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Delivering innovative and scalable payments solutions
Payment solutions
provider driving
innovation in the
banking ecosystem
Change leverages innovative and scalable technology to provide tailored payment solutions, card issuing and testing
to 150+ banks & fintechs across 40+ countries
Two core products in the banking & payments ecosystem – Vertexon & PaySim
Proprietary payments technology platforms owned and developed in-house
Banking as a Service
Payment testing
Payments as a Service
Physical, digital
& virtual card
issuing
2
Transaction
processing for all
major card schemes
Digital payments
(Apple, Google &
Samsung Pay), BNPL
Full payment
simulation
ATM & POS
emulation
78%
22%
of FY25 Revenue
of FY25 Revenue
Visa, Mastercard,
UnionPay, Amex, JCB
validation
Key Highlights
New Vertexon PaaS client with already established programs signed in Australia and NZ
Record revenue driven
by increasing PaaS
revenues
Signed a number of new projects and licences with existing Vertexon On-Premises and new PaySim clients
FY25 revenue (unaudited) of US$15.1m (A$23.2m), up 42% on pcp
US$4.0m
(A$6.2m)1
26%
US$0.2m
76%
(A$0.3m)1
PCP
OF REVENUE FROM RECURRING
Q4 FY25 REVENUE2
MADIEN
POSITIVE
FULL YEAR
RESULT
FY25 UNDERLYING EBITDA2
INCOME STREAMS3 IN FY25
73k+
133%
4.7m
218%
PCP
PCP
3
226%
US$147m
PCP
NO. OF CURRENT ACTIVE PaaS CARDS
NO. OF PaaS TRANSACTIONS
$ VALUE OF PaaS TRANSACTIONS
ON PLATFORM
PROCESSED IN Q4 FY25
PROCESSED4 IN Q4 FY25
1.
AUD/USD = 0.65, all AUD amounts are converted for representation purposes to assist the reader
2.
Revenue and Underlying EBITDA are Unaudited. Underlying EBITDA excludes interest included as revenue and share-based payments included as an expense in statutory accounts
3.
Includes Support & Maintenance and PaaS transaction fee revenue
4.
Transactions are denominated in local currencies and have been converted to USD, Change’s reporting currency, for reporting purposes
Vertexon PaaS Metrics
Active Cards (thousands)
73k+ cards active in AU & NZ
PaaS platform scaling
with volume increasing
Steady growth in existing client base – particularly from
fintech clients
as card numbers
continue to grow
New clients already signed to drive further growth –
currently onboarding three clients
Focus on growing PaaS platform to drive scale benefits (e.g.
margin expansion)
Continuing early AU success key given the large
opportunity across Oceania
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
Q1
Q2
Q3
FY24
Q4
FY25
Transaction Volumes (US$m1)
Transactions Processed (millions)
6.0
160
140
5.0
120
4.0
100
3.0
80
60
2.0
40
1.0
20
-
Q1
Q2
Q3
FY24
Q4
Q1
FY25
4
1.
Transactions are denominated in local currencies and have been converted to USD, Change’s reporting currency, for reporting purposes
Q2
Q3
FY24
FY25
Q4
Reducing launch timelines and accelerating PaaS Growth
Program launch
3.4
PLATFORM LIVE
AUSTRALIA
PLATFORM LIVE
NEW ZEALAND
3.2
timelines reducing
given PaaS platform
3.0
Embedded Finance
Fintech (AU & NZ)
PLATFORM BUILD PHASE
2.8
(Processing & Issuing)
fully live and
2.6
operational
NZ Fintech
(Processing & Issuing)
2.4
NZ Credit Union
2.0
(Processing & Issuing)
Extraordinary
1.8
Global Fintech
BIN sponsorship (AU)
1.6
(Issuing only)
AU Fintech
(Processing & Issuing)
1.4
NZ Fintech
BIN sponsorship
1.2
(Issuing only)
1.0
NZ Credit Union
0.8
Extraordinary
(Processing & Issuing)
2x NZ Credit Unions
1x NZ Building Society
0.6
NZ Fintech
(Processing & Issuing)
0.4
(Processing & Issuing)
0.2
-
Q1
5
Q2
Q3
FY23
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
FY24
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
FY25
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
FY26
Q4
Quarterly PaaS Revenue (US$)
2.2
Financial Update – Q4 FY25
Revenue by Quarter (US$m)
Q4 FY25 revenue of US$4.0m (A$6.2m¹), up 26% on pcp
PaaS now a major
Record revenue quarter
contributor to revenue
3.7
Growth driven by increasing PaaS revenue
4.0
3.9
3.5
3.2
3.0
Solid base of Support & Maintenance clients
2.3
Continuing to deliver one-off licence sales and
professional services projects – in line with expectations
2.2
2.0
2.4
2.3
2.0
FY25 Underlying EBITDA² (unaudited) of US$0.2m (A$0.3m)
FY25 Underlying EBITDA (unaudited) of US$1.3m
(A$2.0m) excluding US operations
Q1
Q2
Q3
FY23
Revenue Contribution (US$m)
PaaS (Recurring)
Support & Maintenance (Recurring)
Licence & Professional Services
Other
Total
% Recurring Revenue
6
Q4 FY24
0.8
1.2
1.1
0.1
3.2
64%
Q1 FY25
1.3
1.3
1.1
0.0
3.7
69%
Q2 FY25
1.6
1.3
0.5
0.1
3.5
83%
1.
