Globe Telecom was recognised as one of the founding mobile network operator (MNO) partners for the GSMA’s Mobile Connect: Project 1 Billion initiative at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The Philippines-based telecom operator joined the global initiative to protect its customers from the growing number of fraudulent activities and scams in the digital space.
According to the GSMA, the Mobile Connect mobile-based authentication solution is now available to 2 billion consumers globally. Since its launch at the Mobile World Congress 2014, the solution has been launched by 34 MNOs, including Globe, in 21 countries. Globe launched Mobile Connect in the Philippines in light of the rapid growth of data and internet penetration in the country, exposing more users to online fraud and scams.
Mobile Connect enables customers to create and manage a digital universal identity via a single log-in solution. The service authenticates users securely, enabling them to digitally confirm their identity and credentials and grant safe online access to mobile and digital services such as e-commerce, banking, health, digital entertainment, and e-government via their mobile phones. It employs the user’s unique mobile number, combined with a unique PIN for more secure use cases, to verify and grant online access anywhere they see the Mobile Connect logo.
It also provides secure and convenient access to digital services that can be unlocked with the use of a secret PIN. It functions like Google’s two-factor authentication where subscribers are asked to enter the code they get via SMS or USSD, to verify that they have the device with them when accessing a site or an app.
Operators offering services based on Mobile Connect include América Móvil, Axiata Group (Bangladesh, Indonesia, Sri Lanka), China Mobile, China Mobile Pakistan (Zong), China Telecom, China Unicom, DNA, Elisa, Indosat Ooredoo, Mobilink, Mobitel, Orange (Egypt, France, Morocco, Spain), Sunrise, Swisscom (Switzerland), the Telefónica Group (Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Spain), the Telenor Group (Bangladesh, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand), TeliaSonera (Finland), Telkomsel, Telstra, TIM and Turkcell (Turkey).
