Rakuten wesentlich besser als Rocket

https://asapland.com/rakuten-tv-and-its-oscar-catalog/18767/  

offering a range of banking products“ herauskommt.

„Rakuten Europe Bank S.A. started operating as a bank in 2016. Prior to that it was known as Rakuten Payment Services S.A. a Payment Institution intermediating payments between the consumers and the merchants on the Rakuten's European e-commerce platforms. Rakuten Europe Bank S.A. is situated in the very heart of the city of Luxembourg and will soon be offering a range of banking products. In Luxembourg, we have a great team with people from all over Europe and beyond - 27 countries and growing!“

https://www.glassdoor.de/Job/...&srs=EI_JOBS&s=21&ao=8095
 

hierbei Verknüpfungen zu Viber geben wird  

Student Government Association has partnered with Lyft and is proud to provide students with safe, reliable, andfreetransportation.

This safe ride program provides students with a $7.50 credit per ride for up to 2 rides per month in the designated area surrounding UCF and $15.00 credit per ride for 2 rides between UCF Downtown or UCF Main Campus and MCO.

https://ucfsga.com/services/lyft/  

noch 16% Luft:

Recommendations Deutsche lowers Lyft target to $58 from $70 on evidence of price cuts

Deutsche Bank analyst Lloyd Walmsley lowered his price target for Lyft (LYFT) to $58 from $70 to reflect less confidence in the company's outlook over the medium term given a "changing competitive posture in terms of its pricing." The analyst says his channel checks for Lyft have now diverged from Uber (UBER), with Lyft's pricing lower by 7%-12% on average. However, Walmsley maintains a Buy rating on Lyft, preferring not to overreact to what he says could be a short-term test.

Read more at:
https://thefly.com/landingPageNews.php?id=3030630  

How to Grow Men’s Athletic Apparel Lines with Affiliate Marketing
By Matt Lindner | February 5, 2020 | MARKETING STRATEGIES

The men’s athleisure market is heating up fast, and brands are looking to cash in — here’s how to grow men’s athletic apparel line with affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is one way for brands to do this, by capitalizing on some of the following opportunities:

“Both men and women are spending significantly more in-store than online during a typical shopping visit.” To drive in-store sales through affiliate, you can optimize your campaigns with partners like Rakuten.com, RetailMeNot and Ibotta, which serve up in-store offers to shoppers on mobile apps. With access to over 100 million highly engaged shoppers, the Rakuten In-Store Network provides a way for brands to offer rewards to their customers for shopping in-store. This is done by the customer linking their credit card to in-store offers available on the Rakuten website.

Platforms like ShopStyle Collective, with over 20,000 active influencers in the network, has the capacity to drive over 18,000,000 monthly clicks by influencers to brands. With these partners, brands can easily launch a campaign, reach large audiences, and get detailed performance recaps without having to add in another third-party.

https://blog.rakutenmarketing.com/marketing-strategies/29903/

 

Did you know that 57 percent of US consumers follow an online blogger or social influencer? Or how about this one: that 88 percent of consumers who follow an influencer have made a purchase based on one of their recommendations?

According to Gerardo A. Dada of the Forbes Communications Council, influencer marketing is using the reach, contextual credibility and salesmanship of online content creators to increase awareness for brands and boost sales of their products. Brands and businesses of all sizes have shifted from simply considering an influencer strategy to making it a critical part of their long-term marketing strategy.

One of these businesses is Rakuten group company ShopStyle. Based in San Francisco, with localized sites in the US, the UK, France, Germany, Japan, Canada and Australia, ShopStyle is a leading fashion and lifestyle shopping platform for influencers and consumers to search, explore and find exactly wh at they’re looking for – all in one place.

https://rakuten.today/tech-innovation/...ncer-marketing-optimism.html
 

The parent company of Viber opens R&D center in Kyiv: details on the project
07 February,

Why did the company choose Ukraine?
“There are many opportunities for the development of IT talents in Ukraine. We would also like to use the opportunities of the high level of Viber penetration in the Ukrainian market – 96% among smartphone users,” the company said.

