PayPal rival Stripe aims for the currency crown with expansion February 11, 2014 STRIPE, the online payments firm started by two Irish brothers in their mid-20s and valued at $1.75bn (£1.06bn) last month, has expanded its payment services from four to over 130 currencies. “This is something phenomenally important to businesses, because when you’re selling to an increasingly global audience you want to be able to make transactions [...]