ARLINGTON, Va., April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OBOOK Holdings Inc. $(OWLS)$ (the "Company" or "OwlTing"), a blockchain technology company operating as the OwlTing Group, today announced full year 2025 results and highlighted the completion of the core infrastructure buildout underlying OwlPay, its compliant global settlement platform for stablecoin-enabled cross-border payments.
During 2025, the Company completed its Nasdaq direct listing, expanded U.S. regulatory coverage to 39 state money transmitter licenses, integrated key settlement rails, including Circle Payments Network, and positioned OwlPay for enterprise-scale onboarding and commercialization in 2026.
Full Year 2025 Highlights: The Infrastructure Buildout Year
-- Completed the core buildout of OwlPay's global settlement infrastructure,
encompassing enterprise stablecoin on-ramp and off-ramp capabilities,
wallet infrastructure, cross-border settlement, and fiat payout
capabilities, designed to support enterprise fund flows between
stablecoins and fiat currencies.
-- Integrated key settlement and payout rails, including Circle Payments
Network for stablecoin settlement and Visa Direct for cross-border
remittance through the OwlPay Cash App, broadening OwlPay's
interoperability across both stablecoin and global payout networks.
-- Expanded U.S. regulatory coverage to 39 state Money Transmitter Licenses
as of December 31, 2025. Upon obtaining the Nevada license in January
2026, the Company now holds 40 state licenses1 and maintains a VASP
registration in Poland and an Electronic Payment Intermediary Service
Provider (Bank API) license in Japan. Active license applications are
pending for an EMI license and CASP registration under MiCAR in the EU, a
fund transfer service license and stablecoin license in Japan, with
licensing preparations underway in Hong Kong, Singapore, and select Latin
American markets, subject to applicable regulatory review and approval.
Recent Operational Highlights
-- Expanded Visa collaboration and Cross River Bank onboarding to strengthen
U.S. payment capability. In April 2026, the Company integrated Visa
Direct within OwlPay's payment infrastructure, creating a card-to-wallet
on-ramp channel that enables eligible U.S. debit cardholders to fund USDC
transactions directly, now live within OwlPay Harbor and OwlPay Wallet
Pro, subject to applicable issuer, partner, compliance, and program
requirements. The Company also completed account onboarding and due
diligence with Cross River Bank, establishing U.S. dollar fund movement
and treasury connectivity that supports OwlPay's enterprise on-ramp,
off-ramp, and payout flows.
-- Expanded OwlPay Harbor enterprise client base. As of the date of this
release, OwlPay Harbor had 36 enterprise clients with executed commercial
agreements, up from more than 20 clients reported on March 31, 2026, with
aggregate annual payment volume across these clients' own existing
businesses growing from over US$5 billion to over US$6 billion.2 The 36
clients comprise 29 with both an executed Master Services Agreement $(MSA)$
and fee schedule, and 7 clients with an executed fee schedule currently
advancing toward MSA execution.3
-- Diversified client verticals and global corridor coverage. The OwlPay
Harbor enterprise client base spans cross-border payment companies,
financial institutions, digital wallets, blockchain and Web3 platforms,
merchant platforms, digital banks, cryptocurrency exchanges, and
humanitarian organizations. Cross-border payment companies represent the
largest client category by count. Approximately one-third of these
clients operate cross-border payment activity spanning four or more
geographic regions, most frequently the United States, Greater Asia, the
United Arab Emirates, Europe, and Africa4. The breadth of these
anticipated client payment flows reflects a broader institutional
evaluation of regulated stablecoin settlement in cross-border payments;
enterprises with multi-corridor flow requirements are seeking to reduce
their reliance on fragmented correspondent banking networks, multiple
payment partners, and disparate compliance counterparties through more
integrated and regulated settlement infrastructure.
-- Secured US$10 million convertible investment. In April 2026, the Company
secured US$10 million in gross proceeds from Lind Global Asset Management,
with access to up to US$50 million in total funding, subject to mutual
consent and other applicable conditions, to support global expansion of
OwlPay payment infrastructure, regulatory licensing, and strategic growth
initiatives.
