Stripe

Stripe is reportedly in talks to acquire OpenRouter, a buzzy AI model marketplace, in a deal valued at approximately $10 billion, marking a significant potential move into the AI infrastructure space.

Source: WSJ

Stripe’s revenue jumped by a third to $6.8 billion last year, marking its fastest revenue growth since 2021. free cash flow surging 52% to $3.2 billion in 2025.In the first quarter of 2026, Stripe generated revenue of $2 billion

Source: TheInformation

Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have made a joint offer to acquire PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL.O), opens new tab for $60.50 per share, in a deal that would value the payments company at more than $53 billion.

Source: Reuters

The European Central Bank has chosen Stripe, Revolut, and 34 other firms to participate in testing the digital euro, marking a significant step in Stripe's engagement with central bank digital currency infrastructure.

Source: BeInCrypto

Deel has integrated Stripe's full stablecoin payment stack to pay its 1.5 million contractors using DLUSD stablecoin. The deployment highlights growing enterprise adoption of Stripe's stablecoin infrastructure for cross-border payroll.

Source: thedefiant.io

Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, and Coinbase are reportedly close to forming a consortium to launch a new joint stablecoin platform. The initiative signals a major industry collaboration to establish shared stablecoin infrastructure across leading payments and crypto players.

Source: CoinDesk