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Nelnet Reports Fourth Quarter 2024 Results

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LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Nelnet (NYSE: NNI) today reported GAAP net income of $63.2 million, or $1.73 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with a GAAP net loss of $7.9 million, or $0.21 per share, for the same period a year ago.

Net income, excluding derivative market value adjustments1, was $52.7 million, or $1.44 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with a net loss of $0.7 million, or $0.02 per share, for the same period in 2023.

“We are pleased with the results in the fourth quarter of 2024 and optimistic about the opportunities ahead in 2025,” said Jeff Noordhoek, chief executive officer of Nelnet. “This past year was a record-breaking one for Nelnet Business Services, one of our three core businesses. For Nelnet Diversified Services, 2024 was a year of strategic reinvestment as we transitioned to the new federal servicing contract and expanded our private loan servicing portfolio. Nelnet Financial Services focused on consolidation and alignment as part of our strategy to diversify assets and offset earnings from our legacy student loan portfolio. Our results reflect a balanced mix of success across different segments – exactly what we expect from a diversified company.”

Nelnet has four reportable operating segments, earning interest income on loans in its Asset Generation and Management (AGM) and Nelnet Bank segments, both part of the company’s Nelnet Financial Services (NFS) division, and fee-based revenue in its Loan Servicing and Systems (referred to as Nelnet Diversified Services (NDS)) and Education Technology Services and Payments (referred to as Nelnet Business Services (NBS)) segments. Other business activities and operating segments that are not reportable and not part of the NFS division are combined and included in Corporate Activities.

Asset Generation and Management

The AGM operating segment reported loan and investment net interest income of $48.3 million during the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with $35.6 million for the same period a year ago. The increase in 2024 was due an increase in loan spread2, offset by the anticipated runoff of the legacy Federal Family Education Loan Program loan portfolio. The average balance of loans outstanding decreased from $12.5 billion for the fourth quarter of 2023 to $9.4 billion for the same period in 2024.

AGM recognized a provision for loan losses in the fourth quarter of 2024 of $13.5 million ($10.3 million after tax), compared with $0.4 million ($0.3 million after tax) in the fourth quarter of 2023. Provision for loan losses was primarily impacted by establishing an initial allowance for consumer loans acquired during the fourth quarter of 2024. AGM also recognized a non-cash provision expense of $4.6 million ($3.5 million after tax) during the fourth quarter of 2024 related to the company’s ownership of beneficial interest in loan securitizations.

In addition, AGM recognized income of $8.3 million ($6.3 million after tax) related to changes in the fair value of derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting, compared with a loss of $4.9 million ($3.7 million after tax) for the same period in 2023. AGM recognized net income after tax of $25.5 million during the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with $17.2 million for the same period in 2023.

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Net income, excluding derivative market value adjustments, is a non-GAAP measure. See “Non-GAAP Performance Measures” at the end of this press release and the “Non-GAAP Disclosures” section below for explanatory information and reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial information.

2

Loan spread represents the spread between the yield earned on loan assets and the costs of the liabilities and derivative instruments used to fund the assets.

Nelnet Bank

As of December 31, 2024, Nelnet Bank had a $644.6 million and $757.0 million loan and investment portfolio, respectively,  and total deposits, including intercompany deposits, of $1.25 billion. Nelnet Bank reported loan and investment net interest income of $12.9 million during the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with $6.9 million for the same period a year ago. The increase in 2024 was due to an increase in the loan and investment portfolio and net interest margin.

Nelnet Bank recognized provision for loan losses in the fourth quarter of 2024 of $8.6 million ($6.5 million after tax), compared with $2.6 million ($2.0 million after tax) in the fourth quarter of 2023. Provision for loan losses at Nelnet Bank is due primarily from the establishment of an initial allowance for loans originated and acquired during the period. In addition, Nelnet Bank recognized income of $5.5 million ($4.2 million after tax) related to changes in the fair value of derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting, compared with a loss of $4.6 million ($3.5 million after tax) for the same period in 2023.

Nelnet Bank recognized net income after tax for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 of $4.2 million, compared with a net loss of $3.3 million for the same period in 2023.

Loan Servicing and Systems

Revenue from the Loan Servicing and Systems segment was $138.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with $128.8 million for the same period in 2023. On April 1, 2024, the company began to earn revenue under its new Unified Servicing and Data Solution (USDS) contract which replaced its legacy student loan servicing contract with the Department of Education (Department). Revenue earned under the USDS contract on a per borrower blended basis is lower than the legacy contract. During the fourth quarter of 2024, the company recognized $10.9 million in non-recurring revenue under its Department servicing contract related to certain inflation provisions from the prior legacy contract.

In July 2024, Discover Financial Services announced the sale of an approximately $10 billion private education student loan portfolio, representing approximately 400,000 borrowers, to partnerships managed by two global investment firms, with the company assuming responsibility for servicing the portfolio upon the sale. The conversion of these loans to the company’s platform began in September 2024 with the majority of loan conversions completed in the fourth quarter of 2024. The company recognized $4.0 million in non-recurring conversion revenue in the fourth quarter of 2024.

As of December 31, 2024, the company was servicing $532.4 billion in government-owned, FFELP, private education, and consumer loans for 15.8 million borrowers, compared with $532.6 billion in servicing volume for 16.1 million borrowers as of December 31, 2023.

The Loan Servicing and Systems segment reported net income after tax of $20.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, compared with $8.4 million for the same period in 2023.

