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 using PayPay Money and withdraw funds into PayPay Money.

Through its continued evolution from a cashless payments business into a digital financial platform, PayPay will strive to deliver new value to users while contributing to the advancement of Japan’s financial infrastructure.

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