July 20 : Five years ago PayPal was a Wall Street favorite and a leader in digital payments. Since then the stock has plunged, Apple Pay dominates payment services in the U.S. and PayPal is facing a takeover bid it does not like. What happens next?The company synonymous with digital payments this past week go

PayPal's board dismissed a $53 billion takeover bid from Stripe and Advent International, citing undervaluation concerns and potential regulatory and financing challenges.

Stripe and Advent International bid over $53B to take PayPal private, with major implications for PYUSD stablecoin and crypto payments infrastructure.