Q1 FY24 Investor Presentation
Released
Released
Announcement PDF
Q1 FY24 Investor Presentation
31 October 2023
Delivering innovative and scalable payments solutions
Payments solutions
provider driving
innovation in the
u Change leverages innovative and scalable technology to provide tailored payment solutions, card issuing and testing to 150+
banks & fintechs across 40+ countries
u Two core products in the banking & payments ecosystem – Vertexon & PaySim
banking ecosystem
Banking as a Service
Payment testing
Payments as a Service
Physical &
virtual card
issuing
2
Transaction
processing for all
major card schemes
Digital payments
(Apple, Google &
Samsung Pay), BNPL
Full payment
simulation
ATM & POS
emulation
63%
37%
of Q1 FY24 Revenue
of Q1 FY24 Revenue
Visa, Mastercard,
UnionPay, Amex, JCB
validation
Vertexon issuing capabilities
Change has completed all necessary regulatory and licensing requirements to enable card issuing in Australia, NZ and the US
All regulatory and
licensing requirements
Change can now issue debit and prepaid cards in Australia, NZ and the US
for card issuing in
Australian Vertexon PaaS platform now certified by Mastercard
Australia, New Zealand
Australian Bank Identification Number (BIN) now live – ready to onboard Australian clients
and the US are now in
Mastercard Principal Memberships in Australia and New Zealand enables Change to offer BIN Sponsorship in these regions
place
Enables clients without local issuing capabilities to access Change’s principal issuing status with Mastercard to issue and
manage prepaid and debit cards
Also provides an efficient and cost-effective solution for clients looking to expand their service offerings in the region
1.
3
Regulatory Licence
Mastercard Issuing
Licence
Mastercard Certified
Processor
Mastercard Prepaid
Issuing
Mastercard Debit
Issuing¹
New Zealand
Registered FSP
Licenced
Certified
Live
Live
Australia
AFSL
Licenced
Certified
Live
Live
United States
Issuing Bank Partner
Licenced
Certified
Live
Approved
Debit issuing requires a partner bank (US) or customers to be a licensed deposit taking entity (NZ & AU)
Financial Update – Q1 FY24
Revenue by Quarter (US$m)
Q1 FY24 revenue of US$2.2m (A$3.4m¹)
Change has now
commenced migrating
Professional services revenue impacted by the
Company’s increased activity on the Vertexon PaaS
platform
NZ cardholders to
Vertexon and PaaS
revenues will
2.3
2.4
2.2
1.9
1.9
2.0
2.4
2.1
2.0
Full NZ market coverage of Mastercard and EFTPOS
now achieved – has enabled NZ card migrations to
Vertexon to commence
progressively ramp up
until the full migration
PaaS revenues will progressively ramp up until the full
migration is complete
is complete
Q1
Q2
FY22
Cash receipts of US$2.5m (A$3.9m), up 10% on pcp
Cash payments for operating activities (excluding income
tax and interest) of US$2.3m (A$3.6m), down 13% on pcp
Decrease relative to the pcp primarily due to staff costs
– Q1 FY23 had an additional fortnightly pay-run and
employee costs associated with the cost base
realignment
FY23
Q3
FY24
Q4
Cash Receipts by Quarter (US$m)
2.9
2.8
2.3
2.5
2.6
2.3
2.3
1.8
1.5
Cash holdings of US$4.7m (A$7.3m)
Additional US$0.5m (A$0.8m) held in cash-backed
security guarantees relating to card issuing activities
Q1
4
1.
AUD/USD = 0.64
Q2
FY22
FY23
Q3
FY24
Q4
Delivering on Key Milestones
Clear and focussed
operational roadmap to
deliver shareholder
value
1
Shared Success & Growth
Transition NZ card programs to Change which will drive transactional revenue growth – IN PROGRESS
All NZ financial institution clients issued ‘live’ cards and migration of cardholders to the Vertexon platform underway
Onboard US clients once platform operational in market – IN PROGRESS
Rolling Thunder’s Latin Pay and PlutusM – planned ‘go-live’ in Q2 FY24
Drive new client wins by leveraging Vertexon and PaySim technology and partner ecosystem – ONGOING FY24 FOCUS
Q1 New Vetexon Client Wins: HealthNow (NZ), Simply Zibra & Fintech Actuator (Australia) and Onni (US)
Q1 New PaySim Client Wins: three new licence sales to global financial institutions
5
Delivering on Key Milestones (cont.)
