immediate action on potential security threats.
- Subscription Services: Offering continuous monitoring and notifications to businesses that require real-time updates on SIM card status.
Sim Swap Subscriptions
API Description
The “Sim Swap Subscriptions” API is a service that allows application developers to manage and monitor SIM card swaps associated with mobile phone numbers. This API provides a mechanism for subscribing to events related to SIM swaps, enabling real-time notifications when a SIM swap occurs. By leveraging this API, organizations can enhance security measures, prevent fraud, and improve user experience during critical operations such as account management and transaction validation.
This API provides an alternative to the Sim Swap API. In the Sim Swap API, the developer requests the information each time it is required, while with Sim Swap Subscriptions API, the information is sent directly to the application developer when a SIM swap occurs.
Use Cases
Benefits
- Real-Time Notifications: The subscription model allows businesses to receive immediate alerts when a SIM swap occurs, enabling proactive responses to potential security threats without delay.
- Versatile Integration Across Industries: This API is designed to be easily integrated into various applications, making it suitable for sectors such as banking, e-commerce, and telecommunications. It supports a wide range of use cases, from fraud prevention to user account management.
- API call reduction: For applications with a high volume of transactions for certain lines, it helps avoid multiple requests to check for SIM swaps on a given line.
- Operational efficiency for the API customer (cost savings).
API Portfolio: Authentication and Fraud Prevention
SubProject Wiki: Number Verification
(incl. how to meet the team)
API Wiki: Sim Swap Subscriptions
API Repository: Sim Swap Subscriptions
API Repository Status: Incubating
API Status: Initial
API Version(s) and Release Date(s):
- 0.1.1 – (October 29th, 2024)
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.