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You can Venmo your college tuition, for some reason
College is a constellation of Venmo requests — your roommate’s cut of the utilities, your half of an…
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Talks to sell PayPal to Stripe and Advent are heating up
PayPal CEO Enrique Lores’ turnaround plan for the fintech company could include a sale — of itself. The…
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PayPal leaves the door open to a higher takeover offer following earnings beat
PayPal is seemingly still open to Stripe’s $53.4 billion takeover bid, just not at the price the latter…
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Stripe and Advent reportedly offered to buy PayPal for around $53.4B
Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have reportedly submitted a joint bid to acquire PayPal in a…
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PayPal might not be looking to sell itself: Report
PayPal may not be pursuing an acquisition, Semafor reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Earlier this week,…
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Stripe is reportedly eyeing deal to buy some or all of PayPal
Stripe is considering a deal to buy some or all of PayPal Holdings, sources told Bloomberg, though talks…
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Stripe, PayPal Ventures bet on India’s Xflow to fix cross-border B2B payments
Xflow, an Indian fintech startup, has secured backing from both Stripe and PayPal Ventures in a $16.6 million…
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PayPal hires HP’s Enrique Lores as its new CEO
PayPal said on Tuesday it is hiring HP’s Enrique Lores as its CEO and President, replacing current chief…
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Google announces a new protocol to facilitate commerce using AI agents
Google today announced a new open standard, called the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for AI agent-based shopping, at…
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BNPL is expanding fast, and that should worry everyone
When Nigel Morris tells you he’s worried about the economy, you listen. As industry observers know, Morris co-founded…