The Japanese Tech-Riese Softbank apparently wants to bring its payment app PayPay to the stock exchange in the United States in 2025-with a volume of over two billion dollars.
• Softbank prepares a large IPO of the PayPay payment app
• Apparently planned in the USA in 2025
• Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan & Co.
The Japanese technology group Softbank Group is driving the plans for an IPO (IPO) of its popular PayPay payment app in the United States. As Reuters reports on two people familiar with the matter, Softbank has already commissioned renowned investment banks to prepare.
According to this, Goldman Sachs, JPmorgan Chase & Co, Mazuho Financial Group and Morgan Stanley are supposed to accompany the IPO in charge. According to the Reuters insiders, the IPO could take place in the fourth quarter of 2025 and collect more than two billion US dollars of fresh capital. Since the information is not public, the sources wanted to remain anonymous. However, according to Reuters, they emphasize that factors such as the time and the amount of the sum achieved by the IPO depend on the market conditions.
PayPay-IPO in mind: strategic importance for soft bank
A successful PayPay IPO would be strategically important for Softbank. The company not only wants to procure capital, but also to raise the value of its investments, as can be seen from the Softbank Quartal Presentation in August 2025. The PayPay app is one of the Group’s growth drivers and the IPO preparations are progressing well, the report said.
According to the company, the app has made a significant contribution to moving the traditionally cash -savvy Japanese market in the direction of digital payment methods. The app became attractive primarily through discount and cashback programs that reward users for payments via the smartphone.
In addition to digital payments, PayPay now also offers bank and credit card services. The owner structure of the app is distributed over several soft bank units: the mobile phone provider Softbank Corp, the Vision Fund as well as the LY CORP, a joint venture between Softbank and the South Korean Naver Corp.
First major US IPO with soft bank cover since Arm Holdings
For Softbank, the PayPay-IPO would be the first major US stock exchange nopy of a majority stake since ARM Holdings spectacular to the stock exchange in 2023. At that time, the British chip designer was rated $ 54.5 billion. Today, the market capitalization of ARM is over $ 141 billion.
The time for a stock exchange debut could be cheap. In the United States, the IPO market is currently experiencing long-awaited relaxation. According to the market observation, strong quarter results of large tech companies and progress in international trade negotiations have brought back investors. This marks a trend reversal compared to the reluctance in early 2025, as an uncertainty about the customs policy of President Donald Trump, braked new listings.
Course reaction in Tokyo: Softbank share inspires
The Reuters report on the alleged stock market plans caused movement on the Tokyo Stock Exchange: Softbank shares rose by around 7 percent on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
If the plans are implemented, Softbank with PayPay could not only have a financial success, but also significantly strengthen its position in the international fintech market. Investors and market observers will therefore trace whether there is actually a billion dollar IPO in autumn.
Bettina Schneider / Editor Finanzen.net
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