Rakuten wesentlich besser als Rocket

- und daher habe ich mir nach dem Einstieg bei Alibaba, die inzwischem mehr als 20% gut gemacht haben, auch einige Rakutens gekauft.

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/  

Rakuten Cloud Builds Stateful Edge Cloud Networks with Intel

Rakuten Cloud-Native Platform and Intel architecture-based edge technologies provide low latency, reduced costs and scalability

One of the challenges of deploying edge cloud networks is supporting a growing number of stateful applications using Kubernetes, which is designed for stateless workloads. An application’s state is its status at any point in time. A stateful application saves this state information to storage and can act or build upon it. Other applications are considered stateless in that once an action or user request has taken place the application no longer keeps track of the state of that transaction. Each follow on action or transaction is executed without regard for the previous state information. Many web applications are stateless but offer some stateful capabilities by offloading these requests to a user’s device or to a database server. For example, a web browser is a stateless application, but with cookies stored on the user’s device, or with access to a database, a browser can deliver stateful features. Enterprises are expanding their use of edge cloud servers that need to support stateful applications such as databases, analytics, IoT, mobile networks, AI model training and others. Many edge use cases, such as computer vision or analytics, can benefit from low latency access to local data at the edge which makes stateful edge application delivery a necessity. The volume of data processed and the need for low latency limits the ability to offload the data to an out-of-container storage solution. This makes support for stateful cloud-native applications essential. Kubernetes is the leading cloud-native operating system and was designed to orchestrate stateless applications. The main challenge to building stateful cloud native applications is delivering persistent data storage within a container or a Kubernetes pod to maintain state information. Many initial cloud deployments relied on managed database services or ran their databases outside of Kubernetes containers / pods because round-trip times impacted latency, reducing performance and requiring new reliability and reliance infrastructure for the storage.

https://networkbuilders.intel.com/docs/...s-with-intel-1722330398.pdf
 

How To Generate Rakuten Product Feed For Woocommerce [2024] | 5 Simple Steps

Muntaha Karim September 12, 2024

You heard it right! Rakuten is the largest Japanese e-commerce and affiliate marketplace, and Rakuten is the 2nd most visited marketplace website (as of January 2024).

But it doesn’t operate business only in Japan. Right now, Rakuten is available in 77 countries. The Rakuten Group is now serving about 1.6 billion members across the world.

Rakuten has already spanned its business on 70+ platforms. It includes the eCommerce industry, communications, digital content, FinTech, etc. So, this is undoubtedly a great platform to promote your products worldwide.

In this article, we are going to cover the best method of creating a product feed for Rakuten and promoting it via Rakuten.

https://webappick.com/rakuten-product-feed/
 

 

of Rakuten Mobile is after my estimates the most important reason for the decrease of the share price of Rakuten.  

Rakuten Launches “Rakuten Analytics,” an Analysis Platform for Data-Driven Decision Making
- Leveraging the Rakuten Ecosystem’s rich data assets to improve customer understanding and support businesses’ growth.

Tokyo, September 25, 2024 - Rakuten Group, Inc. today announced the full-scale launch*1 of Rakuten Analytics, an analytics platform for corporate clients that leverages the rich statistical data of the Rakuten Ecosystem to deepen customer understanding and support data-driven decision-making.
Rakuten Analytics is a platform that enables businesses to strengthen their understanding of customer profiles by linking a company’s data with the statistical data assets held by Rakuten, while maintaining measures to protect personal information. It features an intuitive and easy-to-use simple user interface (UI), making it easy to understand analysis results. Corporate customers can use the insights gained from the platform’s analysis for ad delivery, marketing strategies targeting their own Rakuten member customers, product planning and more.

The statistical data assets that form the foundation of this platform utilize the Rakuten Ecosystem’s "CustomerDNA" database, which classifies Rakuten user attribute information – which includes demographic data such as age, gender, life stages, lifestyle and more – into over 4,000*2 attributes using AI. This database provides multifaceted persona information, classified into attributes based on real registration information and purchasing behavior, as well as attributes estimated from user behavior.

Rakuten has focused on analyzing the robust user behavior data in its services to achieve optimal personalization for individual users. By utilizing a range of rich statistical data insights provided from more than 100 million Rakuten members in Japan through the Rakuten Analytics platform, clients can visualize the online and offline behaviors and personas of their customers, thereby supporting data-driven decision-making.

