4755.JP · Supply · Negative KDDI will significantly reduce roaming coverage in 18 designated cities and other areas from October, making Rakuten Mobile's service harder to connect.
9433.JP · Supply · Neutral KDDI scales back the network capacity it supplies to Rakuten Mobile, but also agrees to help maintain regional infrastructure for a period.
4755.JP · Demand · Positive Rakuten signed a partnership with Ferrari, extending its sports-partnership brand and customer-engagement strategy.
RACE · Demand · Positive Ferrari signed a partnership agreement with Rakuten, a brand/customer-engagement deal that could support its commercial and lifestyle activities.
4755.JP · Regulation · Negative Rakuten Mobile retracted its mandatory Rakuten ID linking and automatic cancellation policy after the communications ministry intervened, a regulatory setback.
4755.JP · Regulation · Negative Ministry pressured furusato nozei operators to cut fees; Rakuten refused to lower its fees, risking regulatory scrutiny.
さとふる · Regulation · Neutral Satofull conditionally agreed to cut fees to around 3% for local-government channels, but a ministry official questioned whether this will have real effect.
4755.JP · Capital · Negative Rakuten recorded a 17 billion yen impairment on warehouse leasing assets, leading to a consolidated net loss of 10.9 billion yen in Q2.
Digital Finance & Tokenization › Stablecoin Issuers ▼Competition
Digital Finance & Tokenization › Distribution & Revenue-Share Partners ▲Competition
Digital Finance & Tokenization › Payments Modernization & Rails ▲Technology
CRCL · Competition · Negative Circle's USDC faces direct competition from the new jointly operated stablecoin Open USD, causing its shares to fall 16%.
Open Standard · Technology · Positive Open Standard is launching Open USD, a jointly operated stablecoin with over 140 companies.
8306.JP · Competition · Negative MUFG's joint yen stablecoin effort faces competition from the Open USD initiative, which includes Japanese participants.
8316.JP · Competition · Negative SMFG's joint yen stablecoin effort faces competition from the Open USD initiative, which includes Japanese participants.
8411.JP · Competition · Negative Mizuho's joint yen stablecoin effort faces competition from the Open USD initiative, which includes Japanese participants.
4755.JP · Demand · Positive Rakuten is a participant in the Open USD stablecoin, potentially boosting its fintech and payment services.
Space Economy › Satellite Broadband, MSS & Ground Equipment Competition
ASTS · Demand · Positive Partnership with Rakuten for satellite internet service and operational status of BlueBirds satellites indicate strong demand for its products.
4755.JP · Demand · Positive Rakuten forms joint venture with AST SpaceMobile to develop satellite internet service, expanding its business.
Space Economy › Satellite Connectivity & Direct-to-Device ▲Competition
ASTS · Technology · Positive Plans to launch next-gen BlueBird satellites in August, expanding space-based cellular broadband network.
4755.JP · Demand · Positive Forms joint venture with AST SpaceMobile to offer satellite-powered mobile connectivity in Japan, creating a path to end users.
4755.JP · Demand · Positive Rakuten extends multi-year partnership with Golden State Warriors, enhancing brand exposure and customer engagement through fan initiatives and cash-back offers.