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Stripe and Advent bid $53B to buy PayPal at a 28% premium
The offer would include about $50 billion in committed financing and values PayPal at $60.50 per share, while both firms have been expanding stablecoin offerings.
Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have reportedly made a joint bid to acquire PayPal Holdings for $53 billion, according to Cointelegraph, citing Reuters and unnamed sources.
The reported offer includes about $50 billion in committed financing and would value PayPal at $60.50 per share, a 28% premium versus PayPal’s Tuesday closing price. Cointelegraph also noted that Stripe’s bid would be its second attempt to buy PayPal.
Cointelegraph said PayPal’s stock rose 11.3% to $52.73 in Wednesday premarket trading, based on Yahoo Finance data. The outlet added that PayPal is up 14% over the past month but down 35% over the past year.
Cointelegraph pointed out that both companies have expanded their crypto businesses in recent years, with PayPal launching its PYUSD stablecoin in 2023 and Stripe offering stablecoin-based accounts globally since May 2025. The outlet also cited Stripe’s Bridge stablecoin infrastructure platform receiving conditional approval as a federally chartered national trust bank from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Feb. 17.