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Stripe’s Next Growth Engine Could Be PayPal’s Wallet
Processor Acquisition // July 15, 2026

Stripe and PayPal have spent years expanding across digital commerce from opposite directions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Stripe and Advent Make $53 Billion Play for PayPal
Acquiring // July 15, 2026

PayPal shares jumped about 16% in premarket trading Wednesday after reports that Stripe and Advent International submitted a joint $60.50-a-share offer, valuing the company at more than $53 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Open USD and the Questions 140 Logos Don’t Answer
Cryptocurrency // July 08, 2026

On June 30, an independent company called Open Standard launched a dollar stablecoin, Open USD, and 140 of the biggest names in money signed on. Visa. Mastercard. BlackRock. BNY. Coinbase. Stripe. Circle’s stock fell as much as 17% the same day, which tells you the...

Stripe, Banks Tell Congress Payment Rules No Longer Fit Modern Commerce
Legal & Regulation // June 25, 2026

Lawmakers spent much of Wednesday wrestling with a question that reaches well beyond faster payments: whether a regulatory framework built for deposit-taking banks can continue to govern a financial system in which software platforms, digital assets and artificial intelligence are reshaping how money moves. Get...

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Stripe, Banks Tell Congress Payment Rules No Longer Fit Modern Commerce

June 25, 2026
Lawmakers spent much of Wednesday wrestling with a question that reaches well beyond faster payments: whether a regulatory framework built for deposit-taking banks can continue to govern a financial system in which software platforms, digital assets and artificial intelligence are reshaping how money moves. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article […]

Stripe Thinks the Subscription Model Needs a Usage-Based Upgrade

March 06, 2026
Stripe has introduced new artificial intelligence (AI)-focused metering and billing capabilities inside Stripe Billing, giving software companies infrastructure to charge for AI consumption the way cloud providers charge for compute:...

Stars Align for Passkeys but Will Adoption Follow?

February 26, 2026
A merchant’s returning customer attempts to complete a $1,800 luxury purchase on a mobile device, mistypes a password twice, triggers a reset email and leaves before the link arrives. Get...

Stripe and PayPal Combination Would Reorder the Payments Landscape

February 24, 2026
Tuesday (Feb. 24) marked a potentially seismic day in the payments industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Stripe and Advent Make $53 Billion Play for PayPal

July 15, 2026
PayPal shares jumped about 16% in premarket trading Wednesday after reports that Stripe and Advent International submitted a joint $60.50-a-share offer, valuing the company at more than $53 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe […]

Zip and Stripe Bring Flexible Payment Options to Agentic Transactions

June 16, 2026
Zip US announced that it will extend its flexible payment solutions into agentic commerce by supporting Stripe’s Shared Payment Tokens. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Stripe and Lloyds Debut Payments Suite for UK Small Businesses

June 09, 2026
Stripe and Lloyds Bank launched a partnership aimed at small businesses in the United Kingdom. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Mastercard and Visa Back Stealth Stablecoin Platform

June 03, 2026
Mastercard, Stripe and Visa are among the backers of a stablecoin platform that will soon be introduced, CoinDesk reported Wednesday (June 3), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete...