PayPay Corporation

NasdaqGS:PAYP Stock Report

Market Cap: US$14.5b

PayPay Management

Management criteria checks 0/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Ichiro Nakayama

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentagen/a
CEO tenure7.9yrs
CEO ownership0.00001%
Management average tenureno data
Board average tenure2.9yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha Mar 16

PayPay: It Is Time To Buy Japan's Fintech Champion

Summary PayPay Corporation is the dominant Japanese fintech, holding 64% of the QR payment market and 72 million users. Japan's cashless transition, with a government target of 80% penetration, provides PAYP with significant domestic growth runway. The upcoming LINE Pay merger will consolidate PAYP's market share, reduce customer acquisition costs, and strengthen its super-app ecosystem. I rate PAYP stock a Strong Buy, citing high margins, robust FCF yield, undervalued P/E, and exceptional growth prospects versus global peers. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha

CEO

Ichiro Nakayama (56 yo)

7.9yrs
Tenure

Mr. Ichiro Nakayama was Director of PayPay Bank Corporation from November 2023 to April 2026. Mr. Nakayama has been Corporate Officer, Executive Vice President, General Manager of Payment Management Divisi...


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ichiro Nakayama
President7.9yrsno data0.000010%
$ 1.4k
Paul Kaname Yonamine
Part Time Independent Outside Director2.9yrsno datano data
Junichi Miyakawa
Part Time Directorless than a yearno datano data
Yoshimitsu Goto
Part Time Director6.9yrsno datano data
Jun Shimba
Part Time Director7.9yrsno datano data
Takeshi Idezawa
Part Time Director2.9yrsno datano data
Hiroko Kono
Part Time Independent Outside Director2.9yrsno datano data
Hiroto Kaneko
Part Time Independent Outside Director2.9yrsno datano data
Yasuyoshi Karasawa
Part Time Independent Outside Director2.9yrsno datano data
2.9yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: PAYP's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/07 02:41
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/07 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

PayPay Corporation is covered by 13 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mark PalmerBenchmark Company
Yoshitaka NagaoBofA Global Research
Ryan CampbellCantor Fitzgerald & Co.