NEW YORK -- "Get your Big Fat Check or PayPal payment" by shopping at Rakuten, the Japanese e-commerce company's U.S. website tells its customers.
Hefty cash-back offers for Macy's, Adidas, Levi's and Samsung fill the homepage.
Japanese e-retailer to reapply soon despite industry resistance
A woman pushes a stroller in front of a Rakuten Cafe store in a Tokyo shopping district. Rakuten's attempt to obtain a bank charter in the U.S. has met with stiff opposition from the industry. © Reuters
NEW YORK -- "Get your Big Fat Check or PayPal payment" by shopping at Rakuten, the Japanese e-commerce company's U.S. website tells its customers.
Hefty cash-back offers for Macy's, Adidas, Levi's and Samsung fill the homepage.