Overview
Israeli behavioral-first, multi-signal fraud intelligence company founded in 2011. Analyzes thousands of application, behavioral, device and network signals (keystrokes, touch gestures, device handling, ai-agents usage) to detect account-takeover-fraud, scams, money mules and application fraud in real time. Serves 350+ banking clients in 21 countries; vendor-cited coverage of ~1.8B devices and ~760M users.
Recent Developments
- 2026-08-03: visa signed definitive agreement to acquire BioCatch from permira funds and other shareholders for $2.4B cash; expected close by Visa FY Q2 2027 subject to regulatory approvals (2026-08-03-visa-biocatch-2-4b-acquisition)
- ~2024: permira took control at ~750M for ~60% stake per Ctech)
- CEO gadi-mazor said BioCatch will operate as standalone business inside Visa Value-Added Services
Warning
Device/user/session metrics and global fraud-cost framing ($1T+) are vendor/PR-cited. Acquisition is signed, not closed.
Related
- visa
- permira
- behavioral-biometrics
- multi-signal-fraud-intelligence
- behavioral-fraud-intelligence
- account-takeover-fraud
- ai-scaled-scams
- passkeys
- fintech-ai