The less bumpy way to ride e-commerce = Rakuten (Seite 597)

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Rakuten ist einer der Eigner von Coda Payments

FT ranking: Asia-Pacific High-Growth Companies
Coronavirus means many businesses face an uncertain future but the region’s fundamentals will aid recovery

APRIL 21 2020

Rank: 22
Company: Coda Payments
Location: Singapore
Sector: Fintech
Absolute Revenue Growth Rate 2015-18 (%):3,423.5
CAGR 2015-18 (%): 227.8
Revenue 2018 ($m): 28.55
Revenue 2015 ($m).: 0.81
Number of employees 2018: 61
Founded: 2015

https://www.ft.com/high-growth-asia-pacific-ranking-2020

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Rakuten Advertising & Sestini

Aumento de mais de 200% no faturamento do canal de afiliados

Fundada em 1994 e com mais de 2 mil produtos lançados por ano, a Sestini é uma marca dedicada a criar malas e mochilas feitas para acompanhar todas as suas histórias. Pelo objetivo de alavancar as vendas e ganhar novos usuários, surgiu a necessidade de trabalhar com o mercado de afiliados.

Com a parceria com a Rakuten Afiliados, no período de 6 meses:

• Mais de um milhão de reais de vendas
• Mais de cinco mil pedidos adicionais
• Crescimento de 202% no mês nas vendas

“A Rakuten Advertising tornou-se fundamental para a Sestini. A parceria nos possibilitou uma nova maneira de atender nosso consumidor, que hoje, não procura apenas por produtos, mas uma experiência com a marca.” – Caroline Fernandes, Gerente de Afiliados

https://rakutenadvertising.com/pt-br/anunciantes/marketing-d…

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Überzeugende Argumente für Rakuten Mobile's Weg

The United States and Japan Should Team Up on 5G
JAMES L. SCHOFF, RIKA KAMIJIMA-TSUNODA
JULY 23, 2020
COMMENTARY

The first area for collaboration leverages the private sector, as U.S. and Japanese companies are jointly promoting a promising approach involving Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) equipment. Radio Access Network (RAN) is the part of a wireless telecommunications network that connects individual devices to the core network through base stations and antennas. Traditional RAN equipment usually comes with supplier-specific software and hardware pairings so those of different vendors are not interoperable, but Open RAN allows multiple operators and vendors to share a network through an open interface.

The major Japanese e-commerce conglomerate Rakuten, for example, has recently entered into the mobile carrier business. It created a new mobile network company that assembled the first end-to-end fully virtualized network, launched entirely on the cloud for an Open RAN platform. The virtual network allows for Open RAN and requires less hardware investment. Without it, it is hard to avoid a lock-in system of company specific hardware and software. Rakuten invested in Altiostar Networks, a U.S. mobile network builder, to construct its 5G-ready virtualized RAN software. Rakuten also partnered with Mavenir, a U.S.-based, virtualized, cloud-native network software provider (designed for cloud computing) for Rakuten’s 5G voice and messaging service. In addition, U.S. broadcast satellite provider DISH Network is partnering with Japan’s Fujitsu, Altiostar, and Mavenir on its own Open RAN virtualized network.

This Open RAN model contrasts with Chinese vendors’ models, which generally seek to lock telecom carriers into using only one company’s (for example, Huawei’s) hardware and software. By promoting Open RAN, companies and countries can benefit from new opportunities to compete and partner in flexible ways, taking advantage of the best they have to offer. It can also lower the stakes of the initial decision on a 5G provider and encourage companies to be more accountable. As a result, it can dial down the geopolitical tension surrounding this technology.

As people worldwide have been hunkered down inside during the coronavirus pandemic, online activity has been increasing and the world’s digital transformation has become more important than ever. For example, average daily traffic for video chat, remote work services, streaming services, and online media has increased by double digits for many websites and services, and in some cases by 80 to 100 percent.

