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LESS_ continues to grow and prepares for the next round of financing

WROCŁAW, Poland, Dec. 30, 2020 — 700,000 users across the world have joined the LESS_, an internet platform for selling second-hand clothes and accessories that operates from Poland. The app was launched in June 2019 and six months later it obtained EUR 4 million in the seed round. Now, LESS_ is preparing for the next round of financing which will be allocated to expand into markets of Eastern and Southern Europe. The application fits in the most significant global consumer trends creating opportunities for investors.  

The rapid pace of development of LESS_ as well as the social usefulness of the adopted business model was appreciated by MyCompany business magazine and recognized as the Polish start-up of 2020. Mateusz Oleksiuk, CEO, explains: "LESS_ was born because we saw a need to create a space for conscious fashion lovers. Together we change the approach to shopping by giving the opportunity to enjoy life in the vein of minimalism. We educate and inspire to change. We promote a conscious view of consumption. In our opinion, fashion and minimalism can go together. It is one of the strongest global trends and we already are on it building our global advantage for our investors. The growth of e-commerce during the pandemic is also a global trend and this trend boosts the rise of e-commerce initiatives."

The platform provides access to thousands of virtual wardrobes owned, among others, by celebrities, influencers, athletes and singers, who easily offer their fans access to their idols’ items. One of LESS_’s account holders is Robert Lewandowski, the best footballer in the world 2020 according to FIFA, who is also an investor in the company that is the platform’s operator.  In addition to the Bayern Munich player, the shareholder structure also includes strongly experienced investors. Krzysztof Pawiński is the president and owner of the Maspex Group, the largest food company in Central and Eastern Europe, Dawid Urban, a valued business-angel, co-founder and COO of LESS_, Eryk Stankunowicz, long-time editor of the Polish edition of Forbes, Cezary Pietrasik, ex CEE director at the London private equity Warburg Pinkus, and also the founders of Allegro, the largest e-commerce platform in this region of Europe.

Further information: About LESS_

 

 

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China Matters Explores Speed and Innovation of China’s Express Delivery


BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2020 — In November of each year, China hosts the world’s biggest sales bonanza as the country’s Singles Day shopping festival sets off a frenzy of online shopping on 11th. And millions of parcel orders are delivered to Chinese consumers. But for China’s express delivery companies, this is the ultimate test in the whole year.

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According to the Post Bureau of China statistics, from November 1st to 11th this year, domestic postal and express companies handled 3.965 billion parcels. Among them, 675 million were processed on November 11th, and that number increased by 26.16% year-on-year. And it doesn’t stop there. The speed of China’s express delivery services is pushing the limits. Consumers can now even receive their orders within a day. So, what makes it so fast?

ZTO is one of China’s largest express delivery companies and having around 90 regional sorting centers across the country means they have the manpower to make speedy deliveries. At its Hangzhou Sorting Centre, for example, it can handle five million parcels per day. And this is the key to their speed.

But speed is not enough. China’s express companies are also continuing to innovate. In Hangzhou’s Tonglu County – the birthplace of China’s express delivery – another well-known company, Yunda Express, is using drones to make deliveries but they are reaching rural consumers some of whom live in remote mountainous regions.

Their drones are being powered by 5G technology and guided by GPS and Beidou navigation systems. It also has an image recognition system which means the drone can accurately at its destination without delay.

Our British reporter Josh went to Hangzhou to investigate the whole process of China’s express delivery services and the industry’s the latest innovation. The video was filmed and produced by China Matters

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Online Orders on Yiwugo Doubled, over 80% of Which were Placed by Cellphone Users


YIWU, China, Dec. 25, 2020Yiwugo.com is the official website of the Yiwu Commodity Market, which is the largest commodity wholesale market in the world. According to the back-office statistics about transactions on Yiwugo, as of the end of December, the total number of online orders in 2020 had grown by 100% YoY as compared with 2019, more than 80% of which were placed by cellphone users; the SKU indicator had increased from 3 million in the beginning of the year to 5 million; the number of registered buyers had exceeded 6 million.

The increase in orders on Yiwugo is mainly attributed to the following reasons:

I. As the circulation chain of commodities shortened, small retailers had an increasing stock demand

Along with the development of information technology and the logistics industry, the circulation chain of commodities has been shortening and the efficiency of commodity circulation has been increasing. As a result, the original multi-layered wholesale system is shifting to the mode of direct supply to retailers in small batches. In response to the development trend of the wholesale market, Yiwugo has also actively adjusted and constantly improved its services to address the stock demand of small retailers, such as launching the live streaming function for suppliers to introduce their products to retailers, improving payment and logistic services, and stepping up efforts to publicizing the stocking demand of small retailers. All these measures have contributed to the significant increase in small retailing orders on Yiwugo, hence a notable growth in orders on the platform as a whole.

II. The continuous development of the global mobile internet has promoted the increase in orders placed by cellphone users

2011 to 2020 is a golden decade for the development of the mobile internet. Through 10 years’ development, the mobile internet has been gradually popularized, making online transactions undoubtedly easier and faster. According to statistics, the global downloads of the Yiwugo app exceeded 30 million, and more than 80% of the orders on Yiwugo came from cellphone users. These orders have promoted the growth of total orders.

III. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic drove up online orders

In recent years, the e-commerce supply chain in Yiwu has been developing at a high speed, and Yiwu has become the world’s largest online commodity supply base for daily necessities and also taken the lead in cross-border e-commerce. Many vendors in Yiwu are adopting the mode online-offline integrated development. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, such a mode has enhanced the resistance of the small commodity supply chain against risks brought by the pandemic. As the online version of the Yiwu market, Yiwugo has served as a strong supplement to the physical market and gained favor among even more buyers around the world.

Future Fintech Group Inc. Announces $8 Million Registered Direct Offering

NEW YORK, Dec. 24, 2020 — Future FinTech Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FTFT) ("Future FinTech", "FTFT" or "the Company"), a leading blockchain based e-commerce company and a service provider for financial technology, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with institutional investors for the purchase and sale of 4,210,530 shares of its common stock and common stock warrants to purchase up to 4,210,530 shares of common stock at a combined purchase price of $8,000,007 in a registered direct offering. The common stock warrants have an exercise price of $2.15 per share, and will be immediately exercisable and will expire five years from the date of issuance. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about December 29, 2020, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners is acting as the sole placement agent for the offering.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes.

This offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-224686) previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and declared effective on December 11, 2020. A prospectus supplement describing the terms of the proposed offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC’s website located at http://www.sec.gov. Electronic copies of the prospectus supplement may be obtained, when available, from A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, 590 Madison Avenue, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10022, or by telephone at (212) 624-2060, or by email at prospectus@allianceg.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Future FinTech Group Inc.

Future FinTech Group Inc. ("Future FinTech", "FTFT" or the "Company") is a leading blockchain e-commerce company and a service provider for financial technology incorporated in Florida. The Company’s operations include a blockchain-based online shopping mall platform, Chain Cloud Mall ("CCM"), a cross-border e-commerce platform (NONOGIRL), an incubator for blockchain based application projects. The Company is also engaged in the development of blockchain based technology and services as well as financial technology services. For more information, please visit http://www.ftftex.com/.  

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain of the statements made in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning and protections of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond our control, and which may cause the actual results, performance, capital, ownership or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements through our use of words such as "may," "will," "anticipate," "assume," "should," "indicate," "would," "believe," "contemplate," "expect," "estimate," "continue," "plan," "point to," "project," "could," "intend," "target" and other similar words and expressions of the future.

All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice, including, without limitation, those risks and uncertainties described in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and our other reports and filings with SEC. Such reports are available upon request from the Company, or from the Securities and Exchange Commission, including through the SEC’s Internet website at http://www.sec.gov. We have no obligation and do not undertake to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking statements after the date hereof, or after the respective dates on which any such statements otherwise are made.

Dada Group’s Dada Now and Sam’s Club Celebrate Three Years of Successful Partnership

SHANGHAI, Dec. 23, 2020 — Dada Group (Nasdaq: DADA) ("Dada"), China’s leading local on-demand delivery and retail platform, today announced that Dada Now, its on-demand delivery platform, celebrated three years of partnership with Sam’s Club. Sam’s Club is a division of Walmart and a leading membership warehouse club offering superior products, serving millions of members in China, with local on-demand delivery service for omni-channel orders.

A Dada Now rider delivers Sam’s Club’s order from depot
A Dada Now rider delivers Sam’s Club’s order from depot

Dada Now began its partnership with Sam’s Club in December 2017, and has since offered members efficient delivery services and a high quality, convenient shopping experience. As of December 2020, Dada Now has served nearly 100 Sam’s Club depots in 22 cities and has fully undertaken the delivery service for omni-channel orders from the Sam’s Club Application, WeChat Mini Program, and JDDJ, the local on-demand retail platform of Dada Group. The average daily delivery orders of a single Sam’s Club’s depot have increased more than ten times since the beginning of the partnership.

In July 2020, Dada Now officially launched its Dedicated Delivery service (Quanxinda) for chain retailers, including Sam’s Club. This Dedicated Delivery service has improved the stability of omni-channel order fulfillment and offers tailored solutions to retailers. Additionally, as Dada Now and Sam’s Club deepen their partnership as order volume increases, Dada Now has launched the "stationed + crowdsourcing" mixed delivery model to guarantee order fulfillment and improve delivery capacity stability. Dada Now will match stationed riders for Sam’s Club depots to provide exclusive delivery services. Through its widely distributed crowdsourcing rider network, Dada undertakes omni-channel orders during peak windows including promotions and marketing campaigns to fulfil the orders from club depots. This delivery model ensures that omni-channel orders can be fulfilled efficiently at all times. As of December 2020, Dada Now has provided more than 75% of Sam’s Club depots with the mixed service.

Additionally, Sam’s Club has launched the "depot before club" model in cities including Kunshan in Jiangsu Province and Ningbo in Zhejiang Province. Through this model, depots open before physical clubs, giving members exclusive access to Sam’s Club’s differentiated products ahead of club openings. In May 2020, Sam’s Club opened the depots in Kunshan under the "depot before club" model, achieving a fulfillment rate of more than 98.5% on the opening day.

