Rakuten wesentlich besser als Rocket

27 September 2019–Genesis Healthcare Co., Japan’s leading genetic testing and research company, today announced the launch of its new mobile application in Taiwan, empowering its new and existing GeneLife users to access personal genetic results on their mobile and receive personalized wellness advice and recommendations to enhance their health and lifestyle.

Genesis Healthcare Co., Ltd. is a leading biotech company, pioneering genetic research since 2004 and promoting preventive healthcare and wellness through genetic testing. Leveraging more than 15 years of genetic research and development Genesis Healthcare empowers medical institutions and end consumers alike to evolve towards personalized wellness and medicine. Originated in Japan, Genesis Healthcare offers medical, corporate and consumer services through a range of innovative services across the Asia Pacific region. GeneLife is the direct-to-consumer brand of Genesis Healthcare.

https://www.businessinsider.sg/...ation-powered-by-genetics-and-ai-2/
 

November 19, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. GMT+1

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is considering raising the fee that app-based services such as Uber and Lyft pay when they pick up and drop off passengers at Reagan National and Dulles International airports.

Under the proposal, expected to be presented to a committee of the MWAA board Wednesday, the fee the companies pay would increase to $5 per ride — up from $4. If the past is any indication, the $1 increase would probably be passed on to users.

Ride-hailing services have quickly become one of the most popular means of getting to and from the airport. But their popularity has caused headaches for airport officials trying to manage traffic and curb space.

“Since 2015, [Transportation Network Companies] have grown to millions of annual transactions adding significant vehicle traffic to the Airport’s roadways,” according to a presentation prepared for Wednesday’s meeting. “Growth is not slowing — Year-to-Date 2019 has seen a greater year-over-year-increase in [Transportation Network Companies] trips than at the same point in 2018.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/...nal-dulles-airports/  

Age of Learning Announces Exclusive Partnership with Rakuten and the Launch of ABCmouse "English Learning Academy" for Children in Japan

PR Newswire•November 21, 2019
Latest Step in Age of Learning's Global Expansion Combines Strengths in Education Technology and Digital Curriculum with Rakuten's Leading Expertise in E-Commerce and Marketing in Japan

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Education technology leader Age of Learning today announced a major partnership with Rakuten, Inc., to bring ABCmouse English Learning Academy to families in Japan. Launching today and exclusively available through Rakuten, the new ABCmouse app provides a highly engaging digital program for children ages 3–8 to learn English, a top priority for Japanese parents and educators. This partnership further accelerates Age of Learning's global growth, building on the company's success in the United States, where it has helped educate tens of millions of children to date, and in China, where it launched a major partnership with Tencent last year.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/...xclusive-partnership-130000605.html  

FAO and Rakuten Viber, a leading global instant messaging app, have partnered together for World Food Day to raise awareness around the themes of healthy and sustainable food by bringing it into everyone’s lives in an exciting and interactive way.

Starting today, more than two dozen stickers in Russian – representing fruits and vegetables, such as carrots, apples, broccoli, and berries – can help you express healthy messages while connecting with friends via the newly opened Russian Viber community, named «День

http://www.fao.org/europe/news/detail-news/en/c/1250617/
 

Tolino läutet die Frankfurter Buchmesse in diesem Jahr im einem Paukenschlag ein. Gleich drei neue eBook-Reader lösen ihre zwei bzw. dreijährigen Vorgänger ab und endlich spiegelt sich die Übernahme durch Rakuten (zu denen bekanntermaßen auch Kobo gehört) im Portfolio nieder. Seit sich Kobo vom deutschen Markt zurückgezogen hatte, hofften viele Leser auf einen Kobo als Tolino. Mit dem Shine 3 wurde letztes Jahr ein Anfang gemacht, dieses Jahr nun werden die restlichen alten Tolinomodelle ersetzt.

https://papierlos-lesen.de/tolino-stellt-drei-neue-ereader-vor-67575/
 

as Marketing Tool

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

In this revealing report, members of the Customer Strategy Department explain the special power and appeal of Rakuten Super Points, while Rakutenians who have earned a total of over 1 million points share their point-earning tips and shopping episodes. Find out more about this great Rakuten asset, including:

- Those earning Rakuten Super Points are three times "happier" than those who aren't,
- Sales of products offering 10% points-back are three times higher than those with a 10% discount,
- Observe group interviews for users and 1-million-point-getters within Rakuten,
- What does the future hold for Rakuten Super Points?

