# DeviceConnect: Integration Flow
Follow the steps below to securely collect device intelligence and access real-time insights via FinBox.
DeviceConnect SDK Integration Summary:
1. User Permissions & Consent:
- Ask for user permissions to enable anonymized device data collection.
- Make sure your app complies with relevant privacy and regulatory requirements.
- Clearly show the purpose of data collection to build user trust.
2. SDK Initialization & User Creation:
- Initialize the SDK early in your app’s lifecycle
- Assign a unique, custom-generated user hash — no PII should be used or stored
- Start periodic syncing to ensure data is sent to FinBox servers
3. Intelligent Data Synchronization:
- Once periodic syncing is enabled, anonymized device data is automatically sent to FinBox every 8 hours
Advanced Features
Fraud Detection – Detect risky behavior using device-level signals in near real time.
On-Demand Sync – Trigger data syncs manually to fetch the latest behavioral signals, even if the app is inactive
4. Real-Time Decisioning via Insights API:
Use the Insights API to access processed data and actionable insights.
Integrate it into your credit decisioning or risk models to support:
- Credit underwriting
- Fraud risk checks
- Customer segmentation & personalization
Explore the Data Collection, followed by Fetching Insights and Predictors sections for better understanding