
Blocked SIMs: ending a fraud route
Blocked SIMs is a ground breaking initiative dismantling the infrastructure relied on by criminal networks. Its award-winning model unites financial services, telecoms and online tech to share intelligence on SIMs linked to criminal networks and burn cross-industry gaps they seek to exploit. By treating a blocked SIM as a root signal rather than a reactive fix, we are now neutralising fraud upstream, stopping bad actors before they ever reach vulnerable consumers.
Impact delivered:
- Enabled cross‑sector intelligence sharing on suspect SIM cards
- Disrupted organised crime by shutting down active fraud routes
- Designed a global blueprint for replication in any jurisdiction

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