Investimento faz parte da estratégia da varejista para reforçar sua base acionária e modernizar as operações

SoftBank and its payments arm PayPay are in talks to invest in Seven & i, the owner of 7-Eleven, according to Bloomberg, as the retailer restructures.

The investment will likely total several hundred billion yen and Sumitomo Mitsui Card, a unit of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, may also take a stake, Bloomberg said.