Visa Buys BioCatch in Bid to Bolster Payment Security

Visa has announced plans to acquire fraud prevention platform BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash, expanding its fraud detection and payment security capabilities.

The move comes as concerns over the private credit market ease, with financial stocks moving higher in response.

Circle, a blockchain-based payment network, reported total revenue and reserve income of $701 million for the second quarter of 2026, up 7% year over year but slightly below Wall Street's expectation.