Subsidiaries and Investments Accounted for the Equity Method (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

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.

Consolidated Financial Statements Include the Subsidiaries

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)　

PayPay Bank Corporation

Disclosure of subsidiaries [table]

Summary of General Information

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

Investments accounted for using Equity Method

Disclosure of subsidiaries [table]

Summary of General Information

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)　

(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