Rakuten Announcements

Just in time for summer, Rakuten is rewarding shoppers with 15% Cash Back from hundreds of their favorite retailers SAN FRANCISCO – MAY 4, 2023 – Today, Rakuten, the leading shopping platform that offers Cash Back and rewards, announced the return of its largest annual shopping event, Big Give Week. From May 8-15, Rakuten members can get extra savings and rewards up to 15% Cash Back when they shop from hundreds of their favorite stores, brands, and services including: Away […]

Just in time for students to head back-to-school, Rakuten, Stephen Curry, Rakuten brand ambassador and Golden State Warriors Point Guard and Curry’s foundation, Eat. Learn. Play teamed up to reopen the school library at Oakland’s Garfield Elementary School after more than 10 years without one. Inspired by Rakuten and Curry’s shared dedication to fostering optimism and empowering potential in the next generation, Rakuten will fill Garfield Elementary’s new library shelves with hundreds of books spotlighting underrepresented stories and authors when […]

Download our Rakuten Cash Back Button extension and never miss Cash Back again!

Deposit your Big Fat Check via mobile app on your device in three easy steps! Learn how.

2020 has been quite the year. See how Rakuten made the best of this year’s situation.

Learn how you can donate the change from your Big Fat Check to these nonprofits: Girls Inc., Eat. Learn. Play. and Direct Relief.

Purchase e-gift cards on Rakuten for more Cash Back opportunities and savings on every order.

Did you know Rakuten offers Cash Back at over 2,500 stores? Check out these stores you might not know offer Cash Back!

Rakuten is thrilled to announce that we have been named Best Rebrand/Relaunch and Best Brand Content Strategy by The Drum Marketing Awards USA!

During these challenging times, Rakuten wants to do more. We’re finding ways to make your life a little easier with more Cash Back and new initiatives.

Check out these restaurants where kids eat free Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and other days of the week. Download the App to access Rakuten Dining and get 5% Cash Back on top of tax and tip.

You have lots of questions about where your Cash Back is. We have answers.

Enjoy these special Valentine’s Day cards to share with your loved ones. Happy Valentine’s Day from Rakuten!

Dine with Rakuten on Valentine’s Day and get 5% Cash Back at over 10,000 restaurants nationwide. Available exclusively in the Rakuten App.

Join us on Giving Tuesday to make a positive impact. We’ll donate $1 from every purchase you make on December 3.

Listen to your friends and join Rakuten today to get a $10 Welcome Bonus when you spend your first $25 with us!

Book with Rakuten Travel & Vacations to earn Cash Back on flights, hotels, rental cars and more on your next getaway.

We’ve got eggcellent news! Cash Back is now available at over 10,000 restaurants nationwide with Rakuten Dining.

Rakuten offers much more than Cash Back on shopping. We do food, travel, entertainment and so much more. Check it out!

Ebates is becoming Rakuten, so we wanted to share some history and insight as to why we chose to partner with Rakuten.

Ebates is now Rakuten! If you’re wondering what Rakuten is and why we’re making the change, here are your answers.

We’re so excited to announce that Lyft has joined the Ebates Cash Back fam! That means you can now earn Cash Back for every Lyft ride.

See which new stores now offer Cash Back with Ebates! Shop smarter at over 2,500 stores with coupons, Cash Back and special deals.

See which new stores now offer Cash Back with Rakuten! Shop smarter at over 2,500 stores with coupons, Cash Back and special deals.

Spread the word about Ebates and earn referral bonuses! We offer our influencers many perks, like cash payouts and invitations to exclusive events.

Get all the facts on In-Store Cash Back so you can hit the shops in person without missing out on Cash Back at Ebates.

In our “Staff Secrets” segment, we share faces and habits of the people who bring you Ebates and The Smart Shopper. For our first feature, we spoke with Caitlin Longwood, the voice of Ebates social media and ninja-level Ebates expert.

The day has finally arrived – download the Ebates app for FREE on your iPhone or Android!

Have you gotten your Big Fat Check from Ebates yet? Here’s a little preview of what will happen when you shop and get Cash Back.

Looking for ways to earn even more Cash Back? Check out this list of hot new stores that have joined the Ebates Family!

Some people just hate free, easy money. Find out if any of these reasons to avoid Ebates like the plague apply to you.

We teamed up with Cityteam to give underprivileged kids a leg up this school year. Find out how it went and why we had such a blast!

For those with major FOMO, never fear. Check out this roundup of The Smart Shopper’s best blogs from April.

Just in case you missed it, here are the best Smart Shopper blog posts from March 2016, bringing you hot trends, shopping tips and more.

Just in case you missed it, here are the best Smart Shopper blog posts from January 2016, bringing you hot trends, shopping tips and more.

