v3.25.4
Expense by Nature
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Expenses by nature [abstract]  
Expense by Nature
10.
Expenses by nature
 
    
For the year ended December 31,
 
    
2022
    
2023
    
2024
 
    
RMB’000
    
RMB’000
    
RMB’000
 
     (Restated)      (Restated)         
Employee benefit expenses (Note 10.1)
     14,673,394        11,316,549        7,700,664  
Loan origination and servicing expenses
     4,480,827        3,218,379        2,324,484  
Outsourcing service expenses
     1,446,358        1,099,267        932,223  
Depreciation of
right-of-use
assets (Note 26)
     591,201        427,358        283,645  
Taxes and surcharges
     573,261        325,539        208,258  
Depreciation of property and equipment (Note 24)
     181,601        185,222        104,439  
Audit fees
     43,861        47,521        68,301  
Amortization of intangible assets (Note 25)
     15,325        11,022        39,766  
Others
     5,463,419        3,206,198        1,979,948  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total sales and marketing expenses, general and administrative expenses, operation and servicing expenses, technology and analytics expenses
  
 
27,469,247
 
  
 
19,837,055
 
  
 
13,641,728
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
    
For the year ended December 31,
 
    
2022
    
2023
    
2024
 
    
RMB’000
    
RMB’000
    
RMB’000
 
     (Restated)      (Restated)         
Sales and marketing expenses
        
Borrower acquisition expenses
     7,865,407        5,030,841        2,745,576  
General sales and marketing expenses
     6,661,613        4,398,677        2,626,038  
Investor acquisition and retention expenses
     301,092        24,035        34,757  
Referral expenses from platform service
     936,570        435,122        —   
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
  
 
15,764,682
 
  
 
9,888,675
 
  
 
5,406,371
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
10.1
Employee benefit expenses
 
(a)
Employee benefit expenses are as follows:
 
    
For the year ended December 31,
 
    
2022
    
2023
    
2024
 
    
RMB’000
    
RMB’000
    
RMB’000
 
     (Restated)      (Restated)         
Wages, salaries and bonuses
     8,816,261        7,089,254        4,848,665  
Other social security costs, housing benefits and other employee benefits
     4,104,994        3,034,815        2,108,047  
Pension costs - defined contribution plans
     1,706,977        1,228,684        762,071  
Share-based payment
     45,162        (36,204 )       (18,119 ) 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
  
 
14,673,394
 
  
 
11,316,549
 
  
 
7,700,664
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
(b)
Five highest paid individuals
The five individuals whose emoluments excluding share-based payment were the highest in the Group for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2023 and 2024 include two directors, whose emoluments are reflected in the analysis shown in Note
 
50.
The emoluments payable to the remaining three individuals during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2023 and 2024 are as follows:
 
    
For the year ended December 31,
 
    
2022
    
2023
    
2024
 
    
RMB’000
    
RMB’000
    
RMB’000
 
Wages, salaries and bonuses
     10,044        9,114        14,070  
Other social security costs, housing benefits and other employee benefits
     2,819        2,717        1,533  
Pension costs - defined contribution plans
     149        157        195  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
  
 
13,012
 
  
 
11,988
 
  
 
15,798
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
The emoluments fell within the following bands:
 
    
For the year ended
December 31,
 
    
2022
    
2023
    
2024
 
Emolument bands
  
  
  
HKD2,500,001 to HKD3,000,000
     —         1        —   
HKD3,000,001 to HKD3,500,000
     1        —         —   
HKD3,500,001 to HKD4,000,000
     1        1        —   
HKD4,000,001 to HKD4,500,000
     1        1        1  
HKD4,500,001 to HKD5,000,000
     —         —         1  
HKD5,000,001 to HKD5,500,000
     —         —         —   
HKD5,500,001 to HKD6,000,000
     —         —         1  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
  
 
3
 
  
 
3
 
  
 
3