Staying secure through M&A: A conversation with Visa

**Executive summary:** This article summarizes a virtual roundtable hosted by Expel and Visa that provides guidance for securing mergers and acquisitions in financial services, emphasizing early and continuous cross-team communication, identifying undisclosed breaches and compliance gaps during due diligence, leveraging MDR and incident response planning for post-acquisition security, and proactively asking difficult questions to mitigate future risks.