Visa to buy fraud detection startup BioCatch for $2.4 billion

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Visa agreed to acquire Tel Aviv-based fraud detection startup BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash, its largest move yet against AI-powered scams. The deal, announced on August 3, 2024, brings technology that analyzes user behavior like typing cadence and touchscreen swipes to catch fraud before payments go through, and will fold into Visa's fast-growing value-added services division. BioCatch already protects 760 million users across more than 350 banks in 21 countries, and its revenue and gross profit roughly tripled under previous owner Permira. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of Visa's fiscal second quarter of 2027, and comes as rival Mastercard's own value-added services revenue surged 20% in its latest quarter, partly driven by its earlier purchase of Recorded Future, which analysts have called the category leader in fraud intelligence.

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Digital Finance & Tokenization · 2 stocks
Visa Inc. Class A
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Visa acquires BioCatch for $2.4B, expanding its value-added services.

Cloud & Digital Infrastructure · 1 stocks

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Off-coverage companies 3

BioCatchPrivate▲ Positive
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BioCatch is acquired by Visa at a $2.4B valuation, providing an exit for its owners.

PermiraPrivate± Mixed
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Recorded FuturePrivate± Mixed
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