{"id":165907,"date":"2019-10-03T23:03:51","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T15:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/?p=257185"},"modified":"2019-10-03T23:03:51","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T15:03:51","slug":"softbank-mobile-payments-jv-reaches-15m-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/10\/03\/softbank-mobile-payments-jv-reaches-15m-users\/","title":{"rendered":"SoftBank mobile payments JV reaches 15M users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        \tJapanese mobile payments company PayPay announced its user base has reached 15 million registered accounts, one year since launch [1] in the country.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement the company, which is a joint venture between SoftBank Group and Yahoo Japan, said the milestone was achieved on 1 October.<\/p>\n<p>It represents fast growth from a 10 million milestone hit on 7 August [2].<\/p>\n<p>PayPay put the rapid user growth down to its &#8216;Machikado PayPay&#8217; campaign and a point reward project.<\/p>\n<p>The mobile payment service is accepted by 1.5 million merchants, such as stores and taxis, the company said, adding that a total of 170 million transactions were made since the launch of the payment app a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>PayPay has the ambitious goal to create \u201ca society where people can buy anything through cashless payments in every corner of the country with a safe and secured service for our users\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Japan is undergoing a transformation in the way it operates payments, and the country&#8217;s authorities have set a target to reduce the proportion of transactions made using coins and notes to 60 per cent by 2025.<\/p>\n<p>India-based mobile wallet company Paytm was initially part of the joint venture, alongside SoftBank Group and Yahoo Japan, but its name is notably absent in today&#8217;s press release published by PayPay.<\/p>\n[1] 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