Education Technology Services and Payments

For the fourth quarter of 2024, revenue from the Education Technology Services and Payments operating segment was $108.3 million, an increase from $106.1 million for the same period in 2023. Revenue less direct costs to provide services for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $69.7 million, compared with $66.7 million for the same period in 2023.

Net income after tax for the Education Technology Services and Payments segment was $13.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, compared with $10.1 million for the same period in 2023.

Corporate Activities

Included in Corporate Activities are the operating results of the company’s solar construction business. During the fourth quarter of 2024, the company reported a loss of $17.0 million ($13.0 million after tax) in its solar construction business. Since the acquisition of this business, the company has incurred low and, in some cases, negative margins on certain legacy projects. The 2024 loss includes the estimated losses on legacy construction projects. The company has a handful of remaining legacy construction contracts to complete, down from over 30 at the beginning of 2024.

Year-End Results

GAAP net income for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $184.0 million, or $5.02 per share, compared with GAAP net income of $89.8 million, or $2.40 per share, for 2023.  Net income in 2024, excluding derivative market value adjustments1, was $176.4 million, or $4.81 per share, compared with $121.6 million, or $3.25 per share, for 2023.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. The words “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “ensure,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “scheduled,” “should,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions, as well as statements in future tense, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management’s current expectations as of the date of this release and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that may cause the actual results and performance to be materially different from any future results or performance expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: risks related to the ability to successfully maintain and increase allocated volumes of student loans serviced by the company under existing and future servicing contracts with the Department of Education, risks related to unfavorable contract modifications or interpretations, risks related to consistently meeting service requirements to avoid the assessment of performance penalties, and risks related to the company’s ability to comply with agreements with third-party customers for the servicing of Federal Direct Loan Program, FFEL Program, private education, and consumer loans; loan portfolio risks such as credit risk, prepayment risk, interest rate basis and repricing risk, risks related to the use of derivatives to manage exposure to interest rate fluctuations, uncertainties regarding the expected benefits from purchased securitized and unsecuritized FFELP, private education, consumer, and other loans, or investment interests therein, and initiatives to purchase additional FFELP, private education, consumer, and other loans; financing and liquidity risks, including risks of changes in the interest rate environment; risks from changes in the terms of education loans and in the educational credit and services markets resulting from changes in applicable laws, regulations, and government programs and budgets; risks related to a breach of or failure in the company’s operational or information systems or infrastructure, or those of third-party vendors, including disclosure of confidential or personal information and/or damage to reputation resulting from cyber breaches; risks related to use of artificial intelligence; uncertainties inherent in forecasting future cash flows from student loan assets, including investment interests therein, and related asset-backed securitizations; risks related to the ability of Nelnet Bank to achieve its business objectives and effectively deploy loan and deposit strategies and achieve expected market penetration; risks related to the expected benefits to the company from its continuing investment in ALLO and Hudl, and risks related to solar tax equity investments, including risks of not being able to realize tax credits which remain subject to recapture by taxing authorities; risks and uncertainties related to other initiatives to pursue additional strategic investments (and anticipated income therefrom) including venture capital and real estate investments, reinsurance, acquisitions, solar construction, and other activities (including risks associated with errors that occasionally occur in converting loan servicing portfolios to a new servicing platform), including activities that are intended to diversify the company both within and outside of its historical core education-related businesses; risks and uncertainties associated with climate change; risks from changes in economic conditions and consumer behavior; risks related to the company’s ability to adapt to technological change; risks related to the exclusive forum provisions in the company’s articles of incorporation; risks related to the company’s executive chairman’s ability to control matters related to the company through voting rights; risks related to related party transactions; risks related to natural disasters, terrorist activities, or international hostilities; and risks and uncertainties associated with litigation matters and maintaining compliance with the extensive regulatory requirements applicable to the company’s businesses, including changes to the regulatory environment from the change in presidential administration, and uncertainties inherent in the estimates and assumptions about future events that management is required to make in the preparation of the company’s consolidated financial statements.

For more information, see the “Risk Factors” sections and other cautionary discussions of risks and uncertainties included in documents filed or furnished by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements in this release are as of the date of this release. Although the company may voluntarily update or revise its forward-looking statements from time to time to reflect actual results or changes in the company’s expectations, the company disclaims any commitment to do so except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Performance Measures

The company prepares its financial statements and presents its financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP. However, it also provides additional non-GAAP financial information related to specific items management believes to be important in the evaluation of its operating results and performance. Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial information, and a discussion of why the company believes providing this additional information is useful to investors, is provided in the “Non-GAAP Disclosures” section below.

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

(unaudited)

Three months ended

Year ended

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

December 31,
2023

(1)

December 31,
2024

December 31,
2023

(1)

Interest income:

Loan interest

$        178,434

190,211

227,234

787,498

931,945

Investment interest

42,815

50,272

48,019

185,901

177,855

Total interest income

221,249

240,483

275,253

973,399

1,109,800

Interest expense on bonds and notes payable and bank deposits

141,170

168,328

205,335

680,537

845,091

Net interest income

80,079

72,155

69,918

292,862

264,709

Less provision for loan losses

22,057

18,111

3,050

54,607

8,115

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

58,022

54,044

66,868

238,255

256,594

Other income (expense):

Loan servicing and systems revenue

137,981

108,175

128,816

482,408

517,954

Education technology services and payments revenue

108,335

118,179

106,052

486,962

463,311

Reinsurance premiums earned

18,673

16,619

9,428

62,923

20,067

Solar construction revenue

13,828

19,321

11,982

56,569

31,669

Other, net

27,794

15,706

(36,390)

