v3.26.1
Subsidiaries and Investments Accounted for the Equity Method
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Disclosure of subsidiaries [abstract]  
Subsidiaries and Investments Accounted for the Equity Method

37. Subsidiaries and Investments Accounted for Using the Equity Method

(1) Information on Subsidiaries

The Group’s consolidated financial statements include the following subsidiaries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of ownership

 

Name

 

Primary business activities

 

Country of
incorporation

 

March 31, 2025

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

PayPay Card Corporation

 

Credit card business

 

Japan

 

 

100

 

 

 

100

 

PayPay India Private Limited

 

Software development

 

India

 

 

100

 

 

 

100

 

PayPay Bank Corporation (1)

 

Banking business

 

Japan

 

 

6

 

 

 

76

 

PayPay Securities Corporation (2)

 

Security intermediary business

 

Japan

 

 

29

 

 

 

75

 

PPSC Investment Service Corporation (3)

 

PayPay Point investment-related business

 

Japan

 

 

29

 

 

 

75

 

Credit Engine, Inc. (4)

 

Software development

 

Japan

 

 

100

 

 

 

100

 

LENDY Servicing, Inc. (5)

 

Servicer

 

Japan

 

 

100

 

 

 

100

 

CE Asset, Inc. (5)

 

Servicer

 

Japan

 

 

100

 

 

 

100

 

Credit Engine Asia Pte. Ltd. (6)

 

Servicer

 

Singapore

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

(1)
The Group consolidated the financial statements of PayPay Bank Corporation retrospectively from April 1, 2022 as PayPay Bank Corporation was acquired through a business combination of entities under common control with Z Financial Corporation (currently LY Corporation), a subsidiary of SBG. Refer to Note 7, Business Combinations, for details.
(2)
The Group consolidated the financial statements of PayPay Securities Corporation retrospectively from April 1, 2022 as PayPay Securities Corporation was acquired through a business combination of entities under common control with SoftBank Corp. and LY Corporation, subsidiaries of SBG. Refer to Note 7, Business Combinations, for details.
(3)
PPSC Investment Service Corporation is a subsidiary of PayPay Securities Corporation.
(4)
Effective April 1, 2025, Credit Engine Group, Inc. absorbed Credit Engine, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, with Credit Engine Group, Inc. as the surviving company and Credit Engine, Inc. as the disappearing company.
(5)
These companies are subsidiaries of Credit Engine, Inc. (formerly Credit Engine Group, Inc.).
(6)
 The liquidation of Credit Engine Asia Pte. Ltd. was completed, effective September 1, 2025.

(2) Summarized Financial Information and Other Information on a Subsidiary with Significant Non-controlling Interests

The summarized financial information and other information on subsidiaries with significant non-controlling interests for the years ended March 31, 2024, 2025 and 2026 are as follows.

 

PayPay Bank Corporation

General Information

 

 

March 31, 2024

 

March 31, 2025

 

March 31, 2026

Ownership of the non-controlling interests (%) (1)(2)

 

94

 

94

 

24

(1)
Non-controlling interests of PayPay Bank Corporation represent the share of PayPay Bank Corporation not owned by the Company’s ultimate parent company, SBG, prior to the actual date of the business combination of entities under common control on April 11, 2025. Such interests arise as the Company applied the pooling of interests method of accounting for the acquisition of PayPay Bank Corporation retrospectively.
(2)
On April 11, 2025, the Company acquired 47.1% of the common shares and all non-voting Class A preferred shares of PayPay Bank Corporation from Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. and SBG’s subsidiary, Z Financial Corporation (currently LY Corporation), with such preferred shares subsequently converted into common shares on April 28, 2025, resulting in an ownership interest of 75.5%. Refer to Note 7, Business Combinations for further details.
 

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions of yen)

 

 

 

March 31, 2025

 

March 31, 2026

Accumulated amount attributable to non-controlling
   interests in PayPay Bank Corporation

 

 

119,427

 

33,249

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions of yen)

 

 

For the year ended

 

 

March 31, 2024

 

March 31, 2025

 

March 31, 2026

Profit for the year attributable to non-controlling
   interests in PayPay Bank Corporation

 

5,037

 

5,052

 

2,745

 

Summarized financial information

 

 

 

 

(In millions of yen)

 

 

March 31, 2025

 

March 31, 2026

Total assets

 

2,179,939

 

3,155,448

Total liabilities

 

2,048,079

 

3,019,577

Total shareholders’ equity

 

131,860

 

135,871

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions of yen)

 

 

For the year ended

 

 

March 31, 2024

 

March 31, 2025

 

March 31, 2026

Total revenue

 

43,322

 

49,658

 

65,745

Profit for the year

 

5,483

 

5,368

 

10,844

Total comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

 

4,351

 

1,915

 

7,444

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions of yen)

 

 

For the year ended

 

 

March 31, 2024

 

March 31, 2025

 

March 31, 2026

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

38,709

 

82,238

 

592,220

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(238,302)

 

(102,940)

 

(618,910)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

77,686

 

(3,645)

 

104,578

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash
   equivalents

 

392

 

(11)

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(121,515)

 

(24,358)

 

77,888

 

(3) Investments Accounted for Using the Equity Method

The consolidated financial statements of the Group include the following investments accounted for using the equity method:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of ownership

Name

 

Primary business activities

 

Country of
incorporation

 

March 31, 2025

 

March 31, 2026

PayPay SC Corporation

 

Merchant acquisition agent

 

Japan

 

34

 

34

Binance Japan Inc.(1)

 

Cryptocurrency exchange business

 

Japan

 

 

40

(1)
The Group acquired shares of Binance Japan Inc. in September 2025.

Financial information of individually immaterial investments accounted for using the equity method is as follows:

Information on investments accounted for using the equity method as of March 31, 2025 is omitted as it is immaterial.

 

 

 

(In millions of yen)

 

 

March 31, 2026

Carrying amounts

 

12,762

 

 

 

(In millions of yen)

 

 

For the year ended

 

 

March 31, 2026

Share of loss

 

(137)

Share of total comprehensive loss

 

(137)

 

(4) Structured Entities

The Group’s consolidated structured entities include money trusts established and operated for specific purposes, and trusts established to facilitate securitization transactions for the Group’s receivables. Although the Group does not hold voting rights or similar rights in these trusts, the Group has the power to direct the relevant activities under the trust agreements and other contractual arrangements. In addition, the Group is exposed to variable returns associated with income and other economic benefits generated by these trusts. Furthermore, the Group has the ability to affect the amount of such variable returns through its power over these trusts. Accordingly, the Group has determined that it controls these trusts and consolidates them. Except for additional trust contributions required to satisfy safeguarding obligations under the Payment Services Act, and for subordinated beneficial interests in securitization trusts, the Group has no contractual obligation to provide significant financial or other support to any of these trusts. In addition, the Group has not provided, and does not intend to provide, significant financial or other support to its consolidated structured entities. Additionally, the Group has no material unconsolidated structured entities.