PayPal

PYPL

Market cap $49B

The acquisition would give Stripe and Block, which is also reportedly part of the group, access to a massive consumer base to pair with their strong merchant offerings. Venmo has established itself as one of the go-to brands among consumers for payment transfers.

Today, July 15, 2026, the $53 billion acquisition proposal sent shares up 17% on record trading volume, with investors debating whether the premium is sufficient.

CNBC's MacKenzie Sigalos discusses a recent report regarding PayPal.

Stripe and PayPal have spent years expanding across digital commerce from opposite directions. Stripe built its business by selling payments infrastructure to merchants.

PayPal Holdings PYPL shares are trading cheaply, as suggested by the Value Score of A. In terms of forward 12-month price-to-earnings (P/E), PayPal is currently trading at 8.53X, lower than the Zacks Financial Transaction Services industry average of 17.02X.

Shares in PayPal Holdings (Nasdaq: PYPL) are skyrocketing in premarket trading this morning after a report that the legacy digital payments platform has received a joint buyout offer from one of today's most successful fintech companies and a major private equity firm. Here's what you need to know.

Stripe and Advent have made a $53B bid for PayPal, lifting PYPL shares and putting fintech ETFs like PYPU, FINX and IPAY in the spotlight.

The YieldMax PYPL Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:PYPY) is up over 14% intraday after reports that Stripe and Advent International made a joint takeover bid for PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL | PYPL Price Prediction).

Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have made a joint offer to acquire PayPal Holdings for $60.50 per share, in a deal that would value the payments company at more than $53 billion, two people familiar with the matter said.

The financial plumbing ‌firm and buyout shop Advent offered $53 bln to buy the payments processor. It's a welcome ​lifeline for Venmo's owner, but at ​a bargain price.