TLDR Tech / Fintech
Payments M&A spools up
Payments deal activity is accelerating as depressed valuations, stablecoin infrastructure, agentic commerce, and global expansion push companies toward acquisitions and divestitures. The piece highlights Stripe's reported bid for PayPal, potential debit-network sales by Fiserv and FIS, card-network acquisitions, and continued consolidation across cross-border payments, point-of-sale software, and merchant services.
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