In August, Koch Equity Development, acquired iconectiv, a digital identity management and fraud prevention company for $1B to expand the firm’s capabilities in telecommunications and technology

AuditBoard, a provider of AI-based audit, risk, compliance, and ESG management software, was acquired by Hg Capital for $3B, making it the largest RegTech megadeal so far this year. 

BioCatch, a digital fraud detection and crime prevention software, was purchased by Permira for $1.3B to scale and grow their business.

The operator of an adaptive behavioral analytics platform designed to protect against threats of fraud and financial crime, Featurespace, was purchased by Visa for $925M in September to boost its anti-fraud capabilities.

In July, Singeste, a software company intended for the customs sector, was bought by WiseTech Global, a provider of logistics software, to cover more global manufactured trade flows.

identity management and background checking software IDGateway was sold in July to investment holding company Valsoft to foster new avenues of growth and innovation within the industry.