Polymarket odds jump to 74% on Stripe acquiring part of PayPal after $53B bid

Polymarket odds hit 74% that Stripe may buy PayPal in 2026 after a reported $60.50/share bid with Advent.

Polymarket traders are increasingly betting that Stripe (STRIP) will acquire at least part of PayPal (PYPL) this year after reports emerged that the payments giant has teamed up with private equity firm Advent International to pursue a To ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser. If you have an ad-blocker enabled you may be blocked from proceeding. Please disable your ad-blocker and refresh.

Entering text into the input field will update the search result below Entering text into the input field will update the search result below Quick Insights Polymarket traders now assign a 74% chance that Stripe will acquire at least part of PayPal based on recent reports of a formal proposal. Stripe and Advent offered $60.50 per share, valuing PayPal over $53 billion, with around $50 billion in committed financing; the plan is for both to own equal stakes jointly. PayPal's valuation declined from about $360 billion in 2021 to $36 billion this year, prompting major restructuring into three business units and management changes.