Daily brief
August 28, 2026
2 stories curated for this day.
- PayPal shares fell more than 13% on reports that Stripe and Advent International pulled out of their takeover bid for the payments company; the parties declined to comment, so the deal collapse remains an unconfirmed report. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab) , pymnts (opens in a new tab)
- Wise has launched Scan to Pay, now live in its app, enabling customers traveling in Asia to make QR code payments to merchants in local currencies. Sources: wise (opens in a new tab)