The pandemic has accelerated this digital transformation, and 5G is likely to be the backbone of the infrastructure that supports this shift. A global approach to developing 5G networks will be more efficient and productive than splintering the marketplace with exclusive vendor arrangements. This global approach will also limit the ability of countries to pressure others economically, because of how much sunk costs in a particular company’s equipment already exists in their networks. In this context, openness is a way to depoliticize the current competition and let it play out more like other industries do. Accomplishing this will require countries to work together at various levels. Close coordination between the United States and Japan will be a useful way to make sure that this collaboration is as productive as possible.

https://carnegieendowment.org/2020/07/23/united-states-and-j…

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The #1pick is Rakuten Reward

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Rakuten Super Logistics (RSL) and Nutraceutical Company

Rakuten Super Logistics (RSL) and Nutraceutical Company

Providing retailers the fulfillment tools and services to compete with any online retailer in the world.
2-Day Network increased speed of delivery and decreased shipping costs by 35%

Why did you decide to outsource your order fulfillment?

We were looking to change warehouses and wanted to work with someone who had technology that was integrated to our CRM system, and who had warehouses that were centrally located to our customers. Additionally, we wanted a company that knows how to work with a nutraceutical and subscription business. Rakuten Super Logistics (RSL), met that criteria and was very responsive when we reached out to them.

What is the added value in bringing RSL into your business operations?

We love having a business that’s automated and love the ability to push a high amount of volume through RSL. We can go days without even looking at the system because we are confident that it’s working. The technology integration was seamless and the ability to get order tracking is also very valuable. Previously, I’ve used warehouses that were close to where my business is because I wanted to be near them, but with RSL I don’t need to be close because I know that they are handling my business.

You recently began utilizing multiple warehouses - how has this affected your business?

We have been doing some cost analysis and by spreading our inventory across multiple warehouses, we have had a significant drop in our shipping costs. We have saved about 35% for each package going out the door. Additionally, customers are receiving their products a full day earlier than they had been, so it’s a win-win.
How important is it that you have a customer support representative on-site with your inventory that you can call, as well as a fulfillment center that you can visit?

Having a dedicated customer support representative has been imperative. We won’t work with a fulfillment company unless someone is there to answer our calls and emails. It is really important to have a customer service representative who is responsive and it’s been great working with our representative.

How do you view your relationship with Rakuten Super Logistics (RSL)?

I think that RSL being on the ball is what helps my business. They are helping me succeed and I am excited about the savings we can continue to look forward to by using multiple warehouses which will really change the dynamics of my business. I appreciate what RSL has done so far and like being able to have an open dialogue. It is imperative to have good fulfillment operations because you are part of the system that allows me to run my business. I don’t even have to think about RSL because you are doing your job and you are
doing it seamlessly.

About Nutraceutical Company
The nutraceutical company is a recognized name in sports nutrition supplements, and is dedicated to helping men and women achieve a healthy and fit lifestyle. The nutraceutical industry is worth $86 billion, and nearly two-thirds of Americans take some kind of nutraceutical health product. With such a high demand, it's no wonder that they sought a high-quality nutraceutical fulfillment provider to enhance their fulfillment operations!

https://www.rakutensl.com/success-stories/nutraceutical-comp…

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Rakuten Ready Offers Contactless Playbook

By Bridget Goldschmidt - 06/11/2020

Predictive-arrival technology provider Rakuten Ready has debuted its “Playbook for Creating Contactless Experiences,” a resource guide for retailers, grocers and restaurants, which have seen online-order-for-pickup orders grow 201% in the two months between February and April 2020, according to the company.

Featuring proprietary research, use cases and expert insights, the playbook aims to provide guidance on specific actions for reimagining operations and creating a contactless experience that assuages consumers’ worries and protects employees.

“Consumer buying behavior has completely upended how merchants approach their business models,” said Jaron Waldman, CEO and co-founder of San Mateo, California-based Rakuten Ready. “It also brought forward a much more challenging environment where safety and transparency are critical for business sustainability and essential to protect the health of their consumers. The successful execution of a contactless order for pickup strategy throughout the customer journey is paramount. The Rakuten Ready Contactless Playbook will help guide businesses in the right direction.”