-- Announced collaboration with Arta Global Markets Limited (AGML). In
January 2026, the Company announced a collaboration with AGML to
integrate payment, trading, settlement, and custody capabilities in
support of digital asset on/off ramp services and cross-currency payments
across more than 30 local currencies.
Management Commentary
Darren Wang, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at OwlTing Group, commented, "2025 was a foundational year for OwlTing. We completed our Nasdaq direct listing and, more importantly, the core buildout of the infrastructure we believe will power the next phase of compliant, stablecoin-enabled cross-border settlement, spanning OwlPay Harbor, payment gateway connectivity, wallet infrastructure, and consumer applications.
As of April 2026, OwlPay Harbor continues onboarding 36 enterprise clients across multiple geographies and verticals, which we view as a meaningful early indicator of enterprise demand forming around the infrastructure we built. 2025 was a year of building infrastructure; from 2026 onward, we are advancing enterprise adoption and commercial expansion."
Winnie Lin, Chief Financial Officer at OwlTing Group, stated, "Our 2025 financial profile reflects a deliberate transition year. Revenue of US$7.9 million was primarily generated by our existing Taiwan-based businesses, fiat payment gateway services, hospitality software, and e-commerce. What we were doing in parallel was building something fundamentally different: the global payment and stablecoin settlement infrastructure underpinning OwlPay Harbor, including 39 U.S. state money transmitter licenses, Circle Payments Network integration, and the full enterprise on-ramp, off-ramp, wallet, and payout connectivity stack. That buildout was deliberate, and 2025 results should be viewed in that context.
The reported results include US$16.8 million in non-cash share-based compensation and approximately US$6.9 million in non-recurring listing-related expenses, together accounting for US$23.7 million. Excluding these items, the underlying operating loss improved to US$8.2 million from US$10.3 million in 2024, with the adjusted recurring cost base essentially flat year-over-year. Entering 2026, those listing costs fall away, and the infrastructure we spent 2025 building is live. OwlPay Harbor is designed to generate international, transaction-based, infrastructure-driven revenue, which is a fundamentally different profile from our 2025 mix. Certain Visa Direct-enabled use cases carry higher fee economics than core settlement flows, adding yield as volume scales. With a largely fixed cost structure, we expect incremental transaction revenue to flow through at structurally favorable margins as enterprise clients activate."
Full Year 2025 Financial Results
Throughout this press release, references to "Adjusted" financial measures exclude share-based compensation expenses recognized in connection with RSUs and RSAs granted under the Company's Share Incentive Plan. These non-IFRS measures are not prepared in accordance with IFRS and should not be considered a substitute for IFRS financial results.
Revenue
Total revenue was US$7.9 million in 2025, compared to US$7.6 million in 2024. Revenue performance during the period should be viewed in the context of a transition year, during which the Company intentionally prioritized the completion of its core payment infrastructure over short-term revenue acceleration.
-- Revenue from payment services increased nearly 10% to US$4.4 million in
2025, compared to US$4.0 million in 2024, driven by higher gross payment
volumes and an expanding customer base across core markets. Payment
services contributed 56.2% of total revenue in 2025, compared to 53.2% in
the prior year, reflecting the continued strength of the Company's
payment operations during the transition year.
-- Revenue from hospitality services increased to US$2.9 million in 2025
from US$2.8 million in 2024. The increase was primarily driven by growth
in OwlNest subscription revenue, which rose 26.6%, supported by 9.5%
growth in OwlNest Subscribers5 to over 2,800 as of December 31, 2025 and
11.6% year-over-year growth in OwlNest's Annual Recurring Revenue $(ARR)$
to above US$1 million.
-- Revenue from the e-commerce platform declined to US$0.5 million from
US$0.8 million in 2024. The decrease reflects the Company's continued
strategic reallocation of internal resources toward higher-growth
business lines, particularly its payment infrastructure platform.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue in 2025 was US$7.7 million compared to US$6.6 million in 2024, an increase of 16.7%, primarily reflecting the growth of the Company's payment business and the inclusion of approximately US$0.9 million in non-cash share-based compensation recognized within cost of revenue.
