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Business Summary

PayPay Corporation operates primarily in the cashless payments industry and the digital financial services industry in Japan. The expansion of the cashless payments industry, in terms of numbers of users and merchants, and the continued adoption of cashless payments by consumers and merchants are essential to the company's growth strategy. The Japanese government and local governments have encouraged the use of cashless payments, though some measures such as MyNaPoint have been discontinued. Japan has a lower rate of adoption of cashless payment services compared to other developed economies such as South Korea, China, the United States, or some countries in Europe. The Bank of Japan has been proceeding with a pilot program for the "digital yen" since April 2023, and the Central Bank Digital Currency Forum held its fifth general meeting in January 2026. The expansion of the digital financial services industry is also essential to the company's growth strategy.

The company faces intense competition from other code-based payment settlement services as well as other forms of cashless payments, including credit cards, "buy-now-pay-later" services, and e-money services of major transportation companies and retailers. In the Payment segment, principal competitive factors include industry expertise, platform scale, service features and functionality, ability to build new technology, scalability, service pricing, security, brand recognition, and agility. In the Financial Service segment, PayPay Bank Corporation faces competition from other internet banking providers such as Rakuten Bank, Ltd., SBI Sumishin Net Bank, Ltd., Sony Bank, Inc., and au Jibun Bank Corporation. PayPay Securities Corporation faces competition from online securities firms such as Rakuten Securities, Inc., SBI Securities Co., Ltd., Matsui Securities Co., Ltd., Monex, Inc., and Mitsubishi UFJ eSmart Securities Co., Ltd., as well as full-service securities firms including Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd., and SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. Certain competitors are part of corporate groups that provide similarly attractive membership and loyalty programs including point programs, such as Rakuten Group, Aeon Group, and NTT Docomo Group.

The company generates revenue primarily through fees earned from merchants for payment settlement services, and through financial services including credit cards, banking, and securities brokerage. Revenue from payment settlement services in the Payment segment accounted for 61.5% of total revenue of the Payment segment for the year ended March 31, 2026. The company's platform creates network effects where users and merchants interact, and collaboration with LY Corporation and SoftBank Corp. strengthens these effects. The company generates revenue when users transact using the PayPay app, and also earns interest income from revolving credit, installment sales, and cash advances extended through PayPay Card Corporation. The company also earns revenue from PayPay Bank Corporation through banking services and from PayPay Securities Corporation through securities brokerage services.

The company's core product is the PayPay app, a code-based payment settlement service with a user base of approximately 73 million registered users as of March 31, 2026. PayPay Credit, a payment service integrated in the PayPay app that allows users to pay for goods and services using credit extended through PayPay Card Corporation, accounted for 24.0% of Total GMV for the year ended March 31, 2026. PayPay Card Corporation offers credit cards, and the current credit card approval rate for new applicants for PayPay Card has increased to over 80% . PayPay Bank Corporation provides internet banking services, including deposit accounts and mortgage loans. As of March 31, 2026, the total loan amount of PayPay Bank Corporation was ¥1,238,617 million and its loss allowance was ¥2,281 million . PayPay Securities Corporation provides online securities intermediary services. The company also offers PayPay Funding, a merchant financing service that allows selected PayPay merchants to receive future sales proceeds in advance. PayCAS is a unified cashless payment terminal with POS integration functionalities that was made available to all merchants in April 2023.

The company completed the acquisition of 40.0% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Binance Japan Inc. on September 16, 2025, through a third-party allotment of new shares. In June 2026, the company entered into a share purchase agreement with T&D Holdings, Inc. to acquire 70.2% of the shares of T&D Financial Life Insurance Company (TDFL) for total estimated consideration of approximately ¥134 billion (including acquisition-related expenses), which is expected to close in October 2027. The company consolidated PayPay Bank Corporation and PayPay Securities Corporation in April 2025. The company is currently in discussions with Visa Inc. to enter into a business alliance to explore collaboration in Japan and the United States. As of March 31, 2026, PayPay Card Corporation had outstanding borrowings under two loan agreements with LY Corporation with an aggregate outstanding principal amount of ¥20 billion .

The company achieved profit for the year of ¥39.2 billion for the year ended March 31, 2025 and ¥117.8 billion for the year ended March 31, 2026, after having recorded a loss for the year every year since inception through the year ended March 31, 2024. Total revenues for the year ended March 31, 2026 were ¥713.163 billion , compared to ¥680.985 billion for the year ended March 31, 2025. Net income for the year ended March 31, 2026 was ¥117.8 billion . The company's marketing and promotion expenses as a percentage of revenue have been decreasing.

Business Outlook

The company expects to achieve growth as it leverages newly gained synergies from the consolidation of PayPay Bank Corporation and PayPay Securities Corporation and expands its array of service offerings. The company aims to increase the proportion of GMV generated with PayPay Credit as part of its growth initiatives to expand its credit portfolio and increase interest income. The company also aims to grow revenue by offering convenient services such as PayPay Debit, which allows accountholders to make payments directly from their PayPay Bank deposit accounts, and to grow the balance of deposit accounts for PayPay Bank Corporation by offering competitive interest rates. The company expects to continue growing the scale of its business and Total GMV with respect to its payment settlement services business and to grow its financial services business.

