Comviva and Aduna are pitching network intelligence as a faster, lower-friction way for banks and fintechs to verify customers, detect SIM-swap attacks and strengthen fraud controls.
Comviva and Aduna are using this year’s Money20/20 USA in Las Vegas to present a joint pitch for network intelligence in financial services, framing the technology as a way to strengthen digital identity checks and cut fraud. The companies say network APIs, which expose selected mobile-network data to approved businesses, can help banks and fintechs verify customers more quickly, spot SIM-swap attacks and make account opening less cumbersome.
The showcase builds on a partnership first announced in November 2025, when the two companies said they would work together to speed enterprise adoption of network APIs through Comviva’s NGAGE platform. According to the companies, NGAGE now supports more than 7,000 enterprises, more than 40 deployments and more than 100 industry use cases, while handling more than 250 billion messages a year. It also provides access to more than 130 communication APIs and more than 25 network APIs through a single interface.
For financial institutions, the appeal lies in adding another layer of evidence to identity and risk checks. Comviva says network-derived insights can support number verification, help identify suspicious SIM swaps and reduce reliance on one-time passwords, which can be vulnerable to interception or social engineering. The companies say those capabilities can also speed know your customer, or KYC, processes, which banks are under pressure to complete without adding unnecessary friction for legitimate users.
Rajesh Chandiramani, chief executive of Comviva, said the company sees financial services as a natural focus because the results can be measured in faster onboarding, stronger fraud controls and less dependence on traditional verification steps. Peter Arbitter, chief commercial officer at Aduna Global, said standardisation is key to wider adoption, adding that Aduna aggregates CAMARA-standardised APIs from mobile operators to make trusted network intelligence easier to use across markets. The companies say they expect the work to expand beyond fraud and identity into areas such as lending risk and payments intelligence.
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