Visa today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Israeli digital fraud and financial crime protection company BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash. The company has raised $115 million to date from venture capital funds and investors and has 400 employees. This is the second time that BioCatch has been sold - but this time all the company's shares are being sold. RELATED ARTICLES Permira buys control of BioCatch at $1.3b valuationThe latest acquisition represents an increase in value of over $1 billion in 15 months. Among the company's early investors are: Maverick Ventures, the Jerusalem investment group OurCrowd, Joule Ventures, Bloomberg Capital, Elroy Capital and Kraus, currently controlled by BlackRock.