Stripe mounts blockbuster $53 billion bid to buy PayPal

FinanceStripe mounts blockbuster $53 billion bid to buy PayPalThe bid, made together with Advent, follows an earlier expression of interest. PayPal has been reluctant to engage with the offer thus far.By Jamie Crawley|Edited by Sheldon Reback Jul 15, 2026, 10:41 a.m. 1 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on SummaryShowStripe offered to buy PayPal in a $53 billion deal alongside private equity firm Advent International.San Francisco-based Stripe made an offer of $60.50 a share, a 28% premium over PayPal’s most recent closing price.Stripe and PayPal are among the most prominent mainstream financial companies bringing stablecoins onto traditional payment rails.Payments giant Stripe offered to buy PayPal (PYPL) in a deal worth $53 billion, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.San Francisco-based Stripe made the $60.50-a-share offer in tandem with private equity firm Advent International, according to the report, which cited two people familiar with the matter. The bid represents a premium of around 28% on PayPal’s closing price of $47.37 on Tuesday. The New York-listed payments provider’s shares have surged over 18% to $56.10 in pre-market trading. The bid follows an earlier expression of interest, though PayPal has been reluctant to engage with the offer thus far, the FT said. Neither PayPal, Stripe nor Advent immediately responded to CoinDesk’s request for comment. Stripe and PayPal are among the most prominent mainstream financial companies bringing stablecoins to traditional payment mechanisms. Stablecoins are digital tokens pegged to the value of a traditional financial asset, usually a fiat currency. PayPal’s stablecoin PYUSD is the eighth-largest in the sector with a market capitalization of $185 million, according to CoinGecko data. The industry is dominated by Tether’s USDT at $184 billion.Stripe’s historical focus was on embedding the second-largest stablecoin, Circle Internet’s…

Stripe mounts blockbuster $53 billion bid to buy PayPal

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