On September 12, 2024, Mastercard announced it acquired global threat intelligence company Recorded Future from Insight Partners. Recorded Future is a world-leading threat intelligence company with more than 1,900 clients across 75 countries, including the governments of 45 countries and over 50 percent of the Fortune 100. Recorded Future provides real-time visibility into potential threats by providing insights that enable its customers to take action to mitigate risks. 

This ability, coupled with Recorded Future’s use of AI and other best-in-class technologies, will add to Mastercard’s identity, fraud prevention, real-time decisioning, and cybersecurity services, bringing expanded threat intelligence capabilities to its network of merchants and financial institutions.

The transaction is anticipated to close in the first quarter of 2025, subject to regulatory review customary closing conditions.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Mastercard on privacy and cybersecurity aspects of the transaction. The Wilson Sonsini team includes Cédric Burton, Matt Staples, Demian Ahn, Daniel Chen, Carol Evrard, Joanna Juzak, and Dantam Le. 

For more information, please see Mastercard’s press release.