Ting Wang, Director of the Sam’s Club E-commerce Department, said, "Sam’s Club members are families that value their quality of life and require the highest quality products and services. Through our partnership with Dada Now, we offer quick delivery services for over 1000 premium products, so as to ensure consistent item quality no matter members made a purchase online or offline."

Dada Now has also created a customized uniform for riders, which has the Sam’s Club and Dada Now logos. This uniform professionalizes delivery services and further strengthens recognition of the two brands. In order to guarantee the safekeeping of delivery orders, Dada Now riders attach a 60L, insulated delivery box to their electric motorcycles for Sam’s Club orders, which are usually larger. Dada Now also conducts training and assessment programs for riders serving Sam’s Club, and riders are required to pass several rounds of training.

About Dada Group

Dada Group is a leading platform of local on-demand retail and delivery in China. It operates JDDJ, one of China’s largest local on-demand retail platforms for retailers and brand owners, and Dada Now, a leading local on-demand delivery platform open to merchants and individual senders across various industries and product categories. The Company’s two platforms are inter-connected and mutually beneficial. The Dada Now platform enables improved delivery experience for participants on the JDDJ platform through its readily accessible fulfillment solutions and strong on-demand delivery infrastructure. Meanwhile, the vast volume of on-demand delivery orders from the JDDJ platform increases order volume and density for the Dada Now platform. In June 2020, Dada Group began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market, under the ticker symbol "DADA."

About Sam’s Club

Sam’s Club is a chain of high end membership-only clubs under Walmart Family, which is the Top 500 global company—Walmart Inc., named by the retail giant Mr. Sam Walton, founder of Walmart. Since the first Sam’s Club opened in Midwest City in Oklahoma State in April of 1983, Sam’s Club has a history over 30 years. At the beginning of 90’s, Sam’s Club starts to enter international market and has become one of the largest membership clubs around the world. At the present, Sam’s Club has developed 800 chain clubs globally and provides superior service to over 50 million individual members and business members. The first Sam’s Club in China was opened in Shenzhen on August 12, 1996. So far, Sam’s Club has developed a total of 29 clubs covering 21 cities in China which are located in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Dalian, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuhan, Changzhou, Zhuhai, Tianjin, Xiamen, Nanjing, Changsha, Nanchang, Chengdu, Shenyang, Nantong, Ningbo and Kunshan. In the future, Sam’s Club will continue to enhance its omni-channel development and bring quality life to more Chinese families.

H3C Rolls Out Digital Tour 2020 in Pakistan, Fuels Digital Transformation

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 23, 2020 — H3C, a leader in digital solutions, has recently rolled out its global virtual event, H3C Digital Tour 2020, in Pakistan. Gary Huang, President of the International Business and Senior Vice President of H3C, delivered a speech at the event, exchanging his insights on Pakistan’s digital transformation with local partners and customers from sectors such as education, finance, government and telecommunications.

Pakistan marks the fifth station of H3C Digital Tour 2020, following Turkey, the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand. The global virtual event is aimed at bringing H3C’s latest products, solutions and favorable policies to overseas markets and facilitate the exchanges on digital transformation.
Pakistan marks the fifth station of H3C Digital Tour 2020, following Turkey, the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand. The global virtual event is aimed at bringing H3C’s latest products, solutions and favorable policies to overseas markets and facilitate the exchanges on digital transformation.

Last year, H3C hosted a Pakistani Partner Event with the theme "Digital Navigation, Smart Future", announcing its official entry into the Pakistani market, Gary Huang noted, adding that Pakistan is one of the first key countries where H3C has established an overseas subsidiary and the key area for H3C’s overseas deployment.

Pakistan has been actively promoting the development of the digital economy, and the Pakistani government has approved the "Digital Pakistan" policy in a bid to digitize the core functions of the government and lay a solid underpinning for building a stable national economy.

H3C will remain committed to offering its unique insights and best practices in the industry as well as verified product portfolio and digital solutions to help the construction of a digital Pakistan under strengthened cooperation with our local customers and ecosystem partners, said Gary Huang.

During the event, H3C launched a series of new products and solutions for the Pakistani market, including the Application-Driven Networking (AD-NET) 5.0 solution, the HCI (Hyper Converged Infrastructure) products UIS (Unified Infrastructure System) 7.0 and latest Wi-Fi 6 products. H3C’s efforts to empower Pakistan’s digital economy won recognition and high praise from the participants.

In response to Pakistan’s need for digitalization, H3C determines to invest and grow together with customers and partners in Pakistan to drive the digital transformation, said Frank Zhu, The Country Manager of H3C Pakistan.

Frank Zhu believes that the many successful cases and solutions that H3C has achieved over the years not only in the domestic market but also in the overseas market will also provide strong support for the digital transformation of many industries varying from government to education, finance and other sectors in Pakistan.

Pakistan is the fifth station of H3C Digital Tour 2020, following Turkey, the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand. By bringing the latest products, solutions and favorable policies to overseas markets via the event, H3C aims to boost global confidence, deepen overseas ecosystem partnership, and facilitate the construction and growth of global digital economy.

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Ally Fashion, 145 Store Footprint Retailer, to Put Next-Gen AI Tech to the Test

SYDNEY, Dec. 23, 2020 — Ally Fashion, continuing on 18-months of digital focus, makes critical steps to revolutionise customer journeys by creating a totally unique experience for each visitor.

Going beyond rules-based personalization, Ally Fashion are putting breakout eCommerce AI leader, Particular Audience, to the test.

Particular Audience provides a unique platform capable of adapting every product list on an eCommerce site from search results to merchandise pages and product recommendations – every product tile becomes dynamic to shopper intent and preference.

Previously cumbersome and manual tasks like merchandising are automated by Particular Audience using machine learning.

Alina Timofeeva, Ally Fashion’s Head of Ecommerce, has been leading their digital advancement, to be at the forefront of digital both in Australia and internationally.

Alina has partnered with Particular Audience to add a dynamic AI layer on top of their eCommerce platform. "Particular Audience will be an important part of our growth trajectory". Representing the next generation of technology behind great eCommerce experiences.

Sustainability is another key objective of Ally and Alina’s. Ally aims to achieve similar results to Particular Audience clients like UK based little-mistress.com, who saw a 35% reduction in item return rate on items PA drove to sale, reducing their customers’ carbon footprint and time spent queuing at the post office.

Nielsen Varoy of PA, who heads up the Ally Fashion partnership is most excited by the application of computer vision.

"Computer vision driven discovery tools on Ally compliment behavioural data and product metadata to infer similarity between items, making for a more human browsing experience.

When delivering the latest fashion trends to their global customer base, Ally encounters barriers to item discovery from the cold-start problem, exacerbating long-tail inventory i.e. stock that sells less often. Computer vision is a powerful solution to this without waiting for items to gain popularity to get impressions."

With the Covid accelerated, digital first shift in retail, businesses like Ally Fashion with large physical footprints are investing online.

Particular Audience particularaudience.com is headquartered in Sydney with offices in Vancouver and London. Particular Audience operates SaaS technologies for retailers and retail technologies for consumers under the brand Similarinc.com.

Ally Fashion allyfashion.com is headquartered in Sydney creating fashionable, affordable, quality clothing that enables every woman to access the latest global trends, styles and prints to create her own style.

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https://particularaudience.com/

LianLian Global partners with FlavorCloud on international shipping

LianLian Global gives merchants cross-border payments and shipping in one service

HANGZHOU, China, Dec. 21, 2020 — LianLian Global, a leading technology company for cross-border businesses in partnership with FlavorCloud, a leading cross-border logistics platform, announced the integration of intelligent shipping logic for merchants into the LianLian Global platform. The service is available immediately to merchants based in China at http://logistics.lianlianpay.com

This partnership expands LianLian Global’s payments services for merchants, giving any cross-border company access to the world’s top logistics service providers. This service enables affordable, frictionless, and efficient worldwide shipping, providing end-to-end shipment tracking through FlavorCloud’s worldwide, optimized cross-border network of carriers.

FlavorCloud’s global logistics network will help LianLian Global customers intelligently pair the optimal logistics service customized to each specific order, expanding outbound shipping options, reducing merchant’s decision-making costs, while automating customs clearance and greatly improving delivery times.

With this partnership, LianLian Global’s cross-border technology platform includes services for international payments and shipping services, bringing everything together for merchants in one place while connecting them to global opportunities effortlessly.

Chinese e-commerce players accounted for 76.5% of the total eCommerce cross-border trading in 2019 with a total value of 10.5 trillion Yuan. As the global demand increases for Chinese products, the adoption of technology platforms that make things simple, fast, and easy for Chinese merchants is accelerating. With payments and shipping in one platform, LianLian Global is removing costly and inefficient workflows for merchants, making cross-border eCommerce much simpler to navigate.

David Messenger, CEO of LianLian Global, said, "We are thrilled to partner with FlavorCloud. This collaboration helps us to further our mission to make cross-border eCommerce effortless for merchants across payments and shipping."

He continues: "We’ve heard from our customers that cross-border logistics remains a cumbersome and costly affair. Our integrated solution leverages FlavorCloud’s logistics expertise and network to make international shipping easy, affordable and friction-free for our merchants – no matter where they need to deliver. Together, we’ll create greater efficiencies, transparency, and cost savings for Chinese merchants."

Rathna Sharad, CEO and founder of FlavorCloud, said, "We are pleased to partner with LianLian Global, which is a leading company focused on providing integrated cross-border eCommerce services as-a-platform to merchants. I believe this partnership will disrupt conventional international logistics to empower Chinese merchants to sell to consumers worldwide. FlavorCloud is a fast-growing startup, and the value we deliver to eCommerce merchants and brands is straightforward and meaningful. We hope to continuously enable eCommerce brands to go global and adapt to the changing eCommerce and trade landscape.":

About LianLian Global

LianLian Global is a technology company that connects local sellers to global opportunities.

