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expanded into brokerage and investment banking business in Hong Kong and cryptocurrency mining farm in the U.S.
−Removed: The Company had
−Removed: a contractual arrangements with a VIE E-Commerce Tianjin in China, which has generated minimal revenue and business since 2021 due to
−Removed: the negative impact caused by COVID-19.
−Removed: The Company started the process to close it down in November 2023 and completed deregistration
−Removed: and dissolution of the VIE with local authority on March 7, 2024.
−Removed: Due to worsened investment market sentiment in Hong Kong, the Company
−Removed: sold its ownership in Nice Talent Asset Management Limited (“NTAM”) to a third party for HK$2.4 million (approximately $300,000)
−Removed: in November 2024 and is no longer in asset management business in Hong Kong.
−Removed: On December 6, 2024, the Company agreed to sell all issued
−Removed: and outstanding shares of FTFT SuperComputing Inc.
−Removed: a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“FTFT SuperComputing”) to DDMM
−Removed: Capital LLC (the “Buyer”) for a purchase price that equals to:
−Removed: (i) the assumption of the obligations of FTFT SuperComputing
−Removed: totaling $973,072.24 and (ii)$1,000,000, which was paid to an account at Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP to satisfy, in part, the right of payment
−Removed: held by FT Global Capital, Inc.
−Removed: arising from the judgment entered in favor of FT Global and against the Company registered in the Southern
−Removed: District of New York and all matters pertaining to such litigation.
−Removed: The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement took
−Removed: place on December 9, 2024.
−Removed: On December 18, 2024, the Company sold all of its interest and ownership of Future Fintech Digital Capital
−Removed: Management LLC, FTFT UK Limited, DigiPay FinTech Limited, GlobalKey SharedMall Limited, Future Fintech Labs Inc., and Future Fintech Digital
−Removed: Number One GP, LLC (USA) to Alec Orudjiev, the general counsel of FT Global for $25,000 through the court ordered auction by the United
−Removed: States Marshal for the Southern District of New York.
−Removed: Currently, the main business of the Company is supply-chain financing services and
−Removed: trading in China.
+Added: The Company had a contractual
+Added: arrangements with a VIE E-Commerce Tianjin in China, which has generated minimal revenue and business since 2021 due to the negative
+Added: impact caused by COVID-19.
+Added: The Company started the process to close it down in November 2023 and completed deregistration and dissolution
+Added: of the VIE with local authority on March 7, 2024.
+Added: Due to worsened investment market sentiment in Hong Kong, the Company sold its ownership
+Added: in Nice Talent Asset Management Limited (“NTAM”) to a third party for HK$2.4 million (approximately $300,000) in November
+Added: 2024 and is no longer in asset management business in Hong Kong.
+Added: On December 6, 2024, the Company agreed to sell all issued and outstanding
+Added: shares of FTFT SuperComputing Inc.
+Added: a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“FTFT SuperComputing”) to DDMM Capital LLC (the
+Added: “Buyer”) for a purchase price that equals to:
+Added: (i) the assumption of the obligations of FTFT SuperComputing totaling $973,072.24
+Added: and (ii)$1,000,000, which was paid to an account at Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP to satisfy, in part, the right of payment held by FT Global
+Added: Capital, Inc.
+Added: arising from the judgment entered in favor of FT Global and against the Company registered in the Southern District of
+Added: New York and all matters pertaining to such litigation.
+Added: The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement took place on December
+Added: On December 18, 2024, the Company sold all of its interest and ownership of Future Fintech Digital Capital Management LLC, FTFT
+Added: UK Limited, DigiPay FinTech Limited, GlobalKey SharedMall Limited, Future Fintech Labs Inc., and Future Fintech Digital Number One GP,
+Added: LLC (USA) to Alec Orudjiev, the general counsel of FT Global for $25,000 through the court ordered auction by the United States Marshal
+Added: for the Southern District of New York.
+Added: Currently, the main business of the Company is supply-chain financing services and trading in
There are legal and operational risks associated
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and State Cryptography Administration became effective, which provides that, Critical Information Infrastructure Operators (“CIIOs”)
−Removed: that intend to purchase internet products and services and Online Platform Operators engaging in data processing activities that affect
+Added: that intend to purchase internet products and services and Online Platform
+Added: Operators engaging in data processing activities that affect
or may affect national security shall be subject to the cybersecurity review by the Cybersecurity Review Office.
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data processors to apply for data cross-border security assessment coordinated by the CAC under the following circumstances:
−Removed: processor transfers important data to overseas;
+Added: data processor transfers important data to overseas;
(ii) any critical information infrastructure operator or data processor who processes
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for initial public offering and listing in an overseas market;
−Removed: b) an issuer making an overseas securities offering after having been listed
−Removed: on an overseas market;
−Removed: c) a domestic company seeking an overseas direct or indirect listing of its assets through single or multiple acquisition(s),
−Removed: share swap, transfer of shares or other means.
−Removed: According to the Notice on Arrangements for Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by
−Removed: Domestic Enterprises, published by the CSRC on February 17, 2023, a company that (i) has already completed overseas listing or (ii) has
−Removed: already obtained the approval for the offering or listing from overseas securities regulators or exchanges but has not completed such
−Removed: offering or listing before effective date of the new rules and also completes the offering or listing before September 30, 2023 are considered
−Removed: as an existing listed company and is not required to make any filing until it conducts a new offering in the future.
−Removed: Furthermore, upon
−Removed: the occurrence of any of the material events specified below after an issuer has completed its offering and listed its securities on an
−Removed: overseas stock exchange, the issuer shall submit a report thereof to the CSRC within 3 business days after the occurrence and public disclosure
−Removed: of the event:
+Added: b) an issuer making an overseas securities offering after having been
+Added: listed on an overseas market;
+Added: c) a domestic company seeking an overseas direct or indirect listing of its assets through single or multiple
+Added: acquisition(s), share swap, transfer of shares or other means.
+Added: According to the Notice on Arrangements for Overseas Securities Offering
+Added: and Listing by Domestic Enterprises, published by the CSRC on February 17, 2023, a company that (i) has already completed overseas listing
+Added: or (ii) has already obtained the approval for the offering or listing from overseas securities regulators or exchanges but has not completed
+Added: such offering or listing before effective date of the new rules and also completes the offering or listing before September 30, 2023
+Added: are considered as an existing listed company and is not required to make any filing until it conducts a new offering in the future.
+Added: upon the occurrence of any of the material events specified below after an issuer has completed its offering and listed its securities
+Added: on an overseas stock exchange, the issuer shall submit a report thereof to the CSRC within 3 business days after the occurrence and public
+Added: disclosure of the event:
(i) change of control;
−Removed: (ii) investigations or sanctions imposed by overseas securities regulatory agencies or other competent
+Added: (ii) investigations or sanctions imposed by overseas securities regulatory agencies or
+Added: other competent authorities;
(iii) change of listing status or transfer of listing segment;
or (iv) voluntary or mandatory delisting.
−Removed: The New Overseas
−Removed: Listing Rules stipulate the legal consequences to the companies for breaches, including failure to fulfill filing obligations or filing
−Removed: documents having false statement or misleading information or material omissions, which may result in a fine ranging from RMB1 million
−Removed: to RMB10 million, and in cases of severe violations, the relevant responsible persons may also be barred from entering the securities
−Removed: On February 24, 2023, the CSRC, the Ministry of Finance, the National Administration of State Secretes Protection and the
−Removed: National Archives Administration released the Provisions on Strengthening the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Related to the
−Removed: Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies, or the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Provisions, which took
−Removed: effect on March 31, 2023.
+Added: The New Overseas Listing Rules stipulate the legal consequences to the companies for breaches, including failure to fulfill filing obligations
+Added: or filing documents having false statement or misleading information or material omissions, which may result in a fine ranging from RMB1
+Added: million to RMB10 million, and in cases of severe violations, the relevant responsible persons may also be barred from entering the securities
+Added: On February 24, 2023, the CSRC, the Ministry of Finance, the National Administration of State Secretes Protection and the National
+Added: Archives Administration released the Provisions on Strengthening the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Related to the Overseas
+Added: Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies, or the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Provisions, which took effect
+Added: on March 31, 2023.
PRC domestic enterprises seeking to offer securities and list in overseas markets, either directly or indirectly,
shall establish and improve the system of confidentiality and archives work, and shall complete approval and filing procedures with competent
−Removed: authorities, if such PRC domestic enterprises or their overseas listing entities provide or publicly disclose documents or materials involving
−Removed: state secrets and work secrets of state organs to relevant securities companies, securities service institutions, overseas regulatory
−Removed: agencies and other entities and individuals.
−Removed: It further stipulates that (i) providing or publicly disclosing documents and materials which
−Removed: may adversely affect national security or public interests, and accounting records or photocopies thereof to relevant securities companies,
−Removed: securities service institutions, overseas regulatory agencies and other entities and individuals shall be subject to corresponding procedures
−Removed: in accordance with relevant laws and regulations;
−Removed: and (ii) any working papers formed in the territory of the PRC by securities companies
−Removed: and securities service agencies that provide domestic enterprises with securities services relating to overseas securities issuance and
−Removed: listing shall be stored in the territory of the PRC, the outbound transfer of which shall be subject to corresponding procedures in accordance
−Removed: with relevant laws and regulations.
−Removed: As of the date of this report, these new laws and guidelines that became effective have not impacted
−Removed: the Company’s ability to conduct its business, accept foreign investment or list on a U.S.
−Removed: or other foreign stock exchange except
−Removed: for the filing requirement under New Overseas Listing Rules.
−Removed: The Company is still processing the filings with CSRC for its offerings since
−Removed: the effective of New Overseas Listing Rules and has not complied the filing requirements yet which would subject the Company to fines
−Removed: and other penalties for violation of New Overseas Listing Rules.
−Removed: In addition, new rules and regulations could be adopted and there are
−Removed: uncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of existing laws and guidelines, which could materially and adversely impact our business
−Removed: and financial outlook and may impact our ability to accept foreign investments or continue to list on a U.S.
+Added: authorities, if such PRC domestic enterprises or their overseas listing entities provide or publicly disclose documents or materials
+Added: involving state secrets and work secrets of state organs to relevant securities companies, securities service institutions, overseas
+Added: regulatory agencies and other entities and individuals.
+Added: It further stipulates that (i) providing or publicly disclosing documents and
+Added: materials which may adversely affect national security or public interests, and accounting records or photocopies thereof to relevant
+Added: securities companies, securities service institutions, overseas regulatory agencies and other entities and individuals shall be subject
+Added: to corresponding procedures in accordance with relevant laws and regulations;
+Added: and (ii) any working papers formed in the territory of
+Added: the PRC by securities companies and securities service agencies that provide domestic enterprises with securities services relating to
+Added: overseas securities issuance and listing shall be stored in the territory of the PRC, the outbound transfer of which shall be subject
+Added: to corresponding procedures in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
+Added: As of the date of this report, these new laws and guidelines
+Added: that became effective have not impacted the Company’s ability to conduct its business, accept foreign investment or list on a U.S.
+Added: or other foreign stock exchange except for the filing requirement under New Overseas Listing Rules.
+Added: The Company is still processing the
+Added: filings with CSRC for its offerings since the effective of New Overseas Listing Rules and has not complied the filing requirements yet
+Added: which would subject the Company to fines and other penalties for violation of New Overseas Listing Rules.
+Added: In addition, new rules and
+Added: regulations could be adopted and there are uncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of existing laws and guidelines, which
+Added: could materially and adversely impact our business and financial outlook and may impact our ability to accept foreign investments or
+Added: continue to list on a U.S.
or other foreign stock exchange.
−Removed: Any change in foreign investment regulations, and other policies in China or related enforcement actions by China government could result
−Removed: in a material change in our operations and the value of our securities and could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability
−Removed: to offer our securities to investors or cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
+Added: Any change in foreign investment regulations, and other policies in China
+Added: or related enforcement actions by China government could result in a material change in our operations and the value of our securities
+Added: and could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer our securities to investors or cause the value of our securities
+Added: to significantly decline or be worthless.
In the opinion of our PRC counsel Fengdong Law
Firm, subsidiaries of the Company are incorporated and operating in mainland China have received all required permissions from Chinese
−Removed: authorities to operate their current business in China, including Business licenses and Bank Account Open Permits, as of the date of this
+Added: authorities to operate their current business in China, including Business licenses and Bank Account Open Permits, as of the date of
In the opinion of Fengdong Law Firm, as of the
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or similar regulatory compliance challenges could materially and adversely affect our current corporate structure and business operations.
−Removed: The Company’s auditor,
−Removed: Fortune CPA Inc.
−Removed: is headquartered in California and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the “PCAOB”)
−Removed: currently has access to inspect the working papers of our auditor.
−Removed: On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB Board determined that the PCAOB was
−Removed: able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong
−Removed: Kong and voted to vacate its previous determinations to the contrary.
+Added: The Company’s auditor, Fortune CPA Inc.
+Added: is headquartered in California and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the “PCAOB”) currently
+Added: has access to inspect the working papers of our auditor.
+Added: On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB Board determined that the PCAOB was able to
+Added: secure complete access to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong and
+Added: voted to vacate its previous determinations to the contrary.
However, should PRC authorities obstruct or otherwise fail to facilitate
the PCAOB’s access in the future, the PCAOB Board will consider the need to issue a new determination.
−Removed: On December 29, 2022, a legislation
−Removed: entitled “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023” (the “Consolidated Appropriations Act”), was signed into law
−Removed: by President Biden.
−Removed: The Consolidated Appropriations Act contained, among other things, an identical provision to Accelerating Holding
−Removed: Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which reduces the number of consecutive non-inspection years required for triggering the prohibitions
+Added: On December 29, 2022, a
+Added: legislation entitled “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023” (the “Consolidated Appropriations Act”), was signed
+Added: into law by President Biden.
+Added: The Consolidated Appropriations Act contained, among other things, an identical provision to Accelerating
+Added: Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which reduces the number of consecutive non-inspection years required for triggering the prohibitions
under the HFCA Act from three years to two.
−Removed: The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act and related regulations currently
−Removed: does not affect the Company as the Company’s auditor is subject to PCAOB’s inspection and investigation.
−Removed: As a holding company,
−Removed: we may rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our subsidiaries for our cash and financing requirements.
−Removed: our subsidiaries incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing such debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends
−Removed: However, neither any of our subsidiaries or the VIE has made any dividends, other distributions or cash transfers to our holding
−Removed: company or any U.S.
+Added: The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act and related regulations currently does not
+Added: affect the Company as the Company’s auditor is subject to PCAOB’s inspection and investigation.
+Added: As a holding company, we may rely on dividends
+Added: and other distributions on equity paid by our subsidiaries for our cash and financing requirements.
+Added: If any of our subsidiaries incurs
+Added: debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing such debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends to us.
+Added: neither any of our subsidiaries or the VIE has made any dividends, other distributions or cash transfers to our holding company or any
investors as of the date of this report.
−Removed: In the future, cash proceeds raised from overseas financing activities may
−Removed: be transferred by us to our PRC subsidiaries via capital contribution or shareholder loans, as the case may be.
