As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26, 2019

Registration Number 333-________

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-1

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

THE OLB GROUP, INC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware   7389   13-4188568
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

200 Park Avenue, Suite 1700

New York, NY 10166

(212) 278-0900

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

 

Ronny Yakov

Chief Executive Officer

200 Park Avenue, Suite 1700

New York, NY 10166

(212) 278-0900

(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

 

with copies to:

 

Barry I. Grossman, Esq.

David Selengut, Esq.

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Phone: (212) 370-1300
Fax: (212) 370-7889

  Mitchell Nussbaum, Esq. 
Norwood P. Beveridge, Jr., Esq. 
Lili Taheri, Esq. 
Loeb & Loeb LLP 
345 Park Avenue 
New York, NY 10154 
Phone: (212) 407-4000 
Fax: (212) 407-4990

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date hereof. 

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box.   

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.   

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.   

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer ☐   Accelerated filer ☐   Non-accelerated filer  þ   Smaller reporting company  þ
            Emerging growth company  þ

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

 

 

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered   Proposed Maximum
Aggregate offering
Price (1)
    Amount of
Registration Fee (1)
 
Common stock, $0.0001 par value   $ 15,000,000     $ 1,818  

 

(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Includes shares of our common stock that the underwriters have the option to purchase.  Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (or the Securities Act), the securities being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock as may be issued after the date hereof as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.

 

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The information contained in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS   SUBJECT TO COMPLETION   DATED JUNE 26, 2019

 

                         Shares

 

Common Stock 

 

 

THE OLB GROUP, INC.

 

This is a public offering of shares of common stock of The OLB Group, Inc. We are offering [        ] shares of our common stock in this offering at an assumed offering price of $[     ]. Our common stock is currently quoted on the Pink Open Market (f/k/a OTC Pink) published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (“OTC Pink”) under the symbol “OLBG.” On [     ], 2019, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the OTC Pink was $[      ].

 

We have applied to have our common stock listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “OLB.” After giving effect to this offering, our Chief Executive Officer, Ronny Yakov, will control [     ]% of the voting power of our outstanding common stock. Because Mr. Yakov controls, and will continue to control following completion of this offering, a majority of our outstanding voting power, we are, and will continue to be, a “controlled company” under the corporate governance rules for NASDAQ-listed companies. Therefore, we are not required to have a majority of our board of directors be independent, nor are we required to have a compensation committee or an independent nominating function.

 

We are an “emerging growth company” under the federal securities laws and have elected to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements.

 

Investing in our common stock is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 4. Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

    Per Share     Total  
Public offering price   $              $           
Underwriting discounts and commissions (1)   $     $  
Proceeds to us, before expenses   $     $  

 

(1) Underwriting discounts and commissions do not include a non-accountable expense allowance equal to 1.0% of the public offering price payable to the underwriters. We refer you to “Underwriting” beginning on page 66 for additional information regarding underwriters’ compensation.

 

We have granted a 45 -day option to the representative of the underwriters to purchase up to an additional [        ] shares of common stock solely to cover over-allotments, if any.

 

The underwriters expect to deliver the shares to purchasers on or about [        ], 2019.

   

ThinkEquity

a division of Fordham Financial Management, Inc.

 

The date of this prospectus is              , 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
Prospectus Summary   1
Risk Factors   4
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements   35
Use of Proceeds   36
Dividend Policy   37
Capitalization   38
Dilution   39
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   40
Business   43
Management   54
Executive Compensation   58
Principal Stockholders   60
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions   61
Description of Capital Stock   62
Shares Eligible For Future Sale   65
Underwriting   66
Experts   73
Legal Matters   73
Where You Can Find More Information   73
Index to Financial Statements   F-1

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with information different from or in addition to that contained in this prospectus. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where an offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

 

This prospectus includes estimates, statistics and other industry data that we obtained from industry publications, research, surveys and studies conducted by third parties and publicly available information. Such data involves a number of assumptions and limitations and contains projections and estimates of the future performance of the industries in which we operate that are subject to a high degree of uncertainty. This prospectus also includes data based on our own internal estimates. We caution you not to give undue weight to such projections, assumptions and estimates.  

 

We use our registered trademarks and trade names in this prospectus. This prospectus also includes trademarks, trade names and service marks that are the property of other organizations. Solely for convenience, trademarks and trade names referred to in this prospectus do not always appear with the ® and ™ symbols, but those references are not intended to indicate that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights, or that the applicable owner will not assert its rights, to these trademarks and trade names. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trade names or trademarks to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights certain information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. Because it is only a summary, it does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in shares of our common stock and it is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the more detailed information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. Before you decide to invest in our common stock, you should read the entire prospectus carefully, including “Risk Factors” beginning on page 4 and the financial statements and related notes included in this prospectus.

 

Prior to the closing of this offering, we will effect a reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of our common stock at a ratio of 1-for-[     ] shares. The reverse stock split was approved by our Board of Directors and by our majority stockholder on June 21, 2018. The share amount and per share information in this prospectus do not reflect the implementation of the reverse stock split.

 

Unless the context indicates otherwise, as used in this prospectus, the terms “OLB,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “our company” and “our business” refer, to The OLB Group, Inc., including its subsidiaries named herein.

 

Our Company

 

We are FinTech company and payment facilitator (“PayFac”) that focuses on a suite of products in the merchant services and payment facilitator verticals and provides integrated business solutions to merchants throughout the United States. We seek to accomplish this by providing merchants with a wide range of products and services through our various online platforms, including financial and transaction processing services and support for crowdfunding and other capital raising initiatives. We supplement our online platforms with certain hardware solutions that are integrated with our online platforms. In 2018, we were ranked 62 nd among merchant acquirers in the United States ranked by Visa/Mastercard volume. Our business functions primarily through three wholly-owned subsidiaries, eVance, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“eVance”), OmniSoft.io, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“OmniSoft”), and CrowdPay.Us, Inc., a New York corporation (“CrowdPay”).

 

eVance is an independent sales organization (an “ISO”) that signs up new merchants on behalf of acquiring banks and processors that provides financial and transaction processing solutions to merchants throughout the United States. eVance differentiates itself from other ISOs by focusing on both obtaining and maintaining new merchant contracts for its own account (including, but not limited to, merchants that utilize the OmniSoft platform) and also obtaining and maintaining merchant contracts obtained by third-party ISOs (for which we negotiate a shared fee arrangement) and utilizing our own software and technology to provide merchants and other ISOs differentiating products and software.  In particular, we (i) own our own payments gateway, (ii) have proprietary omni-commerce software platform, (iii) have in-house underwriting and customer service, (iv) have in-house sub-ISO management system which offers sub-ISOs and agents tools for online boarding, account management, residual reports among other tools, (v) utilize a PayFac model and (vi) offer a suite of products in the financial markets (through CrowdPay). Leveraging our relationship with three of the top five merchant processors in the United States (representing a majority of the merchant processing market) and with the use of our proprietary software. eVance provides competitive payment processing solutions to merchants which enable merchants to process credit and debit card-based internet payments for sales of their products at competitive prices (whether such sales occur online or at a “brick and mortar” location). Our payment gateway (which we call “SecurePay”) also enables merchants to reduce the cost of transacting with their customers by removing the need for a third-party payment gateway solution. eVance operates as both a wholesale ISO and a retail ISO depending on the risk profile of the merchant and the applicable merchant processor and acquiring bank. As a wholesale ISO, eVance underwrites the processing transactions for merchants, establishing a direct relationship with the merchant and generating individual merchant processing contracts in exchange for future residual payments. As a retail ISO, eVance primarily gathers the documents and information that our partners (acquiring banks and acquiring processors) need to underwrite merchants’ transactions and as a result receives only residual income as commission for merchants it places with our partners. For more information regarding the electronic payment industry, see “Business–Description of our eVance Business–Our Industry.”
   
OmniSoft operates a cloud-based business management platform that provides turnkey solutions for merchants to enable them to build and manage their retail businesses, whether online or at a “brick and mortar” location. The OmniSoft platform, which can be accessed by merchants through any mobile and computing device, allows merchants to, among other features, manage and track inventory, track sales and process customer transactions and can provide interactive data analysis concerning sales of products and need for additional inventory. Merchants generally utilize the platform by uploading to the platform information about their inventory (description of units, number of units, price per unit, and related information). Once such information has been uploaded, merchants, either with their own device or with hardware that we sell directly to them, are able to utilize the platform to monitor inventory and process and track sales of their products (including coordinating shipping of their products with third party logistics companies). We manage and maintain the OmniSoft platform through a variety of domain names or a merchant can integrate our platform with their own domain name. Using the OmniSoft platform, merchants can “check-out” their customers at their “brick and mortar” stores or can sell products to customers online, in both cases accepting payment via a simple credit card or debit card transaction (either swiping the credit card or entering the credit card number), a cash payment, or by use of a QR code or loyalty and reward points, and then print or email receipts to the customer. For more information regarding our OmniSoft platform, see “Business–Description of our OmniSoft Business.”

 

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CrowdPay.us™ operates a white label capital raising platform that targets small and midsized businesses seeking to raise capital and by registered broker-dealers seeking to host capital raising campaigns for such businesses by integrating the platform onto such company’s or broker-dealer’s website.  Our CrowdPay platform is tailored for companies seeking to raise money through a crowdfunding offering of between $1 million and $50 million pursuant to Regulation CF under Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (the “JOBS Act”), offerings pursuant to Rule 506(b) and Rule 506(c) under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and offerings pursuant to Regulation A+ of the Securities Act.  Our platform, which can be used for multiple offerings at once, provides companies and broker-dealers with an easy-to-use, turnkey solution to support company offerings, allowing companies and broker-dealers to easily present online to potential investors relevant marketing and offering materials and by aiding in the accreditation and background check processes to ensure investors meets the applicable requirements under the rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). CrowdPay charges a fee to each company and broker-dealer for the use of its platform under a fee structure that is agreed to between CrowdPay and the Company and/or broker-dealer prior to the initiation of the offering. CrowdPay also generates revenues by providing ancillary services to the companies and broker-dealers utilizing our platform, including running background checks and providing anti-money laundering and know-your-customer compliance. CrowdPay is not a registered funding portal or a registered broker-dealer.

 

Substantially all of our revenue has been generated from our eVance business (see our financial statements and related notes included in this prospectus and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for more information), but we expect to begin generating revenue from our OmniSoft and CrowdPay business by the end of 2019. We expect to build out our OmniSoft software business and to rely more on our PayFac model to transition away from our reliance on our eVance business but there is no guarantee that we will be able to do so. See the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this prospectus.

 

Risks Associated with our Business

 

Our business and ability to execute our business strategy are subject to a number of risks of which you should be aware before you decide to buy our common stock. In particular, you should consider the following risks, which are discussed more fully in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this prospectus:

 

  Our acquisition of eVance and share exchange with OmniSoft and CrowdPay has collectively formed a new business platform that needs to be integrated, which may create certain risks and may adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations;
     
  Our failure to pay our outstanding indebtedness will result in a substantial loss of our assets;
     
  We operate in a regulatory environment that is evolving and uncertain and any changes to regulations could have a material impact on our business and financial condition;
     
  We rely on a combination of confidentiality clauses, assignment agreements and license agreements with employees and third parties, trade secrets, copyrights and trademarks to protect our intellectual property and competitive advantage, all of which offer only limited protection meaning that we may be unable to maintain and protect our intellectual property rights and proprietary information or prevent third-parties from making unauthorized use of our technology; and
     
  Our growth may not be sustainable and depends on our ability to attract new merchants, retain existing merchants and increase sales to both new and existing merchants.

 

Controlled Company Status

 

After giving effect to this offering, our Chief Executive Officer, Ronny Yakov, will control [     ]% of the voting power of our outstanding common stock. As a result, Mr. Yakov will have the ability to control the outcome of matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election of our directors, as well as the overall management and direction of our company. Because Mr. Yakov controls, and will continue to control following completion of this offering, a majority of our outstanding voting power, we are, and will continue to be, a “controlled company” under the corporate governance rules for NASDAQ-listed companies. Therefore, we are not required to have a majority of our board of directors be independent, nor are we required to have a compensation committee or an independent nominating function.

 

We expect our company will continue to qualify as a controlled company until such time as Mr. Yakov controls less than 50% of our outstanding common stock.

 

Corporate Information

 

We were incorporated in the State of Delaware on November 18, 2004 for the purpose of merging with OLB.com, Inc., a New York corporation incorporated in 1993 (“OLB.com”). The merger was done for the purpose of changing our state of incorporation from New York to Delaware. In April 2018, we completed an acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Excel Corporation (“Excel”) and its subsidiaries Payprotec Oregon, LLC, Excel Business Solutions, Inc. and eVance Processing, Inc. (such assets are the foundation of our eVance business). In connection with such acquisition, in May 2018, we entered into share exchange agreements with CrowdPay and OmniSoft, affiliate companies owned by Mr. Yakov and John Herzog, an affiliate of our company, pursuant to which each of CrowdPay and OmniSoft became wholly owned subsidiaries of our company. Our Company’s headquarters is located at 200 Park Avenue, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10166. Our telephone number is (212) 278-0900.

 

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Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

 

We qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined under the Securities Act. As a result, we are permitted to, and intend to, rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are otherwise applicable to public companies. These provisions include, but are not limited to:

 

  not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act);
     
  reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports, proxy statements and registration statements; and
     
  exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

In addition, an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This provision allows an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of some accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to avail ourselves of this extended transition period. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest to occur of: (i) our reporting $1.07 billion or more in annual gross revenues; (ii) the end of fiscal year 2024; (iii) our issuance, in a three year period, of more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt; and (iv) the end of the fiscal year in which the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeded $700 million on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter.

 

The Offering

 

Common stock offered by us              shares
     
Common stock outstanding before this offering (1)              shares
     
Common stock to be outstanding after this offering (1)               shares (or            shares if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full).
     
Over-allotment option   We have granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional [     ] shares of our common stock at the public offering price to cover over-allotments, if any (the “overallotment option”)
     
Use of proceeds  

We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering primarily to repay, at the discretion of our Board of Directors, outstanding indebtedness up to [20%] of the proceeds in this offering, invest in or acquire companies or technologies that are synergistic with or complimentary to our business, to expand and market our current products and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. If our Board of Directors elects not to repay outstanding indebtedness with the proceeds of this offering, such proceeds will be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

     
Reverse Stock Split   Prior to the closing of this offering, we will effect a reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of our common stock at a ratio of 1-for-[     ] shares. The reverse stock split was approved by our Board of Directors and by our majority stockholder on June 21, 2018. The share amount and per share information in this prospectus do not reflect the implementation of the reverse stock split.
     
Concentration of ownership   Upon completion of this offering, our executive officers and directors will beneficially own, in the aggregate, approximately [     ] % of the outstanding shares of our common stock.
     
Proposed NASDAQ Capital Market symbol   OLB
     
Risk Factors   Investing in our common stock is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk . See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 4 and the other information in this prospectus for a discussion of the factors you should consider carefully before you decide to invest in our common stock.

 

All information in this prospectus assumes the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option, and excludes the following:

 

  8,355,168 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options to purchase common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $0.0001 per share;

 

  1,200,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding common stock purchase warrants with a weighted average exercise price of $0.25 per share; and

 

  [            ] shares of our common stock (which is equal to [     ] % of our issued and outstanding common stock immediately after the consummation this offering) reserved for future issuance under our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, which will become effective as of the closing of this offering.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Any investment in our securities is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below, which we believe represent certain of the material risks to our business, together with the information contained elsewhere in this prospectus, before you make a decision to invest in our shares of common stock. If any of the following events occur, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially adversely affected. In that event, the trading price of our securities could decline and you could lose all or part of your investment.

 

Risks Related to Our Company

 

Our acquisition of assets of Excel and its subsidiaries Payprotec Oregon, LLC, Excel Business Solutions, Inc. and eVance Processing, Inc. and share exchange with OmniSoft and CrowdPay has collectively formed a new business platform that needs to be integrated, which may create certain risks and may adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.  

 

On April 9, 2018, we acquired substantially all of the assets of Excel and its subsidiaries Payprotec Oregon, LLC, Excel Business Solutions, Inc. and eVance Processing, Inc. through a foreclosure sale conducted under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York (“Asset Acquisition”). Since closing the Asset Acquisition, we have been in the process of integrating our operations with the acquired assets.

 

On May 9, 2018, we entered into separate share exchange agreements with the shareholders of OmniSoft and CrowdPay, affiliate companies of our company’s majority stockholder. Pursuant to the share exchange agreement with OmniSoft, the shareholders of OmniSoft transferred to us all of the issued and outstanding shares of OmniSoft common stock in exchange for an aggregate of 55,000,000 shares of our common stock. Pursuant to the share exchange agreement with CrowdPay, the shareholders of CrowdPay transferred to us all of the issued and outstanding shares of CrowdPay common stock in exchange for an aggregate of 87,500,000 shares of our common stock. The share exchange transactions closed on May 9, 2018, on which date OmniSoft and CrowdPay became wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company (the “Share Exchange”).

 

Since the consummation of the Asset Acquisition and the Share Exchange, we have a limited history upon which an evaluation of our performance and future prospects can be made. Our current and proposed operations are subject to all the business risks associated with new enterprises. These include likely fluctuations in operating results as we manage our growth and react to competitors and developments in the markets in which we compete. As we can be considered an early stage company and have not yet generated any profits, there is no assurance that we will be profitable in the near term or generate sufficient revenues to meet our capital requirements.

 

As a result, we may experience interruptions of, or loss of momentum in, the activities of one or more of our combined businesses and the possible loss of key personnel. The diversion of our management’s attention and any delays or difficulties encountered in connection with the integration of Excel could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Our failure to raise sufficient funds may result in a default under our loan agreement with GACP and result in a substantial loss of our assets.

 

In order to finance the Asset Acquisition, we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Loan and Security Agreement dated July 30, 2018 and Amendment No. 3 to Loan and Security Agreement dated February 5, 2019, the “Credit Agreement”), dated as of April 9, 2018, by and among our subsidiaries Securus365, Inc., eVance Capital, Inc., and eVance Inc., (the “Purchasers”) and GACP Finance Co., LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GACP”), as administrative agent and collateral agent (“Agent”), and as the initial sole lender thereunder. Under the Credit Agreement, GACP provided a term loan of $12,500,000 (the “Term Loan”) to us, which obligations are guaranteed by our Company.  

 

The Term Loan matures in full on April 9, 2021, the third anniversary of the closing of the Asset Acquisition. The Term Loan can be prepaid without penalty in part with ten (10) days’ prior written notice to the Agent, and in full with thirty (30) days’ prior written notice. The Term Loan is subject to an interest rate of 9.0% per annum, payable monthly in arrears. OmniSoft and CrowdPay were also each liable as a loan party under the Term Loan. To date, we have made principal payments of $1,000,000 in July 2018 and $2,000,000 in November 2018 pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement (though the payments were made with the proceeds of a subordinated promissory note in the principal amount of $3,000,000 with a maturity date of September 30, 2020 (to be extended to September 30, 2022 simultaneous to the completion of this offering), issued to a significant stockholder of our company, which bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum and is subordinated to the Term Loan). 

 

The obligations of the loan parties under the Credit Agreement are secured by all of their respective assets and the loan parties pledged all of their assets as collateral for their obligations under the Credit Agreement. Additionally, our ownership interests in OmniSoft, CrowdPay and the Purchasers are pledged in favor of GACP pursuant to the Term Loan.

 

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If, by the time our principal payments become due in 2021, we are unable to obtain sufficient financing to meet our payment obligations under the Term Loan, we will be in default under the Credit Agreement. If not cured or waived, such default under the Credit Agreement could enable GACP to declare all outstanding amounts under the Term Loan, together with accrued and unpaid interest and fees, to be due and payable. In addition, GACP could also elect to foreclose on our assets securing the Term Loan. In such event, we may not be able to refinance or repay all of its indebtedness or have sufficient liquidity to meet operating and capital expenditure requirements. Any such acceleration of the Term Loan could cause us to lose a substantial portion of our assets and will substantially adversely affect our ability to continue our operations.

 

We are subject to significant restrictive debt covenants, which limit our operating flexibility.

 

We are subject to restrictive debt covenants which impose significant restrictions on the manner we and our subsidiaries operate, including (but not limited to) restrictions on the ability to:

 

  create certain liens;

 

  incur debt and/or guarantees;

 

  enter into transactions other than on arm’s-length basis;

 

  pay dividends or make certain distributions or payments;

 

  sell certain kinds of assets;

 

  enter into any sale and leaseback transactions;

 

  make certain investments or other types of restricted payments;

 

  substantially change the nature of our business; and

 

  effect mergers, consolidations or sale of assets.

 

In addition, our Credit Agreement also requires us to comply with a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio and to maintain minimum revenue for the trailing twelve month period. We have not complied with these obligations at certain times since the Credit Agreement was entered into and were obligated to obtain certain waivers and modifications of these provisions to avoid an acceleration event under the Credit Agreement. Our ongoing ability to comply with these covenants may be affected by events beyond our control and these covenants could limit our ability to finance our future operations and our ability to pursue acquisitions and other business activities.

 

The substantial and continuing losses, and significant operating expenses incurred in the past few years may cause us to be unable to pursue all of our operational objectives if sufficient financing and/or additional cash from revenues is not realized.

 

We have limited cash resources, recurring cash used in operations and operating losses history. As of March 31, 2019, we had a working capital deficiency of $783,788, and a net loss of $406,945 for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Our cash flow used in operating activities for the period through March 31, 2019 was $113,741, while $45,000 was provided by financing from a related party. Further, while the auditor report for December 31, 2018 did not include a substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern, this doubt was not included due in large part to a related party and significant stockholder commitment to provide us with additional financial support that may be needed to satisfy the Company’s debt or other obligations through April 2020. This same affiliate and major stockholder also provided the funding the Company used to make recent debt repayments to certain of the Company’s creditors. 

 

We may not be able to attract financing as needed, or if available, on reasonable terms as required and therefore may not be able to accomplish our business goals or repay certain of our debts. Further, the terms of any such financing may be dilutive to existing stockholders or otherwise on terms not favorable to us or existing stockholders. If we are unable to secure financing, as circumstances require, or do not succeed in meeting our sales objectives, we may be required to change, significantly reduce our operations or ultimately may not be able to continue our operations. As a result of our historical net losses and cash flow deficits, and net capital deficiency, these conditions raise substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

We may be subject to liabilities arising prior to the Asset Acquisition under certain “successor liability” theories.

 

We acquired our business by means of a foreclosure of the relevant secured lender’s security interest in the assets in the Asset Acquisition through an auction under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Although the general rule in the context of transactions such as the Asset Acquisition is that a purchaser of assets does not assume the seller’s liabilities, various courts have established exceptions to this general rule, including where the purchaser is a ‘mere continuation’ of the seller and there is a ‘continuity of enterprise.’ This is a highly fact specific inquiry, and there can be no assurance that any interested creditor, the United States (through the Internal Revenue Service) or state or local taxing agencies will not seek to hold us responsible for any existing liabilities at the time of the Asset Acquisition under one or more of these successor liability theories, for which we have no indemnification protection under the agreements relating to the Asset Acquisition.

 

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In connection with our preparation of our financial statements, we identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Any failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could harm us.

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). During the preparation of our financial statements for both 2017 and 2018, we identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Under standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”), a deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or personnel, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. The PCAOB defines a material weakness as a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis.

 

We are aware of the following material weaknesses in internal control that could adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data:

 

Due to our size and limited resources, we currently do not employ the appropriate accounting personnel to ensure (a) we maintain proper segregation of duties, (b) that all transactions are entered timely and accurately, and (c) we properly account for complex or unusual transactions;
Due to our size and scope of operations, we currently do not have an independent audit committee in place; and
Due to our size and limited resources, we have not properly documented a complete assessment of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our internal control over financial reporting.

 

See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for more information.

 

Our independent registered public accounting firm is not required to, and did not, perform an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, in accordance with the provisions of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that we have identified all, or that we will not in the future have additional, material weaknesses.

 

If we are unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or when required in the future, if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an unqualified opinion as to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, the market price of our common stock could be adversely affected and we could become subject to litigation or investigations by the stock exchange on which our securities are listed, the SEC or other regulatory authorities, which could require additional financial and management resources. 

 

We operate in a complex regulatory environment, and failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations could adversely affect our business.

 

Our operations are subject to a broad range of complex and evolving laws and regulations. As a result, we must perform our services in compliance with the legal and regulatory requirements of multiple jurisdictions. Some of these laws and regulations may be difficult to ascertain or interpret and may change from time to time. Violation of such laws and regulations could subject us to fines and penalties, damage our reputation, constitute a breach of our client agreements, impair our ability to obtain and renew required licenses, and decrease our profitability or competitiveness. If any of these effects were to occur, our operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected.

 

We may not be able to integrate new technologies and provide new services in a cost-efficient manner.

 

The online ecommerce industry is subject to rapid and significant changes in technology, frequent new service introductions and evolving industry standards. We cannot predict the effect of these changes on our competitive position, our profitability or the industry generally. Technological developments may reduce the competitiveness of our networks and our software solutions and require additional capital expenditures or the procurement of additional products that could be expensive and time consuming. In addition, new products and services arising out of technological developments may reduce the attractiveness of our services. If we fail to adapt successfully to technological advances or fail to obtain access to new technologies, we could lose customers and be limited in our ability to attract new customers and/or sell new services to our existing customers. In addition, delivery of new services in a cost-efficient manner depends upon many factors, and we may not generate anticipated revenue from such services.

 

Disruptions in our networks and infrastructure may result in customer dissatisfaction, customer loss or both, which could materially and adversely affect our reputation and business.

 

Our systems are an integral part of our customers’ business operations. It is critical for our customers, that our systems provide a continued and uninterrupted performance. Customers may be dissatisfied by any system failure that interrupts our ability to provide services to them. Sustained or repeated system failures would reduce the attractiveness of our services significantly and could result in decreased demand for our services.