How many people will work in the office?
The company does not mention the exact number of employees, indicating that at first, it will be a small team with growth potential in 2020.

What kind of specialists will be hired?
The company will mainly look for IT engineers in several fields: they will work on Rakuten’s services, including Rakuten Viber, Rakuten Marketing, and Rakuten Intelligence.

https://ain.ua/en/2020/02/07/viber-office-in-kyiv-details/  

“We continue to view Lyft’s valuation as attractive at current levels, supported by the rising tide of Transportation-as-a-Service (TaaS, a potential > $1TN market),” Cowen analyst John Blackledge added in a Jan. 30 note that maintained an Outperform rating but reduced his price target to $78 from $84. “We expect the secular shift to continue, led by younger age groups who are around twice as likely to be Lyft MAUs (per our recent survey data) and increasingly likely to view services like Lyft as a car replacement.”

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/...-10?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
 

Rakuten Viber wants to expand its services in Myanmar beyond calling and instant messaging to incorporate payments, transfers and e-commerce, its chief executive, Djamel Agaoua, told the Myanmar Times during a recent interview. With more than three quarters of total internet users in Myanmar actively using Viber, Agaoua believes the mobile application has good potential to grow in the local market.

Viber is a free messaging and calling application available on Android, iPhone and iPad, Microsoft Windows, MacOS and Linux. It has over one billion users worldwide and the number is growing by 20 percent each year, the firm said.

Notably, all Viber calls and chats are protected by built-in end-to-end encryption, so all messages and conversations are always secure.

Viber was acquired by Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten in 2014. It now claims that half the world population uses Viber.

https://www.mmtimes.com/news/viber-eyes-more-growth-myanmar.html
 

"Rakuten Pay" app alone!

2020/02/10 13:00

Rakuten Group announced on February 6 that the smartphone payment application "Rakuten Pay" has implemented the function of electronic money "Rakuten Edy".

This allows you to register, charge, and check the balance of "Rakuten Edy" only with the "Rakuten Pay" application without downloading the "Rakuten Edy" application.

Get 200 yen for Edy by registering for the first time!

However, note that the balance of Rakuten Pay and Rakuten Edy will not be unified by these collaborations.

"Rakuten Pay" and "Rakuten Edy" are different services.

What is the difference between Rakuten Pay and Rakuten Edy?

"Rakuten Pay" is a QR code payment and is postpaid. "Rakuten Edy" is an electronic money payment and is prepaid.

Please note that the use of Rakuten Edy from the Rakuten Pay app is limited to Osaifu-Keitai compatible Android smartphones only. It is unknown whether it will be usable on the iPhone.

https://japan.topnews.cloud/...ppbank-find-fun-on-iphone-and-smartph/
 

Lyft stock gains after Northcoast upgrades, says company could be M&A target
Published: Feb 10, 2020 11:51 a.m. ET

Shares of Lyft Inc. LYFT, +7.61% are up nearly 7% in Monday trading after a Northcoast Research analyst upgraded the stock to buy from neutral. Northcoast's John Healy is encouraged by the latest results from Uber Technologies Inc. UBER, -1.53%, which suggest to him that "competitive dynamics and unit economics of the 'ride business' are sound." His survey work also indicates that Lyft's "competitive position" is improving, meaning that the company could be picking up share. Finally, Healy floated the possibility that Lyft "could be increasingly active from an M&A standpoint" as the race for autonomous-driving technologies heats up. Lyft is due to report quarterly results after Tuesday's closing bell. The stock has added 16% over the past month, as the S&P 500 SPX, +0.73% has risen 2.4%.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/...-10?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
 

Because unlike its rivals Deliveroo and UberEats, Glovo does not just deliver food. "Order what you want," the app tells its customers.

Glovo is on track to rack up 250 million euros ($277 million) in sales this year, Pierre said, a 200 percent jump over 2018 when sales already recorded a 350 percent jump over the previous year.

Since it was founded in 2015 the company has raised 460 million euros from investors, and it recently achieved the status of a "unicorn" -- a start-up valued over $1 billion.