AUD/USD = 0.65
2.
Excludes interest included as revenue and share-based payments included as an expense in statutory accounts
Q3 FY25
1.5
1.3
1.1
0.0
3.9
70%
Q4 FY25
1.9
1.3
0.7
0.1
4.0
80%
FY24
Q4
FY25
Q4 FY25 PaaS revenue up
142% on PCP
76% of FY25 revenue
from recurring revenue
streams
Financial Update – Q4 FY25 (cont.)
operations is delivering
Significant improvement in net cash flows from operating
activities in FY25 primarily due to:
significant cost savings
Materially higher cash receipts driven by PaaS clients
and operational
Stable fixed cost base
Exiting the US
efficiencies
Cash receipts of US$4.3m (A$6.6m¹), up 21% on pcp
Cash Receipts by Quarter (US$m)
4.3
3.4
2.3
2.5
3.8
3.7
2.3
2.3
2.5
3.6
2.6
1.8
Cash payments for operating activities2 of US$3.4m (A$5.2m),
broadly in-line (up 1%) with pcp
Staff costs (approximately 44% of cash payments for
operating activities) down 2% on pcp
Q1
Q2
FY23
Team in place to enable significant further scale in PaaS
clients and volumes
Staff costs expected to grow modestly relative to revenue
FY24
Q3
FY25
Net Cash from (used in) Operations (US$m)
US wind down now complete
US$1.1m used in US
operations in FY25
Material reduction in operating costs realised in H2 FY25,
particularly in Q4
0.7
Cash holdings of US$3.9m (A$6.0m)
Additional US$1.0m (A$1.5m) held in cash-backed
security guarantees relating to card issuing activities
(0.6)
(1.2)
FY23
7
1.
AUD/USD = 0.65
2.
Excluding income tax and interest
Q4
FY24
FY25
FY25 (ex. US)
1.8
Large Market Opportunity
PaySim – Global Opportunity
Vertexon PaaS – ANZ Opportunity
Strengthened the Sales
team in FY25 with the
Banking in ANZ is dominated by the big banks
appointment of 2 x
Powerful modular end-to-end payments testing and
certification solution with a global client base
Leveraging success in NZ market to target the sizeable AU
market
Strategic BDMs focused
on outbound sales
‘hunting’
Global payment testing market is estimated to be extensive2
Small to medium sized financial institutions (e.g. credit
unions, small banks and digital banks)
More than 32,000 potential clients globally
Non-bank lenders seeking to add card functionality, nonfinancial institutions and embedded finance
opportunities
Multi billion-dollar global market opportunity
Current 140+ PaySim clients is less than 0.5% of total market
Credit cards (but not underwriting or providing credit)
Global clients supported from existing office locations
White label prepaid card brands / issuers
Australian Card Payments1 Value A$ (billions)
1,600
1,400
1. Sourced from RBA Data & The
Initiatives Group, Market Sizing for
Vertexon – Australia & New Zealand
Report. FY25-FY28 Forecasts
1,200
FY20–FY24 CAGR
1,000
Debit Cards
12.8%
800
Credit Cards
6.8%
600
2. Sourced from The Initiatives
Group, PaySim Market Review
Report
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FY24–FY28 CAGR(F)
400
200
FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28
Debit Card
Credit Cards
Debit Cards
11.8%
Credit Cards
4.2%
New license sales typically in the low six-figure range
FY25 Results Update & FY26 Outlook
Positive outlook as
Exceeded FY25 revenue guidance & expected to deliver maiden positive Underlying EBITDA
Change builds
FY25 revenue (unaudited) of US$15.1m (A$23.2m¹), up 42% on FY24
momentum and
Delivered 3-year revenue Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 22% to FY25
continues to scale
Maiden positive Underlying EBITDA² (unaudited) of US$0.2m (A$0.3m) in FY25
FY26 Guidance
Revenue expected to be in the range of US$16.5m (A$25.4m) to US$18.0m (A$27.7m)
Significant increase in Underlying EBITDA, expected to be in the range of US$2.5m (A$3.8m) to US$3.5m (A$5.4m)
Expected to be net cash flow positive³
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1.