Don't miss it!

https://global.rakuten.com/corp/innovation/rnn/2019/1906_027/  

The increase of Lyft since the end of Q3 had produced a net income of about $ 190 million

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https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/LYFT?p=LYFT&.tsrc=fin-srch  

The future of Cabify

In the Cabify calendar, IPO is a clear objective. For them it is a "further step" in order to obtain additional sources of financing, taking into account its objective of continuing to grow, although they do not have a defined date, said its founder, who does not rule out the alternative of opening a new round of financing . At the moment the company has not entered into benefits, but expects to do so "very soon."

On its future plans, and although it has not ventured a horizon, it has highlighted the "long-term" possibility of selling "packages" to customers, in the manner of telecommunications operators, which included a certain number of kilometers in vehicles with driver and another in scooters, for example.

https://www.onlinemarketplaces.com/articles/...sion-for-using-its-app  

an der Rakuten beteiligt ist.

https://genelife.asia/about

Ganz unproblematisch sehe ich die Angebote allerdings nicht.  

Barcelona, Spanien und Zürich, Schweiz – Mediktor, Entwickler des bisher einzigen klinisch validierten und KI-basierten Symptom-Checkers und dacadoo, ein weltweit führender Anbieter von digitalen Gesundheitslösungen, sind eine Partnerschaft eingegangen, um ihren Kunden eine breitere Palette von Gesundheits- und WellnessDienstleistungen anzubieten.

Mediktor verändert die Art und Weise, wie Menschen Zugang zum Gesundheitssystem erhalten. Die Plattform nutzt künstliche Intelligenz, um Symptome zu analysieren und objektive Informationen bereitzustellen. Der Symptom-Checker stellt in weniger als 3 Minuten eine Vordiagnose und empfiehlt dann die am besten geeignete Versorgungsmethode bezüglich medizinischer Versorgung.

dacadoo entwickelt und betreibt eine digitale Gesundheitsplattform, die Menschen hilft, ihre Gesundheit auf einfache und unterhaltsame Weise aktiv zu fördern. Die Plattform kombiniert Motivationstechniken aus der Verhaltenswissenschaft mit Funktionen aus Online-Spielen und sozialen Netzwerken, die die Benutzer in ihre ganzheitliche Gesundheit einbeziehen: Körper, Geist & Lebensstil. Durch die Kombination des patentierten dacadoo Gesundheitsindex und dem KI-basierten Gesundheitscoach erreicht dacadoo ein hohes Maß an langfristiger Kundenbindung und erzielt positive Gesundheitsergebnisse.

https://d21buns5ku92am.cloudfront.net/32927/...t%20bekannt-eedc70.pdf
 

May 14th, 2019
Irish Life to Launch Next-Generation Digital Health Engagement App MyLife Powered by dacadoo in Ireland

Dublin, Ireland and Zurich, Switzerland - Irish Life, Ireland’s leading life insurance and pension company, has launched the next-generation digital health engagement application MyLife to its 1.3 million Life and Health insurance clients in Ireland, in collaboration with the Swiss-based digital health pioneer dacadoo.