Gross Profit
Gross profit in 2025 was US$0.2 million compared to US$1.01 million in 2024. Gross margin decreased to 2.6% from 13.3% in 2024, primarily due to the impact of share-based compensation expenses recognized within cost of revenue.
Adjusted gross profit (defined as gross profit excluding non-cash share-based compensation expenses recognized within cost of revenue) in 2025 grew 11.2% to US$1.1 million from US$1.0 million in 2024.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses totaled US$32.4 million in 2025, compared with US$9.9 million in 2024. The significant increase was primarily attributable to share-based compensation expenses recognized in connection with RSUs and RSAs granted under the Company's share incentive plan, as well as higher legal, professional, and listing-related expenses incurred in connection with the Company's Nasdaq listing in October 2025.
-- Marketing and sales expenses increased to US$3.6 million in 2025 from
US$2.0 million in 2024, primarily driven by share-based compensation
expenses of US$1.6 million recognized in connection with RSAs granted
under the Company's share incentive plan, which were not present in the
prior year. Excluding the non-cash share-based compensation impact,
marketing and sales expenses would have been US$2.0 million, representing
a 3.5% decrease compared to the prior year. The reduction in cash-based
marketing and sales expenses was primarily driven by operational
efficiency gains, including the use of internal productivity tools that
reduced reliance on third-party content and marketing service providers,
partially offset by an increase in depreciation and headcount-related
costs as the Company expanded its sales team.
-- General and administrative expenses increased to US$21.7 million in 2025
from US$5.2 million in 2024, primarily due to share-based compensation of
US$10 million recognized in connection with RSAs and RSUs granted under
the Company's share incentive plan, which was not present in the prior
year. Excluding the non-cash share-based compensation, general and
administrative expenses would have been US$11.7 million, an increase of
US$6.5 million from the prior year. This increase was primarily driven by
an increase in legal and professional service fees from US$1.9 million in
2024 to US$7.3 million in 2025, as well as media, marketing, and other
professional service expenses of US$1.5 million incurred in connection
with the Company's Nasdaq listing, both of which were primarily
non-recurring in nature. Going forward, while the Company expects to
continue incurring costs associated with maintaining its public company
status, the absence of one-time listing-related costs is expected to
result in a moderation of general and administrative expenses compared to
the significant year-over-year increase recorded in 2025.
-- Research and development expenses increased to US$7.0 million in 2025
from US$2.6 million in 2024, primarily due to share-based compensation of
US$4.3 million recognized in connection with RSAs and RSUs granted under
the Company's share incentive plan. Excluding the non-cash share-based
compensation impact, research and development expenses would have been
approximately US$2.7 million, representing a 6.8% increase compared to
the prior year, reflecting a modest increase in cash investment in
technology and product development while maintaining spending discipline.
Net Loss
Net loss was US$31.9 million in 2025 compared to US$10.3 million in 2024. The significant increase was primarily attributable to share-based compensation expenses recognized in connection with RSUs and RSAs granted under the share incentive plan, as well as non-recurring listing-related professional expenses.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Operating cash outflows totaled US$11.5 million in 2025, compared to US$9.1 million in 2024. The increase was primarily attributable to higher payments to suppliers and professional service providers, including non-recurring costs associated with the Company's public listing in 2025. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had cash and restricted cash of US$9.4 million, compared to US$8.7 million as of December 31, 2024. Net cash provided by financing activities was US$13.6 million, primarily attributable to the capital in connection with equity financing during the year. During 2025, the Company raised US$16.6 million through equity financings and US$2.5 million through SAFE agreements. Subsequent to year-end, on April 3, 2026, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Lind Global Asset Management XV LLC for US$10 million in gross proceeds, with access to up to US$50 million in total funding subject to mutual consent, further strengthening the Company's liquidity position to support continued execution of its infrastructure and commercialization roadmap.
