London, United Kingdom, 2nd Apr 2026 — As the impact investing industry continues to mature into a multi-trillion-dollar global asset class, a significant technology gap remains between the ambitious social, economic, and environmental goals and the “analog” tools used to achieve them. Today, the Kula blockchain project and Phlomis Finance announced the release of their joint working paper, “Digital Impact Assets: A Blueprint for Change,” a comprehensive roadmap for integrating decentralized technology to transform global sustainability.

Regarding the report, Todd Miller the Managing Director at Phlomis Finance said “The impact investing industry has reached a critical juncture where the scale of global challenges is outstripping the capacity of our legacy financial tools. With this blueprint, we are demonstrating that digital assets are not just about faster transactions; they represent a fundamental upgrade to the ‘plumbing’ of impact finance.”

While mainstream finance has rapidly adopted blockchain and fintech, the impact sector often remains tethered to traditional fund structures, paper-based reporting, and fragmented data. This new study argues that “Digital Impact Assets”—assets recorded on a blockchain designed to track social and environmental outcomes alongside financial value—are the key to closing this gap.

Bridging the Divide

According to the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), the impact investing market saw an impressive 21% CAGR between 2018 and 2023, growing from $600 billion to over $1.5 trillion in AUM. However, the paper notes that the industry still struggles with “impact-washing” and illiquid 10-12 year lock-up periods. The blueprint introduces a toolkit to solve these systemic issues:

• Transparency: Real-time, immutable ledgers mitigate greenwashing by recording metrics like CO2 reduction or clean water delivery on-chain.
• Liquidity: Tokenization allows previously illiquid assets, such as green bonds or carbon credits, to be traded on secondary markets.
• Accountability: Smart contracts link financial disbursements directly to verified milestones, such as liters of water delivered as validated by IoT sensors.
• Access & Scale: Fractional ownership enables global retail and community participation in projects like solar farms or agricultural land.

Towards Broader Community Ownership

A core focus of the paper is the shift toward Hybrid DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations). The authors argue that conventional governance models often suffer from “participation theater,” where local communities are consulted but have no binding influence. By using governance tokens, DAOs give local stakeholders an enforceable vote on fund allocation and project decisions. “Digital assets are more than financial instruments; they are a coordination technology,” the paper asserts, highlighting real-world applications such as Kula’s sustainable mining concession in Zambia, which integrates local economic empowerment with blockchain-based oversight. Samuel Chen, a Founder at Kula added “By binding capital and governance together in code, we are ensuring that impact projects are governed by the very communities they serve, moving beyond token acknowledgements toward true local empowerment.”

A New Paradigm for Reporting

The study also calls for a “Changed Reporting Paradigm,” moving away from glossy, backward- looking PDFs toward real-time data oracles. By using independent sources of data, funds can pull verified satellite imagery or energy generation data directly onto investor dashboards, providing the same rigor for impact as for financial performance.

About the Collaborators

• Kula: An impact investment platform that tokenizes real-world assets (RWAs) like infrastructure and natural resources, operating as a DAO to connect investors with community-led projects.
• Phlomis Finance: A digital assets advisor focused on tokenizing institutional-grade impact funds and bridging the gap between traditional and on-chain finance.

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• Samuel Chen, Kula: s.chen@kula.com
• Todd Miller, Phlomis Finance: todd.miller@phlomis.finance

Full Paper Available At: kula.com or phlomis.finance

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China, 2nd Apr 2026 – On March 26, 2026, Hong Kong-listed Lianlian DigiTech Co., Ltd. (“Lianlian DigiTech” or the “Company”, stock code: 2598.HK) released its 2025 annual results. During the reporting period, the Company advanced its core strategy of “AI-native + globalization,” achieving breakthroughs in both business performance and strategic expansion, delivering a high-quality growth trajectory.