Glovo is already making money in Spain, Italy and Portugal and Pierre expects the company as a whole will be profitable "within 18 months".

The company's strategy involves focusing on areas where it faces less competition than in western Europe such as Latin America, Ukraine, Morocco and the Ivory Coast.

It wants to speed up delivery times using algorithms cooked up by hundreds of engineers and to do this Glovo plans to hire 300 new staff for its IT team in 2020.

The Glovo app could soon be used to make restaurant reservations, buy movie tickets or hire home repair services.

https://www.france24.com/en/...ry-firm-glovo-out-to-conquer-the-world  

Oskar is responsible for Rakuten’s mobility and digital media investments, including Lyft in North America, and Careem, in the Middle East (exit IRRs of 30%+), as well as leading on-demand delivery leader Glovo.

Other key investments sourced by Oskar include online lending platforms Bluevine, Upstart and Insikt, payment networks Azimo and Currency Cloud, insurtech disruptors PremFina and Simplesurance, Cyndx, a B2B SaaS search engine and Acorns, a millennial investment platform. Portfolio exits include WePay.

Most recently Oskar has been involved in sourcing key strategic investments for the deployment of Rakuten’s state-of-the-art 5G network. Recent investments include Fever, a millennial data-driven entertainment curation platform.

https://parisfintechforum.com/speakers/...-miel-oskar-rakuten-capital
 

wieder mal im Minus in Tokio

861 YEN Minus 1,5% und seit Threaderöffnung vor rund 4 Jahren MINUS 43,67%

 

Here were the main metrics from Lyft’s report, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg and last year’s results:

Revenue: $1.02 billion vs. $985.8 million expected and $669.5 million Y/Y

Adjusted EBITDA loss: $130.7 million vs. $163.2 million expected and $251.1 million Y/Y

Active riders: 22.9 million vs. 22.8 million expected and 18.6 million Y/Y

Revenue per active rider: $44.40 vs. $43.16 expected and $36.02 Y/Y

For the current quarter, Lyft said it sees revenue of between $1.055 and $1.06 billion, topping consensus expectations for as much as $1.05 billion. The company sees a first-quarter adjusted EBITDA loss of between $140 million and $145 million, or about in-line with consensus expectations for $143.1 million.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/...019-earnings-results-154054098.html


 

Rakuten Announces New Original Documentary, “Andrés Iniesta – The Unexpected Hero,” a Rakuten TV Production

Andrés Iniesta – The unexpected hero will be available on Rakuten TV in Europe, on Rakuten TV and Rakuten Sports in Japan, and on Rakuten Sports and Rakuten Viki in the U.S. and Southeast Asia in spring 2020. Rakuten TV

Rakuten TV is one of the leading Video On-Demand platforms in Europe. It offers a TVOD service (Transactional VOD) providing viewers a true cinematic experience with the latest new releases in the best audiovisual quality. It also includes an AVOD (Advertising VOD) section, Rakuten TV Free, in a blend of thematic channels embracing Hollywood classics, local, exclusive and themed content, all for free.

Rakuten TV is available in 42 countries and forms part of Rakuten, Inc., one of the world’s leading internet services companies, offering a wide variety of services for consumers and businesses, with a focus on e-commerce, fintech and digital content. Rakuten, headquartered in Japan, is also known for its partnerships with FC Barcelona, the NBA, the Golden State Warriors, Davis Cup and Spartan Race.

https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2020/...=2&category=ec
 

Rakuten Mobile Announces Program Expansion & New Store Design
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxJ54dGdk5s&feature=emb_title
 

Warum die ausgeweiteten Verluste von Uber vor ein paar Tagen als gutes Zeichen gewertet wurden,das bleibt auch jedem ein Rätsel.
Nun zieht der kleine Konkurrent Lyft nach und veröffentlicht ebenfalls ein Verlustreiches Zahlenwerk und noch immer bleibt der Propagandist der Rakuten Aktie die Antwort auf die Frage schuldig:  Warum spielt für ihn seine Lieblinhsbewertungskennzahl,das KGV, hier keine Rolle ?

