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28 August 2026

PayPal Sinks 15% as Stripe and Advent Abandon $50B Buyout, Affirm Soars 13% on ‘Most Profitable Quarter Ever’

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PayPal Sinks 15% as Stripe and Advent Abandon $50B Buyout, Affirm Soars 13% on ‘Most Profitable Quarter Ever’

Two of the biggest names in digital payments are ripping in opposite directions Friday morning, with the buy-now-pay-later cluster trading on unrelated single-name catalysts rather than a common ...

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