Mastercard to buy threat intelligence company Recorded Future for $2.65 billion Reuters

(Reuters) – Mastercard has agreed to buy threat intelligence company Recorded Future from private equity firm Insight Partners for $2.65 billion, the payments company said on Thursday.

The acquisition will add to Mastercard’s (NYSE: ) existing suite of cybersecurity services, bringing expanded threat intelligence capabilities to its network of merchants and financial institutions.

The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025.