61,602

(74,327)

Gain (loss) on sale of loans, net

42

(107)

(886)

(1,643)

(17,662)

Derivative market value adjustments and
derivative settlements, net

14,879

(11,525)

(8,654)

16,258

(16,701)

Total other income (expense), net

321,532

266,368

210,348

1,165,079

924,311

Cost of services and expenses:

Costs incurred to provide loan servicing

1,497

196

—

1,889

—

Cost to provide education technology services
and payments

38,658

45,273

39,379

172,763

171,183

Cost to provide solar construction services

28,558

26,815

23,371

77,673

48,576

Total cost of services

68,713

72,284

62,750

252,325

219,759

Salaries and benefits

147,229

146,192

152,917

576,931

591,537

Depreciation and amortization

12,544

13,661

22,004

58,116

79,118

Reinsurance losses and underwriting expenses

16,180

16,761

7,084

55,246

16,781

Other expenses

50,681

44,685

44,613

189,503

173,070

Total operating expenses

226,634

221,299

226,618

879,796

860,506

Impairment expense and provision for beneficial interests

5,764

29,052

26,951

42,629

31,925

Total expenses

301,111

322,635

316,319

1,174,750

1,112,190

Income (loss) before income taxes

78,443

(2,223)

(39,103)

228,584

68,715

Income tax (expense) benefit

(15,016)

282

9,399

(52,669)

(19,385)

Net income (loss)

63,427

(1,941)

(29,704)

175,915

49,330

Net (income) loss attributable to
noncontrolling interests

(268)

4,329

21,791

8,130

40,496

Net income (loss) attributable to Nelnet, Inc.

$          63,159

2,388

(7,913)

184,045

89,826

Earnings per common share:

Net income (loss) attributable to Nelnet, Inc.
shareholders – basic and diluted

$              1.73

0.07

(0.21)

5.02

2.40

Weighted average common shares
outstanding –  basic and diluted

36,461,513

36,430,485

37,354,406

36,642,533

37,416,621

(1)

During the second quarter of 2024, the company identified certain immaterial errors in the previously issued consolidated financial statements that have been corrected to conform to the December 31, 2024 presentation. Refer to the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2025 for additional information.

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

As of

As of

As of

December 31, 2024

September 30, 2024

December 31, 2023

(1)

Assets:

Loans and accrued interest receivable, net

$                        9,992,744

10,572,881

13,108,204

Cash, cash equivalents, and investments

2,395,214

2,173,000

2,032,788

Restricted cash

736,502

679,334

857,379

Goodwill and intangible assets, net

194,357

196,400

202,848

Other assets

458,936

462,513

511,165

Total assets

$                      13,777,753

14,084,128

16,712,384

Liabilities:

Bonds and notes payable

$                        8,309,797

8,938,446

11,828,393

Bank deposits

1,186,131

1,070,758

743,599

Other liabilities

982,708

864,786

940,285

Total liabilities

10,478,636

10,873,990

13,512,277

Equity:

Total Nelnet, Inc. shareholders’ equity

3,349,762

3,290,652

3,253,751

Noncontrolling interests

(50,645)

(80,514)

(53,644)

Total equity

3,299,117

3,210,138

3,200,107

Total liabilities and equity

$                      13,777,753

14,084,128

16,712,384

(1)

During the second quarter of 2024, the company identified certain immaterial errors in the previously issued consolidated financial statements that have been corrected to conform to the December 31, 2024 presentation. Refer to the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2025 for additional information.

 

Non-GAAP Disclosures
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)

Non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by management are meant to provide additional information and insight relative to business trends to investors and, in certain cases, to present financial information as measured by rating agencies and other users of financial information. These measures are not in accordance with, or a substitute for, GAAP and may be different from, or inconsistent with, non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The company reports this non-GAAP information because the company believes that it provides additional information regarding operational and performance indicators that are closely assessed by management. There is no comprehensive, authoritative guidance for the presentation of such non-GAAP information, which is only meant to supplement GAAP results by providing additional information that management utilizes to assess performance.

Net income, excluding derivative market value adjustments

Three months ended December 31,

Year ended December 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Nelnet, Inc.

$               63,159

(7,913)

184,045

89,826

Realized and unrealized derivative market value adjustments (a)

(13,792)

9,507

(10,124)

41,773

Tax effect (b)

3,310

(2,282)

2,430

(10,026)

Non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Nelnet, Inc.,
excluding derivative market value adjustments

$               52,677

(688)

176,351

121,573

Earnings per share:

GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Nelnet, Inc.

$                   1.73

(0.21)

5.02

2.40

Realized and unrealized derivative market value adjustments (a)

(0.38)

0.25

(0.28)

1.12

Tax effect (b)

0.09

(0.06)

0.07

(0.27)

Non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Nelnet, Inc.,
excluding derivative market value adjustments

$                   1.44

(0.02)

4.81

3.25

(a)

Derivative market value adjustments” includes both the realized portion of gains and losses (corresponding to variation margin received or paid on derivative instruments that are settled daily at a central clearinghouse) and the unrealized portion of gains and losses that are caused by changes in fair values of derivatives which do not qualify for “hedge treatment” under GAAP. “Derivative market value adjustments” does not include “derivative settlements” that represent the cash paid or received during the current period to settle with derivative instrument counterparties the economic effect of the company’s derivative instruments based on their contractual terms.

