- Banks and financial services can detect device swaps to prevent unauthorized transactions, triggering additional authentication when necessary. Online services enhance identity protection by requiring re-authentication upon detecting a device change, ensuring only legitimate users access their accounts.
- Telecom providers and businesses leverage device swaps to offer targeted promotions, recommend accessories or upgraded service plans, and reinforce customer loyalty through reward programs for continued app usage.
- Companies managing corporate mobile plans monitor device usage to ensure employees are using company-provided lines on authorized devices, maintaining security and compliance.
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring compliance with regulations by tracking and verifying device swap events.
- Subscription Services: Offering continuous monitoring and notifications to businesses that require real-time updates on device swap events.
Device Swap
API Description
The “Device Swap” API is designed to provide real-time insights into whether a SIM card associated with a user’s phone number has been transferred to a different physical device. This API enhances security, fraud detection, and regulatory compliance by offering clear and structured device swap event information.
This API provides:
- A device swap check function that allows users to verify if a device swap has occurred within a given timeframe.
- A retrieve date function that returns the exact timestamp of the last device swap event.
- A subscription-based notification service to notify subscribers when a device swap event is detected.
Use Cases
Benefits
- Enhanced Security & Fraud Prevention: Quickly identify unauthorized SIM card use in a new device.
- Regulatory Compliance: Helps businesses meet privacy and security requirements by tracking device changes.
- Improved Customer Experience: Allows apps to adapt to new devices for seamless service transitions.
- Optimized Marketing & Business Intelligence: Provides insights for targeted marketing campaigns and business KPIs.
- Operational efficiency for the API customer (cost savings).
API Portfolio: Authentication and Fraud Prevention
SubProject Wiki: Number Insights
(incl. how to meet the team)
API Wiki: Device Swap
API Repository: Device Swap
API Repository Status: Sandbox
API Status: Initial
API Version(s) and Release Date(s):
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.