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https://travel.rakuten.com/?scid=wi_trv_ichiba_gbl_top_com
https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2019/0723_01.html
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Top 10 FinTech Ventures from BigTech Companies to Watch in 2018
https://www.disruptordaily.com/...tures-bigtech-companies-watch-2018/
Business WireJuly 24, 2019
SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Rakuten Marketing announced a new affiliate marketing relationship with Monster, a leader in connecting the right people to the right jobs, to help enhance Monster’s e-commerce reach and visibility. With a combined interest in providing a positive user experience, Monster’s work with Rakuten Marketing will help recruiters connect with the right candidates.
Working together, Monster and Rakuten will develop a comprehensive online strategy to diversify publisher partners, allowing recruiters and human resources representatives to match with individuals that best fit the desired background and skillset criteria. This will also ensure that Monster is able to reach the right audiences, making the most out of every dollar of their digital ad investment via a full-funnel strategy.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/...en-marketing-enhance-120000731.html
eting to Enhance Affiliate Marketing Program
Business WireJuly 24, 2019
SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Rakuten Marketing announced a new affiliate marketing relationship with Monster, a leader in connecting the right people to the right jobs, to help enhance Monster’s e-commerce reach and visibility. With a combined interest in providing a positive user experience, Monster’s work with Rakuten Marketing will help recruiters connect with the right candidates.
Working together, Monster and Rakuten will develop a comprehensive online strategy to diversify publisher partners, allowing recruiters and human resources representatives to match with individuals that best fit the desired background and skillset criteria. This will also ensure that Monster is able to reach the right audiences, making the most out of every dollar of their digital ad investment via a full-funnel strategy.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/...en-marketing-enhance-120000731.html
Giving the UK ISP’s subscribers access to a wide range of additional films, leading European video-on-demand platform Rakuten TV is teaming with UK pay-TV provider TalkTalk TV to offer users a new SVOD service with access to a range of popular films.
The deal will see TalkTalk TV Boost customers who have been subscribed to a TalkTalk TV Boost from 1 July 2019 gain access to the new Rakuten TV Movie Club as part of their subscription. TalkTalk TV customers will be able to enjoy films from an extensive movie catalogue including titles which will be refreshed each week.
The TalkTalk TV partnership marks the next stage in Rakuten TV’s strategy to increase its presence in Europe, following the announcement of its extension plans earlier this year, where the platform tripled its distribution from 12 to 42 countries to reach more than 30 million European households.
Read more: Rakuten TV inks new SVOD partnership with TalkTalk TV | VOD | News | Rapid TV News https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2019070856603/...lk-tv.html#ixzz5uyHakbcs
14.07.2019, 17:04
A San Francisco court sided with Lyft last week in a big decision for the company's bike-sharing service.
The court ruled that Lyft has an exclusive contract with the city for both docked and dockless bikes.
When it comes to e-bikes, Lyft also has first-offer for a contract. The city wants there to be multiple operators.
Wall Street analysts say Lyft's exclusive contracts with more cities, including New York, could be a big tailwind. "We believe that increasing the number of use cases on Lyft, including through options such as shared rides and bikes & scooters can drive active riders higher," JPMorgan said in a research note earlier this summer.
A Lyft spokesperson said the company is looking forward to expanding its e-bike program, which also hit the streets in the East Bay, about 12 miles outside of San Francisco, last week.
https://www.businessinsider.de/...rancisco-court-2019-7?r=US&IR=T
Rakuten’s European businesses are overcoming the challenges of cross-border commerce and language barriers to grow together, strengthening synergies and connecting the dots under Rakuten Europe CEO Toby Otsuka’s vision of a regional ecosystem.
“What started with first steps more than a decade ago has grown into an innovative network of more than 15 companies in this core region,” says Otsuka. “Rakuten’s unique partnership with FC Barcelona kicked off in 2017, followed closely by a strategic global brand integration initiative that has increased brand awareness across the region. Now an ambitious push forward by the individual companies, bolstered by strong regional leadership, is driving a seamless and borderless experience for customers in Europe.”