Share Repurchase Program
On November 26, 2025, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to US$10 million of the Company's Class A common stock. The repurchase program, effective for nine months, reflects the Board's view that the repurchase authorization provides flexibility in capital allocation as the Company executes its long-term infrastructure strategy and evaluates near-term catalysts across its payment technology pipeline. Under the authorization, OwlTing may repurchase shares from time to time in the open market or through other methods permitted under applicable law, including pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, in accordance with applicable securities laws and Rule 10b-18 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company is not obligated to repurchase any specific number of shares, and the program may be modified, suspended, or terminated at any time based on market conditions, corporate needs, or other factors deemed relevant by the Company.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had repurchased approximately 15,855 Class A Common Shares for approximately US$0.1 million at an average price of US$6.59 per share. As of December 31, 2025, approximately US$9.9 million remained available under the program.
Conference Call Information
The Company's management team will host a conference call at 8:30 Eastern Time on April 30, 2026 to discuss the financial results and recent business developments. Details of the webcast are as follows:
-- Date and time: 8:30 Eastern Time on April 30, 2026
-- Webcast link:
https://events.zoom.us/ev/AnOTyvG3Y9wQqw7yacA9VQjKvLWbbWYm6dO2hlF57YILSooj7yYhAjSbMXMkTEdNEL9hjRr-jVwZlMzSmshcyR15pmhcS5fKI_HPnegU4EWM2A
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investors relations website at https://www.owlting.com/portal/?lang=en
About OBOOK Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: OWLS)
OBOOK Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: OWLS) is a blockchain technology company operating as the OwlTing Group. The Company was founded in Taiwan, with subsidiaries in the United States, Japan, Poland, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Malaysia. The Company operates a diversified ecosystem across payments, hospitality, and e-commerce. In 2026, OwlTing was named to the Financial Times and Statista "High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2026" list, ranking No. 226 among the top 500 fastest-growing companies in the region with a 42% CAGR. In 2025, OwlTing was ranked among the top 2 global players in the "Enterprise & B2B" category by CB Insights' Stablecoin Market Map. The Company's mission is to use blockchain technology to provide businesses with more reliable and transparent data management, to reinvent the global flow of funds for businesses and consumers, and to lead the digital transformation of business operations. To this end, the Company introduced OwlPay, a Web2 and Web3 hybrid payment solution, to empower global businesses to operate confidently in the expanding stablecoin economy. For more information, visit https://www.owlting.com/portal/?lang=en.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. These statements relate to future events or the Company's future financial or operating performance and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "may, " "will," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "intend," "believe," "estimate, " or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations and assumptions and speak only as of the date of this announcement. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements and are encouraged to review the risk factors described in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Non-IFRS Financial Measures
This press release presents certain non-IFRS financial measures, including non-IFRS cost of revenue, non-IFRS gross profit, non-IFRS gross margin, non-IFRS marketing and sales expenses, non-IFRS general and administrative expenses, and non-IFRS research and development expenses, which exclude share-based compensation expenses recognized in connection with restricted share units (RSUs) and restricted share awards (RSAs) granted under the Company's Share Incentive Plan. These non-IFRS financial measures are not prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in accordance with IFRS. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently, which reduces their usefulness as comparative measures. A reconciliation of each non-IFRS financial measure to its most directly comparable IFRS measure is set forth in the accompanying financial tables.
The Company believes these non-IFRS financial measures provide useful information to investors by (i) isolating the cash component of the Company's operating expenses, separate from the non-cash impact of equity-based incentives; (ii) providing a more meaningful comparison of the Company's operational performance from period to period; and (iii) reflecting the underlying trends in the Company's business operations independent of the recognition of share-based compensation.
