Advent, Stripe consortium is said to drop pursuit of PayPal, Bloomberg News reports https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/advent-stripe-consortium-said-drop-pursuit-paypal-bloomberg-news-reports-6346681 Posted by Salt-Angle-4841
CalebVanPoneisen on August 28, 2026 3:05 am Musk should buy it. I mean, he’s one of the founders or something. And rebrand it PayX.
677ITF on August 28, 2026 3:09 am This is why you don’t want to wait for a buyout. Hopefully some people were able to jump ship
Straight-Ad6926 on August 28, 2026 3:15 am The deal fell through when someone reminded Advent that Venmo is literally the only part of PayPal that people under 35 use on purpose.
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Down 12% so far
GUH lol
Greed
PYPL finna tank tomorrow
Musk should buy it. I mean, he’s one of the founders or something. And rebrand it PayX.
This is why you don’t want to wait for a buyout. Hopefully some people were able to jump ship
The deal fell through when someone reminded Advent that Venmo is literally the only part of PayPal that people under 35 use on purpose.
PainPal
Shouldve asked ryan cohen