STRIPE SAYS STAYING PRIVATE IS A GROWING ADVANTAGE IN THE AI ERA

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Stripe's founders told investors that remaining private gives the company more flexibility to navigate rapid shifts in AI, agentic commerce, and stablecoins without the constraints of public markets. The comments came as Stripe completed its largest-ever acquisition, OpenRouter, and reinforced that the company remains in no rush to pursue an IPO despite a recent $159 billion valuation.