Case Study 3
Reducing Refunds and Regulatory Risk at Scale
Industry
Region
Transaction Volume
Telecom & Payments Infrastructure
Global
1,200+
A telecom billing aggregator serving hundreds of merchants was under regulatory scrutiny due to rising consumer complaints related to unauthorized carrier-billed charges.
The aggregator needed to implement a network-wide fraud prevention layer that could:
PayDeflect was deployed as a centralized risk layer across the aggregator’s billing infrastructure.
Real-time APIs evaluated every transaction before authorization, applying configurable risk rules by merchant, country, and carrier.
The platform’s Geo Spread analytics and APK intelligence enabled the aggregator to identify organized fraud rings and emerging malicious apps, while compliance dashboards provided regulators and carriers with transparent reporting.
Within eight weeks, the provider achieved:
-58%
reduction in consumer complaints
-41%
decline in refund rates
Network-wide standardization
of fraud controls
Improved regulatory posture
across multiple jurisdictions
Increased merchant retention
due to stronger performance