Jason Blackhurst leads Featurespace, the Cambridge, England, fraud detection company that Visa bought in December 2024, as SVP, Head of Featurespace and Acceptance Risk Solutions at Visa. He has spent more than 30 years in financial services, much of it in payments leadership roles. Read our review of Featurespace.
Moving From the United States to Cambridge
He replaced Martina King, who retired after a 12-year tenure in which she grew Featurespace from its early stages into a global fraud detection business. He relocated with his family from the United States to Cambridge to run it, Business Weekly reported.
At the same time, Featurespace signed a six-year lease on its head office in Cambridge. "Cambridge is Featurespace's innovation heartbeat," he said. "Our continued presence here allows us to tap into the exceptional talent pool and collaborate closely with the University of Cambridge."
Building on Featurespace Inside Visa
He said he had been inspired by how deeply the team thinks about problems and solutions and hoped to continue that legacy. James Mirfin, who heads Risk and Identity Solutions at Visa, said his vision would be invaluable as Visa delivers fraud prevention to clients around the world.