We make it easy for eCommerce merchants to do more business across borders. When sellers need to receive international payouts, get financing, solve shipping logistics, manage foreign exchange, or pay tax obligations abroad, we simplify the complexity of operating in other countries, giving merchants and sellers the freedom to do business anywhere – seamlessly. 

Part of the LianLian Group, and with licenses and offices in the Americas, Europe, and throughout Asia, LianLian Global is integrated into mainstream e-commerce platforms around the world, with services covering more than 100 countries and regions. www.lianlianglobal.com

About FlavorCloud

FlavorCloud is an end-to-end cross border logistics service platform for Direct to consumer (DTC) brands, retailers, and marketplaces. Their global e-commerce enablement service uses deep learning to evaluate carriers’ historical performance and automatically suggest the best international shipping services and rates at checkout. Additionally, the company offers "friction-free" international returns handling.

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http://www.lianlianglobal.com

Xiaobai Maimai Reports Unaudited Financial Results for First Half of Fiscal Year 2021

BEIJING, Dec. 21, 2020 — Xiaobai Maimai Inc. (NASDAQ: HX), formerly known as Hexindai Inc. ("Xiaobai Maimai", the "Company", or "we"), a social e-commerce platform in China, today announced its unaudited condensed financial results for the six months ended September 30, 2020.

The Company amended the ratio of ADS and ordinary shares from one (1) ADS representing one (1) ordinary share to one (1) ADS representing three (3) ordinary shares, effective as of August 24, 2020. Fiscal year refers to the 12-month period ended March 31.

First Half of Fiscal Year 2021 Highlights

  • Number of Average Monthly Mobile Active Users[1] for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was 68,750.
  • Number of Active Mobile Buyers[2] was 108,039 as of September 30, 2020.
  • Total net revenues in the first half of fiscal year 2021 was approximately US$1.4 million, representing a decrease of 73.7% from approximately US$5.2 million in the same period of fiscal year 2020.

[1] "Monthly Mobile Active Users" refer to the number of user accounts that visited our platform during a given month.

[2] "Active Mobile Buyers" as of a specified date, refer to the number of (i) users that have placed at least one order on our platform, and (ii) users that have been referred by us to third-party e-commerce platforms, and placed at least one order on such platform.

Mr. Xiaobo An, founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xiaobai Maimai, commented, "We are very excited to begin a new journey after we have disposed of our peer-to-peer ("P2P") business and transformed into a social e-commerce platform. We launched our social e-commerce platform in May 2020 and have continued to upgrade our platform to provide more ‘value-for-money’ products to users. In addition to the discounts, coupons and rebates offered by us, our users are also rewarded with small commissions for every purchase, share, or recommendation to their social circles. This social e-commerce model has been well received by users and continues to gain traction. We saw our user base grow rapidly in recent months and have continued to optimize our algorithm to identify and introduce more cost-efficient products to our platform, especially during the 11.11 global shopping festival, from November 1st to November 11th this year. During the global shopping festival, we generated an encouraging RMB220.9 million (approximately US$33.3 million) in transaction volume, which we believe is evidence of the reliability and high performance of our powerful algorithm and operating system."

"Going forward, we will continue to expand our cooperation with more domestic e-commerce platforms and online marketplaces to offer more high-quality and affordable products to our users. We are well positioned to develop new services in line with the growing demand in Chinese consumer trends and engage with more scalable targeting to improve our users’ online shopping experience. In the meantime, we have kicked off an initiative to tap into the emerging group-buying communities and will also continue to explore other opportunities such as live streaming e-commerce. With a new direction leading the way, we are confident of our capabilities to execute our growth strategies and create long-term value for our shareholders."

First Half of Fiscal Year 2021 Unaudited Financial Results

Total net revenues were approximately US$1.4 million, representing a decrease of 73.8% from approximately US$5.2 million in the same period of fiscal year 2020. The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in net revenues from our loan recommendation services and interest income from our micro-lending business.

  • Revenue from loan facilitation, post-origination, and other services was nil, decreased from approximately US$3.2 million in the same period of last fiscal year as the Company had ceased to issue new loans since November 2019.
  • Revenue from online marketplace services was approximately US$0.3 million, compared with nil in the same period of last fiscal year. Such revenues were generated from our social e-commerce platform, which was launched in May 2020.
  • Interest income was approximately US$1.1 million, representing a decrease of 45.7% from US$1.9 million in the same period of last fiscal year. The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in loan receivables.

Operating costs and expenses were approximately US$17.9 million, representing an increase of 216.4% from approximately US$5.8 million in the same period of fiscal year 2020. The increase was mainly due to an increase in provision for loans receivable.

