Perfect Corp. provides AI and augmented-reality technology for beauty, fashion, skincare, photo and video creative markets. Company news centers on its hybrid model: consumer products such as the YouCam mobile apps and web-editing tools, and enterprise solutions that support virtual try-on, AI skin and hair analysis, product recommendations, developer APIs and omnichannel retail experiences.
Recurring updates include unaudited financial results, new YouCam content and generative-AI features, partnerships with retailers, technology platforms and developer programs, and product demonstrations for beauty and retail use cases. Governance news also includes board and special-committee updates when the company reports corporate review matters.
Perfect Corp. (PERF) launched its second global online YouCam API hackathon, offering $6,000 in cash prizes for developer projects.
The competition invites working web and mobile apps for skincare, beauty, fashion and online shopping. Submissions close November 2, 2026, at 11:45 a.m. ET, with winners announced on or around November 24. The top three teams receive $2,500, $1,000 and $500. Two additional $1,000 awards recognize eligible teams with a woman member or an enrolled student. The first round drew 1,280 registered developers and 238 project submissions.
Perfect Corp. (PERF) has integrated the Vidu Q4 Preview AI video model into its YouCam apps and online editor. The model is now available in the Image-to-Video feature of YouCam Perfect, YouCam Makeup, YouCam AI Pro, YouCam Enhance and YouCam Video, alongside YouCam Online Editor, on iOS, Android and the web.
Users upload a photo and describe their desired motion and camera movement. The model generates clips lasting 3 to 16 seconds at 24 frames per second, preserves the photo’s aspect ratio and supports output up to 4K resolution with 10-bit color. It joins the other AI video models already available in YouCam.
Perfect Corp. (NYSE: PERF) held its eighth Global Beauty & Fashion Tech Forum on September 28 at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Hosted with FIT’s School of Graduate Studies and CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women), the event brought together beauty, fashion, retail and technology participants to discuss AI-powered retail, personalization and conversational shopping.
Discussions focused on practical uses of AI and more accessible tools for entrepreneurs. An interactive demonstration featured designs from FIT graduates and alumni through Perfect Corp.’s generative AI fashion virtual try-on technology.
Perfect Corp (PERF) announced that Lagardère Travel Retail is deploying its AI-powered Skincare Pro skin analysis solution across beauty retail operations at airports in Prague, Rome Fiumicino and Amsterdam Schiphol, with rollout to two additional European airports planned by the end of 2026.
Skincare Pro evaluates 12 skin concerns, including wrinkles, pores, spots, texture, dark circles, redness, oiliness, moisture, eye bags, radiance, acne and firmness, to generate personalised product recommendations in minutes. Travelers who complete a skin analysis can receive a discount via QR code, linking digital diagnostics to in-store purchases. The current setup offers 200 SKUs across 11 global beauty brands, including four K-Beauty brands in Rome.
Perfect Corp. (PERF) announced a partnership with Indian luxury jewellery brand QWEEN to roll out a hyper-realistic 3D Virtual Try-On experience across QWEEN’s online shopping journeys.
The solution uses Perfect Corp.’s Web Consultation Mode for Jewellery, enabling real-time virtual try-on of rings, earrings and bracelets on QWEEN’s desktop and mobile sites. Built on Physically Based Rendering (PBR), it recreates material textures, reflections and movement, and supports up to 2,300 Virtual Try-On-enabled SKUs. A self-service 3D Authoring Tool lets QWEEN upload 3D assets, apply materials, and quickly convert products into AR-ready experiences as its collections expand.
Perfect Corp. (PERF) announced a partnership with Indian jewellery brand QWEEN to launch a hyper-realistic 3D Virtual Try-On experience for rings, earrings and bracelets across QWEEN’s desktop and mobile shopping channels.
The solution uses Perfect Corp.’s Web Consultation Mode for Jewellery and Physically Based Rendering (PBR) to simulate textures, reflections, light scattering and movement. QWEEN can support up to 2,300 Virtual Try-On-enabled SKUs through a ready-made UX/UI framework integrated into its domain. A self-service 3D Authoring Tool lets QWEEN upload 3D files, apply materials, preview in real time and rapidly convert designs into AR-ready experiences, aiming to increase shopper confidence in high-consideration jewellery purchases.
Perfect Corp. (NYSE: PERF) announced that Vereme has integrated 28 YouCam AI APIs into its new AI stylist platform, combining visual intelligence with Vereme’s 3D and emotion-intelligence technologies. The integration spans 18 connected appearance areas, including skincare, makeup, hair, fashion, fitness, fragrance, and sleep.
The YouCam APIs provide AI skin analysis, skin and hair diagnostics, and virtual try-on for makeup, hair, nails, accessories, jewelry, and eyewear, plus AI-generated imagery. Vereme layers user-specific style, biology, budget, and events data to deliver step-by-step, brand-agnostic recommendations. Perfect Corp. highlights its flexible API suite for developers and notes its broader ecosystem of over 1.1 billion YouCam app downloads and 800+ brand partners.
Perfect (NYSE: PERF) has called an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders for October 19, 2026, in New Taipei City, Taiwan, to vote on authorizing and approving a previously announced Merger Agreement with ProjectNY, under which Perfect would merge with Merger Sub and remain as a privately held surviving company. The board, following a unanimous Special Committee recommendation, approved the Merger Agreement and plans to recommend shareholder approval. Shareholders of record as of September 8, 2026, may attend and vote.
Perfect Corp. (NYSE: PERF) announced its 8th Global Beauty & Fashion Tech Forum, to be held on Monday, September 28, 2026, at the Haft Theater at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) School of Graduate Studies in New York City. The event, hosted with FIT and partnered with CEW, will run from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and focus on how AI and emerging technologies drive innovation, personalization, customer satisfaction, and revenue in beauty and fashion.
Programming includes CEW-led fireside discussions, networking, and expert panels on topics such as AI-driven business impact, intelligent commerce, entrepreneurship at the intersection of AI, beauty and fashion, APIs and agents, and longevity. From 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Perfect Corp. will co-host the Startup World Cup NYC Regional with Pegasus Tech Ventures, where selected founders pitch for a chance to advance to the Global Grand Finale in San Francisco and compete for a $1 million investment prize. Additional NYC prizes include airfare and hotel for the winner, plus $2,500 and $1,500 cash awards for second and third place.
Perfect Corp. (NYSE: PERF) reported unaudited results for Q2 and the six months ended June 30, 2026. Q2 2026 revenue was $16.3 million, essentially flat year over year, while gross profit rose 7.4% to $13.2 million and gross margin improved to 80.9% from 75.3%. Operating loss narrowed sharply to $0.1 million and net income increased to $1.3 million, up from $0.2 million in Q2 2025.
For the first half of 2026, revenue grew 5.9% to $34.3 million, gross profit rose 12.7% to $27.9 million, and operating results shifted to a $1.4 million profit from a $1.6 million loss. Net income for the period was $3.6 million, up 45.3%. Operating cash inflow was $5.2 million, below $8.0 million a year earlier. Cash and cash equivalents were $125.6 million (or $177.1 million including time deposits and US Treasuries). Key metrics showed pressure, with YouCam active subscribers down 14.6% to 820,000 and Key Customers declining to 113 from 139.
According to Perfect, a definitive agreement for a going‑private transaction was signed on July 10, 2026, following a preliminary proposal and special committee review earlier in the year.