−Removed: As a holding company,
−Removed: we may rely principally on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our subsidiaries for our cash and financing requirements
−Removed: As of the date of this report, we do not have cash management policies and procedures in place that dictate how funds are
−Removed: transferred through our organization.
+Added: In the future, cash proceeds raised from overseas financing activities may be transferred
+Added: by us to our PRC subsidiaries via capital contribution or shareholder loans, as the case may be.
+Added: As a holding company, we may rely principally
+Added: on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our subsidiaries for our cash and financing requirements we may have.
+Added: date of this report, we do not have cash management policies and procedures in place that dictate how funds are transferred through our
+Added: organization.
Rather, the funds can be transferred in accordance with the applicable PRC laws and regulations.
−Removed: “ Dividend Distribution and Cash Transfer Between the Holding Company and Subsidiaries.”
−Removed: As of the date of this
−Removed: report, no dividends or distributions have been made between the holding company, its subsidiaries, and consolidated VIE, or to investors
−Removed: including U.S.
+Added: See “ Dividend
+Added: Distribution and Cash Transfer Between the Holding Company and Subsidiaries.”
+Added: As of the date of this report, no dividends or
+Added: distributions have been made between the holding company, its subsidiaries, and consolidated VIE, or to investors including U.S.
The holding company and its subsidiaries, do not have any plan to distribute dividend in the foreseeable future.
−Removed: To the extent cash and/or assets in the business are in the PRC and/or Hong Kong or our PRC and/or Hong Kong entities, , such funds and/or
−Removed: assets may not be available to fund operations or for other use outside of the PRC and/or Hong Kong due to interventions in or the imposition
−Removed: of restrictions and limitations on the ability of us or our subsidiaries by the PRC government to transfer cash and/or assets.
+Added: To the extent cash and/or
+Added: assets in the business are in the PRC and/or Hong Kong or our PRC and/or Hong Kong entities, such funds and/or assets may not be available
+Added: to fund operations or for other use outside of the PRC and/or Hong Kong due to interventions in or the imposition of restrictions and
+Added: limitations on the ability of us or our subsidiaries by the PRC government to transfer cash and/or assets.
See “ Dividend
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To the extent cash and/or assets in the business
−Removed: are in the PRC and/or Hong Kong or our PRC and/or Hong Kong entities, and the WFOE, such funds and/or assets may not be available to fund
−Removed: operations or for other use outside of the PRC and/or Hong Kong due to interventions in or the imposition of restrictions and limitations
+Added: are in the PRC and/or Hong Kong or our PRC and/or Hong Kong entities, and the WFOE, such funds and/or assets may not be available to
+Added: fund operations or for other use outside of the PRC and/or Hong Kong due to interventions in or the imposition of restrictions and limitations
on the ability of us or our subsidiaries by the PRC government to transfer cash and/or assets.”
−Removed: On April 18, 2022, the
−Removed: Company and Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company jointly acquired 100% equity interest of KAZAN
−Removed: S.A., a company incorporated in Republic of Paraguay for $288.
+Added: On April 18, 2022, the Company and Future Fintech
+Added: (Hong Kong) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company jointly acquired 100% equity interest of KAZAN S.A., a company incorporated
+Added: in Republic of Paraguay for $288.
The Company owns 90% and FTFT HK owns 10% of Kazan S.A., respectively.
−Removed: has no operation before the acquisition.
−Removed: The Company is developing bitcoin and other cryptocurrency mining and related service
−Removed: business in Paraguay.
−Removed: The Company has changed its name from KAZAN S.A to FTFT Paraguay S.A.
−Removed: on July 28, 2022 and it was dissolved in December
−Removed: 2023 as the Company was not able to develop the business in Paraguay as planned.
−Removed: On February 27, 2023,
−Removed: Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited (“Buyer”), a company incorporated in Hong Kong and a wholly owned subsidiary of Future
−Removed: FinTech Group Inc.
−Removed: (the “Company”) entered into a Share Transfer Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Alpha Financial
−Removed: Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong (“Seller”) and sole owner and shareholder of Alpha International Securities (Hong
−Removed: Kong) Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong (“Alpha HK”) and Alpha Information Service (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., a company
−Removed: incorporated in China (“Alpha SZ”).
−Removed: Alpha HK holds Type 1 ’Securities Trading’, Type 2 ‘Futures Contract
−Removed: Trading’ and Type 4 ’Securities Consulting’ financial licenses issued by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.
+Added: has no operation
+Added: before the acquisition.
+Added: The Company is developing bitcoin and other cryptocurrency mining and related service business in Paraguay.
+Added: Company has changed its name from KAZAN S.A to FTFT Paraguay S.A.
+Added: on July 28, 2022 and it was dissolved in December 2023 as the Company
+Added: was not able to develop the business in Paraguay as planned.
+Added: On February 27, 2023, Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited (“Buyer”),
+Added: a company incorporated in Hong Kong and a wholly owned subsidiary of Future FinTech Group Inc.
+Added: (the “Company”) entered into
+Added: a Share Transfer Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Alpha Financial Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong (“Seller”)
+Added: and sole owner and shareholder of Alpha International Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong (“Alpha
+Added: HK”) and Alpha Information Service (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., a company incorporated in China (“Alpha SZ”).
+Added: Alpha HK holds
+Added: Type 1 ’Securities Trading’, Type 2 ‘Futures Contract Trading’ and Type 4 ’Securities Consulting’
+Added: financial licenses issued by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.
Alpha SZ provides technical support services to Alpha HK.
−Removed: The share transfer transaction was approved by the Securities and Futures
−Removed: Commission of Hong Kong (“SFC”) in August 2023 and the acquisition was closed on November 7, 2023.
−Removed: The names of the two entities
−Removed: were subsequently changed to ‘FTFT International Securities and Futures Limited’ and ‘FTFT Information Services (Shenzhen)
+Added: The share transfer transaction was approved by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (“SFC”) in August 2023 and
+Added: the acquisition was closed on November 7, 2023.
+Added: The names of the two entities were subsequently changed to ‘FTFT International Securities
+Added: and Futures Limited’ and ‘FTFT Information Services (Shenzhen) Co.
Ltd.’, respectively.
+Added: The activities conducted by
+Added: this Hong Kong subsidiary are included in our Trading Commission and Consulting services segment.
On September 4, 2024, the Company deregistered
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with DDMM Capital LLC (the “Buyer”).
−Removed: Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company sold all of the issued and
−Removed: outstanding shares of FTFT SuperComputing to the Buyer for a purchase price that equals to:
−Removed: (i) the assumption of the obligations of FTFT
−Removed: SuperComputing totaling $973,072.24 and (ii)$1,000,000, which was paid to an account at Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP to satisfy, in part,
−Removed: the right of payment held by FT Global Capital, Inc.
−Removed: arising from the judgment entered in favor of FT Global and against the Company registered
−Removed: in the Southern District of New York and all matters pertaining to such litigation.
−Removed: The closing of the transactions contemplated by the
−Removed: Agreement took place on December 9, 2024.
+Added: Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company sold all of the issued and outstanding
+Added: shares of FTFT SuperComputing to the Buyer for a purchase price that equals to:
+Added: (i) the assumption of the obligations of FTFT SuperComputing
+Added: totaling $973,072.24 and (ii)$1,000,000, which was paid to an account at Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP to satisfy, in part, the right of payment
+Added: held by FT Global Capital, Inc.
+Added: arising from the judgment entered in favor of FT Global and against the Company registered in the Southern
+Added: District of New York and all matters pertaining to such litigation.
+Added: The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement took
+Added: place on December 9, 2024.
On December 18, 2024, the Company sold all of
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for $25,000 through the court ordered auction by the United States Marshal for the Southern District of New York.
−Removed: In August 2024, NTAM
−Removed: raised HK$3,007,200 (approximately $385,538) by way of rights subscription offered to its existing shareholders.
−Removed: NTAM issued additional
−Removed: 168 shares with HK$17,900 each.
−Removed: Three existing shareholders of NTAM subscribed shares and Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited did not participate
−Removed: in the subscription and an outsider investor purchased the shares.
−Removed: After the right subscription, the shareholding percentage of NTAM by
−Removed: Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited passively decreased from 77.14% to 42.86%.
−Removed: On October 18, 2024,
−Removed: Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Seller”), Nice Talent Asset Management Limited,
−Removed: a limited company organized under the laws of Hong Kong (“NTAM”) and Ms.
−Removed: Siu Chin Wei, a natural person and unrelated third
−Removed: party with an identity card of Hong Kong (“Siu” or the “Buyer”) entered into a Sales and Purchase Agreement of
−Removed: Shares, pursuant to which Seller sold its 42.86% ownership of NTAM to the Buyer for HK$2.4 million (approximately $300,000) and the transaction
−Removed: was closed on November 27, 2024.
+Added: In August 2024, NTAM raised HK$3,007,200 (approximately
+Added: $385,538) by way of rights subscription offered to its existing shareholders.
+Added: NTAM issued additional 168 shares with HK$17,900 each.
+Added: Three existing shareholders of NTAM subscribed shares and Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited did not participate in the subscription
+Added: and an outsider investor purchased the shares.
+Added: After the right subscription, the shareholding percentage of NTAM by Future Fintech (Hong
+Added: Kong) Limited passively decreased from 77.14% to 42.86%.
+Added: On October 18, 2024, Future FinTech (Hong Kong)
+Added: Limited., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Seller”), Nice Talent Asset Management Limited, a limited company organized
+Added: under the laws of Hong Kong (“NTAM”) and Ms.
+Added: Siu Chin Wei, a natural person and unrelated third party with an identity card
+Added: of Hong Kong (“Siu” or the “Buyer”) entered into a Sales and Purchase Agreement of Shares, pursuant to which
+Added: Seller sold its 42.86% ownership of NTAM to the Buyer for HK$2.4 million (approximately $300,000) and the transaction was closed on November
+Added: On January 26, 2023, the Company filed with the
+Added: Florida Secretary of State’s office Articles of Amendment (the “Amendment”) to amend its Second Amended and Restated
+Added: Articles of Incorporation, as amended (“Articles of Incorporation”).
+Added: As a result of the Amendment, the Company has authorized
+Added: and approved a 1-for-5 reverse stock split of the Company’s authorized shares of common stock from 300,000,000 shares to 60,000,000
+Added: shares, accompanied by a corresponding decrease in the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the “2023
+Added: Reverse Stock Split”).
+Added: On March 27, 2025, the Company filed with the
+Added: Florida Secretary of State’s office Articles of Amendment (the “Amendment”) to amend its Second Amended and Restated
+Added: Articles of Incorporation, as amended (“Articles of Incorporation”).
+Added: As a result of the Amendment, the Company has authorized
+Added: and approved a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the Company’s authorized shares of common stock from 60,000,000 shares to 6,000,000
+Added: shares, accompanied by a corresponding decrease in the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock (“2025 Reverse
+Added: Stock Split”, collectively with 2023 Reverse Stock Split as “Reverse Splits”).
+Added: The common stock will continue to be
+Added: $0.001 par value.
+Added: The Company rounded up the fractional shares that result from the 2025 Reverse Stock Split and no fractional shares
+Added: will be issued in connection with the 2025 Reverse Stock Split and no cash or other consideration will be paid in connection with any
+Added: fractional shares that would otherwise have resulted from the 2025 Reverse Stock Split.
+Added: No changes are being made to the number of preferred
+Added: shares of the Company which remain as 10,000,000 preferred shares as authorized but not issued.
+Added: The amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
+Added: of the Company took effect at 1:00pm E.T.
+Added: on April 1, 2025.
On January 8, 2026,
−Removed: the Company filed with the Florida Secretary of State’s office Articles of Amendment (the “Amendment”) to amend
−Removed: its Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (“Articles of Incorporation”).
−Removed: As a result of the Amendment,
−Removed: the Company has authorized and approved a 1-for-5 reverse stock split of the Company’s authorized shares of common stock from 300,000,000
−Removed: shares to 60,000,000 shares, accompanied by a corresponding decrease in the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock
−Removed: (the “2023 Reverse Stock Split”).
−Removed: On March 27, 2025, the
−Removed: Company filed with the Florida Secretary of State’s office Articles of Amendment (the “Amendment”) to amend its
+Added: the Company filed with the Florida Secretary of State’s office Articles of Amendment (the “Amendment”) to amend its
Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (“Articles of Incorporation”).
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the Company has authorized and approved a 1-for-4 reverse stock split of the Company’s authorized shares of common stock from 600,000,000
−Removed: shares to 6,000,000 shares, accompanied by a corresponding decrease in the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock
−Removed: (“2025 Reverse Stock Split”, collectively with 2023 Reverse Stock Split as “Reverse Splits”).
−Removed: The common stock
−Removed: will continue to be $0.001 par value.
−Removed: The Company rounded up the fractional shares that result from the 2025 Reverse Stock Split and no
−Removed: fractional shares will be issued in connection with the 2025 Reverse Stock Split and no cash or other consideration will be paid in connection
−Removed: with any fractional shares that would otherwise have resulted from the 2025 Reverse Stock Split.
−Removed: No changes are being made to the number
−Removed: of preferred shares of the Company which remain as 10,000,000 preferred shares as authorized but not issued.
−Removed: The amendment to the Articles
−Removed: of Incorporation of the Company took effect at 1:00pm E.T.
−Removed: on April 1, 2025.
−Removed: The Company operated
−Removed: a blockchain based online shopping platform, Chain Cloud Mall (“CCM”) Chain Cloud Mall through its VIE and its business was
−Removed: materially and negatively affected during the outbreak of COVID-19 because the Company was unable to implement its promotion strategy
−Removed: to enroll new members through training of such members and distributors via meetings and conferences which was not possible during the
−Removed: outbreak of COVID-19.
−Removed: CCM has generated minimal revenue and business since 2021, despite the Company transformed the member-based business
−Removed: model of CCM to a sale agent based “Enterprise Communication as A Service” or eCAAS platform during the second quarter of
−Removed: The Company started a process to close it down in November 2023 and completed deregistration and dissolution of the VIE with local
−Removed: authority on March 7, 2024.
+Added: shares to 150,000,000 shares, accompanied by a corresponding decrease in the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common
+Added: stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”).
+Added: The common stock will continue to be $0.001 par value.
+Added: The Company will round up the fractional
+Added: shares that result from the Reverse Stock Split and no fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split and
+Added: no cash or other consideration will be paid in connection with any fractional shares that would otherwise have resulted from the Reverse
+Added: The current pre-split number of shares of commons stock outstanding is 20,193,311 and the post-split number of shares outstanding
+Added: will be approximately 5,048,328.
+Added: No changes are being made to the number of preferred shares of the Company which remain as 10,000,000
+Added: preferred shares as authorized but not issued.
+Added: The amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company took effect at 1:00pm E.T.
+Added: on January 8, 2026.
+Added: The Company operated a blockchain based online
+Added: shopping platform, Chain Cloud Mall (“CCM”) Chain Cloud Mall through its VIE and its business was materially and negatively
+Added: affected during the outbreak of COVID-19 because the Company was unable to implement its promotion strategy to enroll new members through
+Added: training of such members and distributors via meetings and conferences which was not possible during the outbreak of COVID-19.
