$53 Billion PayPal Offer Remains Unconfirmed Rumor With No Board Response

Stripe and Advent International offered $60.50 per share for PayPal, per Reuters sources on July 15, 2026—a 28% premium to Tuesday's close. Yet neither PayPal, Stripe, nor Advent has confirmed the bid. "Offer" language denotes a proposal, not a signed deal or board approval. Deals this size routinely stall for months; price renegotiation and competing bids remain common. Regulatory review looms given the combined payments scale. Market pricing of the stock relative to $60.50 will signal whether investors believe closing risk is real.