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JT Global: Industry demand for trusted age verification APIs

Leading digital platforms are calling on mobile operators to enable scalable, privacy-preserving age assurance worldwide.

About enterprise API demands

Across social media, gaming, and digital services, protecting children online has become a global priority. Yet platforms face a growing challenge: accurately verifying user age at scale while maintaining privacy and compliance. JT Global, working closely with online platforms, is calling on mobile operators to activate the CAMARA Know Your Customer Age Verification API in key markets.

Built on GSMA Open Gateway principles, this standardised API enables platforms to access trusted, carrier-verified age signals across borders. The message is clear: age assurance is no longer optional, it is critical digital infrastructure. GSMA Fusion supports this shift by aligning operators and enterprises around open standards, helping MNOs turn regulatory pressure into a scalable commercial opportunity. Through collaboration, the mobile ecosystem can help create a safer internet for the next generation.

Problem

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Digital platforms struggle to accurately verify user age at scale due to fragmented, inconsistent approaches across markets.

Solution

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Standardised, carrier-based APIs provide reliable, privacy-preserving age verification signals across borders.

API service

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Know Your Customer (KYC) Age Verification API, with fallback to KYC Match API for rapid deployment.

Impact

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Safer online experiences for children, regulatory compliance for platforms, and a new trusted digital service opportunity for mobile operators.

More information

What is the JT Global market demand statement?

JT Global, alongside global digital platforms, is urging MNOs to activate the CAMARA KYC Age Verification API to deliver scalable, trusted age assurance worldwide.

Why should mobile operators act now?

Regulation is accelerating globally (UK, EU, Australia, Brazil, Mexico), and demand for telecom-based age signals is rising rapidly. Early adopters can meet urgent market needs and capture new revenue opportunities.

How does GSMA Fusion help?

GSMA Fusion and Open Gateway provide a standardised, interoperable framework that enables operators to deploy age verification APIs consistently across markets and scale adoption globally.

Partners

This initiative is supported by:

Download the full Statement of Requirements

JT Global Statement of Requirements