Ichiro Nakayama

Money Moves

Leading PayPay through IPO and U.S. expansion planning

PayPay, the mobile wallet used by three out of four smartphone owners in Japan, began trading on the Nasdaq on March 12 after raising $880 million in its initial public offering. The company sold roughly 55 million American Depositary Shares at $16 each, below its marketed range of $17 to $20, valuing the business at approximately $10.7 billion. It is the largest stock offering by a Japanese company on a U.S. exchange in over a decade.

Updated May 30