Seven & i secures 300 billion yen from SoftBank, PayPay and Sumitomo Mitsui

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Seven & i Holdings has secured 300 billion yen, equivalent to 1.91 billion dollars, from SoftBank, PayPay and Sumitomo Mitsui Card through a third-party allotment of treasury shares. Each investor will subscribe 100 billion yen for 48.30 million common shares. The capital collaboration supports broader business partnerships combining 7-Eleven's network of more than 20,000 stores in Japan with the partners' digital platforms, customer bases and technology capabilities. Near-term plans include linking Seven & i's 7iD membership platform with PayPay accounts and allowing customers to earn and redeem PayPay Points and V Points at 7-Eleven stores, while longer term the partners will explore using shared customer data to personalise offers and apply SoftBank's AI, robotics and digital transformation tools to store operations.

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SoftBank Group Corp.
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Invests 100 billion yen in Seven & i, forming capital and business partnership.

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Sumitomo Mitsui Card Company, Limitedi
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Invests 100 billion yen in Seven & i, expanding partnership and digital integration.