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Yahoo Finance's Josh Lipton outlines what we know so far. Video Transcript 00:00 Speaker A Breaking news, possible deal for PayPal is back on the table. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the struggling payment company is in talks to sell itself to Stripe and Advent. two companies offered 60 50 per share in July or $53 billion, which PayPal, remember, turned down, but now the journal is saying the companies have been in negotiations since then. 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Assorted credit card companies] Robert Way Mastercard (MA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MA]) offered a new proposal for Brazilian financial firms that suffered losses after the liquidation of a fintech associated with Banco Master, which collapsed amid high-profile fraud allegations, according to a media report on Friday. The U.S. payment network is amending an earlier offer to compensate companies over the failure of fintech Will Financeira, which used Mastercard's (MA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MA]) networ", "date_published": "2026-08-14T20:05:05+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "seekingalpha.com"}], "tags": ["Regulatory and legal", "MA"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "United States", "coverage": "Main company", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "MA", "name": "Mastercard Inc", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/2678f0ad-582b-456b-905f-45074a170aae/"}]}}, {"id": "source:d3f2ce9997984e03a51949d63cbd069a47a81f61cdf02560ba8d0b8b4b758087", "url": "https://seekingalpha.com/news/4633498-paypal-gains-on-report-stripe-advent-in-advanced-talks-for-a-deal?amp%3Butm_medium=referral&amp%3Bfeed_item_type=news", "external_url": "https://seekingalpha.com/news/4633498-paypal-gains-on-report-stripe-advent-in-advanced-talks-for-a-deal?amp%3Butm_medium=referral&amp%3Bfeed_item_type=news", "title": "PayPal gains on report Stripe, Advent in advanced talks for a deal", "content_text": "[PayPal headquarters in San Jose, CA, USA.] JHVEPhoto PayPal (PYPL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/PYPL]) quickly rose 2% after a report that the payments firm is in talks to sell itself to a group that includes Stripe (STRIP [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/STRIP]) and private equity firm Advent International. Stripe (STRIP [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/STRIP]) and Advent in July proposed paying $60.50 a share for PayPal (PYPL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/PYPL]), a price that PayPal believed was insufficient, according to a WSJ report [https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/stripe-advent-", "date_published": "2026-08-14T19:59:40+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "seekingalpha.com"}], "tags": ["Deals and strategy", "PYPL"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "United States", "coverage": "Main company", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "PYPL", "name": "PayPal Holdings Inc", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/934437c5-b2ed-442a-824a-83c49995f65e/"}]}}, {"id": "source:063425b2878c70ee6a34c3cb65ce52126a1dfaa3d4dba7adc253457a6795f244", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/paypal-cost-savings-1-5b-182500912.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/paypal-cost-savings-1-5b-182500912.html", "title": "PayPal Cost Savings: Will $1.5B Plan Reshape Profitability?", "content_text": "PayPal Holdings' PYPL cost savings plan is taking center stage as the company works to improve profitability. It is on track to deliver at least $1.5 billion in gross run-rate savings over the next two to three years. About $400 million of new run-rate savings are targeted by the end of 2026. The savings plan comes as profitability faces pressure. In the second quarter of 2026, PayPal generated revenues of $8.68 billion, up 5% year over year, but non-GAAP operating income fell 8% to $1.51 billion. 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Here's Why the Stock Doesn't Always Follow.", "content_text": "Key Points The company\u2019s total payment volume increased by 10% last quarter to $486 billion. Ongoing weakness at PayPal\u2019s most profitable segment, online branded checkout, is pressuring financial performance. Intense competition, notably from Apple Pay, is likely a key factor weighing on the fintech stock.10 stocks we like better than PayPal \u203a At a high level, PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has the characteristics of a successful business. Its 228 million monthly active users consist of merchants and individuals, supporting a global network effect. 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