Clear and focussed
2
operational roadmap to
Operational Excellence
Achieve go-live for NZ EFTPOS acceptance – COMPLETE
deliver shareholder
value
Full market acceptance in NZ for Mastercard and EFTPOS transactions
Strengthen core operations and capabilities – compliance, security, fraud & transaction monitoring – COMPLETE
Continue working with existing Vertexon on-premise clients to upgrade or migrate to PaaS – ONGOING FY24 FOCUS
3
Market Leading Solutions
Mastercard technical certification in Australia – COMPLETE
Australian BIN now live – ready to onboard Australian clients
Mastercard debit card issuing approval in the US – COMPLETE
Launch latest version of Vertexon PaaS platform in US market – COMPLETE
Undertake PaySim modernisation program (UX/UI improvements) – ONGOING FY24 FOCUS
6
Outlook
Focused execution and
u Profitable revenue growth
delivery to achieve
u Realigned cost base has positioned Change to deliver profitable revenue growth in FY24+
success
u Despite initial delays with NZ clients, first live cards have been issued and the migration of cardholders is underway
u Cashflow breakeven
u Targeting to achieve a monthly cashflow breakeven run-rate exiting FY24 through
u Existing client base + contracted PaaS clients + new client / partner wins
4 Key Objectives to Drive Success
7
Shared
Success &
Growth
Operational
Excellence
Market Leading
Solutions
Powering our
People
Appendix
Vertexon in the payments process
Change’s role in the
payments process
depends on the region,
client type and services
provided
u Processing: An Issuer (Change’s client) using the Vertexon
Platform (technology only) to manage their cards – client is
the Issuer and cards can be issued on any card network
supported by Vertexon
u Processing & Issuing (P&I): A client using the Vertexon
Platform (technology) to manage their cards with Change as
Issuer (regulatory & licence) – Change is the Issuer and cards
are issued on the Mastercard Network
2
3
1
2
3
Transaction submitted – merchant acquirer asks card network
to get authorisation from the issuer (i.e. customer’s bank)
Change
(as Issuer)
1
5
Acquiring Bank
(Acquirer)
Merchant
5
Issuing Bank
(Issuer)
Card Networks
5
Processing: Authorisation requested – card network submits
transaction to issuer for authorisation
P&I: Authorisation requested – card network submits
transaction to Change (as Issuer) for authorisation
Processing: Authorisation response – using Vertexon Platform
issuer authorises the transaction and routes the response back
via the card network and acquirer
P&I: Authorisation response - using the Vertexon Platform
Change (as Issuer) authorises the transaction and routes the
response back via the card network and acquirer
Processing: Settlement – card network debits the issuer and
pays the acquirer who in turn makes payment to the merchant
5
6
6
P&I: Customer pays with a Change issued Mastercard &
purchases goods/services from a merchant
Payment authenticated – the merchant point-of-sale system
captures the customer’s account information & securely sends
it to the acquirer (i.e. merchant’s bank)
4
4
Processing: Customer pays with card (all card networks
supported) & purchases goods/services from merchant
P&I: Settlement – card network (Mastercard) debits the issuer
(Change) and pays the acquirer who in turn makes payment to
the merchant
9
Cards can be physical and virtual cards (inc. Apple Pay, Google Pay, etc.) available via Vertexon
Vertexon product offering
Vertexon offering can
Processing
Processing & Issuing
be tailored by client to
Overview
• Provide core technology to enable card issuing and
management including:
o Transaction processing
o Card management
o Fraud monitoring
o Digital and virtual cards
o BNPL functionality
• Platform offers innovative processing capabilities to rival the
major banks in a capital efficient manager (Change
responsible for PCI DSS compliance, hosting etc)
• Client responsible for card issuing – client holds the
necessary scheme and regulatory licences
• Provide Processing capability + the following key card
Issuing capabilities:
o Card design and production
o Card issuing
o AML / CTF
o Settlement and reconciliation
o KYC & Onboarding
• Change responsible for card issuing – Change holds the
necessary scheme (Mastercard) and regulatory licences (i.e.