As part of Irish Life’s commitment to the health and wellbeing of their customers, the company aspired to launch a digital solution to help members transform their health. As a trusted Irish brand with connections to so many customers, the company is ideally placed to promote health benefits and to help customers better understand and improve their own health.

dacadoo develops and operates a digital, mobile health engagement platform that helps insurance members actively manage their health in an easy and fun way. Engaging them to remain active and healthy, the company applies motivational techniques from online games, collaborative features from social networks, and personalized feedback and the patented dacadoo Health Score to better understand and improve their health.

https://dacadoo.pr.co/...lth-engagement-app-mylife-powered-by-dacadoo
 

• Clicking through a shopping portal when you're buying something online is one of the easiest ways to earn extra points, miles, or cash back.

• One popular shopping portal is Rakuten (formally known as Ebates). It offers cash back when you click through its site to retailers like Macy's, Pier 1, and Sephora, but it recently added the option to earn Amex Membership Rewards points as well.

• If you have a US Amex card that earns Amex points, like the Platinum Card® from American Express or the American Express® Gold Card, you can link it to your Rakuten account. Then, select Membership Rewards points as your earning option in your Rakuten account settings.

• The Points Guy values Amex points at 2 cents apiece, so this could be a more valuable option than earning cash back.

https://www.businessinsider.com/...points-earning-option-2019-11?IR=T  

sind meines Erachtens die Unsicherheiten, die durch die nicht vorhandenen Informationen über den Fortgang bei der Etablierung eines eigenen mobilen Netzwerkes.

Ich gehe davon, dass das zumindest technisch funktionieren wird - wie schnell man in der Vorlaufphase bis Ende März 2020 schon möglichst viele vorerst Kostenlos-Kunden und danach "echte" Kunden gewinnen kann, bleibt die große Frage. Dass das auch von den Preisen des neuen Angebots und technischen Möglichkeiten eines schnellen Hochfahrens der Kapazitäten abhängt ist aber auch klar.  

mit Informationen über Mobile auch total mauern wird - selbst wenn es sehr gut laufen sollte, denn Informationen erlauben der Konkurrenz sich auf die auf sie zukommenden Herausforderungen einzustellen.

Ich gehe auch nicht davon aus, dass Rakuten ähnlich wie Jio in Indien, obwohl der Mobile-Chef von Rakuten von dort kommt, in einen totalen Verdrängungskampf gehen wird. Denn Rakuten hat schon fast 100 Millionen Kunden in Japan, denen man ohne große Aquisitationskosten Mobile offerieren kann. Außerdem hat man mehr als 2 Millionen Mobile-Kunden als Provider, wozu man bisher fremde Netze benutzt hat - und die man jetzt in das eigene Netz integrieren kann.  

London, 24 September 2019

UK-based technology company Everledger announced today that it has completed its USD20 million Series A funding. The round comes to a close with the backing of Tencent Holdings Ltd, China’s leading internet-based services provider. Graphene Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Rakuten, Fidelity and Vickers Venture Partners have also participated.

“Everledger’s application of blockchain technology enhances value to consumers and reduces risks for businesses across the industry”, said James Mitchell, Chief Strategy Officer at Tencent. Mr Mitchell added: “We are delighted to support Everledger to improve the transparency and sustainability of global supply chains.”

“Everledger is very well positioned to increase transparency in supply chains”, said Nabil Borhanu, Managing Partner at Graphene Ventures. “This investment marks an incredibly exciting addition to our cohort of talented technology organizations, such as Lyft and Snapchat, and an important step towards more sustainable practices in complex supply chains.”

About Everledger:
Founded in 2015, Everledger is an independent technology company helping businesses surface and converge asset information, using a symphony of secure technologies, including blockchain, artificial intelligence, intelligent labelling and Internet of Things. Our purpose is to contribute greater clarity and confidence in marketplaces where transparency matters most.  

https://www.everledger.io/pdfs/...e_Series_A_Closing_Confidential.pdf
 

Amit Saberwal, chief executive and founder of RedDoorz, noted that the firm has grown five times in size over the past year, and that it intends to continue to drive "significant growth" next year.
This year, RedDoorz had its first close of US$70 million as part of its larger Series C round, and launched a new regional tech hub in Vietnam. The company has raised about US$140 million since its inception in 2015.

