Rakuten Inc. announced an agreement with Rewards Network to create Rakuten Dining, a partnership program that offers 5% cash back on meals at more than 10,000 restaurants around the country. 

Rakuten members can start earning 5% back by linking a personal credit or debit card in the Rakuten app and use that card to pay at participating restaurants. The cash back accrues automatically and is rewarded one every quarter.

"We're on a mission to deliver rewards on more everyday purchases, and dining was one area where we are actively expanding," David Marks, gm of strategic initiatives at Rakuten, said via email. 

He said over the past year, Rakuten has been working with food delivery services like Postmates, Doordash, GrubHub and Caviar. 

Rakuten Dining is currently available on the Rakuen app for iOS and will later be available for Android.

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