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Rakuten launches Blockchain Lab partially based on the IP
Rakuten, the leader of Japanese e-commerce, launched its own Blockchain Lab partially based on the IP received with the acquisition of Bitbet.
Dec 29, 2022 | financialit.netRakuten launched Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Emergency Relief Fund on Dec 22nd 22'.
Additionally, Rakuten launched the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Emergency Relief Fund through its online donation platform, the Rakuten Clutch Special Charity Fund earlier this year.
Dec 22, 2022 | rakuten.comRakuten has issues with multiple website software patents
International Business Machines Corp. ‘s patent infringement lawsuit against Japanese technology firm Rakuten Inc. over multiple website software patents was partially paused and dismissed by a Delaware federal judge.
Dec 15, 2022 | bloomberglaw.comRakuten launches PlayStation 5
Online retailing company Rakuten conducted a study that discovered the PlayStation 5 is the most in-demand Christmas gift this year.
Dec 14, 2022 | gamerant.comRakuten launches Discovering Canary Islands
Rakuten TV Europe has launched Discovering Canary Islands, a drama-fueled new reality series available exclusively on the Rakuten TV platform.
Dec 12, 2022 | rakuten.comRakuten launched Sustainability Travel Badges on Nov 5th 22'.
As part of its work on more socially conscious travel, Rakuten Travel has also recently released “Sustainability Travel Badges,” which are awarded to hotels and other travel accommodation businesses that meet defined standards in sustainability initiatives.
Dec 5, 2022 | gstcouncil.orgRakuten launched Kobo Elipsa on Nov 30th 21'.
Last year, for example, Rakuten introduced the Kobo Elipsa, which extended the e-reader brand with a larger device and enhanced stylus functionality for marking up PDFs or taking notes.
Nov 29, 2022 | gobillyhill.comRakuten is developing SoC technology with Xeon on Nov 29th 22'.
Now Intel and Rakuten are working together on SoC technology with Xeon.
Nov 29, 2022 | fierceelectronics.comRakuten launches Rakuten Drone Gateway
Tokyo, November 24, 2022 – Rakuten Group, Inc. today announced the full-scale launch of Rakuten Drone Gateway, a new platform that assists businesses and individuals who use drones by supporting drone flight operations and job matching for drone operators.
Nov 24, 2022 | rakuten.comDigital Entertainment Asset Pte. Ltd. partnered with Rakuten on Nov 18th 22'.
Digital Entertainment Asset (DEA), a Singapore-based global Web3 entertainment company that operates the PlayMining NFT gaming platform, announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rakuten Group for a collaborative partnership in the Web3 domain.
Nov 18, 2022 | yahoo.comRakuten is developing AI software to automatically detect tumor cells and biomarkers in cancer screening imagery
Meanwhile, Rakuten Institute of Technology is developing AI software to automatically detect tumor cells and biomarkers in cancer screening imagery.
Oct 21, 2022 | rakuten.todayRakuten sold assets to Mizuho Bank, Ltd. in the amount of $552M on Oct 14th 22'.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Mizuho Financial Group’s securities unit will acquire a 19.99% stake in Rakuten Securities from its parent Rakuten Group for 80 billion yen ($552 million) to beef up its online brokerage business, the companies said on Friday.
Oct 6, 2022 | reuters.comRakuten launches Symware distributed unit product
Outside of the AWS expansion, Rakuten Symphony launched general availability of its Symware distributed unit (DU) product.
Sep 28, 2022 | sdxcentral.comGasBuddy partners with Rakuten
To operate its Card Linked Offers program, GasBuddy has partnered with Figg, Rakuten, Rewards Network, and Mastercard as third-party service providers.
Sep 13, 2022 | compsmag.comLocklear Offers partners with Rakuten
Locklear is versatile to say the least, and has already collaborated with non-gaming brands like Gymshark and Rakuten on Instagram.
Sep 7, 2022 | traackr.comRakuten will launch peer-to-peer NFT issuance and sale service supporting IP holders worldwide on Feb 28th 23'.
In the coming years, Rakuten said it plans to introduce a peer-to-peer NFT issuance and sale service supporting IP holders worldwide in a bid to “spur further development of a global market” for the digital medium.
Feb 28, 2022 | blockworks.coRakuten expands offices in United Kingdom
Rakuten Symphony has announced plans to expand its operations in the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
Jan 1, 2022 | voip.reviewRakuten acquired Robin on Feb 28th 22'.
