PayPal might not be looking to sell itself: Report

PayPal may not be in talks to be acquired, sources have told Semafor, after a previous news report that Stripe was sniffing around.

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Alpa lands $3.5M to build financial platform for hospitality

London-based Alpa has raised $3.5 million in a pre-seedround led by Daphni, with participation from True Capital, 2100 Ventures,Firedrop, Oprtrs Club, Kima Ventures, and Sonorcap. Angel investors incl…

An accountant won a big jackpot on Kalshi by betting against DOGE

A tax accountant saw Elon Musk fans bidding up a Kalshi prediction market and saw a sure bet to make easy money.

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Stripe is reportedly eyeing deal to buy some or all of PayPal

Stripe might be looking to buy PayPal, or parts of it, per early reports.

More startups are hitting $10M ARR in 3 months than ever before

AI has brought the startup world the rise of startups that instantly hit multimillion ARR. Stripe revealed some data that shows how common this has become.

Stripe’s valuation soars 74% to $159 billion

Stripe has conducted another tender offer, where employees sell shares. Investors include Thrive Capital, Coatue, a16z, and Stripe itself

Allica Bank to become UK’s latest fintech unicorn, following $155M funding round, according to report

UK challenger business bank Allica Bank is to become the latest UK fintech unicorn, following a $155m (£111m) Series D funding round, according to a report. Allica is expected to announce tomorrow t…

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