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Alterya

Protecting Humans from Scams

Y CombinatorSummer 2022AcquiredFintechFintechSaaSCrypto / Web3Analytics

What they do

Problem

Financial institutions and crypto service providers struggle to prevent authorized push payment (APP) fraud where scammers trick users into sending money and exploit the platform.

Solution

Alterya provides scam and APP-fraud detection technology that identifies scam activity targeting users and abusing financial/crypto platforms.

Who it's for

Financial institutions, fintechs, and crypto service providers use it to detect and prevent scam-driven payment fraud.

Founders

Elad Fouks
Founder

Cyber security group leader in 8200 unit. Managed cross-functional teams across R&D and intelligence personnel. A former senior officer in the special ops.

Shahaf Gonen
Founder

Graduated from the Talipot Elite Program. Led a cybersecurity team in the 8200 unit, collaborating with R&D and intelligence teams. Former Google employee.

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