About
Online Transaction Verification and Fraud Prevention
Fraud Sciences offers automated antifraud systems including SpotLight VFX and SpotLight T2T, which are merchant solutions that provide transaction verification with fraud prevention. eBay purchased Fraud Sciences in January 2008, and the company has been integrated into the PayPal product. Fraud Sciences is based in Israel and Palo Alto.
Identity
| Name | Fraud Sciences |
|---|---|
| Slug | fraud-sciences |
| Former names | NPX Technologies |
| Type / kind | startup |
| Crunchbase ID | fraud-sciences |
| Source _id | agxzfmlsbGlzdHNpdGVyGAsSC05ld19Db21wYW55GICAoJqAg4cKDA |
Status
| Status | inactive |
|---|---|
| Status reason | Acquired (Inactive) by PayPal on Jan 2008 - closed due to acquisition |
| Last update | 2026-05-17 |
Location
| HQ country code | IL |
|---|---|
| HQ region/district | Center District |
| HQ city | Tel Aviv-Yafo |
| HQ address | Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel |
Classifications
Primary sector Fintech & Insurtech
Sub-sectors
Fintech & InsurtechMoney Transfer & Management
Technologies
Platforms & InterfacesWeb
Target customers
Enterprise & Professional ServicesEnterprises
Business models
B2B
Tags
anti-fraudenterprise-solutionstransactionsfintech
Funding
| Total raised | $12.8M |
|---|---|
| Current stage | Acquired |
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