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Manulife partners with dacadoo to help customers in Asia make healthier lifestyle choices
Hong Kong / Zurich – Manulife is announcing its collaboration with dacadoo, a Swiss-based global digital health platform provider to enhance the company’s digital offerings in Asia. Under this new partnership, dacadoo will strengthen Manulife’s existing health engagement platform, ManulifeMOVE, to enable customers to more easily understand their health and be guided to develop healthier habits.

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Canada, Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2019, we had more than 35,000 employees, over 98,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving almost 30 million customers. As of December 31, 2019, we had C$1.2 trillion (US$0.9 trillion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made C$29.7 billion in payments to our customers. Our principal operations are in Asia, Canada and the United States where we have served customers for more than 100 years. We trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong.

https://dacadoo.pr.co/...ers-in-asia-make-healthier-lifestyle-choices
 

Genesis Healthcare Launches a PCR-based detection test for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

TOKYO, April 2, 2020 -- Genesis Healthcare Co., Japan's leading genetic testing and research company, today announced the launch of a real-time PCR-based (Polymerase Chain Reaction) detection test kit of SARS-CoV-2 the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. This new test kit will be available for healthcare providers and corporate organizations to accelerate early detection in Japan.

Genesis Healthcare, under the advisement of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the testing protocol of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases of Japan, has developed this real-time PCR-based detection test for COVID-19. This new testing kit will become available from April 2, 2020 in Japan and will be made available to international markets mid-April.

https://genesis-healthcare.jp/en/news/20200402/
 

Number of Lead Investors 2

Number of Investors 4

Genesis HealthCare Co is funded by 4 investors. Rakuten and Omron Healthcare are the most recent investors.

https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/...hcare-co#section-investors  

Rakuten is one of the owners

Rakuten anti-cancer therapy candidate to activate immune system response
11 November 2019 | News

Anti-PD1 and CD25 photoimmunotherapy combination treatment led to synergistic anti-cancer activity in target and distal tumors in animal models.

Rakuten Medical, Inc. (RMI) a clinical-stage, global biotechnology company with offices in the U.S., Japan, Taiwan, Germany and the Netherlands, developing precision-targeted cancer therapies based on Rakuten Medical's Illuminox™, its proprietary, anti-cancer treatment platform, introduced new preclinical data suggesting CD25 photoimmunotherapy (PIT) treatment, combined with an anti-PD1 therapy, may stimulate the immune system, and lead to a synergistic, anti-cancer activity in targeted tumors.

https://www.biospectrumasia.com/news/26/14874/...system-response.html  

Rakuten Dumps $1.4B In Tech Holdings, Including Pinterest Stake
ByPYMNTS

Posted on February 16, 2020

Rakuten, the Japanese eCommerce conglomerate, has sold billions of dollars’ worth in shares, including the entirety of its stake in Pinterest.

The shares were from the company’s technology holdings, according to Rakuten, and the sheer amount of them raised concerns among analysts about overvaluation in the sector.

Rakuten’s unloading of all its Pinterest shares came because of a loss of profitability in the company, which went public last April, though Pinterest had been recovering this year thus far. Rakuten, an early investor in the social media company, saw a return investment of 382 percent.

The company also sold its shares in Middle Eastern rideshare company Careem, which itself was recently bought out by Uber. Profits from the sale of Careem, along with Rakuten subsidiary Overdrive, will become available in the first quarter this year.

Rakuten CFO Kenji Hirose said the reason for the sales is that the company is looking to monetize its investments. He said the proceeds will be spent more on the company’s operations, rather than investments.

https://www.pymnts.com/news/investment-tracker/...gs-pinterest-stake/  

und zwar nicht nur in Japan, sondern auch in den USA (Rakuten Reward, früher Ebates) und auch ansonsten weltweit.

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https://sciencein.me/2020/04/13/...aliexpress-com-alibaba-com-ebay-j/
 

COVID-19-related measures and initiatives implemented by Rakuten Group companies around the world (as of April 8, 2020)

Rakuten Viber
Partnered with the World Health Organization to launch a chatbot that offers verified and reliable information about the spread of COVID-19 in multiple languages, currently with over 2.4 million users subscribed. Rakuten Viber is also supporting government health institutions in 11 countries to open their own official communities on Viber and provide real-time updates and approved information to over 10 million members already following these communities. The company also increased the number of participants in free audio group calls to 20.

https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/...-interactive-chatbot

Rakuten Kobo
Launched the #StayHomeandRead campaign in more than 27 countries in North America, the EU, Asia and more, working with publishers and governments to offer people a wide assortment of books from free to deeply discounted in order to encourage people to stay in. In the last 30-days Kobo has given away more than 10 million books worldwide.

