From Crisis to Core: Rakuten Card's 20-year Journey Since Issuance

January 6, 2026
by RNN

2025 marked 20 years since the first Rakuten Card was issued! From overcoming a crisis that threatened its very existence, to forging partnerships with Rakuten Ichiba, diligently building customer acquisition campaigns, driving system innovation, and giving birth to "Rakuten Cardman", numerous challenges have borne fruit, transforming Rakuten Card into an industry leader in Japan. With marketing initiatives like the "SPU" Program and "Rakuten Maji-Toku Festival" achieving a huge number of new contracts, Rakuten Card has become a cornerstone of the Rakuten Ecosystem.

About Rakuten News Network

Rakuten News Network (RNN) is an internal news site providing daily video news about Rakuten to the company's employees around the world.
The videos on this site, which are originally from RNN, offer an insight into the activities of the Rakuten Group and the various services its diverse workforce provides.