+Added: generated minimal revenue and business since 2021, despite the Company transformed the member-based business model of CCM to a sale agent
+Added: based “Enterprise Communication as A Service” or eCAAS platform during the second quarter of 2021.
+Added: The Company started a
+Added: process to close it down in November 2023 and completed deregistration and dissolution of the VIE with local authority on March 7, 2024.
The Company currently has one directly controlled
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SkyPeople Foods Holdings Limited (“SkyPeople
−Removed: BVI”) was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and a company organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, which held
−Removed: 100% of the equity interest of HeDeTang Holdings (HK) Ltd.
−Removed: (“HeDeTang HK”), a company organized under the laws of the Hong
−Removed: Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (“Hong Kong”), and HeDeTang HK held 73.42% of the
−Removed: equity interest of SkyPeople Juice Group Co., Ltd., (“SkyPeople (China)”), a company incorporated under the laws of the PRC.
−Removed: SkyPeople (China) had eleven subsidiaries in the PRC, which were mainly involved in the production and sales of fruit juice concentrates,
−Removed: fruit juice beverages and other fruit-related products in the PRC and overseas markets.
−Removed: On February 27, 2020, SkyPeople BVI (the “Seller”)
−Removed: completed the transfer of its ownership of HeDeTang HK to New Continent International Co., Ltd.
−Removed: (the “Buyer”), an unrelated
−Removed: third party and a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands for a total price of RMB 0.6 million (approximately $85,714), pursuant
−Removed: to a Share Transfer Agreement entered into by the Seller and the Buyer on September 18, 2019 and approved at the special shareholders
−Removed: meeting of the Company on February 26, 2020 (the “Sale Transaction”).
−Removed: SkyPeople BVI had no operational assets or business
−Removed: after the transfer and the Company dissolved SkyPeople BVI on July 27, 2020.
−Removed: Our organizational structure as of December 31,
−Removed: 2024 is set forth in the diagram:
+Added: BVI”) was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and a company organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, which
+Added: held 100% of the equity interest of HeDeTang Holdings (HK) Ltd.
+Added: (“HeDeTang HK”), a company organized under the laws of the
+Added: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (“Hong Kong”), and HeDeTang HK held 73.42%
+Added: of the equity interest of SkyPeople Juice Group Co., Ltd., (“SkyPeople (China)”), a company incorporated under the laws of
+Added: SkyPeople (China) had eleven subsidiaries in the PRC, which were mainly involved in the production and sales of fruit juice
+Added: concentrates, fruit juice beverages and other fruit-related products in the PRC and overseas markets.
+Added: On February 27, 2020, SkyPeople
+Added: BVI (the “Seller”) completed the transfer of its ownership of HeDeTang HK to New Continent International Co., Ltd.
+Added: (the “Buyer”),
+Added: an unrelated third party and a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands for a total price of RMB 0.6 million (approximately
+Added: $85,714), pursuant to a Share Transfer Agreement entered into by the Seller and the Buyer on September 18, 2019 and approved at the special
+Added: shareholders meeting of the Company on February 26, 2020 (the “Sale Transaction”).
+Added: SkyPeople BVI had no operational assets
+Added: or business after the transfer and the Company dissolved SkyPeople BVI on July 27, 2020.
+Added: On December 16, 2025,
+Added: the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary Future Commercial Group Ltd.
+Added: (the “Seller”), completed the disposition
+Added: of 100% of the equity interests of Future Commercial Management (Hainan) Co., Ltd.
+Added: (the “Subsidiary”) to Xi’an Yinshi
+Added: Trading Co., Ltd.
+Added: (the “Buyer”).
+Added: The disposition was completed pursuant to a Share Transfer Agreement dated November 18,
+Added: 2025 (the “Agreement”) among the Seller and the Buyer (the “Disposition”).
+Added: The assets disposed of consisted of
+Added: all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of the Subsidiary, a PRC entity previously wholly owned and consolidated by the Company.
+Added: Upon completion of the Disposition, the Subsidiary ceased to be a subsidiary of the Company.
+Added: Our organizational structure as of March 16, 2026 is set forth in the
VIE Contractual Arrangements
−Removed: On July 31, 2019, Cloud
−Removed: Chain Network and Technology (Tianjin) Co., Limited (“CCM Network” or “CCM Tianjin”, formerly known as Chain Cloud
−Removed: Mall Network and Technology (Tianjin) Co., Limited), Cloud Chain E-Commerce (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., formerly known as Chain Cloud Mall E-Commerce
−Removed: (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
+Added: On July 31, 2019, Cloud Chain Network and Technology
+Added: (Tianjin) Co., Limited (“CCM Network” or “CCM Tianjin”, formerly known as Chain Cloud Mall Network and Technology
+Added: (Tianjin) Co., Limited), Cloud Chain E-Commerce (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., formerly known as Chain Cloud Mall E-Commerce (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
(“E-Commerce Tianjin”), a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of China, and Mr.
−Removed: Kai Xu, citizens of China and together 100% shareholders of E-Commerce Tianjin, entered into the following agreements, or
−Removed: collectively, the “Variable Interest Entity Agreements” or “VIE Agreements,” pursuant to which CCM Network has
−Removed: contractual rights to control and operate the business of E-commerce Tianjin (the “VIE”).
−Removed: Zeyao Xue is a major shareholder
−Removed: of the Company.
−Removed: Kai Xu was the Chief Operating Officer of the Company then and currently is the Deputy General Manager of FT
−Removed: Commercial Group Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and the vice president of blockchain division of the Company.
−Removed: VIE was consolidated for accounting purposes but was not an entity in which we own equity.
−Removed: Pursuant to Chinese law
−Removed: and regulations, a foreign owned enterprise cannot apply for and hold a license for operation of certain e-commerce businesses.
−Removed: is an indirectly wholly foreign owned enterprise of the Company (“WFOE”).
−Removed: In order to comply with Chinese law and regulations,
−Removed: CCM Network agreed to provide E-Commerce Tianjin an Exclusive Operation and Use Rights Authorization to operate and use the Chain Cloud
−Removed: Mall System owned by CCM Network.
−Removed: The following is a summary
−Removed: of the contractual arrangements relating to E-Commerce Tianjin.
+Added: Zeyao Xue and Mr.
+Added: citizens of China and together 100% shareholders of E-Commerce Tianjin, entered into the following agreements, or collectively, the “Variable
+Added: Interest Entity Agreements” or “VIE Agreements,” pursuant to which CCM Network has contractual rights to control and
+Added: operate the business of E-commerce Tianjin (the “VIE”).
+Added: Zeyao Xue is a major shareholder of the Company.
+Added: the Chief Operating Officer of the Company then and currently is the Deputy General Manager of FT Commercial Group Ltd., a wholly owned
+Added: subsidiary of the Company and the vice president of blockchain division of the Company.
+Added: The VIE was consolidated for accounting purposes
+Added: but was not an entity in which we own equity.
+Added: Pursuant to Chinese law and regulations, a foreign
+Added: owned enterprise cannot apply for and hold a license for operation of certain e-commerce businesses.
+Added: CCM Network is an indirectly wholly
+Added: foreign owned enterprise of the Company (“WFOE”).
+Added: In order to comply with Chinese law and regulations, CCM Network agreed
+Added: to provide E-Commerce Tianjin an Exclusive Operation and Use Rights Authorization to operate and use the Chain Cloud Mall System owned
+Added: by CCM Network.
+Added: The following is a summary of the contractual
+Added: arrangements relating to E-Commerce Tianjin.
Contractual Arrangements with The Consolidated
Affiliated Entity and Its Respective Shareholders
−Removed: The contractual arrangements
−Removed: with the VIE and its shareholders allowed us to consolidate financial results of the VIE in our financial statements because we have satisfied
−Removed: conditions for consolidation of the VIE under U.S.
−Removed: GAAP, pursuant to which E-Commerce Tianjin is considered a VIE under the Statement
−Removed: of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810 “Consolidation”,
−Removed: because the equity investments in E-Commerce Tianjin no longer have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest, and the Company,
−Removed: through CCM Network, is the primary beneficiary of E-Commerce Tianjin for accounting purposes.
−Removed: A VIE is an entity that either has a total
−Removed: equity investment that is insufficient to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support, or whose equity investors
−Removed: lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest, such as through voting rights, right to receive the expected residual returns
−Removed: of the entity.
−Removed: The variable interest holder, if any, that has a controlling financial interest in a VIE is deemed to be the primary beneficiary
−Removed: of, and must consolidate, the VIE.
−Removed: CCM Network had a controlling financial interest in, receives the economic benefits from, is the primary
−Removed: beneficiary of and has the power to direct the activities of the VIE to the extent that it has satisfied the conditions for consolidation
−Removed: of the VIE under U.S.
−Removed: Pursuant to the contractual arrangements with CCM Network, E-Commerce Tianjin shall pay service fees equal
−Removed: to all of its net profit after tax to CCM Network.
−Removed: Such contractual arrangements are designed so that the E-Commerce Tianjin would operate
−Removed: for the benefit of CCM Network and ultimately, the Company.
−Removed: As a result of the contractual
−Removed: arrangements with the VIE, we were regarded as the primary beneficiary of the VIE for accounting purposes, and we treat the VIE and its
−Removed: subsidiaries as the consolidated affiliated entities under U.S.
−Removed: We have consolidated the financial results of the VIE in our consolidated
−Removed: financial statements in accordance with U.S.
+Added: The contractual arrangements with the VIE and
+Added: its shareholders allowed us to consolidate financial results of the VIE in our financial statements because we have satisfied conditions
+Added: for consolidation of the VIE under U.S.
+Added: GAAP, pursuant to which E-Commerce Tianjin is considered a VIE under the Statement of Financial
+Added: Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810 “Consolidation”,
+Added: because the equity investments in E-Commerce Tianjin no longer have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest, and the
+Added: Company, through CCM Network, is the primary beneficiary of E-Commerce Tianjin for accounting purposes.
+Added: A VIE is an entity that either
+Added: has a total equity investment that is insufficient to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support, or whose
+Added: equity investors lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest, such as through voting rights, right to receive the expected
+Added: residual returns of the entity.
+Added: The variable interest holder, if any, that has a controlling financial interest in a VIE is deemed to
+Added: be the primary beneficiary of, and must consolidate, the VIE.
+Added: CCM Network had a controlling financial interest in, receives the economic
+Added: benefits from, is the primary beneficiary of and has the power to direct the activities of the VIE to the extent that it has satisfied
+Added: the conditions for consolidation of the VIE under U.S.
+Added: Pursuant to the contractual arrangements with CCM Network, E-Commerce Tianjin
+Added: shall pay service fees equal to all of its net profit after tax to CCM Network.
+Added: Such contractual arrangements are designed so that the
+Added: E-Commerce Tianjin would operate for the benefit of CCM Network and ultimately, the Company.
+Added: As a result of the contractual arrangements with
+Added: the VIE, we were regarded as the primary beneficiary of the VIE for accounting purposes, and we treat the VIE and its subsidiaries as
+Added: the consolidated affiliated entities under U.S.
+Added: We have consolidated the financial results of the VIE in our consolidated financial
+Added: statements in accordance with U.S.
Exclusive Technology Consulting and Service
−Removed: Pursuant to the Exclusive
−Removed: Technology Consulting and Service Agreement, CCM Network agreed to act as the exclusive consultant of E-Commerce Tianjin and provide technology
−Removed: consulting and services to E-Commerce Tianjin.
−Removed: In exchange, E-Commerce Tianjin agreed to pay CCM Network a technology consulting and service
−Removed: fee, the amount of which is to be equivalent to the amount of net profit before tax of E-Commerce Tianjin, payable on a quarterly basis
−Removed: after making up losses of previous years (if necessary) and deducting necessary costs and expenses related to the business operations
−Removed: of E-Commerce Tianjin.
−Removed: Without the prior written consent of CCM Network, E-Commerce Tianjin may not accept the same or similar technology
−Removed: consulting and services provided by any third party during the term of the agreement.
−Removed: All the benefits and interests generated from the
−Removed: agreement, including but not limited to intellectual property rights, know-how and trade secrets, will be CCM Network’s sole and
−Removed: exclusive property.
−Removed: This agreement has a term of 10 years and may be extended unilaterally by CCM Network with CCM Network’s written
−Removed: confirmation prior to the expiration date.
−Removed: E-Commerce Tianjin cannot terminate the agreement early unless CCM Network commits fraud, gross
−Removed: negligence or illegal acts, or becomes bankrupt or winds up.
+Added: Pursuant to the Exclusive Technology Consulting
+Added: and Service Agreement, CCM Network agreed to act as the exclusive consultant of E-Commerce Tianjin and provide technology consulting
+Added: and services to E-Commerce Tianjin.
+Added: In exchange, E-Commerce Tianjin agreed to pay CCM Network a technology consulting and service fee,
+Added: the amount of which is to be equivalent to the amount of net profit before tax of E-Commerce Tianjin, payable on a quarterly basis after
+Added: making up losses of previous years (if necessary) and deducting necessary costs and expenses related to the business operations of E-Commerce
+Added: Without the prior written consent of CCM Network, E-Commerce Tianjin may not accept the same or similar technology consulting
+Added: and services provided by any third party during the term of the agreement.
+Added: All the benefits and interests generated from the agreement,
+Added: including but not limited to intellectual property rights, know-how and trade secrets, will be CCM Network’s sole and exclusive
+Added: This agreement has a term of 10 years and may be extended unilaterally by CCM Network with CCM Network’s written confirmation
+Added: prior to the expiration date.
+Added: E-Commerce Tianjin cannot terminate the agreement early unless CCM Network commits fraud, gross negligence
+Added: or illegal acts, or becomes bankrupt or winds up.
Exclusive Purchase Option Agreement and Power
−Removed: Pursuant to the Exclusive
−Removed: Purchase Option Agreement, Mr.
+Added: Pursuant to the Exclusive Purchase Option Agreement,
Zeyao Xue and Mr.
−Removed: Kai Xu granted to CCM Network and any party designated by CCM Network the exclusive right
−Removed: to purchase, at any time during the term of this agreement, all or part of the equity interests in E-Commerce Tianjin, or the “Equity
−Removed: Interests,” at a purchase price equal to the registered capital paid by Mr.
+Added: Kai Xu granted to CCM Network and any party designated by CCM Network the exclusive right to purchase, at any time
+Added: during the term of this agreement, all or part of the equity interests in E-Commerce Tianjin, or the “Equity Interests,”
+Added: at a purchase price equal to the registered capital paid by Mr.
Zeyao Xue and Mr.
−Removed: Kai Xu for the Equity Interests, or,
−Removed: in the event that applicable law requires an appraisal of the Equity Interests, the lowest price permitted under applicable law.
−Removed: to powers of attorney executed by Mr.
+Added: Kai Xu for the Equity Interests, or, in the event that
+Added: applicable law requires an appraisal of the Equity Interests, the lowest price permitted under applicable law.