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/p/stayhomeandread

Rakuten Rewards
Ran a campaign in March in support of small businesses and members by giving them more Cash Back when they need it most. This campaign resulted in a 100% lift in shopping trips to these small businesses and a 46% increase in sales for them.

https://www.rakuten.com/flash-sale

Rakuten TV
Rakuten TV has added over 100 movies to its video streaming platform available to be viewed free of charge in a number of European countries impacted by the COVID-19 lockdown.

Rakuten Advertising
Launched a COVID-19 Resource Center with updates for its retailer and publishing partners based on the company’s data and insights.

https://blog.rakutenadvertising.com/...s/COVID-19-engaging-audiences/

Rakuten France marketplace
Offering to waive service fees and give access to lowest commission rates for retailers impacted by the COVID-19 lockdown, as well as holding special accelerated training webinars for these new merchants to help them use the platform. The company is also giving away one Rakuten TV voucher, allowing access to premium movies, for every purchase made on the platform.

https://services.fr.shopping.rakuten.com/partenaires/covid-19-rakuten/

Rakuten Germany marketplace
Offering new merchants a zero-cost subscription fee for the first year for merchants with offline stores or for those impacted by the COVID-19 lockdown.

Rakuten Super Logistics (U.S.)
Partnering with beverage maker DEFY to provide 50,000 bottles of its hydrating beverages to Feeding America for redistribution to first responders. Rakuten Super Logistics is providing fulfillment, distribution and storage.

https://www.rakutensl.com/post/...donate-to-feeding-america-foodbanks

https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/update/2020/0408_02.html  

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Similarly, as press conferences and large gatherings become unviable, many companies have turned to livestreaming to cover major events and announcements: On March 3, Rakuten Mobile streamed a highly anticipated event unveiling the details of its mobile plan on a variety of platforms including Twitter, where it broke a Japan record for views of a company livestream. On the fashion front, Shanghai Fashion Week successfully pulled-off a digital only event in March, while Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo plans to live-stream its FW20 event later this month.

“We can expect to see livestreaming and videoconferencing technology improve significantly with the arrival of 5G,” says Takefumi Kato, a strategic planner in Rakuten Mobile’s Technology Strategy Department who specializes in 5G.

“You’ve probably experienced unstable video quality and audio problems when conferencing before,” Kato explains. “Those problems will be a thing of a past. In the age of 5G, because networks will be able to handle so much more data at once, our devices will no longer be bottlenecked by the speed of the network.”

The instantaneous nature of 5G networking is another major selling point. “One crucial aspect of 5G networks is multi-access edge (MEC) computing. MEC technology will allow us to livestream or conference regardless of where we are—at home, in the office, on vacation overseas—with minimal latency.”

But 5G will bring about more than just great picture and audio quality, Kato says. “We can also expect peripheral video technologies such as VR, AR and XR to be developed as well,” — a concept Rakuten recently demonstrated with an 8K 360-degree VR livestream in late 2018.

https://rakuten.today/blog/...eaming-living-room-covid-19-crisis.html
 

Cisco powers Rakuten Mobile’s inter-network roaming service
BY BACK END NEWS ON APRIL 16, 2020

Rakuten Mobile Inc. (Rakuten Mobile) is now using Cisco’s Virtual Ultra Packet Core for its inter-network roaming service so users can easily cross over to KDDI Mobile across Japan. The LTE roaming service, defined by 3GPP and based on the S10 signaling interface standard aims to connect to mobility management entities (MMEs) between the two telecommunications operators.

According to a media release, “the MMEs track relevant user data sessions to ensure a smooth handover from one operator’s network to the next. The data path will be managed by connecting the KDDI network with Cisco’s System Architecture Evolution Gateway VNF supporting a Control and User Plane Separation architecture.”

“With the launch of our S10 roaming service, we are setting a new experience standard for service and device continuity over multiple networks,” said Tareq Amin, representative director, EVP and CTO, Rakuten Mobile. “With KDDI’s collaborative support, Rakuten Mobile and Cisco are showcasing new ways to combine our technology and talent to bring big benefits to the people who rely on our networks to stay connected every day.

https://backendnews.net/2020/04/16/...-inter-network-roaming-service/
 

CAROUSELL ROLLS OUT CAROUSELL PROTECTION IN MALAYSIA
By Digital News Asia January 17, 2020

Buyers are now able to pay directly within the app to purchase an item

Enables marketplace to manage dispute resolution between parties, should an issue arise

CAROUSELL, a mobile classified marketplaces, on Jan 16 rolled out Carousell Protection, a new escrow solution, to provide assurance to buyers and sellers.

