"Stripe has teamed up with private equity firm Advent International to make a play for PayPal. Stripe and Advent submitted the offer earlier this month, following an initial approach in April, Reuters reported. Under the proposal, the two buyers would hold equal stakes and keep PayPal intact. PayPal has not responded yet. Stripe and Advent still hope to move talks forward within weeks. A deal would bring together two large payment networks under a single owner. Stripe owns Bridge, a stablecoin infrastructure platform it bought for $1.1 billion in 2025."