 

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We face the following risks to our networks, infrastructure and software applications:

 

  our territory can have significant weather events which physically damage access lines;

 

  power surges and outages, computer viruses or hacking, earthquakes, terrorism attacks, vandalism and software or hardware defects which are beyond our control; and

 

  Unusual spikes in demand or capacity limitations in our or our suppliers’ networks.

 

Disruptions may cause interruptions in service or reduced capacity for customers, either of which could cause us to lose customers and/or incur expenses, and thereby adversely affect our business, revenue and cash flow.

 

Our positioning in the marketplace as a smaller provider places a significant strain on our resources, and if not managed effectively, could result in operational inefficiencies and other difficulties.

 

Our positioning in the marketplace may place a significant strain on our management, operational and financial resources, and increase demand on our systems and controls. To manage this position effectively, we must continue to implement and improve our operational and financial systems and controls, invest in development & engineering, critical systems and network infrastructure to maintain or improve our service quality levels, purchase and utilize other systems and solutions, and train and manage our employee base. As we proceed with our development, operational difficulties could arise from additional demand placed on customer provisioning and support, billing and management information systems, product delivery and fulfillment, sales and marketing and administrative resources.

 

For instance, we may encounter delays or cost overruns or suffer other adverse consequences in implementing new systems when required. In addition, our operating and financial control systems and infrastructure could be inadequate to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.

 

We must attract and retain skilled personnel. If we are unable to hire and retain technical, technical sales and operational employees, our business could be harmed.

 

Our ability to manage our reorganization and growth will be particularly dependent on our ability to develop and retain an effective sales force and qualified technical and managerial personnel. We need software development specialists with in-depth knowledge of a blend of IT and telecommunications or with a blend of security and telecom. We intend to hire additional necessary employees, including software engineers, communication engineers, project managers, sales consultants, employees and operational employees, on a permanent basis. The competition for qualified technical sales, technical, and managerial personnel in the communications and software industry is intense in the markets where we operate, and we may not be able to hire and retain sufficient qualified personnel. In addition, we may not be able to maintain the quality of our operations, control our costs, maintain compliance with all applicable regulations, and expand our internal management, technical, information and accounting systems in order to support our desired growth, which could have an adverse impact on our operations. Volatility in the stock market and other factors could diminish our use, and the value, of our equity awards as incentives to employees, putting us at a competitive disadvantage or forcing us to use more cash compensation.

 

We are dependent on the continued services and performance of our senior management and other key employees, the loss of any of whom could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

 

Our future performance depends on the continued services and contributions of our senior management, including our Chief Executive Officer, Ronny Yakov and other key employees to execute on our business plan and to identify and pursue new opportunities and product innovations. The loss of services of senior management or other key employees could significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our strategic objectives. In addition, some of the members of our current senior management team have only been working together for a short period of time, which could adversely impact our ability to achieve our goals. From time to time, there may be changes in our senior management team resulting from the hiring or departure of executives, which could disrupt our business. We do not maintain key person life insurance policies on any of our employees other than a policy providing limited coverage on the life of our Chief Executive Officer. The loss of the services of one or more of our senior management or other key employees for any reason could adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results and require significant amounts of time, training and resources to find suitable replacements and integrate them within our business, and could affect our corporate culture.

 

Our Chief Financial Officer is employed on a part-time basis.

 

Given the current size of the Company and our operations, we have hired our Chief Financial Officer, Rachel Boulds, on a part-time basis. In addition to her role as Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Boulds is also operating her sole accounting practice and providing outsourced chief financial officer services for two other companies. While we believe that Ms. Boulds currently devotes adequate time to the Company to perform the role and duties of our Chief Financial Officer, we cannot guarantee that she will continue to do so in the future. Additionally, while we do not believe that Ms. Boulds currently faces any conflicts of interest, including conflicts in allocating time to the Company, Ms. Boulds may face conflicts of interest in the future. If Ms. Boulds cannot devote adequate time to the Company to fulfill her role and duties as Chief Financial Officer or if any conflicts of interest arise, it could have a material adverse impact on our Company.

 

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Our success depends on our continued investment in research and development, the level and effectiveness of which could reduce our profitability.

 

We intend to continue to make investments in research and development and product development in seeking to sustain and improve our competitive position and meet our customers’ needs. These investments currently include streamlining our suite of software functionalities, including modularization and improving scalability of our integrated solutions. To maintain our competitive position, we may need to increase our research and development investment, which could reduce our profitability and cash flows. In addition, we cannot assure you that we will achieve a return on these investments, nor can we assure you that these investments will improve our competitive position or meet our customers’ needs.

   

Risks Related to Our Business

 

CROWDPAY.US, INC.

 

We operate in a regulatory environment that is evolving and uncertain.

 

The regulatory framework for online capital formation or crowdfunding is very new. The regulations that govern the companies and broker-dealers that utilize our platform and the investors that find investment opportunities on our platform have been in existence for a very few years. Further, there are constant discussions among legislators and regulators with respect to changing this regulatory environment. New laws and regulations could be adopted in the United States and abroad. Further, existing laws and regulations may be interpreted in ways that would impact our platform, including our ability to communicate and work with investors, broker-dealers and the companies that use our platforms’ services. For instance over the past year, there have been several attempts to modify the current regulatory regime. Some of those suggested reforms could make it easier for anyone to sell securities (without using our platform), or could increase our regulatory burden, including requiring us to register as a broker-dealer or funding portal before we choose to do so. Any such changes would have a negative impact on our business.

   

In the event we are required or decide to register as a broker-dealer or funding portal, our current business model could be affected.

 

Under our current structure, we believe we are not required to register as a broker-dealer or funding portal under federal and state laws. Further, none of our officers or our chairman has previous experience in securities markets or regulations or has passed any related examinations or holds any accreditations. We comply with the rules surrounding funding portals and restrict our activities and services so as to not be deemed a broker-dealer under state and federal regulations. However, if we were deemed by a relevant authority to be acting as a broker-dealer or a funding portal, we could be subject to a variety of penalties, including fines and rescission offers. Further, we may decide for business reasons or we may be required to register as a broker-dealer or a funding portal, which would increase our costs, especially our compliance costs. If we are required but decide not to register as a broker-dealer or act in association with a broker-dealer in our transactions or to register as a funding portal, we may not be able to continue to operate under our current business model.

 

We may be liable for misstatements made by issuers on our platform.

 

Under the Securities Act and the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), issuers making offerings through our platform may be liable for including untrue statements of material facts or for omitting information that could make the statements made misleading. This liability may also extend in Regulation Crowdfunding offerings to funding portals. Even though we are not a registered funding portal, there can be no assurance that if we were sued we would prevail. Further, even if we do succeed, lawsuits are time consuming and expensive, and being a party to such actions may cause us reputational harm that would negatively impact our business.

 

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Our compliance is focused on U.S. laws and we have not analyzed foreign laws regarding the participation of non-U.S. residents.

 

Some of the investment opportunities posted on our platform are open to non-U.S. residents. We have not researched all the applicable foreign laws and regulations, and therefore we have not set up our structure to be compliant with all those laws. It is possible that we may be deemed in violation of those laws, which could result in fines or penalties as well as reputational harm. This may limit our ability in the future to assist companies in accessing money from those investors, and compliance with those laws and regulation may limit our business operations and plans for future expansion.

 

The types of offerings that we expect to be posted on our platform are relatively new in an industry that is still quickly evolving .

 

The principal types of offerings that are posted on our platform are pursuant to Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding which have only been in effect in their current form since 2015 and 2016, respectively. Our ability to penetrate the market to host these types of offerings remains uncertain as potential issuer companies may choose to use different platforms or providers (including, in the case of Regulation A, using their own online platform), or determine alternative methods of financing. Investors may decide to invest their money elsewhere. Further, our potential market may not be as large, or our industry may not grow as rapidly, as anticipated. With a smaller market than expected, we may have fewer customers. Success will likely be a factor of investing in the development and implementation of marketing campaigns, subsequent adoption by issuer companies as well as investors, and favorable changes in the regulatory environment.

 

CrowdPay and its providers are vulnerable to hackers and cyber-attacks.

 

As an internet-based business, we may be vulnerable to hackers who may access the data of the investors and the issuer companies that utilize our platform. Further, any significant disruption in service on our platform or in our computer systems could reduce the attractiveness of the platform and result in a loss of investors and companies interested in using our platform. Further, we rely on a third-party technology provider to provide some of our back-up technology as well as act as our escrow agent. Any disruptions of services or cyber-attacks either on our technology provider or on our company could harm our reputation and materially negatively impact our financial condition and business. 

 

CrowdPay currently relies on one escrow agent and technology service provider.

 

We currently rely on Microsoft Azure to serve as our technology provider and all escrow accounts are held at MVB Bank, Inc. Any change in these relationships will require us to find another technology service provider, escrow agent and escrow bank. This may cause us delays as well as additional costs in transitioning our technology.

 

We are dependent on general economic conditions.

 

Our business model is dependent on investors investing in the companies presented on our platform. Investment dollars are disposable income. Our business model is thus dependent on national and international economic conditions. Adverse national and international economic conditions may reduce the future availability of investment dollars, which would negatively impact revenues generated by CrowdPay and possibly our ability to continue operations at CrowdPay. It is not possible to accurately predict the potential adverse impacts on us, if any, of current economic conditions on its financial condition, operating results and cash flow.

 

We face significant market competition.

 

We facilitate online capital formation. Though this is a new market, we compete against a variety of entrants in the market as well likely new entrants into the market. Some of these follow a regulatory model that is different from ours and might provide them competitive advantages. New entrants could include those that may already have a foothold in the securities industry, including some established broker-dealers. Further, online capital formation is not the only way to address helping start-ups raise capital, and we have to compete with a number of other approaches, including traditional venture capital investments, loans and other traditional methods of raising funds and companies conducting crowdfunding raises on their own websites. Additionally, some competitors and future competitors may be better capitalized than us, which would give them a significant advantage in marketing and operations.

 

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Our revenues and profits are subject to fluctuations.

 

It is difficult to accurately forecast our revenues and operating results, and these could fluctuate in the future due to a number of factors. These factors may include adverse changes in: number of investors and amount of investors’ dollars that utilize our platform to make investments, the success of world securities markets, general economic conditions, our ability to market our platform to companies and investors, headcount and other operating costs, and general industry and regulatory conditions and requirements. Our operating results may fluctuate from year to year due to the factors listed above and others not listed. At times, these fluctuations may be significant and could impact our ability to operate our business.

 

EVANCE, INC.

 

We are substantially dependent on our eVance business for revenue. If we are unable to maintain our eVance business for any reason (including the various reasons described in the risk factors herein) or for no reason it will have a material adverse effect on our company.

 

Substantially all of our revenue has been generated from our eVance business (see our financial statements and related notes included in this prospectus for more information), but we expect to begin generating revenue from our OmniSoft and CrowdPay business by the end of 2019. While we expect to build out our OmniSoft software business over the next 12 to 18 months and to rely more heavily on our PayFac model to generate revenue and to transition away from our reliance on our eVance business, there is no guarantee that we will be able to do so. Accordingly, if we are unable to maintain our eVance business it will have a material adverse effect on our company.

 

Our ability to anticipate and respond to changing industry trends and the needs and preferences of our merchants and consumers may adversely affect our competitiveness or the demand for our products and services.

 

The financial services and payments technology industries are subject to rapid technological advancements, resulting in new products and services, including mobile payment applications and customized integrated software payment solutions, and an evolving competitive landscape, as well as changing industry standards and merchant and consumer needs and preferences. We expect that new services and technologies applicable to the financial services and payment technology industries will continue to emerge. These changes may limit the competitiveness of and demand for our services. Also, our merchants and consumers continue to adopt new technology for business and personal uses. We must anticipate and respond to these changes in order to remain competitive within our relative markets. In addition, failure to develop value-added services that meet the needs and preferences of our merchants could adversely affect our ability to compete effectively in our industry. Furthermore, merchants’ or consumers’ potential negative reaction to our products and services can spread quickly through social media and damage our reputation before we have the opportunity to respond. If we are unable to anticipate or respond to technological or industry standard changes on a timely basis, our ability to remain competitive could be adversely affected.

 

Substantial and increasingly intense competition worldwide in the financial services and payment technology industries may adversely affect our overall business and operations.

 

The financial services and payment technology industries are highly competitive, and our payment services and solutions compete against all forms of financial services and payment systems, including cash and checks, and electronic, mobile, ecommerce and integrated payment platforms. If we are unable to differentiate ourselves from our competitors and drive value for our merchants, we may not be able to compete effectively. Our competitors may introduce their own value-added or other innovative services or solutions more effectively than we do, which could adversely impact our current competitive position and prospects for growth. They also may be able to offer and provide services that we do not offer. In addition, in certain of our markets in which we operate, we process “on-us” transactions whereby we receive fees as a merchant acquirer and for processing services for the issuing bank. As competition in these markets grows, the number of transactions in which we receive fees for both of these roles may decrease, which could reduce our revenue and margins in these jurisdictions. We also compete against new entrants that have developed alternative payment systems, ecommerce payment systems, payment systems for mobile devices and customized integrated software payment solutions. Failure to compete effectively against any of these competitive threats could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, some of our competitors are larger and have greater financial resources than us, enabling them to maintain a wider range of product offerings, mount extensive promotional campaigns and be more aggressive in offering products and services at lower rates, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

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Potential changes in the competitive landscape, including disintermediation from other participants in the payments chain, could harm our business.

 

We expect that the competitive landscape will continue to change, including:

 

  rapid and significant changes in technology, resulting in new and innovative payment methods and programs, that could place us at a competitive disadvantage and reduce the use of our products and services;

 

  competitors, merchants, governments and other industry participants may develop products and services that compete with or replace our value-added products and services, including products and services that enable card networks and banks to transact with consumers directly;

 

  participants in the financial services and payment technology industries may merge, create joint ventures, or form other business combinations that may strengthen their existing business services or create new payment services that compete with our services; and

 

  new services and technologies that we develop may be impacted by industry-wide solutions and standards, including chip technology, tokenization, Blockchain and other safety and security technologies.

 

Failure to compete effectively against any of these or other competitive threats could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Global economic, political and other conditions may adversely affect trends in consumer, business and government spending, which may adversely impact the demand for our services and our revenue and profitability.

 

The financial services and payment technology industries in which we operate depend heavily upon the overall level of consumer, business and government spending. A sustained deterioration in general economic conditions (including distress in financial markets, turmoil in specific economies around the world and additional government intervention), particularly in North America or Europe, or increases in interest rates in key countries in which we operate, may adversely affect our financial performance by reducing the number or average purchase amount of transactions we process. A reduction in the amount of consumer spending could result in a decrease of our revenue and profits.

 

Adverse economic trends may accelerate the timing, or increase the impact of, risks to our financial performance. These trends could include:

 

  declining economies, foreign currency fluctuations and the pace of economic recovery can change consumer spending behaviors, such as cross-border travel patterns, on which the majority of our revenue is dependent;

 

  low levels of consumer and business confidence typically associated with recessionary environments, and those markets experiencing relatively high unemployment, may result in decreased spending by cardholders;

 

  budgetary concerns in the United States and other countries around the world could affect the United States and other specific sovereign credit ratings, impact consumer confidence and spending, and increase the risks of operating in those countries;

 

  emerging market economies tend to be more volatile than the more established markets we serve in North America and Europe, and adverse economic trends may be more pronounced in those emerging markets where we conduct business;

 

  financial institutions may restrict credit lines to cardholders or limit the issuance of new cards to mitigate cardholder credit concerns;

 

  uncertainty and volatility in the performance of our merchants’ businesses may make estimates of our revenues and financial performance less predictable;

 

  cardholders may decrease spending for value-added services we market and sell; and

 

  government intervention, including the effect of laws, regulations and government investments in our merchants, may have potential negative effects on our business and our relationships with our merchants or otherwise alter their strategic direction away from our products and services.

 

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We are subject to U.S. governmental regulation and other legal obligations, particularly related to privacy, data protection and information security, and consumer protection laws across different markets where we conduct our business. Our actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations could harm our business.

 

In the United States, we are subject to various consumer protection laws (including laws on disputed transactions) and related regulations. If we are found to have breached any consumer protection laws or regulations in any such market, we may be subject to enforcement actions that require us to change our business practices in a manner which may negatively impact revenue, as well as litigation, fines, penalties and adverse publicity that could cause our customers to lose trust in us, which could have an adverse effect on our reputation and business in a manner that harms our financial position.

 

We collect personally identifiable information and other data from our consumers and merchants. Laws and regulations in several countries restrict certain collection, processing, storage, use, disclosure and security of personal information, require notice to individuals of privacy practices, and provide individuals with certain rights to prevent use and disclosure of protected information.

 

Future restrictions on the collection, use, sharing or disclosure of personally identifiable information or additional requirements and liability for security and data integrity could require us to modify our solutions and features, possibly in a material manner, and could limit our ability to develop new services and features. If our privacy or data security measures fail to comply with applicable current or future laws and regulations, we may be subject to litigation, regulatory investigations, enforcement notices requiring us to change the way we use personal data or our marketing practices, fines or other liabilities, as well as negative publicity and a potential loss of business.

 

Our inability to protect our systems and data from continually evolving cybersecurity risks or other technological risks could affect our reputation among our merchants and consumers and may expose us to liability.

 

In conducting our business, we process, transmit and store sensitive business information and personal information about our merchants, consumers, sales and financial institution partners, vendors, and other parties. This information may include account access credentials, credit and debit card numbers, bank account numbers, social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, names and addresses and other types of sensitive business or personal information. Some of this information is also processed and stored by our merchants, sales and financial institution partners, third-party service providers to whom we outsource certain functions and other agents, which we refer to collectively as our associated third parties. We have certain responsibilities to card networks and their member financial institutions for any failure, including the failure of our associated third parties, to protect this information.

 

We are a regular target of malicious third-party attempts to identify and exploit system vulnerabilities, and/or penetrate or bypass our security measures, in order to gain unauthorized access to our networks and systems or those of our associated third parties. Such access could lead to the compromise of sensitive, business, personal or confidential information. As a result, we proactively employ multiple methods at different layers of our systems to defend our systems against intrusion and attack and to protect the data we collect. However, we cannot be certain that these measures will be successful and will be sufficient to counter all current and emerging technology threats that are designed to breach our systems in order to gain access to confidential information.

 

Our computer systems and our associated third parties’ computer systems have been, and could be in the future, subject to breach, and our data protection measures may not prevent unauthorized access. The techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems change frequently and are often difficult to detect. Threats to our systems and our associated third parties’ systems can derive from human error, fraud or malice on the part of employees or third parties, or may result from accidental technological failure. Computer viruses and other malware can be distributed and could infiltrate our systems or those of our associated third parties. In addition, denial of service or other attacks could be launched against us for a variety of purposes, including to interfere with our services or create a diversion for other malicious activities. Our defensive measures may not prevent downtime, unauthorized access or use of sensitive data. While we maintain cyber errors and omissions insurance coverage that may cover certain aspects of cyber risks, our insurance coverage may be insufficient to cover all losses. Further, while we select our associated third parties carefully, we do not control their actions. Any problems experienced by these third parties, including those resulting from breakdowns or other disruptions in the services provided by such parties or cyber-attacks and security breaches, could adversely affect our ability to service our merchant customers or otherwise conduct our business.

 

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We could also be subject to liability for claims relating to misuse of personal information, such as unauthorized marketing purposes and violation of data privacy laws. We cannot provide assurance that the contractual requirements related to security and privacy that we impose on our service providers who have access to customer and consumer data will be followed or will be adequate to prevent the unauthorized use or disclosure of data. In addition, we have agreed in certain agreements to take certain protective measures to ensure the confidentiality of merchant and consumer data. The costs of systems and procedures associated with such protective measures may increase and could adversely affect our ability to compete effectively. Any failure to adequately enforce or provide these protective measures could result in liability, protracted and costly litigation, governmental and card network intervention and fines and, with respect to misuse of personal information of our merchants and consumers, lost revenue and reputational harm.

 

Any type of security breach, attack or misuse of data described above or otherwise, whether experienced by us or an associated third party, could harm our reputation and deter existing and prospective merchants from using our services or from making electronic payments generally, increase our operating expenses in order to contain and remediate the incident, expose us to unbudgeted or uninsured liability, disrupt our operations (including potential service interruptions), distract our management, increase our risk of regulatory scrutiny, result in the imposition of penalties and fines under state, federal and foreign laws or by card networks and adversely affect our continued card network registration and financial institution sponsorship. If we were to be removed from networks’ lists of PCI DSS compliant service providers, our existing merchants, sales and financial institution partners or other third parties may cease using or referring our services. Also, prospective merchants, sales partners, financial institution partners or other third parties may choose to terminate their relationship with us, or delay or choose not to consider us for their processing needs. In addition, card networks could refuse to allow us to process through their networks.

 

We may experience failures in our processing systems due to software defects, computer viruses and development delays, which could damage customer relations and expose us to liability.

 

Our core business depends heavily on the reliability of our processing systems. A system outage or other failure could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations, including by damaging our reputation or exposing us to third-party liability. Card network rules and certain governmental regulations allow for possible penalties if our systems do not meet certain operating standards. To successfully operate our business, we must be able to protect our processing and other systems from interruption, including from events that may be beyond our control. Events that could cause system interruptions include fire, natural disaster, unauthorized entry, power loss, telecommunications failure, computer viruses, terrorist acts and war. Although we have taken steps to protect against data loss and system failures, there is still risk that we may lose critical data or experience system failures. To help protect against these events, we perform a significant portion of disaster recovery operations ourselves, as well as utilize select third parties for certain operations, particularly outside of the United States. To the extent we outsource any disaster recovery functions, we are at risk of the vendor’s unresponsiveness or other failures in the event of breakdowns in our systems. In addition, our property and business interruption insurance may not be adequate to compensate us for all losses or failures that may occur.

 

Our products and services are based on sophisticated software and computing systems that are constantly evolving. We often encounter delays and cost overruns in developing changes implemented to our systems. In addition, the underlying software may contain undetected errors, viruses or defects. Defects in our software products and errors or delays in our processing of electronic transactions could result in additional development costs, diversion of technical and other resources from our other development efforts, loss of credibility with current or potential merchants, harm to our reputation or exposure to liability claims. In addition, we rely on technologies supplied to us by third parties that may also contain undetected errors, viruses or defects that could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. Although we attempt to limit our potential liability for warranty claims through disclaimers in our software documentation and limitation of liability provisions in our licenses and other agreements with our merchants and partners, we cannot assure that these measures will be successful in limiting our liability. Additionally, we and our merchants and partners are subject to card network rules. If we do not comply with card network requirements or standards, we may be subject fines or sanctions, including suspension or termination of our registrations and licenses necessary to conduct business.

 

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Degradation of the quality of the products and services we offer, including support services, could adversely impact our ability to attract and retain merchants and partners.

 

Our merchants and partners expect a consistent level of quality in the provision of our products and services. The support services we provide are a key element of the value proposition to our merchants and partners. If the reliability or functionality of our products and services is compromised or the quality of those products or services is otherwise degraded, or if we fail to continue to provide a high level of support, we could lose existing merchants and partners and find it harder to attract new merchants and partners. If we are unable to scale our support functions to address the growth of our merchant and partner network, the quality of our support may decrease, which could adversely affect our ability to attract and retain merchants and partners.

 

Acquisitions create certain risks and may adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

We may make acquisitions of businesses or assets in the future. The acquisition and integration of businesses or assets involve a number of risks. These risks include valuation (determining a fair price for the business or assets), integration (managing the process of integrating the acquired business’ people, products, technology and other assets to extract the value and synergies projected to be realized in connection with the acquisition), regulation (obtaining regulatory or other government approvals that may be necessary to complete the acquisition) and due diligence (including identifying risks to the prospects of the business, including undisclosed or unknown liabilities or restrictions to be assumed in the acquisition).

 

The process of integrating operations could cause an interruption of, or loss of momentum in, the activities of one or more of our combined businesses and the possible loss of key personnel. The diversion of management’s attention and any delays or difficulties encountered in connection with acquisitions and their integration could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Continued consolidation in the banking industry could adversely affect our growth.

 

The banking industry remains subject to consolidation regardless of overall economic conditions. In addition, in times of economic distress, various regulators in the markets we serve have acquired and in the future may acquire financial institutions, including banks with which we partner. If a current financial institution referral partner of ours is acquired by another bank, the acquiring bank may seek to terminate our agreement and impose its own merchant services program on the acquired bank. If a financial institution referral partner acquires another bank, our financial institution referral partner may take the opportunity to conduct a competitive bidding process to determine whether to maintain our merchant acquiring services or switch to another provider. In either situation, we may be unable to retain the relationship post-acquisition, or may have to offer financial concessions to do so, which could adversely affect our results of operations or growth. If a current financial institution referral partner of ours is acquired by a regulator, the regulator may seek to alter the terms or terminate our existing agreement with the acquired financial institution.

 

Increased customer, referral partner or sales partner attrition could cause our financial results to decline.

 

We experience attrition in merchant credit and debit card processing volume resulting from several factors, including business closures, transfers of merchants’ accounts to our competitors, unsuccessful contract renewal negotiations and account closures that we initiate for various reasons, such as heightened credit risks or contract breaches by merchants. In addition, if an existing sales partner switches to another payment processor, terminates our services, internalizes payment processing functions that we perform, merges with or is acquired by one of our competitors, or shuts down or becomes insolvent, we may no longer receive new customer referrals from the sales partner, and we risk losing existing merchants that were originally enrolled by the sales partner. We cannot predict the level of attrition in the future and it could increase. Our referral partners are a significant source of new business. Higher than expected attrition could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, in certain of the markets in which we conduct business, a substantial portion of our revenue is derived from long-term contracts. If we are unable to renew our referral partner and our merchant contracts on favorable terms, or at all, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be adversely affected.

