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First Instagram Ad Performance Metrics Released by Rakuten Marketing & RC Willey
Marketwired - Wed Sep 30, 7:02AM CDT
Rakuten Marketing, a global leader in omnichannel marketing and a division of Rakuten, Inc., today announced metrics behind the success of recent Instagram advertisements for RC Willey. The leading furniture retailer used Instagram ads to drive new consumers to its website through a campaign that immediately showed impressive results: a click-through rate nearly 17 times higher than RC Willey standard prospecting click-through rate and more than 5,000 post likes during the campaign that ran from September 1-17.

FXCM Completes Sale of FXCM Hong Kong to Rakuten Sec
GlobeNewswire - Mon Sep 14, 6:59AM CDT
FXCM Inc. (NYSE:FXCM), a leading online provider of foreign exchange (FX) trading and related services, today announced that Forex Trading, LLC, a subsidiary of FXCM Newco, LLC ("FXCM"

has completed its sale of FXCM Asia Limited ("FXCM Hong Kong"

to Rakuten Securities, Inc. ("Rakuten Sec"

, a top 5 FX broker in Japan, and a subsidiary of Rakuten, Inc. ("Rakuten"

(TOKYO:4755), one of the world's largest Internet services companies, for a total consideration of approximately $38 million.
FXCM: 9.72 (+0.44)

Rakuten acquires Fits.me for undisclosed sum
M2 - Tue Jul 14, 6:11AM CDT
Rakuten Inc (Tokyo:4755) on Monday announced the acquisition of a 100% stake in fit preference specialist Fits.me for an undisclosed amount.

Rakuten Acquires Fits.me
Business Wire - Mon Jul 13, 5:51AM CDT
Rakuten, Inc. (TOKYO:4755), a global leader in e-commerce, today announced that it has acquired a 100% stake in fit preference specialist Fits.me. Rakuten expects the innovative tech startup to further strengthen its e-commerce offerings and marketing solutions by providing a greater personalization of the retail experience for shoppers while driving operational insights and efficiencies for retailers. Fits.me will operate as a stand-alone business within Rakuten, Inc. and continue to support and grow current and future clients.

Rakuten Deploys Box as Its Internal Content Sharing Platform
Business Wire - Wed Jul 08, 7:59PM CDT
Box (NYSE: BOX) today announced that Rakuten, Inc., one of the world's leading Internet services companies, has introduced Box's cloud content sharing platform. Rakuten chose Box to enable secure content collaboration under a mobile environment, between its employees in all of its group companies, working both inside and outside of Japan.
BOX: 12.22 (+0.22)

Rakuten Marketing 2015 Golden Link Award Winners Announced
PR Newswire - Wed Jul 08, 8:16AM CDT
Rakuten Marketing, the global leader in omnichannel marketing and a division of Rakuten, Inc. (4755:TOKYO), today announces the winners of its thirteenth annual Golden Link Awards, which recognize the best and brightest advertisers, publishers and agencies in the company's performance marketing network. Announced at Rakuten Marketing's annual Symposium New York event, the Golden Link Awards consisted of more than a dozen award categories total, with three new award categories included this year: Advertiser and Publisher Collaboration - Innovation; Lifetime Achievement Award; and Multi-Channel MVP. These new categories reflect the affiliate network's commitment to partnership and innovation, underscoring Rakuten Marketing's commitment to omnichannel marketing.

Rakuten Marketing Activates Data with Krux to Improve Consumer Experiences
PR Newswire - Thu Jun 25, 8:30AM CDT
Rakuten Marketing, the global leader in omnichannel marketing and a division of Rakuten, Inc., today announced it will leverage Krux's next-generation data management platform DMP to improve the accessibility of Rakuten's rich consumer data for more personalized omnichannel marketing. Harnessing data aligns with Rakuten Marketing's commitment to drive more meaningful experiences for consumers, as it enhances advertisers' marketing strategies with real-time actionable insights that drive better performance.

Rainn Wilson to Deliver Keynote at Rakuten Marketing's Symposium New York 2015
PR Newswire - Thu Jun 04, 8:00AM CDT
Rakuten Marketing, the global leader in omni-channel marketing and a division of Rakuten, Inc. (4755:TOKYO), today announced that renowned actor and entrepreneur Rainn Wilson will deliver the keynote address at its Symposium New York 2015 affiliate event, taking place on June 29-30, 2015 at the New York Hilton in Midtown.

