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Happy 30th Birthday, SIM card!

In its fourth decade, the simple but powerful form of identity at the heart of every mobile phone is now bringing mobile authentication…

2 min readJul 15, 2021

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Happy 30th Birthday, SIM card!

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Why Are So Many Of Your Customers Choosing Guest Checkout?

The rise of mobile e-commerce means too many customers are choosing guest checkout — and you miss out on key revenue and marketing…

3 min readJul 6, 2021

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Why Are So Many Of Your Customers Choosing Guest Checkout?

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A Day In The Life Of A SIM Swap Fraudster

How do they do it? How do they get away with it? And what’s to stop them?

6 min readJun 29, 2021

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A Day In The Life Of A SIM Swap Fraudster

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Paul McGuire

6 Good Reasons Why You Need To Worry About SIM Swap Fraud

It’s on the rise — and passwords are no defence.

2 min readJun 28, 2021

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6 Good Reasons Why You Need To Worry About SIM Swap Fraud

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How SIM-based Authentication Can Combat The Rising Menace of SIM Swap Fraud

SIM-based authentication offers a robust, seamless way for online businesses to protect their customers and their brand from identity theft…

3 min readJun 20, 2021

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How SIM-based Authentication Can Combat The Rising Menace of SIM Swap Fraud

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How Your Customers Can Protect Themselves From SIM Swap Fraud

Useful advice to keep users and customers safe.

4 min readJun 19, 2021

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How Your Customers Can Protect Themselves From SIM Swap Fraud

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3 Mobile Authentication Methods that Won’t Save Your Users from SIM Swap

Passwords, social logins, OTPs — the most popular ways to identify users are all vulnerable to SIM swap attacks

4 min readMay 29, 2021

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3 Mobile Authentication Methods that Won’t Save Your Users from SIM Swap

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SIM Swap fraud: How it Works, How to Fix It

SIM Swap fraud is getting worse — but SIM-based authentication offers a robust solution

4 min readMay 27, 2021

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SIM Swap fraud: How it Works, How to Fix It

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Paul McGuire

How to tackle SIM Swap Fraud

SIM swap fraud is on the rise, and it’s not just high-profile cases like Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey getting their account hacked. What’s to be…

2 min readMay 26, 2021

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How to tackle SIM Swap Fraud

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You’re leaking 20% of your new app users. What if you could save them?

If you onboard new users via a mobile device, you’re likely losing 20–30% of that potential new revenue every month — here’s how to save…

4 min readApr 30, 2021

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You’re leaking 20% of your new app users. What if you could save them?

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Paul McGuire

Paul McGuire

Co-founder and CEO, tru.ID — mobile authentication API. Serial entrepreneur with 20+ years in telecoms, mobile financial services. Co-founder, Boku and mBlox.

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