  • Service and development expenses were approximately US$0.3 million, representing a decrease of 44.6% from approximately US$0.5 million in the same period of last fiscal year. The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in payroll cost.
  • Sales and marketing expenses were approximately US$0.6 million, representing a decrease of 42.3% from approximately US$1.0 million in the same period of last fiscal year. The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in advertising expenses for our P2P business, as we had ceased issuing new loans since November 2019.
  • General and administrative expenses were approximately US$3.0 million, representing an increase of 26.2% from approximately US$2.4 million in the same period of last fiscal year. The increase was mainly due to an increase in professional fees.
  • Provision for uncollectable loans receivable was approximately US$12.9 million, compared with approximately US$0.2 million in the same period of last fiscal year. The Company has increased its allowance for uncollectable loans for its micro-lending business based on recent collection history and in light of the continuing impact from COVID-19.
  • Finance costs were approximately US$1.2 million, representing a decrease of 8.4% from approximately US$1.3 million in the same period of last fiscal year. The decrease was mainly due to the repayment of bank borrowings.
  • Share-based compensation was approximately US$0.06 million, representing a decrease of 81.7% from approximately US$0.3 million in the same period of last fiscal year. The decrease was due to a decrease in the number of stock options and restricted share units expensed in fiscal year 2021.

Total other (expenses) income was approximately (US$0.8) million, compared with approximately US$1.1 million in the same period of fiscal year 2020. The changes partially resulted from exchange losses.

Net loss from continuing operation was approximately US$17.5 million, compared with approximately US$0.5 million from the same period of fiscal year 2020.

Net loss from discontinued operation was approximately US$6.1 million, compared with approximately US$17.1 million from the same period of fiscal year 2020.

Net loss was approximately US$23.6 million, compared with approximately US$17.6 million in the same period of fiscal year 2020.

Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders was US$0.48, compared with US$0.36 in the same period of fiscal year 2020.

Cash and cash equivalents were approximately US$21.9 million as of September 30, 2020, compared to approximately US$6.7 million as of March 31, 2020.

Exchange Rate Information

Our business is conducted in China, and our financial records are maintained in RMB, our functional currency. However, we used the U.S. dollar as our reporting currency; therefore, periodic reports made to shareholders will include current period amounts translated into U.S. dollars using the then-current exchange rates, for the convenience of the readers. The financial information was prepared in RMB and then translated into U.S. dollars at period-end exchange rates in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board as to assets and liabilities, and average exchange rates as to revenue and expenses. Capital accounts were translated at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred. The effects of foreign currency translation adjustments were included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ equity. We make no representation that any RMB or U.S. dollar amounts could have been, or could be, converted into U.S. dollars or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate, or at all. The PRC government imposes control over its foreign currency reserves in part through direct regulation of the conversion of RMB into foreign exchange and through restrictions on foreign trade.

Recent Developments

On December 16, 2020, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Beijing Hexin Yongheng Technology Development Co., Ltd. ("Hexin Yongheng"), Kuaishangche Automobile Leasing Co., Ltd. ("Kuaishangche"), a company not directly associated with the Company but controlled by Mr An, our CEO and Chairman of the Board and the owner of Kuaishangche, Hexin E-Commerce Company Limited ("Hexin E-Commerce"), and individual shareholders of Hexin E-Commerce entered into an assignment and assumption agreement (the "Agreement"). Pursuant to the Agreement, Hexin Yongheng agreed to assign and transfer to Kuaishangche the control over Hexin E-Commerce, in exchange for cash consideration of RMB 5 million (approximately US$ 0.7 million) (the "Disposition"). As a result of the Disposition, Kuaishangche has become the primary beneficiary of and controls Hexin E-Commerce and has assumed all assets and liabilities of Hexin E-Commerce and subsidiaries owned or controlled by Hexin E-Commerce, excluding any rights, titles, interests or claims that Hexin E-Commerce may have in Wusu Hexin Yongheng Commercial and Trading Co., Ltd. ("Wusu Company"), which remains as our consolidated variable interest entity. We conducted our P2P business through our consolidated variable interest entity, Hexin E-Commerce, and had ceased to offer new loans for online investors’ subscription since November 2019. As a result of the Disposition, we have ceased to conduct the P2P business and the assets and liabilities of Hexin E-Commerce and its subsidiaries (excluding Wusu Company) have been shown as "assets and liabilities held for sale" and their results of operations have been shown as "discontinued operations." On December 16, 2020, our shareholders approved the change of our name to Xiaobai Maimai Inc. to reflect our business transition.

We launched our social e-commerce platform in May 2020 as a new business line for business transition, and we will continue to develop and invest in our platform to take advantage of China’s fast-growing e-commerce industry. Our social e-commerce platform offers high-quality and affordable products to consumers in China. We cooperate with major domestic e-commerce platforms and services marketplaces to select and source goods and services, and reward users with a small commission for every purchase, share or recommendation of a product made to friends. Since the launch of our social e-commerce platform, we have seen encouraging growth in a number of operating metrics, including transaction volume, monthly mobile active users and active mobile buyers. Although our e-commerce business is still in the early stages of development, where further investment is required, we are proactively executing our strategies to tap into the emerging group-buying communities and exploring other opportunities in China’s fast-growing e-commerce industry, such as live streaming e-commerce.

About Xiaobai Maimai Inc.

