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Fraud Prevention in Mobility Services with Data Streaming using Apache Kafka and Flink with AI Machine Learning

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Fraud Detection in Mobility Services (Ride-Hailing, Food Delivery) with Data Streaming using Apache Kafka and Flink

ByKai Waehner
28. April 2025

Mobility services like Uber, Grab, and FREE NOW (Lyft) rely on real-time data to power seamless trips, deliveries, and payments. But this real-time nature also opens the door to sophisticated fraud schemes—ranging from GPS spoofing to payment abuse and fake accounts. Traditional fraud detection methods fall short in speed and adaptability. By using Apache Kafka and Apache Flink, leading mobility platforms now detect and block fraud as it happens, protecting their revenue, users, and trust. This blog explores how real-time data streaming is transforming fraud prevention across the mobility industry.

Automotive and Manufacturing Landscape for Apache Kafka

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Apache Kafka Landscape for Automotive and Manufacturing

ByKai Waehner
12. January 2022

Apache Kafka is the central nervous system of many applications in various areas related to the automotive and manufacturing industry for processing analytical and transactional data in motion across edge, hybrid, and multi-cloud deployments. This article explores the event streaming landscape for automotive including connected vehicles, smart manufacturing, supply chain optimization, aftersales, mobility services, and innovative new business models.

MQTT and Kafka for Smart City and 5G Architectures

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Apache Kafka and MQTT (Part 5 of 5) – Smart City and 5G

ByKai Waehner
29. March 2021

Apache Kafka and MQTT are a perfect combination for many IoT use cases. This blog series covers the pros and cons of both technologies. Various use cases across industries, including connected vehicles, manufacturing, mobility services, and smart city are explored. The examples use different architectures, including lightweight edge scenarios, hybrid integrations, and serverless cloud solutions. This post is part five: Smart City and 5G.