Rakuten wesentlich besser als Rocket
My name is Kono, and I'd like to explain about the EC. If I repeat for the current, the quarter, in Q1, ¥857.6 billion was the GMS, which was up by 11.4% year-on-year. Double-digit growth is still maintained.
Next, in terms of the revenue and operating income. Revenue, which came to ¥97.261 billion, which was up by 8.8% year-on-year. And in terms of the operating income, it was ¥16.4 billion, or the negative growth year-on-year, that is because of the investments that was required in the focal area. And there were two points, first, C2C business. And as to C2C business, we are seeing remarkable growth there, and therefore, at present, commission is free for users and that is reflected in here. Yet looking at the market, I'd like to make the decision on the right timing. And also about the Rakuten direct, this is the first-party business that we're making the increase in investment. But for other businesses, other segments, they are about the same level as last year, and therefore, we're currently making the quite disciplined investment, I would say.
https://seekingalpha.com/article/...s-earnings-call-transcript?page=3
https://seekingalpha.com/article/...nings-call-transcript?part=single
by Tariq Ahmed Saeedi
in Financials / Deals
27 Feb 2018
Japan’s biggest e-retailer Rakuten Inc., recorded a 2.7 times jump in the combined gross merchandise sales (GMS) of its two consumer-to-consumer marketplaces in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2017, over the corresponding period a year earlier. Rakuten owns two flea market apps: Rakuma and Fril, which were merged last week.
https://aimgroup.com/2018/02/27/...il-gms-reaches-1-3bln-u-s-in-2017/
„Glovo“, ein spanisches Unternehmen das Produktlieferdienste anbietet, hat am Dienstag (6.) in São Paulo und Rio de Janeiro (Brasilien) seinen Betrieb aufgenommen. Mit Brasilien ist das Unternehmen nun in vier lateinamerikanischen Länder präsent, nachdem es bereits in Chile, Peru und Argentinien durch ein Joint Venture mit der spanischen Firma Cabify vertreten ist. McDonald’s bietet den Lieferdienst bereits in Spanien an.
http://latina-press.com/news/...ferdienst-glovo-startet-in-brasilien/
The equity and debt investment came from investors including the venture capital arm of Japan’s Rakuten Inc., and U.K.-based Draper Esprit Plc, backed by billionaire Tim Draper, the people said.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...-in-rakuten-draper-funding
PremFina (the "Company") is proud to announce the recent go-live of insurance brokers: Reactive Insurance, Larsen Howie, The Auto Group (TAG), and Motor Products Online (MPO), amongst 20 brokers that signed on to PremFina's financing or software platform in the first quarter of 2018.
https://www.wallstreet-online.de/nachricht/...okers-2018-and-counting
https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2018/...accounts-receivable/
Kyiv, 25 April, 2018 – following the strategic plan of digital transformation, METRO Cash & Carry Ukraine together with its technology partner Middleware company (USA), continues to offer its customers the best digital services. Shortly after the launch of a new version of the mobile app, METRO presented an opportunity to receive digital customer cards in Viber app.
From now on any potential METRO client can easily receive digital card in 1 click and for free in Viber public account. A new user needs to send his (or her) phone number – and METRO`s Viber-bot will issue a fully capable digital METRO customer card instantly. Such a card can be immediately used in METRO at the checkout, without necessity to undergo any additional procedures. All cashier desks in METRO stores are already equipped with the special scanners able to accept digital cards from customers’ smartphones.
METRO Cash & Carry Ukraine became the first retailer in Ukraine, that started registering clients in messengers. Viber is the most popular messenger in Ukraine with around 20 mln registered users. All these people from now on can easily receive METRO digital card without having to apply for the plastic card in the store.
METRO also set up a perfect personalised communication channel, since Viber allows not only to issue digital cards, but also to send reminders, instant notifications about discounts, promotions etc. METRO leverages Corezoid Process Engine and Deepmemo Rules Engine by Middleware to power cards issuance and communication with clients in Viber.
https://new.corezoid.com/2018/04/...ustomer-cards-instantly-in-viber/
https://247wallst.com/media/2017/03/02/is-viber-the-next-snapchat/
No filings have been submitted to the SEC. As such, we have no formal financial information regarding Pinterest. As a potential IPO date nears, we’ll see an initial Form S-1 filing submitted followed by amendments.
Company Name: Pinterest
Founders: §Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra and Evan Sharp
Estimated IPO Date: 2018
Valuation: §$20+ billion
https://accessipos.com/pinterest-ipo-fact-sheet/
First up, Rakuten’s home market of Japan, where “Pinterest is growing very fast,” notes Rakuten’s CEO, Hiroshi Mikitani, in an interview with TechCrunch. He wants Rakuten to grow right there with it by using Rakuten’s services to become the basis for buying things off the site.
https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/17/...pin-images-and-buy-using-our-id/
https://www.socaltech.com/...rakuten_for_investing_app/s-0065014.html
Investors insert $50m into Insikt
Grupo Coppel has led a $50m series D round for Insikt, an online lender to the underbanked, whose existing shareholders also include Rakuten.
Author: Thierry Heles, Reporter
Insikt, a US-based online lending service backed by e-commerce firm Rakuten, closed a $50m series D round yesterday led by financial services group Grupo Coppel.
http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/...ors-insert-50m-into-insikt
Dadurch fällt Rakuten ein neuer Markt in den Schoß, Interessant ist, dass sich Rakuten bisher an das Verbot hielt, Airbnb - typisch für einige US-Unternehmen vom Schlag Amazon, Facebook oder Uber - dagegen nicht.
Ich halte die Strategie von Rakuten, die sich auch im Verhalten von Rakuten-Beteiligungen wie Lyft oder Cabify widerspeigelt - auf lange Sicht für nachhaltiger.
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/coda-payments
