US Stock Market | SoftBank’s PayPay plans to price US IPO around low end of range, sources say



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The initial public offering of SoftBank‘s PayPay is likely to price around the low end of its marketing range as war in the Middle East roil markets, said ‌two people ⁠familiar ⁠with the matter.

The IPO book was covered more than five ​times, one of the people said. It has now closed and ​pricing will be finalised after U.S. market hours on Wednesday, the person said.

The Japanese payment app operator was offering 55 million American depositary ⁠shares, priced $17 ‌to $20 apiece, a filing this month showed, targeting a valuation of up to $13.4 billion.

The ⁠people declined to be identified as the ​information is not public. PayPay declined to comment.

PayPay ​has played a central role in encouraging Japanese consumers to move away from a preference for cash by offering rebates on its payments app.


However, it has had a bumpy IPO path. Its ‌IPO roadshow was initially postponed after markets were jolted by conflict in the Middle East, ​Reuters reported ​last week.

It ⁠had already postponed the IPO last year during the U.S. government shutdown, which disrupted regulatory processes and delayed regulatory filing.

PayPay ​plans to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol “PAYP”. Reuters first reported its plans for a U.S. listing in 2023.

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