[Analyst: Acquisition of PayPal or leveraging Venmo could expand Stripe's consumer market presence] BlockBeats News, February 26: Mizuho analysts stated that if payment company Stripe proceeds with a potential acquisition of PayPal, it would help the company further expand from its traditional merchant payment business into the consumer market. Earlier reports indicated that Stripe is considering acquiring all or part of PayPal's business. From a scale perspective, the transaction appears feasible. Stripe's latest valuation is approximately $159 billion, significantly higher than PayPal's market value of about $43 billion. Analysts believe that PayPal's large user base and its peer-to-peer payment app Venmo would provide Stripe with strong consumer-facing brand and user network support. Additionally, PayPal's Braintree merchant payment infrastructure could enhance Stripe's competitiveness in the payment processing market. Analysts pointed out that Braintree could bring Stripe approximately $700 billion in total payment volume (TPV), while Stripe's current annual TPV is around $1.4 trillion. (The Block)