+Added: Pursuant to powers of
+Added: attorney executed by Mr.
Zeyao Xue and Mr.
−Removed: Kai Xu, they irrevocably authorized any person appointed by CCM Network to exercise
−Removed: all shareholder rights, including but not limited to voting on their behalf on all matters requiring approval of E-Commerce Tianjin’s
−Removed: shareholder, disposing of all or part of the shareholder’s equity interest in E-Commerce Tianjin, and electing, appointing or removing
−Removed: directors and executive officers.
−Removed: The person designated by CCM Network is entitled to dispose of dividends and profits on the equity interest
−Removed: without reliance on any oral or written instructions of Mr.
+Added: Kai Xu, they irrevocably authorized any person appointed by CCM Network to exercise all shareholder
+Added: rights, including but not limited to voting on their behalf on all matters requiring approval of E-Commerce Tianjin’s shareholder,
+Added: disposing of all or part of the shareholder’s equity interest in E-Commerce Tianjin, and electing, appointing or removing directors
+Added: and executive officers.
+Added: The person designated by CCM Network is entitled to dispose of dividends and profits on the equity interest without
+Added: reliance on any oral or written instructions of Mr.
Zeyao Xue and Mr.
−Removed: The powers of attorney will remain in force for
−Removed: so long as Mr.
+Added: The powers of attorney will remain in force for so long
Zeyao Xue and Mr.
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Zeyao Xue and Mr.
−Removed: Kai Xu have waived all the
−Removed: rights which have been authorized to CCM Network’s designated person under the powers of attorney.
+Added: Kai Xu have waived all the rights
+Added: which have been authorized to CCM Network’s designated person under the powers of attorney.
Equity Pledge Agreement .
−Removed: Pursuant to the Equity
−Removed: Pledge Agreements, Mr.
+Added: Pursuant to the Equity Pledge Agreements, Mr.
Zeyao Xue and Mr.
−Removed: Kai Xu pledged all of the Equity Interests to CCM Network to secure the full and complete performance
−Removed: of the obligations and liabilities on the part of E-Commerce Tianjin and them under this and the above contractual arrangements.
−Removed: If E-Commerce
+Added: Kai Xu pledged all of the Equity Interests to CCM Network to secure the full and complete performance of the obligations
+Added: and liabilities on the part of E-Commerce Tianjin and them under this and the above contractual arrangements.
+Added: If E-Commerce Tianjin,
Zeyao Xue, or Mr.
−Removed: Kai Xu breaches their contractual obligations under these agreements, then CCM Network, as pledgee, will
−Removed: have the right to dispose of the pledged equity interests.
+Added: Kai Xu breaches their contractual obligations under these agreements, then CCM Network, as pledgee, will have the
+Added: right to dispose of the pledged equity interests.
Zeyao Xue and Mr.
−Removed: Kai Xu agree that, during the term of the Equity Pledge
−Removed: Agreements, they will not dispose of the pledged equity interests or create or allow any encumbrance on the pledged equity interests,
−Removed: and they also agree that CCM Network’s rights relating to the equity pledge should not be interfered with or impaired by the legal
−Removed: actions of the shareholders of E-Commerce Tianjin, their successors or designees.
−Removed: During the term of the equity pledge, CCM Network has
−Removed: the right to receive all of the dividends and profits distributed on the pledged equity.
−Removed: The Equity Pledge Agreements will terminate on
−Removed: the second anniversary of the date when E-Commerce Tianjin, Mr.
+Added: Kai Xu agree that, during the term of the Equity Pledge Agreements,
+Added: they will not dispose of the pledged equity interests or create or allow any encumbrance on the pledged equity interests, and they also
+Added: agree that CCM Network’s rights relating to the equity pledge should not be interfered with or impaired by the legal actions of
+Added: the shareholders of E-Commerce Tianjin, their successors or designees.
+Added: During the term of the equity pledge, CCM Network has the right
+Added: to receive all of the dividends and profits distributed on the pledged equity.
+Added: The Equity Pledge Agreements will terminate on the second
+Added: anniversary of the date when E-Commerce Tianjin, Mr.
Zeyao Xue and Mr.
−Removed: Kai Xu have completed all their obligations under the
−Removed: contractual agreements described above.
+Added: Kai Xu have completed all their obligations under the contractual
+Added: agreements described above.
Spousal Consent Letters.
−Removed: spouse of Mr.
−Removed: Zeyao Xue is not married), the shareholder of E-Commerce Tianjin has signed a spousal consent letter agreeing
−Removed: that the equity interests in E-Commerce Tianjin held by and registered under the name of such shareholder will be disposed pursuant to
−Removed: the contractual agreements with CCM Network.
−Removed: The spouse of such shareholder agreed not to assert any rights over the equity interest in
−Removed: E-Commerce Tianjin held by such shareholder.
−Removed: The VIE is consolidated
−Removed: for accounting purposes but is not an entity in which we own equity.
−Removed: Since 2021, the VIE has generated minimal revenue and business for
−Removed: the Company due to negative impact by COVID-19 and the Company started a process to close it down in November 2023.
−Removed: On March 7, 2024,
−Removed: the Company completed deregistration and dissolution of the VIE with the approval by CCM Network, E-Commerce Tianjin, Mr.
−Removed: Zeyao Xue and
+Added: The spouse of
+Added: Zeyao Xue is not married), the shareholder of E-Commerce Tianjin has signed a spousal consent letter agreeing that the
+Added: equity interests in E-Commerce Tianjin held by and registered under the name of such shareholder will be disposed pursuant to the contractual
+Added: agreements with CCM Network.
+Added: The spouse of such shareholder agreed not to assert any rights over the equity interest in E-Commerce Tianjin
+Added: held by such shareholder.
+Added: The VIE is consolidated for accounting purposes
+Added: but is not an entity in which we own equity.
+Added: Since 2021, the VIE has generated minimal revenue and business for the Company due to negative
+Added: impact by COVID-19 and the Company started a process to close it down in November 2023.
+Added: On March 7, 2024, the Company completed deregistration
+Added: and dissolution of the VIE with the approval by CCM Network, E-Commerce Tianjin, Mr.
+Added: Zeyao Xue and Mr.
Dividend Distribution and Cash Transfer
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the condition that the remittance of such dividends outside of the PRC complies with certain procedures under PRC foreign exchange regulation,
−Removed: such as the overseas investment registrations by our shareholders or the ultimate shareholders of our corporate shareholders who are PRC
+Added: such as the overseas investment registrations by our shareholders or the ultimate shareholders of our corporate shareholders who are
+Added: PRC residents.
Approval from or registration with appropriate government authorities is, however, required where the RMB is to be converted
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Although the statutory reserves can be used, among other ways, to increase
−Removed: the registered capital and eliminate future losses in excess of retained earnings of the respective companies, the reserve funds are not
−Removed: distributable as cash dividends except in the event of liquidation.
+Added: the registered capital and eliminate future losses in excess of retained earnings of the respective companies, the reserve funds are
+Added: not distributable as cash dividends except in the event of liquidation.
Under the existing laws of Hong Kong, funds from capital accounts
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on the ability of us or our subsidiaries by the PRC government to transfer cash and/or assets .” We intend to keep any future
−Removed: earnings to re-invest in and finance the expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate that any cash dividends will be paid in the
−Removed: foreseeable future.
+Added: earnings to re-invest in and finance the expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate that any cash dividends will be paid in
+Added: the foreseeable future.
We currently don’t have any cash management policies and procedures in place that dictate how funds are
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stock will be paid in U.S.
−Removed: If we are considered a PRC tax resident enterprise for tax purposes, any dividends we pay to our overseas
−Removed: shareholders may be regarded as China-sourced income and as a result may be subject to PRC withholding tax at a rate of up to 10.0%.
−Removed: to the Arrangement between the Mainland of China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double Taxation
−Removed: and the Prevention of Fiscal Tax Evasion With Respect to Taxes On Income, or the Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement, the 10% withholding
−Removed: tax rate may be lowered to 5%, if the recipient of the relevant dividends qualifies certain necessary requirements, including without
−Removed: limitation that (a) the Hong Kong project must be the beneficial owner of the relevant dividends;
−Removed: and (b) the Hong Kong project must directly
−Removed: hold no less than 25% share ownership in the PRC project during the 12 consecutive months preceding its receipt of the dividends.
−Removed: 5% withholding tax rate, however, does not automatically apply and in current practice, a Hong Kong project must obtain a tax resident
−Removed: certificate from the Hong Kong tax authority to apply for the 5% lower PRC withholding tax rate.
−Removed: As the Hong Kong tax authority will issue
−Removed: such a tax resident certificate on a case-by-case basis, we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain the tax resident certificate
−Removed: from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority and enjoy the preferential withholding tax rate of 5% under the Double Taxation Arrangement
−Removed: with respect to any dividends paid by our PRC subsidiaries to its immediate holding company, Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited.
−Removed: the date of this report, we have not applied for the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority.
−Removed: Future FinTech
−Removed: (Hong Kong) Limited intends to apply for the tax resident certificate if and when its PRC subsidiaries plan to declare and pay dividends
−Removed: to Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited.
−Removed: Impact of COVID-19 on our Business
−Removed: In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus
−Removed: was reported and has spread throughout China and other parts of the world.
−Removed: On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized
−Removed: the outbreak as a “pandemic”.
−Removed: In early 2020, Chinese government took emergency measures to combat the spread of the virus,
−Removed: including quarantines, travel restrictions, and the temporary closure of office buildings and facilities in China.
−Removed: In response to
−Removed: the evolving dynamics related to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Company was following the guidelines of local authorities as it prioritizes
−Removed: the health and safety of its employees, contractors, suppliers and business partners.
−Removed: Our offices in China were closed and the employees
−Removed: worked from home at the end of January 2020 until late March 2020.
−Removed: The quarantines, travel restrictions, and the temporary closure of
−Removed: office buildings have materially negatively impacted our business.
−Removed: The outbreak has had and might continue to have disruption to our supply
−Removed: chain, logistics providers, customers or our marketing activities with the new variants of COVID-19, which could materially adversely
−Removed: impact our business and results of operations.
−Removed: There were outbreaks in various cities and provinces in China due to Omicron variant, such
−Removed: as Xi’an city, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and other cities in 2022, which have resulted quarantines, travel restrictions, and
−Removed: temporary closure of office buildings and facilities in these cities.
−Removed: In December 2022, the Chinese government eased its strict zero
−Removed: COVID-19 policy which resulted in a surge of new COVID-19 cases during December 2022 and January 2023, which has disrupted our business
−Removed: operations in China.
−Removed: The Company’s promotion strategy of CCM Shopping Mall previously mainly relied on the training of members
−Removed: and distributors through meetings and conferences.
−Removed: Chinese government put a restriction on large gatherings in 2020 and 2021, which made
−Removed: the promotion strategy for our online e-commerce platforms difficult to implement and the Company experienced difficulties to subscribe
−Removed: new members for its online e-commerce platforms.
−Removed: Since 2021, CCM generated minimal revenue and business for the Company.
−Removed: started a process to close it down in November 2023 and completed deregistration and dissolution of the VIE with local authority on March
−Removed: While the potential economic impact brought by
−Removed: new variants of COVID-19 may be difficult to assess or predict, a widespread pandemic could result in significant disruption of global
−Removed: financial markets, reducing our ability to access capital, which could negatively affect our liquidity.
−Removed: Further, as we do not have access
−Removed: to a revolving credit facility, there can be no assurance that we would be able to secure commercial debt financing in the future in the
−Removed: event that we require additional capital.
−Removed: In the event that we do need to raise capital in the future and there is any outbreak due to
−Removed: new variants, outbreak-related instability in the securities markets could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital.
+Added: If we are considered a PRC tax resident enterprise for tax purposes, any dividends we pay to our
+Added: overseas shareholders may be regarded as China-sourced income and as a result may be subject to PRC withholding tax at a rate of up to
+Added: Pursuant to the Arrangement between the Mainland of China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of
+Added: Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Tax Evasion With Respect to Taxes On Income, or the Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement, the
+Added: 10% withholding tax rate may be lowered to 5%, if the recipient of the relevant dividends qualifies certain necessary requirements, including
+Added: without limitation that (a) the Hong Kong project must be the beneficial owner of the relevant dividends;
+Added: and (b) the Hong Kong project
+Added: must directly hold no less than 25% share ownership in the PRC project during the 12 consecutive months preceding its receipt of the
+Added: The 5% withholding tax rate, however, does not automatically apply and in current practice, a Hong Kong project must obtain
+Added: a tax resident certificate from the Hong Kong tax authority to apply for the 5% lower PRC withholding tax rate.
+Added: As the Hong Kong tax
+Added: authority will issue such a tax resident certificate on a case-by-case basis, we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain the
+Added: tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority and enjoy the preferential withholding tax rate of 5% under the Double
+Added: Taxation Arrangement with respect to any dividends paid by our PRC subsidiaries to its immediate holding company, Future FinTech (Hong
+Added: Kong) Limited.
+Added: As of the date of this report, we have not applied for the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority.
+Added: Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited intends to apply for the tax resident certificate if and when its PRC subsidiaries plan to declare
+Added: and pay dividends to Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited.
Company Strategy and Principal Products and
Our core business historically was in the production
−Removed: and sale of fruit juice concentrates (including fruit purees and fruit juices), fruit beverages (including fruit juice beverages and fruit
−Removed: cider beverages) in the PRC and internationally.
−Removed: Due to drastically increased production cost and tightened environmental laws in China,
−Removed: the Company has transformed its main business from fruit juice manufacturing and distribution to a real-name blockchain e-commerce platform
−Removed: that integrates blockchain and internet technology in fiscal year 2019.
−Removed: Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Chinese government put
−Removed: a restriction on large gatherings.
−Removed: These restrictions made the promotion strategy for our online e-commerce platforms difficult to implement
−Removed: and the Company experienced difficulties to subscribe new members for its online e-commerce platforms.
−Removed: Since 2021, CCM e-commerce platform
−Removed: has generated minimal revenue and business for the Company.
−Removed: The Company started a process to close it down in November 2023 and completed
−Removed: deregistration and dissolution of the VIE with local authority on March 7, 2024.
−Removed: In November 2024, the Company sold NTAM to a third party
−Removed: for HK$2.4 million.
+Added: and sale of fruit juice concentrates (including fruit purees and fruit juices), fruit beverages (including fruit juice beverages and
+Added: fruit cider beverages) in the PRC and internationally.
+Added: Due to drastically increased production cost and tightened environmental laws
+Added: in China, the Company has transformed its main business from fruit juice manufacturing and distribution to a real-name blockchain e-commerce
+Added: platform that integrates blockchain and internet technology in fiscal year 2019.
+Added: Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Chinese government
+Added: put a restriction on large gatherings.
+Added: These restrictions made the promotion strategy for our online e-commerce platforms difficult to
+Added: implement and the Company experienced difficulties to subscribe new members for its online e-commerce platforms.
+Added: Since 2021, CCM e-commerce
+Added: platform has generated minimal revenue and business for the Company.
