The Telco Security Challenge
Protect your apps.
Secure your subscribers.
V-Key gives telcos the mobile app protection and digital identity infrastructure to defend self-care apps, mobile wallets, and eSIM services — while building subscriber trust at scale.
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Patented V-OS
GSMA Aligned
FIDO2 Certified
Zero Hardware
FIPS 140-2
614M
Installations
314
Apps
15
Countries
Patented V-OS
GSMA Aligned
FIDO2 Certified
Zero Hardware
FIPS 140-2
Subscriber Portal App Fraud & Abuse
Attackers reverse-engineer self-care apps to bypass authentication, clone SIM cards, redirect call forwarding, or manipulate top-up and billing flows — causing direct financial and reputational damage.
SIM Swap & Account Takeover
SIM swap fraud is one of the fastest-growing attack vectors globally. Weak subscriber identity verification makes telcos the enabler of downstream financial fraud — and the liable party.
eSIM & Remote Provisioning Exploits
As eSIM adoption accelerates, the provisioning channel becomes a high-value target. Without strong app and identity security, attackers can intercept or hijack the eSIM activation flow.
Mobile Wallet & Fintech Service Risk
Telcos increasingly offer mobile financial services. Without mobile app protection, these wallets become exposed to runtime attacks, overlay fraud, and credential theft — with regulatory consequences.
Third-Party App Ecosystem Exposure
Telco SDKs and APIs embedded in partner apps extend your attack surface. A vulnerability in any partner app can become your brand's problem — and your liability.
Regulatory & Compliance Pressure
GSMA fraud prevention standards, national telecom security regulations, and financial services rules (where telcos intersect with fintech) all demand demonstrable security controls across mobile apps.
Government Use Cases
Proven across every tier of government
From national digital ID programmes to field officer apps, V-Key's technology secures the full spectrum of public sector mobile deployments.
01 · Subscriber Portal Apps
Harden your subscriber-facing portal apps
Protect subscriber portal apps from reverse engineering, runtime manipulation, and billing API fraud. V-OS ensures the app running on a subscriber's device is exactly what you published — tamper-free.
02 · SIM Swap Prevention
Eliminate your biggest identity fraud vector
Replace SMS OTP with V-Key's device-bound cryptographic authentication. SIM swap attacks become useless when subscriber identity is no longer tied to the SIM itself.
03 · eSIM Provisioning
Authenticate every eSIM activation
Secure the eSIM provisioning flow end-to-end with strong subscriber verification — ensuring only legitimate, device-bound subscribers can initiate and complete remote SIM activation.
4 · Mobile Wallets
Protect fintech services on your platform
V-OS secures telco mobile wallets at the app layer — blocking overlay attacks, keyloggers, and runtime injection that target payment credentials and transaction flows.
05 · Partner & MVNO Apps
Extend trust across your ecosystem
Deploy V-Key's SDK to MVNOs and partner apps in your ecosystem — ensuring consistent security standards across every app that touches your network and subscriber data.
06 · Enterprise Mobility
Secure B2B subscriber apps and IoT management
Telcos serving enterprise customers need to secure employee-facing apps and IoT management portals. V-Key provides strong authentication and app protection for B2B use cases without MDM lock-in.
V-Key Solutions for Telcos
One platform. Full-stack mobile security.
V-Key delivers mobile app protection and digital identity on the same patented V-OS core — giving telcos a single, certified security foundation for subscriber-facing apps, internal tooling, and partner integrations.
Know exactly who is on your network
V-Key Identity
V-Key's digital identity platform enables telcos to verify subscribers at every touchpoint — onboarding, account changes, eSIM provisioning, wallet transactions — using cryptographic identity bound to the device, not just a password or SIM.
Passwordless multi-factor authentication — push, biometrics, OTP
Biometric liveness detection to prevent deepfake and synthetic identity fraud
Cryptographic subscriber binding — identity tied to device, not just SIM
Strong authentication for high-risk actions: SIM swap, eSIM activation, number porting
Portable identity across all telco apps and services
Replaces SMS OTP — eliminating SIM swap as an attack vector
Zero-trust continuous session verification
Audit trail for every identity event — compliance-ready
Your app defends itself — on every device
V-Key Shield
V-OS Mobile App Protection wraps your telco app in a cryptographically isolated virtual secure element. It detects and blocks attacks at runtime — before they reach your backend — and holds up even on rooted or jailbroken subscriber devices.
Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) — detects and blocks live attacks
Anti-tampering, anti-hooking and code injection prevention
Reverse engineering and cloning protection for your app binaries
Root & jailbreak detection with configurable response policies
Screen overlay and keylogger attack prevention
Real-time threat intelligence fed to your security operations
Supports iOS, Android & HarmonyOS
Certifications & Standards
Certified to the standards telcos and regulators require
V-Key holds internationally recognised security certifications that satisfy procurement and audit requirements across the telecommunications and financial services sectors.
V-OS — V-Key's patented Virtual Secure Element — delivers cryptographic protection without hardware dependencies. This means full compliance without expensive HSM infrastructure, enabling faster deployment across your app portfolio and partner ecosystem.
Common Criteria
Internationally recognised IT security evaluation standard
FIDO2
V-OS FIDO2 Server officially certified for passwordless authentication
FIPS 140-2
Federal cryptographic module standard — software implementation
SOC2
Service Organisation Controls for security, availability and confidentiality
GSMA Aligned
Aligned with GSMA fraud prevention and identity assurance guidelines
OWASP MASVS
Mobile Application Security Verification Standard — highest level compliance
Securing the Subscriber Journey
Protection at every moment that matters
From the first time a subscriber downloads your app to every sensitive action they take, V-Key secures the full journey — without adding friction.
Subscriber Onboarding
eKYC with biometric liveness verification ensures real identity at sign-up — blocking synthetic accounts and document fraud from the start.
App Login & Access
Passwordless biometric or push authentication — secure, seamless login that eliminates SMS OTP and the SIM swap risk it creates.
eSIM Provisioning
Cryptographically authenticated eSIM activation — ensuring only the verified subscriber can trigger provisioning, on their registered device.
High-Risk Account Changes
SIM swaps, number porting, and plan changes require step-up identity verification — cryptographic proof the request is genuine, not fraudulent.