Xiaobai Maimai Inc. (NASDAQ: HX), formerly known as Hexindai Inc., ("Xiaobai Maimai" or the "Company"), is a social e-commerce platform based in Beijing, China. The Company collaborates with domestic e-commerce platforms and offers users a wide selection of high-quality and affordable products on its social e-commerce platform. Leveraging its cooperation with mainstream e-commerce platforms and online service marketplaces, the Company continues to generate fast growth for the business by identifying and introducing cost-efficient products through its data analytics algorithm and operating system, and attracts users to its platform with excellent customer service.

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "potential," "continue," "ongoing," "targets," "guidance" and similar statements. The Company may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Any statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements that involve factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such factors and risks include, but not limited to the following: the Company’s goals, strategies and expansion plans; its future business development, financial condition and results of operations; its ability to attract and retain new users and to increase revenues generated from repeat users; its expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of its products and services; its relationships and cooperation with e-commerce platforms and services marketplaces; trends and competition in China’s e-commerce market; the expected growth of the Chinese e-commerce market; Chinese governmental policies relating to the Company’s corporate structure and the e-commerce industry; and general economic conditions in China. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company’s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this announcement is current as of the date of this announcement, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

For more information, please visit ir.xiaobaimaimai.com

For investor inquiries, please contact:

The Company

Investor Relations
Ms. Zenabo Ma
Email: ir@xiaobaimaimai.com

Christensen

In China
Mr. Eric Yuan
Phone: +86-10- 5900-1548
E-mail: Eyuan@christensenir.com  

In US

Mr. Tip Fleming
Phone: +1-917-412-3333
Email: tfleming@Christensenir.com

 

 

 

XIAOBAI MAIMAI INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in U.S. dollars)

September 30,

March 31,

2020

2020

Unaudited

Audited*

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:

    Cash and cash equivalents

21,901,286

6,668,104

    Accounts receivable and contract assets, net

288,776

1,884

    Loans receivable, net – current

9,514,745

12,626,200

Prepayments and other assets

717,591

469,498

Other receivable – current

8,476,951

22,252,380

Assets classified as held for sale

7,000,031

7,122,219

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

47,899,380

49,140,285

    Loans receivable, net – non-current

4,863,324

14,070,741

    Long term investments, net

1,600,000

1,600,000

    Property, equipment and software, net

72,140

92,833

    Right-of-use assets

708,910

Other receivable – non-current

5,746,146

9,594,304

    Assets classified as held for sale

5,312,448

TOTAL ASSETS

60,180,990

80,519,521

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

1,350,857

1,149,599

Lease liabilities – current

740,753

    Amount due to related parties

2,697,779

2,093,684

    Liabilities classified as held for sale

9,080,306

8,421,098

 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

13,128,942

12,405,134

Note payable

20,000,000

20,000,000

Lease liabilities – non-current

13,498

 TOTAL LIABILITIES

33,128,942

32,418,632

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

Ordinary shares ($0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares
authorized: 50,023,123 and 49,984,223 shares issued,
48,857,240 and 48,818,340 shares outstanding as of
September 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively)

5,002

4,999

Additional paid-in capital

60,615,047

60,559,583

    Treasury stock (1,165,883 shares at cost as of September 30,
    2020 and March 31, 2020)

(3,988,370)

(3,988,370)

    (Deficit)

(25,017,254)

(1,429,623)

     Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(4,562,377)

(7,045,700)

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

27,052,048

48,100,889

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

60,180,990

80,519,521

*The amounts have been reclassified to conform with the Company’s decision to classify the P2P business as assets held for
sale.

 

 

 

XIAOBAI MAIMAI INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(in U.S. dollars)

For the Six Months Ended
September 30,

2020

2019

REVENUES

    Loan facilitation, post-origination, and other service

3,234,646

    Commissions from online marketplace, net

308,733

    Interest income

1,058,302

1,948,418

    Business and sales related taxes

(13,813)

(22,175)

NET REVENUES

1,353,222

5,160,889

OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES

    Service and development

297,658

537,162

    Sales and marketing

557,427

965,465

    General and administrative

3,042,292

2,411,343

    Provision for uncollectable loans receivable

12,879,801

203,886

    Finance cost

1,158,942

1,265,795

    Share-based compensation

55,468

302,686

Total operating costs and expenses

17,991,588

5,686,337

LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

(16,638,366)

(525,448)

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

   Other income

29,351

1,143,277

   Other expense

(830,338)

(4,290)

Total other (expense) income

(800,987)

1,138,987

(LOSS) / INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE
INCOME TAXES

(17,439,353)

613,539

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

74,035

1,103,524

LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

(17,513,388)

(489,985)

LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF INCOME TAXES

(6,074,243)

(17,068,477)

NET LOSS

(23,587,631)

(17,558,462)

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

    Foreign currency translation adjustments

2,483,323

(6,483,436)

COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)

(21,104,309)

(24,041,898)

 

LOSS PER ORDINARY SHARE

Weighted average shares used in calculation of basic and diluted net loss per
share

48,909,532

48,698,058

Net loss per share – basic and diluted

     Continuing operations

(0.36)

(0.01)

     Discontinued operations

(0.12)

(0.35)

     Total

(0.48)

(0.36)

 

 

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SHOPLINE Enables Seamless Selling on Facebook Shops and Instagram Shopping

Over 250,000 SHOPLINE Merchants Can Now Harness the Power of Social Commerce with just a few clicks

SINGAPORE, Dec. 21, 2020 — SHOPLINE, a global smart commerce platform, today announced the availability of a Facebook Business Extension integration enabling over 250,000 SHOPLINE merchants to sell on Facebook Shops and Instagram Shopping instantly. As social commerce grows in popularity with the pandemic pushing small and medium enterprises to move online, the new feature will help SHOPLINE merchants become front-runners in the growing social commerce battlefield.

