Lakala disclosed its annual report on the evening of April 21, saying that in 2023, the company achieved operating income of 59.Pokerstarsspinandgoodds.34 billion yuan, an increase of 10% over the same period last yearPokerstarsspinandgoodds.6%PokerstarsspinandgooddsThe net profit belonging to the shareholders of the parent company is 458 million yuan; after deducting non-recurring profits and losses, the net profit is 569 million yuan, an increase of 690 million yuan over the same period last year; and the overall gross profit margin is 28.4%, an increase of 5 percentage points over the same period last year. It is proposed to pay a cash dividend of 5 yuan (including tax) for every 10 shares.

As one of the basic sets of the main business, in 2023, the income of Lakala digital payment business reached 5.18 billion yuan, an increase of 13% over the same period last year. The company's bank card receipt and code-scanning transactions reached 3.31 trillion yuan and 1.2 trillion yuan respectively, maintaining a leading position in the industry. Among them, the growth rate of code scanning business is remarkable, which is 31% higher than that in 2022. In addition, the company's technology service revenue reached 347 million yuan, an increase of 1.5% over the same period last year; of which, financial technology business income was 140 million yuan; and "payment +" industry digital solution revenue was 92 million yuan, an increase of 19.4% over the same period last year. "pay +" products and servicesPokerstarsspinandgooddsThe rapid growth has further enhanced the comprehensive earning capacity of Lakala.

During the reporting period, the market share of the company's main business continued to expand, the scale and growth rate of bank card receipts, code-scanning transactions and foreign card payments remained in the lead of the industry, and the value of merchants serving "payment + technology" services was effectively transformed. The overall gross profit margin increased significantly, and the company's profitability was further enhanced.

During the reporting period, under the orientation of "merchant digital business service provider", the company continued to promote the development strategy of "promoting digital payment, sharing digital technology, and realizing data value". Maintain the insight into the diversified digital needs of small and medium-sized businesses in the era of digital economy, take digital technology as the support, product innovation as the starting point, and fine operation as the driving force Continue to improve the payment-based digital business ecology and consolidate the company's leading position in the digital payment track.

During the reporting period, the company increased the launch of code plate and speaker terminals, with more than 1.59 million new launches, 1 million new wallet App monthly active users, and 159% year-on-year contribution to code-scanning transactions. The number of API interfaces on the company's open platform increased by 103.5% compared with the beginning of the year, with access to 168 SaaS partners, providing payment solutions for more than 50 scenarios, and successfully accessing 969 industry projects, an increase of 382% compared with the beginning of the year. The amount of scanned transactions contributed by open platform access increased by 146% year on year.

In terms of cross-border payments, Lakala added local currency settlement services in Africa, ASEAN and other countries and regions in 2023 to further optimize payment links and improve capital efficiency; at the same time, for foreigners working in China, Lakala launched online remittance App products to replace traditional bank telegraphic transfers, effectively saving capital and time costs. In 2023, the amount of cross-border payment transactions reached 43.1 billion yuan, and the cumulative number of cross-border merchants served exceeded 70, 000, an increase of 108% over 2022.