With Carousell Protection, buyers are now able to pay directly within the app to purchase an item. Money will only be released to the seller upon confirmation from the buyer that the item received is the same as listed, allowing buyers to transact with greater peace of mind.

At the same time, sellers can also deal more confidently on the marketplace by enabling Carousell Protection on their listings, as it ensures buyer commitment.

The payment transparency provided by Carousell Protection will enable the marketplace to manage dispute resolution between parties, should an issue arise.

“Online transactions are so convenient and open up opportunities for all to buy and sell easily. However, a few bad experiences can ruin this for a user. With this in mind, we have invested in several measures to reduce the risk of fraud to less than 0.1% in 2019,” said Carousell Malaysia country head Tang Siew Wai.

https://www.digitalnewsasia.com/business/...usell-protection-malaysia
 

optimistisch:

https://www.lightreading.com/4g-3g-wifi/...the-open-ran/d/d-id/758759  

Published 17th April 2020
Cisco enables S10-based seamless roaming between Rakuten and KDDI

Until Rakuten Mobile extends its new 4G/5G network across the whole of Japan, it is reliant on a roaming deal with larger Japanese MNO KDDI to fill the gaps. Users will not get the same low Rakuten tariffs when they move onto the KDDI system, but they will be able to get national coverage, including on the high speed trains. Roaming between the two networks will be enabled by Cisco, which is providing an inter-network service based on the 3GPP’s S10 signaling interface standard. Cisco is running that interface within its Virtual Ultra Packet Core platform to connect the mobility management entities (MMEs) in Rakuten’s and KDDI’s networks, respectively. The MMEs track user data sessions to support handover.

https://rethinkresearch.biz/articles/...ing-between-rakuten-and-kddi/
 

by
Linda Hardesty |
Apr 14, 2020 4:52pm

The Taiwanese data center hardware company QCT won a starring role in Rakuten Mobile’s network build. And the company in recent years has become a contender against U.S. server vendors Dell Technologies and HPE.

QCT can design and make its own products, or it can also manufacture products that its customers have designed. It is sometimes compared to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as HPE and Dell. But it is also compared to original design manufacturers (ODMs) such as its big Taiwanese competitors Foxconn and Edgecore Networks.

Rakuten designed the data center hardware for its network and hired QCT to build it. In addition to its hardware manufacturing, QCT worked with Rakuten’s software vendors to integrate everything. “We had to work with Cisco and Altiostar on the VIM [virtual infrastructure manager] and vRAN software integration,” said Wu. “We have experience with Red Hat and OpenStack.”

QCT’s parent company is Quanta Computer, a Fortune Global 500 corporation. Wu says that Quanta manufactures one-third of all the laptops in the world today. In 2006, Quanta branched into cloud and got a big entrée into the business when Facebook approached it about procuring servers. “That really kicked off the direction,” said Wu. “We’ve managed to work with all the largest cloud providers: Google, AWS, Facebook. We’ve learned a lot about deploying massively scaled infrastructure in a cloud data center.”

That experience was appealing to Rakuten, which wanted to build its telco infrastructure on a cloud model.

https://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/...ecognition-telecom-via-rakuten  

Rakuten to Provide COVID-19 PCR Testing Kits to Rakuten Group Company Employees and Partner Companies in Japan | Rakuten, Inc.

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

Rakuten is one of the emerging e-commerce platforms in the world which also operates in America and it is one of the steadiest growing platforms around the world. However, it has not been able to get into the big leagues with the likes of Amazon and others.

That might be about to change because the company is planning to do something big in order to help restaurant owners that are suffering due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is revealed that Rakuten is launching a new platform called Rakuten Takeout.

The most interesting part about this announcement is the fact that Rakuten’s Takeout platform will be free for the restaurants. This platform will help in supporting local restaurants that are struggling to maintain their business and reach diners.

The platform enables restaurants to easily build a custom website where Rakuten members can place orders and pay online. It is also said that restaurant partners will benefit from access to Rakuten’s 13-million-member base for increasing organic awareness and expanding customer reach as per Rakuten Americas’ statement.

https://www.ecommercenext.org/...-take-online-orders-during-covid-19/  

https://effektor.de/worauf-marketer-ab-2020-achten-sollten/  

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I have been using Viber app for over 4 years by now. I use it for personal communication purposes as well as in business to communicate and somewhat collaborate with colleagues and customers. Viber offers good and reliable means of communication, good quality of voice and video calls even in the places where WiFi is not available.