Over 250,000 SHOPLINE Merchants Can Now Harness the Power of Social Commerce with just a few clicks
Over 250,000 SHOPLINE Merchants Can Now Harness the Power of Social Commerce with just a few clicks

 

SHOPLINE Merchants can start selling seamlessly on Facebook Shops & Instagram Shops with just a few clicks
SHOPLINE Merchants can start selling seamlessly on Facebook Shops & Instagram Shops with just a few clicks

Social Commerce Gains Momentum Amidst E-Commerce Boom

In 2020, the total Gross Market Value (GMV) of e-commerce in Singapore is set to hit US$4 billion, and double to US$8 billion by 2025. The potential of social commerce is a microcosm of Singapore’s booming e-commerce scene. Bolstered by a tech-savvy middle class with disposable income, there are also new technologies that are bridging the gap between social media and commerce. Social commerce orders in Singapore are reported to have grown by 155% in the first half of this year, and the GMV has climbed by 678%. There is no doubt that the pandemic has forced merchants to turn to social commerce – a trend that has since persisted.

In May, Facebook launched its brand-new service, Facebook Shops, in an effort to expand its eCommerce offering and help small businesses ride out the pandemic. Facebook Shops allows brands to showcase their products on their Facebook page and Instagram profile in a way that feels native and tailored to the brand image. It also gives brands the ability to create custom collections by grouping items from inventory, making it easy for customers to discover products.

SHOPLINE Merchants can start selling seamlessly on Facebook Shops & Instagram Shops with just a few clicks

SHOPLINE is one of the first few Facebook partners in APAC to have the Facebook Business Extension integration that allows merchants to set up their Facebook Shops in just a click of a button. Merchants products, inventory, and operation data will stay in perfect sync with their SHOPLINE store, so merchants can run their businesses in one place while selling on different sales channels. Merchants who run facebook ad campaigns can activate Conversion API through the same Facebook Business Extension and gain access to user insights that will help improve their overall advertising efficiency.

Jeff Lim, General Manager, SHOPLINE, Singapore said, "We are excited to work with Facebook to offer direct access to Facebook Shops. We are committed to helping our merchants grow and leverage omnichannel means to spur their own growth amidst these challenging times. We firmly believe that this partnership will help our merchants to be better attuned to their customers’ needs and ultimately, empower them to grow and scale their businesses."

Tapping into Facebook’s Extensive User Base to Embrace Conversational and Discovery Commerce

Establishing presence on Facebook Shops not only helps merchants expand their sales channels, but experience and embrace Conversational Commerce. By enabling merchants to connect to customers via Messenger and WhatsApp, Facebook Shops makes real-time communication possible. The Enhanced catalog integration with Facebook can also help increase the discoverability of a business’s products and lead more people to their Shops. SHOPLINE merchants will now be able to sync more data fields, such as age group, material, brand, gender, google product category and facebook product category, from the SHOPLINE platform to andfrom Facebook, it helps shoppers to discover and shop for things they love with high quality and relevant product information.

SHOPLINE’s Wide Array of Features to Help Merchants Kick-start Social Commerce

Earlier this year, SHOPLINE launched its livestream tools, which enables merchants to engage with customers through livestreaming and sell their products at the same time. The tool connects to Facebook, enabling merchants to manage livestreaming and customer comments on both SHOPLINE LIVE and Facebook through just one backend system.

SHOPLINE has also added new features to help facilitate merchants to convert these marketing platforms into sales channels. Our chatbot helps notify your customers via Facebook messenger when there’s an update in their order, and once the product has been shipped, or any change of status; SHOPLINE merchants can also automate the journey by setting up a Chatbot decision tree to lead users through the conversion funnel.

Looking ahead to 2021, SHOPLINE will continue to drive the development of the complete Commerce ecosystem and be the trusted partner for brands looking to build their omnichannel presence.

About SHOPLINE

Founded in 2013 and a member of the Silicon Valley-based 500 Startups accelerator in 2014, SHOPLINE is Asia’s biggest smart commerce platform, with offices in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Ho Chi Minh City, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Singapore. 

SHOPLINE always prioritises its customers and aims to support brands of all sizes to achieve local and international growth together with an omnichannel presence. To date, SHOPLINE has helped over 250,000 merchants open their online stores, including well-known brands such as Durex, Bee Cheng Hiang, and Pan Ocean Seafood.

Related Links :

https://shoplineapp.sg