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Podcast: Squawk Pod
Episode: Bonus Episode: Stripe CEO John Collison 2/28/25
Description: In a rare interview, Stripe CEO John Collison sits down with Andrew Ross Sorkin. At 15 years old, the payments company is worth $91.5 billion, but it’s still private. In part, Stripe has avoided going public thanks to tender offers it periodically offers employees and shareholders. In its most recent tender offer, Stripe revealed $1.4 trillion in total payment volume in 2024, and Collison explains that AI, including OpenAI, Perplexity, and over 700 AI agents using Stripe have helped grow the company. In a special, extended conversation, Stripe CEO discusses the company’s future, the utility of stablecoins, and the next era of AI i...