# Stripe is reportedly in talks to buy PayPal

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/stripe-is-reportedly-in-talks-to-buy-paypal/
- Published: 2026-08-15T10:13:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-15T10:33:13+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2237637/stripe-reportedly-to-buy-paypal/
- Topics: Gadgets

## Key points

- Stripe and Advent are reportedly discussing a higher bid for PayPal.
- July’s reported offer valued PayPal at $53 billion.
- A merger could combine Stripe with Venmo, checkout and crypto services.

## Summary

Stripe and private equity firm Advent International are reportedly negotiating to buy PayPal, following an unsuccessful July offer. A deal could create one of the world’s largest online payments companies, but discussions may still fail and no agreement has been confirmed.

The reported July bid of $60.50 per share valued PayPal at $53 billion, compared with roughly $40 billion at the time and a much higher pandemic-era peak. Reuters previously reported that Stripe and Advent would own PayPal equally without breaking it up; together they could process about $3.7 trillion annually, while PayPal’s new chief executive Enrique Lores is pursuing a turnaround through separate checkout, Venmo, and payments-and-crypto units.

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