Hopefully you already use our award-winning mobile app and love all the features that make it easy to shop your favorite stores and earn Cash Back at Ebates. If you haven’t, Mobile Monday is the perfect opportunity. Download now so you don’t miss out on Double Cash Back at top stores:     What is Mobile Monday? One-day-only increased Cash Back at top stores on the Ebates app. Must have the app downloaded and complete purchases through the app to be […]

We just wrapped up our week-long Sweet 16 Celebration for the 16th anniversary of Ebates! It was such a blast, complete with fantasy party Pinterest boards, a Twitter party, amazing throwback photos and, of course, cake. (Well…we had cake at the Ebates headquarters, but we would have gladly shared it with you!) We gave away over $400 in prizes to our amazing members. Here’s a recap of how we celebrated. To kick off our celebration week, we took to Pinterest to get […]

Ebates is turning 16! Join the celebration with a special giveaway. Plan the birthday party of your teenage dreams for a chance to win an Amazon gift card! $100 for first place, $50 for second. How to Enter the Dream Sweet 16 Giveaway: 1. Join Ebates: If you’re not already an Ebates member, join over 8 million other savvy shoppers who earn up to 40% Cash Back on almost everything they buy. Joining Ebates is free and you’ll receive a $10 […]

  Ebates is turning Sweet 16 and we’re ready to party! Join us in our week-long celebration extravaganza where you have a few chances to win some super sweet prizes. After all, we couldn’t turn 16 without you! Mark your calendars and don’t miss out on these special events for Ebates Sweet 16. Schedule of Events: Monday 5/11 through Sunday 5/17/2015 11:59pm PDT Pinterest “Pin-To”Win” Contest Create the Sweet 16 party of your dreams with pins! First place Pinterest board wins […]

We’re sure that many of you know that the Apple Watch was released on Friday, April 24th. But what you may not know is that our team here at Ebates also released our Apple Watch app last Friday to all those early adapters.  The Ebates app for the Apple Watch makes finding the best deals and savings easier than ever before. The app gives our members the ability to find coupons and the current Cash Back at their favorites stores, […]

EBATES GIVEAWAY PROMOTION RULES The “Ebates Giveaway” (the “Sweepstakes”) consists of a series of ongoing individual sweepstakes, each with individual sweepstakes prize packages (the “Individual Sweepstakes”) (collectively, the “Sweepstakes”) that are subject to these Official Rules except as expressly stated otherwise. No purchase necessary to enter or win. A purchase or payment will not increase your chances of winning. The Sweepstakes is sponsored by Ebates Inc., 160 Spear St, 19th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 (the “Sponsor”). 1.     Eligibility: The […]

To kick off Thanksgiving week, we’re giving you increased Cash Back at select stores, exclusively on the Ebates App! Get some shopping done early and earn extra Cash Back while you do it.  Mobile Monday lasts all day November 24, 2014 so don’t delay. If you haven’t already, start by downloading the free Ebates App. for your mobile phone or tablet, available on iOs and Android.     You’ll earn increased Cash Back at the following stores:   [table id=2 /] […]

Our iPhone app has been rocking and rolling for quite awhile now. Finally, we have our Android counterpart. This beautiful app has all the same features as Rakuten – signup bonus for new customers, up to 50% Cash Back on your purchases, and thousands of awesome stores. Android users can now earn Cash Back on the go! Next app? iPad 🙂

We <3 our Cash Back button and are constantly working to make sure it’s the best experience possible. We have made some recent refinements that may be a bit of a change and want to make sure you are all still earning all your Cash Back. Questions/comments/concerns about the button? Please let us know 🙂 We removed IE from the install page on the site. We are now only promoting installs for Firefox, Safari, and Chrome. IE was really not […]

We were so excited to see we were featured on WMUR 9 yesterday morning. Their readers sure have earned a lot of Cash Back. How much have you earned?  

Joyeux Noël, Buon Natale, ¡Feliz Navidad! Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas! May your day be merry and bright 😀

http://youtu.be/qlar5V9k-Ko Have you seen our newest commercial on TV? Our team combined our love of the Addams Family and our love of Cash Back to create a fun, festive ad. While we love our DVR and Netflix as much as the next person, we’ve been enjoying seeing the ad on USA, ABC Family, TBS, Bravo, HGTV, Oxygen, TLC, and many more. The Addams Family (and Addams Family Values, for that matter) is a quintessential American TV show, and we wanted […]

The Ebates Blog has a brand new look. We are excited about this fun change and are celebrating with a week full of giveaways from some of our favorite stores. These giveaways will last for *one day* only1   Today’s giveaway is a $100 J. Crew gift card! Entry is simple: Leave us a comment letting us know what J. Crew items you are eyeing for the coming Summer months! This blog will be open through 11:59 on 5/20. Winners […]