The two organisations had already been cooperating for more than two years… Silicon Valley-based cloud technology start-up, Robin.io has today been acquired by Rakuten Symphony, adding additional cloud-native capabilities to their portfolio of high performance cloud infrastructure and operations solutions.
Jan 1, 2022 | totaltele.comRakuten will hire Ajit Pai as Chairman on Apr 1st 22'.
Rakuten Symphony also announced this week that former U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is joining its board of directors.
Jan 1, 2022 | gulfsouthtowers.comRakuten is developing next-generation 5G Radio Unit
Rakuten Symphony and Qualcomm announced a collaboration to develop a next-generation 5G Radio Unit (RU) with Massive MIMO capabilities and distributed units (DUs), designed to enable the deployment of innovative, virtualized, and open 5G networks at scale and help operators to meet performance demands at the edge.
Jan 1, 2022 | openranpolicy.orgRakuten launches commercial services on the world’s first fully virtualized cloud-native mobile network
Rakuten Mobile has set multiple industry landmarks with its full-scale launch of commercial services on the world’s first fully virtualized cloud-native mobile network *1 in 2020, and Rakuten Symphony, launched in 2021, is now bringing that technology to operators globally.
Jan 1, 2022 | telecomtv.comTotalTele partners with Rakuten
“TotalTele is pleased to announce its partnership with Rakuten Symphony to deploy live 4G and 5G OpenRAN trials across South Africa, Nigeria, and Liberia,” said Mazen Mroue, MTN Group Chief Technology & Information Systems Officer.
Jan 1, 2022 | totaltele.comRakuten launched anime and music-focused NFT platform on Feb 1st 22'.
For instance, Rakuten already has an established presence in the NFT space and has launched an anime and music-focused NFT platform in February.
Jan 1, 2022 | kryptomoney.comTechpression partnered with Rakuten on Jan 1st 22'.
Speaking about the trials, which is slated to take off sometime in 2022, MTN Group Chief Technology & Information Systems Officer, Mazen Mroue said, “Techpression is pleased to announce its partnership with Rakuten Symphony to deploy live 4G and 5G OpenRAN trials across South Africa, Nigeria, and Liberia.
Jan 1, 2022 | techpression.comBiztechafrica partners with Rakuten
“Biztechafrica is pleased to announce its partnership with Rakuten Symphony to deploy live 4G and 5G Open RAN trials across South Africa, Nigeria and Liberia.
Jan 1, 2022 | biztechafrica.comInnovation Village partners with Rakuten
“Innovation Village is pleased to announce its partnership with Rakuten Symphony to deploy live 4G and 5G OpenRAN trials across South Africa, Nigeria, and Liberia.
Jan 1, 2022 | innovation-village.comRakuten launches Rakuma Official Shops
In line with this vision, Rakuten also announced the full-scale launch of Rakuma Official Shops, which showcase more than 130 reuse businesses *1 and 40 domestic parallel import businesses operating on the platform, and Direct from the Farm/Specialized Food Products Stores, which specialize in transactions involving agricultural and fishery products.
Jan 1, 2022 | rakuten.comAfterpay US Services, LLC will partner with Rakuten on Dec 1st 22'.
For example, Afterpay in December teamed up with Rakuten to allow shoppers to earn cash back rewards when they made installment purchases from participating merchants.
Jan 1, 2022 | techcrunch.comEvaluatesolutions38 partners with Rakuten
Evaluatesolutions38 is, therefore, delighted to be working with Rakuten—one of the world’s most cloud-savvy and forward-thinking service providers – to integrate its new cloud-native software into both the Rakuten Mobile network in Japan and the Symworld marketplace.
Jan 1, 2022 | evaluatesolutions38.comRakuten partners with Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
In addition, multiple Rakuten services have collaborated with Japan Air Lines in the past, including sales of in-flight meals through the Rakuten Ichiba internet shopping mall and point back campaigns through Rakuten Rebates when purchasing flight tickets.
Jan 1, 2022 | rakuten.comRakuten launches cashback programme in the UK, Spain and Germany
Japan-based online commerce and retailing company Rakuten Europe has announced the launch of a new cashback programme in the UK, Spain and Germany.
Jan 1, 2022 | thepaypers.comRakuten launches blockbuster releases heading for the premium VoD platform
Rakuten TV have recently announced their latest blockbuster releases heading for the premium VoD platform for the month of June.
Jan 1, 2022 | filmhounds.co.ukRakuten invested into Robin in $38M on Jan 1st 21'.
Rakuten Mobile was one of the company’s early customers and Rakuten Capital led Robin.io’s Series C funding round.
