Japan's PayPay, Seven & i to combine loyalty programs

TOKYO -- SoftBank Group-backed PayPay, the largest smartphone payment service in Japan, and Seven & i Holdings are in final negotiations to integrate their customer data, Nikkei learned Thursday. Business dealsJapan's PayPay, Seven & i to combine loyalty programs Total 100m users challenge Rakuten and NTT Docomo in domestic market Seven & i Holdings, parent of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, is in talks to receive an investment from SoftBank Corp. and its affiliate PayPay. (Nikkei montage) TOKYO -- SoftBank Group-backed PayPay, the largest smartphone payment service in Japan, and Seven & i Holdings are in final negotiations to integrate their customer data, Nikkei learned Thursday.