 

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We incur chargeback liability when our merchants refuse to or cannot reimburse chargebacks resolved in favor of their customers. Any increase in chargebacks not paid by our merchants may adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

In the event a dispute between a cardholder and a merchant is not resolved in favor of the merchant, the transaction is normally charged back to the merchant and the purchase price is credited or otherwise refunded to the cardholder. If we are unable to collect such amounts from the merchant’s account or reserve account (if applicable), or if the merchant refuses or is unable, due to closure, bankruptcy or other reasons, to reimburse us for a chargeback, we are responsible for the amount of the refund paid to the cardholder. The risk of chargebacks is typically greater with those merchants that promise future delivery of goods and services rather than delivering goods or rendering services at the time of payment, as well as “card not present” transactions in which consumers do not physically present cards to merchants in connection with the purchase of goods and services, such as ecommerce, telephonic and mobile transactions. We may experience significant losses from chargebacks in the future. Any increase in chargebacks not paid by our merchants could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. We have policies and procedures to monitor and manage merchant-related credit risks and often mitigate such risks by requiring collateral (such as cash reserves) and monitoring transaction activity. Notwithstanding our policies and procedures for managing credit risk, it is possible that a default on such obligations by one or more of our merchants could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Failure to maintain or collect reimbursements from our financial institution referral partners could adversely affect our business.

 

Certain of our long-term referral arrangements with our financial institution partners permit our bank partners to offer their merchant customers lower rates for processing services than we typically provide to the general market. If a bank partner elects to offer these lower rates, under our contract the partner is required to reimburse us for the full amount of the discount provided to its merchant customers. Notwithstanding such contractual commitments, there can be no assurance that these contractual provisions will fully protect us from potential losses should a bank partner default on its obligations to reimburse us or seek to discontinue such reimbursement obligations in the future. If we are unable to collect the full amount of any such reimbursements for any reason, we may incur losses. In addition, any discount provided by our financial institution partner may cause merchants in these markets to demand lower rates for our services in the future, which could further reduce our margins or cause us to lose merchants, either of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Fraud by merchants or others could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

We may be liable for certain fraudulent transactions and credits initiated by merchants or others. Examples of merchant fraud include merchants or other parties knowingly using a stolen or counterfeit credit or debit card, card number, or other credentials to record a false sales or credit transaction, processing an invalid card or intentionally failing to deliver the merchandise or services sold in an otherwise valid transaction. Criminals are using increasingly sophisticated methods to engage in illegal activities such as counterfeiting and fraud. Failure to effectively manage risk and prevent fraud could increase our chargeback liability or cause us to incur other liabilities. It is possible that incidents of fraud could increase in the future. Increases in chargebacks or other liabilities could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Because we rely on third-party vendors to provide products and services, we could be adversely impacted if they fail to fulfill their obligations.

 

We depend on third-party vendors and partners to provide us with certain products and services, including components of our computer systems, software, data centers and telecommunications networks, to conduct our business. For example, we rely on third parties for services such as organizing and accumulating certain daily transaction data on a merchant-by-merchant and card issuer-by-card issuer basis and forwarding the accumulated data to the relevant card network. We also rely on third parties for specific software and hardware used in providing our products and services. Some of these organizations and service providers are our competitors or provide similar services and technology to our competitors, and we do not have long-term or exclusive contracts with them.

 

Our systems and operations or those of our third-party vendors and partners could be exposed to damage or interruption from, among other things, fire, natural disaster, power loss, telecommunications failure, unauthorized entry, computer viruses, denial-of-service attacks, acts of terrorism, human error, vandalism or sabotage, financial insolvency, bankruptcy and similar events. In addition, we may be unable to renew our existing contracts with our most significant vendors and partners or our vendors and partners may stop providing or otherwise supporting the products and services we obtain from them, and we may not be able to obtain these or similar products or services on the same or similar terms as our existing arrangements, if at all. The failure of our vendors and partners to perform their obligations and provide the products and services we obtain from them in a timely manner for any reason could adversely affect our operations and profitability due to, among other consequences:

 

  loss of revenues;

 

  loss of merchants and partners;

 

  loss of merchant and cardholder data;

 

  fines imposed by card networks;

 

  harm to our business or reputation resulting from negative publicity;

 

  exposure to fraud losses or other liabilities;

 

  additional operating and development costs; or

 

  diversion of management, technical and other resources.

 

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Our risk management policies and procedures may not be fully effective in mitigating our risk exposure in all market environments or against all types of risk.

 

We operate in a rapidly changing industry. Accordingly, our risk management policies and procedures may not be fully effective to identify, monitor and manage all risks our business encounters. If our policies and procedures are not fully effective or we are not successful in identifying and mitigating all risks to which we are or may be exposed, we may suffer uninsured liability, harm to our reputation or be subject to litigation or regulatory actions that could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

A significant number of our merchants are small- and medium-sized businesses and small affiliates of large companies, which can be more difficult and costly to retain than larger enterprises and may increase the impact of economic fluctuations on us.

 

We market and sell our products and services to, among others, small and midsized businesses (“SMBs”) and small affiliates of large companies. To continue to grow our revenue, we must add merchants, sell additional services to existing merchants and encourage existing merchants to continue doing business with us. However, retaining SMBs can be more difficult than retaining large enterprises as SMB merchants:

 

  often have higher rates of business failures and more limited resources;

 

  are typically less sophisticated in their ability to make technology-related decisions based on factors other than price;

 

  may have decisions related to the choice of payment processor dictated by their affiliated parent entity; and

 

  are more able to change their payment processors than larger organizations dependent on our services.

  

SMBs are typically more susceptible to the adverse effects of economic fluctuations. Adverse changes in the economic environment or business failures of our SMB merchants may have a greater impact on us than on our competitors who do not focus on SMBs to the extent that we do. As a result, we may need to attract and retain new merchants at an accelerated rate or decrease our expenses to reduce negative impacts on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our business depends on a strong and trusted brand, and damage to our reputation, or the reputation of our partners, could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

We market our products and services under our brand or the brand of our partners, or both, and we must protect and grow the value of our brand to continue to be successful in the future. If an incident were to occur that damages our reputation, or the reputation of our partners, in any of our major markets, the value of our brand could be adversely affected and our business could be damaged.

 

Our ability to recruit, retain and develop qualified personnel is critical to our success and growth.

 

All of our businesses function at the intersection of rapidly changing technological, social, economic and regulatory environments that require a wide range of expertise and intellectual capital. For us to successfully compete and grow, we must recruit, retain and develop personnel who can provide the necessary expertise across a broad spectrum of intellectual capital needs. In addition, we must develop, maintain and, as necessary, implement appropriate succession plans to assure we have the necessary human resources capable of maintaining continuity in our business. The market for qualified personnel is competitive and we may not succeed in recruiting additional personnel or may fail to effectively replace current personnel who depart with qualified or effective successors. Our effort to retain and develop personnel may also result in significant additional expenses, which could adversely affect our profitability. We cannot assure that key personnel, including our executive officers, will continue to be employed or that we will be able to attract and retain qualified personnel in the future. Failure to recruit, retain or develop qualified personnel could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

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There may be a decline in the use of cards as a payment mechanism for consumers or adverse developments with respect to the card industry in general.

 

If consumers do not continue to use credit or debit cards as a payment mechanism for their transactions or if there is a change in the mix of payments between cash, credit cards and debit cards our business could be adversely affected. Consumer credit risk may make it more difficult or expensive for consumers to gain access to credit facilities such as credit cards. Regulatory changes may result in financial institutions seeking to charge their customers additional fees for use of credit or debit cards. Such fees may result in decreased use of credit or debit cards by cardholders. We believe future growth in the use of credit and debit cards and other electronic payments will be driven by the cost, ease-of-use and quality of services offered to consumers and businesses. In order to consistently increase and maintain our profitability, consumers and businesses must continue to use electronic payment methods that we process, including credit and debit cards.

 

Increases in card network fees and other changes to fee arrangements may result in the loss of merchants or a reduction in our earnings.

 

From time to time, card networks, including Visa and MasterCard, increase the fees that they charge processors. We could attempt to pass these increases along to our merchants, but this strategy might result in the loss of merchants to our competitors who do not pass along the increases. If competitive practices prevent us from passing along the higher fees to our merchants in the future, we may have to absorb all or a portion of such increases, which may increase our operating costs and reduce our earnings.

 

In addition, in certain of our markets, card issuers pay merchant acquirers such as us fees based on debit card usage in an effort to encourage debit card use. If these card issuers discontinue this practice, our revenue and margins in these jurisdictions could be adversely affected.

 

If we fail to comply with the applicable requirements of card networks, they could seek to fine us, suspend us or terminate our registrations. If our merchants or sales partners incur fines or penalties that we cannot collect from them, we may have to bear the cost of such fines or penalties.

 

In order to provide our transaction processing services, several of our subsidiaries are registered with Visa and MasterCard and other card networks as members or service providers for member institutions. Visa, MasterCard, and other card networks, set the rules and standards with which we must comply. The termination of our member registration or our status as a certified service provider, or any changes in network rules or standards, including interpretation and implementation of the rules or standards, that increase the cost of doing business or limit our ability to provide transaction processing services to or through our merchants or partners, could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

As such, we and our merchants are subject to card network rules that could subject us or our merchants to a variety of fines or penalties that may be levied by card networks for certain acts or omissions by us. The rules of card networks are set by their boards, which may be influenced by card issuers, and some of those issuers are our competitors with respect to these processing services. Many banks directly or indirectly sell processing services to merchants in direct competition with us. These banks could attempt, by virtue of their influence on the networks, to alter the networks’ rules or policies to the detriment of non-members including certain of our businesses. The termination of our registrations or our status as a service provider or a merchant processor, or any changes in network rules or standards, including interpretation and implementation of the rules or standards, that increase the cost of doing business or limit our ability to provide transaction processing services to our merchants, could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. If a merchant or sales partner fails to comply with the applicable requirements of card networks, it could be subject to a variety of fines or penalties that may be levied by card networks. If we cannot collect the amounts from the applicable merchant or sales partner, we may have to bear the cost of the fines or penalties, resulting in lower earnings for us. The termination of our registration, or any changes in card network rules that would impair our registration, could require us to stop providing payment processing services relating to the affected card network, which would adversely affect our ability to conduct our business.

 

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OMNISOFT.IO, INC.

 

Our growth may not be sustainable and depends on our ability to attract new merchants, retain existing merchants and increase sales to both new and existing merchants.

 

We principally generate revenues through the sale of subscriptions to our platform and the sale of additional solutions to our merchants. Our subscription plans typically have a one-month term, although a small percentage of our merchants have annual or multi-year subscription terms. Our merchants have no obligation to renew their subscriptions after their subscription term expires. As a result, even though the number of merchants using our platform has grown rapidly in recent years, there can be no assurance that we will be able to retain these merchants. We have historically experienced merchant turnover as a result of many of our merchants being small- and medium-sized businesses, or SMBs, that are more susceptible than larger businesses to general economic conditions and other risks affecting their businesses. Many of these SMBs are in the entrepreneurial stage of their development and there is no guarantee that their businesses will succeed. Our costs associated with subscription renewals are substantially lower than costs associated with generating revenue from new merchants or costs associated with generating sales of additional solutions to existing merchants. Therefore, if we are unable to retain merchants or if we are unable to increase revenues from existing merchants, even if such losses are offset by an increase in new merchants or an increase in other revenues, our operating results could be adversely impacted.

 

We may also fail to attract new merchants, retain existing merchants or increase sales to both new and existing merchants as a result of a number of other factors, including: reductions in our current or potential merchants’ spending levels; competitive factors affecting the software as a service, or SaaS, business software applications market, including the introduction of competing platforms, discount pricing and other strategies that may be implemented by our competitors; our ability to execute on our growth strategy and operating plans; a decline in our merchants’ level of satisfaction with our platform and merchants’ usage of our platform; the difficulty and cost to switch to a competitor may not be significant for many of our merchants; changes in our relationships with third parties, including our partners, app developers, theme designers, referral sources and payment processors; the timeliness and success of new products and services we may offer in the future; the frequency and severity of any system outages; technological change; and our focus on long-term value over short-term results, meaning that we may make strategic decisions that may not maximize our short-term revenue or profitability if we believe that the decisions are consistent with our mission and will improve our financial performance over the long-term.

 

Additionally, we anticipate that our growth rate will decline over time to the extent that the number of merchants using our platform increases and we achieve higher market penetration rates. To the extent our growth rate slows, our business performance will become increasingly dependent on our ability to retain existing merchants and increase sales to existing merchants.

 

If we fail to improve and enhance the functionality, performance, reliability, design, security and scalability of our platform in a manner that responds to our merchants’ evolving needs, our business may be adversely affected.

 

The markets in which we compete are characterized by constant change and innovation and we expect them to continue to evolve rapidly. Our success has been based on our ability to identify and anticipate the needs of our merchants and design a platform that provides them with the tools they need to operate their businesses. Our ability to attract new merchants, retain existing merchants and increase sales to both new and existing merchants will depend in large part on our ability to continue to improve and enhance the functionality, performance, reliability, design, security and scalability of our platform.

 

We may experience difficulties with software development that could delay or prevent the development, introduction or implementation of new solutions and enhancements. Software development involves a significant amount of time for our research and development team, as it can take our developers months to update, code and test new and upgraded solutions and integrate them into our platform. We must also continually update, test and enhance our software platform. For example, our design team spends a significant amount of time and resources incorporating various design enhancements, such as customized colors, fonts, content and other features, into our platform. The continual improvement and enhancement of our platform requires significant investment and we may not have the resources to make such investment. Our improvements and enhancements may not result in our ability to recoup our investments in a timely manner, or at all. To the extent we are not able to improve and enhance the functionality, performance, reliability, design, security and scalability of our platform in a manner that responds to our merchants’ evolving needs, our business, operating results and financial condition will be adversely affected.

 

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We store personally identifiable information of our merchants and their customers. If the security of this information is compromised or otherwise subjected to unauthorized access, our reputation may be harmed and we may be exposed to liability.

 

We store personally identifiable information, credit card information and other confidential information of our merchants and their customers. The third-party apps sold on our platform may also store personally identifiable information, credit card information and other confidential information of our merchants and their customers. We do not regularly monitor or review the content that our merchants upload and store and, therefore, do not control the substance of the content on our servers, which may include personal information. We may experience successful attempts by third parties to obtain unauthorized access to the personally identifiable information of our merchants and their customers. This information could also be otherwise exposed through human error, malfeasance or otherwise. The unauthorized access or compromise of this personally identifiable information could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Even if such a data breach were to affect one or more of our competitors, the resulting consumer concern could negatively affect our merchants and our business.

 

We are also subject to federal, state, provincial and foreign laws regarding privacy and protection of data. Some jurisdictions have enacted laws requiring companies to notify individuals of data security breaches involving certain types of personal data and our agreements with certain merchants require us to notify them in the event of a security incident. We post on our website our privacy policy and terms of service, which describe our practices concerning the use, transmission and disclosure of merchant data and data relating to their customers. In addition, the interpretation of data protection laws in the United States, and elsewhere, and their application to the internet, is unclear and in a state of flux. There is a risk that these laws may be interpreted and applied in conflicting ways from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and in a manner that is not consistent with our current data protection practices. Changes to such data protection laws may impose more stringent requirements for compliance and impose significant penalties for non-compliance. Any such new laws or regulations, or changing interpretations of existing laws and regulations, may cause us to incur significant costs and expend significant effort to ensure compliance. Because our services are accessible worldwide, certain foreign jurisdictions may claim that we are required to comply with their laws, including in jurisdictions where we have no local entity, employees or infrastructure.

 

Our failure to comply with federal, state, provincial and foreign laws regarding privacy and protection of data could lead to significant fines and penalties imposed by regulators, as well as claims by our merchants or their customers. These proceedings or violations could force us to spend money in defense or settlement of these proceedings, result in the imposition of monetary liability, diversion of management’s time and attention, increase our costs of doing business, and materially adversely affect our reputation and the demand for our solutions. In addition, if our security measures fail to protect credit card information adequately, we could be liable to both our merchants and their customers for their losses, as well as our payments processing partners under our agreements with them. As a result, we could be subject to fines and higher transaction fees, we could face regulatory action, and our merchants could end their relationships with us. There can be no assurance that the limitations of liability in our contracts would be enforceable or adequate or would otherwise protect us from any such liabilities or damages with respect to any particular claim. We also cannot be sure that our existing insurance coverage and coverage for errors and omissions will continue to be available on acceptable terms or will be available in sufficient amounts to cover one or more large claims, or that our insurers will not deny coverage as to any future claim. The successful assertion of one or more large claims against us that exceeds our available insurance coverage, or changes in our insurance policies, including premium increases or the imposition of large deductible or co-insurance requirements, could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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If our software contains serious errors or defects, we may lose revenue and market acceptance and may incur costs to defend or settle claims with our merchants.

 

Software such as ours often contains errors, defects, security vulnerabilities or software bugs that are difficult to detect and correct, particularly when first introduced or when new versions or enhancements are released. Despite internal testing, our platform may contain serious errors or defects, security vulnerabilities or software bugs that we may be unable to successfully correct in a timely manner or at all, which could result in lost revenue, significant expenditures of capital, a delay or loss in market acceptance and damage to our reputation and brand, any of which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, our platform is a multi-tenant cloud based system that allows us to deploy new versions and enhancements to all of our merchants simultaneously. To the extent we deploy new versions or enhancements that contain errors, defects, security vulnerabilities or software bugs to all of our merchants simultaneously, the consequences would be more severe than if such versions or enhancements were only deployed to a smaller number of our merchants.

 

Since our merchants use our services for processes that are critical to their businesses, errors, defects, security vulnerabilities, service interruptions or software bugs in our platform could result in losses to our merchants. Our merchants may seek significant compensation from us for any losses they suffer or cease conducting business with us altogether. Further, a merchant could share information about bad experiences on social media, which could result in damage to our reputation and loss of future sales. There can be no assurance that provisions typically included in our agreements with our merchants that attempt to limit our exposure to claims would be enforceable or adequate or would otherwise protect us from liabilities or damages with respect to any particular claim. Even if not successful, a claim brought against us by any of our merchants would likely be time-consuming and costly to defend and could seriously damage our reputation and brand, making it harder for us to sell our solutions.

 

We may be unable to achieve or maintain data transmission capacity.

 

Our merchants often draw significant numbers of consumers to their shops over short periods of time, including from events such as new product releases, holiday shopping seasons and flash sales, which significantly increases the traffic on our servers and the volume of transactions processed on our platform. Our servers may be unable to achieve or maintain data transmission capacity high enough to handle increased traffic or process orders in a timely manner. Our failure to achieve or maintain high data transmission capacity could significantly reduce demand for our solutions. In the future, we may be required to allocate resources, including spending substantial amounts of money, to build, purchase or lease additional data centers and equipment and upgrade our technology and network infrastructure in order to handle the increased load. Our ability to deliver our solutions also depends on the development and maintenance of internet infrastructure by third-parties, including the maintenance of reliable networks with the necessary speed, data capacity and bandwidth. If one of these third-parties suffers from capacity constraints, our business may be adversely affected. In addition, because we and our merchants generate a disproportionate amount of revenue in the fourth quarter, any disruption in our merchants’ ability to process and fulfill customer orders in the fourth quarter could have a disproportionately negative effect on our operating results.

 

Our growth depends in part on the success of our strategic relationships with third parties.

 

We anticipate that the growth of our business will continue to depend on third-party relationships, including relationships with our app developers, theme designers, referral sources, resellers, payment processors and other partners. In addition to growing our third-party partner ecosystem, we intend to pursue additional relationships with other third-parties, such as technology and content providers and implementation consultants. Identifying, negotiating and documenting relationships with third parties requires significant time and resources as does integrating third-party content and technology. Some of the third parties that sell our services have the direct contractual relationships with the merchants, and therefore we risk the loss of such merchants if the third parties fail to perform their obligations. Our agreements with providers of cloud hosting, technology, content and consulting services are typically non-exclusive and do not prohibit such service providers from working with our competitors or from offering competing services. These third-party providers may choose to terminate their relationship with us or to make material changes to their businesses, products or services. Our competitors may be effective in providing incentives to third parties to favor their products or services or to prevent or reduce subscriptions to our platform. In addition, these providers may not perform as expected under our agreements or under their agreements with our merchants, and we or our merchants may in the future have disagreements or disputes with such providers. If we lose access to products or services from a particular supplier, or experience a significant disruption in the supply of products or services from a current supplier, especially a single-source supplier, it could have an adverse effect on our business and operating results.

 

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If we fail to maintain a consistently high level of customer service, our brand, business and financial results may be harmed.

 

We believe our focus on customer service and support is critical to onboarding new merchants and retaining our existing merchants and growing our business. As a result, we have invested heavily in the quality and training of our support team along with the tools they use to provide this service. If we are unable to maintain a consistently high level of customer service, we may lose existing merchants. In addition, our ability to attract new merchants is highly dependent on our reputation and on positive recommendations from our existing merchants. Any failure to maintain a consistently high level of customer service, or a market perception that we do not maintain high-quality customer service, could adversely affect our reputation and the number of positive merchant referrals that we receive.

 

We use a limited number of data centers to deliver our services. Any disruption of service at these facilities could harm our business.

 

We currently manage our services and serve all of our merchants from two third-party data center facilities. While we own the hardware on which our platform runs and deploy this hardware to the data center facilities, we do not control the operation of these facilities. We have experienced, and may in the future experience, failures at the third-party data centers where our hardware is deployed from time to time. Data centers are vulnerable to damage or interruption from human error, intentional bad acts, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, war, terrorist attacks, power losses, hardware failures, systems failures, telecommunications failures and similar events. Any of these events could result in lengthy interruptions in our services. Changes in law or regulations applicable to data centers in various jurisdictions could also cause a disruption in service. Interruptions in our services would reduce our revenue, subject us to potential liability and adversely affect our ability to retain our merchants or attract new merchants. The performance, reliability and availability of our platform is critical to our reputation and our ability to attract and retain merchants. Merchants could share information about bad experiences on social media, which could result in damage to our reputation and loss of future sales. The property and business interruption insurance coverage we carry may not be adequate to compensate us fully for losses that may occur.

  

Mobile devices are increasingly being used to conduct commerce, and if our solutions do not operate as effectively when accessed through these devices, our merchants and their customers may not be satisfied with our services, which could harm our business.

 

We are dependent on the interoperability of our platform with third-party mobile devices and mobile operating systems as well as web browsers that we do not control. Any changes in such devices, systems or web browsers that degrade the functionality of our platform or give preferential treatment to competitive services could adversely affect usage of our platform. Effective mobile functionality is integral to our long-term development and growth strategy. In the event that our merchants and their customers have difficulty accessing and using our platform on mobile devices, our business and operating results could be adversely affected.

 

Our business and prospects would be harmed if changes to technologies used in our platform or new versions or upgrades of operating systems and internet browsers adversely impact the process by which merchants and consumers interface with our platform.

 

We believe the simple and straightforward interface for our platform has helped us to expand and offer our solutions to merchants with limited technical expertise. In the future, providers of internet browsers could introduce new features that would make it difficult for merchants to use our platform. In addition, internet browsers for desktop or mobile devices could introduce new features, change existing browser specifications such that they would be incompatible with our platform, or prevent consumers from accessing our merchants’ shops. Any changes to technologies used in our platform, to existing features that we rely on, or to operating systems or internet browsers that make it difficult for merchants to access our platform or consumers to access our merchants’ shops, may make it more difficult for us to maintain or increase our revenues and could adversely impact our business and prospects.

 

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The impact of worldwide economic conditions, including the resulting effect on spending by SMBs, may adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

 

A majority of the merchants that use our platform are SMBs and many of our merchants are in the entrepreneurial stage of their development. Our performance is subject to worldwide economic conditions and their impact on levels of spending by SMBs and their customers. SMBs and entrepreneurs may be disproportionately affected by economic downturns. SMBs and entrepreneurs frequently have limited budgets and may choose to allocate their spending to items other than our platform, especially in times of economic uncertainty or recessions.

 

Economic downturns may also adversely impact retail sales, which could result in merchants who use our platform going out of business or deciding to stop using our services in order to conserve cash. Weakening economic conditions may also adversely affect third-parties with whom we have entered into relationships and upon which we depend in order to grow our business. Uncertain and adverse economic conditions may also lead to increased refunds and chargebacks, any of which could adversely affect our business.

 

We may be subject to claims by third-parties of intellectual property infringement.

 

The software industry is characterized by the existence of a large number of patents and frequent claims and related litigation regarding patents and other intellectual property rights. Third parties have in the past asserted, and may in the future assert, that our platform, solutions, technology, methods or practices infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate their intellectual property or other proprietary rights. Such claims may be made by our competitors seeking to obtain a competitive advantage or by other parties. Additionally, in recent years, non-practicing entities have begun purchasing intellectual property assets for the purpose of making claims of infringement and attempting to extract settlements from companies like ours. The risk of claims may increase as the number of solutions that we offer and competitors in our market increases and overlaps occur. In addition, to the extent that we gain greater visibility and market exposure, we face a higher risk of being the subject of intellectual property infringement claims.

 

Any such claims, regardless of merit, that result in litigation could result in substantial expenses, divert the attention of management, cause significant delays in introducing new or enhanced services or technology, materially disrupt the conduct of our business and have a material and adverse effect on our brand, business, financial condition and results of operations. Although we do not believe that our proprietary technology, processes and methods have been patented by any third party, it is possible that patents have been issued to third parties that cover all or a portion of our business. As a consequence of any patent or other intellectual property claims, we could be required to pay substantial damages, develop non-infringing technology, enter into royalty-bearing licensing agreements, stop selling or marketing some or all of our solutions or re-brand our solutions. We may also be obligated to indemnify our merchants or partners or pay substantial settlement costs, including royalty payments, in connection with any such claim or litigation and to obtain licenses, modify applications or refund fees, which could be costly. If it appears necessary, we may seek to secure license rights to intellectual property that we are alleged to infringe at a significant cost, potentially even if we believe such claims to be without merit. If required licenses cannot be obtained, or if existing licenses are not renewed, litigation could result. Litigation is inherently uncertain and can cause us to expend significant money, time and attention to it, even if we are ultimately successful. Any adverse decision could result in a loss of our proprietary rights, subject us to significant liabilities, require us to seek licenses for alternative technologies from third-parties, prevent us from offering all or a portion of our solutions and otherwise negatively affect our business and operating results.

