Dubai, Visa, the world’s leading digital payments company (NYSE: V ), today announced the launch of Visa Threat Intelligence ( VTIP ), a new solution designed to help financial institutions detect and respond to cyber threats before they turn into fraud or financial losses, using the same capabilities Visa uses to protect its global network.

Fraud is a direct result of cyberattacks that precede it, as these attacks usually begin with data breaches, theft of credentials, or exploitation of vulnerabilities in systems, long before any financial transaction is carried out [1] .

Attacks targeting payment credentials can originate at any point within the payment ecosystem, from merchants and issuing banks to acquiring entities, payment processors, and service providers. In some cases, compromised credentials are subsequently circulated and misused, leading to financial losses and operational disruptions.

In this context, Walter Leronie, Senior Vice President and Head of Value Added Services for Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Visa, said: “Cyberattacks are becoming more frequent, sophisticated and targeted, making them harder to detect in their early stages and often resulting in fraud. The Visa Threat Intelligence platform gives financial institutions the ability to detect these threats early by integrating cybersecurity information and payment data into a unified platform, providing accurate and actionable insights that help them take proactive measures to mitigate risks before they turn into fraud.”

A platform built on Visa's global cybersecurity capabilities

The Visa Threat Intelligence platform is based on Visa’s global cyber defense system, which today blocks approximately 90 million cyberattacks and 11 million phishing emails per month across more than 200 countries, as part of the company’s commitment to fully address breaches and ensure uninterrupted service continuity [2] .

Visa’s cyber defense operations teams developed the VTIP platform, which underwent real-world operational testing within the company’s global payments network. As such, the platform transmits to customers the same information that protects the world’s largest payments network.

Visa used the platform internally as the first entity to adopt it, subjecting it to tests in real operating environments and in the face of real attacks before introducing it to financial institutions, thus ensuring its readiness and effectiveness in countering emerging threats and enhancing the security of the payment system.

Information tailored specifically for financial institutions

The Visa Threat Intelligence platform was specifically designed to meet the needs of the financial sector, helping cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and risk management teams overcome data fragmentation and focus on information directly related to payment risks.

The platform combines cybersecurity information with financial data, enabling organizations to link cyberattack incidents to potential fraud outcomes and understand the relationship between digital threats and their potential financial losses. The platform's capabilities include threat intelligence , which provides malware-based indicators of compromise specifically tailored to the financial sector; vulnerability information , which highlights exploits and vulnerabilities relevant to each organization; brand information , which helps detect and counter identity theft and brand misuse; digital identity information, which protects executives and employees from targeted attacks; and financial information , which monitors compromised payment credentials circulating on the dark web and enriches them with data extracted from VisaNet , transforming raw data into actionable insights that support fraud prevention and risk management teams.

By unifying cybersecurity and fraud information, the VTIP platform helps financial institutions detect threats in their early stages, prioritize responses and how to deal with them, and reduce the likelihood of cyber incidents escalating into fraud-related losses.

Enhancing confidence in the payments system

Visa has played a leading role in securing digital payments for years, investing over $13 billion in technology in the past five years, including initiatives aimed at reducing fraud and enhancing network security. Gartner Consulting awarded Visa a rating of 4.9, the highest among its peers, in recognition of the maturity of its cybersecurity program.

As cyber risks continue to evolve, financial institutions increasingly need threat intelligence tailored specifically to the payments ecosystem. Through its VTIP platform, Visa is leveraging its internal cybersecurity capabilities to empower financial institutions to detect threats early, mitigate fraud, and build trust in the payments system.

About Visa

Visa (NYSE: V ) is a global leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and governments in more than 200 countries and territories. Visa’s mission is to connect the world through the most secure, innovative, convenient, and reliable payment network, empowering individuals, businesses, and economies to grow and prosper. At Visa, we believe that inclusive economies uplift everyone, everywhere, and we see expanding access to financial system solutions and services as fundamental to building the future of money flow. For more information, please visit   The following websites are Visa.com .

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