SoftBank's PayPay moves closer to public markets with US IPO filingPayPay's stock market flotation was initially expected in December, but the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown delayed the regulatory re...
13 Feb, 2026, 01.41 AM IST
Apple opens iPhone to alternative app stores in JapanApple has changed how the iPhone works in Japan after new competition laws came into force. Developers can now run alternative app stores, ...
18 Dec, 2025, 08.08 AM IST
Indian tourists travelling to Japan will soon be able to make payments using UPIIndian tourists in Japan will soon be able to use their UPI apps for payments, thanks to an MoU between NPCI International and NTT DATA Jap...
19 Oct, 2025, 10.45 AM IST
Japan’s Unleash Capital Partners closes maiden Rs 300 crore fundThe fund, backed by about 35 Japanese limited partners (LPs), is co-managed by founder Natsuki Sugai and Japanese financial services compan...
30 Sep, 2025, 09.07 AM IST
SoftBank's PayPay files for US IPO, plans to raise $2 bn: ReportPayPay Corp, the SoftBank-owned payments app operator, has filed for a U.S. listing of American depositary shares. SoftBank has selected ba...
15 Aug, 2025, 02.05 PM IST
SoftBank payments app unit PayPay submits application for US listingThe exact schedule, size and price for the public listing have yet to be determined, SoftBank said in a statement.
15 Aug, 2025, 01.15 PM IST
SoftBank selects banks for US IPO of payments app PayPay: ReportSoftBank is reportedly preparing to list its Japanese payments app operator, PayPay, in the United States, potentially raising over $2 bill...
11 Aug, 2025, 08.21 AM IST
Fintech firm Pop eyes $10-15 million round from Razorpay, othersRazorpay’s venture arm could mark its debut with a potential investment into Pop, a Bengaluru-based payments and rewards platform. The Indi...
18 Feb, 2025, 02.49 PM IST
SoftBank Vision Fund sold down Paytm stake before shares plungedSoftBank has been offloading Paytm shares regularly since at least November 2022 through last month, according to a Bloomberg analysis of c...
09 Feb, 2024, 08.50 AM IST
Apple gives 'reader' apps on App Store a way around commissions. Who wins & who loses?Apps such as Spotify, Netflix, AT&T's HBO Max & Disney+ are likely to fall in this category.
03 Sep, 2021, 07.12 PM IST
SoftBank aims to double PayPay users in digital payments fightPayPay has used SoftBank's sales network and aggressive rebates to attract 36 million users in the three years since launch, driving a shif...
03 Mar, 2021, 06.04 PM IST
Softbank, Yahoo JV launches digital payment service in Japan with PaytmWith this partnership the company will be installing QRcode based payment solutions to digitise consumer retail payments in Japan by the se...
27 Jul, 2018, 10.39 AM IST
One97 Communications, owner of Paytm, set to raise over Rs 12,000 crore from SoftBankOne97 Communications plans to earmark nearly $1 billion to expand its payments business into high growth areas like lending and insurance.
28 Apr, 2017, 06.13 AM IST
Citrus Payment aims for $4 bn gross merchandise value strike rate in FY16The company, which counts Jet Airways, IndiGo, TinyOwl and Faasos among its clients, has a GMV run rate of $2 billion.
16 Aug, 2015, 12.08 PM IST
Flipkart, Jabong bet on instant messaging to acquire customers, facilitate paymentsThe two companies also partnered with Japanese messaging app Line, which has a feature that allows users to make payments using credit card...
20 Jan, 2015, 11.09 AM IST
Samurai Incubate plans to invest in Indian startups“India is a huge market and opportunity and there is lot of availability of talent,” said Ando Shohei, incubate associate at Samurai Incuba...
03 Dec, 2013, 08.18 AM IST
China's WeChat crosses 100 million users in international marketsYeung said that several key initiatives including the WeChat 5.0 upgrade and the global Lionel Messi advertising campaign helped piqued aud...
19 Aug, 2013, 05.07 PM IST