** Shares of fintech firm Beforepay Group B4P.AX rise as
much as 10.34% to A$0.480, their highest level since Sept. 7
** B4P marks its best intraday pct jump since Oct. 5, gains
for a second straight day
** Co logs Q1 income of A$8.5 mln ($5.39 mln), up 32% from a
year earlier; net transaction margin jumps 74% to A$5.63 mln
** Adds customer acquisition cost of new users declines 62%
to A$27
** Total advances up 27% at A$177.3 mln
** B4P down 6.5% this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.5760 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Sameer Manekar in Bengaluru)
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