{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"128975","rtpr_id":"nPn6flGxDa","ticker":"9923","exchange":"HKEX","all_tickers":["9923"],"title":"Yeahka Announces 2026 Interim Results and Declares First Interim Dividend Since Listing","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-08-27T09:59:31.374Z","article_body":"Yeahka Announces 2026 Interim Results and Declares First Interim Dividend Since Listing\n\nPR Newswire\n\nHONG KONG, Aug. 27, 2026\n\nHONG KONG, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Yeahka Limited (\"Yeahka\" or the\n\"Company,\" Stock Code: 9923.HK), a leading payment-based technology platform,\nis pleased to announce its interim results for the six months ended June 30,\n2026 (the \"Period\" or \"1H26\").\n\nBusiness and Financial Summary\n\n * In the first half of 2026, the Company enhanced its commercialization rate and\noptimized its customer mix, resulting in a year-on-year increase of\napproximately 24.9% in the gross profit of the payment business to RMB244.0\nmillion, thereby driving the overall gross profit margin up from 23.3% to\n28.8%. During the Period, the overall net profit amounted to RMB41.9 million,\nmarking the best half-year profit margin since 2023, and achieving\nyear-on-year profit growth in the first half of the year for four consecutive\nyears;\n * Benefiting from localized operations and expanded cooperation with strategic\npartners, the businesses in Hong Kong (China), Macao (China) and overseas\nregions hit record highs across multiple indicators. In the first half of\n2026, the relevant businesses recorded gross payment volume (GPV) of\napproximately RMB6 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 293.8%.\nThe fee rate rose to 63.1 basis points, while its profit contribution of the\noverall payment business gradually increases, which will be targeted to\napproximately 50% in the next three years. We have obtained a digital currency\npayment license in Arizona, the United States, and have completed product\nresearch and development, with plans to commence our online payment business\nin the United States and Asia. There remains significant room for growth in\nthe penetration of non-cash payments and value-added services in overseas\nregions, coupled with relatively high fee rates and gross profit margins, this\nwill bring greater market opportunities and profit contributions to the\nCompany in the long term;\n * Value-added services beyond payments also continued to be commercialized. In\nthe first half of 2026, the transaction value of AI-generated video content of\nthe merchant solutions increased by 207% year-on-year to RMB244.1 million, and\nrelevant products were also recognized with multiple awards for marketing\ncreativity and performance breakthroughs awarded by platforms such as\nByteDance;\n * The net profit and gross merchandise volume (GMV) of the in-store e-commerce\nbusiness reached a new record high in the first half of 2026, with GMV\nexceeding RMB3.2 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of over 75%.\nRevenue increased by 21.2% year-on-year to RMB31.1 million, gross profit\nincreased by 26% year-on-year to RMB22.0 million, and gross profit margin\nincreased from 68.0% to 70.7%, which will continue to support domestic and\noverseas commercialization and profit growth;\n * The Group has continued to enhance efficiency through our digital workforce\nand the optimization of its R&D processes. In the first half of 2026,\nadministrative and R&D expenses decreased by 8.1% year-on-year, reflecting\nthe continued contribution of innovative technologies to cost control. The\ndeeper integration of AI into business processes will continue to enhance the\nGroup's long-term efficiency and core competitiveness.\nMr. Luke Liu, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, said, \"During\nthe first half of 2026, we continued to advance commercialization and enhance\nprofitability. Overseas expansion, product innovation and disciplined cost\nmanagement collectively contributed to further improvement in the quality of\nour earnings and strengthened our confidence in delivering sustainable\nlong-term profitability. In domestic payments, we maintained our leading\nposition while continuing to optimize our customer mix, deepen our presence\namong higher-value industries and brand merchants, and broaden the use of AI\nacross operations to enhance efficiency and profit resilience. At the same\ntime, we are accelerating our global expansion and further developing an\nintegrated suite of payment and merchant value-added solutions to serve\nmerchants across different markets. AI is also becoming more deeply embedded\nacross our business: externally, helping merchants increase revenue, reduce\ncosts and improve efficiency; and internally, enhancing our R&D and\noperational efficiency. Together, these initiatives are reinforcing our\nlong-term competitive advantages. We are also pleased to declare our first\ninterim dividend since listing, reflecting our confidence in Yeahka's\nlong-term prospects and solid financial position.