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OBOOK HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
December 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
December 31, December 31,
2025 2024
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Assets
Current assets:
Cash $ 7,493,875 4,511,377
Restricted cash 1,860,930 4,210,381
Accounts receivable 400,941 299,359
Other receivables 47,070 51,834
Current tax assets 7,047 21,174
Prepayment 648,064 2,135,731
Other financial assets - current 7,100,069 5,397,240
Other current assets 95,955 160,844
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Total current assets 17,653,951 16,787,940
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Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment 926,596 366,350
Right-of use assets 3,453,417 4,556,692
Other intangible assets 421,814 391,737
Goodwill -- 287,285
Other financial assets -
non-current 675,134 721,346
Other non-current assets 20,769 209,316
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Total non-current assets 5,497,730 6,532,726
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Total assets $ 23,151,681 23,320,666
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Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Contract liabilities - current $ 1,869,172 1,735,806
Accounts payable 1,851,494 1,687,449
Other payables 3,711,946 2,053,402
Other payables to related parties 2,465,324 1,723,390
Current tax liabilities 5,888 3,909
Current provisions 74,595 68,944
Lease liabilities - current 1,126,510 1,177,303
Long-term borrowings, current potion 832,233 332,974
Current preference share liabilities -- 406,366
Other current liabilities - receipts
under custody 11,705,838 11,854,693
Other current liabilities 130,333 111,754
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Total current liabilities 23,773,333 21,155,990
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OBOOK HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
December 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
December 31, December 31,
2025 2024
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Non-current liabilities:
Long-term borrowings 2,810 800,913
Lease liabilities - non-current 2,780,453 3,789,208
Non-current preference share
liabilities -- 1,569,999
Other non - current liabilities 172,860 299,136
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Total non-current liabilities 2,956,123 6,459,256
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Total liabilities 26,729,456 27,615,246
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Equity attributable to owners of
parent:
Share capital 88,408 80,866
Advance receipts for share capital -- 2,000,000
Capital surplus 130,456,061 51,678,353
Accumulated deficit (92,468,883) (60,612,910)
Other equity (41,549,740) 2,555,649
Treasury share (104,515) --
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Equity attributable to owners of the
parent (3,578,669) (4,298,042)
Non-controlling interest 894 3,462
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Total Equity (3,577,775) (4,294,580)
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Total liabilities and equity $ 23,151,681 23,320,666
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OBOOK HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss and Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
2025 2024 2023
Revenue $ 7,861,091 7,569,630 6,399,387
Costs of revenue (7,659,933) (6,562,702) (5,130,739)
Gross profit 201,158 1,006,928 1,268,648
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Operating expenses:
Marketing and
sales (3,645,049) (2,120,196) (2,455,895)
General and
administrative (21,725,516) (5,232,219) (3,360,702)
Research and
development (7,042,198) (2,571,150) (2,230,589)
Total operating
expenses (32,412,763) (9,923,565) (8,047,186)
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Net operating loss (32,211,605) (8,916,637) (6,778,538)
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Non-operating income
and expense:
Interest income 75,836 75,103 96,575
Foreign currency
exchange gains 835,046 7,025 87,642
Foreign currency
exchange
losses (5,979) (1,053,705) (16,472)
Loss on financial
liabilities at
fair value
through profit or
loss (76,212) (259,418) (143,693)
Loss on
extension of
preference
share
liabilities -- -- (26,209)
Other losses (303,149) (25,741) (24,288)
Other income 95,104 76,365 154,226)
Finance costs (260,676) (177,888) (137,210)
Total non-operating
income and
expenses 359,970 (1,358,259) (9,429)
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Loss before tax (31,851,635) (10,274,896) (6,787,967)
Income tax
(expenses)
benefit (6,959) 2,616 6,729
Net loss (31,858,594) (10,272,280) (6,781,238)
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Other comprehensive
income (loss):
Components of other
comprehensive income
(loss) that will be
reclassified to
profit or loss
Exchange
differences on
translation of
foreign
financial
statements (841,442) 1,321,784 (53,239)
Components of other
comprehensive
income (loss) that
will be
reclassified to
loss (841,442) 1,321,784 (53,239)
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Other comprehensive
income (loss) (841,442) 1,321,784 (53,239)
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Total comprehensive
loss $(32,700,036) (8,950,496) (6,834,477)
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Loss attributable
to:
Owners of the
parent $(31,852,853) (10,269,908) (6,748,574)
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