In the future, Rakuten plans to release an AI assistant feature linked to Rakuten AI to support the analysis of results, as well as implement API integration with in-house and external marketing tools to support the execution of streamlined marketing initiatives. These features will support ad delivery for acquiring customers, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) initiatives to improve customer Lifetime Value (LTV), and additional research for product development.

Under its AI-nization initiative, Rakuten is promoting the use of AI in all aspects of its businesses to drive further growth. Through the use of rich data and cutting-edge AI technology, Rakuten is committed to making AI a force for good that augments humanity, drives productivity and fosters prosperity.

https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2024/0925_01.html
 

Rakuten Symphony doesn't care about a 5G “killer app"

By Linda Hardesty Sep 24, 2024 12:43pm

Rakuten Symphony’s CMO says his pet peeve is the mobile industry looking for the 5G ‘killer app’

The CMO says the mobile industry needs to start thinking beyond connectivity

For its part, Rakuten Symphony is looking at future trends and serving enterprise demand

Rakuten Symphony’s Chief Marketing Officer Geoff Hollingworth said Symphony now has an internal group that’s working on innovations to solve future problems.

Fierce asked if the group was looking for the “5G killer app," and Hollingworth said that kind of question was his pet peeve.

Earlier this summer, Hollingworth posted on LinkedIn that “now is the perfect time for telecom to start building more than connectivity solutions.”

Hollingworth told Fierce, “There’s so much activity starting to gain traction outside of telecom. We invest so much in technology but invest so little into the application of that technology. We tend to not look outside at what’s changing. The landscape is completely transforming again because of AI. We need to be designing to solve the future problems.”

To that end, Rakuten Symphony is working on creating business applications.

https://www.fierce-network.com/modernization/...e-about-5g-killer-app
 

Building customer loyalty with Rakuten Viber’s business solutions

September 24, 2024

Retail campaigns can use Viber Ads and Viber Rich Business Messaging to engage customers, drive conversions, and enhance the shopping experience during these peak shopping periods.

Viber Ads offers a versatile inventory of native and display placements within the Rakuten Viber app, featuring high viewability, CTRs of up to 4%, and rich media options. From the frequently viewed main chat screen to the interactive Viber Explore, where users check local news and content, the app creates unobtrusive points of connection with potential customers.

https://www.adobomagazine.com/brand-business/...s-business-solutions/

 

in the third quarter of 2024 or not?

https://www.mobileworldlive.com/rakuten/...s-7m-subscriber-milestone/  

Japans Rakuten gibt an, dass seine Kreditkarteneinheit Gespräche mit Mizuho führt

Am 30. September 2024 um 07:59 Uhr

Die japanische Rakuten-Gruppe gab am Montag bekannt, dass ihre Kreditkartensparte und die Mizuho Financial Group Gespräche über eine Kapital- und Geschäftsallianz führen.

Rakuten teilte außerdem mit, dass es eine geplante Umstrukturierung seines Finanztechnologiegeschäfts absagt.

https://de.marketscreener.com/kurs/aktie/...it-Mizuho-fuhrt-47961040/
 

Complete nonsense from Bank of America of today, because the former planned share exchange was cancelled

“Additionally, uncertainty surrounds the share exchange ratio between Rakuten Bank and its Card/Securities units, which might impact the stock following the first half results expected in January.”

https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/...says-bofa-93CH-3638261
 

Strong Fintech Growth and Improvement in Mobile Losses Make Rakuten Stocks Attractive

Kazunori Ito, Pujance Chan  Aug 12, 2024

While Rakuten is most notable for its e-commerce platform, Rakuten Ichiba, we believe the company’s success in Japan lies in its first-mover advantage in establishing a comprehensive ecosystem composed of e-commerce, fintech, and mobile network services. Over the years, Rakuten accumulated over 40 million monthly active users, and close to 80% of users use more than two Rakuten services.

https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/XTKS/4755/quote
 

Notice of Cancellation of Reorganization of Rakuten’s FinTech Business

September 30, 2024

However, we have concluded that proceeding with this reorganization is not necessarily the best option for further expansion of the FinTech Ecosystem and enhancing competitive advantage. Therefore, we have decided today to cancel this reorganization.

https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2024/0930_11.html

 

Revolutionierung der Investition: Der Start von iGrow durch Rakuten Securities

By Michał Nawrocki
2024-09-2

Im kommenden Herbst 2024 wird die in Tokio ansässige Rakuten Securities eine neue Smartphone-Anwendung namens iGrow lancieren. Diese Anwendung hat zum Ziel, Benutzer umfassend in ihren Vermögensaufbau-Bestrebungen zu unterstützen, indem sie sowohl Kommunikations- als auch Handelsfunktionen integriert und sowohl für iOS- als auch Android-Plattformen verfügbar ist.

