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PayPal’s struggles fueled takeover talk

• Semafor said bankers worked with Alex Chriss, whom Semafor called PayPal’s now-ousted CEO, on plans for a possible activist investor campaign or hostile takeover. PayPal said its new CEO starts next week 1.
• Bloomberg said Stripe looked at buying some or all of PayPal, including its main payments platform and units such as Venmo. Stripe declined to comment, and the company did not respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment 2.
• Semafor said PayPal may not be seeking a sale 1.

The interest remains early deal talk, not a confirmed consolidation wave

• Bloomberg described the Stripe talks as early stage, and said they may not lead to a transaction 2.
• TechCrunch’s summary of Semafor said PayPal may be preparing defenses with bankers rather than running a sale process. The work focused on a possible activist campaign or hostile takeover 1.