| Date | Title | Description |
| 03.08.2026 | Visa Acquires BioCatch for $2.4 Billion, Betting Behavior Catches What Transactions Miss | By Zachary Chambers
Published: Aug 03 2026, 11:23 PM EDT
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| 03.08.2026 | Visa купила BioCatch за $2,4 млрд для защиты от кибермошенничества | Visa купила BioCatch за $2,4 млрд для защиты от кибермошенничества
Visa объявила о приобретении израильского стартапа BioCatch, специализирующегося в сфере кибербезопасности. Сумма сделки составит $2,4 млрд наличными.
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| 03.08.2026 | Visa to acquire cybersecurity startup BioCatch for $2.4 billion to fight rising AI-powered fraud | Visa is buying cybersecurity startup BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash, betting that behavioral intelligence can help banks stop fraud earlier as artificial intelligence makes scams cheaper, faster and harder to detect.
The payments giant a... |
| 03.08.2026 | Visa beefs up cybersecurity offerings with $2.4 billion BioCatch deal | Aug 3 : Visa said on Monday it would buy fraud intelligence provider BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash, marking the card giant's latest effort to beef up its cybersecurity offerings.
The deal would help the world's largest payment processor... |
| 03.08.2026 | Visa to buy cybersecurity firm BioCatch for $2.4 billion amid surge in AI-powered scams | Visa is acquiring Tel Aviv-based fraud detection startup BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash from private equity firm Permira and other investors.
The deal centers on BioCatch’s “behavioral biometrics” technology, which analyzes typing cadenc... |
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| 24.10.2025 | AI drives surge in fraud as criminals turn to more sophisticated scams | Fraud losses hit £629m in H1 2025, driven by new investment scams and record card fraud, as AI enables criminals to commit more sophisticated scams.
For the first six months of 2025, there were over 2m confirmed fraud cases, a 17 per cent i... |
| 21.10.2025 | UK Banks Pressed to Act as Romance Scams Cost Victims £100m | Image: Envato
Banks and payment providers in the UK are being urged to step up their fight against the “vicious crime” of romance fraud.
The nation’s financial watchdog says they’ve missed chances to help victims “break the spell” of these ... |
| 15.10.2025 | Banking Scams Up 65% Globally in Past Year | Image: Adobe Stock
Prices go up. Population goes up. And to complete this unhappy trinity, banking scams go up.
A new report from BioCatch, a behavioral biometrics company specializing in financial crime prevention, reveals a dramatic globa... |
| 15.10.2025 | Human Risk Report Reveals Overconfidence in Phishing Defenses | Image: Mykyta/Adobe Stock
Being confident is cool, but overconfidence is another matter.
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| 15.09.2025 | BioCatch Receives Frost & Sullivan's 2025 Global Competitive Strategy Leadership Recognition for Excellence in Fraud Detection and Prevention | This recognition underscores BioCatch's strategic focus on fraud detection and prevention for the BFSI industry leveraging behavioral biometrics and customer collaboration
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan is ... |
| 04.09.2025 | RightShip Welcomes Permira as Minority Shareholder to Accelerate Technology and AI-Led Growth | SINGAPORE, Sept. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- RightShip (the "Company"), a leading maritime digital platform for safety, sustainability, and supply chain due diligence, today announced a new minority investor to accelerate the Company'... |
| 18.06.2025 | UK Banks Being Outpaced by Growing Criminal Sophistication, Survey Finds | UK financial institutions are stepping up their fight against money laundering and fraud, however this is becoming the bare minimum required. According to BioCatch’s inaugural Dark Economy Survey, 65% of UK fraud and compliance leaders beli... |
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| 06.12.2024 | RBI to deploy AI for hunting down mule accounts | The Reserve bank of India is rolling out an AI / ML-based model called MuleHunter.AI for detection of mule bank accounts.
“A pilot with two large public sector banks has yielded encouraging results. Banks are encouraged to collaborate with ... |
| 20.11.2024 | BioCatch partners with Australian banks on launch of fraud and scams intelligence-sharing network | ANZ, CBA, NAB, Suncorp Bank, Westpac form inaugural core of BioCatch Trust™ partners
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TEL AVIV, Israel and NEW YORK, July 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BioCatch, the ... |
| 18.07.2024 | Paris Olympics offers bounty of opportunities for cybercriminals and fraudsters | Officials warn of spike in phishing attacks, ticket and rental scams, mobile device theft, and more
PARIS, July 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report released today examining digital banking fraud and financial crime trends in France identi... |
| 26.06.2024 | More than 150,000 money laundering accounts detected in APAC | Region sees 108% increase in voice scams as fraudsters continue shift to mobile
MELBOURNE, Australia and MUMBAI, India, June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A new financial crime report out today details how criminal organizations in the APAC regi... |
| 25.06.2024 | More than 150,000 money laundering accounts detected in APAC | Region sees 108% increase in voice scams as fraudsters continue shift to mobile
MELBOURNE, Australia and MUMBAI, India, June 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A new financial crime report out today details how criminal organizations in the APAC regi... |
| 05.05.2024 | OurCrowd Portfolio Company BioCatch Firm Valued at $1.3B as Permira Takes Majority Stake | Our Crowd portfolio company BioCatch, a global provider of digital fraud detection and financial crime prevention powered by behavioral biometric intelligence, this week announced that Permira Growth Opportunities II, a fund advised by glob... |
| 03.05.2024 | Permira to acquire majority stake in BioCatch | Digital fraud detection and financial crime prevention startup Biocatch has announced that Permira Growth Opportunities II, a fund advised by London-based private equity firm Permira, has agreed to acquire a majority position in the Company... |
| 02.05.2024 | Digital fraud detection startup BioCatch hits $1.3B valuation as Permira buys majority stake | Digital fraud detection company BioCatch has a new majority shareholder: A U.K.-based private equity firm, Permira, is acquiring shares in the company “primarily” from existing investors, including Bain Capital, Maverick Ventures, and Tech ... |
| 02.05.2024 | What the government can do to stop Australians from losing $5,200 a minute to scams | Source: joshua hoehne/unsplash. article-article-body
What if the government was doing everything it could to stop thieves making off with our money, except the one thing that could really work?
