Turn compliance into conversion – verify faster, onboard safer, trade smarter
Crypto moves fast – your verification can’t slow it down. As regulations tighten and fraudsters evolve, exchanges and wallets face a constant balancing act between compliance, security, and growth. Every extra verification step adds friction. Every gap in KYC or AML invites risk.
XConnect’s mobile identity solutions – including MPM KYC Match, SAFr Auth, and SIM Swap Check – transform how cryptocurrency platforms verify users. Using live, trusted data direct from mobile networks, we confirm identity in milliseconds, silently validating name, date of birth, and address against verified operator records – no documents, no scans, no drop-offs.
The results? Higher conversion rates, lower fraud exposure, stronger compliance, and a measurable uplift in verified, active traders. Our solutions stop SIM swap and call forward takeovers, synthetic identities, and bot-driven abuse before they reach your platform – while keeping the user experience smooth and seamless.
With XConnect, compliance becomes a competitive edge. You’ll onboard faster, stop fraud earlier, and keep verified traders active for longer – all while meeting every regulatory demand.
Your KYC process shouldn’t slow growth – it should drive it.
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The challenges every iGaming operator knows too well
Fast growth comes with high stakes. The iGaming sector is booming, but so are the risks – from tighter regulations to smarter fraud. Here’s what every operator is up against:
Regulatory pressure
Global expansion means navigating a patchwork of compliance rules, each with its own KYC, AML, and data protection demands. Miss a detail, and the result isn’t just a fine – it’s front-page news and lost player trust.
Friction kills conversion
Players expect instant access. Lengthy verification flows cause drop-offs, abandoned registrations, and wasted acquisition spend. In an industry where seconds count, friction is fatal.
Fraud that plays the system
Bonus abusers, synthetic identities, and account takeovers thrive where verification is weak. The result: inflated acquisition costs, distorted data, and payouts to players who never existed.
Thin-file players, thick barriers
Younger audiences and gig-economy users often have little or no credit footprint – but they do have a mobile number. Mobile network data fills that gap, turning legitimate users into verified customers without the friction.
Underage access
Regulators are tightening controls, and every operator is responsible for keeping minors out. Real-time, mobile-based age verification does it silently, without blocking genuine players.
Turning the SIM into your strongest line of defence
The SIM – or eSIM – isn’t just a piece of plastic. It’s a live, verified identity key sitting in every player’s phone. XConnect turns that into your competitive edge.
Traditional KYC tools rely on uploads, forms, and databases that fraudsters can fake. The SIM can’t. It’s unhackable, unspoofable, and always current, providing real-time truth about who’s on the other side of the screen.
By combining the power of the SIM with live mobile operator data, XConnect gives iGaming platforms instant clarity – confirming player identity, matching details, and completing KYC and AML checks in milliseconds.
This isn’t just better security. It’s a measurable business upgrade:
- Higher conversions – players verified in-flow, without dropping out.
- Fewer bonus abusers – detect synthetics and duplicates before they play.
- Lower churn – effortless re-verification keeps genuine players in-game.
- Broader reach – onboard younger, thin-file players who prove their reliability through mobile account tenure and payment history.
Every SIM carries a live story about the player behind it. XConnect helps you read it – instantly, securely, and profitably.
MPM KYC Match – verification that drives performance and VALUE
For iGaming and gambling operators, verification isn’t just about ticking regulatory boxes – it’s about protecting revenue, lifting conversion, and building player trust from the first click. MPM KYC Match does all three, turning real-time mobile intelligence into measurable business performance.
By connecting directly with mobile network operators, MPM KYC Match confirms that the person behind a mobile number is who they claim to be – matching name, address, and date of birth against verified subscriber data. The result is instant, accurate KYC and AML compliance that happens in the background, without players ever breaking their flow.
This is where the ROI starts to show. Gambling customers usually have multiple apps and can be capricious; operators using MPM KYC Match onboard legitimate players faster, with fewer drop-offs and stronger engagement over time. Verified players convert more, stay longer, and spend more – while fraud, bonus abuse, and underage sign-ups are filtered out before they ever reach your platform.
Built for the mobile-first world, MPM KYC Match replaces outdated credit files and document uploads with live operator data that can’t be spoofed or faked. It gives you confidence in every player and a measurable uplift in conversion and lifetime value – proof that compliance and growth can, in fact, go hand in hand.
Next-level authentication with SAFr Auth
SAFr Auth redefines how players log in – no codes, no delays, no drop-offs. It’s a patented, SIM-based authentication technology that replaces outdated SMS OTPs with a fast, frictionless, and fraud-resistant experience.
By using the player’s mobile number as a trusted identity key, SAFr Auth verifies each session silently in the background, connecting directly with the mobile network. The result is instant recognition, seamless access, and total protection – all in under a second.
SAFr Auth delivers:
- Frictionless authentication – players log in instantly, with no codes or interruptions, cutting abandonment at every stage.
- Phishing and fraud resistance – protected by live mobile operator data, immune to fake sites, stolen credentials, and man-in-the-middle attacks.
- Instant VIP access – recognise and authenticate your best players in milliseconds. With SAFr Auth, every player gets the VIP experience.
- Proven cost savings – eliminate expensive OTPs while improving both speed and security.
