Cuatroochenta expands its position in cybersecurity with the acquisition of MP Services, a leading anti-fraud company for e-commerce.

Four eighty expands its reach in the sector ciberseguridad, completing his portfolio with transactional and banking fraud detection and prevention services. The technology company holding company has announced as of July 1, 2025, BME Growth the agreement for the acquisition of 100% of MP Services, a Barcelona-based firm specializing in Fraud prevention in digital payments for airlines and e-commerce leisure, fashion or sports.

MP Services, the second purchase of Four eighty in 2025 after the 3 points, joins the group's cybersecurity division along with Sophisticated, a leading company in the protection of the banking sector and critical infrastructure in Central America, with which it complements its capabilities by taking advantage of its infrastructure and positioning.

The Catalan company MP Services It is led by its two founding partners, Marc Nieto (CEO) and Marcelo araujo (COO), and is distinguished by its high degree of specialization, with a team of criminologists with a long history of expertise in analyzing online transactions to detect fraud. The firm has a deep knowledge of behavioral patterns in this type of operations, by analyzing millions of transactions annually.

MP Services offers services that are especially in demand by sectors most exposed to their high volume of online transactions, such as airlines, ticket sales and retailers fashion or sports, favoring maximizing their income by minimizing fraudulent pressure, highlighting among their clients the group's airlines IAG and e-commerce as a reference Tradeinn, All y Bimba and Lola.

Projections of losses generated by fraud in the e-commerce sector, according to the specialized British consulting firm Juniper Research, they expect the annual impact to reach $91.000 billion by 2028The incorporation of MP Services into Cuatroochenta to generate synergies with Sofistic could help mitigate these in its scope.

According to Ángel López, CIO of Four eighty and founder of Sophisticated, values ​​the acquisition as a natural evolution of its positioning in cybersecurity, which responds to market needs, "Clients ask us to be involved in fraud detection and containment after entrusting us with their cybersecurity. MP Services is a highly specialized company, known for its relevance in the sector, and they are a clear player in this new line.".