"the Amazon of Japan" Rakuten Wallet Launches Spot Trading Services for Crypto Assets

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  1. easymon1

    easymon1


    Rakuten Japan’s largest e-commerce launches cryptocurrency wallet

    https://cryptopurview.com/rakuten-cryptocurrency-wallet-launch/
    Rakuten Japan’s largest e-commerce launches cryptocurrency wallet

    https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2019/0819_02.html
    "the Amazon of Japan" Rakuten Wallet Launches Spot Trading Services for Crypto Assets

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakuten
    Rakuten, Inc. (楽天株式会社 Rakuten Kabushiki-gaisha) (Japanese pronunciation: [ɾakɯten]) is a Japanese electronic commerce and Internet company based in Tokyo and founded in 1997 by Hiroshi Mikitani. Its B2B2C e-commerce platform Rakuten Ichiba is the largest e-commerce site in Japan and among the world's largest by sales.[3] The company operates Japan's biggest Internet bank and number one credit card company by transaction value.[4] It also offers e-commerce, fintech, digital content and communications services to over one billion members around the world, and operates in 29 countries and regions.[5] It is often referred to as "the Amazon of Japan".[6]
    Products E-commerce
    Services Online shopping
    Revenue Increase ¥1,101.48 billion (2018)[1]
    Operating income
    Increase ¥170.42 billion (2018)[1]
    Net income
    Increase ¥141.89 billion (2018)[1]
    Number of employees 14,826 (June 2017)
     
  2. easymon1

    easymon1

    México: Rakuten, plataforma japonesa de e-commerce anuncia su wallet
    bitcoin.com.mx,
    26 agosto, 2019

    El gigante japones, Rakuten, pionero en el comercio electrónico en Japón desde 1997, y dueño de más de 70 empresas, anunció la creación de Rakuten Wallet, Inc, una app que permitirá el almancenamiento e intercambio de criptodivisas.

    Rakuten Wallet mx.jpg