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Rakuten Says Yes To Bitcoin
Rakuten Says Yes To Bitcoin
March 18, 2015  |  News

Bitcoin just got another big fan in the eCommerce world — Japan’s largest online retailer. Rakuten announced yesterday (March 17) that it would begin accepting bitcoin...

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Lyft Gets $300M Investment From Rakuten
Lyft Gets $300M Investment From Rakuten
March 13, 2015  |  News

Lyft has snagged a $300 million investment from Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten in a funding round that gives the ride-sharing company a $2.5 billion valuation,...

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How Rakuten’s Strategy Differs From Amazon
How Rakuten’s Strategy Differs From Amazon
November 06, 2014  |  International

Rakuten has been referenced as the “Alibaba of Japan,” and though it didn’t gain the same attention as the Chinese e-Commerce giant in the third-quarter earnings season,...

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Bitcoin Processor Takes In Big VC Cash
Bitcoin Processor Takes In Big VC Cash
October 21, 2014  |  News

The Bitcoin payments processor that was created by former Visa and Cybersource people, Bitnet, has pulled in $14.5 million in funding, including from a new...

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StartUp Finds Gold In Online Transaction Data
StartUp Finds Gold In Online Transaction Data
September 29, 2014  |  International

There is no question that people are buying things online in ever increasing numbers or that they are creating reams of data while they are...

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What’s In A Marketplace?
What’s In A Marketplace?
September 09, 2014  |  In Depth

No one really knows where the first marketplace was and what was sold there. It’s possible, of course, that cavemen and women set up marketplaces...

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Rakuten To Pay Almost $1 Billion For Ebates
Rakuten To Pay Almost $1 Billion For Ebates
September 08, 2014  |  News

Coupon/rebate site Ebates is being pursued by Japanese E-Commerce giant Rakuten, which is prepared to pay $950 million to take the site over, according to...

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