\"\n\nMr. Vincent Chan, Head of Corporate Development & Capital Markets, added,\n\"We remain highly confident in the long-term growth opportunities in global\npayments. Our overseas strategy is not limited to travel-related payments or\nany single cross-border payment corridor. Instead, we are addressing the\nbroader day-to-day payment needs between local merchants and consumers across\nmarkets globally, giving our business model a significantly larger addressable\nmarket and greater scalability. Yeahka's differentiation lies in our\ncomprehensive product suite spanning payments, merchant solutions and in-store\ne-commerce, and in our ability to integrate value-added services with payments\nto provide merchants with a truly one-stop solution. We continue to strengthen\nour international talent, products, channels and partner network as we expand\nacross global merchant acquiring, online payments and emerging agentic payment\nscenarios. We have obtained a digital currency payment license in Arizona, the\nUnited States, and completed related product R&D, while continuing to\nadvance our service and licensing footprint in key markets. The application of\nAI is also becoming an increasingly important part of our service ecosystem,\nhelping merchants improve customer acquisition, transaction conversion and\nuser retention. As we further build out our local teams, localized products\nand global partner network, we believe our proven operating model can be\nreplicated across more markets, further strengthening Yeahka's global\ncompetitiveness and long-term growth potential.\"\n\nOutlook\n\nMr. Luke Liu concluded, \"Looking ahead, we will accelerate our global\nexpansion while consolidating our leading position in the domestic market and\ncontinuing to improve commercialization and profitability. We will replicate\nour proven international operating model in more high-growth markets, expand\nacross offline acquiring, online payments and agentic payment scenarios, and\nuse AI to help merchants grow revenue, reduce costs and improve efficiency.\nInternally, AI will further enhance organizational and R&D efficiency;\nexternally, we will continue to deliver higher-value products and experiences\nwhile deepening the synergies between payments and value-added services. We\nbelieve these initiatives will further strengthen Yeahka's long-term\nprofitability and create sustainable value for all stakeholders.\"\n\n- End -\n\nAbout YEAHKA LIMITED (Stock Code: 9923.HK)\n\nYeahka is a leading payment-based technology platform dedicated to creating\nvalue for merchants and consumers. We strive to expand an independent\ncommercial digitalized ecosystem to (i) provide seamless, convenient and\nreliable payment services to both merchants and consumers through our one-stop\npayment services; (ii) enable merchants to better manage and drive business\ngrowth through our merchant solutions; and (iii) provide consumers with local\nlifestyle services of great value through our in-store e-commerce services.\n\nFor more information, please visit https://www.yeahka.com/\n(https://www.yeahka.com/)\n\n \n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/yeahka-announces-2026-interim-results-and-declares-first-interim-dividend-since-listing-302861692.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/yeahka-announces-2026-interim-results-and-declares-first-interim-dividend-since-listing-302861692.html)\n\nSOURCE Yeahka\n\n\n\nInvestor and media inquiries, please contact: Yeahka Limited Capital Markets Team, E-mail: capitalmarkets@yeahka.com; Yeahka Limited PR Team, E-mail: pr@yeahka.com\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn6flGxDa","title":"Yeahka Announces 2026 Interim Results and Declares First Interim Dividend Since Listing","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"9923","created":"2026-08-27T09:59:31.374Z","tickers":["9923"],"exchange":"HKEX","article_body":"Yeahka Announces 2026 Interim Results and Declares First Interim Dividend Since Listing\n\nPR Newswire\n\nHONG KONG, Aug. 27, 2026\n\nHONG KONG, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Yeahka Limited (\"Yeahka\" or the\n\"Company,\" Stock Code: 9923.HK), a leading payment-based technology platform,\nis pleased to announce its interim results for the six months ended June 30,\n2026 (the \"Period\" or \"1H26\").\n\nBusiness and Financial Summary\n\n * In the first half of 2026, the Company enhanced its commercialization rate and\noptimized its customer mix, resulting in a year-on-year increase of\napproximately 24.9% in the gross profit of the payment business to RMB244.0\nmillion, thereby driving the overall gross profit margin up from 23.3% to\n28.8%. During the Period, the overall net profit amounted to RMB41.9 million,\nmarking the best half-year profit margin since 2023, and achieving\nyear-on-year profit growth in the first half of the year for four consecutive\nyears;\n * Benefiting from localized operations and expanded cooperation with strategic\npartners, the businesses in Hong Kong (China), Macao (China) and overseas\nregions hit record highs across multiple indicators. In the first half of\n2026, the relevant businesses recorded gross payment volume (GPV) of\napproximately RMB6 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 293.8%.\nThe fee rate rose to 63.1 basis points, while its profit contribution of the\noverall payment business gradually increases, which will be targeted to\napproximately 50% in the next three years. We have obtained a digital currency\npayment license in Arizona, the United States, and have completed product\nresearch and development, with plans to commence our online payment business\nin the United States and Asia. There remains significant room for growth in\nthe penetration of non-cash payments and value-added services in overseas\nregions, coupled with relatively high fee rates and gross profit margins, this\nwill bring greater market opportunities and profit contributions to the\nCompany in the long term;\n * Value-added services beyond payments also continued to be commercialized. In\nthe first half of 2026, the transaction value of AI-generated video content of\nthe merchant solutions increased by 207% year-on-year to RMB244.1 million, and\nrelevant products were also recognized with multiple awards for marketing\ncreativity and performance breakthroughs awarded by platforms such as\nByteDance;\n * The net profit and gross merchandise volume (GMV) of the in-store e-commerce\nbusiness reached a new record high in the first half of 2026, with GMV\nexceeding RMB3.2 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of over 75%.