New York, February 24, 2026, 05:10 (ET) — Premarket

• PayPal jumped 5.8% at the close Monday, following a report about initial takeover interest.
• If there’s interest, potential buyers could target units like Venmo or Braintree instead of the full company.
• The upcoming CEO transition set for March 1, plus the next earnings report due in May, are both shaping up as key catalysts.

PayPal Holdings, Inc. jumped 5.8% to finish at $44.05 on Monday. The move came after Bloomberg News reported that the digital payments company is seeing early takeover interest as its shares tumble. PayPal wouldn’t comment. Reuters was unable to confirm the Bloomberg report independently. (Reuters)

This comes at a delicate moment…