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PayPal heats up buy now, pay later race with $2.7 bln Japan deal

Global Economy

Reuters
08 September, 2021, 09:30 am
Last modified: 08 September, 2021, 09:33 am

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PayPal heats up buy now, pay later race with $2.7 bln Japan deal

Paypal, already considered a leader in the BNPL market, also entered Australia last year, raising the stakes for smaller companies such as Sezzle Inc and Z1P.AX Co Ltd (Z1P.AX), stocks of which were down in midday trading on Wednesday

Reuters
08 September, 2021, 09:30 am
Last modified: 08 September, 2021, 09:33 am
The PayPal app logo seen on a mobile phone in this illustration photo October 16, 2017/ Reuters
The PayPal app logo seen on a mobile phone in this illustration photo October 16, 2017/ Reuters

US payments giant PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL.O) said it would acquire Japanese buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Paidy in a $2.7 billion largely cash deal, taking another step to claim the top spot in an industry witnessing a pandemic-led boom.

The deal tracks rival Square Inc's (SQ.N) agreement last month to buy Australian BNPL success story Afterpay Ltd (APT.AX) for $29 billion, which experts said was likely the beginning of a consolidation in the sector. read more

The BNPL business model has been hugely successful during the pandemic, fuelled by federal stimulus checks, and upended consumer credit markets.

These alternative credit firms make money by charging merchants a fee to offer small point-of-sale loans which shoppers repay in interest-free instalments, bypassing credit checks.

Heavyweights like Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Goldman Sachs (GS.N) are the latest heavyweights that have been reported to be readying a version of the service. read more

Paypal, already considered a leader in the BNPL market, also entered Australia last year, raising the stakes for smaller companies such as Sezzle Inc and Z1P.AX Co Ltd (Z1P.AX), stocks of which were down in midday trading on Wednesday.

"The acquisition will expand PayPal's capabilities, distribution and relevance in the domestic payments market in Japan, the third largest ecommerce market in the world, complementing the company's existing cross-border ecommerce business in the country," PayPal said in a statement on Tuesday.

After the acquisition, Paidy will continue to operate its existing business and maintain its brand. Founder and Chairman Russell Cummer and President and Chief Executive Riku Sugie will continue to hold their roles in the company, PayPal said.

The Financial Times had reported last month that Paidy was considering becoming a publicly listed company.

The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021, and will be minimally dilutive to PayPal's adjusted earnings per share in 2022.

BofA Securities was the sole financial adviser to PayPal on the deal, and White & Case was lead legal adviser. Goldman Sachs advised Paidy, and Cooley LLP and Mori Hamada & Matsumoto provided it legal counsel.

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