Fast, invisible, and impossible to fake – SAFr Auth is what modern authentication should be.
Account takeovers – how fraudsters become your players
Every serious fraud starts the same way – with control of a number. Once a fraudster takes over a player’s SIM, they control everything: logins, OTPs, withdrawals, even identity checks. In iGaming, that means hijacked accounts, drained balances, and broken player trust.
SIM Swap Check from XConnect stops this before it starts. Working at network level, it detects live SIM changes through direct mobile operator connections and feeds that intelligence straight into your risk engine. If a SIM has been swapped, you know instantly – and can block, flag, or trigger step-up authentication before the fraudster gets in.
The result is stronger account protection, happier players, and lower loss rates. Real-time SIM monitoring doesn’t just stop takeovers – it prevents fraudulent withdrawals, bonus abuse, and fake-player churn before they ever hit your platform.
Even when the SIM stays the same, there’s another invisible risk: Call Forward fraud. It’s the low-effort, high-reward attack where fraudsters silently redirect a player’s incoming calls – including OTPs and verification messages – to their own number.
Call Forward Check shuts that door too. It verifies, in milliseconds, whether a player’s calls are being diverted, flagging suspicious activity before any payout or transaction is approved.
Together, these checks give iGaming operators what they’ve always needed: live, network-level protection that prevents account takeovers, meets regulatory requirements, and keeps genuine players safe – without slowing them down.
1. Instant, in-flow verification
Onboard verified players in milliseconds with MPM KYC Match, matching name, address, and date of birth directly with mobile network data. No uploads, no scans, no drop-offs – just seamless sign-ups and higher conversion.
2. Bonus abuse blocked before it starts
Detect duplicate or synthetic accounts by linking registrations to verified SIMs. You’ll stop multi-accounting and promotional fraud without ever adding friction. It's much harder to use different SIMs than it is use different emails.
3. Real-time account takeover protection
With SIM Swap Check and Call Forward Check, spot hijacked numbers and diverted calls before funds move or accounts are compromised. It’s live network intelligence – not guesswork.
4. KYC and AML, done right
Stay fully aligned with AMLD5, FATF, and regional gambling regulations. XConnect’s solutions provide auditable, timestamped checks that satisfy regulators and keep compliance teams smiling.
5. Convert faster, keep more
Friction kills sign-ups. SAFr Auth replaces clunky OTPs with instant, SIM-based authentication, keeping players in-flow and reducing churn. Every login becomes as smooth as the gameplay itself.
6. Reach thin-file and younger players
Traditional credit checks fail where mobile identity thrives. Verify younger users through their mobile account tenure and payment behaviour – turning unreachable prospects into verified, paying players.
7. Cut operational cost and complexity
Eliminate manual KYC reviews, SMS OTP costs, and third-party database lookups. Mobile identity checks run silently in the background, saving money while increasing speed and accuracy.
8. Build trust and loyalty
When players know your platform protects their accounts with network-level security, they stay longer and spend more. Mobile identity builds trust through transparency – and trust drives customer retention.
9. Proof, not promises
Our data speaks for itself: measurable uplifts in conversion, LTV, and fraud reduction across live deployments. Mobile identity doesn’t just secure your platform – it grows it. Try a POC before you decide to implement it.
Case study: transforming onboarding and trust in iGaming
🇨🇦 A leading iGaming operator in Canada, running sports, casino, and racing platforms, may have been losing players before they ever placed a bet. Fraudsters could create duplicate and synthetic accounts, while legitimate players – especially younger ones – were dropping out mid-onboarding due to traditional verification.
The operator needed a way to stop bonus abuse and account takeovers without slowing genuine players down.
XConnect’s MPM KYC Match changed everything. By turning the mobile number into a trusted identity key and matching it silently with live operator data – name, address, and date of birth – the platform could verify users instantly, without forms, uploads, or friction. Compliance with KYC and AML regulations was built in from the start, adding a live defence against bonus abuse too.
The results were decisive:
- +7.6% uplift in conversion among 19–22-year-olds, a segment the operator had struggled to onboard.
- $55,000 CAD in additional lifetime value generated from just 10,000 checks – at a cost of $4,500 CAD, yielding a net gain of $50,500.
- Zero negative impact on player experience – onboarding stayed instant, secure, and seamless.
- Full KYC and AML compliance, without manual checks or extra steps.
The platform didn’t just meet its regulatory requirements – it turned them into a growth engine.
With mobile identity from XConnect, onboarding became a competitive advantage, fraud dropped, and players who were previously not considered were now verified, engaged, and playing longer.
Not just fraud prevention – you’re building trust that keeps players coming back
XConnect is transforming how iGaming and gambling platforms protect, verify, and engage their players. Using the intelligence already built into every SIM and eSIM, we turn the mobile network into a live source of truth – verifying identity, detecting fraud, and authenticating players instantly and invisibly.
This isn’t just another security layer – it’s a complete shift in how platforms stop fraud and build loyalty. From preventing SIM swap takeovers and bonus abuse to verifying players silently in real time, XConnect keeps every account secure without slowing gameplay.
The result? Faster onboarding, safer payouts, and players who actually trust your platform. In a market where every sign-up, deposit, and login matters, XConnect helps you deliver both safety and simplicity – the two things that make players stay.
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Operators
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