Spanish mobile industry to launch online anti-fraud and identity services through GSMA Open Gateway Initiative 

Spanish mobile industry to launch online anti-fraud and identity services through GSMA Open Gateway Initiative 

Spain’s leading mobile operators Orange, Telefonica and Vodafone have announced the launch of two new services designed to help developers tackle online fraud and protect the digital identities of mobile customers.  

As part of the global GSMA Open Gateway initiative, the operators have announced the launch of two network API (Application Programmable Interface) services focused on improving digital security: Number Verification and SIM Swap.  

These APIs will allow developer teams and partners to create new intelligent layers of customer authentication, verification and security within mobile phone networks. This will help businesses tackle identity fraud by enhancing user authentication and improving security.  

Juan Reyero Montes, Enterprise Marketing Director, Orange Spain, said: “The launch of these two new APIs onto the Spanish market, addressing key use cases around fraud, aptly demonstrates the value that Orange and our partner operators can bring, utilising our network capabilities to improve the security of transactions whilst enhancing the user experience for customers through seamless authentication. 

“Furthermore, this represents an important step for Orange on the path to delivering on the promise of Open Gateway, of simple, developer-friendly APIs with an initial commercial availability at this scale.  Orange has been an early supporter and contributor to CAMARA and Open Gateway. Developers can engage with Orange and test all new APIs via the Orange Developer portal to explore new use cases leveraging network capabilities and bringing innovation towards the end-user.”