 

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We may be unable to obtain, maintain and protect our intellectual property rights and proprietary information or prevent third-parties from making unauthorized use of our technology.

 

Our trade secrets, trademarks, trade dress, domain names, copyrights, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights are important to our business. We rely on a combination of confidentiality clauses, assignment agreements and license agreements with employees and third parties, trade secrets, copyrights and trademarks to protect our intellectual property and competitive advantage, all of which offer only limited protection. The steps we take to protect our intellectual property require significant resources and may be inadequate. We will not be able to protect our intellectual property if we are unable to enforce our rights or if we do not detect unauthorized use of our intellectual property. We may be required to use significant resources to monitor and protect these rights. Despite our precautions, it may be possible for unauthorized third parties to copy our platform and use information that we regard as proprietary to create services that compete with ours. Some license provisions protecting against unauthorized use, copying, transfer and disclosure of our proprietary information may be unenforceable under the laws of certain jurisdictions and foreign countries. Further, we hold no issued patents and thus would not be entitled to exclude or prevent our competitors from using our proprietary technology, methods and processes to the extent independently developed by our competitors.

 

We enter into confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with our employees and consultants and enter into confidentiality agreements with the parties with whom we have strategic relationships and business alliances. No assurance can be given that these agreements will be effective in controlling access to our proprietary information and trade secrets. The confidentiality agreements on which we rely to protect certain technologies may be breached, may not be adequate to protect our confidential information, trade secrets and proprietary technologies and may not provide an adequate remedy in the event of unauthorized use or disclosure of our confidential information, trade secrets or proprietary technology. Further, these agreements do not prevent our competitors or others from independently developing software that is substantially equivalent or superior to our software. In addition, others may independently discover our trade secrets and confidential information, and in such cases, we likely would not be able to assert any trade secret rights against such parties. Additionally, we may from time to time be subject to opposition or similar proceedings with respect to applications for registrations of our intellectual property, including our trademarks. While we aim to acquire adequate protection of our brand through trademark registrations in key markets, occasionally third parties may have already registered or otherwise acquired rights to identical or similar marks for services that also address our market. We rely on our brand and trademarks to identify our platform and to differentiate our platform and services from those of our competitors, and if we are unable to adequately protect our trademarks third parties may use our brand names or trademarks similar to ours in a manner that may cause confusion in the market, which could decrease the value of our brand and adversely affect our business and competitive advantages.

 

Policing unauthorized use of our intellectual property and misappropriation of our technology and trade secrets is difficult and we may not always be aware of such unauthorized use or misappropriation. Despite our efforts to protect our intellectual property rights, unauthorized third-parties may attempt to use, copy or otherwise obtain and market or distribute our intellectual property rights or technology or otherwise develop services with the same or similar functionality as our platform. If our competitors infringe, misappropriate or otherwise misuse our intellectual property rights and we are not adequately protected, or if our competitors are able to develop a platform with the same or similar functionality as ours without infringing our intellectual property, our competitive advantage and results of operations could be harmed. Litigation brought to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights could be costly, time consuming and distracting to management and could result in the impairment or loss of portions of our intellectual property. As a result, we may be aware of infringement by our competitors but may choose not to bring litigation to enforce our intellectual property rights due to the cost, time and distraction of bringing such litigation. Furthermore, if we do decide to bring litigation, our efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights may be met with defenses, counterclaims and countersuits challenging or opposing our right to use and otherwise exploit particular intellectual property, services and technology or the enforceability of our intellectual property rights. Our inability to protect our proprietary technology against unauthorized copying or use, as well as any costly litigation or diversion of our management’s attention and resources, could delay further sales or the implementation of our solutions, impair the functionality of our platform, prevent or delay introductions of new or enhanced solutions, result in our substituting inferior or more costly technologies into our platform or injure our reputation. Furthermore, many of our current and potential competitors have the ability to dedicate substantially greater resources to developing and protecting their technology or intellectual property rights than we do.

 

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Our use of “open source” software could negatively affect our ability to sell our solutions and subject us to possible litigation.

 

Our solutions incorporate and are dependent to a significant extent on the use and development of “open source” software and we intend to continue our use and development of open source software in the future. Such open source software is generally licensed by its authors or other third-parties under open source licenses and is typically freely accessible, usable and modifiable. Pursuant to such open source licenses, we may be subject to certain conditions, including requirements that we offer our proprietary software that incorporates the open source software for no cost, that we make available source code for modifications or derivative works we create based upon, incorporating or using the open source software and that we license such modifications or derivative works under the terms of the particular open source license. If an author or other third party that uses or distributes such open source software were to allege that we had not complied with the conditions of one or more of these licenses, we could be required to incur significant legal expenses defending against such allegations and could be subject to significant damages, enjoined from the sale of our solutions that contained or are dependent upon the open source software and required to comply with the foregoing conditions, which could disrupt the distribution and sale of some of our solutions. Litigation could be costly for us to defend, have a negative effect on our operating results and financial condition or require us to devote additional research and development resources to change our platform. The terms of many open source licenses to which we are subject have not been interpreted by U.S. or foreign courts. As there is little or no legal precedent governing the interpretation of many of the terms of certain of these licenses, the potential impact of these terms on our business is uncertain and may result in unanticipated obligations regarding our solutions and technologies. It is our view that we do not distribute our software, since no installation of our software is necessary and our platform is accessible solely through the “cloud.” Nevertheless, this position could be challenged. Any requirement to disclose our proprietary source code, termination of open source license rights or payments of damages for breach of contract could be harmful to our business, results of operations or financial condition, and could help our competitors develop products and services that are similar to or better than ours.

 

In addition to risks related to license requirements, usage of open source software can lead to greater risks than the use of third-party commercial software, as open source licensors generally do not provide warranties, controls on the origin or development of the software, or remedies against the licensors. Many of the risks associated with usage of open source software cannot be eliminated and could adversely affect our business.

 

Although we believe that we have complied with our obligations under the various applicable licenses for open source software, it is possible that we may not be aware of all instances where open source software has been incorporated into our proprietary software or used in connection with our solutions or our corresponding obligations under open source licenses. We do not have robust open source software usage policies or monitoring procedures in place. We rely on multiple software programmers to design our proprietary software and we cannot be certain that our programmers have not incorporated open source software into our proprietary software that we intend to maintain as confidential or that they will not do so in the future. To the extent that we are required to disclose the source code of certain of our proprietary software developments to third-parties, including our competitors, in order to comply with applicable open source license terms, such disclosure could harm our intellectual property position, competitive advantage, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, to the extent that we have failed to comply with our obligations under particular licenses for open source software, we may lose the right to continue to use and exploit such open source software in connection with our operations and solutions, which could disrupt and adversely affect our business.

 

We rely on search engines and social networking sites to attract a meaningful portion of our merchants. If we are not able to generate traffic to our website through search engines and social networking sites, our ability to attract new merchants may be impaired. In addition, if our merchants are not able to generate traffic to their shops through search engines and social networking sites, their ability to attract consumers may be impaired.

 

Many of our merchants locate our website through internet search engines, such as Google, and advertisements on social networking sites, such as Facebook. The prominence of our website in response to internet searches is a critical factor in attracting potential merchants to our platform. If we are listed less prominently or fail to appear in search results for any reason, visits to our website could decline significantly, and we may not be able to replace this traffic.

 

Similarly, many consumers locate our merchants’ shops through internet search engines and advertisements on social networking sites. If our merchants’ shops are listed less prominently or fail to appear in search results for any reason, visits to our merchants’ shops could decline significantly. As a result, our merchants’ businesses may suffer, which would affect the ability of such merchants to pay for our solutions.

 

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Search engines revise their algorithms from time to time in an attempt to optimize their search results. If search engines modify their algorithms, our website and our merchants’ shops may appear less prominently or not at all in search results, which could result in reduced traffic to our website and to our merchants’ shops.

 

Additionally, if the price of marketing our solutions over search engines or social networking sites increases, we may incur additional marketing expenses or may be required to allocate a larger portion of our marketing spend to search engine marketing and our business and operating results could be adversely affected. Furthermore, competitors may in the future bid on the search terms that we use to drive traffic to our website. Such actions could increase our marketing costs and result in decreased traffic to our website. In addition, search engines or social networking sites may change their advertising policies from time to time. If any change to these policies delays or prevents us from advertising through these channels, it could result in reduced traffic to our website and sales of our solutions. As well, new search engines or social networking sites may develop, particularly in specific jurisdictions that reduce traffic on existing search engines and social networking sites. And if we are not able to achieve awareness through advertising or otherwise, we may not achieve significant traffic to our website through these new platforms. If we are unable to continue to successfully promote and maintain our websites, or if we incur excessive expenses to do so, our business and operating results could be adversely affected.

 

Activities of merchants or the content of their shops could damage our brand, subject us to liability and harm our business and financial results.

 

Our terms of service prohibit our merchants from using our platform to engage in illegal activities and our terms of service permit us to take down a merchant’s shop if we become aware of such illegal use. Merchants may nonetheless engage in prohibited or illegal activities or upload store content in violation of applicable laws, which could subject us to liability. Furthermore, our brand may be negatively impacted by the actions of merchants that are deemed to be hostile, offensive, inappropriate or illegal. We do not proactively monitor or review the appropriateness of the content of our merchants’ shops and we do not have control over merchant activities. The safeguards we have in place may not be sufficient for us to avoid liability or avoid harm to our brand, especially if such hostile, offensive, inappropriate or illegal use is high profile, which could adversely affect our business and financial results.

 

If third-party apps and themes change such that we do not or cannot maintain the compatibility of our platform with these apps and themes, or if we fail to provide third-party apps and themes that our merchants desire to add to their shops, demand for our platform could decline.

 

The success of our platform depends, in part, on our ability to integrate third-party apps, themes and other offerings into our third-party ecosystem. Third-party developers may change the features of their offerings or alter the terms governing the use of their offerings in a manner that is adverse to us. If we are unable to maintain technical interoperation, our merchants may not be able to effectively integrate our platform with other systems and services they use. We may also be unable to maintain our relationships with certain third-party vendors if we are unable to integrate our platform with their offerings. Further, third-party developers may refuse to partner with us or limit or restrict our access to their offerings. Such changes could functionally limit or terminate our ability to use these third-party offerings with our platform, which could negatively impact our solution offerings and harm our business. If we fail to integrate our platform with new third-party offerings that our merchants need for their shops, or to adapt to the data transfer requirements of such third-party offerings, we may not be able to offer the functionality that our merchants and their customers expect, which would negatively impact our offerings and, as a result, harm our business.

 

We rely on computer hardware, purchased or leased, and software licensed from and services rendered by third parties in order to provide our solutions and run our business, sometimes by a single-source supplier.

 

We rely on computer hardware, purchased or leased, and software licensed from and services rendered by third-parties in order to provide our solutions and run our business, sometimes by a single-source supplier. Third-party hardware, software and services may not continue to be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. Any loss of the right to use or any failures of third-party hardware, software or services could result in delays in our ability to provide our solutions or run our business until equivalent hardware, software or services are developed by us or, if available, identified, obtained and integrated, which could be costly and time-consuming and may not result in an equivalent solution, any of which could cause an adverse effect on our business and operating results. Further, merchants could assert claims against us in connection with such service disruption or cease conducting business with us altogether. Even if not successful, a claim brought against us by any of our merchants would likely be time-consuming and costly to defend and could seriously damage our reputation and brand, making it harder for us to sell our solutions.

 

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We may not be able to compete successfully against current and future competitors.

 

We face competition in various aspects of our business and we expect such competition to intensify in the future, as existing and new competitors introduce new services or enhance existing services. We have competitors with longer operating histories, larger customer bases, greater brand recognition, greater experience and more extensive commercial relationships in certain jurisdictions, and greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than we do. As a result, our potential competitors may be able to develop products and services better received by merchants or may be able to respond more quickly and effectively than we can to new or changing opportunities, technologies, regulations or merchant requirements. In addition, some of our larger competitors may be able to leverage a larger installed customer base and distribution network to adopt more aggressive pricing policies and offer more attractive sales terms, which could cause us to lose potential sales or to sell our solutions at lower prices.

 

Competition may intensify as our competitors enter into business combinations or alliances or raise additional capital, or as established companies in other market segments or geographic markets expand into our market segments or geographic markets. For instance, certain competitors could use strong or dominant positions in one or more markets to gain a competitive advantage against us in areas where we operate including: by integrating competing platforms or features into products they control such as search engines, web browsers, mobile device operating systems or social networks; by making acquisitions; or by making access to our platform more difficult. Further, current and future competitors could choose to offer a different pricing model or to undercut prices in an effort to increase their market share. We also expect new entrants to offer competitive services. If we cannot compete successfully against current and future competitors, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be negatively impacted.

 

We plan to make future acquisitions and investments, which could divert management’s attention, result in operating difficulties and dilution to our stockholders and otherwise disrupt our operations and adversely affect our business, operating results or financial position.

 

From time to time, we evaluate potential strategic acquisition or investment opportunities. Any transactions that we enter into could be material to our financial condition and results of operations. The process of acquiring and integrating another company or technology could create unforeseen operating difficulties and expenditures. Acquisitions and investments involve a number of risks, such as:

 

  diversion of management time and focus from operating our business;

 

  use of resources that are needed in other areas of our business;

 

  in the case of an acquisition, implementation or remediation of controls, procedures and policies of the acquired company;

 

  in the case of an acquisition, difficulty integrating the accounting systems and operations of the acquired company, including potential risks to our corporate culture;

 

  in the case of an acquisition, coordination of product, engineering and selling and marketing functions, including difficulties and additional expenses associated with supporting legacy services and products and hosting infrastructure of the acquired company and difficulty converting the customers of the acquired company onto our platform and contract terms, including disparities in the revenues, licensing, support or professional services model of the acquired company;

 

  in the case of an acquisition, retention and integration of employees from the acquired company;

 

  unforeseen costs or liabilities;

 

  adverse effects to our existing business relationships with partners and merchants as a result of the acquisition or investment;

 

  the possibility of adverse tax consequences; and

 

  litigation or other claims arising in connection with the acquired company or investment.

 

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In addition, we may agree to grant to a lender under a credit facility warrants. Furthermore, a significant portion of the purchase price of companies we acquire may be allocated to acquired goodwill and other intangible assets, which must be assessed for impairment at least annually. In the future, if our acquisitions do not yield expected returns, we may be required to take charges to our operating results based on this impairment assessment process, which could adversely affect our results of operations. 

 

Acquisitions and investments may also result in dilutive issuances of equity securities, which could adversely affect our share price, or result in the incurrence of debt with restrictive covenants that limit our future uses of capital in pursuit of business opportunities.

 

We may not be able to identify acquisition or investment opportunities that meet our strategic objectives, or to the extent such opportunities are identified, we may not be able to negotiate terms with respect to the acquisition or investment that are acceptable to us. At this time we have made no commitments or agreements with respect to any such transaction.

 

New tax laws could be enacted or existing laws could be applied to us or our merchants, which could increase the costs of our solutions and adversely impact our business.

 

The application of federal, state, provincial, local and foreign tax laws to solutions provided over the internet is evolving. New income, sales, use or other tax laws, statutes, rules, regulations or ordinances could be enacted at any time, possibly with retroactive effect, and could be applied solely or disproportionately to solutions provided over the internet. These enactments could adversely affect our sales activity due to the inherent cost increase the taxes would represent, and could ultimately result in a negative impact on our results of operations and cash flows.

 

State tax authorities may seek to assess state and local business taxes and sales and use taxes. If we are required to collect sales and use taxes in additional jurisdictions, we might be subject to tax liability for past sales.

 

There is a risk that U.S. states could assert that we are liable for U.S. state and local business activity taxes, which are levied upon income or gross receipts, or for the collection of U.S. local sales and use taxes. This risk exists regardless of whether we are subject to U.S. federal income tax. States are becoming increasingly active in asserting nexus for business activity tax purposes and imposing sales and use taxes on products and services provided over the internet. We may be subject to U.S. state and local business activity taxes if a state tax authority asserts that our activities or the activities of our non-U.S. subsidiaries are sufficient to establish nexus. We could also be liable for the collection of U.S. state and local sales and use taxes if a state tax authority asserts that distribution of our solutions over the internet is subject to sales and use taxes. Each state has different rules and regulations governing sales and use taxes, and these rules and regulations are subject to varying interpretations that change over time. We review these rules and regulations periodically and, when we believe we are subject to sales and use taxes in a particular state, voluntarily engage state tax authorities in order to determine how to comply with their rules and regulations. If a state tax authority asserts that distribution of our solutions is subject to such sales and use taxes, the additional cost may decrease the likelihood that such merchants would purchase our solutions or continue to renew their subscriptions.

 

A successful assertion by one or more states requiring us to collect sales or other taxes on subscription service revenue could result in substantial tax liabilities for past transactions and otherwise harm our business. We cannot assure you that we will not be subject to sales and use taxes or related penalties for past sales in states where we currently believe no such taxes are required. New obligations to collect or pay taxes of any kind could increase our cost of doing business.

 

We are dependent upon consumers’ and merchants’ willingness to use the internet for commerce.

 

Our success depends upon the general public’s continued willingness to use the internet as a means to pay for purchases, communicate, access social media, research and conduct commercial transactions, including through mobile devices. If consumers or merchants become unwilling or less willing to use the internet for commerce for any reason, including lack of access to high-speed communications equipment, congestion of traffic on the internet, internet outages or delays, disruptions or other damage to merchants’ and consumers’ computers, increases in the cost of accessing the internet and security and privacy risks or the perception of such risks, our business could be adversely affected.

 

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We may face challenges in expanding into new geographic regions.

 

Our future success will depend in part upon our ability to expand into new geographic regions, and we will face risks entering markets in which we have limited or no experience and in which we do not have any brand recognition. Expanding into new geographic regions where the main language is not English will require substantial expenditures and take considerable time and attention, and we may not be successful enough in these new markets to recoup our investments in a timely manner, or at all. Our efforts to expand into new geographic regions may not be successful, which could limit our ability to grow our business.

 

Risks Related to Laws and Regulations

 

Failure to comply with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or the FCPA, anti-money laundering, economic and trade sanctions regulations, and similar laws could subject us to penalties and other adverse consequences.

 

We currently operate our business in the U.S. and Canada. We are subject to anti-corruption laws and regulations, including the FCPA, and other laws that prohibit the making or offering of improper payments to foreign government officials and political figures, including anti-bribery provisions enforced by the Department of Justice and accounting provisions enforced by the SEC. These laws prohibit improper payments or offers of payments to foreign governments and their officials and political parties by the U.S. and other business entities for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. We have implemented policies, procedures, systems, and controls designed to identify and address potentially impermissible transactions under such laws and regulations; however, there can be no assurance that all of our employees, consultants and agents, including those that may be based in or from countries where practices that violate U.S. or other laws may be customary, will not take actions in violation of our policies, for which we may be ultimately responsible.

 

In addition, we are subject to anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, or the BSA. Among other things, the BSA requires money services businesses (such as money transmitters and providers of prepaid access) to develop and implement risk-based anti-money laundering programs, report large cash transactions and suspicious activity, and maintain transaction records.

 

We are also subject to certain economic and trade sanctions programs that are administered by the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, or OFAC, which prohibit or restrict transactions to or from or dealings with specified countries, their governments, and in certain circumstances, their nationals, and with individuals and entities that are specially-designated nationals of those countries, narcotics traffickers, and terrorists or terrorist organizations. Other group entities may be subject to additional foreign or local sanctions requirements in other relevant jurisdictions.

 

Similar anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing and proceeds of crime laws apply to movements of currency and payments through electronic transactions and to dealings with persons specified in lists maintained by the country equivalents to OFAC lists in several other countries and require specific data retention obligations to be observed by intermediaries in the payment process. Our businesses in those jurisdictions are subject to those data retention obligations.

 

Failure to comply with any of these laws and regulations or changes in this regulatory environment, including changing interpretations and the implementation of new or varying regulatory requirements by the government, may result in significant financial penalties, reputational harm or change the manner in which we currently conduct some aspects of our business, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

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Failure to enforce and defend our intellectual property rights may diminish our competitive advantages or interfere with our ability to market and promote our products and services.

 

Our trademarks, trade names, trade secrets, know-how, proprietary technology and other intellectual property are important to our future success. We have a pending trademark application for “CrowdPay.us Crowdfunding & Compliance Platform”. We believe our trademarks and trade names are widely recognized and associated with quality and reliable service. While it is our policy to protect and defend vigorously our rights to our intellectual property, we cannot predict whether steps taken by us to protect our intellectual property will be adequate to prevent infringement, misappropriation or other violation of our rights. We also cannot guarantee that others will not independently develop technology with the same or similar functions to any proprietary technology we rely on to conduct our business and differentiate ourselves from our competitors. Furthermore, we may face claims of infringement of third-party intellectual property that could interfere with our ability to market and promote our brands. Any litigation to enforce our intellectual property rights or defend ourselves against claims of infringement of third-party intellectual property rights could be costly, divert attention of management and may not ultimately be resolved in our favor. Moreover, if we are unable to successfully defend against claims that we have infringed the intellectual property rights of others, we may be prevented from using certain intellectual property and may be liable for damages, which in turn could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, the laws of certain non-U.S. countries where we do business or may do business in the future may not recognize intellectual property rights or protect them to the same extent as do the laws of the United States.

 

New or revised tax regulations or their interpretations, or becoming subject to additional foreign or U.S. federal, state or local taxes that cannot be passed through to our merchants or partners, could reduce our net income.

 

We are subject to tax laws in each jurisdiction where we do business. Changes in tax laws or their interpretations could decrease the amount of revenues we receive, the value of any tax loss carry-forwards and tax credits recorded on our balance sheet and the amount of our cash flow, and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law H.R. 1, originally known as “The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” which significantly revised the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The new legislation has significantly changed the U.S. federal income taxation of U.S. corporations, including by reducing the U.S. corporate income tax rate, limiting interest deductions, permitting immediate expensing of certain capital expenditures, adopting elements of a territorial tax system, imposing a one-time transition tax, or repatriation tax, on all undistributed earnings and profits of certain U.S.-owned foreign corporations, revising the rules governing net operating losses and the rules governing foreign tax credits, and introducing new anti-base erosion provisions. Many of these changes are effective immediately, without any transition periods or grandfathering for existing transactions. The legislation is unclear in many respects and could be subject to potential amendments and technical corrections, as well as interpretations and implementing regulations by the Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, any of which could lessen or increase certain adverse impacts of the legislation. In addition, it is unclear how these U.S. federal income tax changes will affect state and local taxation, which often uses federal taxable income as a starting point for computing state and local tax liabilities.

 

While some of the changes made by the tax legislation may adversely affect us in one or more reporting periods and prospectively, other changes may be beneficial on a going forward basis. We continue to work with our tax advisors to determine the full impact that the recent tax legislation as a whole will have on us.

 

Additionally, companies in the electronic payments industry, including us, may become subject to incremental taxation in various tax jurisdictions. Taxing jurisdictions have not yet adopted uniform positions on this topic. If we are required to pay additional taxes and are unable to pass the tax expense through to our merchants, our costs would increase and our net income would be reduced.

 

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Failure to comply with, or changes in, laws, regulations and enforcement activities may adversely affect the products, services and markets in which we operate.

 

We and our merchants are subject to laws and regulations that affect the electronic payments industry in the many countries in which our services are used. In particular, our merchants are subject to numerous laws and regulations applicable to banks, financial institutions, and card issuers in the United States and abroad, and, consequently, we are at times affected by these foreign, federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The U.S. government has increased its scrutiny of a number of credit card practices, from which some of our merchants derive significant revenue. Regulation of the payments industry, including regulations applicable to us and our merchants, has increased significantly in recent years. Failure to comply with laws and regulations applicable to our business may result in the suspension or revocation of licenses or registrations, the limitation, suspension or termination of services or the imposition of consent orders or civil and criminal penalties, including fines which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

We are also subject to U.S. financial services regulations, a myriad of consumer protection laws, including economic sanctions, laws and regulations, anticorruption laws, escheat regulations and privacy and information security regulations. Changes to legal rules and regulations, or interpretation or enforcement of them, could have a negative financial effect on us. Any lack of legal certainty exposes our operations to increased risks, including increased difficulty in enforcing our agreements in those jurisdictions and increased risks of adverse actions by local government authorities, such as expropriations. In addition, certain of our alliance partners are subject to regulation by federal and state authority and, as a result, could pass through some of those compliance obligations to us, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

In particular, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), recently significantly changed the U.S. financial regulatory system. Among other things, Title X of the Dodd-Frank Act established a new, independent regulatory agency known as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, to regulate consumer financial products and services (including some offered by our merchants). The CFPB rules, examinations and enforcement actions may require us to adjust our activities and may increase our compliance costs.

 

Separately, under the Dodd-Frank Act, debit interchange transaction fees that a card issuer receives and are established by a payment card network for an electronic debit transaction are now regulated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or the Federal Reserve, and must be “reasonable and proportional” to the cost incurred by the card issuer in authorizing, clearing, and settling the transaction. Effective October 1, 2011, the Federal Reserve capped debit interchange rates for card issuers operating in the United States with assets of $10 billion or more at the sum of $0.21 per transaction and an  ad valorem  component of 5 basis points to reflect a portion of the card issuer’s fraud losses plus, for qualifying card issuers, an additional $0.01 per transaction in debit interchange for fraud prevention costs. Regulations such as these could result in the need for us to make capital investments to modify our services to facilitate our existing merchants’ and potential merchants’ compliance and reduce the fees we are able to charge our merchants. These regulations also could result in greater pricing transparency and increased price-based competition leading to lower margins and higher rates of merchant attrition. Furthermore, the requirements of the regulations and the timing of their effective dates could result in changes in our merchants’ business practices, which could change the demand for our services and alter the type or volume of transactions that we process on behalf of our merchants.

