MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Stripe, Inc.

Business / industry · Finance · HQ: Ireland · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Stripe, Inc. appears in 15 declared MEP meetings (12 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

15
declared meetings
with current MEPs
12
MEPs met
€400,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies-from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups-use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Founded by Irish entrepreneurs Patrick and John Collison, Stripe combines economic infrastructure with a set of applications for new business models like crowdfunding and marketplaces, fraud prevention, and…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 15 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe747%
European People's Party640%
European Conservatives & Reformists17%
Socialists & Democrats17%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2022).

2019
1
2020
0
2021
0
2022
4
2023
1
2024
2
2025
4
2026
3

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Arba Kokalari
2 meetings · EPP
Gilles Boyer
2 meetings · Renew
Barry Andrews
2 meetings · Renew
Johan van Overtveldt
1 meeting · ECR
Svenja Hahn
1 meeting · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
2 Jun 2026Seán KellyDinner discussion on European competitiveness
11 May 2026Gilles BoyerDigital Assets
3 Mar 2026Johan van Overtveldtdigital assets
5 Nov 2025Andreas SchwabDigital omnibus
8 Apr 2025Cynthia Ní MhurchúGrowing Startups and Scaleups
8 Apr 2025Arba KokalariDigital policy
2 Apr 2025Arba KokalariAI in Financial Services
19 Nov 2024Eva MaydellEU Competitiveness Agenda
23 Jul 2024Nina CarberryIntroductory Meeting
20 Mar 2023Billy KelleherInstant Payments
11 Oct 2022Barry AndrewsRegulatory environment for businesses
22 Sep 2022Gilles BoyerAML (staff)
6 Sep 2022Barry AndrewsIntroduction
25 Mar 2022Eero HeinäluomaAnti-money laundering
27 Nov 2019Svenja HahnDigital Single Market

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