Reading up on PayPal
3 deep · digging since nov 28, 25
- Stripe and Advent have made a joint offer to acquire PayPal – sources
Stripe and private‑equity firm Advent International have jointly made a takeover offer for PayPal, according to people familiar with the matter, signaling a potential reshaping of the digital payments landscape.
- Agentic Commerce
AI agents are shifting commerce from platform-controlled discovery to buyer-driven search, with Amazon, ChatGPT, and B2B sourcing tools like Accio leading early adoption.
- Perplexity says its AI personal shopper ‘puts you first’
Perplexity launches a free AI shopping assistant that remembers user preferences and enables direct purchases via PayPal, targeting holiday shoppers.