Visa Acquires Israeli Cybersecurity Firm BioCatch for $2.4 Billion
How 8 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
By צלי גרינברג
What happened
Visa is acquiring Israeli cybersecurity company BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash, aiming to enhance fraud prevention using AI technology. BioCatch protects billions of devices and users globally and serves hundreds of banks. The deal is expected to close by Visa's fiscal Q2 2027 and follows a strong year of Israeli cybersecurity exits and investments.
- 01Visa buys Israeli cybersecurity firm BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash.
- 02BioCatch uses AI to detect financial fraud via biometric and behavioral analysis.
- 03The company protects 1.8 billion devices and serves over 350 banks worldwide.
- 04Deal expected to close by Visa's fiscal second quarter of 2027.
- 05This is the second major Israeli cybersecurity exit over $1 billion this year.
- 06Israeli cybersecurity funding reached $2.57 billion in the first half of 2024.
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