Examples, like Rakuten TV’s expansion to more than 40 countries, showcase the group’s ambition, but its success is centered on the shared knowledge and exchange of experience between the group companies themselves — giving Rakuten a key advantage over many of its competitors. The latest example of how cooperation between group businesses can build a foundation for future success can be seen in the launch of the all-new Rakuten.co.uk and Rakuten.es shopping sites.
https://rakuten.today/blog/borderless-business-rakuten-europe.html
'Communities Are Growing In Viber,' Says CRO Cristina Constandache
Viber is one of the most popular messaging apps worldwide, with over 1 billion registered users in 190 countries and it supports over 30 languages. The first main feature when Viber released was free calls between users. During the economic crisis, Viber became very popular for the amazing quality of this specific feature. Then it released the free messages and then stickers, which is now one of the most popular features of the platform.
Communities are the next big thing for Viber. Brands, celebrities, and users can create their own unique, public channel in which they can communicate whatever they want to their audience. Constandache believes that the next trends in messaging will come from the way businesses will be using messaging to communicate directly with customers. There are already cases in which consumers prefer to communicate directly with a business rather than spend long wait times on hold or emailing customer support for answers.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/timoskouremenos/2019/...er/#25ec40a32b75
Named one of PCMag’s Best Free Software of 2019 and one of TIME’s Best Apps of 2018, Libby seamlessly connects first-time users and experienced readers with the popular digital collections of libraries. Readers may browse the library’s digital collection, instantly borrow titles and start reading or listening for free with a valid library card.
https://company.overdrive.com/2019/07/23/...r-public-library-patrons/
3rd June 2019
Tokyo: Vacation rental service provider Rakuten Lifull Stay has announced its vacation rental and accommodation booking site VacationStay has partnered with channel manager Beds24.
The Rakuten Group company said its booking site was partnering with one of the world’s leading channel managers, which is operated by MPK Systems Ltd. It marks the first time that VacationStay has partnered with a global channel manager to date.
Beds24 is an all-in-one cloud service that is linked to major OTAs and utilised by vacation rental and accommodation providers in more than 130 countries around the world. As a result of the system partnership, property managers and their agents who use Beds24 in Japan will soon be able to list their properties on VacationStay and its partner accommodation booking sites, including Rakuten Travel.
https://shorttermrentalz.com/news/...lifull-stay-vacationstay-beds24/
He elaborates: “Firstly, the Rakuten ID (there are more than 100 million of them) is the same one users have for Rakuten Ichiba, Rakuten Travel and other services. That means their payment information is already registered, which is a huge advantage.”
Users can not only earn Rakuten Super Points, but also spend points earned from using other Rakuten services. “The program is stronger and more popular than anything else out there.”
The third factor for success is the Rakuten merchant network. “There are already 3 million places in Japan where you can use Rakuten group’s smartphone payments Rakuten Edy and Rakuten Point Card.” That number has grown to nearly 3.6 million since Rakuten recently partnered with a major e-money card used as a fare card for trains and buses in Japan.
https://rakuten.today/blog/japan-cashless-future.html
Reuters•July 30, 2019
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan issued its first virtual banking licenses to three consortiums led by Taiwan and Japanese investors, its financial authorities said on Tuesday, following moves by regulators in other Asian markets to issue such licenses.
Asia's internet firms are challenging the region's traditional banks for consumer finances, hoping to increase competition and drive innovation in their markets, while non-banking companies are keen to challenge traditional banks by leveraging their technology and user databases.
Another license was granted to Rakuten International Commercial Bank, which was operated by Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten Inc and Taiwan's IBF Financial Holdings.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/...slands-first-virtual-085446778.html
https://www.owler.com/company/viber
American City Business Journals•July 29, 2019
Lyft motorized scooters will be popping up in more neighborhoods around Dallas, the rideshare company announced today in a press release.
The new neighborhoods where people will be able to find Lyft scooters are Fair Park, Bishop Arts, Wynnewood North, Lake Cliff, Cedars, South Boulevard/Park Row and Owenwood, among others. The company is not adding any scooters to its fleet, but is moving scooters into the South Dallas area, Miller Nuttle, senior manager of Bike and Pedestrian Policy for Lyft said in an email to the Dallas Business Journal.
https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2019/07/...hoo&yptr=yahoo
According to Viber’s CEO, the company is going to work on the promotion of its native Rakuten coin that is being developed in cooperation with Rakuten. Now the related news has come from Viber, an instant messaging and voice app. In the recent interview, Viber Chief Executive Officer Djamel Agaoua has told journalists that they have plans to bring Rakuten Coin far beyond the Japanese borders and introduce it in other countries.
