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Stripe in talks over potential $2.5bn investment

Deal would value the payments provider at $55bn - $60bn, sharply down from the $95bn it was valued at two years ago

Stripe founders: John and Patrick Collisonlast week told employees they are weighing a public listing

Thrive Capital, a US venture capital firm, is leading a potential $2.5 billion investment in payments provider Stripe, at a valuation of between $55 billion to $60 billion, according to media reports.

This valuation would be sharply down from two years ago when the company founded by Patrick and John Collison raised $600 million in a deal that valued it at $95 billion. However, it comes close to the company’s own estimate of its worth ...