Yeahka (09923) published its sixth Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, covering the period 1 January–31 December 2025 and outlining progress across governance, environmental and social pillars.
Financial & Operational Snapshot • Revenue reached RMB3.31 billion, supported by more than 260,000 newly onboarded merchants and transaction volume exceeding RMB33 billion in the mainland business. • Total assets stood at RMB8.23 billion; total equity amounted to RMB2.91 billion. • Overseas expansion advanced with the acquisition of the U.S. Money Services Business licence and Arizona Money Transmitter Licence, plus regulatory approval to offer QR code acquiring in Japan. Gross merchandise volume from in-store e-commerce surpassed RMB4.43 billion, up nearly 50% year-on-year.
Governance Highlights • The board comprises seven directors, including three independent non-executive directors (over 40 % independence) and one female director. • An ESG Committee and cross-functional ESG Working Group guide strategy implementation; anti-corruption and anti-money-laundering training covered 100 % of employees with zero compliance violations during the year. • Three-line risk-management architecture and strengthened anti-fraud systems reduced exposure to money-laundering and transaction-fraud risks.
Technological & Product Innovation • AI-driven upgrades cut merchant operation time by more than 80 % and customer-service labour costs by 60 %. • AI video transactions more than doubled sequentially in H2, exceeding 40 % of total video volume. • Launch of “AI Shop” delivers conversational shopping; collaboration with HSBC enhanced Digital Merchant Services collections.
People & Community • Workforce totalled 712 employees (65.87 % female); staff satisfaction reached 96.14 %. • Average annual training hours: 99.39 for general employees and 25.26 for middle management. • Zero work-related fatalities; comprehensive physical exams and flexible work policies implemented. • Public-welfare actions included anti-telecom-fraud education and donations of school equipment to rural areas.
Environmental Performance & Targets • Scope 1+2 greenhouse-gas emissions totalled 249.13 tCO₂e, with an intensity of 0.08 tCO₂e per RMB million revenue. • Energy consumption was 616.36 MWh, translating to 0.19 MWh per RMB million revenue; water-use intensity stood at 1.34 m³ per RMB million revenue. • A multi-level disaster-recovery system across three distributed data centres received a RMB3 million investment to mitigate extreme-weather risks. • Long-term roadmap envisages carbon peaking around 2030, stabilisation by 2035 and carbon neutrality by 2060.
Recognition Key 2025 accolades include selection for S&P Global’s Sustainability Yearbook 2026, Zhitong Caijing’s “Best ESG Company Award” and American Express’s “Payment Scenario Co-Creation Award”.
Yeahka signals continued focus on AI-enabled product innovation, merchant empowerment and disciplined ESG governance to sustain growth while progressing toward long-term decarbonisation goals.
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