Dotlines Global posts H1 revenue of £9.2m, secures £1.6m debt funding

For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below: RNS Number: 9429W Dotlines Global Limited 30 September 2026 LEI:213800L6HSNUEFYY3J85 30 September 2026 Dotlines Global Limited (“Dotlines”, the “Company” or the “Group”) Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2026 Dotlines (AIM: DOTL), the UK-based international technology group with operations across the UK and Southeast Asia spanning telecommunications, digital infrastructure, cybersecurity and financial technology, announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2026 following its admission to AIM on 11 May 2026.

7m) * Cash and cash equivalents at 30 June 2026 of £60k (31 December 2025: £50k) * Subsequent to period end, c.

1m and commercial launch expected in Q4 2026, becoming the fourth ISP customer to be secured for Catena * Carnival Internet — post period, expansion of customer base for the Group’s Carnival Internet broadband service through signing of an asset purchase agreement Digital content and services * Continued expansion of the Sohoj digital services and financial technology platform through partnerships with major regional and international providers: * Lazada — e-commerce affiliate programme launched with Southeast Asia’s leading e-commerce platform, which operates across six regional markets and is part of Alibaba Group * Ria Money Transfer — partnership with one of the world’s largest cross-border money-transfer networks, with more than 600,000 locations across nearly 200 countries and territories, to provide Ria eWallet cash-in and cash-out services through Sohoj’s Malaysian merchant network * Touch ‘n Go — expanded relationship with Malaysia’s leading digital financial-services platform, which has 27 million verified users and over 2 million merchant touchpoints.

Sohoj launched airline ticketing through the Touch ‘n Go platform following the period end, extending its existing eWallet recharge integration * NTT DATA Payment Services — reseller partnership established, post period, for digital-payment solutions, initially targeting approximately 3,000 Malaysian retail stores.

NTT DATA Payment Services is part of Japan’s NTT Group, and generated approximately ¥5 trillion in FY 2025 and operates across more than 70 countries Mahbubul Matin, Executive Chairman of Dotlines, said: “H1 2026 was a transformational period for Dotlines, culminating in our admission to AIM in May and bringing our digital services, telecommunications and cybersecurity businesses together within a single group. “While first-half revenue was impacted by macroeconomic factors, including lower Sohoj activity ahead of the Malaysian state elections and adverse currency movements, the underlying business remained profitable on an adjusted basis.

Importantly, trading has strengthened significantly since the period end and we expect a materially stronger second half, supporting year-on-year revenue growth for 2026. “We are seeing strong commercial momentum across the Group. 1m, while Neatley is now commercially live and we are progressing discussions with further prospective ISP customers. In Southeast Asia, Sohoj continues to expand its reach and service offering through relationships with major regional and international partners including Lazada, Ria Money Transfer, Touch ‘n Go and NTT DATA Payment Services.

” For further information please contact: Dotlines Global Limited Mahbubul Matin, Executive Chairman via Gracechurch Group Jakir Chowdhury, CEO Mohammad Monsurul Hoq Sazzad, CFO Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Jeremy Porter/Nick Athanas (Corporate Finance) +44 (0)20 3328 5656 Jos Pinnington/Lauren Wright (Equity Sales & Corporate Broking) Gracechurch Group (Financial PR) Claire Norbury/Harry Chathli +44 (0)20 4582 3500 About Dotlines Dotlines Global Ltd (AIM: DOTL) is a UK-based international technology group operating in the telecommunications, digital infrastructure, cybersecurity and financial technology sectors.

Founded in Malaysia in 2007 as a bespoke B2B software development business, it has since grown to offer a range of products, platforms and solutions for both B2B and B2C customers. Its two core areas of activity are digital content and services — principally, the Sohoj digital lifestyle platform for migrant populations in Malaysia, which has served over a million migrants from countries across Asia — and telecom products and services in the UK comprising: the Catena OSS and BSS software platform for internet service providers; Audra SME- and consumer-focused cybersecurity solutions; and the Carnival Internet full fibre broadband service. For more information, visit: ( ).

