https://bankinnovation.net/2017/08/...track-to-meet-target-financing/  

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Acorns Gets $30M From PayPal, Rakuten For Investing App

Newport Beach-based Acorns, the developer of a mobile app which turns your spare change into investments in an exchange traded fund (ETF), has raised $30M in a new funding round from PayPal and Rakuten, the company disclosed today. The startup, led by Walter and Jeff Cruttenden, takes spare change from a user's debit and credit card purchases--rounding up those purchases to a whole dollar amount--and invests those into an ETF for the user. The company has now raised $62M in funding. Acorns previously raised funding from Greycroft Partners, e.ventures Sound Ventures, Garland Capital, and MATH Venture Partners. The company has been targeting millenials and other ounger users with its app.

https://www.socaltech.com/...rakuten_for_investing_app/s-0065014.html
 

Donna Fuscaldo
January 19, 2018 — 4:57 PM EST

Acorns, the investment platform that automatically invests spare change, expects 2018 to be a record year for the company, which is on track to add hundreds of thousands of customers in January alone. In an interview with Investopedia, Acorns Chief Executive Noah Kerner said that the company added 100,000 investment accounts in October, 145,000 in November, 168,000 in December and is on track to add 250,000 in January. The reason for the strong growth: brand building.

Read more: Acorns CEO: 2018 to Be Biggest Year for the Company | Investopedia https://www.investopedia.com/news/...gest-year-company/#ixzz5AUr8hAEU
 

Azimo reports triple-digit growth; hires former PayPal exec as COO
19 October 2017

Azimo, the leading online money transfer business, today announced triple-digit growth across virtually every metric - including transactions sent, gross transaction volume, and revenue - as online remittance from the diverse communities of Europe to the rest of the world booms.

Over the past twelve months, the following countries have seen the largest volumes of growth in remittances:
1. Poland +236%
2. Moldova +225%
3. Nigeria +207%
4. Pakistan +132
5. Philippines +113%
6. Ghana +113%
7. Argentina +108%
8. Colombia +92%
9. Thailand +63%
10. India +51%

https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/71250/...mer-paypal-exec-as-coo
 

New service enables delivery to Chinese bank accounts, and cuts the cost of sending in half
London, March 12th - Azimo, a digital disruptor of traditional money transfer services, has launched an improved service for transfers to China. Customers will now be able to send money from 24 countries in Europe to individual bank accounts in China, delivered in local currency. With 99% coverage of bank accounts in China, low rates and fast delivery times, Azimo’s service is now superior to any other provider in the market.

With £4.1 billion (US$5.6 billion) transferred to China from Europe each year, Azimo’s online service will cut the cost of sending money by around 50%, meaning the typical customer will save around £10 on every transfer.*

“Two million Chinese citizens currently live in Europe, transferring £80 million (US$110 million) home each week,” said Michael Kent, CEO at Azimo.

https://www.realwire.com/releases/...-money-transfer-service-to-China
 

https://www.viber.com/blog/2018-02-28/...riors-weekly-trivia-chatbot/
 

FSC in talks with Line, Rakuten over Web-only banks
By Ted Chen  /  Staff reporter
Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) Chairman Wellington Koo (顧立雄) yesterday revealed that Japan’s Line Corp and Rakuten Inc have consulted with the regulator about opening Web-only banks in Taiwan.
The two companies have visited the commission to inquire about regulations, Koo told the Legislative Yuan’s Finance Committee.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2018/03/23/2003689827
 

negativ auswirken, da es meines Erachtens die schlanke Aufstellung des geplanten vierten Mobilfunkwettbewerbers zeigt.

Rakuten to Utilize Chubu Electric Power Infrastructure for Establishing MNO Base Stations
- Use of transmission towers, utility poles, telecommunication towers and other equipment would allow for efficient infrastructure investment -

Tokyo, March 23, 2018 – Rakuten, Inc., today announced that is has decided to utilize the transmission towers, utility poles, telecommunication towers, rooftop facilities and other infrastructure of Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. in establishing a network of base stations for its Mobile Network Operator (MNO) business, if its frequency band allocation is granted.
If Rakuten’s frequency band allocation is granted, the company plans to make use of Chubu Electric Power’s transmission towers, utility poles, telecommunication towers, rooftop facilities and other infrastructure in and around Japan’s Chubu region for its base station locations. Rakuten and Chubu Electric Power have opened discussions about the details of the agreement.

https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2018/0323_01.html
 

nach unten ist betreten worden - das Ask auf Tradegate ist aktuell bei EUR 6,93, das Bid entsprechend darunter. Ich würde mich ganz und gar nicht wohl fühlen bei diesem Invest und Kursverlauf.  

https://informationweek.com/big-data/...id/1331047?piddl_msgorder=asc  

jedenflallls wohler, als wenn das KGV z.B. bei 50 liegen würde und der Gewinn nicht wachsen würde.

P/E Ratio10.87
https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/4755:JP
 

Upstart, a US online lender founded by a gaggle of former Googlers, has raised $32.5 million in a funding round led by Japan's Rakuten and an unnamed asset manager.
Existing investors Third Point Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and First Round Capital also participated in the round.

