By Cara Lombardo, Gina Heeb and Lauren Thomas

PayPal Holdings is in talks to sell itself to a group that includes Stripe and the private-equity firm Advent International, according to people familiar with the matter.

Stripe and Advent in July proposed paying $60.50 a share for PayPal, a price PayPal viewed as insufficient, some of the people said. The two sides have since been negotiating a potentially higher price, the people said.

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August 14, 2026 15:48 ET (19:48 GMT)