The Rakuten Ready Contactless Consumer Survey, conducted in April, found that 76% of consumers used online order for pickup for the first time as because of mobility limitations stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The playbook discusses such key insights as consumers spending where contactless delivery is prioritized; contactless payment solutions, customer-centric order prep, and contactless handoff or pickup as the three pillars expected by consumers in an order-for-pickup experience; and the centrality of technology such as predictive arrival to the contactless order experience.

The company is offering the resource free for download on its website.

Formerly known as Curbside before it joined the Rakuten family in 2018 and changed its name a year later, Rakuten Ready works with brands such as Kroger, Applebee’s, PetSmart, Petco, Nordstrom and Chick-fil-A to power their mobile-order-for-pickup programs.

https://progressivegrocer.com/rakuten-ready-offers-contactle…

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Upstart
INDUSTRIESFinance
FOUNDED2012
COUNTRY/TERRITORYUnited States
COFOUNDER AND CEODave Girouard
HEADQUARTERSSan Carlos, California
As of Mar 10, 2020

Online lending platform uses AI and alternative data such as education and employment history, as well as conventional credit score and income info, to underwrite personal loans. Upstart says 70% of its originations are fully automated and that its approach allows it to hold down losses while lending to those with mediocre credit scores.

Funding: $165 million from Google Ventures, Third Point, Khosla Ventures, First Round Capital and more.

Latest valuation: $750 million, according to PitchBook

Bona fides: Since founding in 2012, platform has been used to generate more than $6 billion in loans to over 400,000 borrowers, funded by five partner banks

https://www.forbes.com/companies/upstart/#1ce132584475

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Rakuten hat in Upstart investiert

Upstart is a leading artificial intelligence (AI) lending platform designed to improve access to affordable credit while reducing the risk and costs of lending for our bank partners. By leveraging Upstart's AI platform, Upstart-powered banks can offer higher approval rates and experience lower loss rates*, while simultaneously delivering the exceptional digital-first lending experience their customers demand.

$6.7B originated**

70% of loans fully automated**^

* In an internal study, Upstart replicated three bank models using their respective underwriting policies and evaluated their hypothetical loss rates and approval rates using Upstart’s funded borrower base as of December 31, 2017. Such results are the average of the differences between Upstart’s AI models and each of the three bank models.

** As of 3/31/2020
^ Fully automated loans are defined as loans originated end-to-end (from initial rate request to final funding) with no human involvement.

https://www.upstart.com/about#who-we-are

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Rakuten hat in Verishop investiert

Online Retailer Verishop Creates New Shoppable Content Experience

July 8, 2020

Ecommerce company Verishop launches a new social media-inspired experience. Imran Khan, co-founder and CEO of Verishop, joins Cheddar to talk about the social-shopping app.

https://cheddar.com/media/online-retailer-verishop-creates-n…

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Rakuten Advertising & JanSport

Internet Retailer Top 500 merchant, JanSport, partnered with Rakuten Advertising on a series of cross-channel marketing campaigns promoting the launch of its Disney Collection, which features popular Disney characters on JanSport apparel and accessories. The campaigns, executed across search, display and affiliate strategies, leveraged valuable consumer data and insights to focus on shoppers who expressed the most interest in Disney themed products.

• 90% YOY increase in search traffic
• 711% YOY increase in affiliate sales
• 120% YOY increase in display driven revenue

“The Rakuten Advertising team developed and executed an online marketing performance strategy that far exceeded our target goals for brand awareness, new customer acquisition and ROAS in our first-ever partnership with Disney. The campaign was such a success, we’re aiming to replicate the results with the launch of our Incredibles Collection launch this year. We look forward to continued, long-term program success with Rakuten Advertising’s expertise and proven technologies.”– Carolina Gomes, Director, eCommerce at JanSport

https://rakutenadvertising.com/publishers/affiliate/