 

Risks Related to Our Capital Stock and this Offering

 

We are controlled by Ronny Yakov, our Chief Executive Officer, whose interests may differ from the interests of our other stockholders.

 

Mr. Yakov beneficially owns and possesses majority voting power of the fully diluted shares of our common stock. Through his control of the voting power of our common stock, Mr. Yakov controls the election of our directors and all other matters requiring the approval of our stockholders. By virtue of Mr. Yakov’s voting control, we are a “controlled company,” as defined in The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC listing rules, and are not subject to NASDAQ requirements that would otherwise require us to have a majority of independent directors, a nominating committee composed solely of independent directors or a compensation committee composed solely of independent directors. Accordingly, our stockholders will not be afforded the same protections generally as stockholders of other NASDAQ-listed companies with respect to corporate governance for so long as we rely on these exemptions from the corporate governance requirements.

 

Mr. Yakov effectively has control over all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election or removal of directors, changes to our certificate of incorporation, a sale or merger of our company and other transactions requiring stockholder approval under Delaware law. Mr. Yakov’s controlling interest may have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or discouraging a third party from seeking to acquire, the Company.

 

Our management has broad discretion as to the use of the net proceeds from this offering.

 

We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay, at the discretion of our Board of Directors, outstanding indebtedness up to [20%] of the net proceeds in this offering, invest in or acquire companies or technologies that are synergistic with or complimentary to our business, to expand and market our current products and for working capital and general corporate purposes, however we cannot specify with certainty the particular uses of the net proceeds we will receive from this offering. Our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds, including for any of the purposes described in “Use of Proceeds.” Accordingly, you will have to rely upon the judgment of our management with respect to the use of the proceeds. Our management may spend a portion or all of the net proceeds from this offering in ways that holders of our common stock may not desire or that may not yield a significant return or any return at all. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could harm our business. Pending their use, we may also invest the net proceeds from this offering in a manner that does not produce income or that loses value.

 

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There is a very limited existing market for our common stock and we do not know if a more liquid market will develop to provide you with adequate liquidity.

 

Prior to this offering, there has been a very limited public market for our common stock. We cannot assure you that an active trading market for our common stock will develop following this offering, or if it does develop, that will be maintained. You may not be able to sell your securities quickly or at the market price if trading in our securities is not active. The public offering price for the common stock will be determined by negotiations between us and the representatives of the underwriters and may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the trading market. We anticipate that our shares of common stock will be approved for listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market in connection with this offering, however, we cannot ensure that an active public market for our common stock will develop after this offering, or that if it does develop, it will be sustained. In the absence of a public trading market:

 

  you may not be able to liquidate your investment in our common stock;

 

  you may not be able to resell your shares at or above the public offering price;

 

  the market price of our common stock may experience more price volatility; and

 

  there may be less efficiency in carrying out your purchase and sale orders.

 

The market price of our common stock may be highly volatile, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

 

The trading price of our common stock is likely to be volatile. This volatility may prevent you from being able to sell your shares at or above the price you paid for your shares. Our stock price could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to a variety of factors, which include:

 

  whether we achieve our anticipated corporate objectives;

 

  actual or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly or annual operating results;

 

  changes in financial or operational estimates or projections;

 

  termination of the lock-up agreement or other restrictions on the ability of our stockholders and other security holders to sell shares after this offering;

 

  changes in the economic performance or market valuations of companies similar to ours; and

 

  general economic or political conditions in the United States or elsewhere.

 

In addition, the stock market in general, and the stock of companies that are competitive to us in particular, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of these companies. Broad market and industry factors may negatively affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance.

 

The NASDAQ Capital Market may not list our securities, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions.

 

We anticipate that our shares of common stock will be listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market (or NASDAQ) upon consummation of this offering. Although, after giving effect to this offering, we expect to meet, on a pro forma basis, NASDAQ’s minimum initial listing standards, which generally mandate that we meet certain requirements relating to stockholders’ equity, market capitalization, aggregate market value of publicly held shares and distribution requirements, we cannot assure you that we will be able to meet those initial listing requirements. If NASDAQ does not list our securities for trading on its exchange, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:

 

  a limited availability of market quotations for our securities;

 

  reduced liquidity with respect to our securities;

 

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  a determination that our shares of common stock are “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our shares of common stock to adhere to more stringent rules, possibly resulting in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our shares of common stock;

 

  a limited amount of news and analyst coverage for our company; and

 

  a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.

 

The National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or preempts the states from regulating the sale of certain securities, which are referred to as “covered securities.” Assuming our securities will be listed on NASDAQ, our securities will be covered securities. Although the states are preempted from regulating the sale of our securities, the federal statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case. Furthermore, if we were no longer listed on NASDAQ, our securities would not be covered securities and we would be subject to regulation in each state in which we offer our securities.

 

Our failure to meet the continued listing requirements of The NASDAQ Capital Market could result in a de-listing of our securities.

 

If after listing we fail to satisfy the continued listing requirements of NASDAQ, such as the corporate governance requirements or the minimum closing bid price requirement, NASDAQ may take steps to de-list our securities. Such a de-listing would likely have a negative effect on the price of our common stock and would impair your ability to sell or purchase our common stock when you wish to do so. In the event of a de-listing, we would take actions to restore our compliance with NASDAQ’s listing requirements, but we can provide no assurance that any such action taken by us would allow our common stock to become listed again, stabilize the market price or improve the liquidity of our securities, prevent our common stock from dropping below the NASDAQ minimum bid price requirement or prevent future non-compliance with NASDAQ’s listing requirements.

 

If, after listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market, we are delisted and our shares become subject to the penny stock rules, it would become more difficult to trade our shares.

 

The SEC has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a price of less than $5.00, other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or authorized for quotation on certain automated quotation systems, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system. If we do not obtain or retain a listing on NASDAQ and if the price of our common stock is less than $5.00, our common stock will be deemed a penny stock. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, before a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document containing specified information. In addition, the penny stock rules require that before effecting any transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, a broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive (i) the purchaser’s written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement; (ii) a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks; and (iii) a signed and dated copy of a written suitability statement. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our common stock, and therefore stockholders may have difficulty selling their shares.

 

As a “thinly-traded” stock, large sales can place downward pressure on our stock price.

 

Our stock experiences periods when it could be considered “thinly traded”. Financing transactions resulting in a large number of newly issued shares that become readily tradable, or other events that cause current stockholders to sell shares, could place further downward pressure on the trading price of our stock. In addition, the lack of a robust resale market may require a stockholder who desires to sell a large number of shares to sell the shares in increments over time to mitigate any adverse impact of the sales on the market price of our stock.

 

We could issue additional common stock, which might dilute the book value of our capital stock.

 

The Company may issue all or a part of its authorized but unissued shares of common stock. Any such stock issuance could be made at a price that reflects a discount or a premium to the then-current trading price of our common stock. In addition, in order to raise future capital, we may need to issue securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for a significant amount of our common stock. These issuances, if any, would dilute your percentage ownership interest in the Company, thereby having the effect of reducing your influence on matters on which stockholders vote. You may incur additional dilution if holders of stock options, whether currently outstanding or subsequently granted, exercise their options, or if warrant holders exercise their warrants to purchase shares of our common stock. As a result, any such issuances or exercises would dilute your interest in the Company and the per share book value of the common stock that you owned, either of which could negatively affect the trading price of our common stock and the value of your investment.

 


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Shares eligible for future sale may adversely affect the market for our common stock.

 

As of June 26, 2019 there are 1,200,000 warrants to purchase shares of our common stock outstanding and options to purchase 8,355,168 shares of our common stock outstanding. The warrants are exercisable at an exercise price of $0.25 per share and are entitled to piggy-back registration rights generally obligating us to include the shares underlying the warrants in any registration statements we file with the SEC. We are seeking waivers of such rights in connection with this offering. The stock options have a weighted average exercise price of $0.0001 per share. If and when these securities are exercised into shares of our common stock, the number of our shares of common stock outstanding will increase. Such increase in our outstanding shares, and any sales of such shares, could have a material adverse effect on the market for our common stock and the market price of our common stock.

 

In addition, from time to time, certain of our stockholders may be eligible to sell all or some of their shares of common stock by means of ordinary brokerage transactions in the open market pursuant to Rule 144, promulgated under the Securities Act, subject to certain limitations. In general, pursuant to Rule 144, after satisfying a six month holding period: (i) affiliated stockholders (or stockholders whose shares are aggregated) may, under certain circumstances, sell within any three month period a number of securities which does not exceed the greater of 1% of the then outstanding shares of common stock or the average weekly trading volume of the class during the four calendar weeks prior to such sale and (ii) non-affiliated stockholders may sell without such limitations, provided that we are current in our public reporting obligations. Rule 144 also permits the sale of securities by non-affiliates that have satisfied a one year holding period without any limitation or restriction. Any substantial sale of our common stock pursuant to Rule 144 or pursuant to any resale prospectus may have a material adverse effect on the market price of our securities.

 

Because certain principal stockholders own a large percentage of our voting stock, other stockholders’ voting power may be limited.

 

As of June 26, 2019, Ronny Yakov, our chief executive officer, owned or controlled approximately 64.3% of our outstanding common stock. Accordingly, Mr. Yakov has the ability to have a substantial influence on matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election and removal of directors and the approval of any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets. As a result, our other stockholders may have little or no influence over matters submitted for stockholder approval. In addition, the ownership of Mr. Yakov could preclude any unsolicited acquisition of us, and consequently, adversely affect the price of our common stock. These stockholders may make decisions that are adverse to your interests. 

 

In making your investment decision, you should understand that we and the underwriters have not authorized any other party to provide you with information concerning us or this offering.

 

You should carefully evaluate all of the information in this prospectus before investing in our company. We may receive media coverage regarding our company, including coverage that is not directly attributable to statements made by our officers, that incorrectly reports on statements made by our officers or employees, or that is misleading as a result of omitting information provided by us, our officers or employees. We and the underwriters have not authorized any other party to provide you with information concerning us or this offering, and you should not rely on this information in making an investment decision.

 

You will experience immediate and substantial dilution as a result of this offering and may experience additional dilution in the future.

 

You will incur immediate and substantial dilution as a result of this offering. After giving effect to the sale by us of [        ] shares of common stock offered in this offering at an assumed public offering price of $[        ] per share, and after deducting underwriter discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, investors in this offering can expect an immediate dilution of $[     ] per share, or [     ]% at the assumed public offering price. In addition, in the past, we issued warrants to acquire shares of common stock. Additionally, to the extent that these warrants, or options we will grant to our officers, directors and employees, are ultimately exercised, you will sustain future dilution. We may also acquire or license other technologies or finance strategic alliances by issuing equity, which may result in additional dilution to our stockholders.

 

As an “emerging growth company” under applicable law, we will be subject to lessened disclosure requirements, which could leave our stockholders without information or rights available to stockholders of more mature companies.

 

For as long as we remain an “emerging growth company”, we have elected to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to:

 

  not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;
     
  taking advantage of an extension of time to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards;
     
  reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements; and
     
  exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

We expect to take advantage of these reporting exemptions until we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” Because of these lessened regulatory requirements, our stockholders would be left without information or rights available to stockholders of more mature companies.

 

Because we have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards for an “emerging growth company” our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.

 

We have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards for an emerging growth company. This election allows us to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until those standards apply to private companies. As a result of this election, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates, and thus investors may have difficulty evaluating or comparing our business, performance or prospects in comparison to other public companies, which may have a negative impact on the value and liquidity of our common stock.

 


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Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and Delaware law could discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company and may affect the trading price of our common stock.

 

The anti-takeover provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law may discourage, delay or prevent a change in control by prohibiting us from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years after the person becomes an interested stockholder, even if a change in control would be beneficial to our existing stockholders. In addition, our certificate of incorporation, as amended (which we refer to as the certificate of incorporation), and bylaws, as amended (which we refer to as the bylaws), may discourage, delay or prevent a change in our management or control over us that stockholders may consider favorable. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws:

 

  provide that vacancies on our board of directors, including newly created directorships, may be filled only by a majority vote of directors then in office;

 

  provide that special meetings of stockholders may be called by a majority vote of our board of directors or at least 25% of shares held by our stockholders;

 

  not provide stockholders with the ability to cumulate their votes; and

 

  provide that a majority of our stockholders (over 50%) and a vote by the majority of our board may amend our bylaws.

 

Failure to establish and maintain effective internal controls in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could have a material adverse effect on our business and stock price.

 

We are not currently required to comply with the rules of the SEC implementing Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and therefore are not required to make a formal assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for that purpose. Upon becoming a publicly traded company, we will be required to comply with the SEC’s rules implementing Sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which will require management to certify financial and other information in our quarterly and annual reports and provide an annual management report on the effectiveness of controls over financial reporting. Though we will be required to disclose changes made in our internal controls and procedures on a quarterly basis, we will not be required to make our first annual assessment of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 until the year following our first annual report required to be filed with the SEC. Our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting until the later of the year following our first annual report required to be filed with the SEC or the date we are no longer an emerging growth company and are an accelerated or large accelerated filer.

 

To comply with the requirements of being a public company, we may need to undertake various actions, such as implementing new internal controls and procedures and hiring additional accounting or internal audit staff. In addition, we may identify material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting that we may not be able to remediate in time to meet the applicable deadline imposed upon us for compliance with the requirements of Section 404.

 

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)).  Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered in this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all error or fraud.  A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.  Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs.  Due to the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. During the fourth quarter of the year ended December 31, 2018, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation and due to the identified material weaknesses discussed below, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective.

 

To address the material weaknesses, we performed additional analysis and other post-closing procedures in an effort to ensure our financial statements included in this Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included herein fairly present in all material respects our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. 

 

If we are unable to comply with the requirements of Section 404 in a timely manner or to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an opinion as to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports and the market price of our common stock could be negatively affected, and we could become subject to investigations by NASDAQ, the SEC or other regulatory authorities, which could require additional financial and management resources.

  

We do not expect to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

 

We do not expect to pay dividends on our common stock offered in this transaction for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, any potential investor who anticipates the need for current dividends should not purchase our securities.

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 

 

This prospectus contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, and that involve significant risks and uncertainties. Words such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” and similar expressions, as well as statements in future tense, identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and may not be accurate indications of when such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information we have when those statements are made or management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events, and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to:

 

  Our acquisition of eVance and share exchange with OmniSoft and CrowdPay has collectively formed a new business platform that needs to be integrated, which may create certain risks and may adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations;

 

  Our failure to pay our outstanding indebtedness will result in a substantial loss of our assets;

 

  We operate in a regulatory environment that is evolving and uncertain and any changes to regulations could have a material impact on our business and financial condition;

 

  We rely on a combination of confidentiality clauses, assignment agreements and license agreements with employees and third parties, trade secrets, copyrights and trademarks to protect our intellectual property and competitive advantage, all of which offer only limited protection meaning that we may be unable to maintain and protect our intellectual property rights and proprietary information or prevent third-parties from making unauthorized use of our technology; and

 

  Our growth may not be sustainable and depends on our ability to attract new merchants, retain existing merchants and increase sales to both new and existing merchants.

 

The foregoing does not represent an exhaustive list of matters that may be covered by the forward-looking statements contained herein or risk factors that we are faced with. Forward-looking statements necessarily involve risks and uncertainties, and our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those set forth above under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. The factors set forth above under “Risk Factors” and other cautionary statements made in this prospectus should be read and understood as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this prospectus. The forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus represent our judgment as of the date of this prospectus. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on such statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained above and throughout this prospectus.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We estimate that the net proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock we are offering will be approximately $[       ] million based on an assumed offering price of $[       ] per share. If the underwriters fully exercise the overallotment option, the net proceeds of the shares we sell will be approximately $[       ] million. “Net proceeds” is what we expect to receive after deducting the underwriting discount and commission and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed offering price of $[       ] would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $[        ], after deducting estimated underwriting discount and commission and estimated offering expenses payable by us, assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same. Each increase of 100,000 shares in the number of shares offered by us at the assumed public offering price would increase the net proceeds to us in this offering by approximately $[       ] million. Similarly, each decrease of 100,000 shares in the number of shares offered by us at the assumed public offering price would decrease the net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $[       ] million. A change in the offering price or the number of shares by these amounts could have a material effect on our uses of the proceeds from this offering, and it may impact the amount of time prior to which we will need to seek additional capital.

 

We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering primarily to repay, at the discretion of our Board of Directors, a portion of our currently outstanding long-term indebtedness in an amount in the aggregate of up to 20% of the net proceeds that we receive in this offering (specifically, the Term Loan which matures in full on April 9, 2021, bears interest at a rate of 9% per annum and the proceeds of which were used to finance the Asset Acquisition), invest in or acquire companies or technologies that are synergistic with or complimentary to our business, expand and market our current products and for working capital and other general corporate purposes (including payment of outstanding accounts payable). If our Board of Directors elects not to repay outstanding indebtedness with the proceeds of this offering, such proceeds will be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

 

We anticipate an approximate allocation of the use of net proceeds as follows:

 

Use of Net Proceeds   $ (in
millions)*
    %  
Repay, at the discretion of our Board of Directors, a portion of the Company’s long-term debt             20  
Acquisition of new companies or technologies             25  
Expand and market our current products             45  
General corporate purposes and working capital             10  
Total             100  

   

* Assuming the over-allotment option is not exercised.

 

While we expect to use the net proceeds for the purposes described above, the amounts and timing of our actual expenditures will depend upon numerous factors, including [        ]. The expected net proceeds from the sale of the shares offered hereby, if added to our current cash and cash equivalents is anticipated to be sufficient to fund our operations through [       ]. In the event that our plans change, our assumptions change or prove to be inaccurate, or the net proceeds of this offering are less than as set forth herein or otherwise prove to be insufficient, it may be necessary or advisable to reallocate proceeds or curtail expansion activities, or we may be required to seek additional financing or curtail our operations. As a result of the foregoing, our success will be affected by our discretion and judgment with respect to the application and allocation of the net proceeds of this offering.

 

Pending their use, we plan to invest the net proceeds from this offering in short- and intermediate-term, interest-bearing obligations, investment-grade instruments, certificates of deposit or direct or guaranteed obligations of the U.S. government.

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

 

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our equity interests and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends, if any, in the future is prohibited by the Credit Agreement. If this prohibition is lifted or at such time as we are no longer a party to the Credit Agreement, the payment of dividends, if any, in the future will be within the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our earnings, capital requirements and financial condition and other relevant facts. We currently intend to retain all future earnings, if any, to finance the development and growth of our business.

 


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CAPITALIZATION

 

Prior to the closing of this offering, we will effect a reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of our common stock at a ratio of 1-for-[       ] shares. The reverse stock split was approved by our Board of Directors and by our majority stockholder on June 21, 2018. The share amount and per share information in this prospectus do not reflect the implementation of the reverse stock split.

 

The following table sets forth our capitalization as of March 31, 2019:

 

  on an actual basis; and

 

  on a pro forma basis to give effect to the sale of shares of our common stock in this offering, assuming a public offering price of $[       ] per share, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, and the application of the net proceeds thereof as described under “Use of Proceeds.”

 

You should read the information in this table together with our financial statements and accompanying notes and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

    As of March 31,
2019
 
    Actual     Pro Forma  
Debt   $ 13,834,177     $       
Stockholders’ Deficit:                
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding, actual; no shares issued and outstanding, pro forma     -       -  
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized, 162,350,364 shares issued and outstanding, actual; [   ] shares issued and outstanding, pro forma     16,237          
Additional paid-in capital     15,836,454          
Accumulated deficit     (17,915,412 )        
Total Stockholders’ Deficit     (2,062,721 )        
                 
Total Capitalization   $

11,771,456

    $  

 

All information in this prospectus assumes the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option, and excludes the following:

 

  8,355,168 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options to purchase common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $0.0001 per share;

 

  1,200,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding common stock purchase warrants with a weighted average exercise price of $0.25 per share; and

 

  [       ] shares of our common stock (which is equal to [    ] % of our issued and outstanding common stock immediately after the consummation this offering) reserved for future issuance under our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, which will become effective as of the closing of this offering.

 

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DILUTION

 

Prior to the closing of this offering, we will effect a reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of our common stock at a ratio of 1-for-[       ] shares. The reverse stock split was approved by our Board of Directors and by our majority stockholder on June 21, 2018. The share amount and per share information in this prospectus do not reflect the implementation of the reverse stock split.

 

If you purchase shares of our common stock in this offering, your interest will be diluted immediately to the extent of the difference between the assumed public offering price of $[     ] per share and the as adjusted net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately upon the consummation of this offering.

 

Net tangible book value dilution per share to new investors represents the difference between the amount per share paid by purchasers in this offering and the as adjusted net tangible book value per share of common stock immediately after completion of this offering. After giving effect to our sale of [         ] shares of common stock in this offering at an assumed public offering price of $[       ] per share, and after deducting underwriters’ commissions and estimated offering expenses, our as adjusted net tangible book value as of March 31, 2019 would have been $[            ] million, or $[       ] per share. This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value of $[            ] per share to existing stockholders and an immediate dilution in net tangible book value of $[            ] per share to purchasers of shares in this offering, as illustrated in the following table:

 

Assumed public offering price per share           $ [    ]  
Net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2019   $ [    ]          
Increase in net tangible book value per share attributable to new investors   $ [    ]          
Adjusted net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2019, after giving effect to this offering           $ [    ]  
Dilution per share to new investors in this offering           $ [    ]  

 

The above discussion and tables do not include the following:

 

  8,355,168 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options to purchase common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $0.0001 per share;

 

  1,200,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding common stock purchase warrants with a weighted average exercise price of $0.25 per share; and

 

  [       ] shares of our common stock (which is equal to [   ] % of our issued and outstanding common stock immediately after the consummation this offering) reserved for future issuance under our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, which will become effective as of the closing of this offering.

 


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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis of our consolidated financial condition and results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, along with a discussion of the results of our predecessor entity for the period from January 1, 2018 to April 8, 2018 and for the year ended December 31, 2017 should be read in conjunction with the “Summary Historical Consolidated Financial and Operating Data” and the consolidated financial statements and notes related thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus. For purposes of this section, we have also included a discussion of certain results from operations on a combined basis, by comparing our consolidated results for the three months ended March 31, 2019 to the combined results of our three months ended March 31, 2018 with the predecessor’s results for the three months ended March 31, 2018, and also comparing our consolidated results for the year ended December 31, 2018 combined with the predecessor’s results for the period from January 1, 2018 to April 8, 2018 to the predecessor’s results from operations for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

Prior to the closing of this offering, we will effect a reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of our common stock at a ratio of 1-for-[      ] shares. The reverse stock split was approved by our Board of Directors and by our majority stockholder on June 21, 2018. The share amount and per share information in this prospectus do not reflect the implementation of the reverse stock split.

 

Forward-looking statements in this prospectus reflect the good-faith judgment of our management and the statements are based on facts and factors as we currently know them. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in the forward-looking statements.  Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and outcomes include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and in “Risk Factors” as well as those discussed elsewhere in this prospectus. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date of this prospectus. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this prospectus.

 

Overview

 

We are FinTech company and PayFac that focuses on a suite of products in the merchant services and payment facilitator verticals that is focused on providing integrated business solutions to merchants throughout the United States. We seek to accomplish this by providing merchants with a wide range of products and services through our various online platforms, including financial and transaction processing services and support for crowdfunding and other capital raising initiatives. We supplement our online platforms with certain hardware solutions that are integrated with our online platforms. Our business functions primarily through three wholly-owned subsidiaries, eVance, OmniSoft, and CrowdPay.

 

Our merchants are currently processing over $82,000,000 in gross transactions monthly and average 1,400,000 transaction a month. These transactions come from a variety of sources including direct accounts and ISO channels. The accounts consist of businesses across the United States with no concentration of industries or merchants.

  

We are finalizing the integration of all the applications for OmniSoft and the ShopFast Omnicommerce solution with the eVance mobile payment gateway, SecurePay.com. The Company’s proprietary gateway, SecurePay.com TM , is used by approximately 3,000 merchants processing over 32,000 transactions and approximately $9,000,000 of monthly gross transactions. We also expect to launch new merchant and ISO boarding system that will be able to board merchants instantly online by the end of June 2019. This will provide the merchant with an automated approval and ISOs will have the ability to see all their merchants and their residuals as they load to the system.

 

Our back office risk and compliance system, Ingres, is connected to a list of risk and mitigation vendors and tools that instantly give us an in-depth understanding of new merchant applications. This allows our internal dashboard to provide Artificial intelligence information on the merchant. We use this information to try to mitigate merchant risk and thus our liability risk for the transaction.

 

The available merchant information processed through our systems gives us the ability to make intelligent decisions about what services we can provide to specific merchants. Services such as small business loans and instant cash advances are available upon our approval, although none have been issued to date.

 

We plan to focus on prime verticals such as small banks that don’t have merchant services in-house. This allows us to be the merchant services provider for the bank and their merchants. Additionally, as a PayFac, we are able to instantly underwrite merchants and take the credit risk from end to end.

 

We are adding additional services to our payment gateway to provide services such as ACH and cloud based billings.

 

CrowdPay plans to increase the platform services for crowd funding by offering its white labeled solutions to issuers and investment banking firms.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2019 we had total revenue of $2,590,894, a majority of which is earned from transaction and processing fees related to electronic payments. During the same period, costs related to payment processing fees totaled $1,718,098, or 66.3% of revenue.