Across the region, RedDoorz operates a network of more than 1,500 properties in over 120 cities including Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines. The company will also enter Thailand in 2020.
Last month, BT reported that RedDoorz is making expansion a priority for the company, and that it is gunning for a public listing.

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/garage/...ew-leadership-appointments
 

fast nichts verkauft:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/...de-hailing-companies-174740637.html  

payments in Europe

. The Mastercard-powered money transfer service Moneytou is expected to allow money transfers via the application. The P2P transactions linked to Moneytou will be processed by Wirecard along with the local acquirer Libra Internet Bank.

“Rakuten Viber messaging is extremely popular, with the service now boasting over one billion registered users worldwide,” explains Utku Ogrendil, Regional Managing Director of Wirecard. “For some time, users have used the app to share photos and videos. The ability to also share funds was the next logical step and we are proud to be one of the launch partners for this new service.”

The new service will be launched in Hungary along with multiple expected roll-outs across Eastern Europe. According to the supplier, through Moneytou’s utilization, the transferred funds will be shown in the recipient’s balance immediately. It will also allow for the multiple registrations within the Viber App.

Rakuten Viber is a part of the e-commerce and financial services provider, Rakuten. It provides its user base with features including chats, video calls, group messaging, etc.

Recently, Wirecard announced the launch of its fully digital multi-merchant loyalty solution which aims to support companies in their expansion goals through its B2B2C approach.

https://ibsintelligence.com/ibs-journal/ibs-news/...yments-in-europe/
 

Vermutungen, die aber durchaus eine Erklärung für die Kursdelle sein könnten.

Published 22nd November 2019
Rakuten claims huge edge cloud, as other operators follow suit

Rakuten was the toast of this year’s Mobile World Congress with its ambitious plan to build an end-to-end cloud-native mobile network for 4G and 5G. Since then, the project has lost some of its luster thanks to delays, and reports of significant challenges with tuning up the cloud infrastructure to support the demands of a virtualized RAN. There have also been whispers about ‘too many cooks’, and tensions between the long list of suppliers which are involved in the project, highlighting the downside of an open, multivendor approach. Some of the participants have strong 4G offerings but are not sufficiently 5G-ready for Rakuten’s timetable, sources say, and there is overlap between the responsibilities of some of the partners with integration

https://rethinkresearch.biz/articles/...-other-operators-follow-suit/
 

bei der Umsetzung der Mobile-Pläne kann ich nicht erkennen. Zunächst einmal mit einer beschränkten Zahl zu starten ist aus meiner Sicht die übliche angebrachte Vorsicht und für mich ein Ausdruck der nachhaltigen Unternehmensphilosophie von Rakuten.

Und man sich eben auch einmal die vorsichtigen Planen ansehen, obwohl man schon 2,2 Millionen Mobile-Kunden hat will man das nur auf ganze 10 Millionen in den nächsten 10 Jahren steigern. Bei der Reichweite, die Rakuten hat, sollte dies m.E. fast ohne Akquisitationskosten möglich sein. Ich halte allerdings hier noch für sehr viel mehr möglich.

E-commerce giant Rakuten Inc.’s mobile unit started taking limited orders for services on its network Tuesday after a delay in installing network base stations forced it to postpone a full-scale launch until next April.

Rakuten has not revealed the new price plan for its full-scale mobile phone services but will not charge cancellation fees, which are often criticized as stifling competition among carriers and keeping charges relatively high.

Rakuten first entered the mobile phone business in October 2014 as a virtual mobile network operator that uses other wireless carriers’ networks.