Jan 1, 2022 | explorebit.ioRakuten identified as competitor of Alibaba Cloud
Rakuten is altering the names to create a uniform brand identity, which should be able to better compete with companies like Alibaba and Amazon.
Jan 1, 2022 | retaildetail.euRakuten launched “Go Green Together” website on Apr 22nd 22'.
On Earth Day, April 22, Rakuten launched the “Go Green Together” website to introduce services that offer sustainable options and interactive quizzes designed to educate and encourage customers to live a greener lifestyle.
Jan 1, 2022 | rakuten.todayRakuten launched Rakuten-branded credit card on Jul 1st 02'.
When Rakuten, Inc. launched the first Rakuten-branded credit card almost 20 years ago, some people in the financial industry told Rakuten, Inc. to stay in its lane — to stick to e-commerce.
Jan 1, 2022 | rakuten.todayRakuten launches Sun Chlorella’s World University Basketball Series
WUBS official site： https://wubseries.com/ Tokyo, June 30, 2022 – Rakuten Group, Inc. and the All Japan University Basketball Federation (JUBF) today announced the launch of Sun Chlorella’s World University Basketball Series (WUBS), an annual champions league-style tournament for university basketball teams.
Jan 1, 2022 | rakuten.comRakuten expands offices to Fukuoka, Japan
On hearing that Rakuten Card had opened a brand new office in Fukuoka, RNN paid a visit to get an in-depth look!
Jan 1, 2022 | rakuten.comRakuten received financing of $12M on Aug 3rd 22'.
Twid, Series A Round – Twid, a start-up in the business of online rewards and loyalty programmes, on Wednesday announced it has raised nearly 12 million dollars in a series a funding round led by Japanese e commerce and retailing giant, Rakuten.
Jan 1, 2022 | techstory.inIbankmarine partners with Rakuten
Ibankmarine has partnered with Rakuten, the biggest and best provider in the industry to help members earn an additional 50% Cash Back when shopping online through a Rakuten membership.
Jan 1, 2022 | ibankmarine.comRakuten partners with Skidata Ag
Tokyo, September 30, 2021 - Rakuten Group, Inc. today announced that it will partner with the SKIDATA Group in order to provide a completely contactless, one-stop check-in solution that integrates the sales of tickets through Rakuten Ticket, Rakuten’s ticket reservation and sales website, with venue admission management solutions that Rakuten provides.
Jan 1, 2021 | rakuten.comRakuten launches price comparison tool
While cash back is its heritage, Rakuten Advertising has launched a price comparison tool to bring consumers to its platform higher up the funnel, have started to move into the content space and are working a lot with influencers.
Jan 1, 2021 | rakutenadvertising.comViacomcbsnordics partners with Rakuten
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has struck a long-term deal with e-commerce conglomerate Rakuten to launch Nickelodeon’s on-demand kids service in Japan.
Jan 1, 2021 | kidscreen.comRakuten launched low-cost 5G cell phone tariff on Oct 26th 20'.
The Japanese online retailer Rakuten Inc. has recently started offering a low-cost 5G cell phone tariff, operated with a cloud-based network.
Nov 25, 2020 | certification-japan.comShopStyle, Inc. partnered with Rakuten on Jan 17th 20'.
Most recently, ShopStyle has partnered with Rakuten (formerly eBates) to offer cash back on purchases you make when clicking through a ShopStyle link.
Jan 1, 2020 | monicafrancis.comRakuten partnered with Lagardère Sports on Jan 1st 19'.
Rakuten has partnered with Lagardère Sports, the international media rights distributor of Japan’s J. League, to distribute 2019 season in more than 140 countries worldwide, excluding Japan.
Jan 1, 2019 | mediaplaynews.comRakuten acquires WhatsApp for $19B
When Rakuten acquired Viber for $900 million just weeks before Facebook announced its acquisition of WhatsApp for $19 billion, the two respectively had 300 million and 450 million monthly active users.
Jan 1, 2019 | jmediagroup.netRakuten acquired Viki Inc for $200M on Jan 1st 13'.
Viki, which was acquired by the Japanese entertainment giant Rakuten in 2013, features originals that generally fall into two categories.
Jan 1, 2017 | forbes.comRakuten invests into Coda Payments Pte. Ltd. in $2.3M
Coda Payments, a Singapore-based company working with telcos to implement easy payments for digital products, has secured $2.3 million in Series A funding from GMO Global Payment Fund, Rakuten Ventures, CyberAgent Ventures, Golden Gate Ventures, and Skype co-founder Toivo Annus.
Jan 1, 2013 | techinasia.com