CYBERA

What CYBERA does

CYBERA operates an AI-powered fraud defense platform that targets authorized payment fraud — scams where customers appear to act willingly but are being manipulated — a category the company identifies as the leading threat to financial institutions. The platform is built around two core products: Mule Intelligence, which delivers verified, non-probabilistic intelligence on mule accounts in real time via API for integration into existing fraud and AML systems, and Scam Response, an outsourced victim-support and asset-recovery service that automates reporting to law enforcement, beneficiary banks, and crypto exchanges. The underlying differentiator is an AI Scam Engagement System that actively interacts with scammers to extract confirmed intelligence, rather than relying on passive risk scoring. Complementary use cases include mule account screening, beneficiary screening, scam customer support, and scam asset recovery, and a free monthly product called CYBERA Signals distributes sample mule account alerts as a top-of-funnel channel.

The company serves three primary verticals: banking and financial institutions (primary), crypto exchanges and VASPs (primary), and cyber insurance providers (secondary). Distribution combines direct enterprise sales with channel partnerships — notably Money Mule Intelligence resale through Recorded Future's platform and inclusion in the Mastercard Start Path fintech accelerator. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the company uses demo-led, consultative enterprise sales with annual subscription contracts. The technology stack is API-first, designed to embed inside customer fraud and AML workflows, and processes both structured account data and text-based scam intelligence.

CYBERA was founded by two brothers — Nicola Staub (a Swiss cybercrime prosecutor) and Claudio Staub (a business executive) — and is headquartered in New York (Cybera Global, Inc.) with a Zurich entity (Cybera Global AG). The company has raised approximately $7.8M across disclosed rounds (2021, 2022, 2024), reported a 211% revenue increase in 2023, and is currently led by CEO Patrick Peterson, who joined in 2025. The advisory bench includes senior figures from INTERPOL, FS-ISAC, Swiss Bankers Association, CIBC, and Verafin/Nasdaq, and the company is actively expanding from Europe into the US and Central European markets.

Name

CYBERA

Legal name

Cybera Global AG

Website

https://cybera.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CYBERA provides an AI-powered fraud defense platform delivering verified mule account intelligence and scam response services to financial institutions, crypto exchanges, and cyber insurers to prevent authorized payment fraud and recover stolen assets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fraud Prevention Software

NAICS

Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (52232), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

akta.pro primary industry

Fraud Detection & Transaction Monitoring (FSAMALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Blockchain Analytics & Transaction Monitoring (FSADALAB), Marketplace & Platform Trust & Safety (Buyer/Seller Abuse) (HDADALAI), Fraud Detection, Scam Prevention & Account Takeover (Crypto) (FSADALAF)

Keywords

• Fraud prevention software
• Anti-money laundering
• Scam intelligence platform
• Mule account detection
• Payment fraud defense

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. B2B SaaS Subscription - Mule Intelligence: CYBERA provides verified mule account intelligence to financial institutions, crypto platforms, and cyber insurance companies through API integration. Revenue is generated through subscription contracts with enterprise customers based on the volume of transactions screened or intelligence accessed.
2. Scam Response Services: Outsourced scam support services for financial institutions and crypto platforms, including automated reporting, victim support coordination, and asset recovery assistance. This complements the intelligence product with managed services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CYBERA provides an AI-powered fraud defense platform that helps financial institutions, crypto platforms, and cyber insurance companies detect and stop scams, support victims, and recover stolen assets. Its offering combines a Mule Intelligence product (real-time verified mule-account intelligence to block fraudulent payments and screen beneficiaries) with a Scam Response service (outsourced customer support, active engagement with scammers, and asset recovery). The platform is delivered via APIs and integrations into existing bank, payment, and crypto workflows.

Product overview

CYBERA is an AI-powered fraud defense platform consisting of two core products: Mule Intelligence and Scam Response. Mule Intelligence provides verified, non-probabilistic intelligence on mule accounts to prevent authorized payment fraud, while Scam Response offers outsourced scam support for victim recovery. These products serve financial institutions, crypto platforms, and cyber insurers through integrated use cases including mule account screening, beneficiary screening, scam customer support, and scam asset recovery. The platform integrates via API with existing fraud and AML systems and has established partnerships with threat intelligence providers like Recorded Future.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mule Intelligence

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% time saving for fraud teams using Scam Response
• +5 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Recorded FuturecoreTechnology or Integration · 26 February 2026CYBERA partnered with Recorded Future to deliver Money Mule Intelligence as a new solution for Recorded Future's financial institution customers. CYBERA's AI-powered technology engages directly with scammers to identify mule accounts before funds are transferred, providing confirmed intelligence backed by evidence with near-zero false positives. Financial crime teams can integrate this intelligence into existing fraud and AML workflows to screen beneficiaries and stop payments before money leaves the institution.
• MastercardflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 February 2026CYBERA was selected for the Mastercard Start Path fintech program, a prestigious accelerator that provides access to Mastercard's global banking ecosystem, validation, and distribution opportunities for fintech companies addressing payment fraud and security.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sift: Sift provides digital trust and fraud prevention for fintechs, marketplaces, and financial institutions with a focus on account takeover and payment fraud. It is a broader incumbent that intersects with CYBERA's fraud prevention offerings for digital-first FI and fintech customers.
• NICE Actimize: NICE Actimize is a large incumbent enterprise platform for AML, fraud, and financial crime compliance at global banks. It competes broadly with CYBERA across the same FI buyer base but as a multi-product suite rather than a scam-specialist.

Direct peers

• Featurespace: Featurespace provides adaptive behavioral analytics for fraud and AML, with strong presence in UK and European banks to detect scams and card fraud. It competes with CYBERA in real-time transaction risk scoring for financial institutions.
• Feedzai: Feedzai is an AI-native risk operations platform used by global banks to detect fraud, money laundering, and scams across transactions. It overlaps directly with CYBERA's Mule Intelligence and Scam Response offerings for FI fraud and compliance teams.
• ComplyAdvantage: ComplyAdvantage provides AI-driven AML, KYC, and transaction monitoring for banks and fintechs. It serves the same compliance and AML buyer personas as CYBERA, particularly around mule detection and SAR-related workflows.
• BioCatch: BioCatch provides behavioral biometrics and fraud detection for banks and financial institutions, focusing on identifying scams and account takeover through user behavior analytics. It directly competes with CYBERA in the authorized payment fraud and mule detection space serving the same FI fraud and AML teams.
• Chainalysis: Chainalysis offers blockchain analytics and transaction monitoring for VASPs, financial institutions, and law enforcement. It directly overlaps with CYBERA's crypto-side mule wallet detection and AML compliance capabilities for crypto exchanges.

Emerging players

• ThetaRay: ThetaRay offers AI-based AML and sanctions transaction monitoring for banks and payments providers. It overlaps with CYBERA on the transaction monitoring and AML compliance side, especially for cross-border payments and crypto.
• Resistant AI: Resistant AI focuses on document fraud, synthetic identity, and transaction fraud for financial institutions using AI. It is an emerging player in the broader fraud defense category where CYBERA operates.
• Silent Eight: Silent Eight provides AI-driven name and transaction screening for AML and sanctions compliance at banks. It is an emerging competitor in the FI compliance/AML workflow adjacent to CYBERA's mule screening use case.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cyberaglobal
• Xx.com/cybera_global

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors10 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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