Executive Chairman’s Statement Overview The six month period ended 30 June 2026 was a transformational one for the Group. On 11 May 2026 the Company, which was then named Ikigai Ventures Limited, completed the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Dotlines (Guernsey) Limited and its subsidiaries (“Dotlines Guernsey”) and of Audra Solutions Limited (“Audra”), together referred to in this report as “the Initial Transaction”.

On the same date the Company changed its name from Ikigai Ventures Limited to Dotlines Global Limited, delisted from the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and was admitted to trading on AIM under the ticker DOTL, with an enlarged issued share capital of 609,333,791 ordinary shares. The Group now operates across three areas: the Sohoj digital lifestyle platform in Malaysia; the Catena platform and the Carnival Internet broadband business in the United Kingdom; and the Audra internet security business, all acquired as part of the Initial Transaction.

Operational review During the six months to 30 June 2026, the Group continued to execute its strategy across the business — securing new customers and establishing new partnerships to provide reseller opportunities and broaden its service offering. The Group also implemented an organisational restructure to consolidate the business to improve operations and optimise resources. This includes creating a unified technology team, led by a Group-wide Chief Technology Officer, rather than having separate technology teams within each subsidiary or brand.

This also supports the Group’s commercial strategy to leverage its intellectual property across the business, such as the Group’s Carnival Internet being underpinned by its solutions from Catena and Audra. Telecom products and services The Group’s telecom products and services are delivered under the following UK-based brands: * Catena — the Group’s in-house operations support system (“OSS”) and business support system (“BSS”) software platform providing comprehensive functionality across the sale, development and operating stages for internet service providers (“ISPs”) from a single, cloud-based interface.

Catena is focused on creating simplicity for telecom providers to decrease the costs incurred. * Audra — SME- and consumer-focused cybersecurity solutions incorporating physical firewall routers and software for both the office and home. * Carnival Internet — the Group’s full fibre broadband service. In addition to providing growth opportunities in the B2C segment, Carnival Internet is the Group’s “centre of excellence” to drive recognition and trust in Catena and Audra and showcasing their benefits through the broadband provided under the Carnival name.

While the Group’s UK telecom offering is in the early stage of commercial rollout, following initial deployments in autumn 2025, strong progress has been made in building the pipeline and securing new customers and reseller partnerships. Catena In July, Dotlines secured a five-year contract with Olilo UK & Ireland (“Olilo”), an ISP serving customers across the UK that launched at the end of 2025, for the provision of its Catena software platform. Olilo is the Group’s fourth ISP customer for Catena. Olilo will pay an initial professional services set-up fee, a minimum monthly platform fee and a per subscriber (end customer) fee that increases at certain thresholds.

1m over its term, and the Group expects to launch Catena with Olilo in Q4 2026. Neatley, an ISP in the UK, commenced commercially using Catena during the period. The Group has provided Neatley with a fully-integrated Catena operating platform that brings together customer management, automated billing and payments, product catalogue and order management, a knowledge base and ticketing system, and financial reporting. Audra The Group also established a reseller partnership with Olilo to offer the Group’s Audra Safe router and cybersecurity solution to Olilo’s consumer customers, which was launched post period.

Under the Olilo Consumer brand, Olilo offers various broadband packages and provides customers with the flexibility of choosing their own router or adopting the Olilo Hub 6, which is powered by Audra Safe. Carnival Internet In August, the Group acquired the broadband customer base of an ISP, which will result in the transfer of customers to the Carnival Internet broadband service. Digital content and services The primary activity in the Group’s digital content and services division is Dotlines’ Sohoj solution.

Sohoj is a digital lifestyle platform for B2C and B2B2C customers in Malaysia that delivers cross-border services, digital content and mobile apps with a focus on migrant populations, which account for a significant proportion of the Malaysian workforce. The Sohoj platform allows migrant workers to support families in their home countries whilst operating in the cash economy by enabling services such as transfer of mobile data or data top-ups, paying bills and buying goods and services.

The platform is accessible via website, app, and a distribution network of over 2,900 physical merchants (retail shops and community freelancers), many of which are located within migrant communities, who facilitate in-app transactions on behalf of the user/migrant worker. In this division, the Group also provides bespoke digital content, digital gamification services and apps to mobile users (via Sohoj and other platforms) and third parties, including telcos. During the first half of the year, Sohoj sales were impacted by a reduction in the inflow of migrants in Malaysia ahead of the state elections in Johor and Negeri Sembilan on 11 July and 1 August respectively.

