Fraud and payment fraud prevention acquisitions and funding
65 acquisitions of fraud prevention vendors since 2020 and 100 funding rounds since 2022 on record. The most active buyers are Experian (3), LexisNexis Risk Solutions (3) and Visa (2). See the fraud prevention vendors in the directory.
Browse other categories
- Managed security services 466
- GRC and compliance automation 230
- AI and LLM security 217
- Security consulting and vCISO 213
- Application security testing 162
- Identity and access management 159
- Encryption and key management 156
- Threat intelligence 148
- Security awareness and human risk 138
- Attack surface management 112
Deals
Showing 1 to 11 of 11
| Date | Deal | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Spreedly acquired Dodgeball | Undisclosed | Report on Spreedly buying Dodgeball, September 2025 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| September 2025 | EbankIT acquired SecuritySideCybersecurity capabilities including security and fraud prevention for banks | Undisclosed | Report on EbankIT buying SecuritySide, September 2025 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| August 2025 | Kerberus acquired Pocket UniverseFraud prevention browser extension for cryptocurrency users | Undisclosed | Report on Kerberus buying Pocket Universe, August 2025 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| July 2025 | Deloitte Canada acquired AllevarFinancial services technology and data firm covering fraud, AML, payments and KYC | Undisclosed | Report on Deloitte Canada buying Allevar, July 2025 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| June 2025 | NetGuardians acquired IntixTransaction data visibility and analytics for financial crime prevention | Undisclosed | Report on NetGuardians buying Intix, June 2025 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| June 2025 | Neovera acquired Greenway SolutionsAdversarial fraud control testing using real-world tactics in production | Undisclosed | Report on Neovera buying Greenway Solutions, June 2025 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| April 2025 | XConnect acquired Sekura.idMobile identity, authentication and fraud prevention services for operators | Undisclosed | Report on XConnect buying Sekura.id, April 2025 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| April 2025 | Feedzai acquired DemystData workflow orchestration platform and data integration capabilities for risk decisions | $100m | Report on Feedzai buying Demyst, April 2025 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| February 2025 | Worldpay acquired RavelinAI native fraud prevention | Undisclosed | Report on Worldpay buying Ravelin, February 2025 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| January 2025 | CHEQ acquired DeduceDetects AI-generated identity fraud using an identity graph | Undisclosed | Report on CHEQ buying Deduce, January 2025 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| January 2025 | Chainalysis acquired AlteryaHelps banks, wallets and crypto firms prevent fraud in real time | $150m | Report on Chainalysis buying Alterya, January 2025 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
Acquisitions come from SecurityWeek's monthly M&A round-ups from 2021 onwards, from Cybersecurity Ventures' quarterly M&A reports for 2020, and a few from Wikipedia lists. Funding rounds from 2022 onwards come from Return on Security's weekly Security, Funded newsletter. These are dated to the month. A few deals added from the news are dated to the day. Smaller deals may be missing. Each Report link goes to the announcement or story the source cites, and the via link to the round-up or newsletter issue. Amounts are in US dollars. The category is what the bought or funded company sells.