Rakuten wesentlich besser als Rocket
Published by C. Diep, Sep 13, 2022
In the second quarter of 2022, the cross-use ratio of Rakuten Members reached 74.7 percent. Rakuten operates a variety of e-commerce, financial, and mobile services, which can be connected via the cross-platform feature "Rakuten ID".
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240294/...rvice-cross-use-ratio/
Xavier Kong · 25 Aug 2022 · 1 min read
Bejewel, a Korean jewelry ecommerce platform, has raised an additional 8 billion won (US$6 million) in its series B follow-up round from investors, including Rakuten Capital, CJ Entertainment and Media, and SoftBank Ventures Asia.
https://www.techinasia.com/...e-platform-secures-additional-6m-series
September 21, 2022
Rakuten's FinTech businesses are expanding their customer base and accelerating the speed of their growth, which is all made possible by Rakuten's tech knowhow. Many cutting-edge initiatives have been realized using the latest Rakuten-developed technology related to algorithms, apps, 5G, and drones, in addition to improved operational efficiency through the use of artificial intelligence (AI).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGE3VpGKXYw
September 20, 2022
Rakuten Symphony CEO Tareq Amin and members of the global leadership team recently visited India for a pair of special employee SyncUps in Bengaluru and Indore. During his trip, we sat down with Amin to learn more about his deep ties with India, his unique approach to creating disruptive products, and the exciting future of Rakuten Symphony India.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elhjHE5F8Vc
Plan would value Rakuten Bank at $2.1 billion to $2.8 billion
Amazon’s rival in Japan is grappling with mobile unit losses
Takahiko Hyuga and Min Jeong Lee
21. September 2022 um 11:10 MESZ
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Rakuten Group Inc. has chosen Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Daiwa Securities Group Inc. as lead managers for its banking unit’s initial public offering, people familiar with the matter said, as the online retailer chases fintech growth to counter mounting losses.
Rakuten is preparing to list its banking unit with a valuation of around 300 billion yen ($2.1 billion) to 400 billion yen in an IPO as early as December, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be
named as the matter is private. Deliberations are ongoing and details of Rakuten Bank Ltd.’s offering, including bank manager lineup and size, could still change, they said.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...eadSource=uverify%2520wall
by Deanna Walker September 21, 2022
Rakuten’s fintech segment is growing rapidly into a company that remains largely confined in Japan, despite its ambitions to expand overseas. The company’s credit card, bank, securities and insurance businesses together made up the biggest earners of operating income in the April-June quarter. Rakuten is preparing to separately list its securities unit.
Morningstar analyst Kazunori Ito said, “It makes sense for Rakuten to raise funds to help the banking unit grow — the combination of its e-commerce operations and fintech makes the company a strong, attractive player in Japan. “
https://biz.crast.net/...dman-daiwa-for-banking-unit-ipo-say-sources/
Rakuten Bank's net income FY 2012-2021
Published by Statista Research Department, May 13, 2022
In the fiscal year 2021, the net income of Rakuten Bank, Ltd. amounted to 20.04 billion Japanese yen.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230669/...t%25203.6%2520percent.
The income wll increase in 2022 to about 21 billion Japanese Yen = about $150 Million.
In Q2 FY2022, the FinTech segment recorded increases in both revenue and profit. Revenue was 162.7 billion yen, up 6.3% YoY, and segment profit was 26.5 billion yen, an increase of 17.4% YoY.
https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2022/0810_02.html
26.5 billion yen segment profit in one quarter (Q2/2022) was extrapolated 106 billion yen or $ 740 million net income in 2022.
By a P/E like Rakuten Bank by a valuation by the IPO of $ 2.5 billion of 16.7 the valuation of $ 740 million net income in 2022 of the FinTech segemnt = $ 12.36 billion.
By Cristina Constandache | Chief Revenue Officer Rakuten Viber
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 | 9 MIN READ
As part of The Drum’s E-commerce Deep Dive, Cristina Constandache, chief revenue officer at Rakuten Viber, talks through the evolution of e-commerce, the rise of m-, s- and c-commerce, and the best ways to embrace online retail.
https://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2022/09/20/...ial-and-mobile-commerce
September 21, 2022 By Michael Kozlowski
https://goodereader.com/blog/kobo-ereader-news/...ew-gesture-controls
Bejoy Pankajakshan 23 September 2022
Service providers across all geographies are keen to adopt a cloud-native approach to bring down the time to market and gain network agility and flexibility to address evolving customer demands.
Cloud-native is also a requirement for 5G as the core network needs to support cloud-native functions, as per 3GPP standardization. Several Greenfield operators, including Rakuten and DISH, have been building cloud-native infrastructure from the beginning. However, brownfield telcos are also evolving to become fully cloud-native to gain crucial efficiencies, including developing apps faster and scaling them more quickly and easily compared to traditional applications. It also helps them significantly reduce the time to market while reducing operational expenses for the telcos.
