{
  "id": 927476,
  "title": "PayPal in talks with Stripe and private equity firm over potential sale",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/paypal-in-talks-with-stripe-and-private-equity-firm-over-potential-927476",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-15T00:23:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/08/15/paypal-in-talks-with-stripe-and-private-equity-firm-over-potential-sale"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PayPal is exploring a potential sale to a group of investors, including private financial company Stripe and private equity firm Advent International, according to a Wall Street Journal report. This comes after the company rejected a previous offer in July, which would have valued PayPal at around US$53 billion, an 85% decrease from its peak market value of near US$360 billion in 2021. Despite struggling to compete with other payment providers, PayPal's shares rose after the news, closing up nearly 1.8%. The company, co-founded by Peter Thiel, has faced challenges keeping up with competitors like Apple Pay and Google Pay.",
  "summary": "Stripe and Advent International previously made a joint offer to buy the firm for US$60.50 a share, valuing PayPal at around US$53 billion.",
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        "title": "PayPal in talks with Stripe and private equity firm over potential sale",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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