+Added: The Company started a process to close it down in November 2023
+Added: and completed deregistration and dissolution of the VIE with local authority on March 7, 2024.
+Added: In November 2024, the Company sold NTAM
+Added: to a third party for HK$2.4 million.
Currently, the Company mainly generates its revenues from its supply chain financing/trading business.
−Removed: fiscal year of 2024, the supply chain financing business and asset management business of NTAM contributed 7% and 86% of our revenues,
−Removed: respectively.
+Added: During the fiscal year of 2024, the supply chain financing business and asset management business of NTAM contributed 7% and 86% of our
+Added: revenues, respectively.
During the fiscal year of 2023, the supply chain financing business and asset management business of NTAM contributed
59% and 37% of our revenues, respectively.
−Removed: On February 27, 2023,
−Removed: Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited (“Buyer”), a company incorporated in Hong Kong and a wholly owned subsidiary of Future
−Removed: FinTech Group Inc.
−Removed: (the “Company”) entered into a Share Transfer Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Alpha Financial
−Removed: Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong (“Seller”) and sole owner and shareholder of Alpha International Securities (Hong
−Removed: Kong) Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong (“Alpha HK”) and Alpha Information Service (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., a company
−Removed: incorporated in China (“Alpha SZ”).
−Removed: Alpha HK holds Type 1 ‘Securities Trading’, Type 2 ‘Futures Contract
−Removed: Trading’ and Type 4 ‘Securities Consulting’ financial licenses issued by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.
−Removed: Alpha SZ provides technical support services to Alpha HK.
−Removed: The share transfer transaction was approved by the Securities and Futures
−Removed: Commission of Hong Kong (“SFC”) in August 2023 and the acquisition was closed on November 7, 2023.
−Removed: The names of the two entities
−Removed: were subsequently changed to ‘FTFT International Securities and Futures Limited’ and ‘FTFT Information Services (Shenzhen)
+Added: On February 27, 2023, Future FinTech (Hong Kong)
+Added: Limited (“Buyer”), a company incorporated in Hong Kong and a wholly owned subsidiary of Future FinTech Group Inc.
+Added: (the “Company”)
+Added: entered into a Share Transfer Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Alpha Financial Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong
+Added: (“Seller”) and sole owner and shareholder of Alpha International Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, a company incorporated in
+Added: Hong Kong (“Alpha HK”) and Alpha Information Service (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., a company incorporated in China (“Alpha
+Added: Alpha HK holds Type 1 ’Securities Trading’, Type 2 ‘Futures Contract Trading’ and Type 4 ’Securities
+Added: Consulting’ financial licenses issued by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.
+Added: Alpha SZ provides technical support services
+Added: The share transfer transaction was approved by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (“SFC”) in
+Added: August 2023 and the acquisition was closed on November 7, 2023.
+Added: The names of the two entities were subsequently changed to ‘FTFT
+Added: International Securities and Futures Limited’ and ‘FTFT Information Services (Shenzhen) Co.
Ltd.’, respectively.
−Removed: The Company is in the
−Removed: process of transition and developing its financial technology related business, including supply chain financing/trading, and investment
−Removed: banking and brokerage services.
−Removed: Supply Chain Financing
−Removed: Service and Trading in China
−Removed: Since the second quarter
−Removed: of 2021, we started supply chain financing service and trading business, which currently includes coal, aluminum ingots, sand and steel
−Removed: supply chain financing service and trading business.
+Added: We are in the process of expanding into
+Added: listing readiness and preparatory consulting services, which are conducted primarily through our Hong Kong subsidiary, Future
+Added: FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong.
+Added: In certain limited circumstances, these services may also involve
+Added: our PRC subsidiary, Future Information Service (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the People’s
+Added: Republic of China.
+Added: All activities relating to this business have been conducted outside of the United States and are expected to
+Added: continue to be conducted outside of the United States.
+Added: This business line provides corporate consulting services to private
+Added: companies that are evaluating or preparing for a potential public listing.
+Added: Our services include assistance with internal control
+Added: readiness, financial reporting preparation, corporate governance structuring, coordination with auditors and legal counsel, other
+Added: preparatory matters relating to listing readiness, and assistance in completing the proposed offering and listing.
+Added: Neither we nor
+Added: our subsidiaries, Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited and Future Information Service (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., engage in underwriting,
+Added: securities brokerage, placement agent services, investor solicitation, or similar activities in the United States or in any other
+Added: jurisdiction where we do not hold the required license or registration.
+Added: Any securities offerings undertaken by our clients are
+Added: conducted by licensed underwriters, broker-dealers, or other appropriately registered financial institutions retained directly by
+Added: such clients.
+Added: As of the date of this report, Future
+Added: FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited and Future Information Service (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
+Added: have entered into consulting agreements with a
+Added: limited number of clients and have received certain advance payments under such agreements.
+Added: For the fiscal year ended December 31,
+Added: 2025, the company recognized revenue of $135,605.61.
+Added: This business line remains
+Added: in an early stage of development, and our ability to expand these services will depend on market conditions, client demand,
+Added: regulatory developments, and our ability to execute our consulting engagements effectively.
+Added: For additional details, see
+Added: “ ITEM 1A – RISK FACTORS – Risk Related to Our Business - Our listing readiness and preparatory consulting
+Added: services business is in an early stage and is subject to regulatory interpretation and execution risks, and our ability to develop
+Added: this business may be affected by regulatory developments and market conditions .”
+Added: Supply Chain Financing Service and Trading
+Added: Since the second quarter of 2021, we started
+Added: supply chain financing service and trading business, which currently includes coal, aluminum ingots, sand and steel supply chain financing
+Added: service and trading business.
Our supply chain finance business mainly serves
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scale and improves the industrial value.
−Removed: Through our supply chain service ability and customer
−Removed: resources, we can tap into low-risk assets, flexibly carry out financial services around the actual financial needs of certain industries,
−Removed: and reduce the overall risk of the business by using the control of business flow, goods logistics and capital flow in the process of
−Removed: commodity circulation.
+Added: Through our supply chain service ability and
+Added: customer resources, we can tap into low-risk assets, flexibly carry out financial services around the actual financial needs of certain
+Added: industries, and reduce the overall risk of the business by using the control of business flow, goods logistics and capital flow in the
+Added: process of commodity circulation.
We focus on bulk commodity goods such as sand,
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We sign purchase and sale agreements with suppliers
−Removed: The suppliers are responsible for the supply and transportation of goods to the end users’ designated freight yard or
−Removed: transfer the title to us in certain warehouses.
−Removed: We also provide trading service as we don’t take control over the ownership of the
−Removed: goods but receive lower margin for the transaction.
−Removed: For the sale of goods where we obtain control of the goods before transferring it
−Removed: to the customer, we recognize revenue based on the gross revenue amount billed to customers as sales of goods.
−Removed: We consider multiple factors
−Removed: when determining whether we obtain control of third-party goods, including evaluating if we can establish the price of the goods, retain
−Removed: inventory risk for tangible goods or have the responsibility for ensuring acceptability of the goods.
−Removed: We recognize net revenue as agent
−Removed: services for the sales of coals, aluminum ingots, sand and steel when no control obtained throughout the transactions.
+Added: The suppliers are responsible for the supply and transportation of goods to the end users’ designated freight yard
+Added: or transfer the title to us in certain warehouses.
+Added: We also provide trading service as we don’t take control over the ownership
+Added: of the goods but receive lower margin for the transaction.
+Added: For the sale of goods where we obtain control of the goods before transferring
+Added: it to the customer, we recognize revenue based on the gross revenue amount billed to customers as sales of goods.
+Added: We consider multiple
+Added: factors when determining whether we obtain control of third-party goods, including evaluating if we can establish the price of the goods,
+Added: retain inventory risk for tangible goods or have the responsibility for ensuring acceptability of the goods.
+Added: We recognize net revenue
+Added: as agent services for the sales of coals, aluminum ingots, sand and steel when no control obtained throughout the transactions.
the customers and suppliers that have good credit and reputation.
−Removed: Asset Management,
−Removed: Brokerage and Investment Banking Services in Hong Kong .
+Added: During fiscal year 2025, due to reduced activity
+Added: in the domestic bulk commodity trading market in China and management’s reassessment of credit exposure and capital allocation priorities,
+Added: we significantly scaled down this business segment.
+Added: As a result, revenues generated from supply chain financing and trading activities
+Added: declined substantially compared to fiscal year 2024.
+Added: As of the date of this report, this business line
+Added: represents an immaterial portion of our total revenues.
+Added: We continue to evaluate market conditions and our strategic focus, and there can
+Added: be no assurance that we will resume this business at historical levels or that future market conditions will support meaningful growth
+Added: in this segment.
+Added: Asset Management, Brokerage and Investment
+Added: Banking Services in Hong Kong .
The Company acquired 90% of the issued and outstanding
shares of Nice Talent Asset Management Limited (“NTAM”), a Hong Kong-based asset management company in August 2021.
−Removed: founded in 2018 and it engages asset management and advisory services.
−Removed: NTAM is licensed under the Securities and Futures Commission of
−Removed: Hong Kong (SFC) for carrying out regulated activities in “Advising on Securities” and “Asset Management”.
−Removed: offers diversified asset management portfolio for professional investors.
−Removed: Assets of NTAM’s clients are held in banks, where clients
−Removed: gave the banks their authorization allowing NTAM to place trading instructions on behalf of the clients in order to manage the clients’
+Added: was founded in 2018 and it engages asset management and advisory services.
+Added: NTAM is licensed under the Securities and Futures Commission
+Added: of Hong Kong (SFC) for carrying out regulated activities in “Advising on Securities” and “Asset Management”.
+Added: NTAM offers diversified asset management portfolio for professional investors.
+Added: Assets of NTAM’s clients are held in banks, where
+Added: clients gave the banks their authorization allowing NTAM to place trading instructions on behalf of the clients in order to manage the
+Added: clients’ assets.
NTAM mainly engages in following asset management services for its clients:
−Removed: (1) Equity Investment, (2) Debt investment, (3) Precious
−Removed: metals and currencies investment, (4) Derivative Investment and (5) External Asset Management Services (EAM).
−Removed: NTAM’s main revenue
−Removed: is generated from providing professional advices to clients and management fees for managing the investment of the clients.
−Removed: retain talent in view of the increased turnover in the industry in Hong Kong, top performers of NTAM who had worked with the company for
−Removed: years were granted the right to subscribe for new shares of NTAM with cash.
−Removed: As a result, in July 2023, 19 shares of NTAM were issued to
−Removed: Lau Kwai Chun at a cash consideration of HK$1,786,301 and in December 2023, 11 shares of NTAM were issued to Aspenwood Capital Partner
−Removed: Limited at a cash consideration of HK$1,034,174.
−Removed: Due to the abovementioned 30 new shares issuance, the Company’s holding of NTAM
−Removed: decreased from 90% to 77.14%.
−Removed: In August 2024, NTAM issued additional 168 shares with HK$17,900 each for a total of HK$3,007,200 by way
−Removed: of rights subscription offer to three existing shareholders of NTAM and Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited did not participate in the
−Removed: subscription and an outsider investor purchased the shares.
−Removed: After the right subscription, the shareholding percentage of NTAM by Future
−Removed: Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited decreased from 77.14% to 42.86%.
+Added: (1) Equity Investment, (2) Debt investment,
+Added: (3) Precious metals and currencies investment, (4) Derivative Investment and (5) External Asset Management Services (EAM).
+Added: main revenue is generated from providing professional advices to clients and management fees for managing the investment of the clients.
+Added: In order to retain talent in view of the increased turnover in the industry in Hong Kong, top performers of NTAM who had worked with
+Added: the company for years were granted the right to subscribe for new shares of NTAM with cash.
+Added: As a result, in July 2023, 19 shares of NTAM
+Added: were issued to Ms.
+Added: Lau Kwai Chun at a cash consideration of HK$1,786,301 and in December 2023, 11 shares of NTAM were issued to Aspenwood
+Added: Capital Partner Limited at a cash consideration of HK$1,034,174.
+Added: Due to the abovementioned 30 new shares issuance, the Company’s
+Added: holding of NTAM decreased from 90% to 77.14%.
+Added: In August 2024, NTAM issued additional 168 shares with HK$17,900 each for a total of HK$3,007,200
+Added: by way of rights subscription offer to three existing shareholders of NTAM and Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited did not participate
+Added: in the subscription and an outsider investor purchased the shares.
+Added: After the right subscription, the shareholding percentage of NTAM
+Added: by Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited decreased from 77.14% to 42.86%.
In November 2024, the Company closed the sale of its remaining
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(1) online brokerage services
−Removed: consisting of Hong Kong equities as well as US equities where its works with its partner, a US brokerage firm, (2) underwriting
−Removed: and distribution of Hong Kong IPOs, and (3) underwriting U.S.
+Added: consisting of Hong Kong equities as well as US equities where its works with its partner, a US brokerage firm, (2) underwriting and distribution
+Added: of Hong Kong IPOs, and (3) underwriting U.S.
dollar-denominated bonds issued by Chinese companies in Hong Kong.
−Removed: FTFT International Securities holds Type 1 “Securities Trading”, Type 2 “Futures Trading” and Type 4 “Securities
−Removed: Advisory” financial licenses issued by the HK SFC.
−Removed: FTFT International provides customers with a full range of financial services
−Removed: in Hong Kong including online brokerage services, IPOs, financial advisory services and US dollar-based Chinese municipal and enterprise
−Removed: bond issuance services.
−Removed: FTFT International has over 60,000 customer accounts, and since 2020 it has underwritten 29 IPOs in Hong
−Removed: In terms of offshore US dollar-based Chinese bond issuance, since 2020 FTFT International has underwritten nine Chinese municipal
−Removed: and enterprise bonds in Hong Kong.
+Added: FTFT International Securities
+Added: holds Type 1 “Securities Trading”, Type 2 “Futures Trading” and Type 4 “Securities Advisory” financial
+Added: licenses issued by the HK SFC.
+Added: FTFT International provides customers with a full range of financial services in Hong Kong including online
+Added: brokerage services, IPOs, financial advisory services and US dollar-based Chinese municipal and enterprise bond issuance services.
+Added: International has over 60,000 customer accounts, and since 2020 it has underwritten 29 IPOs in Hong Kong.
+Added: In terms of offshore US dollar-based
+Added: Chinese bond issuance, since 2020 FTFT International has underwritten nine Chinese municipal and enterprise bonds in Hong Kong.
+Added: Proposed Acquisition of TansGen SC Tech Limited
+Added: In September 2025, the board of directors approved
+Added: a proposal to pursue a potential acquisition of TansGen SC Tech Limited (the “Target”), as part of the Company’s ongoing
+Added: strategic transition and expansion initiatives.
+Added: Since the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company
+Added: has been engaged in preliminary negotiations with the Target.
+Added: As of the date of this report, no definitive acquisition agreement has been
+Added: The Company is still conducting financial, legal and operational due diligence and valuation procedures during the first quarter
+Added: of fiscal year 2026.
+Added: The execution of any definitive agreement remains subject to the completion of due diligence, negotiation of final
+Added: terms, regulatory approvals (if applicable), and other customary closing conditions.
