Sony set to take full control of listed financial services arm for $3.7b

Sony set to take full control of listed financial services arm for $3.7b

A logo of Sony Corp is pictured at an electronic store in Tokyo May 14, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai.

Sony will turn listed subsidiary Sony Financial Holdings into a wholly owned unit for 400 billion yen ($3.73 billion) as it follows global tech giants Alibaba Group Holding and Apple in turning to finance as a stable profit generator that performs even during crises like the current pandemic, Nikkei has learned.

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