Visa acquires BioCatch for fraud intelligence expansion
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Visa agreed to acquire BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash, consolidating cyber and fraud-detection capabilities in the payments sector. The deal adds behavioral biometrics to Visa's security portfolio and broadens its reach in financial crime detection. Closing is expected by the end of Visa’s fiscal second quarter of 2027, pending approvals.
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03.08.2026 18:32 2 articles · 2h ago
Visa agrees to acquire BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash
Industry Or Public Sector UpdateVisa agreed to acquire BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash to expand its cybersecurity and financial crime detection capabilities. BioCatch’s behavioral biometrics platform analyzes application, device, network and user activity, including thousands of signals used to identify account takeovers, scams, money mule activity and application fraud, and the deal will add BioCatch’s behavioral and device intelligence to Visa’s existing cyber, fraud, risk and security portfolio. The transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close by the end of Visa’s fiscal second quarter of 2027.
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- Visa to Acquire Fraud Intelligence Firm BioCatch for $2.4 Billion — www.securityweek.com — 03.08.2026 18:32
- Visa to Acquire Fraud Intelligence Firm BioCatch for $2.4 Billion — www.securityweek.com — 03.08.2026 18:32