Business

Business Owners are Establishing ESOP for their Employees for Tax Benefits

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6 years ago

September 2, 2019

Employees of many businesses are getting benefits from ESOP – employee stock ownership plan, to take an ownership interest in the businesses. Owners of the companies are establishing the stock ownership plan for their employees to provide them with various benefits along with ownership interest. In addition, this plan is also benefiting the company owners in getting a lot of great tax benefits. When the employees buy the plan from the owners, they actually borrow funds to get a contribution from the company. Further, the employees use these funds to purchase a share in the business. A large number of business owners are transferring full or partial ownership of the company to their employees to enjoy the long-lasting benefits.

The business owners are also establishing an employee stock ownership plan as a retirement benefit for their employees after creating an ESOP plan to showcase the structure and policies. In addition, under ESOP, the business owners are also appointing a trustee or committee to oversee the plan. And they are transferring full/partial ownership of the companies to employees with either voting or nonvoting shares. By this, the owners are keeping control of the company in their hands until the ESOP leads to buying all of the shares.

Primarily, small businesses are establishing ESOP for their employees because they are generating more benefits from the program as compared to the big businesses. The small or medium-sized business owners are making contributions to the plan each year which are tax-deductible, up to 25% of the company’s payroll. Once the plan owns 100% of the business, then the business enjoys exempt from corporate income taxes.

Business

Black Banx Group — Third Quarter 2025 Results

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1 day ago

November 3, 2025

Matthew Wiles

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE · Road Town, British Virgin Islands · October 30 2025

Black Banx reports USD 4.3 billion revenue and USD 1.6 billion pre-tax profit in third quarter 2025

Black Banx Group today announced its results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2025, delivering strong performance with further progress toward its full-year targets.

Key figures for Q3 2025:

Revenue: USD 4.3 billion
Profit before tax (PBT): USD 1.6 billion
Cost-to-income ratio: ≈ 62%
Customer base (period-end): ~92 million clients

YTD (first nine months) results: Revenue USD 12.7 billion, PBT USD 4.7 billion, positioning the Group on track toward its full-year ambitions of ~USD 17 billion revenue and ~USD 6.4 billion PBT.

“Our Q3 results reaffirm the scalability and resilience of our platform,” said Michael Gastauer, Group CEO. “By continuing to scale our client base, deepen engagement, and drive operational efficiencies, we maintain momentum toward our 100 million-customer milestone and full-year ambitions.”

Daniel Dumitrascu, Group CFO, added: “We are pleased to demonstrate sequential improvement in our cost/income ratio despite ongoing investment in growth markets. With the first nine months delivered, our Q4 plan is well calibrated to close the year strongly.”

Business highlights:

Net customer adds of approximately 8 million during Q3, bringing the total client count to ~92 million as of 30 September 2025. On pace for the 100 million-customer target by year-end.
Continued growth across emerging markets, driven by expansion efforts in Africa, South Asia and Latin America.
Strong transaction volumes across cross-border payments and cryptocurrency-adjacent services, contributing to top-line resilience.
Ongoing initiatives to optimise operations and automate processes delivered a sequential improvement in cost/income ratio to ~62% from ~64% in Q2.
Strategic investments sustained in growth markets while preserving profitability and shareholder value.

Outlook:

With three quarters behind it, Black Banx remains aligned with its 2025 full-year targets of approximately USD 17 billion in revenue and ~USD 6.4 billion in pre-tax profit. The company anticipates a seasonally stronger Q4 performance, underpinned by ongoing global client acquisition and further monetisation of its platform.

About Black Banx Group:

Black Banx Group is a global digital banking and fintech platform serving tens of millions of private and business clients across more than 180 countries. The Group offers seamless, borderless banking services, including multi-currency accounts, cross-border payments and cryptocurrency-compatible solutions. Headquartered in the British Virgin Islands, Black Banx is dedicated to innovation, financial inclusion and delivering value to its stakeholders.

Media Contact:

Black Banx Media Relations
Email: [email protected]

Forward-looking statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the Group’s business strategy, financial prospects, targets and trajectory. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated.