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Our APIs are easy to integrate and scalable-helping your company with bots & risk detection, identity verification, and multifactor authentication (MFA).

Risk and Identity

Intelligence

Intelligence is a machine learning engine that provides a phone number risk recommendation. It analyzes static and behavioral attributes across multiple data inputs including phone numbers, IP addresses, and email addresses. With Intelligence you can:

  • Detect bots, fake accounts, and spammers at scale.
  • Improve fraud detection without introducing friction.
  • Integrate alongside your existing CPaaS vendor.
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Phone ID

Phone ID provides global phone number information that can strengthen authentications, evaluate fraud risks, and provide user phone device and carrier type. With Phone ID, you can:

  • Improve SMS delivery rates by identifying user’s phone device-type and reduce wasted messaging costs.
  • Minimize fraud and risk with real time mobile insights.
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Phone ID Contact

Phone ID Contact is low cost, low friction identity verification. It uses a phone number to verify contact information based on a mobile subscriber contract, helping to ensure the user is who they say they are. With Phone ID Contact, you can:

  • Reduce KYC and identity proofing costs.
  • Minimize the risk of fraud and identity theft.
  • Simplify onboarding workflows by automating manual user input.
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Verification

SMS Verify

 

SMS Verify makes it simple to send one-time passcodes (OTPs) to your users. Make a request with the end user’s phone number, and we take care of the rest.

 

  • Validate and authenticate legitimate users while preventing fake users
  • Confirm user identity by adding an extra layer of security to an account
  • Use autogenerated OTPs for easy deployment
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Verify Plus

 

The Verify Plus add-on strengthens and secures your user verification workflows with a low-code implementation.

 

  • Receive a recommendation on whether to allow new accounts based on real-time analysis of phone number risk signals.
  • Block or send SMS OTPs based on customizable risk thresholds.
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Engagement

SMS

 

SMS makes it easy to send alerts, reminders, notifications, and marketing messages. Send SMS messages through a secure platform with direct global carrier connections.

 

  • Send your messages using the most efficient path available with best-in-class deliverability rates
  • Reach 97% of the world’s population across 230+ countries and 80+ languages
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