Checks are still used for 75 percent of rebate payouts, but the tide may finally be turning. Online rebate providers are experimenting with new payout...
Consumers are no longer willing to wait for even the simplest of disbursements. Whether they’re waiting to receive government payments, wages or rebate checks from...
Event startup Fever announced it has raised $35 million in a funding round led by Rakuten Capital. Atresmedia, Accel, and former chairman of U.S. investments...
A Japanese FinTech company is applying for a banking charter in the United States, according to a report by American Banker. The eCommerce firm Rakuten...
Louis Vuitton label owner LVMH is reportedly gearing up to roll out a crypto provenance platform that has the code name AURA, CoinDesk reported. AURA...
Walmart and Rakuten announced Tuesday (December 11) the opening of the first Walmart eCommerce store in Japan, dubbed Walmart Rakuten Ichiba Store. According to a...
Japanese eCommerce company Rakuten is planning to acquire the cryptocurrency exchange service called everybody’s bitcoin Inc., according to an announcement. The deal could happen through a...
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest plan to challenge Amazon, along...
Japanese eCommerce firm Rakuten is thinking big these days, according to recent reports, sharing ambitious goals of taking on wireless technology provider SoftBank by launching a...