+Added: There can be no assurance that a definitive agreement
+Added: will be executed, that the proposed acquisition will be completed, or that, if completed, the transaction will achieve the anticipated
+Added: strategic or financial benefits.
+Added: As of December 31, 2025, no assets or liabilities related to the proposed transaction have been recognized
+Added: in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Competition and our Competitive Advantages
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Nevertheless, we believe
−Removed: that our diverse product offerings, advanced technology infrastructure, efficient trade execution, top quality customer services and competitive
−Removed: pricing together make us one of the top performers in this market.
−Removed: Although some of our competitors may have greater
−Removed: financial resources or a larger customer base than we do, we believe that our proprietary trading platform, comprehensive customer services,
−Removed: innovative products and services, unparalleled user experience, robust infrastructure and advanced technology, and strong brand recognition
−Removed: are powerful competitive strengths in the fast-evolving online brokerage market.
+Added: that our diverse product offerings, advanced technology infrastructure, efficient trade execution, top quality customer services and
+Added: competitive pricing together make us one of the top performers in this market.
+Added: Although some of
+Added: our competitors may have greater financial resources or a larger customer base than we do, we believe that our proprietary trading platform,
+Added: comprehensive customer services, innovative products and services, unparalleled user experience, robust infrastructure and advanced technology,
+Added: and strong brand recognition are powerful competitive strengths in the fast-evolving online brokerage market.
Supply Chain Finance Market in China
−Removed: We believe our supply chain finance business has
−Removed: the following competitive strengths and set us apart from our competitors:
+Added: We believe our supply chain finance business
+Added: has the following competitive strengths and set us apart from our competitors:
(1) Independent risk control management system
At the beginning of its establishment, we established
−Removed: a complete and independent risk control management system for our supply chain fiancé business, and have strictly implemented the
−Removed: unified and comprehensive risk control management for customer access, contract signing, business execution, and capital allocation.
+Added: a complete and independent risk control management system for our supply chain fiancé business, and have strictly implemented
+Added: the unified and comprehensive risk control management for customer access, contract signing, business execution, and capital allocation.
(2) High-quality customer groups
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Datang Corporation, one of the five large-scale power generation enterprises in China.
−Removed: (3) Standardization of financing process and system
+Added: (3) Standardization of financing process and
To improve operational efficiency and decision-making
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is to have access to sufficient funds in order to expand its business and increase number of clients.
−Removed: Our supply chain business will take
−Removed: the advantage as a subsidiary of the public company of Future FinTech as well as its other financial technology business development to
−Removed: obtain enough funds for its further development and provide comprehensive financial services to its clients.
+Added: Our supply chain business will
+Added: take the advantage as a subsidiary of the public company of Future FinTech as well as its other financial technology business development
+Added: to obtain enough funds for its further development and provide comprehensive financial services to its clients.
Marketing and Sales
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to large state-owned or controlled enterprises and public company, with a focus on energy, construction and metal industries.
−Removed: chain finance business has established a high-quality team that fully understands our strategy and market situation and is sensitive to
−Removed: market changes to find target customers and expand our business.
−Removed: Based on standardized operation, our team has established a good reputation
−Removed: in the cooperation with existing customers, and to reach out to their respective upstream and downstream business partners to expand our
−Removed: business scope.
+Added: chain finance business has established a high-quality team that fully understands our strategy and market situation and is sensitive
+Added: to market changes to find target customers and expand our business.
+Added: Based on standardized operation, our team has established a good
+Added: reputation in the cooperation with existing customers, and to reach out to their respective upstream and downstream business partners
+Added: to expand our business scope.
FTFT International Securities and Futures Ltd.
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On December 28, 2021, Cybersecurity Review Measures
−Removed: was published by Cyberspace Administration of China or the CAC, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information
−Removed: Technology, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of State Security, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce, People’s Bank of
−Removed: China, State Administration of Radio and Television, China Securities Regulatory Commission, State Secrecy Administration and State Cryptography
−Removed: Administration, effective on February 15, 2022, which provides that, Critical Information Infrastructure Operators (“CIIOs”)
−Removed: that purchase internet products and services and Online Platform Operators engaging in data processing activities that affect or may affect
−Removed: national security shall be subject to the cybersecurity review by the Cybersecurity Review Office.
−Removed: Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas Securities
−Removed: Offering and Listing by Domestic Enterprises
+Added: was published by Cyberspace Administration of China or the CAC, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and
+Added: Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of State Security, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce, People’s
+Added: Bank of China, State Administration of Radio and Television, China Securities Regulatory Commission, State Secrecy Administration and
+Added: State Cryptography Administration, effective on February 15, 2022, which provides that, Critical Information Infrastructure Operators
+Added: (“CIIOs”) that purchase internet products and services and Online Platform Operators engaging in data processing activities
+Added: that affect or may affect national security shall be subject to the cybersecurity review by the Cybersecurity Review Office.
+Added: Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas
+Added: Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Enterprises
On February 17, 2023, the CSRC released New Overseas
Listing Rules with five interpretive guidelines, which took effect on March 31, 2023.
−Removed: The New Overseas Listing Rules require Chinese domestic
−Removed: enterprises to complete filings with CSRC and report related information under certain circumstances, such as:
−Removed: a) an issuer making an
−Removed: application for initial public offering and listing in an overseas market;
−Removed: b) an issuer making an overseas securities offering after having
−Removed: been listed on an overseas market;
−Removed: c) a domestic company seeking an overseas direct or indirect listing of its assets through single or
−Removed: multiple acquisition(s), share swap, transfer of shares or other means.
−Removed: According to the Notice on Arrangements for Overseas Securities
−Removed: Offering and Listing by Domestic Enterprises, published by the CSRC on February 17, 2023, a company that (i) has already completed overseas
−Removed: listing or (ii) has already obtained the approval for the offering or listing from overseas securities regulators or exchanges but has
−Removed: not completed such offering or listing before effective date of the new rules and also completes the offering or listing before September
−Removed: 30, 2023 are considered as an existing listed company and is not required to make any filing until it conducts a new offering in the future.
−Removed: Furthermore, upon the occurrence of any of the material events specified below after an issuer has completed its offering and listed its
−Removed: securities on an overseas stock exchange, the issuer shall submit a report thereof to the CSRC within 3 business days after the occurrence
−Removed: and public disclosure of the event:
+Added: The New Overseas Listing Rules require Chinese
+Added: domestic enterprises to complete filings with CSRC and report related information under certain circumstances, such as:
+Added: making an application for initial public offering and listing in an overseas market;
+Added: b) an issuer making an overseas securities offering
+Added: after having been listed on an overseas market;
+Added: c) a domestic company seeking an overseas direct or indirect listing of its assets through
+Added: single or multiple acquisition(s), share swap, transfer of shares or other means.
+Added: According to the Notice on Arrangements for Overseas
+Added: Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Enterprises, published by the CSRC on February 17, 2023, a company that (i) has already completed
+Added: overseas listing or (ii) has already obtained the approval for the offering or listing from overseas securities regulators or exchanges
+Added: but has not completed such offering or listing before effective date of the new rules and also completes the offering or listing before
+Added: September 30, 2023 are considered as an existing listed company and is not required to make any filing until it conducts a new offering
+Added: in the future.
+Added: Furthermore, upon the occurrence of any of the material events specified below after an issuer has completed its offering
+Added: and listed its securities on an overseas stock exchange, the issuer shall submit a report thereof to the CSRC within 3 business days
+Added: after the occurrence and public disclosure of the event:
(i) change of control;
−Removed: (ii) investigations or sanctions imposed by overseas securities regulatory
−Removed: agencies or other competent authorities;
+Added: (ii) investigations or sanctions imposed by overseas
+Added: securities regulatory agencies or other competent authorities;
(iii) change of listing status or transfer of listing segment;
−Removed: or (iv) voluntary or mandatory
−Removed: The New Overseas Listing Rules stipulate the legal consequences to the companies for breaches, including failure to fulfill
−Removed: filing obligations or filing documents having false statement or misleading information or material omissions, which may result in a fine
−Removed: ranging from RMB1 million to RMB10 million, and in cases of severe violations, the relevant responsible persons may also be barred from
−Removed: entering the securities market.
+Added: voluntary or mandatory delisting.
+Added: The New Overseas Listing Rules stipulate the legal consequences to the companies for breaches, including
+Added: failure to fulfill filing obligations or filing documents having false statement or misleading information or material omissions, which
+Added: may result in a fine ranging from RMB1 million to RMB10 million, and in cases of severe violations, the relevant responsible persons
+Added: may also be barred from entering the securities market.
Regulations Relating to Pledged Assets and Rights in PRC
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used in supply chain finance business mostly are subject to the relevant provisions of the Civil Code.
−Removed: Article 681 of the Civil Code stipulates
−Removed: that a guarantee contract is a contract to ensure the realization of creditor’s rights.
−Removed: The guarantor and the creditor may agree
−Removed: when the debtor fails to pay its due debts or the event agreed by the parties occur, the guarantor shall pay the debts or bear responsibility.
−Removed: Article 696 of the Civil Code stipulates that if the creditor transfers all or part of the creditor’s rights without notifying the
−Removed: guarantor, the transfer shall have no effect on the guarantor.
−Removed: The guarantor and the creditor may agree to prohibit the transfer of creditor’s
+Added: Article 681 of the Civil Code
+Added: stipulates that a guarantee contract is a contract to ensure the realization of creditor’s rights.
+Added: The guarantor and the creditor
+Added: may agree when the debtor fails to pay its due debts or the event agreed by the parties occur, the guarantor shall pay the debts or bear
+Added: responsibility.
+Added: Article 696 of the Civil Code stipulates that if the creditor transfers all or part of the creditor’s rights without
+Added: notifying the guarantor, the transfer shall have no effect on the guarantor.
+Added: The guarantor and the creditor may agree to prohibit the
+Added: transfer of creditor’s rights.
Also, if the collateral lien is not registered, it cannot be used against a bona fide third party.
−Removed: A bona fide third party means
−Removed: a buyer who has paid a reasonable price and obtained the property in normal business activities.
−Removed: In supply chain finance business, the
−Removed: bulk goods are usually used as collaterals for the financing and the pledge must be registered in order to be used against the claim from
−Removed: a bona fide buyer.
+Added: A bona fide third party means a buyer who has paid a reasonable price and obtained the property in normal business activities.
+Added: chain finance business, the bulk goods are usually used as collaterals for the financing and the pledge must be registered in order to
+Added: be used against the claim from a bona fide buyer.
Certain accounts receivable may be pledged pursuant to the Civil Code.
−Removed: Article 440 of the Civil Code stipulates that
−Removed: the debtor or a third party that has the disposal rights to the assets may pledge such assets, including bills of exchange, promissory
−Removed: notes and cheques, bonds and certificates of deposit, warehouse receipt and bill of lading, etc.
−Removed: The Decision On Implementation of Unified
−Removed: Registration of Tangible Assets and Rights Guarantees by the State Council became effective on January 1, 2021.
−Removed: The types of tangible
−Removed: assets and right guarantees covered by the unified registration include production equipment, raw materials, semi-finished products and
−Removed: products, accounts receivable, deposit certificate, warehouse receipt and bill of lading, finance lease and factoring, etc.
−Removed: assets and rights guarantee covered by the unified registration shall be registered by the parties through the unified registration and
−Removed: publicity system of tangible assets financing under the credit investigation center of the People’s Bank of China, and parties shall
−Removed: be responsible for the authenticity, integrity and legitimacy of the registered contents.
−Removed: The registration authority does not conduct
−Removed: substantive examination of the registered contents.
−Removed: Regulations Relating
−Removed: to Securities Services in Hong Kong.
−Removed: The Securities and Futures
−Removed: Ordinance (Cap.
−Removed: 571) of Hong Kong, or the HKSFO, including its subsidiary legislation, is the principal legislation regulating the securities
−Removed: and futures industry in Hong Kong, including the regulation of securities and futures markets and leveraged foreign exchange trading,
−Removed: the offering of investments to the public in Hong Kong, and intermediaries and their conduct of regulated activities.
−Removed: In particular, Part
−Removed: V of the HKSFO and the relevant guidelines and codes issued by the HKSFC deal with licensing and registration matter.
−Removed: The HKSFO is administered
−Removed: by the HKSFC, which is the statutory regulatory body that governs the securities and futures markets and non-bank retail leveraged
−Removed: foreign exchange market in Hong Kong.
−Removed: The HKSFC is an independent
−Removed: statutory body which administers the HKSFO and is responsible for regulating the securities and the futures industry in Hong Kong, including
−Removed: Brokers, investment advisers, fund managers, and intermediaries carrying out the regulated activities as listed in “—Licensing
−Removed: Regime Under the HKSFO—Types of Regulated Activities” below.
−Removed: The HKSFC works to strengthen and protect the integrity and soundness
−Removed: of Hong Kong’s securities and futures markets for the benefit of investors and the industry.
−Removed: Licensing Regime
−Removed: Under the HKSFO
−Removed: The functions of the
−Removed: HKSFC, as a gatekeeper of standards for individuals and corporations seeking approval to enter into the securities and futures markets
−Removed: of Hong Kong, include the following:
−Removed: grant licenses to those who are appropriately qualified and can demonstrate their fitness and properness to be licensed under the HKSFO;
−Removed: maintain online a public register of licensed persons and registered corporations;
−Removed: monitor the ongoing compliance of licensing requirements by licensees, substantial shareholders of licensed corporations, and directors of licensed corporations;
+Added: of the Civil Code stipulates that the debtor or a third party that has the disposal rights to the assets may pledge such assets, including
+Added: bills of exchange, promissory notes and cheques, bonds and certificates of deposit, warehouse receipt and bill of lading, etc.
+Added: On Implementation of Unified Registration of Tangible Assets and Rights Guarantees by the State Council became effective on January 1,
+Added: The types of tangible assets and right guarantees covered by the unified registration include production equipment, raw materials,
+Added: semi-finished products and products, accounts receivable, deposit certificate, warehouse receipt and bill of lading, finance lease and
+Added: factoring, etc.
+Added: The tangible assets and rights guarantee covered by the unified registration shall be registered by the parties through
+Added: the unified registration and publicity system of tangible assets financing under the credit investigation center of the People’s
+Added: Bank of China, and parties shall be responsible for the authenticity, integrity and legitimacy of the registered contents.
+Added: The registration
+Added: authority does not conduct substantive examination of the registered contents.
+Added: Regulations Relating to Securities Services
+Added: in Hong Kong.
+Added: The Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.
+Added: of Hong Kong, or the HKSFO, including its subsidiary legislation, is the principal legislation regulating the securities and futures
+Added: industry in Hong Kong, including the regulation of securities and futures markets and leveraged foreign exchange trading, the offering
+Added: of investments to the public in Hong Kong, and intermediaries and their conduct of regulated activities.
+Added: In particular, Part V of the
+Added: HKSFO and the relevant guidelines and codes issued by the HKSFC deal with licensing and registration matter.
