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Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Stripe agrees to buy Parafin: why embedded small-business credit is the next prize in payments
Stripe agreed to acquire Parafin, which supplies the credit that platforms such as DoorDash, Gusto, Jobber and Mindbody offer their small-business customers. Parafin has provided capital access to more than 60,000 businesses since 2020.
Positioning7 min read

Monday, October 5, 2026

Visa, Mastercard and Stripe just launched a stablecoin to take on Tether
Open Standard's OUSD went live on 30 September with Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, Coinbase and Shopify as founding partners and over 1 billion dollars of seed liquidity, the first stablecoin backed by the firms that run global payments.
Narrative Strategy7 min read

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Stripe's Bridge just joined the EU MiCA register, and that is the real stablecoin story
Stripe-owned Bridge entered the EU MiCA register as a licensed e-money token issuer, giving it a passport to operate across all 27 member states from Luxembourg.
Market Authority8 min read

Saturday, August 8, 2026

Agentic commerce moves from demo to rails
Visa and OpenAI partnered in 2026 to put agent-led payments on a global network, while Stripe and Mastercard built their own rails. AI is starting to spend money, not just describe it.
Market Authority5 min read

Sunday, July 19, 2026

Stripe Just Bid $53 Billion for PayPal. It Would Be the Biggest Fintech Deal in History.
On July 15, 2026, Stripe and private equity firm Advent International offered 53.4 billion dollars to acquire PayPal, the company that helped invent online payments. If completed, it would be the largest fintech acquisition ever. Here is the deal, why PayPal fell so far, and what it means for the payments world.
Market Authority5 min read