Lakala Named to CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026 List

Beijing, China — Lakala (SZSE: 300773), a leading digital payment and merchant services provider in China, has been named to CNBC and Statista's World's Top Fintech Companies 2026 list in the Payments category, underscoring its growing footprint in digital payments and cross-border services.

The annual ranking, jointly published by CNBC and global research firm Statista, evaluates fintech companies across payments, digital banking and wealth technology. Its inclusion of Lakala reflects international recognition of the company’s payment technology capabilities and global expansion progress.

As one of China’s leading licensed third-party payment providers, Lakala continues to integrate payment capabilities with digital technologies while advancing its “Payment+” strategy, which integrates payment infrastructure with merchant SaaS and value-added services. Using payments as the gateway to merchant services, the company provides end-to-end digital solutions covering payment acceptance, merchant operations and value-added services. By the end of 2025, Lakala had served more than 4,700 medium and large enterprise customers across 65 industry segments.

Lakala is also accelerating the integration of artificial intelligence into merchant services. Through innovations such as the Lakala AI Wallet and the MOSS Intelligent Service Platform, the company continues to improve operational efficiency and merchant experience, driving the evolution of payment services toward more intelligent solutions.

Meanwhile, Lakala continues to strengthen its global payment network and international service capabilities. The company is licensed to provide cross-border RMB payment services, with a business network spanning 129 countries and regions, supporting localized multi-currency collections and integrated with major global e-commerce platforms including Amazon and eBay. It offers one-stop cross-border payment and fund collection solutions for enterprises expanding internationally. In 2025, Lakala's cross-border payment transaction volume reached RMB 88.9 billion, up 80.69% year on year.

Lakala is also licensed as a payment acquirer for major international card schemes, including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB, Discover and UnionPay International, with foreign card acceptance services available in 300 cities across China. In 2026, Lakala International officially became a Visa Issuing Member, further expanding its global payment capabilities. This enables the company to offer Chinese enterprises more diversified, secure and efficient payment products for their international business.

In 2025, Lakala reported revenue of RMB 5.547 billion and net profit attributable to shareholders of RMB 1.171 billion, up 233.33% year on year. Its cross-border merchant base grew to over 210,000 clients, up 73.99% year on year.