Telefónica is teaming up with a pioneering Japanese eCommerce company in a bid to speed up the rollout of 5G. Telefónica said on Wednesday (Sept....
PYMNTS’ new Provider Ranking of Coupon Apps debuts this month with cool newcomers topping the list of competitors in the mobile shopping rewards category. The...
Customers waiting for Rakuten Inc.’s launch of its 5G services, which were originally planned for June, will have to wait. Reuters reported that the Tokyo...
Rakuten Mobile Inc., a Tokyo internet services provider, plans to acquire InnoEye, an engineering technology company based in Virginia, per a company statement. Terms of...
The Fair Trade Commission in Japan (JFTC) has asked eCommerce company Rakuten to delay its plans to offer free shipping, which would take effect on...
Mastercard has expanded its partnership with Rakuten Viber to bring peer-to-peer (P2P) payments to Romania via Moneytou, which makes transferring money easy, quick and secure,...
Walmart, which has been struggling in Japan for a number of years, is seeing eye-opening growth in its online food grocery delivery service, according to...
Earlier this week, Japan’s cabinet proposed a bill that seeks to, as reported by the country’s national daily, The Mainichi, “improve contract transparency” for deals...
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...