v3.26.1
Expense by Nature
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Expenses by nature [abstract]  
Expense by Nature
10.
Expenses by nature
 
    
For the year ended December 31,
 
    
2023
    
2024
    
2025
 
    
RMB’000
    
RMB’000
    
RMB’000
 
Employee benefit expenses (Note 10.1)
     11,316,549        7,700,664        6,471,149  
Loan origination and servicing expenses
     3,218,379        2,324,484        1,451,324  
Outsourcing service expenses
     1,099,267        932,223        734,668  
Depreciation of
right-of-use
assets (Note 26)
     427,358        283,645        209,151  
Taxes and surcharges
     325,539        208,258        237,039  
Depreciation of property and equipment (Note 24)
     185,222        104,439        49,831  
Audit fees
     47,521        68,301        158,861  
Amortization of intangible assets (Note 25)
     11,022        39,766        14,608  
Others
     3,206,198        1,979,948        1,459,535  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total sales and marketing expenses, general and administrative expenses, operation and servicing expenses, technology and analytics expenses
  
 
19,837,055
 
  
 
13,641,728
 
  
 
10,786,166
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
    
For the year ended December 31,
 
    
2023
    
2024
    
2025
 
    
RMB’000
    
RMB’000
    
RMB’000
 
Sales and marketing expenses
        
Borrower acquisition expenses
     5,030,841        2,745,576        1,504,678  
General sales and marketing expenses
     4,398,677        2,626,038        2,530,947  
Investor acquisition and retention expenses
     24,035        34,757        —   
Referral expenses from platform service
     435,122        —         —   
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
  
 
9,888,675
 
  
 
5,406,371
 
  
 
4,035,625
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
10.1
Employee benefit expenses
 
(a)
Employee benefit expenses are as follows:
 
    
For the year ended December 31,
 
    
2023
    
2024
    
2025
 
    
RMB’000
    
RMB’000
    
RMB’000
 
Wages, salaries and bonuses
     7,089,254        4,848,665        4,238,731  
Other social security costs, housing benefits and other employee benefits
     3,034,815        2,108,047        1,457,999  
Pension costs - defined contribution plans
     1,228,684        762,071        774,045  
Share-based payment
     (36,204 )       (18,119 )       374  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
  
 
11,316,549
 
  
 
7,700,664
 
  
 
6,471,149
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
(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, 2023, 2024 and 2025 include two, two and one directors,
respectively, whose emoluments are reflected in the analysis shown in Note 48. The emoluments payable to the remaining three, three and four individuals during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025,
respectively, are as follows:
 
    
For the year ended December 31,
 
    
2023
    
2024
    
2025
 
    
RMB’000
    
RMB’000
    
RMB’000
 
Wages, salaries and bonuses
     9,114        14,070        18,321  
Other social security costs, housing benefits and other employee benefits
     2,717        1,533        2,882  
Pension costs - defined contribution plans
     157        195        242  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
  
 
11,988
 
  
 
15,798
 
  
 
21,445
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
The emoluments fell within the following bands:
 
    
For the year ended
December 31,
 
    
2023
    
2024
    
2025
 
Emolument bands
        
HKD2,500,001 to HKD3,000,000
     1        —         —   
HKD3,000,001 to HKD3,500,000
     —         —         —   
HKD3,500,001 to HKD4,000,000
     1        —         —   
HKD4,000,001 to HKD4,500,000
     1        1        1  
HKD4,500,001 to HKD5,000,000
     —         1        1  
HKD5,000,001 to HKD5,500,000
     —         —         —   
HKD5,500,001 to HKD6,000,000
     —         1        —   
HKD6,000,001 to HKD6,500,000
     —         —         1  
HKD6,500,001 to HKD7,000,000
 
 
— 
 
 
 
— 
 
 
 
— 
 
HKD7,000,001 to HKD7,500,000
     —         —         —   
HKD7,500,001 to HKD8,000,000
 
 
— 
 
 
 
— 
 
 
 
— 
 
HKD8,000,001 to HKD8,500,000
 
 
— 
 
 
 
— 
 
 
 
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