Global Payments Expands Adaptive Authentication With Visa

Global Payments is expanding its Adaptive Authentication platform through a partnership with Visa to assess the risk of individual digital card transactions and apply authentication based on each payment’s circumstances.

Lower-risk transactions can proceed with less friction, while higher-risk payments can be directed to additional verification.

The expansion combines Global Payments’ authentication technology with Visa’s payment network and security capabilities. The companies did not disclose the rollout timetable or financial terms of the agreement.

Adaptive Authentication is part of Global Payments’ payment technology services for businesses and financial institutions. Visa offers related security tools, including Visa Secure, which uses authentication during online checkout to help confirm that a transaction is being made by the legitimate cardholder.