In today’s top payments news around the world, SoftBank is looking to have an initial public offering (IPO) for PayPay, while Infobip aims to raise roughly half a billion dollars in preparation for a U.S. IPO. Plus, Hedosophia is looking to notch $486 million for...
The Japanese conglomerate SoftBank announced on Tuesday (May 11) that it is seeking an initial public offering (IPO) for its QR code payment app, PayPay. According to Reuters, SoftBank could also list its subsidiary SB Payment Service. CEO Junichi Miyakawa made the announcement at an...
SoftBank is out to double the users of its PayPay QR code payments app in the next three to four years, Reuters reported. PayPay is on a roll. On Monday (March 1), Z Holdings Corp. (ZHD Group), which operates the PayPay app, said in a...
Z Holdings Corporation (ZHD Group), which operates the PayPay app, has announced a merger with LINE, according to a Monday (March 1) press release. Z Holdings Parent company SoftBank and LINE parent firm NAVER have been involved in a series of transactions with the intent...
August 15, 2019
Japan, in the last several years, has been something of a puzzle among mobile payments watchers around the world. It’s the market that should ignite but stubbornly refuses to. Its population is internationally renowned for being enthusiastic early tech adopters. They are eager participants in modern eCommerce, and Japanese firms were literally on the ground […]
July 12, 2023
SoftBank may be heading stateside to list its PayPay payments business following news that it is considering a U.S. listing. The potential listing is driven by New York’s greater potential of higher valuations for tech companies in comparison to Tokyo, but the timing of such a move is not known, Reuters reported Wednesday (July 12), citing unnamed sources. SoftBank did […]
May 11, 2021
The Japanese conglomerate SoftBank announced on Tuesday (May 11) that it is seeking an initial public offering (IPO) for its QR code payment app, PayPay. According to Reuters, SoftBank could...
March 03, 2021
SoftBank is out to double the users of its PayPay QR code payments app in the next three to four years, Reuters reported. PayPay is on a roll. On Monday...
March 01, 2021
Z Holdings Corporation (ZHD Group), which operates the PayPay app, has announced a merger with LINE, according to a Monday (March 1) press release. Z Holdings Parent company SoftBank and...
