Acquiring the payments giant could bring the Irish brothers’ company closer to a stock market listing. But integration would be a tall order for two very different companies
The Collisons have been expert in building up a business within their lane of behind-the-scenes online payments. Photo: David Paul Morris
If the Collison brothers are really serious about Stripe acquiring Paypal, perhaps they should be careful what they wish for.
On paper, this looks like an opportune time to strike and purchase a prized business that revolutionised online payments long before Stripe even came along. Paypal began in 1998.
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