MaxMind

MaxMind was founded in 2002 with a vision to make the internet a safer, smarter place by empowering people and businesses to solve digital challenges using non-invasive, accurate data. The company describes itself as the creator of GeoIP and the first to offer both IP geolocation and fraud detection. Its offerings include GeoIP IP geolocation and intelligence data, proxy detection, and the minFraud online fraud detection service, which screens billions of online transactions annually. MaxMind states that over 100,000 businesses worldwide rely on its data, that it covers 99.9999% of IP addresses in use, and that it donates over 60% of profits to charities.

MaxMind was founded in 2002 with a vision to make the internet a safer, smarter place by empowering people and businesses to solve the world's digital challenges using non-invasive, accurate data. The company states it was the first to offer both IP geolocation and fraud detection, and that with a people-focused approach and a commitment to security, accuracy, and affordability it has become a leading provider of IP geolocation, proxy detection, and online fraud prevention tools. Its GeoIP data is used by companies to locate internet visitors, show relevant content and ads, perform analytics, enforce digital rights, and route internet traffic, and to gain additional insights into customers' connection speeds and ISPs. Its minFraud service screens billions of online transactions annually and uses machine learning capabilities. MaxMind states that over 100,000 businesses worldwide rely on its data and that it donates over 60% of profits to charities.

Leading provider of IP geolocation, proxy detection, and online fraud prevention tools, with a people-focused approach and a commitment to security, accuracy, and affordability.

• GeoIP

  IP geolocation and intelligence data covering 99.9999% of IP addresses in use, used to locate internet visitors, show relevant content and ads, perform analytics, enforce digital rights, and route internet traffic.

• minFraud

  Online fraud detection service that screens billions of online transactions annually, with machine learning capabilities, helping businesses identify high-risk transactions and reduce manual review.

• Proxy detection

  Detection of VPNs, proxy users, and other anonymizers to restrict unauthorized access and reduce risk.

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