\nRevenue increased by 21.2% year-on-year to RMB31.1 million, gross profit\nincreased by 26% year-on-year to RMB22.0 million, and gross profit margin\nincreased from 68.0% to 70.7%, which will continue to support domestic and\noverseas commercialization and profit growth;\n * The Group has continued to enhance efficiency through our digital workforce\nand the optimization of its R&D processes. In the first half of 2026,\nadministrative and R&D expenses decreased by 8.1% year-on-year, reflecting\nthe continued contribution of innovative technologies to cost control. The\ndeeper integration of AI into business processes will continue to enhance the\nGroup's long-term efficiency and core competitiveness.\nMr. Luke Liu, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, said, \"During\nthe first half of 2026, we continued to advance commercialization and enhance\nprofitability. Overseas expansion, product innovation and disciplined cost\nmanagement collectively contributed to further improvement in the quality of\nour earnings and strengthened our confidence in delivering sustainable\nlong-term profitability. In domestic payments, we maintained our leading\nposition while continuing to optimize our customer mix, deepen our presence\namong higher-value industries and brand merchants, and broaden the use of AI\nacross operations to enhance efficiency and profit resilience. At the same\ntime, we are accelerating our global expansion and further developing an\nintegrated suite of payment and merchant value-added solutions to serve\nmerchants across different markets. AI is also becoming more deeply embedded\nacross our business: externally, helping merchants increase revenue, reduce\ncosts and improve efficiency; and internally, enhancing our R&D and\noperational efficiency. Together, these initiatives are reinforcing our\nlong-term competitive advantages. We are also pleased to declare our first\ninterim dividend since listing, reflecting our confidence in Yeahka's\nlong-term prospects and solid financial position.\"\n\nMr. Vincent Chan, Head of Corporate Development & Capital Markets, added,\n\"We remain highly confident in the long-term growth opportunities in global\npayments. Our overseas strategy is not limited to travel-related payments or\nany single cross-border payment corridor. Instead, we are addressing the\nbroader day-to-day payment needs between local merchants and consumers across\nmarkets globally, giving our business model a significantly larger addressable\nmarket and greater scalability. Yeahka's differentiation lies in our\ncomprehensive product suite spanning payments, merchant solutions and in-store\ne-commerce, and in our ability to integrate value-added services with payments\nto provide merchants with a truly one-stop solution. We continue to strengthen\nour international talent, products, channels and partner network as we expand\nacross global merchant acquiring, online payments and emerging agentic payment\nscenarios. We have obtained a digital currency payment license in Arizona, the\nUnited States, and completed related product R&D, while continuing to\nadvance our service and licensing footprint in key markets. The application of\nAI is also becoming an increasingly important part of our service ecosystem,\nhelping merchants improve customer acquisition, transaction conversion and\nuser retention. As we further build out our local teams, localized products\nand global partner network, we believe our proven operating model can be\nreplicated across more markets, further strengthening Yeahka's global\ncompetitiveness and long-term growth potential.\"\n\nOutlook\n\nMr. Luke Liu concluded, \"Looking ahead, we will accelerate our global\nexpansion while consolidating our leading position in the domestic market and\ncontinuing to improve commercialization and profitability. We will replicate\nour proven international operating model in more high-growth markets, expand\nacross offline acquiring, online payments and agentic payment scenarios, and\nuse AI to help merchants grow revenue, reduce costs and improve efficiency.\nInternally, AI will further enhance organizational and R&D efficiency;\nexternally, we will continue to deliver higher-value products and experiences\nwhile deepening the synergies between payments and value-added services. We\nbelieve these initiatives will further strengthen Yeahka's long-term\nprofitability and create sustainable value for all stakeholders.\"\n\n- End -\n\nAbout YEAHKA LIMITED (Stock Code: 9923.HK)\n\nYeahka is a leading payment-based technology platform dedicated to creating\nvalue for merchants and consumers. We strive to expand an independent\ncommercial digitalized ecosystem to (i) provide seamless, convenient and\nreliable payment services to both merchants and consumers through our one-stop\npayment services; (ii) enable merchants to better manage and drive business\ngrowth through our merchant solutions; and (iii) provide consumers with local\nlifestyle services of great value through our in-store e-commerce services.\n\nFor more information, please visit https://www.yeahka.com/\n(https://www.yeahka.com/)\n\n \n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/yeahka-announces-2026-interim-results-and-declares-first-interim-dividend-since-listing-302861692.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/yeahka-announces-2026-interim-results-and-declares-first-interim-dividend-since-listing-302861692.html)\n\nSOURCE Yeahka\n\n\n\nInvestor and media inquiries, please contact: Yeahka Limited Capital Markets Team, E-mail: capitalmarkets@yeahka.com; Yeahka Limited PR Team, E-mail: pr@yeahka.com\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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