https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-internet/...P43yge4V7GpeV-ap3  

Date Brokerage Action Rating Price Target Impact on Share Price Details

 2/12/2020§Royal Bank of Canada
Lower Price Target Outperform $82.00 ➝ $75.00 High

 2/12/2020§Wells Fargo & Co
Reiterated Rating Overweight $60.00 ➝ $70.00 Medium

 2/12/2020     Cowen§
Reiterated Rating Outperform $78.00 ➝ $74.00 Medium

 2/12/2020§Canaccord Genuity
Reiterated Rating Buy $70.00 High

 2/12/2020§Stifel Nicolaus
Boost Price Target Buy $56.00 ➝ $60.00 High

 2/12/2020§Goldman Sachs Group
Boost Price Target Buy $58.00 ➝ $64.00 High

 2/11/2020§SunTrust Banks
Initiated Coverage Buy $75.00 ➝ $74.00 Low

 2/10/2020§JMP Securities
Reiterated Rating Buy $88.00 Low

 2/10/2020§Northcoast Research
   Upgrade§Neutral ➝ Buy $60.00 High

 1/17/2020§UBS Group
Lower Price Target Buy $78.00 ➝ $64.00

https://www.marketbeat.com/stocks/NASDAQ/LYFT/price-target/
 

gamers and a big chance for real investors to increase the ownership

„First, Lyft execs must have forgotten what rival Uber said just a few days earlier on it moving up its profitability target to the fourth quarter of 2020. Lyft — which was the first public ride-hailing platform to give Wall Street guidance to profitability —only reiterated that it sees profits by the fourth quarter of 2021. The market didn’t want to hear that in the wake of Uber’s inspirational (if not aspirational...) message, especially in light of Lyft’s more focused business model. It’s a model that was always supposed to turn a profit before Uber, which is hemorrhaging losses from Uber Eats and other bets.“

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/...ions-in-market-value-201046705.html
 

https://www.thestreet.com/investing/...mp;cm_ven=YAHOO&yptr=yahoo  

Q4/19 Revenue and Operating Income (JPY bn)

Q4/18 Q4/19 YoY

Core Business (Includes Ichiba, Travel, Rakuten Rewards (Ebates), Card, Bank, Life Insurance, etc)
Revenue 257.2 300.6 +16.9%
Operating Income 28.1 33.6 +19.5%


Non-recurring / Investments (Includes Securities, General Insurance, and Minority Investments
Revenue 21.4 23.0 +7.6%
Operating Income 8.6 -20.4 -29.0

Future Growth Investments (Includes Logistics-related investments, Mobile, Payment, NBA broadcasting rights, Rakuten Rewards (Ebates) rebranding costs,  etc)
Revenue 59.3 76.6 +29.2%
Operating Income -17.4 -44.7 -27.3

Adjustments
Revenue -26.7 -42.1 -15.4
Operating Income -0.5 -0.7 -0.2

Consolidated
Revenue 311.2 358.2 +15.1%
Non-GAAP Operating Income 18.8 -32.2 -51.0
IFRS Operating Income 36.9 -40.2 -77.1

https://global.rakuten.com/corp/investors/...2&category=corp%20ir
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Consolidated Revenue
JPY1.3tn
YoY +14.7%

Global GTV
JPY 19.0tn
YoY +24.3%

DomesticECGMS
JPY3.9 tn
YoY +13.4%

Rakuten Card ShoppingGTV
JPY9.5tn
YoY +27.4%

Rakuten Card
Holders
19 mm*Surpassed

RakutenSecurities Accounts
3.76mm

RakutenBank Accounts
8.25 mm

Ad Revenue
JPY112.3bn
YoY +16.7%

https://global.rakuten.com/corp/investors/...2&category=corp%20ir
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(Rakuten Ichiba, Rakuten Life Insurance, Rakuten US Rewards, Rakuten Card, Rakuten Travel, Rakuten Bank)

Revenue = +16.9% YoY

Operating Income = +19.5% YoY

https://global.rakuten.com/corp/investors/...2&category=corp%20ir
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