If Stripe’s reported pursuit of PayPal signals anything, it is that the next competitive frontier in payments may not be creating new consumer experiences at all. It may be replacing the financial plumbing beneath the ones consumers already trust. Get the Full Story Complete the...
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....
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...
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...
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 […]
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:...
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...
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...
July 17, 2026
PayPal’s board believes the $53 billion takeover offer from Stripe and Advent International offered on July 15 undervalues the company. According to a report from Reuters, the development could potentially open negotiations over price, deal structure and regulatory risk. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access […]
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...
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...
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...
