Rakuten France Launches Payment Solution Club R Pay by Partnering with Mastercard and Marqeta

Rakuten France, part of the Rakuten Group, has announced the launch of a brand-new integrated payment solution, Club R Pay, becoming the first e-commerce player to offer such a system in marketplaces. This new initiative allows Rakuten to streamline the purchasing process and support its partners in their digitalisation and development.

With Club R Pay, Rakuten offers its members a simplified and seamless payment process within a large ecosystem of more than 2,000 partners.

"At Rakuten France, tomorrow's e-commerce is a shopping platform that provides an optimised, simplified, secure customer journey that builds loyalty by rewarding purchases within an ecosystem of partners in complete freedom. Tomorrow's business meets real, concrete needs. It is a business that allows you to have fun while controlling your budget," says Fabien Versavau, CEO of Rakuten France.

Thanks to strategic partnerships with Mastercard, the global payments network operating across 210 countries and territories, and Marqeta, the global modern card issuing platform who will power single-use virtual cards, Club R Pay provides an additional security guarantee and reduces payment risks.

"Our work with Rakuten in France represents an exciting evolution for Marqeta in Europe. By tapping into the power of modern card issuing, we are helping one of the world's most innovative e-commerce platforms build loyalty and engagement with their marketplace users," said Jeff Parker, SVP and Managing Director, International at Marqeta.