Stripe and Advent Negotiations for PayPal Are Advancing After Rejected $53 Billion Bid

Negotiations to sell PayPal to Stripe and private equity firm Advent are advancing and a deal could come together in the coming weeks, per a Wall Street Journal report citing unnamed sources. PayPal's board rejected a prior July 2026 offer of $60.50 per share — over $53 billion — as inadequate. Talks reportedly never stopped. No agreement is guaranteed.