On June 24, NovaPay International Financial Service (NovaPay TM) launches a public offering of the 10th series of bonds – Series J – with a total nominal amount of UAH 100 million of its subsidiary NovaPay Credit LLC, which will be used by the issuer in its bond repurchase program, which is an alternative to deposits.
As reported on the company’s website, the public offer of series B, G and H bonds is simultaneously withdrawn.
According to the information, the rates under the repurchase agreements are as follows: 10% p.a. for one month (28 days), 12% for 2 months (63 days), 14.5% for 3 months, 16.5% for 4 months, 17.5% for 6 and 9 months, and 18% for 12 months.
The bonds were issued for a term of three years with interest income payable at the end of the maturity period, and the nominal interest rate was increased to 18% per annum from 17% per annum in the previous series.
Univer Capital LLC was appointed as the administrator of the J series bonds, as well as the previous ones.
“The funds raised as a result of the bond issue through a public offering are planned to be used in the following areas: credit operations for legal entities – 20% of the actual funds raised; credit operations for individuals – 80% of the actual funds raised,” the prospectus said earlier.
As reported, in 2023, NovaPay made three public issues of interest-bearing bonds of series A, B, and C for UAH 100 million each, and last year issued six more series of bonds – D, E, F, G, H, and I. In particular, in October-December 2024, three series of bonds – “G”, “H” and “I” – were placed for a total amount of UAH 290 million, which increased the total amount of the company’s securities in circulation to UAH 890 million.
Securities of all series, except for “B” and “I”, are used for the repurchase program and are available for purchase in the NovaPay mobile application, while “B” and “I” bonds are offered for sale to institutional clients, with interest income paid quarterly.
According to the prospectuses, the last three series of bonds have a three-year maturity. The nominal interest rate on them is 17% per annum, while for the three previous issues it was 18%.
NovaPay, which promotes most of its bonds as an alternative to bank deposits through a one- to 12-month repurchase scheme. Since April 17, the company has slightly raised interest rates on them: now they range from 10% per month to 19% per year, and a new investment term of four months at a rate of 17.5% per annum has been added.
NovaPay is an international financial service founded in 2001. It is part of the Nova group and provides online and offline financial services at Nova Poshta offices. It was the first non-bank financial institution in Ukraine to receive an expanded NBU license in 2023, which allowed it to open accounts and issue cards, and the first non-bank to launch its own financial application at the end of last year.
According to the previously published prospectus, NovaPay Credit plans to increase its interest income to UAH 802.1 million this year, and to UAH 1 billion 515.1 million next year, and to generate UAH 518.9 million and UAH 1 billion 30.6 million in net profit, respectively.
Last year, the company’s net profit increased to UAH 89.2 million from UAH 40.3 million a year earlier, while revenue grew to UAH 285.6 million from UAH 95.6 million.