Even so, the journey towards full cloud-native networks needs to be meticulously planned and executed so the service providers are able to reap the promised benefits.
In a recent interview with TelecomTV, Mavenir’s Bejoy Pankajakshan, EVP Chief Technology and Strategy Officer, elaborates on the milestones for service providers’ journey to build a fully cloud-native network.
https://www.mavenir.com/blog/...telcos-cloud-native-journey%E2%80%AF/
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JULY 22, 2022
Jumble Store by 2nd STREET is a well-known second-hand thrift shop in Japan. So, if you’re looking for a high-quality thrift shop, this is one of the top sites to check out on Rakuten! It’s divided into two subcategories, 2nd STREET and Jumble Store. The former is mainly for sales of second-hand home appliances, clothes, and daily necessities, while the latter is primarily for vintage clothes, handbags, and accessories. Let’s dive deep into the latter and shop for popular brands like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Hermès, Rolex, and More!
https://www.buyandship.ph/blog/2022/07/22/...ble-store-by-2nd-street/
Noa Bar Shay
Senior Partnerships Account Director at Rakuten Viber
Sofia, 01 September 2022 - Rakuten Viber, a global leader in private and secure messaging and voice-based communication, is announcing the launch of Business Inbox: a new feature that will allow for all business messages from official brand accounts to be stored and organized in one folder. Bulgaria is the first country in Viber’s European region to have the new feature. Convenient for users and effective for brands, Business Inbox is Viber’s latest step towards great customer experience within the app.
The new feature will be activated once the first business message is received—for example, an order confirmation from a food delivery, a notification from a bank, a special offer from a store, etc. For users that have had conversations with businesses in the past, the Business Inbox folder will appear right after the Viber version update. Once the Business Inbox folder is created in the chat list, all business messages go there by default. Additionally, this provides another layer of security for brand-user interactions because only chats with verified businesses will go into the folder.
Recent surveys show that 71% of consumers want to have convenient access to communication with a business, and 95% of leaders say that providing a good customer experience is a top strategic priority. In Bulgaria, just within the first half of the year, Viber saw a cumulative growth of 50% across all types of business messages delivered—and 79% growth specifically in conversational business messages (chats with customer support, discussions about an order, etc.).
How this feature benefits users:
Viber values users’ privacy and gives them even more control over their in-app experience thanks to a dedicated folder that separates business interactions from private chats
Each user can arrange interactions with brands to their taste: move chats from Business Inbox to the main chat list and vice versa, pin specific business conversations to the top, etc.
Users won’t miss any important updates from brands, thanks to lock screen notifications and convenient UI
All messages from official accounts land in Business Inbox by default, so messages from verified brands are even easier to recognize
https://www.forbusiness.viber.com/en/blog/post/...eature-in-bulgaria/
Goldman Sachs und Daiwa Securities mandatiert
Tokio, 21.09.2022
Als Bewertung für die Banktochter beim Listing strebt Rakuten umgerechnet mindestens 2,1 Mrd. Dollar an – mit einer Upside von 30 %. Die Erstnotiz könnte nach Bloomberg-Informationen im frühen Dezember erfolgen. Ein Rakuten-Sprecher wollte die Informationen nicht kommentieren.
Das Fintech-Segment von Rakuten zeigt sehr gutes Wachstum und hegt sogar Ambitionen, außerhalb Japans Fuß zu fassen – mit Rakuten Viber geht man ins europäische Payment, wofür man auf bestehende App-Strukturen aufsetzt.
https://www.boersen-zeitung.de/banken-finanzen/...d-b314-79642049aebe
People in Europe know Rakuten TV, Kobo, Viber or Rakuten Advertising, but they might not necessarily know the organization Rakuten Europe. Can you tell us a little bit about its purpose?
We are not a monoline company, but a group of 14 very different services in EMEA, and that comes with its own unique set of challenges. Rakuten Europe does not decide the business strategy for all of those single services, as we believe that they know their audience, their market and their specific areas best. As an organization, we see our purpose and mission as being an enabler, background support and catalyst. We find and create synergies between businesses, we aim to create a positive environment for business expansion and success, and we strive to unite all offers under one brand that consumers recognize as a gateway for their daily needs—which we like to call our Ecosystem.
A few examples of how we achieve that include our partnerships with the likes of Telefonica or the British Fashion Council, and the creation of hub platforms like Rakuten.de, Rakuten.es or Rakuten.co.uk, which bring all our offerings together in an entertaining and rewarding way. We also centralize and bundle our efforts around sustainability, foster diversity and inclusivity throughout the regions and serve as a knowledge and expertise hub.
