Diginex Ltd
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed Jul 14, 2025.
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FY2025 · Filed Jul 14, 2025
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F
(Mark One)
☐ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended March 31,2025
OR
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
☐ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
Date of event requiring this shell company report
Commission File Number:001-41772
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Not applicable | Cayman Islands |
|---|---|
| (Translation of Registrant’s name into English) | (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
25 Wilton Road, Victoria
London
Greater London
SW1V 1LW
United Kingdom
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Mr Mark Blick
25 Wilton Road, Victoria
London
Greater London
SW1V 1LW
United Kingdom
Tel:+44 1474554550
Email: Mark.Blick@diginex,com
(Name, Telephone, Email and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary shares, par value $0.00005 per share | DGNX | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:22,993,763 ordinary shares as of March 31, 2025.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐No ☒
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ☐No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer ☐ | Accelerated filer ☐ | Non-accelerated filer ☒ |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging growth company ☒ | ||
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐
† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☐
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive- based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
| U.S. GAAP ☐ | International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ☒ | Other ☐ |
|---|
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. Item 17 ☐ Item 18 ☐
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No☒
(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ☐ No ☐
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| PART I | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS | 4 | |
| ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE | 4 | |
| ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION | 4 | |
| ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY | 25 | |
| ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS | 38 | |
| ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS | 38 | |
| ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES | 47 | |
| ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 54 | |
| ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 56 | |
| ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING | 57 | |
| ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | 57 | |
| ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS | 65 | |
| ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES | 65 | |
| PART II | 66 | |
| ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES | 66 | |
| ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS | 66 | |
| ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 66 | |
| ITEM 16. [RESERVED] | 66 | |
| ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT | 66 | |
| ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS | 66 | |
| ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES | 66 | |
| ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES | 66 | |
| ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS | 66 | |
| ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT | 66 | |
| ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 66 | |
| ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE | 67 | |
| ITEM 16I. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS. | 67 | |
| ITEM 16J. INSIDER TRADING POLICIES | 68 | |
| ITEM 16K. CYBERSECURITY | 68 | |
| PART III | 69 | |
| ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 69 | |
| ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 69 | |
| ITEM 19. EXHIBITS | 69 |
I
CERTAIN INFORMATION
As used in the Annual Report on Form 20-F, unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references to:
| ● | “Advisory” is assisting companies define and implement their ESG strategies; |
| ● | “Chardan” means Chardan Capital Markets LLC’ |
| ● | “Companies Act” means the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands; |
| ● | “Customization” is developing bespoke solutions for clients onto of ESG Entity Reporting or Lumen |
| ● | “Diginex Limited” or the “Company” means Diginex Limited, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands; |
| ● | “Diginex Services” means Diginex Services Limited, a direct subsidiary of DSL, incorporated in the United Kingdom; |
| ● | “Diginex USA” means Diginex USA LLC, a direct subsidiary of DSL, incorporated in Delaware, USA |
| ● | “diginexESG” is end to end reporting from topic discovery, data collection to collaborative report publishing; |
| ● | “diginexESG Entity Reporting” is advanced reporting across multiple entities with data comparison and aggregation; |
| ● | “diginexLUMEN” is democratizing supply chain risk assessment and monitoring; |
| ● | “diginexApprise” gives workers a voice in supply chain due diligence, proving companies with reliable insights for their risk assessment; |
| ● | “diginexPartners” is the creation of customized development and /or white label solutions, also referred to as “Customization”; |
| ● | “DSL” means Diginex Solutions (HK) Limited, a Hong Kong corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries; |
| ● | “ESG” means Environmental, Social, and Governance. ESG is a framework that helps stakeholders understand how an organization is managing risks and opportunities related to environmental, social and governance criteria; |
| ● | “Exchange” means the share exchange contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement; |
| ● | “GHG protocol” is Greenhouse Gas Protocol which provides standards, guidance, tools and training to measure and manage climate warming emissions; |
| ● | “Group” means Diginex Limited and its subsidiaries; |
| ● | “IPO” means the Company’s initial public offering of 2,250,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of $4.10 per share which closed on January 23, 2025; |
| ● | “IPO Warrants” means the following warrants issued by the Company in connection with the IPO: |
| 1. | Tranche 1 - Warrants to purchase 2,250,000 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of $5.13 per share, which expire 6 months from January 23, 2025 |
| 2. | Tranche 2 - Warrants to purchase 2,250,000 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of $6.15 per share, which expire 9 months from January 23, 2025 |
| 3. | Tranche 3 - Warrants to purchase 2,250,000 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of $7.18 per share, which expire 12 months from January 23, 2025 |
| 4. | Tranche 4 - Warrants to purchase 2,250,000 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of $8.20 per share, which expire 15 months from January 23, 2025 |
| 5. | Tranche 5 - Warrants to purchase 2,250,000 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of $10.25 per share, which expire 18 months from January 23, 2025 |
| 6. | Tranche 6 - Warrants to purchase 2,250,000 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price $12.30 per share, which expire 24 months from January 23, 2025 |
| ● | “Licensed software sales” is the sale of diginexESG and/or diginexLUMEN on 12 month recurring subscription agreements; |
| ● | “Managed Services” is the collection of data from suppliers on behalf of clients to aid the full visibility of results from supply chain due diligence |
| ● | “Memorandum and Articles” is to the Company’s memorandum and articles of association; |