That’s how it looks when it comes to scams, wh... |
| 02.05.2024 | BioCatch nets returns for Bain Capital, Maverick at $1.3b valuation | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Permira acquired a majority stake in Israeli fraud detection company BioCatch, valuing the company at $1.3 billion.
Why it matters: The deal represents significant returns for investors including Bain... |
| 20.03.2024 | BioCatch And Google Cloud Team Up to Bring Fraud- and Financial-Crime-Prevention Solutions to Emerging Markets | Behavioral Biometrics Intelligence Pioneer Adds Google Cloud as Cloud Partner; Alliance to Bring Real-Time Defense And Prevention to Banks Facing Rise in Fraud And Financial Cybercrime
TEL AVIV, Israel and NEW YORK, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswi... |
| 28.06.2023 | Consumer Scams Account for 54% of All Fraud in APAC Region Fueled by Rise in Human Trafficking to Staff Call Center Gangs | BioCatch's 2023 APAC Digital Banking Fraud Trends Report Affirms the Rapid Growth in Scams and Organized Crime Rings Accelerating Risk to Retail Banks
SYDNEY, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BioCatch, a global leader in digital fraud detectio... |
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| 01.10.2020 | BioCatch monitors users’ online behaviour to prevent online frauds & scams; raises €17M from major global banks | Over the past few decades, the business paradigm has evolved tremendously, but unfortunately, so has the nature of threats faced by the businesses. Cyberattack is one of the major threats that loom large over businesses, with each attack in... |
| 01.10.2020 | Israeli behavioral biometrics firm BioCatch nabs USD 20 million from four major banks | Israeli-founded cybersecurity firm BioCatch said on Wednesday that four major global banks—Barclays, Citi, HSBC, and National Australia Bank—are investing USD 20 million in the company, extending its recent Series C fundraising round to USD... |
| 22.04.2020 | Israeli fintech BioCatch raises $145m in Series C | BioCatch, an Israeli fintech which uses behavioral biometrics to reduce online fraud and cybercrime, has landed $145 million in its Series C funding round.
BioCatch says it’s looking to launch in the public sector later this year
Led by mul... |
| 16.04.2020 | Behavioral Biometrics Company BioCatch Raises $145 Million Led By Bain Capital | Behavioral biometrics leader BioCatch announced it raised $145 million in Series C funding led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities
Behavioral biometrics leader BioCatch announced it raised $145 million in Series C funding led by Bain Capital... |
| 15.04.2020 | BioCatch Raises $145M in Series C Funding | BioCatch, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based provider of behavioral biometrics solutions, raised $145m in Series C funding.
The round was led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, the growth investing business of Bain Capital, with participation from n... |
| 15.04.2020 | AI behavioral biometric startup BioCatch raises $145 million | Behavioral biometrics startup BioCatch today announced it has raised $145 million, bringing its total raised to $175 million. BioCatch’s offering could help combat the rise in identity theft and cybercrime that’s been growing over the past ... |
| 15.04.2020 | Биометрический стартап BioCatch для верификации клиентов банков и финтех-сервисов привлёк $145 млн Статьи редакции... | Компания создаёт цифровой профиль пользователя и сопоставляет его с поведением во время новых входов в аккаунт.
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| 15.04.2020 | BioCatch Closes on $145M Investment Led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities | NEW YORK & TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioCatch, the global leader in behavioral biometrics, today announced it has completed a $145 million Series C investment led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, the growth investing busines... |
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The sharp rise in reported scams c... |
| - | BioCatch: Permira To Buy A Majority Position At $1.3 Billion Valuation | BioCatch, a global leader in digital fraud detection and financial crime prevention powered by behavioral biometric intelligence, announced that Permira Growth Opportunities II, a fund advised by global private equity firm Permira, has agre... |
| - | Permira to Acquire Majority Position in BioCatch at $1.3bn Valuation | Permira Growth Opportunities Transaction builds on initial minority investment made in early 2023 to acquire a majority position and support BioCatch's accelerated growth within online fraud detection and financial crime prevention
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