Buyer Thesis · Identity / Fraud · 2024

Capital One positions AirKey as industry authentication standard

Capital One signaled an acquisition thesis in Product platform expansion on October 9, 2024.

Primary
Capital One
Structure
Product platform expansion
Date
October 9, 2024
Sub-sector
Identity / Fraud

Capital One is offering its AirKey authentication technology to other banks to build an industry standard, positioning itself to compete with Apple Pay and Google Pay while leveraging its $35B Discover acquisition.

Primary company
Capital One
Counterparty
Amount
Event date
October 9, 2024
Sub-sector
Identity / Fraud
HQ
Structure
Product platform expansion
Source published
October 9, 2024
Publisher
American Banker

Source: americanbanker.com