Public Company Financial Services

Visa

Foster City, California, United States

Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our purpose is to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. Learn more at Visa.com.

Focus Areas
Digital payments, Card network, Payment processing
Website
visa.com

Tracked deals

4

4 tracked deals across 2020-2026.

Recent pace

1

1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

3 buyout · 1 growth capital

Visa Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for Visa. 1 2020 1 2021 1 2024 ~1 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Visa to Acquire BioCatch for $2.4 Billion to Expand Fraud Prevention Capabilities
    August 6, 2026
    Buyer
    Visa
    Target
    BioCatch
    Seller
    Permira
    Industry
    Cybersecurity
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Visa has entered into an agreement to acquire BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash. The deal will combine BioCatch’s behavioral and device intelligence (AI/ML signals) with Visa’s existing cybersecurity, fraud prevention, risk, and payment security offerings to stop account takeovers and financial scams earlier in the customer journey.

  • Visa Acquires Featurespace
    September 26, 2024
    Buyer
    Visa
    Target
    Featurespace
    Industry
    AI & Machine Learning
    Location
    Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Visa has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Featurespace, a Cambridge-based developer of real-time AI payments protection technology that detects and prevents fraud. The acquisition will enhance Visa's fraud detection and risk-scoring capabilities and is expected to close in fiscal year 2025 subject to regulatory approvals.

  • Visa Inc. Acquires Currencycloud
    July 22, 2021
    Buyer
    Visa Inc.
    Target
    Currencycloud
    Industry
    Payments & Fintech
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Visa Inc. completed the acquisition of Currencycloud, a London-based cloud payments and FX API platform, to strengthen Visa's foreign-exchange and cross-border payments capabilities. Currencycloud will continue to operate from its London headquarters and serve banks, fintechs and businesses globally; the deal builds on an existing strategic partnership between the two companies.

  • Wavecrest Growth Partners Leads $35M Growth Investment in Volante Technologies
    August 3, 2020
    Buyer
    Wavecrest Growth Partners, BNY Mellon, Citi Ventures, PostePay, Visa Inc.
    Target
    Volante Technologies, Inc.
    Industry
    Payments & Fintech
    Location
    New Jersey, United States
    Type
    Growth capital

    Volante Technologies raised $35 million in growth equity financing led by Wavecrest Growth Partners with strategic participation from BNY Mellon, Citi Ventures, PostePay and Visa. The capital — Volante’s first outside investment after nearly two decades of organic growth — will be used to accelerate the company’s cloud expansion globally and extend its reach into new geographies, market segments and industry verticals.

Related Acquisition Pages

Payments & Fintech Buyers & Acquisitions 2 tracked deals by Visa. AI & Machine Learning Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Visa. Cybersecurity Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Visa. Acquisitions in New Jersey 1 tracked deal by Visa.

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