+Added: The HKSFO is administered by the HKSFC, which
+Added: is the statutory regulatory body that governs the securities and futures markets and non-bank retail leveraged foreign exchange market
+Added: in Hong Kong.
+Added: The HKSFC is an independent statutory body
+Added: which administers the HKSFO and is responsible for regulating the securities and the futures industry in Hong Kong, including Brokers,
+Added: investment advisers, fund managers, and intermediaries carrying out the regulated activities as listed in “-Licensing Regime Under
+Added: the HKSFO-Types of Regulated Activities” below.
+Added: The HKSFC works to strengthen and protect the integrity and soundness of Hong Kong’s
+Added: securities and futures markets for the benefit of investors and the industry.
+Added: Licensing Regime Under the HKSFO
+Added: The functions of the HKSFC, as a gatekeeper of
+Added: standards for individuals and corporations seeking approval to enter into the securities and futures markets of Hong Kong, include the
+Added: grant licenses to those who are appropriately qualified and can demonstrate
+Added: their fitness and properness to be licensed under the HKSFO;
+Added: maintain online a public register of licensed persons and registered
+Added: corporations;
+Added: monitor the ongoing compliance of licensing requirements by licensees,
+Added: substantial shareholders of licensed corporations, and directors of licensed corporations;
initiate policies on licensing issues.
−Removed: The HKSFC operates a
−Removed: system of authorizing corporations and individuals (through licenses) to act as financial intermediaries.
−Removed: Under the HKSFO, a corporation
−Removed: that is not an authorized financial institution (as defined in section 2(1) of the Banking Ordinance (Cap.
+Added: The HKSFC operates a system of authorizing corporations
+Added: and individuals (through licenses) to act as financial intermediaries.
+Added: Under the HKSFO, a corporation that is not an authorized financial
+Added: institution (as defined in section 2(1) of the Banking Ordinance (Cap.
155) of Hong Kong) and is:
−Removed: carrying on a business in a regulated activity (or holding out as carrying on a regulated activity), or
−Removed: actively marketing, whether in Hong Kong or from a place outside Hong Kong, to the public such services it provides, would constitute a regulatory activity if provided in Hong Kong,
−Removed: must be licensed by the
−Removed: HKSFC to carry out that regulatory activity, unless one of the exemptions under the HKSFO applies.
−Removed: In addition to the licensing
−Removed: requirements on corporations, any individual who:
−Removed: (i) performs any regulated function in relation to a regulated activity carried
−Removed: on as a business, or (ii) holds himself out as performing such regulated activity, must be licensed separately under the HKSFO as
−Removed: a Licensed Representative accredited to his principal.
−Removed: Types of Regulated
−Removed: Activities Under the HKSFO
−Removed: The HKSFO provides a
−Removed: licensing regime under which a person needs a license to carry on different types of regulated activities as specified in Schedule 5 of
−Removed: The different types of regulated activities are set out as follows:
+Added: carrying on a business in a regulated activity (or holding out as carrying
+Added: on a regulated activity), or
+Added: actively marketing, whether in Hong Kong or from a place outside Hong
+Added: Kong, to the public such services it provides, would constitute a regulatory activity if provided in Hong Kong,
+Added: must be licensed by the HKSFC to carry out that
+Added: regulatory activity, unless one of the exemptions under the HKSFO applies.
+Added: In addition to the licensing requirements on
+Added: corporations, any individual who:
+Added: (i) performs any regulated function in relation to a regulated activity carried on as a business, or
+Added: (ii) holds himself out as performing such regulated activity, must be licensed separately under the HKSFO as a Licensed Representative
+Added: accredited to his principal.
+Added: Types of Regulated Activities Under the
+Added: The HKSFO provides a licensing regime under which
+Added: a person needs a license to carry on different types of regulated activities as specified in Schedule 5 of the HKSFO.
+Added: The different types
+Added: of regulated activities are set out as follows:
dealing in securities;
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providing credit rating services;
−Removed: Dealing in OTC derivative products or advising on OTC derivative
+Added: Dealing in OTC derivative products or advising on OTC derivative products;
Providing client clearing services for OTC derivative transactions.
−Removed: The Type 12 regulated
−Removed: activity came into operation on September 1, 2016 pursuant to the Securities and Futures (Amendment) Ordinance 2014 (Commencement)
−Removed: Notice 2016 (L.N.
−Removed: 27 of 2016), in so far as it relates to paragraph (c) of the new definition of “excluded services”
−Removed: in Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the HKSFO.
−Removed: The licensing requirement with respect to Type 12 regulated activity is, as of the date of this
−Removed: annual report, not yet in operation and the effective date will be appointed by the Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and the
−Removed: Treasury by notice published in the Gazette.
−Removed: As of the date of this annual report, our subsidiary FTFT Securities
−Removed: are licensed under the HKSFO to conduct the following regulated activities:
+Added: The Type 12 regulated activity came into operation
+Added: on September 1, 2016 pursuant to the Securities and Futures (Amendment) Ordinance 2014 (Commencement) Notice 2016 (L.N.
+Added: in so far as it relates to paragraph (c) of the new definition of “excluded services” in Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the HKSFO.
+Added: The licensing requirement with respect to Type 12 regulated activity is, as of the date of this annual report, not yet in operation and
+Added: the effective date will be appointed by the Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury by notice published in the Gazette.
+Added: As of the date of this annual report, our subsidiary
+Added: FTFT Securities are licensed under the HKSFO to conduct the following regulated activities:
Type of Regulated Activities
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Licensed Corporation
−Removed: For application as a
−Removed: licensed corporation, the applicant has to be incorporated in Hong Kong or an overseas company registered with the Companies Registry
−Removed: of Hong Kong.
−Removed: The licensed corporation has to satisfy the HKSFC that it has proper business structure, good internal control systems and
−Removed: qualified personnel to ensure the proper management of risks that it will encounter in carrying on the proposed regulated activities as
−Removed: detailed in its business plan submitted to the HKSFC.
−Removed: Detailed guidelines to meet the requirements and expectations of the HKSFC are contained
−Removed: in the following publications of the HKSFC:
+Added: For application as a licensed corporation, the
+Added: applicant has to be incorporated in Hong Kong or an overseas company registered with the Companies Registry of Hong Kong.
+Added: corporation has to satisfy the HKSFC that it has proper business structure, good internal control systems and qualified personnel to
+Added: ensure the proper management of risks that it will encounter in carrying on the proposed regulated activities as detailed in its business
+Added: plan submitted to the HKSFC.
+Added: Detailed guidelines to meet the requirements and expectations of the HKSFC are contained in the following
+Added: publications of the HKSFC:
“Guidelines on Competence”;
−Removed: “the Code of Conduct for Persons Licensed by or Registered with the Securities and Futures Commission,” or the Code of Conduct;
−Removed: “the Management, Supervision and Internal Control Guidelines for Persons Licensed by or Registered with the HKSFC”;
+Added: “the Code of Conduct for Persons Licensed by or Registered with
+Added: the Securities and Futures Commission,” or the Code of Conduct;
+Added: “the Management, Supervision and Internal Control Guidelines
+Added: for Persons Licensed by or Registered with the HKSFC”;
“Corporate Finance Adviser Code of Conduct”;
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Responsible Officers
−Removed: For each regulated activity
−Removed: conducted by a licensed corporation, it must appoint no less than two responsible officers, at least one of them must be an executive
−Removed: director, to directly supervise the business of such regulated activity.
−Removed: A responsible officer is an individual approved by the HKSFC
−Removed: to supervise the regulated activity or activities of the licensed corporation to which he or she is accredited.
−Removed: For each regulated activity
−Removed: of a licensed corporation, it should have at least one responsible officer available at all times to supervise the business.
−Removed: Qualification and Experience Required for
−Removed: Being a Responsible Officer
−Removed: A person who intends
−Removed: to apply to be a responsible officer must demonstrate that he or she fulfills the requirements on both competence and sufficient authority.
−Removed: An applicant should possess appropriate ability, skills, knowledge, and experience to properly manage and supervise the corporation’s
−Removed: regulated activity or activities.
−Removed: Accordingly, the applicant has to fulfill certain requirements on academic and industry qualifications,
−Removed: relevant industry experience, management experience, and local regulatory framework paper as stipulated by the HKSFC.
−Removed: Managers-in-Charge of Core Functions,
−Removed: A licensed corporation
−Removed: is required to designate certain individuals as MICs and provide to the HKSFC information about its MICs and their reporting lines.
−Removed: are individuals appointed by a licensed corporation to be principally responsible, either alone or with others, for managing each of the
−Removed: following eight core functions of the licensed corporation:
+Added: For each regulated activity conducted by a licensed
+Added: corporation, it must appoint no less than two responsible officers, at least one of them must be an executive director, to directly supervise
+Added: the business of such regulated activity.
+Added: A responsible officer is an individual approved by the HKSFC to supervise the regulated activity
+Added: or activities of the licensed corporation to which he or she is accredited.
+Added: For each regulated activity of a licensed corporation, it
+Added: should have at least one responsible officer available at all times to supervise the business.
+Added: Qualification and Experience Required for Being a Responsible Officer
+Added: A person who intends to apply to be a responsible
+Added: officer must demonstrate that he or she fulfills the requirements on both competence and sufficient authority.
+Added: An applicant should possess
+Added: appropriate ability, skills, knowledge, and experience to properly manage and supervise the corporation’s regulated activity or
+Added: Accordingly, the applicant has to fulfill certain requirements on academic and industry qualifications, relevant industry
+Added: experience, management experience, and local regulatory framework paper as stipulated by the HKSFC.
+Added: Managers-in-Charge of Core Functions, or MICs
+Added: A licensed corporation is required to designate
+Added: certain individuals as MICs and provide to the HKSFC information about its MICs and their reporting lines.
+Added: MICs are individuals appointed
+Added: by a licensed corporation to be principally responsible, either alone or with others, for managing each of the following eight core functions
+Added: of the licensed corporation:
overall management oversight;
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anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing.
−Removed: The management structure
−Removed: of a licensed corporation (including its appointment of MICs) should be approved by the board of the licensed corporation.
−Removed: The board should
−Removed: ensure that each of the licensed corporation’s MICs has acknowledged his or her appointment as MIC and the particular core function(s)
−Removed: for which he or she is principally responsible.
+Added: The management structure of a licensed corporation
+Added: (including its appointment of MICs) should be approved by the board of the licensed corporation.
+Added: The board should ensure that each of
+Added: the licensed corporation’s MICs has acknowledged his or her appointment as MIC and the particular core function(s) for which he
+Added: or she is principally responsible.
Fit and Proper Requirement
−Removed: Persons who apply for
−Removed: licenses under the HKSFO must satisfy and continue to satisfy after the grant of such licenses by the HKSFC that they are fit and proper
−Removed: persons to be so licensed.
+Added: Persons who apply for licenses under the HKSFO
+Added: must satisfy and continue to satisfy after the grant of such licenses by the HKSFC that they are fit and proper persons to be so licensed.
Generally, a fit and proper person means one who is financially sound, competent, honest, reputable, and reliable.
−Removed: Section 129(1) of
−Removed: the HKSFO sets out a number of matters that the HKSFC shall have regard to in assessing the fitness and properness of a person, an individual,
−Removed: corporation, or institution, which includes:
+Added: Section 129(1) of the HKSFO sets out a number
+Added: of matters that the HKSFC shall have regard to in assessing the fitness and properness of a person, an individual, corporation, or institution,
+Added: which includes:
financial status or solvency;
−Removed: educational or other qualifications or experience having regard to the nature of the functions to be performed;
−Removed: ability to carry on the regulated activity concerned competently, honestly, and fairly;
−Removed: reputation, character, reliability, and financial integrity of the applicant and other relevant persons as appropriate.
−Removed: The above fit and proper
−Removed: criteria serve as the fundamental basis when the HKSFC considers each license or registration application.
−Removed: Detailed guidelines are contained
−Removed: in “the Fit and Proper Guidelines,” “the Licensing Information Booklet,” and “the Guidelines on Competence”
−Removed: published by the HKSFC.
−Removed: The Fit and Proper Guidelines
−Removed: apply to a number of persons including the following:
−Removed: an individual who applies for license or is licensed under Part V of the HKSFO;
−Removed: a licensed representative who applies for approval or is approved as a responsible officer under Part V of the HKSFO;
−Removed: a corporation which applies for license or is licensed under Part V of the HKSFO;
−Removed: an authorized financial institution which applies for registration or is registered under Part V of the HKSFO;
−Removed: an individual whose name is to be or is entered in the register maintained by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority under section 20 of the Banking Ordinance (Cap.
+Added: educational or other qualifications or experience having regard to
+Added: the nature of the functions to be performed;
+Added: ability to carry on the regulated activity concerned competently, honestly,
+Added: reputation, character, reliability, and financial integrity of the
+Added: applicant and other relevant persons as appropriate.
+Added: The above fit and proper criteria serve as the
+Added: fundamental basis when the HKSFC considers each license or registration application.
+Added: Detailed guidelines are contained in “the
+Added: Fit and Proper Guidelines,” “the Licensing Information Booklet,” and “the Guidelines on Competence” published
+Added: by the HKSFC.
+Added: The Fit and Proper Guidelines apply to a number
+Added: of persons including the following:
+Added: an individual who applies for license or is licensed under Part V of
+Added: a licensed representative who applies for approval or is approved as
+Added: a responsible officer under Part V of the HKSFO;
+Added: a corporation which applies for license or is licensed under Part V
+Added: of the HKSFO;
+Added: an authorized financial institution which applies for registration
+Added: or is registered under Part V of the HKSFO;
+Added: an individual whose name is to be or is entered in the register maintained
+Added: by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority under section 20 of the Banking Ordinance (Cap.
155) of Hong Kong;
−Removed: an individual who applies to be or has been given consent to act as an executive director of a registered institution under section 71C of the Banking Ordinance (Cap.
+Added: an individual who applies to be or has been given consent to act as
+Added: an executive director of a registered institution under section 71C of the Banking Ordinance (Cap.
155 of Hong Kong).
−Removed: Section 129(2) of the HKSFO empowers
−Removed: the HKSFC to take into consideration any of the following in considering whether a person is fit and proper:
−Removed: decisions made by such relevant authorities as stated in section 129(2)(a) of the HKSFO or any other authority or regulatory organization, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, in respect of that person;
+Added: Section 129(2) of the HKSFO empowers the HKSFC
+Added: to take into consideration any of the following in considering whether a person is fit and proper:
+Added: decisions made by such relevant authorities as stated in section 129(2)(a)
+Added: of the HKSFO or any other authority or regulatory organization, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, in respect of that person;
in the case of a corporation, any information relating to:
any other corporation within the group of companies;
−Removed: any substantial shareholder or officer of the corporation or of any of its group companies;
−Removed: in the case of a corporation licensed under section 116 or 117 of the HKSFO or registered under section 119 of the HKSFO or an application for such license or registration:
−Removed: any information relating to any other person who will be acting for or on its behalf in relation to the regulated activity;
−Removed: whether the person has established effective internal control procedures and risk management systems to ensure its compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements under any of the relevant provisions;
−Removed: in the case of a corporation licensed under section 116 or section 117 of the HKSFO or an application for the license, any information relating to any person who is or to be employed by, or associated with, the person for the purposes of the regulated activity;
−Removed: the state of affairs of any other business which the person carries on or proposes to carry on.