Now the app has more than a billion users in different corners of the world. It means that if the company’s plans to introduce the coin developed in cooperation with its parent company in the app worldwide . Last year, the company’s CEO revealed that they were considering an option to launch Rakuten coin in Russia in 2019. Nevertheless, the Russian government still hasn’t decided on how to deal with digital assets Now it’s available in Japan only but we are ready to introduce it in other countries as well”, noted Djamel Agaoua.
https://www.coinspeaker.com/viber-rakuten-coin/
To further strengthen the ecosystem within Taiwan, Rakuten Bank and Rakuten Card applied for and received the necessary approvals to operate an online banking business with IBF, which had already been considering to enter the banking business. Our target is to start providing banking services within fiscal year 2020.
(1) Company name RAKUTEN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK CO., LTD.
(2) Business Electronic banking services
(3) Capital TWD 10 billion
(4) Fiscal year December
(5) Ownership Rakuten Bank 50%, Rakuten Card 1%, IBF 49%
https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2019/0731_01.html
HIROSHI MIKITANI: Rakuten erwarb Viber 2014 - vor 5 Jahren. Von diesem Moment an versuchen wir, den Service von einer exklusiven Kommunikation zu einer Serviceplattform zu entwickeln. Wir freuen uns sehr, dass Viber in der Ukraine so beliebt ist. Wir planen, die Liste der Online-Dienste zu erweitern. Viber ist nicht nur eine Anwendung zum Versenden von Nachrichten, mit der Sie mit Freunden kommunizieren können, sondern auch eine Serviceplattform für Zahlungen, Erstellung von Inhalten, Geldtransfers, Buchung von Restaurants und anderen Dingen.
TELEKOMMUNIKATION : In letzter Zeit sind die Menschen besorgt über die Verwendung von Instant Messenger und Plattformen für politische Zwecke, das Thema Anonymität hat ebenfalls Priorität. Wie löst Viber das Problem der Benutzersicherheit?
HIROSHI MIKITANI: Dank des End-to-End-Verschlüsselungssystems ist Viber eine der sichersten Plattformen. Andere Plattformen hinterlassen eine Lücke für Informationslecks und technische Sicherheitsmanipulationen. In Viber ist dies technisch unmöglich.
https://telekritika.ua/special/e-commerce-v-mire-rakuten/
Adding Viber as a communication channel proved to be the right choice to engage the modern shopper. The Viber campaign sent over Flow reached more than 70,000 shoppers, which was 46% of ShoeBeDo's loyalty base at the time of the campaign.
Following the succesful Viber campaign, ShoeBeDo's e-store saw 20 times more web visitors and a 4-time increase in orders, when compared to a period when Viber campaigns were not active. The number of Viber messages recipients remains stable.
„Connecting to the Infobip Platform enabled us to meaningfully connect with our customer base. Direct, personalized communication through a reliable partner made all the difference for our outreach programs, resulting in higher conversions and impacting our bottom line.“
VLASTA MILINAPR & Marketing Manager, ShoeBeDo
https://www.infobip.com/en/resources/case-studies/...r-communications
https://walletinvestor.com/stock-forecast/rkunf-stock-prediction
Rakuten and The H Collective to Form Joint Venture to Produce Movies
TOKYO, August 1, 2019 – Rakuten, Inc., a global leader in internet services headquartered in Tokyo, and The H Collective, Inc., a Los Angeles-based film production and distribution company today announced that the two companies have signed an agreement to establish Rakuten H Collective Studio, Inc., a joint venture movie production company, in Japan.
Rakuten H Collective Studio will comprehensively engage in the in-house production of films, financing, intellectual property management, and the production and sale of video content on a variety of platforms.
In addition to film production, the company also plans to engage in a wide variety of activities, including creating music, comics, games and other goods based on the content of the films and selling advertising opportunities through product placement.
https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2019/...&category=corp
Investment to also support pipeline growth, and global business and commercial expansion
San Mateo, Calif./Tokyo – August 2, 2019 – Rakuten Medical, Inc., a clinical-stage, global biotechnology company developing precision-targeted cancer therapies based on its proprietary Photoimmunotherapy (PIT) platform, has raised approximately US $100 million on July 31, 2019 in a Series C-1 Preferred Stock financing from Rakuten, Inc, a global leader in internet services headquartered in Japan. This investment is increasing Rakuten’s equity share of Rakuten Medical to 22.6 percent.
https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2019/...&category=corp
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/...-01?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo