[F-1] Waton Financial Ltd Foreign Issuer IPO Registration
Waton Financial Limited filed a Form F-1 to conduct a best‑efforts primary offering of up to 5,359,719 Ordinary Shares. The assumed price is $5.68 per share, equal to the November 13, 2025 Nasdaq close for “WTF.” There is no minimum offering amount, so the company may close with fewer shares sold.
Assuming all shares are sold at the assumed price, net proceeds are estimated at $27.94 million after commissions and expenses. The company plans to allocate roughly 30% to research and development, 30% to expanding brokerage and asset management, 20% to sales and promotion, and 20% to working capital and general corporate purposes.
Ordinary shares outstanding would be 53,597,191 after the offering, versus 48,237,472 before, if fully sold. The filing highlights risks including the recent loss of a major related‑party customer (WGI), reliance on a related‑party technology supplier, volatility in the share price, and dilution; at the assumed price, immediate dilution to new investors is estimated at $4.60 per share.
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Administrative capital raise; dilution and no-minimum risk noted.
Waton Financial seeks capital via a best‑efforts primary offering of up to 5,359,719 shares. With no minimum, actual proceeds may be materially below the maximum. If fully sold at the assumed price, estimated net proceeds are
The structure introduces execution variability: proceeds depend on investor demand, and funds are available immediately upon closing(s). At the assumed pricing, the filing quantifies immediate dilution of
Operational disclosures flag concentrated historical revenue from WGI and reliance on a related‑party tech supplier. Actual impact will hinge on placement take‑up and customer transition progress; the filing does not provide timing beyond the offering window.
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British Virgin Islands | 6200 | Not Applicable | ||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||||
Ying Li, Esq. Lisa Forcht, Esq. Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC 950 Third Avenue, 19th Floor New York, NY 10022 212-530-2206 | Cavas S. Pavri, Esq. ArentFox Schiff LLP 1717 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 202-724-6847 | ||
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PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS | SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED NOVEMBER 14, 2025 | ||

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Per Share | Total (assuming maximum offering) | |||||
Public offering price(1) | $ | $ | ||||
Placement agent commissions(2) | $ | $ | ||||
Proceeds, before expenses, to us(3) | $ | $ | ||||
(1) | We assume per Ordinary Share is offered at an assumed offering price of US$5.68, which is the last reported sale price of our Ordinary Shares, as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on November 13, 2025. |
(2) | We have agreed to pay FT Global Capital, Inc. (the “placement agent”) commissions of 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in this offering. We have also agreed to reimburse the placement agent for certain expenses. For a description of compensation payable to the placement agent. See “Plan of Distribution.” |
(3) | We estimate the total expenses of this offering payable by us, excluding the placement agent’s fees, will be approximately $0.37 million. |

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY | 1 | ||
THE OFFERING | 9 | ||
RISK FACTORS | 12 | ||
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS | 15 | ||
ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES | 16 | ||
USE OF PROCEEDS | 17 | ||
DIVIDEND POLICY | 18 | ||
CAPITALIZATION | 19 | ||
DILUTION | 20 | ||
CORPORATE HISTORY AND STRUCTURE | 22 | ||
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | 25 | ||
BUSINESS | 25 | ||
REGULATIONS | 26 | ||
MANAGEMENT | 26 | ||
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS | 27 | ||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 29 | ||
DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL | 31 | ||
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE | 34 | ||
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION | 35 | ||
EXPENSES RELATING TO THIS OFFERING | 37 | ||
LEGAL MATTERS | 38 | ||
EXPERTS | 38 | ||
CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT | 38 | ||
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION | 38 | ||
MATERIAL CHANGES | 39 | ||
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE | 40 | ||
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• | “APP” are to a mobile application; |
• | “Broker Cloud solutions” are to a combination of software licensing and related support services (as defined below), securities brokerage services, margin financing services (as defined below) and other related services provided to securities brokers, where securities brokers are provided with a perpetual on-premise licensed trading platform APP with related support services, and the front-, middle- and back-office operation functions and securities trading function where such securities trading orders can be cleared and settled through WSI; |
• | “BVI Companies Act” are to BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 as amended from time to time; |
• | “China” or the “PRC” are to the People’s Republic of China, including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, and Taiwan, for the purposes of this prospectus only; |
• | “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our” are to Waton Financial Limited, a BVI business company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, and when describing the financial results of Waton Financial Limited, also includes its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise indicates; |
• | “fintech” are to financial technology; |
• | “Group” are to the Company and our subsidiaries, collectively; |
• | “HK$” and “Hong Kong dollars” are to the legal currency of Hong Kong; |
• | “HKSFC” are to the Securities and Future Commission of Hong Kong; |
• | “HKSFO” are to the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong); |
• | “Hong Kong” are to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China for the purposes of this prospectus only; |
• | “mainland China” or “Mainland China” are to the mainland of the People’s Republic of China, excluding Taiwan, the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau for the purposes of this prospectus only; the term “Mainland Chinese” has a correlative meaning for the purpose of this prospectus; |
• | “margin financing services” are to the margin loans provided by WSI to its customers for their purchase of securities on the secondary market or for their subscription to shares offered under initial public offerings; |
• | “Memorandum and Articles of Association” are to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association which are currently effective, as may be further amended from time to time; |
• | “our subsidiaries” are to the Company’s subsidiaries, the financial statements of which are consolidated in the financial statements of the Company; |
• | “PRC government”, “PRC governmental authority” or “PRC governmental authorities” are to the government and governmental authorities of mainland China, for the purposes of this prospectus only; |
• | “PRC laws” or “PRC laws and regulations” are to the laws and regulations of mainland China, for the purposes of this prospectus only; |
• | “RMB” and “Renminbi” are to the legal currency of China; |
• | “shares”, “Shares” or “Ordinary Shares” are to the ordinary shares of Waton Financial Limited, with no par value per share; |
• | “software licensing and related support services” are to a range of fintech services, including, but not limited to, the licensing of a trading platform APP with securities trading, clearing and settlement functions and the front-, middle- and back-office operation functions, optional cloud-based maintenance and support services, unspecified updates and enhancements, and related support services provided by WSI or WTI to securities brokers and securities-related financial institutions; |
• | “US$”, “$”, “U.S. dollars” and “USD” are to the legal currency of the United States; |
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• | “WSI” are to our wholly-owned subsidiary, Waton Securities International Limited |
), a limited liability company incorporated in Hong Kong on April 28, 1989, formerly known as WATON SECURITIES (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED (
) from November 17, 2022 to November 30, 2022, HUATONG SECURITIES INT'L LIMITED
) from August 9, 2022 to November 16, 2022, INFAST BROKERAGE LIMITED (
) from June 20, 1990 to August 8, 2022, and JONESHORN LIMITED (
) from April 28, 1989 to June 19, 1990; and • | “WTI” are to our wholly-owned subsidiary, Waton Technology International Limited |
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• | Major fintech service provider of integrated, accessible, expedited and cost-effective software licensing and related support services, which are adaptive to the specific demands of small and medium-sized securities brokers. |
• | Our fintech services benefit securities broker customers with the integrated upstream industry supply chain and the growth potential of downstream end user markets. |
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• | Our business lines of services along the securities brokerage industry value chain generate a diversified revenue mix and build customer loyalty. |
• | Visionary and Experienced Management Team. |
• | Continue to expand our customer base in the financial services industry through software licensing services. |
• | Enhance our existing services, develop our asset management business and expand our service offerings. |
• | Focus on product and technology innovation and further strengthen our securities brokerage services and software licensing services. |
• | Pursue investment, acquisition and strategic opportunities. |
• | Continue to attract and retain top talents. |
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• | being permitted to present only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; |
• | not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting; |
• | reduced disclosure regarding executive compensation in periodic reports, proxy statements and registration statements; and |
• | exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. |
• | the rules under the Exchange Act that require U.S. domestic public companies to issue financial statements prepared under U.S. GAAP; |
• | sections of the Exchange Act that regulate the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations in respect of any securities registered under the Exchange Act; |
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• | sections of the Exchange Act that require insiders to file public reports of their share ownership and trading activities and that impose liability on insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time; and |
• | the rules under the Exchange Act that require the filing with the SEC of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, containing unaudited financial and other specified information, and current reports on Form 8-K, upon the occurrence of specified significant events. |
• | the majority independent director requirement under Section 5605(b)(1) of the Nasdaq listing rules; |
• | the requirement under Section 5605(b)(2) of the Nasdaq listing rules that the independent directors have regularly scheduled meetings with only the independent directors present; and |
• | the requirements under Section 5635 of the Nasdaq listing rules that shareholder approval will be required for (i) certain acquisitions of stock or assets of another company; (ii) an issuance of shares that will result in a change of control of the company; (iii) the establishment or amendment of certain equity based compensation plans and arrangements; and (iv) certain transactions (other than a public offering) involving issuances of 20% or more of our outstanding shares. |
• | a majority of our board of directors consist of independent directors; |
• | our director nominees be selected or recommended solely by independent directors; and |
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• | we have a nominating and corporate governance committee and a compensation committee that are composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the purposes and responsibilities of the committees. |
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(1) | The total number of Ordinary Shares that will be outstanding immediately after this offering (assuming the sale of all the Ordinary Shares being offered in this offering) is based upon 48,237,472 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, excluding the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon vesting of our outstanding restricted share units as of the date of this prospectus. |
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As of March 31, | |||||||||
2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets Data | US$ | US$ | US$ | ||||||
Total assets | 30,723,975 | 32,684,427 | 40,771,313 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 7,717,087 | 4,948,090 | 19,092,552 | ||||||
Cash segregated under regulatory requirements | 6,183,232 | 5,704,096 | 9,766,690 | ||||||
Receivables and contract assets | 10,095,071 | 14,612,023 | 10,775,442 | ||||||
Investment, cost | 2,878,575 | 3,472,016 | — | ||||||
Total liabilities | 17,956,232 | 21,942,374 | 26,611,364 | ||||||
Payables | 14,915,859 | 17,603,315 | 20,159,101 | ||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 12,767,743 | 10,742,053 | 14,159,949 | ||||||
For the fiscal years ended March 31, | |||||||||
Summary Consolidated Statement of Operations Data | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
US$ | US$ | US$ | |||||||
Total revenues | 7,447,944 | 10,055,809 | 5,738,774 | ||||||
Net (loss) / income | (11,967,505) | 2,496,554 | 3,080,705 | ||||||
Net (loss) / income per ordinary share | |||||||||
Basic and diluted | $(0.29) | $0.04 | $0.09 | ||||||
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding | |||||||||
Basic and diluted | 41,793,690 | 62,816,064 | 34,733,424 | ||||||
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• | future financial and operating results, including revenues, income, expenditures, cash balances and other financial items; |
• | our ability to execute our growth and expansion strategies, including our ability to meet our goals; |
• | current and future economic and political conditions; |
• | our expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of our services; |
• | our expectations regarding our customer base; |
• | competition in our industries; |
• | relevant government policies and regulations relating to our industries; |
• | our capital requirements and our ability to raise any additional financing which we may require; |
• | our ability to protect our intellectual property rights and secure the right to use other intellectual property that we deem to be essential or desirable to the conduct of our business through our subsidiaries; |
• | our ability to hire and retain qualified management personnel and key employees in order to develop the business of our subsidiaries; |
• | overall industry and market performance; |
• | other assumptions described in this prospectus underlying or relating to any forward-looking statements. |
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• | approximately 30% for research and development activities to improve the functionalities of our online trading platform and other applications to be provided by the Company, under the Company’s global AI strategy; for further information on our global AI strategy, please see “Item 4. Information on the Company—B. Business Overview” in our 2025 Annual Report; |
• | approximately 30% for expansion of the existing securities brokerage and asset management businesses; |
• | approximately 20% for sales and promotion activities, such as digital marketing campaigns, to promote the Company’s global AI strategy; and |
• | approximately 20% for working capital and other general corporate purposes. |
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• | on an actual basis; and |
• | on a pro forma as adjusted basis to give effect to (i) the issuance and sale of 5,031,250 Ordinary Shares (including Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to fully exercised over-allotment option in our IPO) by us at the initial public offering price of $4.00 per Ordinary Share, after deducting the discounts to the underwriters and the offering expenses payable by us; (ii) the issuance and sale of 5,359,719 Ordinary Shares offered hereby, based on an assumed offering price of $5.68 per share, which is equal to the closing trading price of our Ordinary Shares as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on November 13, 2025, assuming the sale of all of the Ordinary Shares we are offering, and (ii) the application of the net proceeds after deducting placement agent commissions, the non-accountable expense allowance, and estimated offering expenses payable by us. |
Actual | Pro forma as adjusted after the initial public offering | Pro forma as adjusted after this offering | |||||||
US$ | US$ | US$ | |||||||
Shareholders’ equity | |||||||||
Ordinary shares (No par value per share as of March 31, 2025; unlimited shares authorized; 43,206,222 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2025; 53,597,191 shares with no par value issued and outstanding, as adjusted) | |||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | $21,817,729 | $38,797,426 | $66,741,267(1) | ||||||
Retained earnings | $(9,107,145) | $(9,107,145) | $(9,107,145) | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | $57,159 | $57,159 | $57,159 | ||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | $12,767,743 | $29,747,440 | $57,691,281 | ||||||
Total capitalization | $12,767,743 | $29,747,440 | $57,691,281 | ||||||
(1) | The pro forma as-adjusted information discussed above is illustrative only. Our additional paid-in capital, total shareholders’ equity, and total capitalization following the completion of this offering are subject to adjustment based on the actual public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing. |
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Per Share Post-Offering(1) | |||
Assumed public offering price per share | $5.68 | ||
Net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2025 | $0.30 | ||
Pro forma net tangible book value per share taking into account the initial public offering as of March 31, 2025 | $0.62 | ||
Increase in pro forma net tangible book value per share attributable to this offering | $0.46 | ||
Pro forma as-adjusted net tangible book value per share immediately after this offering | $1.08 | ||
Dilution per share to new investors participating in this offering | $4.60 | ||
(1) | Assumes net proceeds of approximately $27.94 million from this offering of 5,359,719 Ordinary Shares at an assumed public offering price of $5.68 per share, calculated as follows: approximately $30.44 million gross offering proceeds, less estimated placement agent commissions of approximately $2.13 million, the non-accountable expense allowance of approximately $0.05 million, and estimated offering expenses of approximately $0.32 million. |
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Name | Background | Ownership | Principal activities | ||||||
Waton Financial Limited | • A BVI company • Incorporated on June 25, 2010 | — | Investment holding | ||||||
Waton Securities International Limited | • A Hong Kong company • Incorporated on April 28, 1989 | 100% owned by Waton Financial Limited | Provision for securities brokerage services and software licensing and related support services | ||||||
Waton Technology International Limited | • A Hong Kong company • Incorporated on February 24, 2023 | 100% owned by Waton Financial Limited | Provision for software licensing and related support services | ||||||
Waton Sponsor Limited | • A BVI company • Incorporated on September 7, 2023 | 100% owned by Waton Financial Limited | Sponsor of a special purpose acquisition company | ||||||
Descart Limited | • A Delaware stock corporation • Incorporated on February 23, 2024 | 100% owned by Waton Financial Limited | General holding | ||||||
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Waton Investment Global SPC | • A Cayman Islands exempted segregated portfolio company • Incorporated on May 12, 2022 | 100% of the issued management shares owned by WSI | Investment fund | ||||||
Infast Asset Management Co., Limited | • A Hong Kong company • Incorporated on October 30, 2012 | 100% owned by WSI | No substantial business | ||||||
Love & Health Limited | • A Cayman Islands exempted company • Incorporated on October 3, 2023 | 100% owned by WSL | Blank cheque special acquisition company | ||||||
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Name of segregated portfolio: | Z Navigation Option Hedge Fund S.P. | ||
Investment manager: | WSI. Viberation Asset Management Limited was appointed a co-investment manager of Z Navigation Option Hedge Fund S.P. in August 2025. | ||
Investment objective and investment strategy: | To achieve moderate growth and to generate long term growth with relatively steady experience. | ||
Z Navigation Option Hedge Fund S.P. intends to invest most of the portfolio’s assets mainly in option arbitrage, option volatility trading, based upon OTC option market-marker. The main investment scope include the following: China A-share stocks, A-share OTC stocks options, Hong Kong stocks, Hong Kong OTC stock options, American stocks, American OTC stock options, Chinese domestic future market instruments, Chinese ETF, Chinese option market instruments; Hong Kong future market instruments, Hong Kong ETF, Hong Kong option market instruments, American future market instruments, American ETF, American option market instruments. | |||
Target investors: | Investors who are professional investors (within the meaning of the HKSFO, including professional investors as defined by the Securities and Futures (Professional Investor) Rules) | ||
Capital contributions: | As of the date of this prospectus, the total subscriptions received by Z Navigation Option Hedge Fund S.P. amounted to US$4 million. | ||
Investors: | As of the date of this prospectus, Z Navigation Option Hedge Fund S.P. has 3 investors. | ||
Fees payable to WSI as investment manager: | • Management fee: 1.5% per annum of the net asset value of Class V shares (common class) and Class VI shares (junior class) of Z Navigation Option Hedge Fund S.P. No management fee in respect of Class IV shares (senior class) will be charged; | ||
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• Performance fee: equal to the relevant percentage of the realized and unrealized appreciation in the net asset value in respect of each series of Class V shares and Class VI shares during a calculation period above the current peak net asset value per the relevant series of the relevant class of shares. WSI is entitled to waive the performance fee at its discretion. No performance fee in respect of Class IV shares (senior class) will be charged; and • Subscription fee: 0.5% of the subscription amount of portfolio shares of Z Navigation Option Hedge Fund S.P. subscribed. The directors of WIG SPC may waive the subscription fee at their discretion. | |||
Fees payable to WSI as custodian: | • Nil. Custodian fees will not exceed commercial rates. | ||
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• | each of our directors, director appointees and executive officers; and |
• | each person known to us to own beneficially 5% or more of our Ordinary Shares. |
Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to this Offering | Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned After this Offering | |||||||||||
Number of Ordinary Shares | % of beneficial ownership and voting power | Number of Ordinary Shares | % of beneficial ownership and voting power | |||||||||
Directors, Director Appointees and Executive Officers(1): | ||||||||||||
ZHOU Kai(2) | 40,980,000 | 84.95% | 40,980,000 | 76.46% | ||||||||
CHU Chun On Franco(3) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
James Beeland Rogers Jr.(4) | 220,746(7) | 0.46% | 220,746(7) | 0.41% | ||||||||
WEN Huaxin(5) | 688,458(8) | 1.45% | 688,458(8) | 1.28% | ||||||||
FUNG Chi Kin(6) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
DU Haibo(6) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
JIANG Wen(6) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
All directors, director appointees and executive officers as a group (seven persons) | 41,889,204 | 86.86% | 41,889,204 | 78.16% | ||||||||
Principal Shareholders: | ||||||||||||
WATON CORPORATION LIMITED(2) | 40,980,000 | 84.95% | 40,980,000 | 76.46% | ||||||||
TRIUMPH TEAM ASSETS LIMITED(2) | 40,980,000 | 84.95% | 40,980,000 | 76.46% | ||||||||
WATON ESOP HOLDINGS LTD(2) | 40,980,000 | 84.95% | 40,980,000 | 76.46% | ||||||||
TZed Holding Group Ltd.(2) | 40,980,000 | 84.95% | 40,980,000 | 76.46% | ||||||||
(1) | The business address of our directors and executive officers is Suites 3605-06, 36th Floor, Tower 6, The Gateway, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon in Hong Kong. |
(2) | These shares are held by WATON CORPORATION LIMITED (“Waton Corporation”), an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, of which approximately 47.70% are held by TRIUMPH TEAM ASSETS LIMITED (“Triumph Team Assets”) and approximately 9.40% are held by WATON ESOP HOLDINGS LTD (“Waton ESOP Holdings”). Each of Triumph Team Assets and Waton ESOP Holdings is 100% owned by TZed Holding Group Ltd. (“TZed Holding”). Our Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Zhou Kai, is the sole director of Waton Corporation and 100% owner of each of Triumph Team Assets, Waton ESOP Holdings and TZed Holding. Mr. Zhou Kai holds the voting powers (and dispositive powers) over the Ordinary Shares held by Waton Corporation. The registered address of Waton Corporation is Harneys Fiduciary (Cayman) Limited, 4th Floor, Harbour Place, 103 South Church Street, |
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(3) | Director and Chief Executive Officer. |
(4) | Director and Senior Advisor. |
(5) | Chief Financial Officer. |
(6) | Independent Director. |
(7) | Represents 220,746 Ordinary Shares issued upon the vesting and exercise of the restricted share units granted under the Company’s 2024 Global Equity Incentive Plan. |
(8) | Represents 688,458 Ordinary Shares issued upon the vesting and exercise of the restricted share units granted under the Company’s 2024 Global Equity Incentive Plan, which will be held under the 2024 Global Equity Incentive Plan Trust during the mandatory two-year lock-up period. As of the date of this prospectus, Mr. Wen Huaxin has completed the share transfer of 688,458 Ordinary Shares to WATON ESOP PLAN LTD. Mr. Wen Huaxin retains rights to vote, receive notices of meetings or rights to dividends or other distributions in respect of the Ordinary Shares during the mandatory lock-up period, and is the beneficial owner of the Ordinary Shares pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. See “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management And Employees — B. Compensation — Share Incentive Plan” in our 2025 Annual Report for details. |
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Names of related parties | Relationship | ||
Zhou Kai | Principal shareholder, chief technology officer, chairman of the board | ||
Shenzhen Jinhui Technology Co., Ltd. (“Shenzhen Jinhui”) | A company controlled by Zhou Kai | ||
Wealth Guardian Investment Limited (“WGI”) | The Company was able to exercise significant influence over WGI because two individuals, who are the senior management of WGI, are the shareholders of the Company holding more than or approximately 10% aggregate equity interests. WGI is no longer the Company’s customer, effective from October 2025. | ||
Waton Trust Limited | An entity Zhou Kai acted as a director | ||
ST MA Ltd | The Company’s shareholder, ST MA Ltd, ceased to be a shareholder in June 2023. | ||
WIG SPC | A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company incorporated in Cayman Islands, holding investment segregated portfolios (each of which is referred to as “SP”, collectively “SPs”). The SPs are each formed for the purpose of investing in securities and are owned by different investors. Effective December 2024, WSI serves as the investment manager of the WIG SPC series SPs. During the year ended March 31, 2025, there was no management income incurred. | ||
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2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
US$ | US$ | US$ | |||||||
Receivables – clients – unsettled trade | 1,549,709 | 11,043,210 | 5,538,025 | ||||||
Receivables – clients – margin loan (net)(i)(ii) | 3,276,678 | 1,873,556 | — | ||||||
Receivables – software licensing and related support services | 600,000 | 1,197,352 | — | ||||||
Receivables – Total(iii) | 5,426,387 | 14,114,118 | 5,538,025 | ||||||
Contract assets – related party | 1,200,000 | — | — | ||||||
Payables – brokerage services | 1,417,153 | 13,867,823 | 7,101,004 | ||||||
Payables – Broker-dealer | 75,136 | 163,635 | — | ||||||
Payables – Total | 1,492,289 | 14,031,458 | 7,101,004 | ||||||
(i) | WSI extended a credit line of $6.2 million to WGI for margin transactions during the year ended March 31, 2025. |
(ii) | As of March 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the amounts consisted of margin loan receivables of $3.5 million, $3.6 million and nil, net of client payables of $0.2 million, $1.7 million and nil, respectively. |
(iii) | As of March 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, receivables from this customer, including margin loan receivables, have been either fully collateralized by the client-owned securities held in the customer’s account or fully collected. |
For the years ended | |||||||||
2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
US$ | US$ | US$ | |||||||
Revenues – brokerage commission and handling charge income | 2,539,260 | 1,757,731 | 1,707,334 | ||||||
Revenues – interest income | 1,040,634 | 1,016,179 | 181,550 | ||||||
Revenues – software licensing and related support services | 1,200,000 | 1,197,551 | 2,786,105 | ||||||
Total | 4,779,894 | 3,971,461 | 4,674,989 | ||||||
As of March 31, | As of March 31, | ||||||||
2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
US$ | US$ | US$ | |||||||
Zhou Kai(i) | 31,682 | 1,830,092 | 5,276,423 | ||||||
Shenzhen Jinhui(ii) | 1,766,092 | 772,040 | 611,566 | ||||||
Due to related parties | 1,797,774 | 2,602,132 | 5,887,989 | ||||||
(i) | The balance represents borrowings from Zhou Kai for the Company’s daily operational purposes. The borrowings are interest-free, unsecured and due on demand. During the years ended March 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Company borrowed from Zhou Kai $0.03 million, $1.8 million and $5.3 million, respectively. During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company disposed certain portion of its other investment to Zhou Kai at a consideration of approximately $2.0 million and the amount was settled with payable with Zhou Kai. |
(ii) | The balance represents unpaid service fees to Shenzhen Jinhui, a service provider and sub-contractor of the Company’s project management services. Based on the services agreement, Shenzhen Jinhui charges the Company certain percents of markup above its costs relating to service provided to the Company. During the years ended March 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Company purchased outsourcing and related support services of approximately $1.0 million, $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively, from Shenzhen Jinhui which were recorded as software licensing and related support outsourcing costs. |
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(i) | Issuance of 1 ordinary share in the Company to Waton Corporation Limited, after which, there were 8,830,001 ordinary shares of par value of US$1.00 each held by Waton Corporation Limited; |
(ii) | Repurchase of 8,830,000 ordinary shares of par value of US$1.00 each held by Waton Corporation Limited for a consideration of US$8,830,000.00, after which, there was 1 ordinary share of par value of US$1.00 each held by Waton Corporation Limited; |
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(iii) | Issuance of 8,830 ordinary shares in the Company to Waton Corporation Limited for a consideration of US$8,830,000.00, after which, there were 8,831 ordinary shares of par value of US$1.00 each held by Waton Corporation Limited; |
(iv) | Repurchase of 1 ordinary share of par value of US$1.00 each held by Waton Corporation Limited for a consideration of US$1.00, after which, there were 8,830 ordinary shares of par value of US$1.00 each held by Waton Corporation Limited; |
(v) | Subdivision of each of the issued and unissued shares of par value of US$1.00 each in the Company into 1000 ordinary shares of par value of US$ 0.001 per share. |
(i) | Amendments of the memorandum and articles of association to change the authorized share capital of the Company from “unlimited number of shares of a single class each with a par value of US$0.001” to “unlimited number of shares of a single class each with no par value”; |
(ii) | Redemption of all 7,201,037 ordinary shares in issue in the Company from each of the shareholders of the Company as of that date in exchange for the relevant portion of the new ordinary shares of no par value; |
(iii) | Issuance of in aggregate new 7,201,037 ordinary shares of no par value in the Company to each of the shareholders of the Company as of that date for a consideration equal to the redemption proceeds due to the shareholders of the Company in respect of the redemption shares (being in aggregate US$7,201.5); |
(iv) | Subdivision of all the issued ordinary shares in the capital of the Company at a ratio of a six-for-one. |
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• | 1% of the then outstanding ordinary shares of the same class, which will equal approximately 535,972 Ordinary Shares immediately after this offering, assuming the sales of all of the Ordinary Shares we are offering; and |
• | the average weekly trading volume of our ordinary shares of the same class on the Nasdaq Capital Market during the four calendar weeks preceding the date on which notice of the sale on Form 144 is filed with the SEC. |
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Per Share | Total (assuming maximum offering) | |||||
Public offering price | $ | $ | ||||
Placement agent commissions | $ | $ | ||||
Proceeds, before expenses, to us | $ | $ | ||||
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SEC Registration Fee | $4,204 | ||
FINRA Filing Fee | $2,000 | ||
Legal Fees and Expenses | $287,000 | ||
Accounting Fees and Expenses | $10,000 | ||
Printing and Engraving Expenses | $10,000 | ||
Miscellaneous Expenses | $54,796 | ||
Total Expenses | $368,000 | ||
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ITEM 6. | INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. |
• | is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that the person is or was our director; or |
• | is or was, at our request, serving as a director or officer of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another body corporate or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. |
ITEM 7. | RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES. |
ITEM 8. | EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES. |
Description | |||
1.1* | Form of Placement Agency Agreement | ||
3.1 | Third Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, as currently in effect (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-283424), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2024) | ||
4.1 | Specimen Certificate for Ordinary Shares (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-283424), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2024) | ||
4.2 | Pre-IPO Shareholders Agreement between the Registrant and other parties thereto dated January 3, 2025 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-283424), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2024) | ||
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Description | |||
5.1* | Opinion of Carey Olsen Singapore LLP regarding the validity of the Ordinary Shares | ||
10.1 | Form of Employment Agreement between the Company and each of its directors and executive officers (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-283424), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2024) | ||
10.2 | Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and each of its directors and executive officers (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-283424), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2024) | ||
10.3 | 2024 Global Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-283424), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2024) | ||
10.4* | Form of Securities Purchase Agreement | ||
16.1 | Letter from MaloneBailey, LLP regarding change in registrant’s certifying accountant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 16.1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-283424), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2024) | ||
21.1 | List of subsidiaries of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-283424), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2024) | ||
23.1* | Consent of UHY LLP | ||
23.2* | Consent of Carey Olsen Singapore LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | ||
23.3* | Consent of Global Law Office | ||
23.4* | Consent of Han Kun Law Offices LLP | ||
24.1 | Powers of Attorney (included on signature page) | ||
99.1 | Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-283424), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2024) | ||
107* | Filing Fee Table | ||
* | Filed herewith |
ITEM 9. | UNDERTAKINGS. |
(a) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that: |
(1) | to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: |
(i) | to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; |
(ii) | to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the |
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(iii) | to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. |
(2) | that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(3) | to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offerings. |
(4) | to file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 77j(a)(3)) need not be furnished, provided that the Registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. |
(5) | that, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser: |
(i) | if the issuer is relying on Rule 430B: |
(A) | each prospectus filed by the undersigned issuer pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and |
(B) | each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offerings described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or |
(ii) | if the issuer is relying on Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a |
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(6) | that, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: |
(i) | any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offerings required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
(ii) | any free writing prospectus relating to the offerings prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant; |
(iii) | the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offerings containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and |
(iv) | any other communication that is an offer in the offerings made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser. |
(b) | The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that: |
(1) | for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective. |
(2) | for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
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Waton Financial Limited | ||||||
By: | /s/ WEN Huaxin | |||||
WEN Huaxin | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) | ||||||
Signature | Title | Date | ||||
/s/ ZhOU Kai | Chief Technology Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer) | November 14, 2025 | ||||
Name: ZHOU Kai | ||||||
/s/ WEN Huaxin | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) | November 14, 2025 | ||||
Name: WEN Huaxin | ||||||
/s/ CHU Chun On Franco | Chief Executive Officer and Director | November 14, 2025 | ||||
Name: CHU Chun On Franco | ||||||
/s/ FUNG Chi Kin | Independent Director | November 14, 2025 | ||||
Name: FUNG Chi Kin | ||||||
/s/ DU Haibo | Independent Director | November 14, 2025 | ||||
Name: DU Haibo | ||||||
/s/ JIANG Wen | Independent Director | November 14, 2025 | ||||
Name: JIANG Wen | ||||||
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Cogency Global Inc. | ||||||
Authorized U.S. Representative | ||||||
By: | /s/ Colleen A. De Vries | |||||
Name: Colleen A. De Vries | ||||||
Title: Senior Vice President on behalf of Cogency Global Inc. | ||||||