The Annual Report March 2025 Part 122 Sep 2025 07:42
A lot to look forward to this quarter and beyond. From the Report;
1. Explosive Revenue Growth and Scaling Operations
91% Revenue Increase: Revenue grew from $1.55m to $2.96m year-on-year. This is a very strong growth rate, indicating that the core services (AngraFX remittance, GS20/Bake exchange) are gaining real commercial traction and market acceptance.
Huge Increase in User Scale: The acquisition of Bake brought in approximately 700,000 registered users and 100,000 funded users. This provides a massive, ready-made customer base to cross-sell new services (like GS Money neobanking products) to, significantly reducing future customer acquisition costs.
2. Successful Fundraising and a Strong Balance Sheet
Strong Cash Position: The company successfully raised significant capital (£3.75m during the year + £1.925m post-period), leaving it with a robust cash balance of $4.21 million (up from $2.61m). This provides a substantial runway to execute its strategy without immediate need for further funding.
Significantly Increased Net Assets: Net assets grew from $5.34m to $8.44m, strengthening the company's financial foundation and ability to absorb short-term losses for long-term growth.
3. Strategic Acquisitions and Successful Integration
Transformative Bake Acquisition: The acquisition of the Bake platform is repeatedly highlighted as a "transformational step." It wasn't just a purchase of users; it brought:
Advanced Technology: Enhanced the tech stack for seamless crypto/fiat settlement.
New Revenue Streams: Added crypto investment products like staking and swaps.
Key Personnel: Integrated a talented team in Singapore across tech, finance, and compliance.
European Expansion via Metapay: The agreement to acquire MetaPay in Poland (an SPI licence holder) is a low-risk, strategic move to gain a direct foothold in the EU payments market. This is a clever way to expand geographically using a "lite" regulatory licence that is easier to obtain and integrate than a full EMI licence.
4. Clear and Bold Strategic Vision (GS Money)
Bitcoin Treasury Policy: This is a bold and confident move that aligns the company's corporate strategy with its product offering. It demonstrates conviction in the asset class it serves and has the potential to significantly enhance shareholder value if Bitcoin appreciates. It also differentiates GST from traditional fintech companies.
Focused Vertical Integration: The report clearly outlines a strategy to build a "borderless Neobanking platform" combining:
Angra Global: FCA-regulated fiat payments and multi-currency accounts.
GS Fintech UAB (Bake/GS20): Crypto-asset exchange and investment.
Semnet: Critical cybersecurity infrastructure and expertise.
This creates a cohesive ecosystem rather than a random collection of businesses.