The accounting for derivatives requires that changes in the fair value of derivative instruments be recognized currently in earnings, with no fair value adjustment of the hedged item, unless specific hedge accounting criteria is met. Management has structured all of the company’s derivative transactions with the intent that each is economically effective; however, the company’s derivative instruments do not qualify for hedge accounting in the consolidated financial statements. As a result, the change in fair value of derivative instruments is reported in current period earnings with no consideration for the corresponding change in fair value of the hedged item. Under GAAP, the cumulative net realized and unrealized gain or loss caused by changes in fair values of derivatives in which the company plans to hold to maturity will equal zero over the life of the contract. However, the net realized and unrealized gain or loss during any given reporting period fluctuates significantly from period to period.

The company believes these point-in-time estimates of asset and liability values related to its derivative instruments that are subject to interest rate fluctuations are subject to volatility mostly due to timing and market factors beyond the control of management, and affect the period-to-period comparability of the results of operations. Accordingly, the company’s management utilizes operating results excluding these items for comparability purposes when making decisions regarding the company’s performance and in presentations with credit rating agencies, lenders, and investors.

(b)

The tax effects are calculated by multiplying the realized and unrealized derivative market value adjustments by the applicable statutory income tax rate.

 

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Edvance and CWG Launch RealRelay Fintech, AI Agents for Finance with Trust Built First

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Edvance and CWG open RealRelay’s third vertical, bringing tested and rated AI agents to finance as MAS sets out how AI in the sector should be governed.

SINGAPORE, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On Oct. 17, Edvance International Holdings Limited (HKEX: 1410) (“Edvance”), through its wholly-owned Singapore subsidiary Paradise Matrix Pte. Ltd., and CWG Innovations Pte. Ltd. (“CWG”) today launched RealRelay Fintech, the third vertical on RealRelay.ai, the platform on which organisations build, test and run AI agents without writing code. The launch took place at a one-day youth AI event at Suntec Convention Centre, co-organised by the Digital Defence Alliance Singapore (DDAS) and CWG with the support of the National Youth Council (NYC).

The event was conceptualised, planned and developed by Mr Aaron Ang (linkedin.com/in/aaronangsg), Chief Commercial Officer of CWG, who leads the RealRelay project. Mr Ang built the day around one challenge. Participants were handed a simulated fraud case and asked to use agentic AI to find out what had happened. Within hours they had worked through tens of thousands of transaction records, traced the money, flagged the entries that did not add up and shown how they got there. The same job, done by hand, would take an audit team weeks. The event was graced by Mr Ong Kah Kuang, Assistant Chief Executive of the National Youth Council.

That is what RealRelay Fintech sets out to do. Work that is slow, manual and easy to get wrong, such as reconciling accounts, checking documents and finding the one record in a million that should not be there, becomes something an agent on the platform does accurately, in hours, with every step on record. Fraud detection is the clearest example, and it is where the fintech vertical begins. In finance, though, a fast answer counts for nothing unless the institution can trust it.

Trust comes first

Finance is the sector where trust in AI matters most, and Singapore has moved first. On 7 October the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued its Guidelines on AI Risk Management. They cover every financial institution and every form of AI, agents included. Boards are expected to oversee AI risk, keep an inventory of each AI use, manage third-party AI and control the whole life cycle, from testing to monitoring. The guidelines take effect in October 2027. In August, MAS also committed S$220 million under FSTI 4.0 to get AI into the sector faster, including an AI Pathfinder track for solutions listed on PathFin.ai.

Every agent on RealRelay passes through the Trust and Control Layer. The platform’s own security agent tests it before it goes live and tests it again each time it changes. Permissions, logging, retention and access are controlled centrally, and every agent carries a risk rating that covers the data it can touch, the actions it can take and how it behaved under test. That rating, the agent inventory and the full log are the same things MAS now asks financial institutions to keep. The Trust and Control Layer draws on Edvance’s more than 20 years in cybersecurity.

Asked what the launch represents, Mr Ang said:

“Singapore has been clear about how it wants AI to enter finance. Innovate, but with trust and control in place from the start. We believe that is the next phase of fintech, and we built RealRelay Fintech on exactly that principle. The Trust and Control Layer is the foundation of the platform. Every agent is tested before it goes live, and the institution keeps full control over what it can see and do. When people can see that, they stop hesitating. That is how banks, funds and founders will actually put AI to work, and that is what we are here to make possible.”

What RealRelay Fintech does

At launch the vertical covers four areas of work.

Research and analysis. Agents that read filings, news and market data, run scenarios and produce forecasts with the reasoning shown.

Decision documents. Credit memos, investment committee packs, portfolio risk briefs and client review notes, drafted from a firm’s own data and templates.

Fraud, compliance and document checks. Agents that reconcile transactions, flag anomalies, check onboarding documents against policy and keep a record of every check.

Learning. A guided track for students and new joiners, using the same tools professionals use, at a price a student can afford.

Institutional deployments, including Singapore-hosted and on-premises options, are available on request.

Three verticals, one platform

RealRelay has two layers sitting on a Trust and Control Layer. The Token Exchange launched on 30 September 2026 and puts more than 300 mainstream AI models behind one subscription, routing each task to a suitable model at a lower cost than buying them separately. The Agentic Layer sits on top. Users describe what they need in plain language, assemble an agent from ready-made modules, test it and deploy it in one click, with no code. Three verticals run on these layers: education, cybersecurity and now fintech.