2.
3.
AUD/USD = 0.65
Excludes interest included as revenue and share-based payments included as an expense in statutory accounts
Excludes any of the Company’s funds that may be required to be held for security deposits relating to its PaaS business or for any future strategic initiatives the Company may decide to undertake
Investment Highlights
With strong
foundations in place,
Building Blocks In Place
Growth & Scale Focus
Marquee Customers
Platform live in AU & NZ
All regulatory and licensing
requirements for card issuing via
Vertexon in AU & NZ in place
Australian Financial Services Licence in
AU & Financial Service Provider in NZ
Strong relationship with Mastercard
FY25 revenue (unaudited) of
US$15.1m (A$23.2m), +42% on PY
PaaS revenue scaling
Increasing PaySim sales momentum
Positive FY26 outlook – strong revenue
growth and stable fixed cost base
driving material Underlying EBITDA
improvement
Strong validation of PaaS platform with
financial institution and fintech clients
in Oceania
Long-term relationship with two of the
largest banks in the Philippines
5 of the top 10 digital payment
companies globally use PaySim for
payments testing¹
Product Offering
Long-term Contracts
Market Opportunity
Proprietary payments technology
platforms
Vertexon: leading card management
system for processing & issuing
PaySim: default standard for eftpos
testing in Australia. All participants
must use PaySim to validate their
technology and systems
Longer term client relationships with
initial contract terms typically 3-5
years
Given critical nature of service
provided, challenging to switch from
Vertexon
Continued move towards digital
payments as cash usage declines
Vertexon: significant card issuing
market opportunity in AU & NZ
PaySim: <0.5% share of an estimated
multi billion-dollar global market
opportunity
Change is focussed on
delivering profitable
growth
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1. https://www.emergenresearch.com/blog/top-10-leading-digital-payment-companies-in-the-world
Appendix
Vertexon in the payments process
Change’s role in the
payments process
depends on the region,
client type and services
provided
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
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
5
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
Processing: Settlement – card network debits the issuer and
pays the acquirer who in turn makes payment to the merchant
5
6
6
Processing: Authorisation requested – card network submits
transaction to issuer for authorisation
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
Issuing Bank
(Issuer)
Card Networks
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
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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 in Australia, FSP in NZ)
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-Premises clients
• Mid / Small banks & financial institutions incl. credit unions
• Fintechs and corporates
• BIN sponsorship
Regions
• Global - processing does not require scheme or regulatory
licences
• Australia and New Zealand
offer services that best
suit client and end
customer needs
Supported
Schemes
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Market Overview – New Zealand
Banking in New Zealand is dominated by the Big 4 banks
27 registered banks plus several credit unions & building societies
No payment aggregation services providers for smaller players & historically limited innovation outside the Big 4 Banks
Estimated that small financial institutions make up just less than 10% of the market¹
In addition to continuing to target the financial institution market segment, there are further opportunities in:
Prepaid cards – current clients include employee benefits provider & a prepaid gift card client signed in Q1 FY25
Further opportunities in insurance, gaming, government & healthcare sectors
Debit card – current client includes personal wealth management client with >500k members signed in Q2 FY25
Further opportunities include non-bank corporate lenders, embedded finance and other non-financial institutions
New Zealand Card Payments1
Volume (millions)
Value NZ$ (billions)
897
52
1,137
1. Sourced from The Initiatives
Group, Market Sizing for
Vertexon – Australia & New
Zealand Report
2. Excludes ATM transactions
processed by Change
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57
Debit
Annualised
Run Rate
Market Share
Transaction Volume
c.19.4m
<1%
Transaction Value
c.NZ$1.0b
<1%
Credit
Total Card Payment
Transactions
2 billion+
Total Card Payment
Spend
NZ$109 billion
