Mastercard to Acquire Ekata - Infosecurity Magazine
Mastercard to Acquire Ekata Mastercard has announced its intention to acquire Seattle-based digital identity verification company Ekata in a deal valued at $850m. The payment processor publicized the planned purchase on Monday morning and said that they expect to close the deal within the next six months. Ekata works with over 2,000 companies worldwide to help them combat fraud and counts among its clients Sage, American Airlines, Equifax, and Lyft. It was founded in July 2019 when Seattle-based background checking company Whitepages split into two sepa...