Visa to Acquire BioCatch for $2.4 Billion to Expand Fraud Detection
Summary
Visa agreed to acquire BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash, adding behavioral biometrics and device intelligence designed to detect account takeovers, scams and other financial crime before transactions are completed.
Key points
- Visa agreed to acquire BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash; the deal requires regulatory approvals and is expected to close by the end of Visa’s fiscal second quarter of 2027.
- BioCatch analyzes application, device, network and user activity to distinguish legitimate customers from fraudsters in real time.
- Its models examine signals such as keystrokes, mouse activity, touchscreen gestures, device handling and possible coercion.
- The technology is designed to identify account takeovers, scams, money mule activity and application fraud before transactions are completed.
- BioCatch says it analyzes 19 billion online banking sessions monthly and serves more than 350 financial institutions in 21 countries.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Acquisition
- Impact
- Visa agreed to acquire BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash, adding BioCatch’s behavioral biometrics and device intelligence to Visa’s fraud and cybersecurity capabilities. The transaction is 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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