Change estimated debit market share2 of
small financial institutions is approx.15%
Market Overview – Australia
Australian Annual Transaction Volume by Type of Retail Payment 1
Card based payments
now dominate
Australia
Total Number of Transactions
(billions)
transaction volume in
Scheme & EFTPOS
Debit Cards
12
10
8
6
4-Party & 3-Party
Credit & Charge Cards
4
2
0
2003
2004
2005
2006
Debit Cards
2007
2008
2009
2010
Credit & Charge Cards
2011
2012
Direct Debit
2013
2014
2015
Direct Credit
2016
2017
2018
ATM Cash Withdrawals
2019
2020
Cheques
2021
2022
2023
2024
NPP
Australian Card Payments1
Volume (billions)
Value A$ (billions)
25.0
1,600
1,400
20.0
15.0
FY20–FY24 CAGR
1,200
FY20–FY24 CAGR
Debit Cards
10.5%
1,000
Debit Cards
12.8%
Credit Cards
5.8%
800
Credit Cards
6.8%
10.0
FY24–FY28 CAGR(F)
1. Sourced from RBA Data & The
Initiatives Group, Market Sizing for
Vertexon – Australia & New Zealand
Report. FY25-FY28 Forecasts
15
5.0
FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28
Debit Card
Credit Cards
Debit Cards
12.9%
Credit Cards
3.5%
600
FY24–FY28 CAGR(F)
400
200
FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28
Debit Card
Credit Cards
Debit Cards
11.8%
Credit Cards
4.2%
Market Overview – Australia (cont.)
Whilst the Big 4 banks have a significant position in the Australian card issuing market, there is a materially larger opportunity
than in New Zealand
Change is seeking to leverage the recent success in the NZ market to target the sizeable AU market
Small to medium sized financial institutions (e.g. credit unions, small banks and digital banks)
Non-bank lenders seeking to add card functionality, non-financial institutions and embedded finance opportunities
Credit cards (but not underwriting or providing credit)
White label prepaid card brands / issuers
Australian Card Payments Value1
Debit Cards
Personal Credit Cards
61
146
Prepaid Cards
2
38
13
10
437
221
1. Sourced from RBA Data & The
Initiatives Group, Market Sizing for
Vertexon – Australia & New Zealand
Report. FY25-FY28 Forecasts
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Total
A$583 billion
Total
A$320 billion
Addressable Market
Big 4 Banks
Major Card Providers & Closed Networks
Total
A$25 billion
PaySim Market Overview – Global
Extremely powerful modular end-to-end payments testing and
certification solution embedded into tier 1 banking and payments
institutions globally
Core based on global messaging standard ISO8583
Default standard and benchmark for EFTPOS testing in
Australia
Global payment testing market is estimated to be extensive¹
More than 32,000 potential clients (inc. card issuers, acquirers,
ATM deployers, financial institutions & fintechs)
New license sales are typically in the low six-figure range
Multi billion-dollar global market opportunity
Key focus & opportunities for growth:
Partner / reseller network – leverage existing partner network
to drive sales and secure new partners / resellers
Direct sales – outbound direct client sales supported by
marketing activities
Cross sell / upsell – upgrade existing clients to adopt more
Number of
Market Share
PaySim Clients
140+
<0.5%
modules and deepen integration into client’s systems
1. Sourced from The Initiatives
Group, PaySim Market Review
Report
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Product development – new products and features to meet
additional payments testing requirements
PaySim is a powerful payments testing tool,
ensuring seamless transactions before they go
live, can be sold globally and supported from
Change's existing office locations
PaySim: critical payments infrastructure testing tool
Software facilitates
remote testing
without the need for
physical devices such
as ATMs & POS
Simulates the full transaction lifecycle, enabling banks & fintechs to complete end-to-end testing of their payment
platforms, processes & scheme rule compliance
Enables financial institutions to test their payment systems to meet the reliability & performance expectations of their
customers
terminals
Licence Model
Growth Strategy
Description
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
Monthly
Subscription
Key benefits of SaaS
solution for client
All in monthly
subscription fee
Reduced capex
Access to new
Revenue type
One-off upfront
One-off upfront
Recurring
Recurring
features & updates
as they are
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Target clients
New banks, financial
institutions &
fintechs
Primary sales channels
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
API & cloud
focused solution
(improves
scalability)
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