Making the world a safer place to transact
Founded in 2008, Featurespace is an AI-native technology company specializing in fraud detection and anti-money laundering software.
Unlike traditional rules-based systems, Featurespace’s technology can learn the specific, normal behavior of each customer, allowing it to spot, in real time, when a transaction is out of character, helping identify potentially novel scam activity.
Fraud teams need both context and clarity. Visa’s breadth spots network patterns while Featurespace’s technology learns what’s normal at an individual level to flag what’s not.
Watch our latest film to discover how together, we provide a suite designed around your payment problems to deliver a 360° view — one transaction at a time.
From our founding at the University of Cambridge in 2008 to our acquisition by Visa in 2024, Featurespace’s journey is a story of dedication and persistence.
Our mission is to develop new algorithms and methodologies that make the world a safer place to transact. Our research continues the direction set by our founders, Professor Bill Fitzgerald and his PhD student Dave Excell.
We believe it is only through continued research and innovation that financial institutions can stay better ahead of the criminals, and so we have set up our Innovation Lab in Cambridge, UK to lead this effort.
While we don’t work for recognition, receiving awards for our work and accomplishments is a testament that we are making a difference for our customers.
Motivated by our passion to innovate, we are dedicated to our customers and supporting their drive to protect their own clients and consumers.
Discover the latest news, insights and stories from across Featurespace.
In the spotlight
The remarkable journey of Featurespace
How invention, ingenuity and teamwork made the world a safer place to transact.
Podcasts
Hosted by Jane Wakefield, Scam Detectors examines different scams and fraud tactics.
Platform updates
Scam Detect is now part of Visa A2A Protect.
Insights and education
Using advanced analytics as a powerful solution against ongoing check fraud.
In the spotlight
Featurespace was named as one of the winners of the International PETs challenge, a high-level technology competition.
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