Both revenue and profit recorded strong growth, significantly exceeding market expectations. The core global payment business maintained industry-leading performance, while the dual-driver strategy of technology empowerment and global expansion delivered notable results, further validating the maturity of the Company’s business model and the sustainability of its profitability.

Performance Milestones: Operating Profit Doubles, Three Consecutive Years of Profitability

As of December 31, 2025, Lianlian DigiTech achieved total revenue of RMB 1.734 billion (RMB 17.34 billion yuan), representing a 31.9% year-on-year increase and reaching a new historical high. Gross profit rose 28% to RMB 873 million, demonstrating stable profitability.

Net profit reached RMB 1.662 billion, primarily driven by gains from equity disposals. Adjusted operating profit (excluding all non-operating items, including gains from the disposal of LianTong) reached RMB 82.26 million, representing a 105.9% year-on-year increase, reflecting improved scale efficiency and operational performance in the Company’s core business.

The customer base continued to strengthen, with total customers reaching 10.4 million by the end of 2025, reflecting both growth in scale and improvements in customer quality.

Chairman and CEO Zhang Zhengyu stated:
“2025 was a year of strengthening our foundation, accelerating growth, and achieving profitability breakthroughs. Through the collective efforts of our team, we exceeded our targets in customer expansion, product system upgrades, and operational efficiency, delivering strong, high-quality growth across all key metrics.”

CFO Wei Ping added:
“2025 marked our second year as a listed company, and we delivered another strong performance. Revenue, gross profit, net profit, and operating profit all exceeded market expectations. Expense ratios declined significantly, improving operational efficiency, while our cash reserves remain solid and our financial structure robust. Looking ahead, we will increasingly pursue a combination of organic growth, disciplined M&A, and strategic investments to expand our business footprint and strengthen the LianLian ecosystem.”

Core Business: Global Payment Growth Outpaces Industry, Value-Added Services Surge by 81.2%

As one of China’s leading digital payment solution providers, Lianlian DigiTech’s core business consists of digital payment services (global and domestic) and value-added services, with both segments driving optimized revenue structure.

In 2025, digital payment services generated RMB 1.45 billion in revenue, up 26% year-on-year.

Among these, global payment performance was particularly strong:

• Total Payment Volume (TPV): RMB 452.4 billion (+60.7%) 
• Revenue: RMB 1.045 billion (+29.3%), significantly outperforming industry averages 

This growth was driven by the Company’s dual-driver strategy of technology empowerment and global expansion:

On the technology side, LianLian upgraded its underlying infrastructure and deeply integrated AI across key scenarios, including risk control, customer service, and FX optimization. The Company also completed the private deployment of large AI models, embedding intelligent tools across core operations to enhance efficiency and customer experience.

On the globalization front, while strengthening its presence in Europe and the U.S., the Company expanded into emerging markets such as Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. Leveraging local payment licenses and localized operational teams, LianLian established regional hubs to integrate local payment services with regional trade ecosystems.

In domestic payments, the Company actively aligned with regulatory guidance to return to the core of payment services and strengthen compliance operations, while enhancing synergy with its global payment network. By focusing on high-value cross-border needs of Chinese enterprises going global, the Company improved both the stability and quality of growth. In 2025, domestic payment gross margin increased to 23%, up 3.3 percentage points year-on-year.

Value-added services also delivered strong growth, driven by the rapid expansion of virtual card solutions tailored to high-frequency cross-border trade scenarios. Revenue from value-added services increased 81.2% year-on-year to RMB 265 million, significantly enhancing customer stickiness.

Technology Strategy: R&D Investment Up 13%, Building a Strong AI-Driven Moat

In 2025, LianLian elevated “technology upgrade” to a core strategic priority, increasing R&D investment to RMB 361 million, up 13% year-on-year (17.6% excluding share-based compensation), reflecting continued investment in AI, blockchain, and digital asset innovation.

