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What country gets the most spam calls? What are the most popular phone scams in your country? You’ll find the answer to those questions and more in Hiya’s H1 2024 Global Call Threat Report.
Extra, extra, read all about it: the 2022 State of the Call is out; voice is growing, unidentified calls are viewed as untrustworthy, fraudulent calls could be ruining your brand! Download the report here.
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The State of the Call 2023 is here! We combined market research from consumers and businesses across Europe and North America with our data from more than 243B calls in 2022 to identify the latest trends across the voice channel. Get your copy:
We spoke to CBS Evening News with Jeff Glor about how our data shows that robocalls made to consumers reached an all time high in 2017, growing 76% to 18 billion. This makes us all the more motivated to protect our users.
Hiya is featured in
@USATODAY
as the only spam protection service provider to serve as a member of the STIR/SHAKEN research team. Enraged by endless robocalls? Help is on the way
We are excited to announce a new collaboration with
@comcast
that will help protect Xfinity Mobile customers from unwanted nuisance and scam phone calls!
Hiya was featured on
@cbsthismorning
last week as the service that powers AT&T’s solution to spam protection. The story also touched on the ongoing "robocall" issue, with commentary from the Chairman of the FCC on how the Government is reacting.
We’re honored to be named the No. 1 Startup Employer in America by
@Forbes
! Creating a great place to work is core to our success, especially as we continue to grow & hire aggressively in 2021. See the full story by Forbes & visit
Hiya is proud to be one of 15 companies selected by global telecom operators who represent over 3 billion subscribers in over 50 countries! Thank you,
@telecomcouncil
!
Out of AT&T's 5,000 vendor suppliers, only seven were honored for their hard work over the past year. We are proud to partner with
@ATT
to provide the industry's most effective protection against unwanted calls!
When it comes to branded calling, Hiya has you covered with the largest and fastest-growing global calling solution. Hiya Connect provides accurate identity to over 400 million users across the world.
We’ve been named the 86th fastest-growing company in North America on
@DeloitteTMT
2020 Technology Fast 500! This is our first year of eligibility for the
#Fast500
, following four consecutive years of triple-digit revenue growth.
How can carriers protect their network and their subscribers simultaneously? Hiya and Ericsson’s partnership offers integrated Call Qualification services, which protects a combination of 5G, 4G, 3G, and 2G networks.
We’re excited to announce our new partnership with Telenor Norway to strengthen the fight against fraud and nuisance calls! Telenor Norway will become the first major European carrier to partner with an intelligent call protection service.
Thanks to the
@nytimes
for calling attention to both Hiya and AT&T Call Protect in this important article! How to Block and Report Spam Calls and Text Messages
Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of Adaptive AI––a new capability of Hiya Protect that marks the industry’s first self-learning system that proactively hunts and shuts down illegal callers in real-time. Read more about Adaptive AI at
We’re excited to announce the extension of our strategic partnership with Samsung to 2025! Hiya will continue to power Samsung Smart Call and deliver Hiya Connect to hundreds of millions of Samsung devices worldwide.
In our new 2021 State of the Call Report, we combine our insights from 150 billion calls with third party market research of more than 300 businesses and 2,000 consumers to uncover the top trends in voice. Read the full report here.
#SOTC
Stop spammers no matter what phone numbers they use. Enterprise Caller Scoring stops number rotation from being an effective practice for legitimate companies to avoid spam labeling.
Hiya stands for equality and justice for all. The events of the past several days underscore the need for us all to combat the violence and racism faced by black communities today.
How to stop spam calls for good from
@readersdigest
(hint: 👋)
✅Most comprehensive app on the market
✅Custom + auto blocking
✅Massive database of user reports
Come join our CEO
@algard
discuss the trends in our latest Webinar.
Hiya analyzes more than 13 billion calls each month and recently conducted a market survey of consumers and businesses to give you the full picture of the state of the call in 2021.
Join Adam Kummer, Director of Sales, and Tyler Wonderlic, Senior Director of Customer Success, for a webinar on the State of the Call for Canada 2022. Learn how businesses and consumers are impacted by rising fraud and spam.
We’re honored to be named one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For by
@seattlebusiness
! It’s our 3rd year in a row on the list and we’re so grateful to our team for making Hiya such a great place to work!
We’re honored to be named one of the Best Companies to Work For by
@BuiltIn
! Our team has grown rapidly over the past year & we’re grateful to our employees for keeping Hiya a great place to work. Read more & check out our open jobs!
#2021BuiltInBest
A scammer calls, pretending to be a grandchild who is in trouble. They say they’ve been are in trouble and need money right away. This is the Grandparent Scam; it is on the rise and costing elderly Canadians thousands.
The Hiya story has evolved over the past four years and today we launched our new website to better reflect everything that we do. See the Hiya story for yourself on our new website that's much easier to use (and look at!)