Education came first, and it is where the platform found its first users. At the APEX Bootcamp in September, students and young working adults with no technical background built working agents in two days. Interest from educational institutions has followed, and CWG is finalising details with these institutions to provide RealRelay and the full AI ecosystem around it to their students. Fintech now follows the same path, on the same layers and under the same controls.

What comes next

RealRelay Fintech will run a series of masterclasses in parallel with the Singapore FinTech Festival from 18 to 20 November 2026, and CWG is preparing its listing on PathFin.ai. Over 2027, the Trust and Control Layer will be mapped to the MAS guidelines so that an institution can take an agent’s test record straight into its own risk assessment. Agents built to individual institutions’ own policies and templates will follow.

For Edvance, fintech opens a subscription market where the buyers are large, regulated, and now required to show trust and control over the AI they use. Edvance is responsible for commercialising the platform and holds the intellectual property in its cybersecurity agents. The platform is owned and operated from Singapore, and the two companies are preparing to take it global, with partner talks under way and expansion plans already in place.

About Edvance International Holdings Limited

Edvance International Holdings Limited (HKEX: 1410) is a Hong Kong-headquartered value-added distributor of cybersecurity products and provider of cybersecurity services, with more than 20 years of experience in the market. Paradise Matrix Pte. Ltd. is Edvance’s wholly-owned subsidiary in Singapore. For more information, visit https://www.paradisematrix.sg.

About CWG Innovations Pte. Ltd.

CWG Innovations Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore company focused on AI solutions development and enterprise AI deployment. CWG is the operator of RealRelay.ai. For more information, visit https://www.cwgsg.ai.

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140th Canton Fair Amplifies Visibility for Hundreds of Product Debuts, Connecting Innovation with Global Demand

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GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The 140th Canton Fair opened on October 15 and will be held in three phases. Over 700 New Collection events will take place, representing a 15% increase from the previous session. To share these innovations with a broader audience, the fair has introduced a range of initiatives designed to enhance product visibility and facilitate business connections.

Canton Fair New Collection Gallery Debuts

A dedicated Canton Fair New Collection Gallery has been introduced for the first time at the 140th Canton Fair. Located near the high-traffic platform connecting Area A and B, the gallery is divided into three sections: a product display area, a digital interactivity area and a business matching area.

Together, these sections create an integrated platform that combines product showcase and commercial matchmaking. The setup enables buyers and exhibitors to connect more efficiently, supporting on-site trade discussions and demand matching throughout the event.

Exhibition Meets Livestreaming

To help global buyers stay updated on emerging opportunities in real time, the Canton Fair is combining its physical exhibition with livestreaming programs. A series of featured broadcasts will highlight exhibition tours, product demonstrations and new product launches across a wide range of industries.

By extending product showcases beyond the exhibition floor, these livestreams provide international buyers with convenient access to the latest innovations and market trends regardless of their location.

Theme Release Events

The fair also hosts daily New Collection Theme Release events at the central platform between Area A and B. During Phase 1, featured themes include smart living appliances, service robots, low-altitude smart inspection, smart electronics, precision tools and green energy storage. These sessions provide exhibitors with additional opportunities to present newly launched products and engage directly with buyers from around the world.

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FF EAI Robotics Ecosystem Inc. (FFR) Highlights Faraday Future Founder and Global CEO YT Jia’s Weekly Investor Update: Three New Product Offerings Launched; More Details on FFR’s Acquisition of FFAI’s Robotics Business and Independent Public Listing

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On October 26, FFR will hold its listing ceremony and first Investor Day at the Nasdaq Tower in New York, where management will share more about FFR’s strategy and business plans, with more details to follow soon.Two new EAI Devices launched including FF Nova—America’s first entry-level EAI humanoid robot under $2,500, and the second is Nova Mini, a humanoid robot for foundational Physical AI education, priced at $299, with the accompanying curriculum at $499.FF EAI launched two new education and developer training initiatives, the Physical AI Spark Program Curriculum and the Nova Reinforcement Learning Developer Program, while also opening enrollment for its developer community to help expand participation in its embodied AI ecosystem.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — FF EAI Robotics Ecosystem Inc. (NASDAQ: FFR) (“FFR” or the “Company”), a U.S.-based Embodied AI (EAI) robotics company, today highlighted a weekly business update from YT Jia, Founder and Global CEO of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFAI) (“Faraday Future” or “FF”). For purposes of attribution, references to “we,” “our,” and “FF” in the following transcript refer to FFAI and its robotics business, except where FFR named.

“Welcome to Weekly Report 77. This week, let’s start with some big news from FFR. On October 26, we will hold FFR’s listing ceremony and first Investor Day at the Nasdaq Tower in New York. Our management team will share more about our strategy and business plans. We’ll also have the chance to talk with investors face to face. To our stockholders and partners, we hope you can join us and help open this new chapter for FFR. Formal invitations to the event will go out tomorrow! Now, let me share what we’ve been working on this week.

This week, FFR and FFAI jointly launched three new offerings.

1. Two new EAI Devices. The first is FF Nova—America’s first entry-level EAI humanoid robot under $2,500. Your Physical AI lab in a backpack. The Nova device costs $2,490, and the Developer Skills Package is $390. The second is Nova Mini, our humanoid robot for foundational Physical AI education. The robot is priced at $299, and the accompanying curriculum is $499. With these additions, the “One-Brain Multi-Form Multi-Capability” FF EAI Robot World 2.0 we are building now includes more than 20 EAI Devices across 11 models, seven series, and three robot forms.