Die iGrow-App ist darauf ausgelegt, ein nahtloses Investitionserlebnis von der Initiierung bis zum fortlaufenden Management zu ermöglichen. Sie umfasst drei wichtige Funktionen, die den Investitionsprozess vereinfachen und sicherstellen, dass selbst Anfänger ihn selbstbewusst navigieren können. Benutzer können mühelos ihre Investitionsfonds verwalten, einschließlich derjenigen, die mit NISA und iDeCo verbunden sind, sowie ihre Salden über verschiedene Dienste im Rakuten-Ökosystem verfolgen.

Rakuten Securities, das die Branche mit über 5,5 Millionen NISA-Konten anführt und bemerkenswerte Auszeichnungen für die Kundenzufriedenheit erhalten hat, zielt darauf ab, die iGrow-App sowohl benutzerfreundlich als auch mit Funktionen zu bereichern, die eine spannende Investitionsreise fördern.

https://smartphonemagazine.nl/de/2024/09/26/...ch-rakuten-securities/
 

Japan's Mizuho set to buy stake in Rakuten Card

October 1, 2024 01:03 JST

E-commerce giant seeks funds from megabank to expand fintech business

Rakuten Group announced the talks toward a strategic capital and business alliance on Monday. The two Japanese groups aim to finalize details about Mizuho's investment in Rakuten Card this year.
Rakuten had been considering restructuring its fintech business, including Rakuten Card, but said separately on Monday that it canceled those plans.

With over 30 million credit cards provided, Rakuten Card is the largest such issuer in Japan. The company is a pillar for Rakuten, along with the group's mainstay e-commerce site. Both businesses facilitate the use of group services through the Rakuten's rewards points system.

Mizuho lacks a major card company within its group, having dissolved a partnership with Japanese card issuer Credit Saison in 2019 after 15 years. It was late to the game compared with rival major banks Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, both of which have card issuing companies under their umbrella, and hopes to make a comeback with this investment.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Finance/...buy-stake-in-Rakuten-Card
 

Rakuten to Power Fashion Show and Events for “sulvam” during the term of Fashion Week Tokyo and Paris Fashion Week Through the “by R” Project

Tokyo, August 7, 2024 - Rakuten Group, Inc. today announced that it will support the fashion show and events for fashion brand “sulvam” during Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO S/S 2025, scheduled for September 2 to September 7, 2024, and again during the term of Paris Fashion Week S/S 2025, scheduled for September 23 to October 1, through the “by R” project to support the Japanese fashion scene.

Rakuten will support sulvam’s milestone collection following a decade since the brand's founding, as well as the full-scale unveiling of their newly launched women's collection. As part of the project’s aim to foster the next generation of designers, Rakuten will also collaborate with Bunka Fashion College, the alma mater of sulvam's Teppei Fujita, to hold a runway show at Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO S/S 2025, featuring collections that involved fashion students from the college in select parts of the production process. Additionally, Rakuten will support the launch of sulvam’s reception gala during the term of Paris Fashion Week S/S 2025 to celebrate the opening of the brand’s flagship store in Paris.

https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2024/...Rakuten%2520Group,
 

Private wireless RAN revenues are projected to grow at a 21 percent CAGR over the next five years.

https://www.lightreading.com/open-ran/...es-up-24-in-2q-2024-dell-oro
 

Logistics Revealed! Secrets of Rakuten Ichiba Product Delivery

October 02, 2024

In this video, RNN delivers details about Rakuten Fulfillment Centers and post offices. In the warehouse, see automated guided vehicles, dizzyingly fast automatic packaging and labeling systems, and lanes moving parcels along. Look into the surprising process bringing Rakuten Ichiba products to users' doorsteps and understand the efforts and sincerity of staff members, how fulfilment centers are optimized using new tech, and the importance of logistics-now a part of everyday life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_zHmFAoZJg
 

E-commerce giant seeks funds from megabank to expand fintech business

With over 30 million credit cards provided, Rakuten Card is the largest such issuer in Japan. The company is a pillar for Rakuten, along with the group's mainstay e-commerce site. Both businesses facilitate the use of group services through the Rakuten's rewards points system.

