Announced
Financials
Tags
Pending
Payments / Commerce
online payment
financial service providers
fintech industry
Japan
Cross Border
Single Bidder
Private
Acquisition
Majority
Friendly
Synopsis
PayPal, an American multinational financial technology company operating an online payments system in the majority of countries that support online money transfers, and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods, agreed to acquire Paidy, a platform for consumers to pay at online stores, for $2.7bn. "Paidy pioneered buy now, pay later solutions tailored to the Japanese market and quickly grew to become the leading service, developing a sizable two-sided platform of consumers and merchants. Combining Paidy's brand, capabilities and talented team with PayPal's expertise, resources and global scale will create a strong foundation to accelerate our momentum in this strategically important market," Peter Kenevan, PayPal Vice President and Head of Japan.
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