2. A new FF EAI Education Skills product—the “Physical AI Spark Program Curriculum.”

3. The Nova Reinforcement Learning Developer Program. We also opened enrollment in our developer community. 

Our EAI Brain and Developer Platform Cores also made two breakthroughs this week.

Regarding the EAI brain, The All-New Futurist now fully supports SONIC. That opens up more room for development and applications on more advanced robotics platforms. This is how our approach of combining in-house development with open collaboration is starting to deliver more value. 

On the Developer Platform side, we’ve made the NVIDIA SONIC data, models, and deployment solutions based on FF Master fully open source through GitHub and Hugging Face. What does that mean for developers? You now have a complete path from open-source research and testing algorithms to deploying robots and building solutions. And that path is open to universities, research institutions, and industry partners around the world, too. 

Over the past few days, we’ve received some questions from stockholders about FFR’s acquisition of FFAI’s robotics business and its independent public listing. Let me take a moment to clarify a few points and explain what this means. Giving the robotics business its own operations, financing, and public listing is much more than moving assets within FFAI. It fundamentally reshapes FFR and unlocks its value.  We see this as the starting point for a major breakthrough in business value and a faster release of value in the capital markets. Let me explain this in four areas.

One is a sharper strategic focus. We will concentrate our resources on delivering our “Four-Core Full-Stack AI” robotics strategy. Every dollar we invest, every decision we make, and every financing round will serve that goal. This focus will help us refine what we do, deepen our expertise, expand our scale, and strengthen our business.

Another is a clearer basis for valuation. With its own public listing as a pure-play robotics business, FFR can be valued directly against its industry peers. Its valuation will no longer be held back by other factors affecting FFAI.  Combined with continued deliveries at positive contribution margins, this gives FFR significant room to unlock value.

We will also have more transparent business results and cleaner financial statements. You will be able to see how each financing round translates into business performance. That transparency can help attract strategic investors and long-term capital. After closing, FFR will have almost no debt. Its balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement will be cleaner, making the company’s value easier to see.

The fourth area is lower funding needs and financing costs. FFR has seven unique advantages, including our “Four-Core Full-Stack AI” EAI technology and asset-light operating model. Building on these strengths, we aim to achieve positive operating cash flow no later than the third quarter of 2028. Until then, we expect to need no more than $150 million in total financing. 

For FFAI, once the transaction closes, we will remain FFR’s controlling and majority stockholder and continue to share in its potential future growth in value. As a Physical AI investment company following a Berkshire-style model, FFAI will share further business updates soon. We want to reward our stockholders for your continued support.

Over the years, we’ve received encouragement, faced ridicule, and taken harsh criticism, yet we’ve seldom felt the need to explain ourselves. Our passion for building a business is still there. It comes from working alongside people who share our vision, and driving change in the industry together. Failure itself doesn’t stop us. What stops us is losing the belief that we can try again. “Try again.” A message to myself, and to every entrepreneur who keeps going. Thank you for being part of this journey. See you next week.”

About FF EAI Robotics Ecosystem Inc. 

FF EAI Robotics Ecosystem Inc. (NASDAQ: FFR) (renamed from AIxCrypto Holdings, Inc. and AIXC, effective September 30, 2026) is a U.S.-based Embodied AI (EAI) robotics company that is in the process of acquiring the FF EAI Robotics business. Upon completion of the acquisition, the Company will focus on the research and development, manufacturing, commercialization, and deployment of intelligent robotic technologies, products, and industry solutions.  

The Company is committed to building a “Four-Core Full-Stack” AI ecosystem covering the full lifecycle of robotics, consisting of EAI Brain & Developer Platform, EAI Devices, Industry Productivity Solutions, and EAI Data Factory. Guided by the technology and product philosophy of “One Brain, Multi-forms, Multi-capabilities,” the Company aims to empower humanoid, biomimetic, and other robotic form factors through a unified EAI Brain, while continuously expanding their multi-task and multi-scenario capabilities. The ecosystem is designed to support the full robotics lifecycle, including R&D, deployment, data collection and training, operations, and commercial applications.  

The FF EAI Robotics business has already achieved commercial deliveries of humanoid and biomimetic robotic products. Through its multi-form-factor robotic products, EAI technology platform, closed-loop data capabilities, and industry solutions, the business continues to advance the scaled adoption of robotics across real-world applications. The Company also operates RoboShare, a robot-sharing and services platform designed to connect robotic assets, service capabilities, customer demand, and ecosystem partners, further strengthening its robotics commercialization and service ecosystem. 

For more information, visit www.ff.com. 

About Faraday Future 

Founded in 2014, Faraday Future (FF) is a U.S.-based Physical AI ecosystem company dedicated to reshaping the future of robotics and mobility solutions through AI innovation and technologies. FF focuses on two major product strategies within the Embodied AI (EAI) robotics business: EAI humanoid and bionic robots, and EAI automotive-focused robots. By building a “Four-Core Full-Stack AI” ecosystem of EAI Brain and Developer Platform, EAI Devices, Industry Productivity Solutions and EAI Data Factory, FF aims to create an evolutionary flywheel: scaled device delivery, data collection and training, continuous evolution of the EAI Brain, stronger product capability, and even larger-scale delivery and deployment. Through this flywheel, FF seeks to maximize its commercial value and lead to the advancement of Physical AI. For more information, please visit Faraday Future’s official website: https://www.ff.com/ 

