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RNS Number : 2032B  CAB Payments Holdings PLC  21 April 2026

21 April 2026

 

CAB Payments Holdings plc and its subsidiaries

("CAB", "CAB Payments", the "Group" or the "Company")

 

Update on Q1 2026 income performance

Strong first-quarter building on 2025 momentum

Medium-term guidance unchanged

 

CAB Payments has delivered its strongest income performance over two
consecutive quarters since the IPO.

Total income for Q1 2026 grew c.35% YoY to approximately £34 million, with Total Income (excluding Net Interest Income) up by c.60% YoY to approximately £26 million.

This performance reflects ongoing disciplined strategic execution across
business initiatives, a deliberate shift in business mix and better margin
performance.

Excluding a non-repeating dislocation in Q4 2025, as previously highlighted,
sequential QoQ performance was broadly flat and ahead of plan.

Client activity levels increased across the business. FX volumes of £9.8
billion were up 5% YoY, with Emerging Market volumes up 15% YoY to £3.6
billion. The Group added 13 new active clients in the quarter, and the partner
network expanded to 447 from 440 at the end of 2025.

Take-rates have continued to widen in Q1 2026 driven by an evolving business
mix, the continuation of our central bank and solutions strategies and
elevated market volatility providing a constructive FX environment.

Following the interest rate reductions in the last quarter of 2025, Net
Interest Income was only c.10% lower YoY. This was better than expected due to
steady growth in call deposits and the benefit of higher rate expectations on
investment yields.

The Group looks forward to engaging with shareholders at its 2026 AGM on 29
April 2026. The Group expects to publish its half-year results on 6 August
2026.

 

Note: all figures are unaudited

YoY = Year-on-Year - Q1 2026 vs Q1 2025

QoQ = Quarter-on-Quarter - Q1 2026 vs Q4 2025

 

Neeraj Kapur, Group CEO, commented:

 

"Collectively, Q1 2026 and Q4 2025 represents our best income performance
since IPO and a clear demonstration that our strategy is working. We are
growing faster, diversifying the business and deepening relationships with
global banks and corporates, despite continued geopolitical uncertainty. The
momentum from 2025 is translating into robust growth and expanding client
activity and we see meaningful opportunities to create long-term value for our
shareholders.  We look forward to updating the market at our half-year
results on 6 August 2026."

 

Strategic progress continued into Q1:

·    Abu Dhabi office fully active including a first transaction conducted
for Emirates Airlines

·    New USD and euro global clearing partner, Deutsche Bank, fully
onboarded with client flows starting to be processed

·    Commenced transacting with a major China-based global payment client

·    First corporate trade executed with TotalEnergies utilising our
solutions to unlock liquidity in a complex market

·    New partnership with US major global bank with ability to participate
in their entire suite of currency requirements via the AbbeyCross platform

·    Strategic partnership announced with KEB Hana Bank for cross-border
payments in South Korea

·    Collaborating with strategic stablecoin partners and clients,
targeting a mid-2026 internal launch subject to necessary regulatory approvals

Medium term guidance unchanged:

As set-out in the Group's 2025 annual results, the Group expects to achieve:

·    Total Income (excluding Net Interest Income) growth of high-teens to
low-20s percentage CAGR over the next three years.

·    Continued positive operating leverage supporting a structural
improvement in cost-income ratio over time.

·    Capital Expenditure to increase in 2026 while building a future-ready
operating platform for the next phase of growth.

·  Significant surplus capital generation over the next 3 years leading to
capacity for investment in growth as well as a potential shareholder return
programme, a framework for which will be laid out at the time of the 2026
results.

 

 

Historical quarterly financial data:

 

 £m                     Q4 2024  Q1 2025  Q2 2025  Q3 2025  Q4 2025  Q1 2026
 Total Income (ex NII)  16.5     16.6     18.6     24.5     27.8     c.26
 Total Income           24.3     24.7     27.1     32.0     35.3     c.34

 

 

 

About CAB Payments:

 

CAB Payments, via its operating subsidiary Crown Agents Bank Limited, exists
to deliver prosperity to the markets we serve. With a network built over more
than 180 years, we connect the world's hardest-to-reach financial markets to
the global economy, moving money across 125 currencies and 800+ currency pairs
via API, digital platforms or bespoke solutions. Crown Agents Bank Limited is
one of the first banks to achieve B Corporation™ status and holds the
Platinum Sustainability Rating from EcoVadis, ranking within the top 1% of
companies assessed globally.

 

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For further information, please contact:

 

 CAB Payments Holdings plc

 Gaurav Patel, Head of Investor Relations

 ir@cabpayments.com

 www.cabpayments.com

 FTI Consulting

 (Public Relations Adviser to CAB Payments)

 Edward Bridges                               +44 (0) 7768 216 607

 Katherine Bell                               +44 (0) 7976 870 961

 cabpayments@fticonsulting.com

 

 

 

Disclaimer:

 

This announcement is not intended to, and does not, constitute or form part of
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otherwise dispose of, any securities or the solicitation of any vote or
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"forward-looking statements". All statements, other than statements of
historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are prospective in nature and are not based on
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events, and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause
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CAB Payments gives no assurance that such expectations will prove to be
correct. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks (known and
unknown) and uncertainties (and other factors that are in many cases beyond
the control of CAB Payments) because they relate to events and depend on
circumstances that may or may not occur in the future.

There are a number of factors that could affect the future operations of the
Group and that could cause actual results and developments to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
These include factors, such as: domestic and global business and economic
conditions; the impact of pandemics, asset prices; market-related risks such
as fluctuations in interest rates and exchange rates, industry trends,
competition, changes in government and regulation, changes in the policies and
actions of governments and/or regulatory authorities (including changes
related to capital and tax), changes in political and economic stability
(including exposures to terrorist activities, the United Kingdom's exit from
the European Union, Eurozone instability, disruption in business operations
due to reorganisation activities, interest rate, inflation, deflation and
currency fluctuations), the timing impact and other uncertainties of future or
planned acquisitions or disposals or offers. Other unknown or unpredictable
factors could affect future operations and/or cause actual results to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking
statements should therefore be construed in the light of such factors.

Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this
announcement. Neither the Group nor any of their respective associates or
directors, officers or advisers provides any representation, warranty,
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Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. All
forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are expressly
qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred
to in this section. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements. Other than in accordance with their legal or
regulatory obligations, the Group is neither under nor undertakes any
obligation, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.

 

 

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