 

During the predecessor’s three months ended March 31, 2018, total revenues were $3,174,539, a majority of which is earned primarily from transaction and processing fees related to electronic payments. During the same period, cost of revenue related to payment processing combined for $1,748,141 or 55.0% of revenue.

 

Revenue has decreased from the prior year due to the lack of a sales team and customer retention program in place to replace lost merchants and gain new ones. Our goal is to build out our sales team in 2019 and expand our offering or products and services.

 

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses were $976,331 for the three months ended March 31, 2019. This includes $434,793 for salaries and wage expense, $40,869 for outside commissions and $273,022 for other general and administrative costs (“G&A”) which includes $66,262 of non-cash stock compensation expense related to the grant of options to our officers. We also recognized amortization expense of $227,647.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2018, the SG&A expenses were $203,539. This includes $156,250 for salaries and wage expense, $4,097 cost of revenue and $43,012 for G&A.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2018, the predecessor’s SG&A expenses were $1,340,904. This includes $374,345 for salaries and wage expense, $508,296 for outside commissions and $367,524 for G&A. We also recognized amortization expense of 90,739.

 

The decrease in SG&A expense of $568,112 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to the combined three months ended March 31, 2018 is largely due to the decrease in outside commissions.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 we incurred $303,954 of interest expense, compared to $832,564 for the predecessor’s three months ended March 31, 2018. The decrease in interest expense of $528,610 is due to the restructuring of the GACP loan.

 

Our net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $406,945 compared to the combined $872,792 for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2017

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, a majority of our total revenues were earned from transaction and processing fees related to electronic payments totaling $9,019,876. During the same period, costs related to payment processing fees totaled $5,992,619, or 66.4% of revenue. For the period from January 1, 2018 through April 8, 2018, total revenues were $3,174,539, along with payment processing fees of $1,748,141. The combined results for the full year 2018 revenue were $12,194,415 and processing fees of $7,740,760, which are 63.5% of revenue.

 

During year ended December 31, 2017, the predecessor revenues were earned primarily from transaction and processing fees related to electronic payments totaling $14,907,709. During the same period, cost of revenue related to payment processing combined for $9,395,994 or 63.0% of revenue.

 

Revenue has decreased from the prior year due to the lack of a sales team and customer retention program in place to replace lost merchants and gain new ones. Our goal is to build out our sales team in 2019 and expand our offering or products and services.

 

SG&A expenses were $2,836,206 for the year ended December 31, 2018. This includes $1,401,192 for salaries and wage expense, $181,510 for outside commissions and $1,253,504 for other general and administrative costs. We also incurred $182,213 of non-cash stock compensation expense related to the grant of options to our officers. For the period from January 1, 2018 through April 8, 2018, SG&A expenses were $1,250,165. This includes $374,345 for salaries and wage expense, $508,296 for outside commissions and $367,524 for other general and administrative costs.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017, the predecessor’s SG&A expenses were $7,087,670. This includes $2,782,079 for salaries and wage expense, $336,290 for outside commissions and $3,969,301 for other G&A. Some of the larger components of G&A costs included legal and other professional fees of $2,095,231 and rent expense of $184,336. The predecessor also incurred $7,914,269 of non-cash expense for the impairment of goodwill.

 

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The combined decrease in SG&A expense of $3,001,299 from the year ended December 31, 2017 to 2018 is largely due to the decrease in salaries and wages, legal and other professional fees and outside commissions.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018 we incurred $883,316 of interest expense, a $16,039 gain on forgiveness of debt and $6,799 of interest income. For the period from January 1, 2018 through April 8, 2018, the predecessor incurred $832,564 of interest expense, a $908 of other income. Total interest expense for the full year combined for $1,715,880. For the year ended December 31, 2017 we incurred $3,836,495 of interest expense and other expense of $131,846. The decrease in interest expense of $2,120,615 from the year ended December 31, 2017 to the full year ended December 31, 2018, is due to the restructuring of the GACP loan.

 

Our net loss for the year ended December 31, 2018, was $1,393,544. For the period from January 1, 2018 through April 8, 2018, our net loss was $746,162, for a combined net loss of $2,139,706 for the full 2018 year compared to a net loss of $662,297 for the year ended December 31, 2017. The net loss for the predecessor for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $13,821,521.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 we used $113,741 of cash in operating activities, which included reconciliation of $236,517 for amortization and depreciation expense, $66,262 for stock based compensation, an increase to accounts receivable of $71,030 and an increase to related party accruals of $79,992. We had proceeds from financing activities of $45,000 from a loan from our CEO.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 we used $28,201 as a result of operating activities and received $30,000 from financing activities from related party loans.

 

For the predecessor three months ended March 31, 2018 we used $382,106 in operating activities which included reconciliation of $109,225 for amortization and depreciation expense, a decrease to accounts receivable of $99,190 and a decrease to accounts payable of $219,888. And we received $176,088 from investing activities.

  

At March 31, 2019, the Company had cash of $42,845 and a working capital deficit of $783,788. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company’s net loss and cash used in operating activities was $406,945 and $113,741, respectively.  T he Company expects to fund future liquidity and capital requirements through cash flow generated from its operating activities resulting from increases in its merchants and revenues generated. Additionally, included in the working capital deficit as of March 31, 2019 was accrued payroll, a note payable and other expenses due to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ronny Yakov, in the amount of $657,229, which he has agreed to defer receiving payment until the Company has sufficient working capital. As a result of the recent amendments to its long-term and related party long-term debt arrangements, coupled with its operations acquired in the business combination and commitment from a related party and significant stockholder that he will provide any additional financial support, if needed, to satisfy the Company’s debt or other obligations through November 2020, the Company has alleviated its previously reported substantial doubt regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.  The Company’s future capital requirements could depend on many factors, including the need to expand its services, competing technological and market developments, and the need to enter into collaborations with other companies or acquire other companies or technologies to enhance or complement the Company’s product and service offerings. If the Company is unable to secure additional capital, it may be required to curtail its future plans and take additional measures to reduce costs in order to conserve cash. 

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Refer to Note 2 of our financial statements contained elsewhere in this prospectus for a summary of our critical accounting policies and recently adopting and issued accounting standards.

 

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BUSINESS

 

Overview

 

We are FinTech company and payment facilitator that focuses on a suite of products in the merchant services and payment facilitator verticals that is focused on providing integrated business solutions to merchants throughout the United States. We seek to accomplish this by providing merchants with a wide range of products and services through our various online platforms, including financial and transaction processing services and support for crowdfunding and other capital raising initiatives. We supplement our online platforms with certain hardware solutions that are integrated with our online platforms. In 2018, we were ranked 62 nd among merchant acquirers in the United States ranked by Visa/Mastercard volume. Our business functions primarily through three wholly-owned subsidiaries, eVance, OmniSoft, and CrowdPay.

 

We were incorporated in the State of Delaware on November 18, 2004 for the purpose of merging with OLB.com. The merger was done for the purpose of changing our state of incorporation from New York to Delaware. In April 2018, we completed an acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Excel and its subsidiaries Payprotec Oregon, LLC, Excel Business Solutions, Inc. and eVance Processing, Inc. (such assets are the foundation of our eVance business). In connection with such acquisition, in May 2018, we entered into share exchange agreements with CrowdPay and OmniSoft, affiliate companies of our company’s majority stockholder, pursuant to which each of CrowdPay and OmniSoft became solely owned subsidiaries of our Company. Our Company’s headquarters is located at 200 Park Avenue, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10166. Our telephone number is (212) 278-0900.

 

Payment Facilitator

 

 

 

A payment facilitator (or “PayFac”) is a company that is sponsored by a bank or other financial institution and creates a sub-merchant account in order to provide payment processing services to merchant clients. As a payment facilitator, we are able to offer merchant services on a sub-merchant platform which allows us to on-board sub-merchants under our unique merchant ID account (an “MID”). Said differently, PayFacs operate in the same way as an ISO in terms of payment process but the on-boarding and accounting for merchants are different. With an ISO, merchants are identified with individual MID and the settlement to the merchant is handled by the settlement/acquiring bank. A PayFac has its own MID with a settlement bank and each of the merchants on-boarded by the PayFac are given sub-MID’s under the PayFac’s MID. This allows the PayFac to board a merchant very quickly and also enables the PayFac to accept responsible for settling the payment of funds to the merchant which increases the PayFac’s fees. We operate under a TSYS/ProPay (the processor in the ecosystem) and the sponsoring bank that approved us was Wells Fargo.

 

Description of our eVance Business

 

General

 

eVance is an independent sales organization that signs up new merchants on behalf of acquiring banks and processors (an “ISO”) that provides financial and transaction processing solutions to merchants throughout the United States. eVance differentiates itself from other ISOs by focusing on both obtaining and maintaining new merchant contracts for its own account (including, but not limited to, merchants that utilize the OmniSoft platform) and also obtaining and maintaining merchant contracts obtained by third-party ISOs (for which we negotiate a shared fee arrangement) and utilizing our own software and technology to provide merchants and other ISO’s differentiating products and software. In particular, we (i) own our own payments gateway, (ii) have proprietary omni-commerce software platform, (iii) have in-house underwriting and customer service, (iv) have in-house sub-ISO management system which offers sub-ISO’s and agents tools for online boarding, account management, residual reports among other tools, (v) utilize a PayFac model and (vi) offer a suite of products in the financial markets (through CrowdPay). Leveraging our relationship with three of the top five merchant processors in the United States (representing a majority of the merchant processing market) and with use of our proprietary software, eVance provides competitive payment processing solutions to merchants which enable merchants to process credit and debit card-based internet payments for sales of their products at competitive prices (whether such sales occur online or at a “brick and mortar” location). Our payment gateway (which we call “SecurePay”) also enables merchants to reduce the cost of transacting with their customers by removing the need for a third-party payment gateway solution.

 

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Our ISO Operations

 

As described in more detail in the section entitled “Our Industry” below, an ISO is an organization that signs up new merchants on behalf of acquiring banks and processors. As an ISO, we identify merchants that are interested in our financial and transaction processing solutions and generate individual merchant processing contracts for such merchants. We operate as both a wholesale ISO and a retail ISO depending on the risk profile of the merchant and the applicable merchant processor and acquiring bank. As a wholesale ISO, we underwrite the processing transactions for merchants, establishing a direct relationship with the merchant and generating individual merchant processing contracts in exchange for future residual payments. As a retail ISO, we primarily gather the documents and information that our partners (acquiring banks and acquiring processors) need to underwrite merchants’ transactions and as a result receive only residual income as commission for merchants we place with our partners. When we onboard a new merchant, such merchant is identified with an individual merchant ID account (an “MID”) and the settlement to the merchant is handled by the acquiring bank.

 

Our Industry

 

The payment processing industry allows merchants to process credit, debit and gift and loyalty card payments along with providing other payment processing and related information services. The electronic payments industry continues to benefit from the migration from cash and checks to credit and debit cards and other electronic payments, as well as intrinsic, aggregate growth in the Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) in the markets we serve. This migration is being driven by consumer convenience and engagement, the increased use by consumers of online shopping, card issuer rewards, e-commerce, regulations and innovative payment and commerce solutions being introduced in these markets. In addition, broader merchant acceptance in industries that did not historically accept electronic payments helps to drive this migration. Merchants are taking advantage of new hardware options, such as mobile phone dongles and tablet solutions, to integrate payment processing solutions into general business applications, which reduce the cost and complexities of doing business and serving consumers. The payment processing industry is served by a variety of providers including:

 

  Card issuers   Financial institutions that issue payment account products, such as credit and debit cards, to consumers backed by a credit line or a demand deposit account, such as a checking account and pay merchants on behalf of cardholders.

 

  Acquiring banks – Financial institutions that accept payments from the card issuer on behalf of a merchant (any organization that accepts card-based payments in exchange for the goods and services they provide) such that the merchant does not need to have an account with the card issuer in order to accept a payment from a customer.

 

  Credit card associations – Credit card brand companies (for example, Visa and MasterCard) that issue cards to consumers and set rules and route transactions among participants in their networks (card issuers and acquiring banks, for example).

 

  Merchant acquirers – Providers that enable merchants to accept, process and settle electronic payments. There are various types of merchant acquirers as described below. We operate as a type of merchant acquirer.

 

  Third-party providers – Other service, software and hardware companies that provide products and services designed to improve the payments experience for issuers, merchants, merchant acquirers and consumers, including mobile payment enablers, terminal manufacturers, payment gateway providers, independent software vendors, integrated point of sale systems, dealers and risk management service providers.

 

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A typical card transaction requires close coordination among the various industry participants described above that provide the services and infrastructure required to enable such transactions. As a merchant acquirer, our role in this ecosystem is to act as a conduit between acquiring banks and credit card associations, on the one hand, and merchants, on the other hand, to enable merchants to accept, process and settle payments from customers. There are various types of merchant acquirers:

 

  Non-bank merchant acquirers – These independent providers offer merchant acquiring solutions using their own proprietary and third-party platforms, and are capable of facilitating all elements of the payment transaction cycle, including the acceptance (i.e., authorization or rejection), processing and settling of merchant transactions.

 

  Banks – Historically, banks have been the merchant acquirers, as they marketed merchant acquiring services in combination with other commercial banking products to their customers. In the United States, however, most banks divested these services to non-bank merchant acquirers. While some banks elected to retain in-house merchant acquiring capabilities, the vast majority of U.S. banks chose to form joint ventures or referral relationships with independent merchant acquirers.

 

  IPOS providers – These companies offer software and hardware solutions that enable merchants to manage various aspects of their business, including payment acceptance through separate relationships between the IPOS providers and merchant acquirers.

 

  ISOs – I SOs typically specialize in managing a sales force that targets merchants in a specific market segment or geographic region. ISOs typically outsource most merchant acquiring back-office functions, including the processing and settling of transactions, to non-bank merchant acquirers. ISOs are contracted by a credit card member bank to procure new merchant relationships. ISOs also process online credit card processing transactions for small businesses for a fee or percentage of sales. Being a wholesale ISO, eVance assumes underwriting liability which increases its responsibility to monitor and manage merchants, thereby increasing its value to banks as well as the fees which it charges for each transaction.

 

A typical card transaction requires a complex process involving various participants in a series of electronic messages, decisions and flow of funds as seen below:

 

 

 

A typical card transaction begins when a cardholder presents a card for payment at a merchant location and the cardholder swipes the card’s magnetic strip through, or in the case of an EMV chip inserts the card into, a point of sale (or “POS”) terminal card reader. Some merchants may also have card readers that can receive cardholder information through a contactless connection with an enabled card or mobile phone. The card reader can be integrated either into a standalone POS terminal or a software application the merchant uses to manage its business. For e-commerce transactions, the cardholder types in the card number and related information into the merchant’s website where it is collected by the website’s payment processing software. The POS terminal or software application electronically records sales draft information, such as the card identification number, transaction date and value of the goods or services purchased. After the card and transaction information is captured by the POS terminal or software, the merchant acquirer routes the authorization request through the applicable card network to the card issuer, whose systems determine whether a transaction is “approved” or “declined” based on a variety of factors, including a determination of whether the particular card is authentic and whether the impending transaction value will cause the cardholder to exceed defined limits for spending or balances. This response is then returned to the merchant’s POS terminal or software application. This entire authorization and response process is referred to as the “frontend” of a purchase transaction and typically occurs within seconds from the time the cardholder initiates the transaction.

 

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Following the purchase transaction approval, an electronic draft capture process transfers sales draft data into an electronic format. Once in an electronic format, sales draft data is sent through the card networks for clearing and settlement, allowing the merchant to receive payment for the goods or services sold. Card networks use a system known as “interchange” to transfer the information and funds between the card issuer and the merchant acquirer to complete the link between the merchant and card issuer. This portion of the payment processing cycle is referred to as the “backend settlement” and typically occurs within 48 hours following a completed purchase transaction.

 

The services provided directly to merchants and associated fees to the merchant vary depending on the type of card ( e.g. , corporate, consumer, debit, rewards), manner in which it is used ( e.g. , credit/debit, e-commerce, face-to-face), merchant category, the provider’s in-house technology capabilities and the services that are outsourced to other providers. Only a few providers have the capability to provide all of these services, and even fewer can provide all of their services from an integrated platform. We are one of these providers. Below is an example of a sample transaction:

 

 

Sales and Marketing

 

We primarily use independent agents and other smaller ISOs to market our services. We intend to increase the number of independent agents and ISO’s that sell on our behalf. We may also gain additional agents through the acquisition of merchant portfolios or companies. We may also add to our direct sales channel for certain industry segments or customer profiles.

 

Growth Strategy

 

Our growth strategy consists of the following: (1) we plan to begin offering the OmniSoft suite of products and applications to our existing eVance customers, (2) we expect to bring in-house a sales team to generate organic revenues from the suite of products that we have and (3) we expect to make additional acquisitions of merchant portfolios that we can integrate into our applications.

 

Competition

 

The payment processing industry is highly competitive. We compete with other ISOs for the acquisition of merchant agreements. Several sponsor banks and processors including First National Bank of Omaha, Chase Paymentech, L.P., Bank of America Merchant Services, First Data Corporation, Global Payments, Elavon Inc., as well as Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank and others, frequently solicit merchants directly or through their own network of ISOs. Competition is based upon a number of factors including price, service and product offerings. Many of these competitors are larger and have substantially greater resources than us. We believe we remain competitive to these processors and competitive ISOs through a combination of beneficial pricing and services to our merchant customers.

 

Cash Advance Business

 

In addition to our business as an ISO, we may, through eVance Capital, a subsidiary of eVance, begin to provide cash advances and loans to our merchant customers. In this capacity, we would act as a retail ISO providing alternative financing and working capital solutions to small and medium sized businesses using a variety of third party funding sources. eVance Capital would not provide capital directly or take credit risk, instead seeking to earn commissions from independent third parties by placing their financial products with our merchant customers. No cash advances and/or loans were provided to our merchant customers for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 or during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

 

Description of our OmniSoft Business

 

General

 

OmniSoft operates a cloud-based business management platform that provides turnkey solutions for merchants to enable them to build and manage their retail businesses, whether online or at a “brick and mortar” location. The OmniSoft platform, which can be accessed by merchants through any mobile and computing device, allows merchants to, among other features, manage and track inventory, track sales and process customer transactions and can provide interactive data analysis concerning sales of products and need for additional inventory. Merchants generally utilize the platform by uploading to the platform information about their inventory (description of units, number of units, price per unit, and related information). Once such information has been uploaded, merchants, either with their own device or with hardware that we sell directly to them, are able to utilize the platform to monitor inventory and process and track sales of their products (including coordinating shipping of their products with third party logistics companies). We manage and maintain the OmniSoft platform through a variety of domain names or a merchant can integrate our platform with their own domain name. Using the OmniSoft platform, merchants can “check-out” their customers at their “brick and mortar” stores or can sell products to customers online, in both cases accepting payment via a simple credit card or debit card transaction (either swiping the credit card or entering the credit card number), a cash payment, or by use of a QR code or loyalty and reward points, and then print or email receipts to the customer. OmniSoft has recognized an immaterial amount of the Company’s revenue, if any, historically (including during the periods presented in the financial statements included herein).

 

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Our Operations

 

OmniSoft is a SaaS business that offers OMNI Commerce Solutions as a white label service. OmniSoft provides customized solutions to ISOs and banks or financial institutions that processes credit or debit card payments on behalf of a merchant that operate in the payments processing market and have the need for e-commerce and mobile commerce. We provide software that enable companies to offer similar services as competitors such as PayPal, Intuit QuickBooks, Square, Google, Apple Pay and Amazon. Our cloud based software has comparable features to Shopify under ShopFast. We also provide white labeled services for large ISOs. Our solutions are cloud-based so there is no need to install any software, backup or update applications by our clients, including large Merchant Acquiring Banks. The OmniSoft software works on web based computers & tablets, Apple IOS, Android, and Windows. Our target clients are merchant acquiring banks, and ISOs (wholesale price) Direct to retailers. Our business model provides a sign-up integration fee, custom features development fees, and ongoing monthly fees, per merchant per month. The pricing for a single merchant includes an initial setup fee of $49 and approximately $100-$200 per month for use of the software as SaaS fees. Hardware costs range from $300 to $1,000. Large white label projects have a one-time fee of $50,000.

 

 

 

OmniSoft allows mobile shopping and self-checkout with credit or debit cards, reward points and Apple Pay. OmniSoft features include: a product catalog, marketing and promotions, shipping features, payment gateways to Point-of-Sale (POS) terminals, customer service, secure HTTPS & SSL and Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance.

 

Our service features include: maintenance, hosting, monitoring, updates, custom solutions, software support, and service level agreement. Retailers and merchants have access to website development tools, marketing functions and curation capabilities, mobile commerce and social media engagement. Key back-office management functions, including statistical analysis reports and inventory management, are available through OmniSoft’s advanced API and pre-built integrations with leading accounting applications.

 

ShopFast

 

We utilize OmniSoft software to be able to provide companies with branded web sites. We partner with clients such as traditional marketing companies which include cataloguers, retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers, seeking to develop their Internet sales through their own websites. Which we help develop, operate, host and market on the ShopFast platform.

 

Many of our clients need to establish an Internet presence in order to effectively compete in the e-commerce marketplace, but do not either have the resources or the expertise to effectively operate and market an e-commerce retail website. By working with the Company, these companies are able to establish, maintain and market up-to-date, customized, commerce-enabled websites, while avoiding high set up costs and fees such as software maintenance and upgrades.

 

Our ShopFast solution is equipped with the most advanced Internet commerce technology available to help our clients provide superior service to their customers. We provide such clients with a 24/7 global marketplace for the sale of their products, while at the same time allowing for instant price changes, evaluation of marketing campaigns, measurement of consumer product acceptance, and handling of customer service. Each ShopFast website is custom tailored to meet the needs of our clients. We have cultivated relationships with our clients to be able to provide the market with turnkey online private label stores. In addition, we provide product content from our clients to our Direct Shopping Database (DSD) of partners, which is a multi-inventory shopping services that matches suppliers with customer traffic. While our clients are responsible for driving traffic to their own website through their own marketing efforts, the ShopFast DSD creates an additional sales channel for the client at no additional cost.

 

Through ShopFast, consumers can purchase products and services from websites of clients across variety of business sectors including: Cafes & Delis, Retail Stores, Salons & SPAS, Restaurants, Street Vendors, and Car & Limousine.

 

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Hardware Products

 

To help expand the market for our suite of OmniSoft business solutions, we also purchase hardware products from wholesalers, which after installation of our OmniSoft proprietary software, we resell through our ShopFast website. Hardware products we sell are merchant focused including credit card swipers, barcode scanners, cash drawers and printers. Other popular products include Apple iPads, and payment processing hardware such as the Poynt smart terminal that facilitates payments and customer receipts for merchants and customers.

 

Competition

 

We compete against companies such as Shopify, Square, ShopKeep and Revel.

 

Description of our CrowdPay Business

 

General

 

CrowdPay operates a white label capital raising platform that is used mainly by small and midsized businesses seeking to raise capital and by registered broker-dealers seeking to host capital raising campaigns for such businesses by integrating the platform onto such company’s or broker-dealer’s website. Our CrowdPay platform is tailored for companies seeking to raise money through a crowdfunding offering of between $1 million and $50 million pursuant to Regulation CF under the JOBS Act, offerings pursuant to Rule 506(b) and Rule 506(c) under Regulation D of the Securities Act, and offerings pursuant to Regulation A+ of the Securities Act. Our platform, which can be used for multiple offerings at once, provides companies and broker-dealers with an easy-to-use, turnkey solution to support company offerings, allowing companies and broker-dealers to easily present online to potential investors relevant marketing and offering materials and by aiding in the accreditation and background check processes to ensure investors meets the applicable requirements under the rules and regulations of the SEC. CrowdPay charges a fee to each company and broker-dealer for the use of its platform under a fee structure that is agreed to between CrowdPay and the Company and/or broker-dealer prior to the initiation of the offering. CrowdPay also generates revenues by providing ancillary services to the companies and broker-dealers utilizing our platform, including running background checks and providing anti-money laundering and know-your-customer compliance. CrowdPay is not a registered funding portal or a registered broker-dealer. CrowdPay has recognized an immaterial amount of the Company’s revenue, if any, historically (including during the periods presented in the financial statements included herein).

 

Our Operations

 

As a SaaS company, CrowdPay offers white label Omni Channel e-commerce and content solutions for crowdfunding, while offering custom solutions to broker dealers, merchant banks and securities law firms that have the need for platforms to market and collect offerings. We install all software, backup, and update applications for all issuers that are customers of our platform. CrowdPay works on web based computers, IOS and Android devices. The platform can be up and running in approximately four to six weeks after the initial onboarding process and configurations for hardware.

 

 

 

Maintenance, hosting, billing transactions and compliance are all provided for on the platform. Our pricing model for these services ranges from $25,000 to $100,000 per month, which includes transaction fees, set up fees and platform fees. In lieu of cash fees, we also accept, on a case by case basis, equity shares from companies that use our platform.

 

Any special feature requiring development will be developed as custom work, and will be quoted prior to starting development. Per our business model, there is a onetime upfront fee that provides for implementation and integration specified ACH and processing credit cards for payments on the platform. ACH and wire processing are required to be processed using our other subsidiaries, eVance and OmniSoft. Per corporate design, the portal provides processes for compliance with certain regulations, e-signatures, accreditation and Bad Actor checks with integrated third party software. CrowdPay is also connected to reputable service bureaus that provide us with background checks. The dashboard provides management and offering information on identity validation, custom forms, know your customer (KYC), anti-money laundering (AML) checks, residency requirements and cool-off periods.

 

 

 

Our Crowdfunding platform monitors compliance with AML and KYC laws and regulations. Our SaaP key feature integrations include: standard delivery mechanisms, accounting management, search engine tools and cloud based tools through Microsoft Azure.

