{"slug": "visa-to-buy-cybersecurity-firm-biocatch-for-2-4-billion-amid-surge-in-ai-powered", "title": "Visa to buy cybersecurity firm BioCatch for $2.4 billion amid surge in AI-powered scams", "summary": "Visa Inc. agreed to acquire BioCatch, a cybersecurity firm specializing in fraud detection, for $2.4 billion, as the company responds to a surge in AI-powered scams. The acquisition, announced on Monday, marks Visa's latest effort to expand its value-added services business, one of its fastest-growing divisions.", "body_md": "# Visa to buy cybersecurity firm BioCatch for $2.4 billion amid surge in AI-powered scams\n\nSource:\n\n[CNBC Technology](https://www.cnbc.com/technology/)It is also the latest move by Visa to expand its value-added services business, which has become one of the company's fastest-growing divisions.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/visa-to-buy-cybersecurity-firm-biocatch-for-2-4-billion-amid-surge-in-ai-powered", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/visa-to-buy-cybersecurity-firm-biocatch-for-dollar24-billion-vpbh", "published_at": "2026-08-03 16:44:25+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-03 18:34:10.640407+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Visa Inc.", "BioCatch", "CNBC Technology"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/visa-to-buy-cybersecurity-firm-biocatch-for-2-4-billion-amid-surge-in-ai-powered", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/visa-to-buy-cybersecurity-firm-biocatch-for-2-4-billion-amid-surge-in-ai-powered.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/visa-to-buy-cybersecurity-firm-biocatch-for-2-4-billion-amid-surge-in-ai-powered.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/visa-to-buy-cybersecurity-firm-biocatch-for-2-4-billion-amid-surge-in-ai-powered.jsonld"}}