Mizuho already holds a 49% stake in Rakuten Securities. Through a new joint venture, the two companies began a service in April that provides online and face-to-face asset management consultations to Rakuten Securities customers and others.

Rakuten Card will remain a consolidated subsidiary of Rakuten Group.

The group also has achieved progress in its cash management, which has been a concern for the past few years. Raising new funds from Mizuho through the investment in Rakuten Card will bolster financial stability.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Finance/...buy-stake-in-Rakuten-Card
 

Rakuten Bank's value of deposits 2015-2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 16, 2024

As of March 2024, the value of deposits at Rakuten Bank, Ltd. amounted to around 10.5 trillion Japanese yen. Rakuten Bank, Ltd. is a Japanese online bank that is part of the Rakuten Group.

2015: 1.25 trillion JPY
2016: 1.63 trillion JPY
2017: 1.72 trillion JPY
2018: 2.13 trillion JPY
2019: 2.81 trillion JPY
2020: 3.58 trillion JPY
2021: 5.77 trillion JPY
2022: 7.77 trillion JPY
2023: 9.13 trillion JPY
2024: 10.54 trillion JPY

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230753/...%2520Japanese%2520yen.
 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/...panese-banks-insurer-052416024.html
 

"Rakuten High Dividend Stocks, U.S. Fund (Quarterly Settlement Type)" Erzielte ein Guthaben von 10 Milliarden Yen in nur 7 Tagen (5 Werktagen) nach Verkaufsbeginn!

- 10 Milliarden Yen in der kürzesten Periode neu aufgelegter Fonds im letzten Jahr erreicht -

https://www.rakuten-sec.co.jp/web/company/...se/pdf/press20241004.pdf
 

Japan bietet besonders erfreuliche Konjunkturaussichten

Die Konjunkturaussichten in Japan sind im internationalen Vergleich besonders gut, weil die Investitionen besonders stark steigen. Die Regierung investiert inzwischen wesentlich mehr in den Rüstungsbereich. Vor dem Hintergrund der sinkenden Zinsdifferenz zwischen Japan und den USA ist mit weiterem Anstieg des Yens zu rechnen.

Obwohl der Aktienmarkt in Japan aufgrund der Währungsschwankungen ins Stocken geraten ist, bleiben die Aussichten positiv. Wahrscheinlich werden die Zinsen im Dezember oder Januar leicht erhöht, was zu einem überfälligen Kursschub nach oben bei Finanzwerten führen sollte. Die Inflationsrate stieg zuletzt auf 2,8% (ohne Lebensmittel und Energie +2%), so dass eine leichte Zinserhöhung überfällig ist. Die Teuerungsrate liegt seit 29 Monaten über dem Ziel der Bank von Japan. Die Notenbank zweifelt aber nicht daran, dass die Teuerungsrate auf 2% zurückfallen wird.
Der neugewählte japanische Ministerpräsident Shigeru Ishiba, sein Vorgänger Fumio Kishida trat wegen ähnlich niedriger Zustimmungswerte wie für die deutsche Regierung zurück, gilt als überzeugter Inflationsbekämpfer und setzt sich für Zinserhöhungen in Japan ein. Das müsste Finanzwerte stärken und Exporttitel im Trend schwächen.

Japan weniger gefährdet im Fall einer Trump-Zollrunde
Sollte Trump die US-Wahl gewinnen, hat er Zölle für chinesische Importe in Höhe von 60% angekündigt. Dies würde den chinesischen Aktienmarkt erheblich treffen. Weniger gefährdet bei Einfuhrzöllen wäre Japan. Hinzu kommt, dass japanische Unternehmen 57% des Umsatzes im Inland erwirtschaften und nur vergleichsweise wenig im Ausland (16,5% in den USA und in Kanada). Japan wäre also bei einer Trump-Zollrunde weniger gefährdet.

https://themarket.ch/meinung/...ktcid=nled&mktcval=219_2024-10-04
 

Year End 31st DecUnit201920202021202220232024E2025ECAGR / AvgTotal

Revenue¥m 1,263,932 1,455,538 1,681,757 1,920,894 2,071,315 2,260,427 2,468,836 13.46%

 

https://www.stockopedia.com/share-prices/rakuten-TYO:4755/  

Rakuten Symphony Off Campus Hiring 2024

https://freshercareers.in/rakuten-symphony/#google_vignette