 

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Examples of Platform Offerings

 

The Growth eREIT can be offered on a platform to focus primarily on opportunistic equity ownership of commercial real estate assets that have greater potential to appreciate in value over time.

 

The Income eREIT can be offered on a platform to focus primarily on debt investments in commercial real estate assets, which typically generate steady cash flow throughout the life of the investment.

 

We have clients in various industries including automotive, biotech and educational products that are currently utilizing the platform to offer securities under Rule 506(c), Regulation A+ and Regulation CF.

 

Significantly, we are one of the few crowdfunding platforms that can accept investments using credit cards, which we process through our eVance business.

 

INVESTOR LIMITS title II –
rule 506(b)
title II –
rule 506(c)
title III Regulation A+
Tier 1
Regulation A+
Tier 2
Maximum Dollar Amounts No Maximum No Maximum $1 Million $20 Million $50 Million
 Types of Investors Permitted  Accredited – up to 35
Non-Accredited
 Only Accredited  Accredited and
Non-Accredited
 Accredited and
Non-Accredited
 Accredited and
Non-Accredited
 Investment Limits  None  None  Yes
(the lesser of 5% or 10% of income or net worth)
 Yes – for non-accredited
investors (10% of income, net worth)
 Yes – for non-accredited
investors (10% of income, net worth)
 Typical Number of Investors  <100  <100  <1000  ~1500 to ~5500  ~2500 to ~7500
 Shareholder Limits  2,000 accredited investors, 35 Non-Accredited friends and family investors.  2,000 accredited investors  None  None  None
 Investor Liquidity  12 month hold  12 month hold  12 month hold  Yes – Transfer Agency to OTC or NASDAQ  Yes – Transfer Agency to OTC or NASDAQ
 Offering LIMITS  title II – rule 506(b)  title II – rule 506(c)  title III Regulation A+
Tier 1
 Regulation A+
Tier 2
 General Solicitation (Advertising) Allowed  No  Yes  Yes, but only through the portal.  Yes  Yes
 Requires Integrated Escrow and Payment Processor  No  No  Yes  No  No
 Allows ‘Test The Waters’  Yes  Yes  No  Yes  Yes
 Requires a Funding Portal  No  No  Yes (register with FINRA)  No  No
 Simultaneous Other Offerings Allowed For The Same Company  Yes  Yes  No  Yes  Yes
 Average Time Before Launch  <2 weeks  <2 weeks  <4 weeks  16-20 weeks  16-20 weeks
 Filing Required  Post Sale  Post Sale  Pre Sale  Pre Sale  Pre Sale
 Regulatory Approval Required Prior to Launch  No  No  CF Portal = Yes Individual
Deal = No
 Yes  Yes
 Approximate Legal and Accounting Fees  $5,000 to $20,000  $5,000 to $20,000   $5,000 to $15,000   $40,000 to $150,000   $50,000 to $200,000
 Ongoing Reporting Requirements  None  None  Yes  None  Yes
 Audited Financials  No  No  No  No  Yes
 Social Sharing Allowed  No  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes

 

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Partnering

 

Our partners are proven experts in their own fields. CrowdPay integrates into software or may be available as third-party enhancements or extensions. CrowdPay constantly seeks to work with reputable partners as we continue to enhance our software and platform. We currently partner with companies well known in the e-commerce and technology sectors, such as Profit Stars, DocuSign, Verify Investors, Salesforce, Hub Spot, CFIRA, CFPA, Block Score, and LexisNexis.

 

We are connected with our partners over APIs and have direct access to their products and services. For example, our connection to ProfitStars allows us to offer services directly to their clients, which includes credit unions and small banks under management. eVance and OmniSoft are integrated into the back end system to process ACH and credit card transactions.

 

 

 

Features

 

The CrowdPay website builder enables a client to create a responsive website without coding that can be customized using desktops, tablets, iPhones and Android mobile devices. All CrowdPay websites follow Google’s SEO best practices and come with many designs and widgets that enhance the user’s overall experience and exposure. Our website builder offers an intuitive drag and drop editor that creates efficiencies by significantly cutting down on development time. Widgets make site building faster where a client can copy and paste any element within a site.

 

 

Almost every element in CrowdPay’s content management system, or CMS, can be customized on each device. Alternatively, CrowdPay offers pre-arranged templates. A client can simply pick one and use our user-friendly, responsive website builder to bring the client’s vision to life. A client can pull from a library of free stock images, upload or import images from any URL to easily express their unique concept and corporate culture. Our clients can improve their website’s search engine ranking by setting up page titles and descriptions and approximately 300 redirects. Images uploaded to CrowdPay’s CMS are automatically resized and compressed so they load seamlessly across desktop, tablet and mobile devices. Our website builder displays blogs seamlessly across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices. ATOM and RSS feeds are automatically generated. Automatic backups are created every time you make changes and publish them. In addition, clients can revert back to any version at any time.

 

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Competition

 

Our crowdfunding platform competes with companies such as Start Engine, Crowd Engine and SeedInvest.

 

Our Synergies

 

Generally

 

The success of our business model is dependent on the synergies between the business segments operated by our subsidiaries. We have created and developed an ecosystem of e-commerce to provide a variety of clients, from online equity financing companies or merchants selling online or in brick and mortar stores, with multiple product offerings and ancillary services from underwriting with the banks and merchant billing from the cloud software. These synergies create additional revenue by charging transaction fees on each service provided to clients by our partnerships with Merchant Acquiring Banks and PCI Compliance.

 

Competitive Advantages

 

The OLB platform of services provides the following key advantages.

 

  Time to Market – we can create a customized website for retailers within days and have it fully operational in less than 2 weeks.

 

  Cost – we are the only content service provider that does not charge a setup fee.

 

  Flexibility – our platform has the flexibility to provide customized solutions for partners.

 

  Pricing – we provide partners with a price comparison feature which they can utilize if they wish to set prices for products or run promotions.

 

  Payment processing – we can provide financial service companies with the ability to have their customers’ accounts directly debited for payment.

 

Customers

 

As a result of our various business platforms, we service a wide array of customers, including:

 

  Content sites, portals, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Fortune 1,000 companies with high traffic but no e-commerce functionality searching for a fully outsourced solution, or with some e-commerce in place but are seeking either an additional channel or a more effective market approach.

 

  System integrators and web developers who can provide added value to their customers or generate additional revenue by including e-commerce functionality in their offerings.

 

  Existing “brick & mortar” businesses that have inventory and fulfillment capability but do not wish to create and maintain an e-commerce website and infrastructure.

 

  Startups to early-stage companies looking for an effective and less costly way to raise capital.

 

Regulations

 

Various aspects of our service areas are subject to U.S. federal, state, and local regulation. Certain of our services also are subject to rules promulgated by various card networks and banking and other authorities as more fully described below.

 

The Dodd-Frank Act

 

In July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law in the United States. The Dodd-Frank Act has resulted in significant structural and other changes to the regulation of the financial services industry. Among other things, Title X of the Dodd-Frank Act established a new, independent regulatory agency known as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) to regulate consumer financial products and services (including some offered by our customers). The CFPB may also have authority over us as a provider of services to regulated financial institutions in connection with consumer financial products. Separately, under the Dodd-Frank Act, debit interchange transaction fees that a card issuer receives and are established by a payment card network for an electronic debit transaction are now regulated by the Federal Reserve and must be “reasonable and proportional” to the cost incurred by the card issuer in authorizing, clearing, and settling the transaction. Effective October 1, 2011, the Federal Reserve capped debit interchange rates for card issuers operating in the United States with assets of $10 billion or more at the sum of $0.21 per transaction and an ad valorem component of 5 basis points to reflect a portion of the issuer’s fraud losses plus, for qualifying issuers, an additional $0.01 per transaction in debit interchange for fraud prevention costs. In addition, the new regulations contain non-exclusivity provisions that ban debit card networks from prohibiting an issuer from contracting with any other card network that may process an electronic debit transaction involving an issuer’s debit cards and prohibit card issuers and card networks from inhibiting the ability of merchants to direct the routing of debit card transactions over any network that can process the transaction. Beginning April 1, 2012, all debit card issuers in the United States were required to participate in at least two unaffiliated debit card networks. On April 1, 2013, the ban on network exclusivity arrangements became effective for prepaid card and healthcare debit card issuers, with certain exceptions for prepaid cards issued before that date.

 

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Effective July 22, 2010, merchants were allowed to set minimum dollar amounts (not to exceed $10) for the acceptance of a credit card (while federal governmental entities and institutions of higher education may set maximum amounts for the acceptance of credit cards). They were also allowed to provide discounts or incentives to entice consumers to pay with an alternative payment method, such as cash, checks or debit cards.

 

Association and network rules

 

We are subject to the rules of credit card associations and other credit and debit networks. In order to provide processing services, a number of our subsidiaries are registered with Visa or Mastercard as service providers for member institutions. Various subsidiaries of ours are also processor level members of numerous debit and electronic benefits transaction networks or are otherwise subject to various network rules in connection with processing services and other services we provide. As such, we are subject to applicable network rules. Card networks and their member financial institutions regularly update and generally expand security expectations and requirements related to the security of cardholder data and environments. We are also subject to network operating rules promulgated by the National Automated Clearing House Association relating to payment transactions processed by us using the Automated Clearing House Network and to various state federal and foreign laws regarding such operations, including laws pertaining to electronic benefits transactions.

 

Privacy and information security regulations

 

We provide services that may be subject to various state, federal, and foreign privacy laws and regulations, including, among others, the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 (the “Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act”). These laws and their implementing regulations restrict certain collection, processing, storage, use, and disclosure of personal information, require notice to individuals of privacy practices, and provide individuals with certain rights to prevent use and disclosure of protected information. These laws also impose requirements for the safeguarding and proper destruction of personal information through the issuance of data security standards or guidelines. Certain federal, state and foreign laws and regulations impose similar privacy obligations and, in certain circumstances, obligations to notify affected individuals, state officers or other governmental authorities, the media, and consumer reporting agencies, as well as businesses and governmental agencies, of security breaches affecting personal information. In addition, there are state and foreign laws restricting the ability to collect and utilize certain types of information such as Social Security and driver’s license numbers.

 

Unfair trade practice regulations

 

We and our clients are subject to various federal and state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices, such as Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. Various regulatory agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and state attorneys general, have authority to take action against parties that engage in unfair or deceptive trade practices or violate other laws, rules, and regulations, and to the extent we are processing payments for a client that may be in violation of laws, rules, and regulations, we may be subject to enforcement actions and incur losses and liabilities that may impact our business.

 

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Anti-money laundering, anti-bribery, sanctions, and counter-terrorist regulations

 

We are subject to anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including certain sections of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001. We are also subject to anti-corruption laws and regulations, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”) and other laws, that prohibit the making or offering of improper payments to foreign government officials and political figures and includes anti-bribery provisions enforced by the Department of Justice and accounting provisions enforced by the SEC. The FCPA has a broad reach and requires maintenance of appropriate records and adequate internal controls to prevent and detect possible FCPA violations. Many other jurisdictions where we conduct business also have similar anticorruption laws and regulations. We have policies, procedures, systems, and controls designed to identify and address potentially impermissible transactions under such laws and regulations.

 

We are also subject to certain economic and trade sanctions programs that are administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) which prohibit or restrict transactions to or from or dealings with specified countries, their governments, and in certain circumstances, their nationals, and with individuals and entities that are specially-designated nationals of those countries, narcotics traffickers, and terrorists or terrorist organizations. Other group entities may be subject to additional local sanctions requirements in other relevant jurisdictions.

 

Securities Act

 

Since the JOBS Act was passed, Crowdfunding, Regulation D offerings and Regulation A and A+ offerings rapidly became a familiar concept among investment firms, venture capitalists, real estate developers and small to medium sized businesses as a way to facilitate and democratize financing. We believe it has created, and continues to create, a profound shift in the world of investments. Below is a brief overview of the rules that permit the offer and sale of securities through such platforms. This overview is in no way intended to be a comprehensive review of all the rules and regulations associated with the above mentioned offerings and should not be relied upon by anyone.

 

Regulation D under the Securities Act is the most common regulatory exemption used small businesses to raise capital through equity financing. It exempts private placement offerings under Rule 506(b) and 506(c) when sold to accredited investors, as defined under Rule 501 of Regulation D. Companies relying on the Rule 506 exemptions can raise an unlimited amount of money, so long as they comply with the rule’s requirements. Regulation A and Regulation A+ are more similar to a public offerings, and require filing Form 1-A with the SEC. Regulation A and Regulation A+ offer two tiers of offerings; the first tier is for offerings of up to $20 million within any 12 month period and the second tier is for offerings of up to $50 million, within any 12 month period. Regulation CF allows a company to raise up to $1.07 million from non-accredited investors.

 

Intellectual property

 

Our products and services utilize a combination of proprietary software and hardware that we own and license from third parties. Over the last few years, we have developed a payment gateway, merchant boarding system, ecommerce platform, recurring billings and a crowdfunding platform. We generally control access to and use of our proprietary software and other confidential information through the use of internal and external controls, including entering into non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements with both our employees and third parties. As of the date of this prospectus, we have a patent pending on transferable QR codes on Omni Commerce devices. 

 

Legal proceedings

 

From time to time we may be involved in claims and legal actions that arise in the ordinary course of business. We do not believe that the ultimate resolution of any of these actions, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, liquidity or capital resources.

 

Employees

 

As of June 26, 2019, we had six key employees as part of our overall staff of 24 full-time employees. Our risk, compliance, underwriting and analyst’s accounting and customer service functions are located in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition, we have operations in India where we retain 15 to 35 developers at any given time depending on our requirements and scope of projects. None of our employees are represented by a labor union or covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We consider our relationship with our employees to be good.

 

Description of Property

 

We currently lease 5,000 square feet of office space in Alpharetta, GA for which we currently pay rent of approximately $8,700 per month.

 

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MANAGEMENT

 

Executive Officers and Directors

 

The following table sets forth information concerning our executive officers and directors and their ages of the date of this prospectus:

 

Name   Age     Position(s)
Ronny Yakov   60     Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Rachel Boulds   49     Chief Financial Officer
Patrick Smith   45     Vice President

 

Ronny Yakov is Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of Directors, founder and majority shareholder of the Company. Mr. Yakov has over 25 years of experience of concept-to-print, software and e-commerce marketing experience with Fortune 500 and 1,000 companies and a proven track record of helping clients adapt their businesses to technological developments. In 1996, Mr. Yakov entered into the electronic mail-order catalog business with Playboy Enterprises, creating and hosting two e-commerce sites: Critics’ Choice Video and Collectors’ Choice Music. As founder of the Company, Mr. Yakov has since developed a number of other branded e-commerce sites for clients, selling a variety of products including sporting goods, chocolates and cosmetics, with which the Company now partners to provide ongoing hosting and maintenance. Other significant accomplishments of Mr. Yakov have included establishing an AT&T wholesale e-commerce platform for 180,000 employees and working with high-profile clients such as Disney, Cisco Systems, Pfizer, Motorola, and Microsoft, among many others. Mr. Yakov also developed and maintains a complex extranet/intranet infrastructure that allows Doremus, an Omnicom Communication subsidiary, to provide its advertising services to 50 of the top financial institutions on a real-time basis.

 

Rachel Boulds is Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Ms. Boulds currently works for the Company on a part-time basis (spending approximately 80% of her time working for the Company) while also operating her sole accounting practice which she has led since 2009 and which provides all aspects of consulting and accounting services to clients, including the preparation of full disclosure financial statements for public companies to comply with GAAP and SEC requirements. Ms. Boulds also currently provides outsourced chief financial officer services for two other companies. From August 2004 through July 2009, she was employed as a Senior Auditor for HJ & Associates, LLC, where she performed audits and reviews of public and private companies, including the preparation of financial statements to comply with GAAP and SEC requirements. From 2003 through 2004, Ms. Boulds was employed as a Senior Auditor at Mohler, Nixon and Williams. From September 2001 through July 2003, Ms. Boulds worked as an ABAS Associate for PriceWaterhouseCoopers. From April 2000 through February 2001, Ms. Boulds was employed as an e-commerce Accountant for the Walt Disney Group’s GO.com. Ms. Boulds earned a B.S. in Accounting from San Jose University in 2001 and is licensed as a CPA in the state of Utah.

 

Patrick Smith is Vice President of the Company. Mr. Smith has over 20 years of finance, accounting and operational experience in the merchant services industry. Mr. Smith joined eVance (Formerly Calpian Commerce) in 2014 as Director of Finance.  Prior to eVance, Mr. Smith spent 2 years as Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at Cynergy Data, an ISO with over 75,000 merchants. He worked with Pay by Touch, a biometric payments start-up company based in San Francisco, and was part of the financial team that raised over $300M in its capital funding.  From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Smith worked for Concord EFS, a large merchant acquirer. His titles at Concord included Internal Audit, Financial Analyst and Vice President/Controller.  While at Concord EFS, he was part of the diligence team that worked on several large acquisitions, including those of Star and EPS Debit networks.

 

None of our directors or officers are related to each other. There are no arrangements or understandings with any of our principal stockholders, customers, suppliers, or any other person, pursuant to which any of our directors or executive officers were appointed.

 

No officer or director has, during the past five years, been involved in (a) any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time, (b) any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses), (c) any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities or (d) a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated.

 

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Director Independence

 

Our Board of Directors may establish the authorized number of directors from time to time by resolution. Our Board of Directors is currently comprised of one member. Prior to the completion of this offering, we will appoint [     ] directors to the Board of Directors, each of whom stand for reelection annually by our stockholders.

 

We have applied to list our common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The listing rules of this stock exchange generally require that a majority of the members of a listed company’s board of directors, and each member of a listed company’s audit, compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees, be independent. Our Board of Directors has determined that [       ,      , and      ] do not have any relationships that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director and such directors are “independent” as that term is defined under the rules of the stock market.

 

Audit committee members must also satisfy the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act, subject to the transition rule that is applicable to a newly public company. In order to be considered independent for purposes of Rule 10A-3, a member of an audit committee of a listed company may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the audit committee, the Board of Directors, or any other board committee accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the listed company or any of its subsidiaries; or be an affiliated person of the listed company or any of its subsidiaries.

 

Controlled Company Status

 

After giving effect to this offering, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Ronny Yakov, will control     % of the voting power of our outstanding common stock. As a result, Mr. Yakov will have the ability to control the outcome of matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election of our directors, as well as the overall management and direction of our company.

 

Because Mr. Yakov controls, and will continue to control following completion of this offering a majority of our outstanding voting power, we are, and will continue to be, a “controlled company” under the corporate governance rules for NASDAQ-listed companies. Therefore, we are not required to have a majority of our board of directors be independent, nor are we required to have a compensation committee or an independent nominating function.

 

While we have determined to have a majority of our directors be independent for NASDAQ purposes, in light of our status as a controlled company, our board of directors has determined not to have an independent nominating function and to have the full board of directors be directly responsible for compensation matters and for nominating members of our board.

 

We expect our company will continue to qualify as a controlled company until such time as Mr. Yakov controls less than 50% of our outstanding common stock.

 

Role of the Board of Directors in Risk Oversight

 

The Board of Directors is responsible for assessing the risks facing our company and considers risk in every business decision and as part of our business strategy. The Board of Directors recognizes that it is neither possible nor prudent to eliminate all risk, and that strategic and appropriate risk-taking is essential for us to compete in our industry and in the global market and to achieve our growth and profitability objectives. Effective risk oversight, therefore, is an important priority of the Board of Directors.

 

While the Board of Directors oversees our risk management, management is responsible for day-to-day risk management processes. Our Board of Directors expects management to consider risk and risk management in each business decision, to proactively develop and monitor risk management strategies and processes for day-to-day activities and to effectively implement risk management strategies that are adopted by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors expects to review and adjust our risk management strategies at regular intervals following the completion of the offering, or as needed.

 

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Code of Business Conduct

 

Our Board of Directors has adopted a code of business conduct and ethics, the “Code of Business Conduct,” to ensure that our business is conducted in a consistently legal and ethical manner. Our policies and procedures cover all major areas of professional conduct, including employee policies, conflicts of interest, protection of confidential information, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Code of Business Conduct is available at our website at http://www.olb.com/code-of-conduct/. The reference to our website address in this prospectus does not include or incorporate by reference the information on our website into this prospectus. We intend to disclose future amendments to certain provisions of our code of conduct, or waivers of these provisions, on our website or in public filings.

 

Board Committees

 

Upon completion of the offering, our Board of Directors will appoint an Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Committee, and will adopt charters for each of these committees.

 

Audit Committee

 

Upon the closing of this offering, the Audit Committee will consist of [        ,          and          , ] with [           ] serving as Chairman. The Audit Committee will assist the Board of Directors in discharging its responsibilities relating to the financial management of our Company and oversight of our accounting and financial reporting, our independent registered public accounting firm and their audits, our internal financial controls and the continuous improvement of our financial policies and practices. In addition, the Audit Committee will be responsible for reviewing and discussing with management our policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management. The responsibilities of the Audit Committee, which will be set forth in its charter, will include:

 

  appointing, approving the compensation of, and assessing the independence of our independent registered public accounting firm;

 

  pre-approving audit and permissible non-audit services, and the terms of such services, to be provided by our independent registered public accounting firm;

 

  reviewing and discussing with management and the independent registered public accounting firm our annual and quarterly financial statements and related disclosures;

 

  coordinating the oversight and reviewing the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting;

 

  establishing policies and procedures for the receipt and retention of accounting-related complaints, whistleblowers, and concerns; and

 

  reviewing and approving any related party transactions.

 

The expected composition of our Audit Committee will comply with all applicable requirements of the SEC and the listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market. We intend to comply with future requirements to the extent they become applicable to us.

 

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Compensation Committee

 

Upon the closing of this offering, the Compensation Committee will consist of , and , with serving as Chairman. The Compensation Committee will assist the Board of Directors in setting and maintaining the Company’s compensation philosophy and in discharging its responsibilities relating to executive and other human resources hiring, assessment and compensation, and succession planning. The responsibilities of the Compensation Committee, which will be set forth in its charter, include:

 

  reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to compensation of our chief executive officer;

 

  evaluating the performance of our chief executive officer in light of such corporate goals and objectives and determining the compensation of our chief executive officer;

 

  determining the compensation of all our other officers and reviewing periodically the aggregate amount of compensation payable to such officers;

  

  overseeing and making recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect to our incentive-based compensation and equity plans; and

 

  reviewing and making recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect to director compensation.

 

The expected composition of our Compensation Committee will comply with all applicable requirements of the SEC and the listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market. We intend to comply with future requirements to the extent they become applicable to us.

 

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

 

Upon the closing of this offering, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consist of      , and      , with           serving as Chairman. The responsibilities of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which will be set forth in its charter, will include:

 

  making recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the size and composition of the Board of Directors;

 

  recommending qualified individuals as nominees for election as directors;

 

  reviewing the appropriate skills and characteristics required of director nominees;

 

  establishing and administering a periodic assessment procedure relating to the performance of the Board of Directors as a whole and its individual members; and

 

  periodically reviewing the corporate governance guidelines and supervising the management representative charged with implementing the Company’s corporate governance procedures.

 

The expected composition of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will comply with all applicable requirements of the SEC and the listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market. We intend to comply with future requirements to the extent they become applicable to us.

 

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

 

None of the expected members of the Compensation Committee will or was at any time been an officer or employee. None of our executive officers serve or in the past fiscal year has served as a member of the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee of any other entity that has one or more executive officers serving as a member of our Board of Directors or expected to serve on the Compensation Committee.

 

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

The table below summarizes all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to each named executive officer for our last two completed fiscal years for all services rendered to us.

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

Name and Principal Position   Year     Salary 
($)
    Bonus 
($)
    Stock Awards 
($) (4)
    Option Awards
($) (3)
    Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation 
($)
    Nonqualified 
Deferred 
Compensation 
Earnings
($)
    All Other Compensation 
($) (2)
    Total  
Ronny Yakov,     2018     $ 375,000     $ 0     $ 0     $ 66,667     $ 0     $ 0     $ 18,000     $ 459,667  
CEO,  (1)  Chairman     2017     $ 275,000     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 18,000     $ 293,000  
Patrick Smith,     2018     $ 175,000     $ 0     $ 0     $ 168,942     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 343,942  
Vice President     2017     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ -     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  
Rachel Boulds,     2018     $ 27,000     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 27,000  
CFO     2017     $ 0     $ 0     $ 2,500     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 2,500  

 

(1) Partially accrued but not paid.
(2) Car allowance
(3) Stock based compensation of options grated during the year ended December 31, 2018
(4) On December 31, 2017, the Company issued 25,000 shares of common stock to its CFO for accounting services previously rendered. The shares were issued at $0.10 per share for total non-cash expense of $2,500.

 

Employment Agreements

 

On October 20, 2017, the Company entered into a new employment agreement with Ronny Yakov for 7 years effective January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2024. The agreement provides for an annual salary of $375,000, fringe benefits ($2,500 monthly automobile allowance, any benefit plans of the Company and 4 weeks paid vacation), an incentive bonus of $200,000 based on the achievement of certain performance criteria. As of December 31, 2018, no bonuses have been accrued or paid. 

 

On April 10, 2018, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Patrick Smith until either party terminates the agreement. The agreement provides for an annual salary of $175,000, an annual bonus of up to $45,000. As of December 31, 2018, no bonuses have been accrued or paid.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

As of December 31, 2018, the following equity awards were outstanding:

 

Per the terms of Mr. Smith’s employment agreement, he was granted a stock option to purchase 7,955,168 shares of restricted stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share. The grant vests at the rate of 1/5 beginning on each anniversary of the effective date of grant (April 10, 2018). The stock options will cease vesting after the termination of Mr. Smith’s employment and any unvested restricted stock shall be forfeited upon the termination of employment. 

 

Per the terms of Mr. Yakov’s employment agreement, effective on January 1, 2018, and on each anniversary thereafter during the term of his employment agreement, the Company will grant to him 200,000 options to purchase shares of common stock with a per share exercise price equal $0.001 per share. Each stock option shall become exercisable in increments of one-third upon each anniversary of the date on which it is granted. 

