{"slug": "visa-acquires-biocatch-for-2-4-billion-to-fight-ai-powered-fraud", "title": "Visa Acquires BioCatch for $2.4 Billion to Fight AI-Powered Fraud", "summary": "Visa has agreed to acquire Israeli behavioral biometrics firm BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash, as announced on 3 August 2026, to combat AI-powered fraud such as account takeovers and digital scams before they reach the payment stage. BioCatch analyzes thousands of real-time signals during digital banking sessions to detect fraudulent behavior.", "body_md": "[Disruption Banking](https://www.disruptionbanking.com)\n\n[Visa Acquires BioCatch for $2.4 Billion to Fight AI-Powered Fraud](https://www.disruptionbanking.com/2026/08/03/visa-acquires-biocatch-for-2-4-billion-to-fight-ai-powered-fraud/)\n\nVisa has agreed to buy Israeli behavioral biometrics firm BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash. The deal, announced on 3 August 2026, targets rising account takeovers and digital scams before they reach the payment stage. Why Visa is Betting Big on Behavioural Biometrics BioCatch analyses thousands of real-time signals during digital banking sessions. These include […]\n\nArtykuł [Visa Acquires BioCatch for $2.4 Billion to Fight AI-Powered Fraud](https://www.disruptionbanking.com/2026/08/03/visa-acquires-biocatch-for-2-4-billion-to-fight-ai-powered-fraud/) pochodzi z serwisu [Disruption Banking](https://www.disruptionbanking.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/visa-acquires-biocatch-for-2-4-billion-to-fight-ai-powered-fraud", "canonical_source": "https://www.disruptionbanking.com/2026/08/03/visa-acquires-biocatch-for-2-4-billion-to-fight-ai-powered-fraud/", "published_at": "2026-08-03 19:38:55+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-03 20:05:51.161175+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Visa", "BioCatch", "Disruption Banking"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/visa-acquires-biocatch-for-2-4-billion-to-fight-ai-powered-fraud", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/visa-acquires-biocatch-for-2-4-billion-to-fight-ai-powered-fraud.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/visa-acquires-biocatch-for-2-4-billion-to-fight-ai-powered-fraud.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/visa-acquires-biocatch-for-2-4-billion-to-fight-ai-powered-fraud.jsonld"}}