# Visa to buy behavioral biometrics firm BioCatch for $2.4… — QANATONE > As AI-powered scams and account takeovers rise, Visa is paying cash for the Tel Aviv company that reads user behavior, from typing rhythm… Kaynak: https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/visa-biocatch-2-4-milyar-dolar/ --- [News](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/) # Visa to buy behavioral biometrics firm BioCatch for $2.4 billion 3 Aug 2026 1 min read News · Payments As AI-powered scams and account takeovers rise, Visa is paying cash for the Tel Aviv company that reads user behavior, from typing rhythm to screen swipes. ## The deal Visa agreed on August 3 to buy Tel Aviv-based BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash from Permira and other investors. Closing is expected in Visa's fiscal second quarter of 2027. ## What BioCatch does Its behavioral biometrics analyse typing cadence, touchscreen swipes and device handling to catch scams before payment. BioCatch protects 1.8 billion devices and 760 million users for more than 350 banks in 21 countries, including over 100 of the world's largest. ## More articles [News · Policy ### EU AI Act: labelling rules start, high-risk duties delayed 2 Aug 2026 · 1 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/ab-yapay-zeka-yasasi-seffaflik-kurallari/)[Data · Search & AI ### AI is not sending you clicks — but it is reading you 2 Aug 2026 · 5 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/yapay-zeka-trafigi-tiklama-degil/)[News · Leads ### Meta Business Agent is now paid, at about 4-5 cents a message 1 Aug 2026 · 1 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/meta-business-agent-ucretli/)[News · Infrastructure ### Big Tech's 2026 capital spending plans reach $725 billion 31 Jul 2026 · 1 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/buyuk-teknoloji-725-milyar-dolar-harcama/)[Data · Advertising ### Google Ads costs in 2026: what each industry pays 28 Jul 2026 · 3 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/google-ads-maliyetleri-2026/)[News · Models ### Moonshot AI opens the weights of 2.8T-parameter Kimi K3 26 Jul 2026 · 1 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/kimi-k3-acik-agirlik/)[Data · Search & AI ### Do AI-referred visitors convert better? 25 Jul 2026 · 4 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/yapay-zekadan-gelen-ziyaretci-donusuyor-mu/)[News · Models ### Claude Opus 5 launches with 1M tokens of context, same price 24 Jul 2026 · 1 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/claude-opus-5/)