Business / Corporate Feb 15, 2014
Rakuten acquires Viber web phone/messaging service for $900 million
Rakuten Inc., the Japanese online retailer controlled by billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani, is buying the Viber Internet messaging and calling service for $900 million as it moves into social networking. Viber will provide a distribution channel for Rakuten's digital products, Mikitani said at a briefing in ...