Congratulations to our friends at AT&T on the release of their new AT&T ActiveArmor mobile security app for Spam Call Blocking, Breach Reports, and more. We just got our SMS notifications to download the app. It’s a great app and check it out!
We are honored to be named as one of America's Best Startup Employers 2020 by
@Forbes
! Better yet? We're ranked
#3
in our home base of Seattle - and we're hiring!
Last week, the largest providers in the US implemented STIR/SHAKEN to combat illegal phone calls. How will this impact the industry? And will we start receiving fewer spam and fraud calls? Read more about the new FCC mandate:
Join us while we talk to Hiya’s Manager of Product Management! Patrick Rea will address key factors that carriers need to consider regarding branded caller ID solutions. Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Click below to register!
We’ve been named one of the fastest-growing companies in North America on
@DeloitteTMT
2021 Technology Fast 500! This is our second straight appearance on the list following five consecutive years of triple-digit revenue growth.
If a recorded message offers to sell you health insurance, it is all right to feel a little suspicious. Learn how carriers can look after subscribers with the power of Hiya Protect.
Excited for today's
#GeeksGamingforGood
Rocket League Tournament! Even more excited to play in support of Community Roots Housing! Tune-in at 2PM PT to cheer us on!
#GeeksGamingforGood
: Team Hiya from
@Hiya
will compete in the one-of-a-kind Rocket League tournament TOMORROW (July 8) from 2-5 pm.
Join the experience at , or cheer on your favorite team by tuning-in to !
Want to join us in our quest to rid the world of illegal robocalls? Meet the team and hear about our open positions
@BuiltInSeattle
's Top Companies Hiring event on 10/15 at 5:30 PM at AXIS Pioneer Square.
38% of consumers say that they will never answer an unidentified call. This can prove highly problematic to enterprises that depend on outbound calling to close deals. Download Hiya’s State of the Call for Sales 2022 for more information.
About 62% of people receive spoofed calls pretending to be reliable organizations. While it may be an old tactic, it remains one of the most popular methods that fraudsters use to extract valuable information.
We have a semifinal match starting now in Geeks Gaming for Good as
@hiya
takes on
@avalara
. Rocket League match starting now. Check it out! via
@GeekWire
We've teamed up with
@TelenorNorge
to protect their customers against fraud calls, like the recent attack from North Korean numbers that targeted Norway on Wednesday. Read more from
@vgnett
Team Hiya is excited to welcome 3 great additions:
@salesforce
President and CMO Sarah Franklin has joined our Board of Directors, Aaron Martin has joined as our new CFO, and
@voyagercapital
Managing Director Bill McAleer has joined as a board advisor.
Spain receives more spam calls than residents of the United States. Now, Pepephone, a MasMovil company, becomes the first carrier in Spain to offer Hiya’s Adaptive AI-powered call protection to its customers. Click the link below to learn more.
It’s critical that the branded caller ID solution provider you choose has a process to ensure the companies they work with are legitimate. Hiya thoroughly researches and vets every business that wants to use its branded caller ID solution.
The FCC (and Hiya) are cracking down on harmful scam and nuisance calls. Stay savvy and stay safe by ascertaining TCPA compliance. Click the link below for more information.
The Hiya network has surpassed 200 million users worldwide! Today, we shared news of new OEM integrations, making Hiya's Branded Call and Secure Call available on smartphones using Google’s Phone App and Samsung smartphones globally.
Learn more at
Rebuild trust in the most effective and immediate form of communication; the voice channel greatly benefits from a branded call solution. Your answer rates will improve, and your customers will thank you. For more information click the link below.
Is your branded caller ID solution secure? Our webinar with Patrick Rea, Manager of Product Management, is now live! Click the link below to register and join!
The voice channel has been bombarded with nuisance calls and spam. Join Alex Salkin, Senior Product Marketing Manager, and Brian Cantor, Principle analyst at CEI, as they discuss the state of the call for services in 2022. October 27th. 10am EST.
With one of this year's biggest gift-giving holidays just around the corner, so comes one of the year's biggest scamming seasons. Reading up on Q4's holiday scam calls to make sure your business is protected this holiday season:
April was a crazy month for spam calls, but don’t worry Hiya has your back. We captured nearly half a billion unwanted calls in a single week. For more on this incredible achievement, be sure to check out the link below.
We are so thrilled to announce the launch of Hiya Branded Call Intelligence. This full suite of call delivery and performance analytics is designed to assist in making data-driven decisions. Click the link below for more information.
Hurricane Ian mobilized relief organizations and first responders everywhere. Unfortunately, according to Hiya's data, with selfless volunteers comes the inevitable and inexcusable scam.
The Social Security scam is most popular during tax season. The highest peak of distinct Social Security scam calls was seen in March 2021; 67,000 calls were captured during this particular spike.