AI capabilities have been deeply embedded across the entire business chain. During the reporting period, the Company completed the private deployment of large AI models and developed tools such as LoopAI and LoopChat, which are now integrated into key areas including risk control, foreign exchange, and customer service.

In risk control, AI systems enable automated document processing, intelligent compliance recognition, and millisecond-level anomaly detection, significantly improving both efficiency and accuracy. In customer service, by combining cloud-native architecture, big data, and AI technologies, the Company introduced the “Cross-border Merchant Confidence Index,” helping merchants better assess operational conditions, reduce uncertainty, and enhance user experience.

The Company is also actively expanding into digital asset businesses, leveraging its VATP (Virtual Asset Trading Platform) license in Hong Kong, while exploring blockchain applications to improve cross-border payment efficiency and cost optimization—bridging traditional financial infrastructure with the emerging digital economy.

Looking ahead to 2026, LianLian will further deepen its AI-native strategy, accelerating the productization of AI across payments and value-added services, while enhancing operational efficiency through organizational upgrades and AI-driven management optimization.

Global Expansion: 66 Licenses Worldwide, Accelerating Transformation into a New-Generation Multinational Enterprise

2025 marked a critical year in the deepening of LianLian’s globalization strategy.

In October 2025, LianLian officially became a key enterprise partner of the Hong Kong SAR government and established its overseas headquarters in Hong Kong in November. This headquarters serves as a global hub for strategic coordination, innovation, and international collaboration.

The overseas headquarters focuses on three key areas:

1. Building a full-chain intelligent payment architecture powered by “Blockchain + AI” 
2. Strengthening the dual pillars of technology and compliance, particularly in anti-money laundering and data privacy 
3. Enhancing technological capabilities through partnerships, joint R&D, and strategic investments 

The Company’s global licensing system also expanded significantly. In August 2025, its wholly owned subsidiary obtained a Type 3 license from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, marking further progress in its diversified product strategy.

As of December 31, 2025:

• 66 global payment licenses and qualifications 
• Coverage across 100+ countries and regions 
• Support for 130+ currencies 

Notably, Lianlian DigiTech is the only Chinese digital payment solution provider licensed for money transmission across all U.S. states, reinforcing its global compliance advantage. Combined with its VATP license and forward-looking blockchain applications, the Company has built a strong foundation for global expansion.

In 2025, LianLian also strengthened its global ecosystem through partnerships with UnionPay International, Visa, 12 Victory, Veem, PAYSO, and Waffo, further enhancing its interconnected and intelligent global payment network.

Outlook

Chairman Zhang Zhengyu stated:
“Looking ahead, we will continue to center on our AI-native strategy, deepening the integration of AI into business scenarios while advancing our globalization strategy. By strengthening our competitive advantages in cross-border payments and compliant financial services, we aim to build a secure, efficient, and seamless global trade financial infrastructure, and become a technology-driven leader in global digital payments.”

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International gathering in Clearwater spotlights the restored La Estrella site in the Canary Islands and launches illustrated Scientology books and courses for younger generations

Brussels, Belgium, 2nd Apr 2026 — The 2026 celebration of the birthday of Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard brought together more than 5,000 Scientologists from 74 countries at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida, on March 14. The event combined historical milestones, organizational growth and a strong emphasis on passing Scientology principles to the next generation. Among the central announcements were the presentation of a newly restored L. Ron Hubbard Landmark Site in La Estrella, Telde, Canary Islands, and the release of new illustrated Scientology children’s books and related courses now available in 25 languages.

For Europe, the presentation of the restored villa in La Estrella carried particular significance. The property, perched above the Atlantic on Telde, Gran Canaria, holds a distinct place in Scientology history. It was there in 1967 that L. Ron Hubbard advanced work on upper spiritual levels and announced the creation of the Sea Organization, the Church’s religious order formed that same year to assist with advanced research operations and supervise Church organizations around the world.

