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Private Equity Firm Permira Acquires Majority Stake in Fraud Prevention Firm BioCatch

May 02, 2024
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Fraud Detection Firm BioCatch Adds Permira to Investors List
Security & Fraud // May 03, 2023

BioCatch says investment firm Permira has acquired a “significant” stake in its fraud detection company. The company, which has offices in New York and Tel Aviv, announced Permira’s acquisition Wednesday (May 3), noting it was now BioCatch’s third largest shareholder after Bain Capital and Maverick...

Faster Payments, Open Banking Should Keep Treasurers On High Alert
B2B Payments // January 09, 2019

While financial services (FinServ) innovations often emerge with built-in security measures, new market trends — including faster payments and open banking — are introducing new security threats to corporate treasury departments, according to cybersecurity company BioCatch. The treasury department is an increasingly attractive target to cyber fraudsters. Account...

BioCatch Announces $30M Financing Round
Investments // March 13, 2018

U.S./Israeli startup BioCatch announced it has closed a $30 million funding round led by Maverick Ventures. Founded in 2011, BioCatch uses behavioral biometrics to prevent cyberattacks, analyzing the actions of hackers to better identify malicious behavior and stop it from occurring in real time. “BioCatch helps...

Slowing Down Faster Payments Fraud
Security & Fraud // August 03, 2017

Fraudsters are good at what they do. Payments got faster, but so did criminals. Banks built more defenses, and bad guys jumped over them with glee. But Uri Rivner, BioCatch co-founder, head of cyber strategy and vice president, said in a recent webinar with PYMNTS’...

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Slowing Down Faster Payments Fraud

August 03, 2017
Fraudsters are good at what they do. Payments got faster, but so did criminals. Banks built more defenses, and bad guys jumped over them with glee. But Uri Rivner, BioCatch co-founder, head of cyber strategy and vice president, said in a recent webinar with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that things are getting better — and the U.S. […]

Stopping Faster Payments Fraud, Faster

May 23, 2017
When the U.K. implemented Faster Payments, fraud tripled as fraudsters exploited the vulnerabilities of a new system that moved money in an instant. In the latest Data Drivers, BioCatch’s head...

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Private Equity Firm Permira Acquires Majority Stake in Fraud Prevention Firm BioCatch

May 02, 2024
Private equity company Permira has acquired a majority stake in Israeli fraud/financial crime prevention provider BioCatch.  The agreement, announced Thursday (May 2), values BioCatch at $1.3 billion, and comes amid a rising demand for fraud prevention solutions. Permira’s acquisition comes almost exactly a year after the news that the company had purchased a minority stake in BioCatch. “Permira […]

Fraud Detection Firm BioCatch Adds Permira to Investors List

May 03, 2023
BioCatch says investment firm Permira has acquired a “significant” stake in its fraud detection company. The company, which has offices in New York and Tel Aviv, announced Permira’s acquisition Wednesday...

BioCatch Announces $30M Financing Round

March 13, 2018
U.S./Israeli startup BioCatch announced it has closed a $30 million funding round led by Maverick Ventures. Founded in 2011, BioCatch uses behavioral biometrics to prevent cyberattacks, analyzing the actions of hackers...

Experian, BioCatch Fighting Online Fraud Via Biometrics

April 10, 2017
Experian, the credit rating company, is getting into the biometrics market, inking a deal with technology company BioCatch to use behavioral biometrics to fight fraud. According to a report in...