Rakuten now has 28,000 employees and operates in many countries around the world. But its roots and global headquarters remain in Japan. What’s typically Japanese at Rakuten and what isn’t?
In Japan, we’re not considered a traditional Japanese company, even though the rest of the world might have a different view of us. The reason for this is our approach to bringing together the best of Japanese culture and embracing the influence of our global workforce.
For example, I don’t know any other corporation in Japan that has this level of diversity or a vision formed by globalization. It’s nicely represented in the fact that Rakuten was the first company in Japan to make English its official language, requiring all staff to have a certain level of English language skills. However, I know this might not be considered exceptional from a Western point of view.
On the other hand, our business code, the Rakuten Shugi, in many parts takes inspiration from Japanese culture. Omotenashi, which is Japan’s famous service mentality; Shikumika, which represents strategic thinking; Asakai, which is our all-hands company meeting every Monday morning. We also embrace practices like cleaning your own workplace –which even Mickey himself does – which are clearly rooted in Japanese concepts of respect and community spirit. Again, pretty normal in Japan, but unique from a Western perspective.
https://corp.rakuten.eu/hajimemashite-toby-otsuka/
Zahlreiche international agierende Unternehmen haben nun auch einen Standort in Düsseldorf und erschließen von hier aus den europäischen Markt: Dazu gehören unter anderen Rakuten Symphony, ein Netzwerkausrüster der japanischen Rakuten-Gruppe, der indische IT-Konzern Mphasis, das norwegische Pharmaunternehmen Photocure und die chinesische HONOR Technologies Germany GmbH, die in 2021 die Geschäftstätigkeit als eigenes Unternehmen aufgenommen hat.
https://www.duesseldorf.de/wirtschaftsfoerderung/...nen-in-nrw-1.html
Eine neue Verbraucherstudie von Rakuten Advertising verdeutlicht die Wirkung kontextueller Werbung und zeigt warum Streaming-Dienste als Teil einer umfassenden Werbestrategie nicht mehr wegzudenken sind.
8. JULI 2022
An Streaming-Diensten führt kein Weg mehr vorbei
Werbung in Streaming-Diensten (auch Connected TV oder CTV) ist heute wirksamer als je zuvor. Dafür gibt es zwei Gründe:
Die Statistik zeigt, dass Zuschauer gesuchte Produkte kaufen, wenn diese in Streaming-Diensten beworben werden – 72% im weltweiten Durchschnitt.
Der Anteil der Zuschauer, die Streaming-Dienste gegenüber herkömmlichem Fernsehen bevorzugen, liegt weltweit bei 41%.
Diese Kombination aus Umfang und Wirkung macht CTV zu einer wesentlichen Komponente für die Mediaplanung.
Um hiervon zu profitieren, müssen Mediaplaner wissen, wie sie CTV in umfassendere Werbestrategien einbinden und einen Call-to-Action liefern können, der die Marke vom Fernseher in die Suchleiste des Browsers bringt.
https://www.affiliateblog.de/...ste-wie-zuschauer-zu-kaeufern-werden/
by Werner Geyser
Last Updated: September 7th, 2022
Notable Highlights
Affiliate Marketing Industry is set to grow to approximately $13 Billion in 2022 and $15.7 Billion by 2024
Affiliate Marketing focused platforms and services raised more than $300M in funding in 2021 alone, an indication of the significant growth of the industry
The global number of Affiliate Marketing related service offerings grew by 26% in 2021 alone, to reach a staggering 10,000 firms offering or specializing in Affiliate Marketing services
Amazon Associates remains the largest affiliate network with more than 20% market share.
Affiliate Marketing averaged 9% of marketing budget allocation in 2021
More than 67% of brands worry about affiliate fraud, less than 30% have been affected by it
Interest in affiliate marketing rose more than 300% between 2017 and 2021
More than 25% of brands utilize bloggers in their affiliate marketing campaigns
https://influencermarketinghub.com/affiliate-marketing-report/
Rakuten, NEC, Virgin Media O2 Push Live 5G Open RAN Service
Dan Meyer | Executive EditorSeptember 1, 2022 3:00 PM
Rakuten Symphony, NEC, and U.K. operator Virgin Media O2 are pushing their joint open radio access network (RAN) trial into the field, turning on a handful of live sites on the carrier’s commercial network. The move continues an aggressive government-mandated push for U.K. operators to roll out open RAN technology.
The live trial is using NEC’s system integration services, Rakuten Symphony’s Open RAN software, edge cloud, radio management, and operations systems, and is running in Virgin Media O2’s brownfield network in the Northamptonshire region of the U.K.
NEC has been working with Rakuten Mobile on its 5G deployment in Japan and with a handful of other operators on open RAN-based 5G commercial deployments and network trials.
The Virgin Media O2 deal is also another feather in Rakuten Symphony’s cap.