−Removed: The HKSFC is obliged
−Removed: to refuse an application to be licensed if the applicant fails to satisfy the HKSFC that the applicant is a fit and proper person to be
−Removed: The onus is on the applicant to make out a case that the applicant is fit and proper to be licensed for the regulated activity.
−Removed: Continuing Obligations
−Removed: of Licensed Corporations
−Removed: Licensed corporations,
−Removed: licensed representatives, and responsible officers must remain fit and proper as defined under the HKSFO at all times.
−Removed: They are required
−Removed: to comply with all applicable provisions of the HKSFO and its subsidiary rules and regulations as well as the codes and guidelines issued
+Added: any substantial shareholder or officer of the corporation or of any
+Added: of its group companies;
+Added: in the case of a corporation licensed under section 116 or 117 of the
+Added: HKSFO or registered under section 119 of the HKSFO or an application for such license or registration:
+Added: any information relating to any other person who will be acting for
+Added: or on its behalf in relation to the regulated activity;
+Added: whether the person has established effective internal control procedures
+Added: and risk management systems to ensure its compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements under any of the relevant provisions;
+Added: in the case of a corporation licensed under section 116 or section
+Added: 117 of the HKSFO or an application for the license, any information relating to any person who is or to be employed by, or associated
+Added: with, the person for the purposes of the regulated activity;
+Added: the state of affairs of any other business which the person carries
+Added: on or proposes to carry on.
+Added: The HKSFC is obliged to refuse an application
+Added: to be licensed if the applicant fails to satisfy the HKSFC that the applicant is a fit and proper person to be licensed.
+Added: on the applicant to make out a case that the applicant is fit and proper to be licensed for the regulated activity.
+Added: Continuing Obligations of Licensed Corporations
+Added: Licensed corporations, licensed representatives,
+Added: and responsible officers must remain fit and proper as defined under the HKSFO at all times.
+Added: They are required to comply with all applicable
+Added: provisions of the HKSFO and its subsidiary rules and regulations as well as the codes and guidelines issued by the HKSFC.
+Added: Outlined below are some of the key continuing
+Added: obligations of the licensed corporations within the Group under the HKSFO:
+Added: maintenance of minimum paid-up share capital and liquid capital, and
+Added: submission of financial returns to the HKSFC in accordance with the requirements under the Securities and Futures (Financial Resources)
+Added: Rules (as discussed in more detail below);
+Added: maintenance of segregated account(s), and custody and handling of client
+Added: securities in accordance with the requirements under the Securities and Futures (Client Securities) Rules (Chapter 571H of the Laws
+Added: of Hong Kong);
+Added: maintenance of segregated account(s), and holding and payment of client
+Added: money in accordance with the requirements under the Securities and Futures (Client Money) Rules (Chapter 571I of the Laws of Hong
+Added: maintenance of proper records in accordance with the requirements prescribed
+Added: under the Securities and Futures (Keeping of Records) Rules (Chapter 571O of the Laws of Hong Kong);
+Added: maintenance of insurance against specific risks for specified amounts
+Added: in accordance with the requirements under the Securities and Futures (Insurance) Rules (Chapter 571AI of the Laws of Hong Kong);
+Added: payment of annual fees and submission of annual returns to the HKSFC
+Added: within one month after each anniversary date of the license;
+Added: implementation of appropriate policies and procedures relating to client
+Added: acceptance, client due diligence, record keeping, identification, and reporting of suspicious transactions and staff screening, education,
+Added: and training in accordance with the requirements under the Guideline on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing issued
by the HKSFC;
−Removed: Outlined below are some
−Removed: of the key continuing obligations of the licensed corporations within the Group under the HKSFO:
−Removed: maintenance of minimum paid-up share capital and liquid capital, and submission of financial returns to the HKSFC in accordance with the requirements under the Securities and Futures (Financial Resources) Rules (as discussed in more detail below);
−Removed: maintenance of segregated account(s), and custody and handling of client securities in accordance with the requirements under the Securities and Futures (Client Securities) Rules (Chapter 571H of the Laws of Hong Kong);
−Removed: maintenance of segregated account(s), and holding and payment of client money in accordance with the requirements under the Securities and Futures (Client Money) Rules (Chapter 571I of the Laws of Hong Kong);
−Removed: maintenance of proper records in accordance with the requirements prescribed under the Securities and Futures (Keeping of Records) Rules (Chapter 571O of the Laws of Hong Kong);
−Removed: maintenance of insurance against specific risks for specified amounts in accordance with the requirements under the Securities and Futures (Insurance) Rules (Chapter 571AI of the Laws of Hong Kong);
−Removed: payment of annual fees and submission of annual returns to the HKSFC within one month after each anniversary date of the license;
−Removed: implementation of appropriate policies and procedures relating to client acceptance, client due diligence, record keeping, identification, and reporting of suspicious transactions and staff screening, education, and training in accordance with the requirements under the Guideline on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing issued by the HKSFC;
−Removed: Obligation for substantial
−Removed: A person shall, in relation
−Removed: to a corporation, be regarded as a substantial shareholder of the corporation if he, either alone or with any of his associates—
+Added: Obligation for substantial shareholders
+Added: A person shall, in relation to a corporation,
+Added: be regarded as a substantial shareholder of the corporation if he, either alone or with any of his associates-
has an interest in shares in the corporation-
−Removed: the aggregate number of which shares is equal to more than 10% of the total number of issued shares of the corporation;
−Removed: which entitles the person, either alone or with any of his associates and either directly or indirectly, to exercise or control the exercise of more than 10% of the voting power at general meetings of the corporation;
−Removed: holds shares in any other corporation which entitles him, either alone or with any of his associates and either directly or indirectly, to exercise or control the exercise of 35% or more of the voting power at general meetings of the other corporation, or of a further corporation, which is itself entitled, either alone or with any of its associates and either directly or indirectly, to exercise or control the exercise of more than 10% of the voting power at general meetings of the corporation.
−Removed: A person shall be regarded
−Removed: as being entitled to exercise or control the exercise of 35% or more of the voting power at general meetings of a corporation indirectly
−Removed: if he, either alone or with any of his associates, has an interest in shares in a further corporation which entitles him, either alone
−Removed: or with any of his associates, to exercise or control the exercise of 35% or more of the voting power at general meetings of the further
−Removed: corporation which is itself entitled, either alone or with any of its associates, to exercise or control the exercise of 35% or more of
−Removed: the voting power at general meetings of the first-mentioned corporation.
−Removed: Under section 132 of
−Removed: the HKSFO, a person (including a corporation) has to apply for HKSFC’s approval prior to becoming or continuing to be, as the case
−Removed: may be, a substantial shareholder of a corporation licensed under section 116 of the HKSFO.
−Removed: A person who has become aware that he has
−Removed: become a substantial shareholder of a licensed corporation without HKSFC’s prior approval should, as soon as reasonably practicable
−Removed: and in any event within three business days after he becomes so aware, apply to the HKSFC for approval to continue to be a substantial
−Removed: shareholder of the licensed corporation.
−Removed: An application to the
−Removed: HKSFC regarding the change of the substantial shareholder of NTAM to Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited was approved by the HKSFC on June
+Added: the aggregate number of which shares is equal to more than 10% of the
+Added: total number of issued shares of the corporation;
+Added: which entitles the person, either alone or with any of his associates
+Added: and either directly or indirectly, to exercise or control the exercise of more than 10% of the voting power at general meetings of
+Added: the corporation;
+Added: holds shares in any other corporation which entitles him, either alone
+Added: or with any of his associates and either directly or indirectly, to exercise or control the exercise of 35% or more of the voting
+Added: power at general meetings of the other corporation, or of a further corporation, which is itself entitled, either alone or with any
+Added: of its associates and either directly or indirectly, to exercise or control the exercise of more than 10% of the voting power at
+Added: general meetings of the corporation.
+Added: A person shall be regarded as being entitled
+Added: to exercise or control the exercise of 35% or more of the voting power at general meetings of a corporation indirectly if he, either
+Added: alone or with any of his associates, has an interest in shares in a further corporation which entitles him, either alone or with any
+Added: of his associates, to exercise or control the exercise of 35% or more of the voting power at general meetings of the further corporation
+Added: which is itself entitled, either alone or with any of its associates, to exercise or control the exercise of 35% or more of the voting
+Added: power at general meetings of the first-mentioned corporation.
+Added: Under section 132 of the HKSFO, a person (including
+Added: a corporation) has to apply for HKSFC’s approval prior to becoming or continuing to be, as the case may be, a substantial shareholder
+Added: of a corporation licensed under section 116 of the HKSFO.
+Added: A person who has become aware that he has become a substantial shareholder
+Added: of a licensed corporation without HKSFC’s prior approval should, as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within three
+Added: business days after he becomes so aware, apply to the HKSFC for approval to continue to be a substantial shareholder of the licensed
+Added: An application to the HKSFC regarding the change
+Added: of the substantial shareholder of NTAM to Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited was approved by the HKSFC on June 17, 2021.
Supervision by the HKSFC
−Removed: HKSFC supervises
−Removed: licensed corporations and intermediaries operating in the market.
−Removed: HKSFC conducts on-site inspections and off-site monitoring
−Removed: to ascertain and supervise intermediaries’ business conduct and compliance with relevant regulatory requirements and to assess and
−Removed: monitor the financial soundness of intermediaries.
+Added: HKSFC supervises licensed corporations and intermediaries
+Added: operating in the market.
+Added: HKSFC conducts on-site inspections and off-site monitoring to ascertain and supervise intermediaries’
+Added: business conduct and compliance with relevant regulatory requirements and to assess and monitor the financial soundness of intermediaries.
Disciplinary Power of the HKSFC
−Removed: Under Part IX of the
−Removed: HKSFO and subject to the due process for exercising disciplinary powers laid down in section 198 of the HKSFO, the HKSFC may exercise
−Removed: any of the following disciplinary actions against a regulated person (including a licensed person or a registered institution) if that
−Removed: person is found to be guilty of misconduct or the HKSFC is of the opinion that a regulated person is not fit and proper to be or remain
−Removed: the same type of regulated person (sections 194 and 196 of the HKSFO).
+Added: Under Part IX of the HKSFO and subject to the
+Added: due process for exercising disciplinary powers laid down in section 198 of the HKSFO, the HKSFC may exercise any of the following disciplinary
+Added: actions against a regulated person (including a licensed person or a registered institution) if that person is found to be guilty of
+Added: misconduct or the HKSFC is of the opinion that a regulated person is not fit and proper to be or remain the same type of regulated person
+Added: (sections 194 and 196 of the HKSFO).
revocation or suspension of a license or a registration;
−Removed: revocation or suspension of part of a license or registration in relation to any of the regulated activities for which a regulated person is licensed or registered;
+Added: revocation or suspension of part of a license or registration in relation
+Added: to any of the regulated activities for which a regulated person is licensed or registered;
revocation or suspension of the approval granted to a responsible officer;
public or private reprimand on a regulated person;
−Removed: prohibition of a regulated person from applying to be licensed or registered or to be approved as a responsible officer;
−Removed: prohibition of a regulated person from applying to be given consent to act or continue to act as an executive officer of a registered institution;
+Added: prohibition of a regulated person from applying to be licensed or registered
+Added: or to be approved as a responsible officer;
+Added: prohibition of a regulated person from applying to be given consent
+Added: to act or continue to act as an executive officer of a registered institution;
prohibition of a regulated person from re-entry to be licensed or registered;
−Removed: pecuniary penalty of not exceeding the amount of HK$10 million or three times the amount of the profit gained or loss avoided as a result of the misconduct.
−Removed: Hong Kong Regulations Relating to Securities and
−Removed: Futures Brokerage Providers FTFT Securities is a licensed corporation of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (“SFC”)
+Added: pecuniary penalty of not exceeding the amount of HK$10 million or three
+Added: times the amount of the profit gained or loss avoided as a result of the misconduct.
+Added: Hong Kong Regulations Relating to Securities
+Added: and Futures Brokerage Providers FTFT Securities is a licensed corporation of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (“SFC”)
holding Type 1 (“Dealing in Securities”), Type 2 (“Dealing in Futures Contracts”), Type 4 (“Advising on
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Law has adopted a “first-to-file” principle with respect to trademark registration.
−Removed: Where registration is sought for
−Removed: a trademark that is identical or similar to another trademark which has already been registered or given preliminary examination and approval
−Removed: for use in the same or similar category of commodities or services, such application for registration of this trademark may be rejected.
+Added: Where registration is sought for a trademark
+Added: that is identical or similar to another trademark which has already been registered or given preliminary examination and approval for
+Added: use in the same or similar category of commodities or services, such application for registration of this trademark may be rejected.
Trademark registrations are effective for a renewable ten-year period, unless otherwise revoked.
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2002, software copyrights, exclusive licensing contracts for software copyrights and software copyright transfer contracts shall be registered,
−Removed: and the National Copyright Administration shall be the competent authority for the administration of software copyright registration and
−Removed: designates the Copyright Protection Center of China as a software registration authority.
−Removed: The Copyright Protection Center of China shall
−Removed: grant a registration certification to a computer software copyright applicant who complies with regulations.
−Removed: Under the Copyright Law,
−Removed: the term of protection for copyrighted software is 50 years.
+Added: and the National Copyright Administration shall be the competent authority for the administration of software copyright registration
+Added: and designates the Copyright Protection Center of China as a software registration authority.
+Added: The Copyright Protection Center of China
+Added: shall grant a registration certification to a computer software copyright applicant who complies with regulations.
+Added: Under the Copyright
+Added: Law, the term of protection for copyrighted software is 50 years.
Intellectual Property
−Removed: The Company currently
−Removed: has 36 registered Internet Domain names, including ftft.com, ftftx.com,ftftcapital.com, and alpahkint.com.
−Removed: All these Domain names are
−Removed: owned by the subsidiaries of the Company.
+Added: The Company currently has 36 registered Internet
+Added: Domain names, including ftft.com, ftftx.com,ftftcapital.com, and alpahkint.com.
+Added: All these Domain names are owned by the subsidiaries
+Added: of the Company.
We have taken measures to protect the confidentiality
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We also recognize the importance of keeping our employees
−Removed: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we implemented changes that we determined were in the best interest of our employees and have
−Removed: followed local government orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2024, we had 36 full-time employees
−Removed: and 4 part-time employees, among which 31 are located in the PRC, 5 are located in Hong Kong.
−Removed: None of our employees are covered by
−Removed: a collective bargaining agreement as of the date of this Report.
−Removed: We consider our relationships with our employees to be good.
+Added: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we implemented changes that we determined were in the best interest of our employees and
+Added: have followed local government orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
+Added: As of December 31, 2025, we had 30 full-time employees and 3 part-time
+Added: None of our employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement as of the date of this Report.
+Added: We consider our relationships
+Added: with our employees to be good.
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