Rakuten wesentlich besser als Rocket

Cabify zündet den Turbo: 8.500 neue Wagen sollen die Straßen von Madrid fluten

25. April 2025

Die Autonome Gemeinschaft Madrid hat Cabify am Freitag über die Erteilung von 8.500 Lizenzen für Mietfahrzeuge mit Fahrer (VTC) informiert. Diese Lizenzen kommen zusätzlich zu den bereits seit fast acht Jahren in der Region beantragten Genehmigungen.

https://nachrichten.es/...n-von-madrid-fluten-so-schnell-solls-gehen/
 

Rakuten Kobo launches Kobo Plus in Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Colombia: Introducing a new era of unlimited digital reading and audiobooks

April 23, 2025

With the launch of Kobo Plus, readers in each country can now choose from three flexible subscription options:

Kobo Plus Read – Unlimited access to over 1.5 million eBooks for a monthly cost of: $140 MXN (MX), $6.99 USD (AR), $7,000 CLP (CL), $29,000 COP (CO), S/.25.90 PEN (PE)
Kobo Plus Listen – Over 200,000 audiobooks available for a monthly cost of: $140 MXN (MX), $6.99 USD (AR), $7,000 CLP (CL), $29,000 COP (CO), S/.25.90 PEN (PE)
Kobo Plus Read & Listen – The perfect combination for those who enjoy both experiences, for a monthly cost of only: $180 MXN (MX), $8.99 USD (AR), $9,000 CLP (CL), $39,000 COP (CO), S/.35.90 PEN (PE)

 https://www.kobo.com/news/...unlimited-digital-reading-and-audiobooks


 

Die Rakuten Bank begann im Januar 2021 mit der Abwicklung der Rakuten Bank Reverse Mortgage (Zertifikatstyp) als eines der Schlüsselprodukte zur Lösung des Problems der Pensionsfonds in Japan, wo eine alternde Gesellschaft voranschreitet, und seitdem haben viele Kunden sie genutzt, und bis Ende Dezember 2024 hat der Saldo 10 Milliarden Yen überschritten.

Um den weiteren Bedürfnissen unserer Kunden gerecht zu werden, werden wir zusätzlich zum Zertifikatstyp mit einem neuen "Extrem-Typ" beginnen. "Rakuten Bank Reverse Mortgage (Extreme Type)" ist ein Kreditprodukt, das im Bereich des extremen Betrags wiederholt verwendet werden kann. Es kann nicht nur für Kunden verwendet werden, die sich Sorgen um die Altersvorsorge machen, sondern auch für verschiedene Zwecke, um ihr zweites Leben zu verbessern, wie z. B. "Ich möchte mir im Notfall einen Überschuss sichern" oder "Ich möchte Geld sichern, falls ich krank werde oder Pflege benötige", und es für Hobbys und Reisen verwenden.

https://www.rakuten-bank.co.jp/press/2025/250519.html
 

May 13, 2025

Join TelecomTV’s Ray Le Maistre and Francis Haysom from Appledore Research for an insightful discussion on the state of Open RAN in 2025. They discuss the journey of Open RAN – from a promising innovation to a mature technology adopted by operators globally. Despite its growth, the industry faces challenges in terms of procurement, system integration, and aligning with the original vision of fostering innovation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLf_l4jU6Lc&t=301s
 

Rakuten and Ukraine’s Brave1 Collaborate to Support Ukrainian Startups

Tokyo, Japan and Kyiv, Ukraine, May 20, 2025 - Rakuten Group, Inc. and Brave1, a Ukrainian government institution supporting defense technology innovation, today announced a joint initiative to explore various support for Ukrainian startups, including potential collaboration with the Japanese government and other partners.

As part of this initiative, Rakuten will power Brave1's booth exhibition at DSEI Japan, the country’s only large-scale defense and security trade show, taking place May 21-23, 2025, at Makuhari Messe. The exhibition will feature cutting-edge technologies and products from Ukrainian startups, with Rakuten aiming to assist their entry into the Japanese market.

Rakuten Group's mission is to contribute to society by creating value through innovation and entrepreneurship. Recently, innovation in civilian technology is rapidly transforming the defense landscape worldwide. As a global technology leader founded in Japan, Rakuten is uniquely positioned to connect these civilian advancements with the Japanese defense industry. This collaboration with Brave1 underscores Rakuten's support for Ukraine and its commitment to boosting the country's resilience and prosperity.

At the "Brave1 Powered by Rakuten" booth, attendees will have the opportunity to witness firsthand the advanced technologies and products developed by six Brave1-supported startups. Many have gained extensive practical experience in Ukraine, particularly in areas such as UAVs, MedTech, digital twinning and more.

https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2025/0520_01.html
 

From data to dollars: How Rakuten and Google closed the retail media loop
Hirotoshi Nakahara - May 2025

https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/intl/en-apac/...dvertising-ecommerce/
 

Rakuten France: Auszeichnungen, die unser Engagement widerspiegeln

https://global.fr.shopping.rakuten.com/actualites/...nos-engagements/
 

In the fiscal year 2024, Rakuten Group generated over 221 billion Japanese yen in revenue through its advertising business.  

Rakuten Mobile hits profit at last, amid mixed O-RAN greenfield fortunes

21 May 2025

Rakuten Mobile is on the verge of reaching full-year EBITDA profitability on operations for the first time – more than seven years after its foundation in January 2018. This is significant since this was the first full Open RAN greenfield, followed by Dish Network in the US, and 1&1 in Germany. Fortunes remain mixed for these principal greenfields, including Rakuten Mobile, at a time that brownfield Open RAN at last seems to be gaining momentum in the wake of AT&T’s $14 billion five-year deal with Ericsson, announced in December 2023. That has been followed by a few more significant brownfield Open RAN projects that are essentially single-vendor deployments at this stage, sometimes with ambitions to open up to other suppliers.

https://www.rethinkresearch.biz/articles/...-ran-greenfield-fortunes/