Digital identity company Glide.id is teaming up with AT&T, T-Mobile U.S. and Verizon to deploy its carrier-native security platform which eradicates one-time SMS passwords. Glide.id noted operators face intense pressure to protect consumers from sophisticated threats. It cited U.S. Federal Trade Commission statistics showing consumer fraud losses reached $15.9 billion in 2025, with account takeovers accounting for almost 33% of enterprise losses, leading operators to shift security from SMS to their networks. This mirrors the secure architecture of chip-and-PIN payment cards, verifying user identity without passwords, authentication apps or manual code entries. AT&T Business SVP of Product Shawn Hakl said employing APIs to embed security directly into the network is crucial to protecting enterprise data and financial transactions.