The company is pursuing growth through the integration of PayPay Bank Corporation and PayPay Securities Corporation, aiming to realize benefits, synergies, and efficiencies related to increases in cross-selling opportunities among payment and financial services, increases in total revenue, increased user acquisition, integration of financial services directly in the PayPay app, and lower customer acquisition costs. The company is also exploring a potential business alliance with Visa Inc. to leverage its QR code-based payment platform and Visa's global payment network and digital payment technologies. The acquisition of a 40.0% stake in Binance Japan Inc. is intended to develop compliant crypto-related services in Japan. The proposed acquisition of a controlling stake in T&D Financial Life Insurance Company is intended to expand the company's business into the life insurance industry.

The company expects its operating expenses to increase as it hires additional personnel, broadens marketing efforts and promotional activities, expands operations and infrastructure, continues to enhance its brand, expands services, and expands and improves its interface. The company's business strategy is to continue to maintain a significant scale in terms of GMV, users, and merchants and to achieve sustainable profitability through revenue diversification and effective cost management. Maintaining profitability will depend on the company's ability to continue its positive growth trajectory in terms of merchants, users, and GMV while controlling expenses such as user acquisition costs.

The company has established a subsidiary for product development in India, PayPay India Private Limited, in order to recruit talented software engineers. The company has implemented a "Hybrid Style" policy offering employees flexibility to work from anywhere in Japan. The company uses multiple data centers in Tokyo and a backup data center in another region of Japan as part of its business continuity plan. The company relies on third-party service providers for cloud-based data storage, data centers, and other IT solutions.

The company expects to fund the estimated consideration of approximately ¥134 billion for the acquisition of TDFL from cash on hand. The company may seek to issue additional equity or debt securities or obtain new or expanded credit facilities if cash resources are insufficient. PayPay Card Corporation considers the liquidation or securitization of receivables, the issuance of commercial paper, overdraft protection loans, and short-term and long-term borrowings to supplement operating cash. PayPay Bank Corporation considers the issuance of corporate bonds and call money if deposits do not sufficiently cover its operating cash requirements. As of March 31, 2026, borrowings in the consolidated statement of financial position were ¥564,956 million (including ¥353,825 million of borrowings in the Payment segment mainly related to PayPay Card Corporation's credit card business operations).

The company faces the risk that the rate at which it increases the number of new users will decrease as it shifts focus to active users, given it already has a user base of approximately 73 million registered users. The company may face challenges to continue growing the scale of its business and Total GMV as it has captured a large market share for code-based payment settlement services. The company may not be able to continue increasing its number of users at the same rate as previously. The company may lose a certain percentage of existing users due to changes in services and fee structure, such as the recently announced changes to the PayPay Points reward program which will narrow some of the ways users will be able to earn PayPay Points from June 2026.

The company is subject to the risk that the cashless payments industry and digital financial services industry in Japan may not continue to expand and develop as expected. The termination of subsidies to promote cashless settlement may result in a slowdown of growth. The introduction of a central bank digital currency by the Bank of Japan may significantly impact the cashless payments industry and force significant changes to the company's business model. The company is also subject to the risk that the Japanese government may lower the maximum interest rate under the Act Regulating the Receipt of Contributions, Receipt of Deposits and Interest Rates, which is currently 20% , which could adversely affect revenue growth, profitability, cash flows, and financial condition.

Risk Factors

The company faces significant credit risk from its consumer lending activities, with PayPay Credit accounting for 24.0% of Total GMV and the total loan amount of PayPay Bank Corporation reaching ¥1,238,617 million as of March 31, 2026. The company's credit card approval rate has increased to over 80% , potentially extending credit to users with greater credit risk. The company is exposed to interest rate risk, as interest rates offered on card loans are capped by the legal maximum of 20% under the Act Regulating the Receipt of Contributions, Receipt of Deposits and Interest Rates, while funding costs fluctuate with the market. The company identified a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2026, related to controls ensuring sufficient instructions are provided by the parent company and that necessary information is accurately reported by subsidiaries for financial statement disclosures. The company's business is subject to extensive regulation, and failure to comply could result in revocation of licenses, including the banking license of PayPay Bank Corporation or the registration of PayPay Securities Corporation.

Management Priorities

Management's message emphasizes the company's recent achievement of profitability after a history of losses, with profit for the year of ¥39.2 billion for the year ended March 31, 2025 and ¥117.8 billion for the year ended March 31, 2026. The strategic priorities emphasized for the period ahead include successfully integrating PayPay Bank Corporation and PayPay Securities Corporation to realize anticipated synergies, expanding the credit card business through PayPay Card Corporation, and growing the financial services business. Management also highlights the importance of maintaining and strengthening the ecosystem effects of the platform through collaboration with LY Corporation and SoftBank Corp., and the need to manage growth effectively while controlling expenses.

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Analysis on 7/20/2026