Rakuten delays FinTech reorganization to January 2025

As announced on April 1, 2024, Rakuten Group and Rakuten Bank have executed a Memorandum of Understanding to initiate discussions aimed at the reorganization of Rakuten Group’s FinTech Business. Rakuten Group and Rakuten Bank have engaged in discussions with the aim for the Reorganization to take effect in October 2024.

Through the discussions, they found that further comprehensive review of the Reorganization is required, taking into account various viewpoints, including regulations on each service conducted by the FinTech Business, the interests of minority shareholders of Rakuten Bank, and the optimal group structure to improve the ecosystem of the FinTech Business, as well as the sustained growth and improvement of the corporate value of both companies. As such, they agreed to target the Reorganization to take effect in January 2025.

There are no changes, other than the schedule, in the objective or structure of the Reorganization, nor the listing status of Rakuten Bank after the Reorganization.

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