The restored La Estrella property was presented as the tenth L. Ron Hubbard Landmark Site worldwide. The villa has been restored to reflect how it appeared during Hubbard’s stay, preserving the atmosphere and physical setting of that period. Among the items associated with the site are the Aiwa recorder used for Ron’s Journal 1967, the British Mark V E-Meter connected to Hubbard’s research into advanced spiritual levels, a 16 mm motion picture camera and communications equipment used while working from the Atlantic location. The site extends the international network of places tied to the formative development of Dianetics and Scientology.

The presentation of La Estrella added a strong European dimension to an event that also reviewed broader developments across Scientology’s international network. The evening highlighted new executive teams returning to churches in North America, Europe and Australia after advanced training, with Padova in northern Italy among the locations specifically featured. The program also recognized the newly opened Ideal Church in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as part of the continuing expansion long associated with L. Ron Hubbard birthday commemorations.

The second major development of the evening focused on children’s education. Mr David Miscavige, ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, introduced a new library of illustrated Scientology books designed to present the religion’s basic principles in an accessible way for younger readers and families. The new release includes two 10-volume sets: one for children from age seven and another for more advanced readers. All 20 books, together with their corresponding courses, are now available in 25 languages, forming a worldwide curriculum for the next generation.

The educational initiative was presented not as a side project, but as a structural development across Scientology Churches. Dedicated children’s course rooms have now been established in all 79 Ideal Churches worldwide, providing spaces designed specifically for young Scientologists. The announcement gave the evening a notably intergenerational character, linking preservation of heritage with the transmission of beliefs, values and study materials to children and adolescents, and everyone else, in a format tailored to their age.

The celebration also revisited the wider legacy of L. Ron Hubbard as an author, educator and founder whose work extended beyond theology into ethical and social programs. The event noted his recognition in January 2026 by the Independent Book Publishers Association as “Master of All Genres” and highlighted the continuing reach of initiatives inspired by his writings, including study methods, drug prevention and The Way to Happiness, described during the celebration as having surpassed 145 million copies distributed worldwide.

Founded in 1952, Scientology has long marked L. Ron Hubbard’s birthday as a moment to review progress, new projects and milestones in the religion’s development. This year’s celebration stood out for joining two themes that resonate strongly in Europe: historical preservation and responsibility toward future generations. In that sense, the restored site in the Canary Islands and the new children’s educational materials formed two parts of the same message — continuity anchored in heritage and sustained through learning.

Ivan Arjona, representative of the Church of Scientology to the EU, OSCE, Council of Europe and UN, said the 2026 celebration reflected a connection between Europe’s cultural heritage and the responsibility to transmit values responsibly to younger generations. “The presentation of the restored La Estrella landmark in the Canary Islands is meaningful not only for Scientologists, but also in a broader European sense and even the very people of the Canary Islands and specifically Telde, because it shows the importance of preserving places where ideas, decisions and history were shaped,” Arjona said. “At the same time, making core principles understandable to children in many languages reflects an enduring civic value in Europe: that a tradition remains alive when it can be studied, understood and carried forward by the next generation.”

The 2026 birthday celebration therefore unfolded not simply as a commemorative event, but as a statement of continuity. With a newly restored landmark in Spain, a visible European footprint in the program and a major educational initiative aimed at younger generations across many languages, the event presented Scientology’s past, present and future as part of one connected narrative.

The Church of Scientology, its churches, missions, groups and members are present across the European continent. Scientology Europe reports a continent-wide presence through more than 140 churches, missions and affiliated groups in at least 27 European nations, alongside thousands of community-based social betterment and reform initiatives focused on education, prevention and neighbourhood-level support, inspired by the work of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.

Within Europe’s diverse national frameworks for religion, the Church’s recognitions continue to expand, with administrative and judicial authorities in Spain, Portugal, Sweden, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany Slovakia and others, as well as the European Court of Human Rights, having addressed and acknowledged Scientology communities as protected by the national and international provisions of Freedom of Religion or belief.

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