Stripe

Stripe is a global technology company that enables businesses to accept and process online payments. Founded in 2010, Stripe serves over 100,000 businesses in more than 100 countries with a suite of payment processing tools, including payment gateways, fraud prevention, and subscription management. Key executives include co-founders Patrick and John Collison, and the company has divisions in San Francisco, Seattle, Dublin, and Singapore. Competitors include PayPal, Square, and Adyen.

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Fast-Growing Kings League Looks to Conquer America With Lean Approach to Pro Sports

By Simon Parkin · Mar 13, 2026 9:01am PDT
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What the Iran War Means for the Funding of AI

By Ken Brown · Mar 11, 2026 8:00am PDT
For much more on AI finance, please join me and my colleague Cory Weinberg at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, April 27, for The Information’s Financing the AI Revolution forum. Hear from top executives and investors on how the rapid buildout of AI is reshaping tech, finance, and capital markets. Learn more here.It’s hard to overstate how... For much more on AI finance, please join me and my colleague Cory Weinberg at the New York Stock...
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OpenAI’s Shift to Shopping Apps Faces Even More Hurdles

By Ann Gehan and Sri Muppidi · Mar 11, 2026 6:00am PDT · 2 comments
With OpenAI suddenly scaling back on chatbot checkouts, its foray into shopping hinges on convincing retailers to set up shop with dedicated apps within ChatGPT—and getting people to buy stuff there. It faces hurdles on both fronts. ChatGPT apps have been around for just a few months—available for around 100 consumer firms, including... With OpenAI suddenly scaling back on chatbot checkouts, its foray into shopping hinges on...
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Stripe’s Stablecoin Startup Tangles With Sanctions and Scammers

By Michael Roddan and Yueqi Yang · Feb 3, 2026 6:00am PST · 1 comment
When Stripe acquired crypto startup Bridge last year, it described stablecoins as financial services “superconductors.” Thanks to Bridge, Stripe has since integrated stablecoins into an array of products, such as stablecoin cards that allow customers to spend crypto anywhere. Using stablecoins for payments turns out to be harder than it looks.... When Stripe acquired crypto startup Bridge last year, it described stablecoins as financial...