Why are Stripe and Advent trying to buy PayPal?

Stripe and Advent want to acquire PayPa to expand their digital payments business. The proposed deal would combine Stripe's merchant network with PayPal's large consumer base.

How much did Stripe offer for PayPal?

Stripe and Advent offered US$60.50 per share for PayPal. The proposal values the company at more than US$53 billion.

Has PayPal accepted the takeover offer?

No. PayPal has not responded publicly to the proposal, and there is no guarantee the deal will proceed.

How would the deal affect PayPal?

If completed, PayPal would remain intact. Stripe and Advent plan to own the company equally rather than break it up.

What could the combined Stripe and PayPal business look like?

The combined company would process about US$3.7 trillion in payments each year. It would become one of the world's largest online payments businesses.

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Stripe bids US$53B for PayPal with Advent

Written by Liezl GambePublished Jul 15, 2026, 11:44 PM

Stripe and Advent have offered more than US$53 billion to buy PayPal.
The proposal values PayPal at US$60.50 per share, a 28% premium.
The deal would create one of the world's largest online payments companies if completed.

Stripe and Advent International have offered to buy PayPal for more than US$53 billion, offering US$60.50 per share in a proposed takeover.

The offer represents a 28% premium to PayPal's closing share price before the bid became public and is backed by about US$50 billion in committed bank financing.

Sources said the proposal was submitted earlier this month after an initial approach in April, and PayPal has not yet responded.

If completed, Stripe and Advent would each own half of PayPal, and the companies do not plan to split up the business.

PayPal serves about 430 million customer accounts and owns Venmo, while Stripe mainly provides payment services for online businesses.

The combined business would process about US$3.7 trillion in annual payments, making it one of the world's largest online payments companies.