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Lobby organisation

Stripe, Inc.

Company · Finance · HQ: Ireland · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Stripe, Inc. appears in 22 declared MEP meetings (15 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

22
declared meetings
with current MEPs
15
MEPs met
€400k/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.”

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“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 analytics. Stripe partners with established financial institutions including banks, card schemes and payment methods, and its tools help companies grow their business across borders within Europe and internationally.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 22 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe1255%
European People's Party627%
Socialists & Democrats314%
European Conservatives & Reformists15%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (9 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
1
2020
0
2021
0
2022
4
2023
1
2024
2
2025
5
2026
9

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

Billy Kelleher
3 meetings · Renew
Barry Andrews
3 meetings · Renew
Arba Kokalari
2 meetings · EPP
Gilles Boyer
2 meetings · Renew
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú
2 meetings · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
10 Sep 2026Pierfrancesco MaranETS
3 Jun 2026Pascal CanfinEU Inc
2 Jun 2026Cynthia Ní MhurchúIrish Presidency
2 Jun 2026Seán KellyDinner discussion on European competitiveness
2 Jun 2026Billy KelleherEU competitiveness
11 May 2026Billy KelleherMISP
11 May 2026Gilles BoyerDigital Assets
8 Apr 2026Barry AndrewsBlocking Statute
3 Mar 2026Johan van Overtveldtdigital assets
5 Nov 2025Andreas SchwabDigital omnibus
8 Apr 2025René RepasiScaling Europe Summit: How Startups and Scaleups Can Grow a Competitive Online Economy - Roundtable
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

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