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Email Validation
Validate the email address of your users at sign-up and get a risk score to help you eliminate fraud up-front, inform risk models and build customised workflows | Email Validation API
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Tackle fraud at source
By validating account details during the onboarding process
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Automate workflows
Auto-approve clean individuals/ merchants through automation
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Onboard faster
Minimize time spent in manual reviews
How it works
Provide an email address that you want to validate and get the following information as a result:
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- Check whether it is a disposable email ID or not
- Check if it was associated with fraudulent behaviour in the past
- Check if it was a part of any data breaches in the past
- Find out when it was first seen on the internet
- Determine if it is from a catch-all server. (i.e. is it a valid ID)
Where you can use it
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Prevent identity theft fraud
Identify authentic-looking fake identities by detecting email IDs associated with data breaches and fraudulent behaviour.
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Enhance risk management
Refine risk models based on understanding which email providers and age brackets are more fraudulent than others.
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Customise workflows
Build segmented workflows based on the risk score and enforce higher scrutiny on risky users.
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Instant response
Get response on 10+ parameters of an email address in less than a second
Features
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99.97% Accurate
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Easy integration
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Instant results
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99.9% uptime
A one-time, trouble-free integration
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- Our easy-to-follow documentation and dedicated support team ensure you have all you need for successful API integration.
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