Rakuten wesentlich besser als Rocket
Look Out Amazon, Here Comes...Rakuten?
Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten announced on Tuesday it is acquiring Ebates for $1 billion.
The acquisition, which Rakuten hinted at last week, is part of the Japanese company’s push to grow its base beyond its domestic market and hopefully, become a global player. Having made some $1.2 billion acquisitions to date along these lines, this is Rakuten’s most ambitious move to date.
However, investors are dubious that the company can absorb yet another foreign acquisition, much less one the size of Ebates, despite Rakuten’s strong cash position.
Then there is the ever-present Amazon, which dominates the e-commerce market in the U.S. Few believe it will falter in the face of Chinese giant Alibaba, much less a Rakuten-Ebates combo.
Rakuten Goes Forth
Not surprisingly, Rakuten says it is undaunted. For starters, it has assembled a very interesting mix of acquisitions. There is messaging app Viber, which it purchased for $900 million in February, the Canadian ebook offering Kobo, Spanish video service Wuaki.tv, Viki, a digital content platform and Buy.com.
Now it has picked up Ebates.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikamorphy/2014/09/...ere-comes-rakuten/
March 06, 2025
Virtusa’s Niladri Dutta outlines how telcos transition into AI native from cloud native, and the potential for network-as-a-service (NaaS) to act as an accelerator for 5G monetisation.
Featuring: Niladri Dutta, Global Telco Industry Consulting & Solutions Leader, Virtusa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlwCIS2GSOU
This partnership started with introduction of Rakuten Viber products to Ukrainian brands back to 2015. GMS pioneered the use of Viber messaging services for businesses in Ukraine and took it further, helping thousands of companies globally to establish engaging conversations with their clients, expanding reach, building loyalty, and driving growth.
https://gms.net/news/...cognized-as-platinum-partner-of-rakuten-viber
10 March 2025
Shifting to a data-first mindset can unravel operational complexity, as well as unlock new possibilities to implement AI Ops.
https://the-mobile-network.com/2025/03/the-telco-complexity-crisis/
7 March 2025
https://the-mobile-network.com/2025/03/23287/
https://odine.com/news-insights/...ovation-in-network-transformation/
Copilot, now available on Viber
Copilot can now be directly accessed within the Viber app. Enjoy everything Copilot has to offer from getting answers to asking for advice, generating images and more.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/...0acaa65c8ecd6306
Rakuten Viber, or simply Viber, is a cross-platform voice over IP (VoIP) and instant messaging (IM) software application owned by Japanese multinational company Rakuten.
https://www.bing.com/...;FORM=ANAB01&adppc=EDGEDSP&PC=EDGEDSP
March 7, 2025
Rakuten Group, Inc. is leading the charge for Open RAN adoption. Rakuten, which fully entered the mobile phone business in April 2020, set up Open RAN across its domestic network to reduce the cost of capital investment.
Gaining technical expertise has earned Rakuten international recognition. The company secured a contract from a German telecom startup to build an Open RAN-based network and launched services there in December 2023.
“We aim to make our Open RAN technology the de facto standard,” said Rakuten Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani to reporters at the MWC on Tuesday.
According to U.S.-based research firm Dell’Oro Group, only about 10% of global base stations use Open RAN. However, this is expected to increase to approximately 25% by 2028.
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/science-nature/...gy/20250307-242222/
Published by C. Diep, Mar 6, 2025
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the domestic gross transaction value of the Rakuten Group's e-commerce segment amounted to over 1.7 trillion Japanese yen, growing by 9.5 percent compared to the fourth quarter of the previous year. The Japanese online retailing company is headquartered in Tokyo, and operates the online marketplace Rakuten Ichiba.
The company's fiscal year and fourth quarter ended December 31 of the stated year.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/223341/...tic-e-commerce-revenue/
This is the video broadcast during an internal surprise event on the birthday of Rakuten Group CEO Mickey Mikitani. It is a "Rakuten History" video chronicled through "Mickey's mission." Please take a moment to watch it if you’d like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfD0af5Zmk0
March 4, 2025
https://symphony.rakuten.com/blog/...urrent-trends-and-future-outlook
https://www.smartkarma.com/home/newswire/...timates-despite-net-loss/
If the pace of the growth of the operating income will be 212.86 billion in 2025 too, the net income will reach 52.98 billion yen + 212.86 billion = 267.84 billion yen = about $ 1.8 billion = by about 2.15 billion shares = about $ 0.84/share.
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool
Wed, March 12, 2025
Shares of quantum computing company IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) were rising this morning after Japanese online brokerage firm Rakuten Securities disclosed in an SEC filing that it recently purchased 90,000 shares of IonQ's stock.
