Covid-19 delays SoftBank-Line merger
SoftBank Corp. revealed the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic delayed the regulatory process around a merger between …
SoftBank and Line to form $30B company
SoftBank subsidiary Z Holdings (formerly Yahoo Japan) is to merge with mobile messaging app Line …
SoftBank talks tie-up with Line
SoftBank Corp confirmed local reports stating it was in talks about a possible merger between …
SoftBank mobile payments JV reaches 15M users
Japanese mobile payments company PayPay announced its user base has reached 15 million registered accounts, …
SoftBank, Paytm, Yahoo Japan unveil payments app
Ambitious Japanese mobile payments joint venture PayPay launched a consumer app alongside a number of …
Apple faces competition probe in Japan
Authorities in Japan are investigating allegations Apple pressured Yahoo Japan to slow development of its …
SoftBank builds stake in Yahoo Japan
SoftBank announced an agreement worth $2 billion to increase its stake in Yahoo Japan, as …
Arora to replace Son as Yahoo Japan chairman
Yahoo Japan chairman Masayoshi Son is stepping down in June and will be replaced by …
Yahoo Japan calls off SoftBank deal
Yahoo Japan scrubbed plans to buy eAccess, a mobile operator subsidiary of SoftBank, after a “deeper …
SoftBank to sell eAccess to Yahoo Japan
SoftBank, in a re-organisation of its operations in Japan, has agreed the sale of eAccess – …