AFSL / FSP / Issuing Bank Partner)
Cards
Supported
• Prepaid, Debit and Credit
• Prepaid and Debit
Target
Clients
• Banks & financial institutions
• Large entities with direct issuing capability
• Migration of key existing Vertexon on-premise clients
• Mid / Small banks & financial institutions incl. credit unions
• Fintechs and corporates
• BIN sponsorship (Australia & New Zealand only)
Regions
• Global - processing does not require scheme or regulatory
licences
• Australia, New Zealand and the US
offer services that best
suit client and end
customer needs
Supported
Schemes
10
PaySim: critical payments infrastructure testing tool
Software facilitates
remote testing
without the need for
physical devices such
as ATMs & POS
u Simulates the full transaction lifecycle, enabling banks & fintechs to complete end-to-end testing of their payment
platforms, processes & scheme rule compliance
u Enables financial institutions to test their payment systems to meet the reliability & performance expectations of their
customers
terminals
Licence Model
Growth Strategy
Description
Revenue type
Licences
Additional
Modules
SaaS Model
Maintenance
New licence sales to New licence sales for c.20% p.a. of licence
new clients
additional features
& module sales
One-off upfront
One-off upfront
Recurring
Monthly
Subscription
Key benefits of SaaS
solution for client
All in monthly
subscription fee
u Reduced capex
Recurring
u Access to new
features & updates
as they are
Target clients
Primary sales channels
11
New banks, financial
institutions &
fintechs
Partnerships (e.g.
EFTPOS mandate),
resellers & direct
Existing clients
Direct & retargeted
marketing
-
-
New banks, financial
institutions &
fintechs
Partnerships (e.g.
EFTPOS mandate),
resellers & direct
released
u API & cloud
focused solution
(improves
scalability)
Disclaimer
Change Financial
Limited
ASX: CCA
Important Notice
This presentation has been prepared by Change Financial Limited (Change Financial) in good faith. No express or implied warranty is given as to the accuracy or completeness
of the information in this document or the accompanying presentation. All statutory representations and warranties are excluded, and any liability in negligence is excluded, in
both cases to the fullest extent permitted by law. No responsibility is assumed for any reliance by any person on this document or the accompanying presentation.
Summary information
The information contained in this presentation is a summary overview of the current activities of Change Financial. This presentation does not purport to be all inclusive or to
contain all the information that a prospective investor may require in evaluating a possible investment. This presentation is for general information purposes and is not
intended to be and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell securities, a prospectus, product disclosure statement, pathfinder document or
other disclosure document for the purposes of the Corporations Act and has not been, and is not required to be, lodged with the Australian Securities & Investments
Commission. This presentation should be read in conjunction with all other periodic and continuous disclosure announcements lodged by Change Financial with the Australian
Securities Exchange, available at www.asx.com.au.
Not financial product advice
The material contained in this presentation is not, and should not be considered as, financial product or investment advice. This presentation is not an offer, invitation or
recommendation to acquire New Shares, and does not take into account the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any particular investor. You must
make your own independent assessment and review of Change Financial, and the information contained, or referred to, in this presentation, including its financial condition,
assets and liabilities, financial position, profits and losses, prospects and business affairs, including the merits and risks involved. Nothing in this presentation constitutes
investment, legal, tax or other advice. You should seek legal, financial, tax and other advice appropriate for your jurisdiction.
Past and future performance
This presentation contains information as to past performance of Change Financial. Such information is given for illustrative purposes only, and is not – and should not be
relied upon as – an indication of future performance of Change Financial. The historical information in this presentation is, or is based upon, information contained in previous
announcements made by Change Financial to the market. These announcements are available at www.asx.com.au.
This presentation contains certain “forward looking statements”. Forward looking words such as “expect”, “should”, “could”, “may”, “will”, “believe”, “forecast”, “estimate”
and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that are in some cases beyond Change Financial’s control. These risks, uncertainties and factors may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements and from past results, performance or achievements. Change Financial cannot give any
assurance or guarantee that the assumptions upon which management based its forward-looking statements will prove to be correct or exhaustive beyond the date of its
making, or that Change Financial’s business and operations will not be affected by other factors not currently foreseeable by management or beyond its control. Such forwardlooking statements only speak as at the date of this announcement and Change Financial assumes no obligation to update such information.
12
Thank you.
Get in touch
investors@changefinancial.com
Share your feedback
Discover