The standalone company was formed late last year by the Japanese e-commerce giant to push its open RAN architecture into more networks around the world. Earlier this year it scored deployment deals with AT&T, Cisco, Nokia, and Qualcomm, which followed previous deals with operators like Germany’s 1&1 Drillisch.
https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/...open-ran-service/2022/09/
by Werner Geyser
Last Updated: September 7th, 2022
Notable Highlights
•§Affiliate Marketing Industry is set to grow to approximately $13 Billion in 2022 and $15.7 Billion by 2024
•§Affiliate Marketing focused platforms and services raised more than $300M in funding in 2021 alone, an indication of the significant growth of the industry
•§The global number of Affiliate Marketing related service offerings grew by 26% in 2021 alone, to reach a staggering 10,000 firms offering or specializing in Affiliate Marketing services
•§Amazon Associates remains the largest affiliate network with more than 20% market share.
•§Affiliate Marketing averaged 9% of marketing budget allocation in 2021
•§More than 67% of brands worry about affiliate fraud, less than 30% have been affected by it
•§Interest in affiliate marketing rose more than 300% between 2017 and 2021
•§More than 25% of brands utilize bloggers in their affiliate marketing campaigns
https://influencermarketinghub.com/affiliate-marketing-report/
Japan B2C Ecommerce Market Opportunities Databook 2022: Sector to Reach $365.31 Billion by 2026
DUBLIN, Sept. 26, 2022
The Q2 2022 B2C Ecommerce Survey, the market in Japan is expected to grow by 13.48% on an annual basis to reach US$ 235,311.7 million in 2022.
The medium to the long-term growth story of the B2C Ecommerce industry in Japan promises to be attractive. The B2C Ecommerce is expected to grow steadily over the forecast period, recording a CAGR of 11.62% during 2022-2026. The country's B2C Ecommerce Gross Merchandise Value will increase from US$ 207,365.3 million in 2021 to US$ 365,315.0 million by 2026.
Read more at: https://www.lelezard.com/en/news-20577802.html
Tokyo, September 26, 2022 - Rakuten Bank, Ltd. today announced that it has surpassed 13 million customer accounts* as of September 22, 2022.
Since it was established as an online bank in 2001, Rakuten Bank has been well-received by many individual, corporate and sole proprietor business customers. The number of Rakuten Bank accounts has now surpassed 13 million, and the bank recently surpassed 8 trillion yen in total balance of deposits surpassed at the end of June 2022.
In addition to offering the convenience of easy accessibility 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, Rakuten Bank has also come up with a wide range of features to provide customers with greater convenience and value. For example, it offers the Happy Program for individual customers, which rewards them with Rakuten Points for signing up with the program and for each transaction, and waives ATM fees up to seven times per month and bank transfer fees up to three times per month. It also provides the Money Bridge service, which offers preferential interest rates on ordinary deposit accounts when users link their Rakuten Bank account with their Rakuten Securities account, and the Rakuten Bank app that allows customers to access almost all available services through their smartphone anywhere and anytime. For corporate customers, the bank also offers the Rakuten Bank Business Debit Card (JCB) that gives corporate customers 1% cashback on their card spending, and the Rakuten Bank Business Support Program that provides free access to part of its suite of partner services that are useful to businesses, such as invoice creation and expense settlement.
Furthermore, Rakuten Bank has been working to strengthen its collaborations with other services offered by the Rakuten Group and to provide services enhance convenience and value for Rakuten Bank customers. These include joining the Super Point Up program in July 2018, which scales up the number of points earned from shopping on Rakuten Ichiba for individual customers, and in anticipation of the advent of the cashless era, the launch of Rakuten Pay (payment through Rakuten Bank account) services inside the Rakuten Pay cashless payment app from January 2021, which directly deducts money from the user’s Rakuten Bank account balance immediately upon payment via Rakuten Pay without having to top up any money in advance.
In addition, to allow customers to use banking services more comfortably in their daily lives and to pay their electricity, gas, water, telephone, pension, credit card, and other bills easily online, Rakuten Bank is working steadily on its sales activities in order to increase the number of partner companies accepting such payments. At the same time, it has made available a wide range of payment methods that many customers are using, including bank transfers, Pay-easy, and the Rakuten Bank Convenience Store Payment Service (convenience store slip payment via the Rakuten Bank app). In February 2022, Rakuten Bank introduced an online identity verification service through the use of eKYC for individual customers opening an account with Rakuten Bank. With this convenient new service, it is now possible to open a new bank account as soon as the following day, allowing customers to begin using their new account in a timely fashion.
These initiatives have been well-received by customers and led to the latest milestone of 13 million Rakuten Bank accounts. Rakuten Bank will continue working to offer innovative and convenient products and services to customers.
*Excludes closed accounts.
https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/update/2022/0926_03.html
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