In today’s tech-obsessed world, bad actors have more opportunities than ever to steal someone’s identity. In 2019 alone, identity theft cost American consumers more than $14.7 billion.
Today, the phone number is the most common identifier for organizations to use to help mitigate fraud and assess risk. With more than 600K porting transactions daily in the U.S. alone, if the number porting data you access is old or incomplete, you may put yourselves and your customers in jeopardy.
Fortunately, there is a simple and secure service that can assist you in stopping bad actors by giving you quick access to accurate porting data when verifying a customer’s identity, approving a transaction or disclosing information.
In the United States, PortData Validate is the only authorized resource for accurate and up-to-date phone number porting data for fraud mitigation and risk assessment. By subscribing to this service through iconectiv, or through an authorized Reseller, you can ensure you’re aware of recent porting activity that may indicate fraud, and that you’re not counting on old phone number information.
A variety of organizations can benefit from PortData Validate, including:
Whether the data you access will be used by your company or to support your customers, there are three options to meet your specific needs.
You can choose to receive porting data in one of two ways.
Request additional information or a brief Service Overview presentation by emailing the Account Management team at portdatavalidate@iconectiv.numberportability.com.