IonQ's share price is likely also getting a bump after it announced yesterday that its quantum networking patent portfolio has reached nearly 400 granted or pending patents following a recent acquisition.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/...stock-surging-higher-161437692.html
March 12, 2025
Telkom Kenya has partnered with mobile equipment vendors Rakuten Symphony, a leading service-based technology company from Japan, and Airspan Networks, a telecommunications company from the United States, to develop and test Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) technology.
The Japanese and United States governments will fund this project through a technology grant of KSh 568 Million (US$ 4.4 Million) that will be administered by Rakuten Symphony and Airspan Networks.
The project partners will set up a testing facility and conduct field and network tests in their quest to advance 4G/5G, Open RAN, and AI innovation on the African continent.
A long-term objective of the project is knowledge transfer and training of local developers and engineers.
https://telkom.co.ke/press-release/...0(Open%2520RAN)%2520technology.
February 03, 2025
Are you curious about Viber Dating and how it works? In this video, we’ll explore how people use Viber to connect, meet new people, and even build relationships. While Viber isn’t a traditional dating app, many users take advantage of its features—such as messaging, voice and video calls, and group chats—to find and communicate with potential matches.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjOwWW6xbgU&t=147s
Rakuten Viber, or simply Viber, is a cross-platform voice over IP (VoIP) and instant messaging (IM) software application owned by Japanese multinational company Rakuten.
https://www.bing.com/...;FORM=ANAB01&adppc=EDGEDSP&PC=EDGEDSP
March 13.03.2025
Viber Dating is a new feature launched by Rakuten Viber around Valentine's Day 2025, designed to foster genuine connections while prioritizing user privacy and security. By ensuring profiles are verified and private, Viber Dating addresses common concerns about online dating, such as fake profiles and scams, offering a safe and comfortable platform for users to connect.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI0KPwSH2PY
Rakuten Viber, or simply Viber, is a cross-platform voice over IP (VoIP) and instant messaging (IM) software application owned by Japanese multinational company Rakuten.
https://www.bing.com/search?
q=Viber%2C+rakuten%2C+ownership&cvid=ca1f4b3286a34956a1db79823c26e4cf&gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgYIABBFGDkyBggAEEUYOdIBCTE2ODc4ajBqNKgCCLACAQ&FORM=ANAB01&adppc=EDGEDSP&PC=EDGEDSP
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/...n-activity-7302979980336984064-PVq0
March 14, 2025
By Justine Punzalan
Gone are the days when you have to download several dating apps, create a profile in each one, then keep the conversation going in separate apps. Viber Dating lets you do all these in one app.
https://thepost.ph/money/technology/viber-dating-features/
Multiplied by the operating cash flow per share of 524.83 JPY for the last 4 quarters, the Rakuten stock has a fair value of 6,297.96 JPY. The current stock price of 898.75 JPY is 85.7% below this fair value, representing a severe undervaluation of the stock.
https://dividendstocks.cash/stock-profile/Rakuten-Stock
March 04, 2025
Another relevant commercial announcement that Alonso made during his presentation was inviting Carlos Herrera Yagüe, CTO of Cabify. Both announced that Cabify is going to start using the Number Verification API in its registration processes. In this way, Cabify users will be able to register directly, without needing to receive an SMS or another third-party verification system, something that slowed down the process. With this API, Cabify manages to offer greater speed and security to its users, thanks to the fact that with this integration it is possible to verify whether a user is interacting through a device that has a SIM card associated with a certain telephone number without having to interact with any element or enter any type of credential or one-time password.
https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/...companies-from-around-the-world
Over the past few years, the ride-hailing market has expanded at an impressive pace. Its growth is expected to continue, with the market size projected to increase from $79.13 billion in 2024 to $90.5 billion in 2025, equating to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.4%.
https://blog.tbrc.info/2025/03/global-ride-hailing-market/
Thursday 13 March 2025
The Japan mobile payments market was valued at USD 173 billion in 2024, according to IMARC Group data, and is projected to reach USD 1.463 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 23.4% from 2025 to 2033. Major mobile payment platforms, such as PayPay, LINE Pay, and Rakuten Pay, dominate the market, offering seamless transactions through QR code-based and NFC (Near Field Communication) technologies.
https://thepaypers.com/expert-opinion/...nd-ecommerce-trends--1272710
Features Strategic Profiles of 52 Major Players, Including Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Amazon.com Inc., ASOS PLC, Carter's Inc., Ebay Inc., JD.com Inc., Rakuten Inc., Shift4 Payments LLC, Shopify Inc., and Walmart Inc.
January 31, 2025 06:24 ET
The global market for E-Commerce Apparel was valued at US$764.4 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach US$1.2 Trillion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 7.8% from 2024 to 2030.
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/...ecommendation.html
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