FFR Forward-Looking Statements 

This communication, including any presentation, press release, investor materials or other document of which it forms a part (this “Communication”), contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, and other securities laws, regarding FF EAI Robotics Ecosystem Inc. (“FFR,” the “Company,” “us,” “our,” or “we”) and our industry. All statements, whether written or oral, other than statements of historical fact, including any financial projections and any statements regarding future events, our strategy, our transition to robotics operations, our plans for RoboShare, our digital asset disposition plans, the proposed acquisition of the FF EAI Robotics business, the projections referenced in this communication, our name and ticker change, any related financing, and the anticipated benefits and timing of the foregoing, our objectives, expectations, or anticipated actions or results, are forward-looking statements. You can often identify forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “shall,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “targets,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “goal,” “objective,” “seeks,” “likely,” or “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions; the absence of these words does not mean a statement is not forward-looking. These statements reflect our current expectations and projections about future events as of the date of this Communication and are necessarily based on estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management, are inherently uncertain. FFR can give no assurance that such forward-looking statements or financial projections will prove to be correct. 

Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements as a result of numerous risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, including, but not limited to: 

The proposed acquisition transaction and PIPE. The definitive agreements may be terminated in accordance with their terms, and the proposed transactions may not be completed on the terms described or at all; the conditions to closing, including the completion of FFAI’s internal restructuring of the robotics business, the execution of key employee agreements and other customary conditions, and the parties’ ability to satisfy them; the risk that the stockholder approval required under Nasdaq listing rules for the conversion of the preferred stock issued as consideration is not obtained or is delayed, and the effect of the conversion restrictions and the information statement process on the timing of conversion; the timing of the transaction and the costs of pursuing it; the issuance of a substantial number of shares as consideration and the resulting dilution to existing stockholders; the fact that the counterparty is our controlling stockholder, that it will hold a substantial majority of our outstanding shares following closing, that certain members of management serve both companies, and the conflicts of interest inherent in the transaction; the risk that the agreed valuations do not reflect the market value of our shares or of the acquired business; our dependence on the counterparty for transition, supply and support following any closing; the scope and enforceability of the non-competition and governance arrangements; the consequences of the transaction under Nasdaq listing rules, including the possibility that Nasdaq determines that the transaction requires us to satisfy initial listing requirements in connection with a business combination, change of control or change in the nature of our business; the risk that the PIPE financing, on which the transaction is not conditioned, is not completed on the anticipated terms or at all; the risk of litigation relating to the transaction; our ability to integrate and operate the acquired business; and the risk that the acquired business performs differently than anticipated. 

Projections. The projections referenced in this communication were prepared by FFAI management for the FF EAI Robotics business on a standalone basis and do not reflect our existing business, transaction-related expenses or the combined company. We have not independently verified them or adopted them as guidance. They were not prepared with a view toward public disclosure or toward compliance with the published guidelines of the Securities and Exchange Commission or the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants regarding prospective financial information, and no independent registered public accounting firm has examined, compiled or performed any procedures with respect to them, and none expresses an opinion or any other form of assurance with respect to them. The projections reflect estimates and assumptions that are inherently uncertain and subject to change, including through due diligence and the review of our special committee and its financial advisor. Actual results are likely to differ, and may differ materially. 

Liquidity, capital and going concern. Our limited cash and liquidity position and our history of operating losses and negative operating cash flow; substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern, as described in our periodic reports; our need to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms or at all, and the substantial dilution to existing stockholders that additional financing may cause, including any financing completed in connection with the proposed transaction, which may not be completed or may be on less favorable terms than anticipated; our ability to fund operations pending and following the disposition of our digital asset positions; and our ability to satisfy the continued listing requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market, including stockholders’ equity, minimum bid price and other applicable standards. 

Our strategic transition and the disposition of digital assets. Risks associated with a fundamental shift in our business strategy and the redeployment of resources from a digital asset treasury strategy to robotics operations; our ability to execute the disposition of our digital asset positions in an orderly manner and on acceptable terms; the risk that amounts realized on disposition are materially less than carrying value as a result of price volatility, market depth, execution timing, custody or transfer constraints, or other limitations; tax, accounting and regulatory consequences of the dispositions; the continued volatility and regulatory uncertainty associated with digital assets and cryptocurrencies during the wind-down period; the concentration of a substantial portion of our assets in a single equity investment, including an investment in a related party, and the illiquidity, valuation uncertainty, holding-period and transfer restrictions associated with that investment; and risks arising from our relationships and agreements with related parties and significant stockholders.  

Our robotics operations business. Our limited operating history in robotics operations and commercialization and the absence of a meaningful revenue history; the early stage of RoboShare and the risk that customer demand, repeat demand, pricing, utilization or unit economics do not develop as anticipated; our dependence on a small number of customers, on a single initial geographic market, and on individual events or engagements, and the risk that the loss of, or a change in the terms of, any such relationship has a disproportionate effect; our dependence on third-party robot owners, operators, suppliers, original equipment manufacturers and local partners, and on their willingness to make robots available on our platform; risks relating to the availability, cost, quality, maintenance, transport, insurance and technological obsolescence of robots and related equipment, and to supply chains, tariffs and trade measures affecting them; and our ability to expand into additional markets and to attract and retain participants on both sides of our marketplace. 

Operations, safety and liability. Risks of property damage, personal injury or death arising from the operation of humanoid robots, quadrupeds and other autonomous or semi-autonomous machines in proximity to performers, employees, guests and the public, including at live events and in uncontrolled environments; product liability, premises liability, negligence and related claims and the adequacy, scope, availability and cost of our insurance coverage and of contractual indemnities from customers, owners and suppliers; the allocation of responsibility among us, robot owners, venues, event producers and customers; permitting, licensing, occupational safety and event-specific regulatory requirements; and the reputational consequences of any safety incident. 