| ● | “Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; |
| ● | “Ordinary Shares” means the ordinary shares of Diginex Limited, with par value of $0.00005 per share; |
| ● | “Over-Allotment” means the option granted for the Underwriter, in connection with the IPO, to acquire an additional 337,500 Ordinary Shares at a price of $4.10 per share which closed on January 27, 2025; |
| ● | “PRC” mean The Peoples Republic of China, including Hong Kong and Macau. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of PRC and operates under a different legal system to the rest of the PRC. However, all legal and operational risks associated with having operations in the PRC may also apply to operations in Hong Kong; |
| ● | “Preferred Shares” means the preferred shares of Diginex Limited, with par value of US$0.00005 per share; |
| ● | “private placement warrants” or “Warrants” means the warrants issued to certain persons pursuant to certain securities purchase agreements, each exercisable for one Ordinary Share; |
| ● | “private placement warrant shares” means the Ordinary Shares to be issued upon exercise of the private placement warrants; |
| ● | “Restructuring” means the consummation of the transaction contemplated by the Exchange and the Ancillary Agreements resulting in DSL becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Diginex Limited and involving the (i) transfer of shares of DSL from its then shareholders to the Company in consideration for the issuance of new shares of the Company to such shareholders pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Share Exchange Agreement, (ii) issuance of new convertible loan notes to certain DSL shareholders in consideration for the cancellation of the then existing convertible loan notes issued by DSL, (iii) granting certain share options under the new share option plan that was adopted by Diginex Limited to the holders of the unexercised share options granted by DSL, in consideration for the cancellation of the DSL options held by such holders and (iv) granting certain warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares of Diginex Limited to the holders of the then existing warrants to purchase ordinary shares of DSL, in consideration for the cancellation of the DSL warrants. |
| ● | “IPO Warrants” means warrants issued to Rhino Ventures Limited in connection with the IPO |
| ● | “Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon footprint” is a way of categorizing the different kinds of carbon emissions a company creates from its own operations, and its wider value chain |
| ● | “Share Exchange Agreement” means the written agreement dated as of July 15, 2024 entered into by and among DSL, the then shareholders of DSL and Diginex Limited, pursuant to which the then existing shareholders of DSL transferred all of their shares in DSL to Diginex Limited, in exchange for Diginex Limited’s issuance of its new shares to such shareholders. Upon the consummation of the Share Exchange Agreement, DSL became a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Diginex Limited, and the existing shareholders of DSL became shareholders of Diginex Limited |
| ● | “Share Subdivision” means the share division which resulted in the authorized share capital of the Company becoming US$50,000 divided into 960,000,000 Ordinary Shares of US$0.00005 par value each and 40,000,000 Preferred Shares of US$0.00005 par value each. |
| ● | “we,” “us” and “our” refers to Diginex Limited and its subsidiaries. |
Our fiscal year end is March 31. Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in US dollars and in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “plan,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “outlook,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “continue,” “could,” “may,” “might,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “should,” “would” and other similar words and expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward- looking. Forward-looking statements in this Report may include, for example, statements about:
| ● | expectations regarding our strategies and future financial performance, including our future business plans or objectives, prospective performance and opportunities, and competitors, revenues, customer acquisition and retention, products and services, pricing, marketing plans, operating expenses, market trends, liquidity, cash flows and uses of cash, capital expenditures, and our ability to maintain access to content and manage partnerships, and to invest in growth initiatives and pursue acquisition opportunities; |
| ● | adverse effects to our financial condition and results of operations due to public health issues, including epidemics or pandemics such as COVID-19; |
| ● | adverse effects to our financial condition and results of operations due to global events, including the ongoing conflict between Russia/Ukraine, Israel/Gaza, Israel/Iran and U.S./Iran; |
| ● | changes and uncertainties related to the laws and regulations of the PRC; |
| ● | the Chinese government’s potential intervention or influence over our current and future operations in Hong Kong; |
| ● | our future financial performance, including our expectations regarding our net revenue, operating expenses, and our ability to achieve and maintain future profitability; |
| ● | our business lines and our ability to effectively manage our growth; |
| ● | anticipated trends, growth rates, and challenges in our business, and in the markets in which we operate; |
| ● | market acceptance of our products and services; |
| ● | beliefs and objectives for future operations; |
| ● | our ability to maintain, expand, and further penetrate our existing customer base; |
| ● | our ability to develop new products and services and grow our business in response to changing technologies, customer demand, and competitive pressures; |
| ● | our expectations concerning relationships with third parties; |
| ● | our ability to maintain, protect, and enhance our intellectual property; |
| ● | our ability to continue to expand internationally; |
| ● | our ability to operate each of our business lines effectively; |
| ● | the effects of increased competition in our markets and our ability to compete effectively; |
| ● | future acquisitions of, or investments in, complementary companies, products, services, or technologies and our ability to successfully integrate such companies or assets; |
| ● | our ability to stay in compliance with laws and regulations that currently apply or become applicable to our business both in the United States and internationally; |
| ● | economic and industry trends, projected growth, or trend analysis; |
| ● | trends in revenue, cost of revenue, and gross margin; |
| ● | trends in operating expenses, including technology and development expenses, sales and marketing expenses, and general and administrative expenses, and expectations regarding these expenses as a percentage of revenue; and |
| ● | increased requirements and expenses associated with being a public company. |
These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this Report, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. New risk factors and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, our actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
This Report also contains statistical data and estimates that we obtained from industry publications and reports generated by third-party providers of market intelligence. These industry publications and reports generally indicate that the information contained therein was obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but do not guarantee the accuracy and completeness of such information.
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