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Visa agrees $2.4 billion deal to acquire BioCatch

·Source: Finextra

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Executive Summary

Visa is buying Israeli behavioural biometrics company BioCatch from funds advised Permira for $2.4 billion in cash.

Analysis

Visa is buying Israeli behavioural biometrics company BioCatch from funds advised Permira for $2.4 billion in cash.
Source Attribution

Originally published by Finextra on Aug 3, 2026.

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