Upstart is one a host of alternative lenders to enter the US market in recent years, claiming to look beyond credit scores, using modern data science and technology to offer borrowers lower rates on loans of between $1000 and $50,000.

https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/30224/...der-upstart-raises-325m
 

https://www.exclusive.org/?p=3491  

für diesen Gemischtwarenkonzern ohne Fokus und Vision eher  einen Wert von 5 als angemessen.
Heißt für mich, man sollte sich auf ein Halbierung des aktuellen Kurses einstellen, oder vorher die Reissleine ziehen und unten wieder einsteigen.  

 

https://www.statista.com/statistics/223360/...internet-finance-sales/  

Kreditech ranked among top 10 fintechs worldwide

Hamburg, 22. November 2017 –KPMG and fintech investment firm H2 ventures just ranked Kreditech 7th out of the top 100 leading international fintech companies. Kreditech is therefore one of the most influential and innovative fintechs worldwide – and the only German business included in the top 10 of the ranking.

In addition, Kreditech was also recognized as “one of the fastest growing companies in Germany” by the German news magazine Focus and Statista, the leading German statistics portal. With its rapid growth between 2013 and 2016, Kreditech has been one of the most successful companies in the field of “IT, Internet, Software and Services”.

Revenue and customer base doubled since 2016
Since launching in 2012, Kreditech has grown significantly over the past five years and today counts more than 400 employees, serving more than 700,000 customers worldwide; a number which is up by more than 100% compared to 2016. This strong traction also reflects in the company’s revenue – having more than doubled in less than two years, from 21 million Euro in 2014 to more than 45 million Euro in 2016.

https://www.kreditech.com/press_release/...top-10-fintechs-worldwide/
 

https://www.statista.com/statistics/223368/...nance-operating-profit/  

Rakuten dabei:

Everledger raises $10.4 million to track diamonds on the blockchain
By Jonathan Keane, March 22nd, 2018.

UK blockchain startup Everledger, which makes tools for verifying the diamond trade, has raised $10.4 million led by the Canadian division of Fidelity Investments and GMP Securities.
The Series A round featured participation from Singaporean firm Vickers Ventures Partners, Graphene Venture Capital, and previous investors Rakuten, FPV, Fenbushi, and Bloomberg Beta.
Everledger develops blockchain-based solutions for provenance tracking and certification and is focused particularly on the diamond and jewellery industry.

“Everledger started with the purpose of building trust amongst stakeholders in global markets,” said CEO Leanne Kemp. “Having this round of financing supported by strong and credible investors is testament to our success to date in achieving that purpose, taking us from a startup to a scaleup in just three years.”

http://tech.eu/brief/everledger-funding/
 

Traditionshaus Gübelin macht mit Blockchain-Startup Everledger gemeinsame Sache: Zusammen wollen sie den Handel mit Edelsteinen revolutionieren.

Nun geht der Schweizer Schmuckhändler noch einen Schritt weiter und spannt mit dem Londoner Startup Everledger zusammen. Everledger nutzt die Unveränderbarkeit der Blockchain, um eine zuverlässige Geschichte und Authentizität vom Schmuckstein zu gewährleisten. Mittlerweile hat das Startup über 1,8 Millionen Diamanten auf der Blockchain.

Die Einträge in der digitalen Aufzeichnung enthalten Dutzende von Merkmale für jeden Diamanten, einschliesslich der Farbe, Karat und Zertifikatsnummer, die per Laser auf der Krone oder dem Gürtel des Steins beschriftet werden können. Everledger möchte dieses Know-how und die Technologie künftig auch auf Edelsteine, Weine und Kunst ausweiten.

https://www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/...rt-edelsteine-blockchain
 

https://e27.co/...-co-invest-japanese-fintech-startup-folio-164840-2/  

Neben zwei Wagniskapitalgesellschaften dürfte die Allianz der wichtigste Investor sein. Neu eingestiegen bei Simplesurance ist der japanische Online-Marktplatz Rakuten, eines der zehn größten Internetunternehmen der Welt.

https://www.wiwo.de/unternehmen/versicherer/...art-ups-/19524688.html
 

https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2017/10/03/171740.htm  

Mir geht’s heute 430

Jeder Schritt, jeder Herzschlag, jeder Apfel zählt: Krankenkassen fördern die Selbstvermessung ihrer Kunden, um Kosten zu senken. Worauf lässt sich ein, wer den Köder schluckt?

Von Gudrun Sachse
«Ich kann fressen, was immer ich will!» So blaffte ihn die Vorsitzende der Gesellschaft gegen Gewichtsdiskriminierung in einer Talkshow an. Peter Ohnemus ist überzeugt, dass ihn das ZDF damals nur in die Sendung einlud, «weil die ein Arschloch wollten». Er habe der Vorsitzenden – «über 180 Kilo, zwei Stühle» – nur mit einer Frage geantwortet: «Aber wer soll das bezahlen?»

http://folio.nzz.ch/2016/dezember/mir-gehts-heute-430
 

https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2017/10/03/171740.htm