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Company

From location infrastructure to location intelligence: Radar’s latest brand refresh

Audrey Na

VP of Design

From location infrastructure to location intelligence: Radar’s latest brand refresh

This post covers the strategy behind the refresh, the system we designed, and how a new way of working brought brand and product closer together.

Product

Campaign scheduling and user insights

Nick Patrick

Co-Founder and CEO

Campaign scheduling and user insights

Engage helps marketers reach customers with the right message at the right moment. These updates add more control over campaign timing, and more context on what a user is doing in real time.

Resources

How to prevent location fraud in mobile apps

Nicholas Anasa

Fraud Operations Manager

How to prevent location fraud in mobile apps

Learn how to prevent location fraud in mobile apps: verify device location, detect spoofing, and enforce geolocation checks across fintech, iGaming, and delivery.

Industry

Alberta is open for business: What the iGaming Alberta Act means for operators

Nick Patrick

Co-Founder and CEO

Alberta is open for business: What the iGaming Alberta Act means for operators

Alberta's regulated iGaming market is launching July 13, 2026. Here's what operators need to know about the compliance requirements that run after launch: account sharing detection, sanctions screening, and ongoing location monitoring.

Resources

How to choose a mapping SDK in 2026

Radar Team

How to choose a mapping SDK in 2026

A practical guide to choosing a mapping SDK in 2026. Compare location mapping APIs on geocoding accuracy, mobile support, data rights, cost, and coverage.

Guides

Location spoofing explained: what it is and how to stop it

Nicholas Anasa

Fraud Operations Manager

Location spoofing explained: what it is and how to stop it

Location spoofing fakes the location a device reports, opening the door to fraud. Learn how it works across industries and how platforms detect and prevent it.

Resources

6 location infrastructure platforms for apps in 2026

Radar Team

6 location infrastructure platforms for apps in 2026

Compare the top location infrastructure platforms for mobile apps in 2026. Side-by-side breakdown of Radar, Mapbox, HERE, Google Maps, Geoapify, and TomTom across geofencing, maps, geocoding, and geo-compliance.

Guides

12 best Google Maps API alternatives on the market right now

Radar Team

12 best Google Maps API alternatives on the market right now

Explore the most popular alternatives to Google Maps API with features, pros and cons. See why the market prefers Radar as the #1 Google Maps API alternative.

Guides

Inside the rideshare fraud economy: 5 patterns costing platforms millions

Kyler Day

Senior Fraud Operations Manager

Inside the rideshare fraud economy: 5 patterns costing platforms millions

Driver fraud in rideshare is more organized than most platforms realize. Learn the 5 most common patterns, from surge gaming to account renting, and what it takes to catch them at the device and location layer.

Guides

The 5 most common types of marketplace fraud, and how to prevent them

Kyler Day

Senior Fraud Operations Manager

The 5 most common types of marketplace fraud, and how to prevent them

Marketplace fraud can take many forms, from fake listings and multi-accounting to promo abuse, bot activity, and account takeover. Learn how these fraud patterns cost platforms and how device and location signals can help catch them earlier.

Guides

The 5 payments fraud patterns hiding outside the transaction, and how to prevent them

Nicholas Anasa

Fraud Operations Manager

The 5 payments fraud patterns hiding outside the transaction, and how to prevent them

Payments fraud doesn't always look like a bad transaction. Learn the five most common fraud patterns hitting payments platforms right now, what they cost, and how location and device signal can catch them.

Guides

The 5 most common types of courier fraud in food delivery, and how to prevent them

Kyler Day

Senior Fraud Operations Manager

The 5 most common types of courier fraud in food delivery, and how to prevent them

Food delivery platforms have invested heavily in fraud prevention. Background checks, identity verification, device fingerprinting, payout monitoring. While the tooling stack has gotten more sophisticated every year, courier fraud persists.

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