The Group is pleased to note that there has been a significant increase in Sohoj sales subsequent to the elections. The Group also continued to execute on its strategy to expand its partnerships with third parties to broaden the Sohoj service offering as described below. This broadens the appeal of Sohoj to users, but also creates additional revenue streams for the Group as it receives commission from its partners on transactions conducted through the platform. In addition, there was growth in sales from the Group’s provision of bespoke digital content, digital gamification services and apps.

Expansion of Sohoj offering to include Ria eWallet Cash-in and Cash-out Services Dotlines established a partnership with Ria Money Transfer (“Ria”), a global leader in the cross-border money transfer industry, to enable cash-in and cash-out services for the Ria eWallet through Sohoj merchants in Malaysia. Through this collaboration, which went live post period, users can conveniently deposit into and withdraw from their Ria eWallet at Sohoj merchant locations. Sohoj’s extensive network of merchants provides customers with a secure and accessible way to manage their Ria eWallet funds through their trusted local agents.

By connecting digital financial tools with community-based access points, this partnership helps advance financial inclusion, enabling more people to participate in the digital economy and bridging the gap between cash and digital financial ecosystems. Launch of e-commerce affiliate programme with Lazada During the period, the Group launched an e-commerce affiliate programme with Lazada, one of the largest e-commerce operators in Southeast Asia, whereby migrant workers can visit a Sohoj merchant and order products from Lazada. This enables migrants to use the retail store as a delivery address as well as make payments in cash.

Launch of air ticketing service with Touch ‘n Go Touch ‘n Go is one of Malaysia’s largest e-wallet providers and is the Group’s principal strategic partner in the region with Sohoj already integrated into the Touch ‘n Go mobile app allowing users to buy and recharge a Touch ‘n Go e-wallet through the Sohoj platform. This partnership was expanded, post period, with Sohoj enabling users to purchase air tickets from authorised travel agencies via the Touch ‘n Go e-wallet platform. This initiative will make travel bookings more accessible and secure for migrant workers, who often purchase tickets through unauthorised agents and risk being deceived.

Reseller of digital payments services The Group established a partnership, post period, with NTT DATA Payment Services, a leading payment solutions provider in Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines, under which Sohoj acts as a reseller of NTT DATA Payment Services’ solutions that enable shopkeepers and merchants to accept digital payments through cards, e-wallets and online banking channels. The initial target is c. 3,000 retail stores where nearly 90% currently rely on cash transactions. 2m), of which 84% was generated by Sohoj sales and 16% was from the provision of bespoke digital content, digital gamification services and apps (H1 2025: 80% and 20% respectively).

The contribution from the telecom products and services division was £11,507 (H1 2025: £nil), reflecting the early stage of commercialisation and the fact that Audra Solutions Limited was consolidated only from 11 May 2026. The year-on-year reduction in revenue primarily reflected lower Sohoj sales ahead of the Malaysia state elections, together with adverse currency fluctuations. Revenue from the provision of bespoke digital content, digital gamification services and apps increased on a local currency basis but was lower on a reported basis. 5m.

7m). Cost of sales includes the back-to-back purchase by the Group of products bought by users via Sohoj. Accordingly, cost of sales were lower because of the reduced Sohoj sales. The Group expects gross margin to improve through the bulk purchasing of inventory, such as mobile airtime top-ups, and the sale of airline tickets.

In addition, the Group’s gross margin will increase as the telecoms products and services division makes a greater contribution to revenue. 5m of costs relating to one-off AIM admission and acquisition expenses. 7m of one-off AIM admission expenses associated with the AIM admission. 5m).

The main contributor to the Group’s expenses was cost of sales as described above. The Group delivered a decrease in employee-related expenses due to reduced headcount because of the organisational restructure to consolidate the business. 2m (H1 2025: £nil) expense from the amortisation of acquired intangible assets in Audra Solutions Limited. 7m for the first half of the prior year, principally reflecting the reverse acquisition accounting charge and one-off admission expenses described above, together with lower revenue during the period.

5m for the first half of 2026. 4m). 5m).