{"id":191310,"date":"2021-03-01T13:52:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T10:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rakutens-customers-can-now-use-bitcoin-for-shopping\/"},"modified":"2021-03-01T13:52:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T10:52:37","slug":"rakutens-customers-can-now-use-bitcoin-for-shopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rakutens-customers-can-now-use-bitcoin-for-shopping\/","title":{"rendered":"# Rakuten&#8217;s customers can now use Bitcoin for shopping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># Rakuten&#8217;s customers can now use Bitcoin for shopping <\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-5a136f3a>Crypto-friendly Japanese retailer Rakuten is now enabling users of Rakuten Wallet, its crypto exchange subsidiary, to easily spend their cryptocurrency holdings in everyday transactions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/corp.rakuten.co.jp\/news\/press\/2021\/0224_03.html?year=2021&amp;month=2&amp;category=ec+fintech\">announcement<\/a>\u00a0published on Feb. 24, users are now able to load up their Rakuten Pay accounts seamlessly with their wallet holdings of Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Ether (ETH). Rakuten Pay is a mobile payment <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> that is operative nationwide and supported at a wide range of large and medium-scale retailers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2021-03\/6fe3c635-a303-4df4-b7a1-029c699b6886.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Diagram showing Rakuten&#8217;s new service integration. Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/corp.rakuten.co.jp\/news\/press\/2021\/0224_03.html?year=2021&amp;month=2&amp;category=ec+fintech\">Rakuten<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back in 2019, Rakuten had already enabled consumers to convert their Rakuten Group\u00a0loyalty points to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Now, a deeper integration is being implemented, tying together Rakuten Wallet, Rakuten Cash (Rakuten&#8217;s e-money service) and Rakuten Pay together to support cryptocurrency spending at retailers such as McDonald&#8217;s, Seiyu and FamilyMart.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There will be no conversion fees between fiat, e-money and crypto holdings, although there is a minimum spend amount of 1,000 yen (roughly $9.40) and a monthly upper limit of around 100,000 yen (roughly $940).<\/p>\n<p>To make use of the integration, users will need to be a Rakuten member and have a trading account set up for Rakuten Wallet. The company is also offering a small bonus of Rakuten points to incentivize the new service.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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