PayPay Corporation, the Japanese digital payments giant backed by SoftBank Group, continued its strong post-IPO performance in early trading Monday, March 16, 2026, building on a robust Nasdaq debut last week that saw shares jump significantly above the offering price despite a conservative pricing amid geopolitical headwinds.
PayPay's American Depositary Shares (ADSs), trading under the ticker PAYP on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, closed Friday, March 13, at $21.14, up $2.98 or 16.41% from the previous close of $18.16. The stock opened at $21.00, reached an intraday high of $21.98 and dipped to a low of $19.81 before settling higher on volume exceeding 14 million shares. After-hours trading saw a slight dip to around $20.80, down 1.61%.
