US EditionPayPay and Binance Japan Form Capital and Business Alliance
PayPay's 40% acquisition of Binance Japan merges payment and blockchain tech, leveraging 70 million users to boost regulated crypto adoption in Japan’s growing digital finance market.
- On October 9, 2025, PayPay, part of SoftBank Group, acquired a 40% stake in Binance Japan, the regulated Japanese subsidiary of the global crypto exchange Binance.
- Over the past year, Japan's on-chain transaction value rose 120%, and the Financial Services Agency refined rules to support fintech-crypto partnerships.
- Integration will allow Binance Japan customers to buy crypto with PayPay Money and withdraw into PayPay wallets, serving more than 70 million users and nearly 380 million transactions in 2024.
- Executives say the partnership expands Binance Japan's distribution and could accelerate retail adoption by linking cryptocurrency with traditional payments for Japanese consumers.
- Amid market momentum, JPYC plans a yen-backed stablecoin later this year, a survey found 54% of institutions plan to allocate 2-5% to crypto, and BNB token recently surged over 26%.
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SoftBank’s PayPay Buys 40% Stake in Binance Japan to Fuse Crypto With Cashless Payments
SoftBank Group company PayPay, one of Japan’s largest digital payment apps, has acquired a 40% equity stake in Binance Japan as part of a new strategic partnership aimed at blending cashless payments with access to cryptocurrencies.The move brings together PayPay’s 70 million users and its widespread merchant network with Binance’s blockchain infrastructure, integrating PayPay Money, a smartphone-based digital wallet, into Binance Japan to allow…
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Binance Japan has formed a capital and business alliance with PayPay, a SoftBank (SFTBY) group company, with PayPay acquiring a 40% equity stake in the crypto exchange’s Japanese unit.
PayPay and Binance Japan Form Capital and Business Alliance
Combining Cashless Payments and Digital Assets to Create a Seamless Financial Experience TOKYO, Oct. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Binance Japan, a subsidiary of Binance, the world's leading blockchain ecosystem by trading volume, today announced that it has entered into a capital and business alliance with PayPay Corporation ("PayPay"), a SoftBank Corp. group company and one of Japan's leading financial services providers, best known for its "PayPay"…
Softbank's PayPay acquires 40% stake in Binance Japan
PayPay Corporation, a Softbank-backed electronic payment services firm in Japan, has made an equity investment in Binance Japan Inc. The investment represents a 40 percent ownership stake, and Binance Japan became an equity-method affiliate of PayPay as of September 2025, PayPay said in a statement on Thursday. Looking ahead, the companies aim to launch integrated services that will allow users to purchase crypto assets within the Binance app us…
PayPay Acquires 40% Stake in Binance Japan in Digital Finance Alliance - Fintech Hong Kong
Binance Japan and PayPay Corporation have entered into a capital and business alliance aimed at advancing digital finance in Japan. As part of the agreement, PayPay has acquired a 40% equity stake in Binance Japan. The partnership combines PayPay’s user base and experience in cashless payment infrastructure with Binance’s blockchain expertise and leadership in digital assets. The collaboration will focus on developing products and services that …
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