SMFG and SBI join hands to target Japan’s growing affluent class with $69 billion planSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and SBI Holdings are partnering to offer wealth management services to affluent Japanese customers, targeti...
15 Jul, 2025, 01.37 PM IST
SBI Holdings and SMFG set sights on $69 bn treasure in Japan’s digital wealth boomSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and SBI Holdings are collaborating. They will launch a wealth management service in Japan. The target is af...
17 Jun, 2025, 10.30 AM IST
Rakuten Group aims to integrate bank, fintech unitsThe finances of the parent, centred on ecommerce platform Rakuten Ichiba, have suffered since its 2020 launch of a mobile carrier that led ...
01 Apr, 2024, 10.13 AM IST
Oil prices ease, US crude stock build fuels demand fearsBrent crude futures fell 22 cents, or 0.3%, to $83.46 a barrel by 0124 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 30 cents, ...
29 Feb, 2024, 07.32 AM IST
Japanese ecommerce firm Rakuten set to raise $2.18 billion through share issueJapanese e-commerce and fintech conglomerate Rakuten Group Inc will raise up to 294.2 billion yen ($2.18 billion) by issuing new shares, it...
24 May, 2023, 02.10 PM IST
Oil gains for 3rd day on Kurdish supply concerns, easing banking fearsAnalysts had expected U.S. crude oil stockpiles to have risen last week, while distillate and gasoline inventories were seen down. The U.S....
29 Mar, 2023, 07.37 AM IST
Japan's Nikkei hits 2-wk high ahead of U.S. CPI data, Fed meetThe Nikkei ended the day up 0.4% at 27,954.85, after hitting a high of 28,116.56, a level not seen since Dec. 1, but then gradually pared t...
13 Dec, 2022, 02.05 PM IST
Tokyo shares close lowerAnalysts said traders locked in profits after a positive session on Friday, when the Nikkei advanced nearly three percent on hopes for less...
14 Nov, 2022, 01.27 PM IST
Japan's Nikkei hits two-week top amid jump in energy, chip sharesThe Nikkei share average ended 0.7% higher at 27,311.30, after reaching a high of 27,399.19, a level not seen since Sept. 21.The benchmark ...
06 Oct, 2022, 12.27 PM IST
Rakuten enters B2B space in India, launches SaaS product SixthSenseSixthSense, which will be available on a subscription model, will help provide end-to-end visibility of the entire IT environment, from dev...
15 Sep, 2021, 11.31 AM IST
Glitch in Amazon cloud service hits Japan brokers, airlineOnline brokerages, such as SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities, reported delays in price data feeds and other system glitches. NTT Docomo...
02 Sep, 2021, 09.52 AM IST
Nikkei snaps 4-day losing streak, but Delta worries persistThe Nikkei rose 0.59% to 27,585.91, reversing its earlier losses when it hit its lowest level since July 30. The broader Topix rose 0.44% t...
18 Aug, 2021, 02.03 PM IST
Tech Mahindra sells Altiostar stake to Rakuten for $45 mnIndia's fifth-largest IT services provider, Tech Mahindra, has sold its entire stake in US-based Altiostar Networks to Rakuten for $45 mill...
24 Sep, 2020, 07.43 AM IST
Tech Mahindra to be preferred partner for Japan's Rakuten Communications PlatformThrough the agreement, Tech Mahindra will also provide managed IT, security and network services to Rakuten Mobile in Japan, and there are ...
23 Sep, 2020, 01.57 PM IST
Dollar on defensive as market awaits Fed decision, euro edges upThe Fed is due to make its rate announcement at 1800 GMT on Wednesday.
20 Mar, 2019, 07.46 AM IST
Japanese internet firm Rakuten to double its tech headcount in IndiaThe India arm serves as a research and development centre for the Japanese company and is crucial to several of its strategic initiatives.
13 Sep, 2017, 09.07 AM IST
Rakuten India appoints Sunil Gopinath CEOSunil Gopinath joined Rakuten India in 2016 as Senior Vice President of Products and Technology and has led efforts to establish the produc...
06 Apr, 2017, 08.55 AM IST