SoftBank-owned PayPay set to kick off overseas expansion

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Japan payment service will be accepted in Alipay+ partner stores in South Korea

Masayoshi Yanase, corporate officer at PayPay, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo about the digital payment business’s overseas expansion,  Sept. 16. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)

YURIKA YONEDA

September 16, 2025 20:51 JST

TOKYO — SoftBank Group-owned mobile payment service PayPay announced Tuesday that it will enable its app for use outside Japan as early as late September, in a development designed to meet the needs of Japanese travelers abroad.