FXCM to Sell FXCM Hong Kong to Rakuten Sec
GlobeNewswire - Thu May 28, 7:30AM CDT
FXCM Inc. (NYSE:FXCM), a leading online provider of foreign exchange (FX) trading and related services, today announced that Forex Trading, LLC, a subsidiary of FXCM Newco, LLC ("FXCM"

has signed a definitive agreement to sell FXCM Asia Limited ("FXCM Hong Kong"

to Rakuten Securities, Inc. ("Rakuten Sec"

, a top 5 FX broker in Japan, and a subsidiary of Rakuten, Inc. ("Rakuten"

(TOKYO:4755), one of the world's largest Internet services companies, for a total consideration of approximately $36 million.
FXCM: 9.72 (+0.44)

Yelp's On Sale: Possible Reason And Probable Buyers
Sarfaraz A. Khan - at Seeking Alpha - Fri May 08, 8:29AM CDT

AMZN: 539.80 (+6.64), FB: 93.24 (+0.77), TRIP: 67.98 (-1.60), GOOGL: 671.24 (+4.24), YELP: 24.88 (+1.27), GOOG: 643.61 (+4.45), PCLN: 1,313.29 (+8.97), BABA: 68.71 (+1.01)

Tuniu In Turmoil, Rukuten Buys Into Fanli
Doug Young - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Apr 24, 2:49AM CDT
Bottom line: Tuniu is likely to quickly resolve a revolt by some of its third-party travel agents, and a sell-off of its shares looks overdone, while Rakuten's third foray into China could finally succeed, thanks to its choice of a more suitable...
QUNR: 35.03 (+0.32), BIDU: 144.22 (+2.96), CTRP: 67.27 (-1.00), TOUR: 12.79 (-0.28)

Rakuten Invests in Leading Chinese Online Rebates Site Fanli
Business Wire - Mon Apr 20, 10:00AM CDT
Rakuten, Inc. (TOKYO:4755) today announced that it has taken a less than 10% stake in Fanli, China's largest online rebate and rebate based flash sale company. The C-series round values the Chinese online shopping company at approximately US$1 Billion. As part of this investment, Kevin H. Johnson, CEO of Ebates, a Rakuten Group company, will join Fanli's board of directors.

FXCM to Sell FXCM Japan to Rakuten Sec for $62 Million
GlobeNewswire - Wed Mar 25, 7:00AM CDT
FXCM Inc. (NYSE:FXCM) a leading online provider of foreign exchange (FX) trading and related services, today announced that FXCM Holdings, LLC and FXCM Newco, LLC ("FXCM"

have signed a definitive agreement to sell FXCM Japan Securities Co., Ltd ("FXCM Japan"

to Rakuten Securities, Inc. ("Rakuten Sec"

, a top 5 FX broker in Japan, and a subsidiary of Rakuten, Inc. ("Rakuten"

(TOKYO:4755), one of the world's largest Internet services companies, for a purchase price of approximately $62 million.
FXCM: 9.72 (+0.44)

Kidoodle.TV partners with Rakuten Global Network
M2 - Mon Mar 23, 9:18AM CDT
Kidoodle.TV owner A Parent Media Co. Inc. said it has announced its association with Rakuten, Inc. to bring deals to its Kidoodle.TV families.

Kidoodle.TV Teams With The Rakuten Global Network To Bring Greater Value To Families!
PR Newswire - Fri Mar 20, 8:02AM CDT
A Parent Media Co. Inc. ("APMC"

, owner of kids' online streaming service, Kidoodle.TV®, today announced its association with Rakuten, Inc. ("Rakuten"

to bring amazing deals to its Kidoodle.TV families.

Rakuten Marketing Goes Deep into Mobile
PR Newswire - Thu Mar 19, 11:35AM CDT
Rakuten Marketing, the global leader in omni-channel marketing and a division of Rakuten, Inc., today announced its acquisition of Deep Forest Media, a programmatic mobile marketing company and demand-side platform (DSP). The acquisition enables Rakuten Marketing to introduce a superior mobile advertising platform that excels in both reach and accuracy through the combination of Deep Forest's cross-device algorithm and Rakuten Inc.'s rich consumer data.

Rakuten to buy OverDrive for $410M
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 5:46AM CDT

Rakuten to Acquire OverDrive for $410 Million
Business Wire - Thu Mar 19, 2:18AM CDT
Rakuten, Inc. (TOKYO:4755), one of the world's largest Internet services companies, today announced it has agreed to fully acquire OverDrive Holdings, Inc., operator of OverDrive, Inc., a leading eBook and audiobook content marketplace and sharing economy pioneer, for a total consideration of $410 million in cash.

Rakuten to Accept Bitcoin on Global Marketplaces
Business Wire - Tue Mar 17, 7:00AM CDT
Rakuten, Inc. (TOKYO: 4755), today announced that it plans to enable customers to choose bitcoin as a payment option by integrating Bitnet's payment processing platform on a number of its marketplaces. The Internet services giant will begin accepting the new payment method first on Rakuten.com in the US, to be followed by Rakuten.de in Germany and Rakuten.at in Austria.
V: 73.98 (+0.08)

Rakuten Leads $530M Investment in Lyft
Business Wire - Thu Mar 12, 1:05AM CDT
Rakuten, Inc. (TOKYO:4755) today announced that it has agreed to purchase a 11.9% stake in Lyft, the San Francisco-based ride-sharing service provider and sharing economy pioneer. Rakuten is investing $300M as the lead investor in Lyft's series E investment round.

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