Introducing IRSFCheck - Part of the XConnect RiskALERT Family

London, UK, 7th January 2025 - XConnect, a Somos Company, the provider of world-class numbering intelligence solutions, has partnered with the GSMA, the global organisation unifying the mobile ecosystem, to prevent International Revenue Share Fraud (IRSF). GSMA IRSF Prevention will be leveraged in XConnect’s IRSFCheck™ solution to protect mobile network operators, Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) providers and enterprises from high-risk fraud destinations in real-time.

GSMA IRSF Prevention forms a critical component of XConnect’s IRSFCheck™, part of its RiskALERT™ product suite. Its customers benefit from a dedicated solution that is underpinned by XConnect’s award winning Global Number Range (GNR) data, combined with the GSMA’s IRSF Prevention data, to stop individual fraudsters before an attack takes place. XConnect’s GNR data checks the number range, establishing whether numbers are valid and allocated to providers, and flags high-cost ranges. GSMA IRSF Prevention adds to this by immediately flagging reported revenue share fraud numbers and International Premium Rate numbers (IPRNs).

The GSMA unites over 1,000 mobile operators and businesses across the ecosystem and related industries to advance innovation and reduce inequalities around the world. GSMA IRSF Protection gives operators, CPaaS providers and enterprises an over 90% detection rate on confirmed fraud cases. Its database is updated every 20 seconds using a unique scanning system and monitors all traffic.

XConnect is leading the way in mitigating telecoms fraud by working closely with industry bodies. Its GNR data provides rapid phone number pre-validation through access to up-to-date number information. 

About GSMA

The GSMA is a global organization unifying the mobile ecosystem to discover, develop and deliver innovation foundational to positive business environments and societal change. Our vision is to unlock the full power of connectivity so that people, industry, and society thrive. Representing mobile operators and organizations across the mobile ecosystem and adjacent industries, the GSMA delivers for its members across three broad pillars: Connectivity for Good, Industry Services and Solutions, and Outreach. This activity includes advancing policy, tackling today’s biggest societal challenges, underpinning the technology and interoperability that make mobile work, and providing the world’s largest platform to convene the mobile ecosystem at the MWC and M360 series of events. 

We invite you to find out more at gsma.com

About XConnect

XConnect, a wholly owned subsidiary of Somos Inc, consolidates, maintains and delivers trusted telephone number intelligence to world leading telecommunication service providers.

It processes information from hundreds of different global datasets and ensures that customers solve routing, validation, and fraud challenges in real time.

XConnect’s Number Information Services are used for voice and messaging routing, fraud protection and to identify and validate insights. They also support the deployment and evolution of next-generation communications, such as VoLTE and RCS.

Its service is accessed through its global distributed hybrid cloud platform using simple, secure, scalable real-time protocols and APIs.

 

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