Stripe’s $53B PayPal Takeover Bid Could Crown a New Stablecoin King

• Stripe and Advent offered PayPal $60.50 per share, a 28% premium.
• The joint bid is backed by roughly $50 billion in committed bank financing.
• A merger would combine PayPal’s PYUSD liquidity with Stripe’s Tempo blockchain

Payments company Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have submitted a joint takeover offer for PayPal Holdings, valuing the company at more than $53 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

The potential acquisition would bring together two major payments firms with growing roles in stablecoins and blockchain infrastructure.

The bid, worth $60.50 per share, represents roughly a 28% premium over PayPal’s closing price on Tuesday and comes as both companies expand their stablecoin operations.

Stripe and Advent Make Their Move for PayPal

The offer was submitted earlier this month and is backed by approximately $50 billion in committed financing from banks, according to Reuters sources. Under the proposed structure, Stripe and Advent would jointly own PayPal with equal stakes rather than splitting the company after acquisition.

Sources indicated Stripe and Advent first approached PayPal in early April, with this month’s submission representing a revised proposal. PayPal has not yet responded, and both parties are aiming to advance negotiations this month, though there is no guarantee the deal will close. 

Advent declined to comment, and neither PayPal nor Stripe responded to requests for comment.

The Stablecoin Infrastructure Prize Behind the Deal

The potential transaction would unite PayPal’s consumer payments ecosystem with Stripe’s infrastructure-focused approach to stablecoin payments. 

Stripe acquired Bridge, a stablecoin technology platform, for approximately $1.1 billion in 2025. The company has also developed Tempo, a blockchain network designed for payment applications, which launched its mainnet in March 2026.

PayPal entered the stablecoin market in August 2023 with PYUSD, a dollar-denominated stablecoin issued by Paxos Trust Company on Ethereum. PYUSD later expanded support to additional blockchain infrastructure, including Solana.

A Merger That Could Rewire Payment Rails

A Stripe-PayPal tie-up would merge two of the largest players in stablecoin payments, potentially routing PayPal’s transaction volume through Stripe’s Tempo network. This could reshape competitive dynamics across both traditional and crypto-native payment rails.

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