Netstars, the payments processor listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market, said the total value of transactions it handled for merchants reached ¥1.13tn in the six months to June 2026, up 15.2% from the same period a year earlier. The company filed its semiannual securities report with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau on August 13.
Total revenue for the half rose 14.3% to ¥2.47bn from ¥2.16bn. That total blends several service lines: revenue tied directly to payment processing was ¥2.18bn, up from ¥1.94bn a year earlier, DX-related services brought in ¥183.9mn versus ¥139.3mn, and other revenue rose to ¥104.1mn from ¥76.2mn.
| Service | H1 2026 | H1 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Payment-related | ¥2.18bn | ¥1.94bn |
| DX-related | ¥183.9mn | ¥139.3mn |
| Other | ¥104.1mn | ¥76.2mn |
| Total | ¥2.47bn | ¥2.16bn |
Profit grew well ahead of sales. Operating profit jumped 161.6% to ¥154.7mn, ordinary profit rose 61.0% to ¥243.5mn, and net profit attributable to shareholders climbed 59.5% to ¥203.7mn. Cash and equivalents at period-end stood at ¥37.43bn, most of it made up of ¥31.35bn in funds Netstars holds on behalf of merchants awaiting settlement.
To keep those settlements moving, Netstars disclosed a new ¥6.00bn overdraft facility with its banks, none of it drawn as of June 30. The company also consolidated a new subsidiary, StarPay-Entertainment, extending its payments infrastructure into online entertainment and gaming platforms.
The filing is one company's view of Japan's cashless shift, not an industry total. It cites the government's cashless payment ratio at 58.0% for 2025, with a policy target of around 65% by 2030 on the way to an eventual goal of 80%.