Technology, data and intellectual property. Systems, network, telecommunications or service disruptions, failures, defects or cyber-attacks; the performance, reliability and autonomy limitations of robotic systems and of the software, models and networks that support them; our collection, use, storage, transmission and protection of personal information, including images and any biometric or biometric-adjacent data captured in the course of robot deployments, and evolving privacy, biometric and artificial intelligence laws and regulations across the jurisdictions in which we operate or intend to operate; our ability to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our intellectual property rights and to defend against third-party claims of infringement or misappropriation; and our reliance on third-party technology, platforms and licenses. 

Legal, regulatory and general. The regulated industries and jurisdictions in which we operate; current or future laws or regulations and new interpretations of existing laws or regulations, including those applicable to digital assets, robotics, autonomous systems, consumer protection, advertising and endorsements; the risk that our marketplace arrangements, or the manner in which they are described, are characterized differently than we intend by regulators or courts; the failure of counterparties to perform their contractual obligations; litigation, regulatory inquiries, investigations and enforcement actions, and their costs and outcomes; business, economic, market and capital-market conditions; competition in our industry; changes in market demand for, and the pricing of, our products and services; our ability to define, design and release new products and services in a timely manner that meet customer needs; our ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel, including key management; our ability to manage our growth and our transition; and our ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures. 

This list of factors is not exhaustive. Additional risks and uncertainties are described more fully in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and our subsequent filings, which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Investors are urged to review the liquidity, capital resources and going concern disclosures contained in those reports.  

The forward-looking statements in this Communication speak only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, neither FFR nor any other person undertakes any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement or financial projection set out herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This Communication is provided for informational purposes only, does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security, and does not constitute investment, tax or legal advice or any investment recommendation, and does not take into account the investment objectives or financial situation of any person. FFR reserves the right to amend or replace the information contained herein, in whole or in part, at any time, and undertakes no obligation to notify any recipient thereof. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. This caution is made under, and these forward-looking statements are intended to be covered by, the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

FFAI FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Important factors that may affect actual results or outcomes include, among others: the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and improve its liquidity and financial position; the Company’s ability to pay its outstanding obligations, which it currently lacks; the availability of sufficient share capital to meet its current obligations and execute on its strategy; the willingness of convertible debt investors to fund the Company; demand for the Company’s robotics products; competition in the robotics industry, which includes companies with far superior experience, funding and name recognition; the ability of the Company to build an EAI education ecosystem that serves both the B2C consumer market and the B2B institutional education market; the acceptance by teachers and students of the Company’s robotics products in the education market; the ability of the Company to expand into additional markets for its robotics products; the Company’s reliance on a single OEM for most of its robotics products; the Company’s reliance on Chinese OEMs for all of its robotics products; the possibility of the federal government banning imports of Chinese robotics products; the Company’s ability to get the planned robotics products to comply with all applicable U.S. rules and regulations; the ability of the robotics OEM to timely supply robotics to the Company; tariff uncertainty for imported products, particularly from China; the ability of the Company to close its transaction with FF EAI Robotics Ecosystem Inc. (FFR) for the sale of its robotics business; demand from automobile dealers for robotics products; the Company’s ability to homologate FX vehicles for sale; the Company’s ability to secure the necessary funding to execute on the FX strategy, which is substantial; the Company’s ability to secure an occupancy certificate covering all of its Hanford facility; the Company’s ability to remediate its material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting and the risks related to the restatement of previously issued consolidated financial statements; the Company’s limited operating history and the significant barriers to growth it faces; the Company’s history of substantial losses and expectation of continued losses; the success of the Company’s payroll expense reduction plan; the Company’s ability to execute on its plans to develop and market its vehicles and the timing of these development programs; the Company’s ability to execute on its plans to enter the robotaxi and cybercab industries; the Company’s estimates of the size of the markets for its vehicles and cost to bring those vehicles to market; the rate and degree of market acceptance of the Company’s vehicles; the Company’s ability to cover future warranty claims; the success of other competing manufacturers; the performance and security of the Company’s vehicles; current and potential litigation involving the Company; the Company’s ability to receive funds from, satisfy the conditions precedent of and close on the various financings described elsewhere by the Company; the result of future financing efforts, the failure of any of which could result in the Company seeking protection under the Bankruptcy Code; the Company’s indebtedness; the Company’s ability to use its “at-the-market” program; insurance coverage; general economic and market conditions impacting demand for the Company’s products; potential negative impacts of a reverse stock split; potential cost, headcount and salary reduction actions may not be sufficient or may not achieve their expected results; circumstances outside of the Company’s control, such as natural disasters, climate change, health epidemics and pandemics, terrorist attacks, and civil unrest; risks related to the Company’s operations in China; the success of the Company’s remedial measures taken in response to the Special Committee findings; the Company’s dependence on its suppliers and contract manufacturer; the Company’s ability to develop and protect its technologies; the Company’s ability to protect against cybersecurity risks; and the ability of the Company to attract and retain employees, any adverse developments in existing legal proceedings or the initiation of new legal proceedings; the volatility of the Company’s stock price; the ability of the Company to maintain its stock price above $1.00; and the ability of the Company to maintain compliance with Nasdaq regulations for continued listing. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, filed with the SEC on August 13, 2026; the quarter ended March 31, 2026, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2026; and Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2026, and other documents filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC.

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