By Makiko Yamazaki and SAM NusseyBy Makiko Yamazaki and SAM Nussey
作者：山崎真子和山姆·努西
Tokyo, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Japanese Payments Company Infcurion Is Planning an Initial Public Offering in Tokyo in 2025 as the Company Looks to Accelerate Its Growth Including Through Mergers and Acquisitions, Its Executives Told Reuters.
東京，10月11日（路透社）— 日本支付公司Incurion高管告訴路透社，該公司計劃於2025年在東京進行首次公開募股，該公司希望通過併購等方式加速增長。
Last Month Infcurion Said It Secured Backing From Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 8316.t. the Roughly 8 Billion Yen ($53.8 Million) Investment Gives the Company a Valuation of More Than 30 Billion Yen.
上個月，Infcurion表示已獲得三井住友金融集團的支持 8316.t. 這筆大約80日元（合5,380萬美元）的投資使該公司的估值超過300日元。
"We Are Planning to IPO Next Year and in Doing so Hope to Firmly Establish Our Presence, Supplement Our Funds and Execute Including Through Mergers and Acquisitions," Kenichi Nogami, Infcurion's Chief Financial Officer, Said In an Interview.
Infcurion首席財務官野上健一在接受採訪時表示：「我們計劃在明年進行首次公開募股，並通過此舉鞏固我們的影響力，補充我們的資金，包括通過併購來執行。」
Infcurion, Which Was Founded in 2006, Offers Technology Powering a Range of Payments Services Such as Digital Wallets and Credit Cards.
Incurion成立於2006年，提供爲數字錢包和信用卡等一系列支付服務提供支持的技術。
The Company Expects to Be Profitable in the Current Financial Year Ending March 31, as Its Credit Card-Issuing Platform Business Has Seen Rapid Growth in Transactions, Nogami Said.
野上說，由於其信用卡發行平台業務的交易量快速增長，該公司預計將在截至3月31日的本財政年度實現盈利。
The Business Enables Companies to Issue Credit Cards to Their Staff or Clients and Infcurion Has Built Close Relationships With Local Banks.
該業務使公司能夠向其員工或客戶發放信用卡，Infcurion已與當地銀行建立了密切的關係。
Global Competitors Include Oakland, California-Based Marqeta Mq.o and Irish-American Stripe.
全球競爭對手包括總部位於加利福尼亞州奧克蘭的Marqeta mq.o 還有愛爾蘭裔美國人的 Stripe。
Hiroki Maruyama, Infcurion's Co-Founder and CEO, Said the Company Could Potentially Use Proceeds From the Planned Listing to Buy Other Financial Technology Firms to Broaden the Range of Services.
Infcurion的聯合創始人兼首席執行官Hiroki Maruyama表示，該公司有可能將計劃上市的收益用於收購其他金融科技公司，以擴大服務範圍。
"Instead of Developing Everything in-House, We're at a Point Where We Can Add Offerings to Our Platform Through M&a," Maruyama Said.
丸山說：「我們現在不是在內部開發所有東西，而是可以通過併購爲我們的平台增加產品。」
While Japan Has Been a Laggard in Digital Payments, the Market Is Changing Quickly and the Company Says It Sees Large Room for Growth, Particularly in Business-to-Business Payments, Which Still Mostly Rely on Bank Transfers.
儘管日本在數字支付方面一直處於落後地位，但市場正在迅速變化，該公司表示看到了很大的增長空間，尤其是在企業對企業支付方面，企業對企業的支付仍然主要依賴銀行轉賬。
Infcurion Is Also Considering Expansion in Asia, Maruyama Said.
丸山說，Infcurion也在考慮在亞洲擴張。
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 8306.t, Japan's Largest Telecoms Company Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp 9432.t and Railway Operator West Japan Railway Co 9021.t Are Also Among Its Shareholders.
三菱日聯金融集團 8306.t，日本最大的電信公司日本電報電話公司 9432.t 和鐵路運營商西日本鐵路公司 9021.t 也是其股東之一。
($1 = 148.6900 Yen)
（$1 = 148.6900 日元）
(Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki and SAM Nussey; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)
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