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Robust and secure application
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I like the fact that Viber is actually compatible with major software platforms such as iOS, Android, and Windows. This allows their users to communicate easily and seamlessly without having any problem. It is truly easy to install Viber either on mobile device or desktop. I like that Viber is easy to use.

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Pareteum Brings Biometric Voice Recognition to Viber Messaging App
April 1, 2020

“Nothing is more important to us than protecting our users,” said Cristina Constandache, Chief Revenue Officer at Viber. “Trust and end-to-end security are the core of our brand and service. As such, we work only with providers that meet our stringent requirements. We are pleased to welcome Pareteum as a new security partner and look forward to a successful partnership,” she added.
With the Pareteum Experience Cloud platform, Viber users will now have an extra layer of authentication during account activation and throughout the life of their account. The multi-factor authentication features are supported by application to person (A2P) messaging, voice biometrics, and device location awareness.

https://findbiometrics.com/...eum-multi-factor-authentication-040101/
 

Greek government community for official coronavirus information launched on Viber
TornosNews.gr 16.04.2020 | 19:14

The Greek government has launched an official community on the popular Viber messaging network that will provide information on all the developments regarding COVID-19 in the country, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in a post on social media, according to ANA.

"We stay home, we stay informed," wrote Mitsotakis, and provided the link for potential members at vb.me/b577fd

The new community is now available to all users of the Viber platform in Greece and will provide updated information on coronavirus developments, the measures the government has taken and the ways of restricting the virus' spread, government sources said.

https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/society/...ched-on-viber.html  

April 16, 2020

Andrés Iniesta – The Unexpected Hero, the new original documentary produced by Rakuten TV will arrive on the video-on-demand platform on April 23rd. This is the first official documentary about the football legend Andrés Iniesta, and features unpublished content reflecting on the major milestones in his career and personal life.

The documentary focuses on Iniesta’s life and career, spanning the beginning of his path at Barcelona Youth Academy until his arrival at Vissel Kobe in Japan. Alongside testimonials directly from Iniesta and his family, the documentary brings together tributes from globally renowned football players such as Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis Suárez, Pep Guardiola and Xavier Hernández.

https://advanced-television.com/2020/04/16/...ary-free-on-rakuten-tv/  

Thursday, 09 Apr 2020

KUALA LUMPUR: Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd, Malaysia’s only fully digital equities broker, reported a surge in account openings during the movement control order (MCO) period in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis.
More than 11,000 new accounts were activated, which was also a 100% month-on-month increase, out of which more than 64% were during the first phase of the MCO period alone.

Rakuten Trade managing director Kaoru Arai said: “We attribute the high volume of appeal to many now working from home and other brokers still requiring some form of face-to-face contact.

https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/...-openings-up-100  

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Rakuten Securities ranks 2nd in terms of retail equities trading value in Japan**. Rakuten Securities provides cutting edge online trading platforms, "MARKETSPEED" and "iSPEED", as well as data driven digital marketing activities for highly demanding targeted clients. It is a successful online broker which provides a comprehensive range of products and services including domestic and oversea equities and future, mutual funds, OTC FX (over-the-counter forex), fixed income and commodities to a 3.4 million ## client base.

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https://bullion.rakuten.com.hk/en/about-us/  

und zwar darin, dass Rakuten jetzt erst seinen Werbebereich gestartet habe - denn das liegt schon über ein Jahrzehnt zurück.

Der nächste bitte: Nach Amazon, Ebay, Otto und Zalando startet mit Rakuten der nächste E-Commerce-Riese eine eigene Werbe-Abteilung. Rakuten Advertising soll Marken, Werbungtreibende und Agenturen in die Lage versetzen, datenbasierte Customer Insights und das Performance-Marketing-Ökosystem der Handelsplattform zu nutzen. Das Unternehmen verfügt über Niederlassungen in den USA, Australien, Singapur, Brasilien, Frankreich, Deutschland, der Ukraine, dem Vereinigten Königreich und in den Vereinigten Staaten.

von Ingo Rentz Donnerstag, 13. Februar 2020

Mit Rakuten Advertising können Werbekunden nicht nur programmatische Targeting- bzw. Retargeting-Kampagnen aussteuern. Sie können auch ihre Kundenbeziehungen auch über hauseigene Medienkanäle wie Rakuten TV oder den Messenger-Service Rakuten Viber pflegen. Weltweit erzielt Rakuten mit mehr als 1,2 Milliarden Kunden einen Umsatz von rund 1,1 Billionen Yen (umgerechnet 9,1 Milliarden Euro). In Deutschland ist Rakuten eigenen Angaben zufolge der drittgrößte Marktplatz für Onlinehandel.
https://www.horizont.net/marketing/nachrichten/...business-ein-180826