Stripe in talks to acquire stablecoin fintech platform

A tie-up would add fuel to Stripe’s recent moves into stablecoins, an increasingly popular alternative payments mechanism

Patrick and John Collison, the co-founders of Stripe. While Stripe has long been perceived as a top fintech IPO contender, the company’s founders have emphasised that they are in no rush to go public.

Payments company Stripe is in advanced talks to acquire venture-backed fintech platform Bridge.

Stripe, founded by Irish brothers Patrick and John Collison, has been in talks to acquire the San Antonio, Texas-based company, according to people familiar with the discussions who asked not to be identified sharing private information.