Its low-cost wireless communication service, Rakuten Mobile, has attracted around 2.2 million subscribers. The company has said it will aim for more than 10 million subscribers by the end of March 2029.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/10/01/...network/#.Xdo5zHdFwdU  

https://trusted.de/rakuten-tv  

Rakuten Viki Selects BuyDRM’s KeyOS MultiKey Service to Secure VIKI.com Premium Content
KeyOS MultiKey Service Secures Delivery of Live and VOD Premium Content
Austin, TX(14 Nov 2019)

BuyDRM announced today that Rakuten Viki has chosen the KeyOS MultiKey Service to secure the delivery of premium content on the Viki.com platform. Rakuten Viki will encrypt their premium streaming and download content with consumer-compatible, studio-approved multi-DRM including Apple FairPlay, Microsoft PlayReady and Google Widevine. Rakuten Viki’s users will receive DRM license keys to playback the content from the MultiKey Service platform.

Rakuten Viki streams premium licensed content in a similar way that Hulu does in U.S. markets. The site then puts the content on one of its channels and the content can be subtitled by community volunteers in their preferred languages under a Creative Commons license using Rakuten Viki's subtitling technology, enabling individuals to collaborate globally in over 160 languages at once.

Rakuten Viki is a premier destination for Asian entertainment, with a global audience that comes to Rakuten Viki’s over-the-top (OTT) platform for TV shows, movies, and Viki Originals – translated into 200+ languages by a community of avid fans. Reaching more than 40 million fans in 190-plus countries via Rakuten Viki and its entertainment news community, Soompi (www.soompi.com), the company also develops and invests in Viki Originals, such as the award-winning series, Dramaworld, and upcoming co-productions with studios in Asia and Hollywood.

https://www.streamingmedia.com/PressRelease/...ium-Content_50340.aspx  

How Samsung is giving brands the edge with fashion visual search
By Shawn Lim-11 October 2019 04:52am

To promote the recent launch of new Galaxy Note10, Samsung teamed up with Zalora at its Fashion Festival to showcase how Bixby Vision Shopping can allow people to snap a picture and immediately search for a similar style directly through the camera app. “It was thanks to Visenze that we were able to effectively surface Zalora's clothes within the search results which helped drive value for the retailer.” says Christopher Tarr, the director of mobile customer experience and monetization at Samsung Electronics. Tarr says Samsung and Visenze have since expanded the partnership after the fashion show to include pop up experiences and “other exciting things” that he declined to reveal.

https://www.visenze.com/company/news/
 

Carousell - Mudah Merger in Malaysia via Telenor Investment
Thursday, 21 November 2019

Carousell, one of the world's largest and fastest growing classifieds, today announced it has signed an agreement with Telenor Group, one of the world's largest telecommunications companies. As part of this equity and cash agreement, Carousell will merge with 701Search, which owns online marketplaces Mudah in Malaysia, Cho Tot in Vietnam, and OneKyat in Myanmar.

Following the merger, Carousell will be valued at more than US$850 million with Telenor Group becoming the largest minority shareholder in Carousell, owning 32 percent of the combined company.
"This has been a significant year for Carousell, with the company achieving unprecedented results in market expansion and revenue growth," said Rakesh Malani, Chief Financial Officer, Carousell. "We are driving rapid consolidation in the region with the OLX Philippines merger earlier in the year, and 701Search today. This transaction further cements Carousell as the leading online classifieds marketplace platform in Southeast Asia. With annualized revenues of over US$ 40 million, a business of over 80 percent gross margin and two profitable markets, we are very well positioned to advance our combined business to the next level."

https://news.ecinsider.my/2019/11/...ysia-via-telenor-investment.html
 

bisher ca. 30% nach meinen Schätzungen auf ca. 20% absinken, aber das neue Gebilde ist wesentlich wertvoller.

"These transactions have handed Telenor a 32 per cent stake in Carousell, replacing backer Rakuten Ventures as the startup's single-largest minority."

Meines Erachtens sollte aber Rakuten den Anteil nicht weiter absinken lassen, sondern eine Wiederaufstockung versuchen, denn Carousell war ja eigentlich als das Flaggschiff von Rakuten in Südostasien angedacht.

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/garage/...nicorn-chattershareholder.