By Yuma Ikeshita

Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

Major Japanese mobile payment service PayPay Corp. will launch a loan service that allows member stores to borrow up to 10 million yen as soon as the same day.

The service will be launched as early as this month, covering its few million member stores nationwide, which include sole proprietors and companies. Through this service, PayPay will offer loan terms -- such as interest rates and maximum loan amounts -- to member stores, which can then apply via smartphone.

PayPay will conduct the service together with PayPay Bank Corp., formerly Japan Net Bank Ltd., Japan's first online-only bank. The lender will use daily payment data from member stores to determine loan terms, including maximum loan amounts. Proposed loan terms will be revised to match the improving business performance of a member store.

Applications can be made in as little as one minute via PayPay Corp.'s app for member stores. The service will generally relieve member stores of having to conduct procedures such as document submission.

When banks provide corporate loans, they usually require interviews and the submission of business plans, and it often takes one to three months for borrowers to receive the money. PayPay aims to better respond to the needs of customers by lending money quicker than rival financial institutions through the use of customer payment data.

In March 2024, PayPay launched a service that allows member stores to convert future sales into cash, with a cap of 1 million yen. It also offers a loan service of up to 80 million yen that utilizes the guarantee system of credit guarantee corporations.

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April 15, 2026 02:21 ET (06:21 GMT)

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