 

2019 Equity Incentive Plan

 

On [     ], 2019, our Board of Directors adopted a 2019 Equity Incentive Plan for our company, which plan will be effective as of the completion of our corporate conversion and the closing of this offering. The holders of majority of our outstanding membership units approved such plan on [     ], 2019. An aggregate number of shares of our common stock equal to [     ]% of our issued and outstanding common stock following this offering (including any shares issued in this offering) are reserved for issuance under our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan. No options or other awards have been granted as of the date of this prospectus under our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan. In general, awards under the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan shall vest ratably over a period of three years (on the first, second and third anniversaries of the agreement) subject to accelerated vesting upon a change of control of our company (although awards may be granted with different vesting terms).

 

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The purpose of our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan is to attract and retain directors, officers, consultants, advisors and employees whose services are considered valuable, to encourage a sense of proprietorship and to stimulate an active interest of such persons in our development and financial achievements. The 2019 Equity Incentive Plan will be administered by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors or by the full Board, which may determine, among other things, the (a) terms and conditions of any option or stock purchase right granted, including the exercise price and the vesting schedule, (b) persons who are to receive options and stock purchase rights and (c) the number of shares to be subject to each option and stock purchase right. The 2019 Equity Incentive Plan will provide for the grant of (i) “incentive” options (qualified under section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) to employees of our company and (ii) non-qualified options to directors and consultants of our company.

 

In connection with the administration of our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, our Compensation Committee will:

 

  determine which employees and other persons will be granted awards under our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan;
     
  grant the awards to those selected to participate;
     
  determine the exercise price for options; and
     
  prescribe any limitations, restrictions and conditions upon any awards, including the vesting conditions of awards.

 

Any grant of awards to any of directors under our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan must be approved by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors. In addition, our Compensation Committee will: (i) interpret our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan; and (ii) make all other determinations and take all other action that may be necessary or advisable to implement and administer our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

The 2019 Equity Incentive Plan provides that in the event of a change of control, the Compensation Committee or our Board of Directors shall have the discretion to determine whether and to what extent to accelerate the vesting, exercise or payment of an award.

 

In addition, our Board of Directors may amend our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan at any time. However, without stockholder approval, our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan may not be amended in a manner that would:

 

  increase the number of shares that may be issued under our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan;
     
  materially modify the requirements for eligibility for participation in our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan;
     
  materially increase the benefits to participants provided by our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan; or
     
  otherwise disqualify our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan for coverage under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 

Awards previously granted under our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan may not be impaired or affected by any amendment of our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, without the consent of the affected grantees.

 

Director Compensation

 

Our directors do not receive fixed compensation for their services as directors. Directors are reimbursed for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with their duties.

 

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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

 

Based solely upon information made available to us, the following table sets forth information as of June 26, 2019 regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock after giving effect to our anticipated corporate conversion by:

 

  each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock; 
     
  each of our named executive officers and directors; and
     
  all our executive officers and directors as a group.

 

The percentage ownership information shown in the table is based upon 162,350,364 shares of common stock outstanding. In addition, the number of shares and percentage of shares beneficially owned after the offering gives effect to the issuance by us of [     ] shares of common stock in this offering assuming an public offering price of $[     ] per share. The percentage ownership information assumes no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option.

 

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to the securities. Except as otherwise indicated, each person or entity named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our capital shown as beneficially owned, subject to applicable community property laws.

 

In computing the number and percentage of shares beneficially owned by a person, shares that may be acquired by such person (for example, upon the exercise of options or warrants) within 60 days of the date of this prospectus are counted as outstanding, while these shares are not counted as outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

 

The address of each holder listed below, except as otherwise indicated, is c/o The OLB Group, Inc., 200 Park Avenue, Suite 1700, New York, NY.

 

Name of Beneficial Owner   Shares of Common Beneficially Stock Owned (1)**     Percent of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Before Offering (1)**     Percent of Common Stock Beneficially Owned After Offering (1)**  
5% Beneficial Owners                  
John Herzog (2)     16,757,602       10.6 %       %
                         
Directors and Officers                        
Ronny Yakov (3)     104,407,546       64.3 %       %
Rachel Boulds     25,000       *          
Patrick Smith (4)     1,591,034       1.0 %        
All directors and executive officers as a group (3 persons)     106,023,580       64.7 %       %

 

* Less than 1%.
** Under SEC rules, beneficial ownership includes shares over which the individual or entity has voting or investment power and any shares which the individual or entity has the right to acquire within sixty days

(1) Percentage ownership is based on 162,350,364 shares of our common stock outstanding prior to this offering and shares of our common stock outstanding after this offering.
(2) Includes 1,492,501 shares of common stock owned by Herzog & Co. and 855,719 shares of common stock held by John E Herzog TTEE John E Herzog REV Trust U/A/D 02/07/2014. John Herzog is the Chairman of Herzog & Co. and the trustee of the trust.
(3) Includes 66,667 vested options.
(4) Includes 1,591,034 vested options.

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

We are a party to certain related party transactions, as described below. Upon the consummation of offering, our policy is that all related party transactions will be reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee of our board of directors prior to our entering into any related party transactions.

 

OmniSoft and CrowdPay

 

In accordance with the requirements of the Term Loan, on May 9, 2018, we entered into separate share exchange agreements with the shareholders of OmniSoft (the “OmniSoft Share Exchange Agreement”) and CrowdPay (the “CrowdPay Share Exchange Agreement” and together with the OmniSoft Share Exchange Agreement, the “Share Exchange Agreements”). Pursuant to the terms of the OmniSoft Share Exchange Agreement, the shareholders of OmniSoft (Ronny Yakov, our Chief Executive Officer and director, and Mr. Herzog, an affiliate of the Company) transferred to us all of the issued and outstanding shares of OmniSoft common stock in exchange for an aggregate of 55,000,000 shares of our common stock. Pursuant to the terms of the CrowdPay Share Exchange Agreement, the shareholders of CrowdPay (Mr. Yakov and Mr. Herzog) transferred to us all of the issued and outstanding shares of CrowdPay common stock in exchange for an aggregate of 87,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreements closed on May 9, 2018. Mr. Yakov, our sole director, determined the appropriate valuation of each of our common stock and the common stock of OmniSoft and CrowdPay in reliance upon, among other matters, a third party independent valuation report prepared by Corporate Valuation Advisors, Inc.

 

John Herzog

 

During 2017, Mr. Herzog loaned $53,500 to the Company pursuant to a promissory note (which, along with a loan of $163,000 from Mr. Herzog pursuant to a promissory note dated July 12, 2016, brought the total amount loaned from Mr. Herzog to $216,500). On November 20, 2017, the $216,500 of principal and $35,105 of accrued interest was converted into 2,516,050 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

On March 12, 2018, the Company received $30,000 from John Herzog. The advance was used for operating expenses, is unsecured, bears interest at 18% and is due on demand. This loan was repaid in full as of September 30, 2018.

 

In July 2018, the Company issued to Mr. Herzog a subordinated promissory note in the principal amount of $1,000,000 for cash proceeds of $1,000,000. At the time of issuance, the note was to mature on March 31, 2019 (though the Company has the right to prepay the note, in whole or in part, at any time prior to maturity) and bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum, compounding annually. The note is secured by shares of common stock of a publicly traded company held by the Company (the “Note Collateral Shares”). The note is subordinated to the Credit Agreement, other than the Note Collateral Shares. The Company used the proceeds received by the Mr. Herzog to make the initial payment under the Credit Agreement.

 

On March 1, 2019, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the subordinated promissory note with Mr. Herzog. The purpose of the amendment was to amend the subordinated promissory note issued in July 2018 to reflect an increase in the amount of principal due under the note from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000 reflecting a payment made by Mr. Herzog to the Company of $2,000,000 on November 14, 2018 (the proceeds of which were used by the Company to make a second required payment under the Credit Agreement) and to extend the maturity date of the subordinated promissory note from March 31, 2019 to September 30, 2020. On June 25, 2019, the Company entered into Amendment No. 2 to the subordinated promissory note with Mr. Herzog. The purpose of the amendment was to amend the maturity date of such subordinated promissory note such that it will be extended until September 30, 2022 simultaneous to the completion of this offering.

 

In May 2019, Mr. Herzog committed to providing any additional financial support, if needed, to satisfy the company’s debt or other obligations through November 2020.

 

Total interest expense on the two loans from Mr. Herzog for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $88,767. Total accrued interest as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is $131,616 and $52,849, respectively.

 

Ronny Yakov

 

On August 10, 2018, Ronny Yakov, the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and majority stockholder, loaned the Company $25,000, in order to pay for audit services. The loan is unsecured, bears interest at 12% and is due on demand.  Mr. Yakov loaned the Company an additional $45,000 to the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2019. The loans are unsecured, bears interest at 12% and are due on demand. As of March 31, 2019, there is $2,367 of interest accrued on these loans.

 

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company has total accrued compensation due to Mr. Yakov of $568,080 and $568,292, respectively, and advances to be repaid to Mr. Yakov of $17,684 and $17,684, respectively. The accrued compensation due to Mr. Yakov and the advances to be repaid to Mr. Yakov do not bear any interest or have any term. The Company will not use the proceeds of this offering to repay the amounts due to Mr. Yakov and expects to repay such amounts in due course.

 

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Statement of Policy

 

All future transactions between us and our officers, directors or five percent stockholders, and respective affiliates will be on terms no less favorable than could be obtained from unaffiliated third parties and will be approved by a majority of our independent directors who do not have an interest in the transactions and who had access, at our expense, to our legal counsel or independent legal counsel.

 

To the best of our knowledge, during the past three fiscal years, other than as set forth above, there were no material transactions, or series of similar transactions, or any currently proposed transactions, or series of similar transactions, to which we were or are to be a party, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and in which any director or executive officer, or any security holder who is known by us to own of record or beneficially more than 5% of any class of our common stock, or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, has an interest (other than compensation to our officers and directors in the ordinary course of business).

 

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

 

General

 

Our certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of the date of this prospectus, we have 162,350,364 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, and no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding. Our shares of common stock are held of record by approximately [     ] stockholders.

 

Common Stock

 

Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders and do not have cumulative voting rights. An election of directors by our stockholders is determined by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote on the election. Subject to the supermajority votes for some matters, other matters are decided by the affirmative vote of our stockholders having a majority in voting power of the votes cast by the stockholders present or represented and voting on such matter. Our amended and restated bylaws also provide that our directors may be removed only for cause by the affirmative vote of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the votes that all our stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors. In addition, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the votes that all of our stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors is required to amend or repeal or to adopt any provisions inconsistent with any of the provisions of our amended and restated bylaws ; provided, however, that no such change to any bylaw may alter, modify, waive, abrogate or diminish the our obligation to provide the indemnity called for by Article 10 thereunder. Holders of common stock are entitled to receive proportionately any dividends as may be declared by our board of directors, subject to any preferential dividend rights of outstanding preferred stock.

 

In the event of our liquidation or dissolution, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive proportionately all assets available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all debts and other liabilities and subject to the prior rights of any outstanding preferred stock. Holders of common stock have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of common stock are subject to and may be adversely affected by the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.

 

Preferred Stock

 

Our certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of 50,000,000 shares of blank check preferred stock with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by our board of directors. No shares of preferred stock are currently issued or outstanding. Accordingly, our board of directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, redemption, voting or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of common stock. We may issue some or all of the preferred stock to effect a business transaction. In addition, the preferred stock could be utilized as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of us.

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Transfer Online, Inc., 317 SW Alder Street, 2nd Floor Portland, OR 97204. Their telephone number is (503) 227-2950.

 


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Delaware Law and Certain Charter and By-Law Provisions

 

Delaware Anti-Takeover Law. We are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Section 203 generally prohibits a public Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless:

 

  prior to the date of the transaction, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;

 

  upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding specified shares; or 

 

  at or subsequent to the date of the transaction, the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2 /3% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.

 

Section 203 defines a “business combination” to include:

 

  any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder;

 

  any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation to or with the interested stockholder;

 

  subject to exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder; 

 

  subject to exceptions, any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; or 

 

  the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation.

 

In general, Section 203 defines an “interested stockholder” as any person that is:

 

  the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation;

 

  an affiliate or associate of the corporation who was the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation at any time within three years immediately prior to the relevant date; or 

 

  the affiliates and associates of the above.

 

Under specific circumstances, Section 203 makes it more difficult for an “interested stockholder” to effect various business combinations with a corporation for a three-year period, although the stockholders may, by adopting an amendment to the corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, elect not to be governed by this section, effective 12 months after adoption.

 

Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws do not exclude us from the restrictions of Section 203. We anticipate that the provisions of Section 203 might encourage companies interested in acquiring us to negotiate in advance with our board of directors since the stockholder approval requirement would be avoided if a majority of the directors then in office approve either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder.

 

Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that could have the effect of discouraging potential acquisition proposals or tender offers or delaying or preventing a change of control of our company. These provisions are as follows:

 

  authorizing the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock without any need for action by stockholders;

 

  limiting the ability of stockholders to call special meetings of stockholders;

 

  permitting stockholder action by written consent;

 


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  establishing advance notice requirements for nominations for election to the board of directors or for proposing matters that can be acted on by stockholders at stockholder meetings;

 

  requiring a super-majority vote of our stockholders to remove directors of our company; and

 

  providing that our stockholders may only remove our directors for “cause” (as defined in our bylaws).

 

These provisions affect your rights as a stockholder since they permit our Board of Directors to make it more difficult for common stockholders to replace members of the Board or undertake other significant corporate actions. Because our Board of Directors is responsible for appointing the members of our management team, these provisions could in turn affect any attempt to replace our current management team.

 

Elimination of Monetary Liability for Officers and Directors

 

Our certificate of incorporation incorporates certain provisions permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law relating to the liability of directors. The provisions eliminate a director’s liability for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty, including gross negligence, except in circumstances involving certain wrongful acts, such as the breach of director’s duty of loyalty or acts or omissions, which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law. These provisions do not eliminate a director’s duty of care. Moreover, these provisions do not apply to claims against a director for certain violations of law, including knowing violations of federal securities law. Our certificate of incorporation also contains provisions to indemnify the directors, officers, employees or other agents to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. We believe that these provisions will assist us in attracting and retaining qualified individual to serve as directors.

 

Indemnification of Officers and Directors

 

Our certificate of incorporation also contains provisions to indemnify the directors, officers, employees or other agents to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. These provisions may have the practical effect in certain cases of eliminating the ability of shareholders to collect monetary damages from directors. We are also a party to indemnification agreements with each of our directors. We believe that these provisions will assist us in attracting or retaining qualified individuals to serve as our directors.

 

Disclosure of Commission Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

 

Immediately prior to this offering, there was a limited public market for our common stock. Future sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market could adversely affect prevailing market prices. Furthermore, since only a limited number of shares will be available for sale shortly after this offering because of contractual and legal restrictions on resale described below, sales of substantial amounts of common stock in the public market after the restrictions lapse could adversely affect the prevailing market price for our common stock as well as our ability to raise equity capital in the future.

 

After the closing of this offering, approximately         million shares of common stock will be outstanding, assuming a public offering price of $     per share and further assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. All of the shares sold in this offering will be freely tradable unless held by an affiliate of ours. Of the remaining shares of common stock outstanding after this offering, will be restricted as a result of securities laws or lock-up agreements (such other outstanding shares are generally freely tradable pursuant to various exemptions from securities laws). These remaining restricted shares will generally become available for sale in the public market as follows: Approximately   restricted shares held by non-affiliates will be eligible for sale under Rule 144 or Rule 701 upon expiration of lock-up agreements at least 180 days after the date of this offering.

 

Rule 144

 

In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, any person who is not an affiliate of ours and has held their shares for at least six months, as measured by SEC rule, including the holding period of any prior owner other than one of our affiliates, may sell shares without restriction, provided current public information about us is available. In addition, under Rule 144, any person who is not an affiliate of ours and has held their shares for at least one year, as measured by SEC rule, including the holding period of any prior owner other than one of our affiliates, would be entitled to sell an unlimited number of shares immediately upon the closing of this offering without regard to whether current public information about us is available. Additionally, a person who is an affiliate of ours and who has beneficially owned restricted securities for at least six months, as measured by SEC rule, including the holding period of any prior owner other than one of our affiliates, is entitled to sell a number of restricted shares within any three-month period that does not exceed the greater of:

 

  1% of the number of shares of our common stock then outstanding, which will equal approximately [       ] shares immediately after this offering; and

 

  the average weekly trading volume of our common stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale.

 

Sales of restricted shares under Rule 144 held by our affiliates are also subject to requirements regarding the manner of sale, notice and the availability of current public information about us. Rule 144 also provides that affiliates relying on Rule 144 to sell shares of our common stock that are not restricted shares must nonetheless comply with the same restrictions applicable to restricted shares, other than the holding period requirement. Notwithstanding the availability of Rule 144, the holders of [        ] of our restricted shares have entered into lock-up agreements as described below and their restricted shares will become eligible for sale at the expiration of the restrictions set forth in those agreements.

 

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Underwriting

 

ThinkEquity, a division of Fordham Financial Management, Inc., is acting as the representative of the underwriters of the offering. We have entered into an underwriting agreement dated         , 2019 with the representative. Subject to the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement, we have agreed to sell to each underwriter named below, and each underwriter named below has severally agreed to purchase, at the public offering price less the underwriting discounts set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, the number of shares of common stock at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, the number of shares of common stock listed next to its name in the following table:

 

Underwriter   Number of Shares  
ThinkEquity, a division of Fordham Financial Management, Inc.             
       
Total      

 

The underwriters are committed to purchase all the shares of common stock offered by the Company, other than those covered by the over-allotment option to purchase additional shares of common stock described below. The obligations of the underwriters may be terminated upon the occurrence of certain events specified in the underwriting agreement. Furthermore, the underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the underwriters to pay for and accept delivery of the shares offered by us in this prospectus are subject to various representations and warranties and other customary conditions specified in the underwriting agreement, such as receipt by the underwriters of officers’ certificates and legal opinions.

 

We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect thereof.

 

The underwriters are offering the shares of common stock subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by them, subject to approval of legal matters by their counsel and other conditions specified in the underwriting agreement. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part.

 

We have granted the underwriters an over-allotment option. This option, which is exercisable within 45 days after the date of the closing of the Offering, permits the underwriters to purchase up to an aggregate of additional shares of common stock (equal to 15% of the total number of shares of common stock sold in this offering) at the public offering price per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions, solely to cover over-allotments, if any. If the underwriters exercise this option in whole or in part, then the underwriters will be severally committed, subject to the conditions described in the underwriting agreement, to purchase the additional shares of common stock in proportion to their respective commitments set forth in the prior table.

 

Discounts, Commissions and Reimbursement

 

The representative has advised us that the underwriters propose to offer the shares of common stock to the public at the public offering price per share set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. The underwriters may offer shares to securities dealers at that price less a concession of not more than $            per share of which up to $            per share may be reallowed to other dealers. After the initial offering to the public, the public offering price and other selling terms may be changed by the representative.

 

The following table summarizes the underwriting discounts and commissions and proceeds, before expenses, to us assuming both no exercise and full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option:

 

          Total  
    Per Share     Without Option     With Option  
Public offering price   $             $            $        
Underwriting discounts and commissions (7%)   $     $     $  
Non-accountable expense allowance (1%)   $     $     $  
Proceeds, before expenses, to us   $     $     $  

 

We have agreed to pay an advance of $50,000 to the representative, which will be applied against the actual out-of-pocket accountable expenses that will be paid by us to the underwriters in connection with this offering, and will be reimbursed to us to the extent not incurred, of which $[___] has been paid as of the date hereof.

 

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In addition, we have also agreed to pay the following expenses of the underwriters relating to the offering: (a) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to background checks of our officers, directors and entities in an amount not to exceed $15,000 in the aggregate; (b) all filing fees and communication expenses relating to the registration of the Shares to be sold in the Offering (including the Option Shares) with the Commission (c) all filing fees and communication expenses associated with the review of this offering by FINRA; (d) all fees and expenses relating to the listing of such Shares on The Nasdaq Capital Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, The Nasdaq Global Select Market, the NYSE or the NYSE American and on such other stock exchanges as the Company and the representative together determine, including any fees charged by The Depository Trust Company (DTC) for new securities; (e) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to the registration, qualification or exemption of securities offered under the securities laws of foreign jurisdictions reasonably designated by the underwriter, including the reasonable fees and expenses of the underwriter’s blue sky counsel up to $20,000, but only if the offering is commenced on OTCQB; (f) $29,500 for the underwriters’ use of Ipreo’s book-building, prospectus tracking and compliance software for this offering; (g) the reasonable costs associated with bound volumes of the public offering materials as well as commemorative mementos and lucite tombstones, (h) the fees and expenses of the representatives’ legal counsel and other agents and representatives, incurred in connection with this offering in an amount up to $125,000; (i) $10,000 for data services and communications expenses; (j) the costs of all mailing and printing of the underwriting documents, registration statements, prospectuses and all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto and as many preliminary and final prospectuses as the representative may reasonably deem necessary; (k) the costs associated with post-Closing advertising the Offering in the national editions of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times; (l) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants; (m) $10,000 for data services and communication expenses; and (n) up to $20,000 of the representative’s actual accountable road show expenses for the offering. In no event shall the Company’s obligation for payment of the underwriters’ accountable expenses exceed $150,000 in the aggregate.

 

We estimate the expenses of this offering payable by us, not including underwriting discounts and commissions, will be approximately $             .

 

Representative Warrants

 

Upon the closing of this offering, we have agreed to issue to the representative warrants, or the Representative’s Warrants, to purchase a number of shares of common stock equal to 5% of the total number of shares sold in this public offering. The Representative’s Warrants will be exercisable at a per share exercise price equal to 125% of the public offering price per share of common stock sold in this offering. The Representative’s Warrants are exercisable at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, during the four and one-half year period commencing six months from the effective date of the registration statement related to this offering. The Representative’s Warrants also provide for one demand registration right of the shares underlying the Representative’s Warrants, and unlimited “piggyback” registration rights with respect to the registration of the shares of common stock underlying the Representative’s Warrants and customary anti-dilution provisions. The demand registration right provided will not be greater than five years from the effective date of the registration statement related to this offering in compliance with FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(G). The piggyback registration right provided will not be greater than seven years from the effective date of the registration statement related to this offering in compliance with FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(G).

 

The Representative’s Warrants and the shares of common stock underlying the Representative’s Warrants have been deemed compensation by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, and are therefore subject to a 180-day lock-up pursuant to Rule 5110(g)(1) of FINRA. The representative, or permitted assignees under such rule, may not sell, transfer, assign, pledge, or hypothecate the Representative’s Warrants or the securities underlying the Representative’s Warrants, nor will the representative engage in any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of the Representative’s Warrants or the underlying shares for a period of 180 days from the effective date of the registration statement. Additionally, the Representative’s Warrants may not be sold transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated for a 180-day period following the effective date of the registration statement except to any underwriter and selected dealer participating in the offering and their bona fide officers or partners. The Representative’s Warrants will provide for adjustment in the number and price of the Representative’s Warrants and the shares of common stock underlying such Representative’s Warrants in the event of recapitalization, merger, stock split or other structural transaction, or a future financing undertaken by us.

 

Right of First Refusal

 

Until         , 2020, twelve (12) months from the effective date of the registration statement related to this offering, the representative shall have an irrevocable right of first refusal to act as sole investment banker, sole book-runner and/or sole placement agent, at the representative sole discretion, for each and every future public and private equity and debt offerings for the Company, or any successor to or any subsidiary of the Company, including all equity linked financings, on terms customary to the representative. The representative shall have the sole right to determine whether or not any other broker-dealer shall have the right to participate in any such offering and the economic terms of any such participation. The representative will not have more than one opportunity to waive or terminate the right of first refusal in consideration of any payment or fee.

 

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Lock-Up Agreements

 

The Company, each of its directors and officers and 5% or greater holders of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock as of the date of this prospectus, have agreed for a period of (i) six months after the date of this prospectus in the case of directors and officers and the 5% or greater holders of the Company’s outstanding common stock and (ii) three months after the date of this prospectus in the case of the Company, without the prior written consent of the representative, not to directly or indirectly:

 

  issue (in the case of us), offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of any shares of common stock or other capital stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our common stock or other capital stock; or

 

  in the case of us, file or cause the filing of any registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any shares of common stock or other capital stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our common stock or other capital stock; or

 

  complete any offering of debt securities of the Company, other than entering into a line of credit, term loan arrangement or other debt instrument with a traditional bank; or

 

  enter into any swap or other agreement, arrangement, hedge or transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, any of the economic consequences of ownership of our common stock or other capital stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our common stock or other capital stock, whether any transaction described in any of the foregoing bullet points is to be settled by delivery of our common stock or other capital stock, other securities, in cash or otherwise, or publicly announce an intention to do any of the foregoing.

 

Electronic Offer, Sale and Distribution of Securities

 

A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on the websites maintained by one or more of the underwriters or selling group members. The representative may agree to allocate a number of securities to underwriters and selling group members for sale to its online brokerage account holders. Internet distributions will be allocated by the underwriters and selling group members that will make internet distributions on the same basis as other allocations. Other than the prospectus in electronic format, the information on these websites is not part of, nor incorporated by reference into, this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, has not been approved or endorsed by us, and should not be relied upon by investors.

 

Stabilization

 

In connection with this offering, the underwriters may engage in stabilizing transactions, over-allotment transactions, syndicate-covering transactions, penalty bids and purchases to cover positions created by short sales.

 

Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase shares so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum, and are engaged in for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the shares while the offering is in progress.

 

Over-allotment transactions involve sales by the underwriters of shares in excess of the number of shares the underwriters are obligated to purchase. This creates a syndicate short position which may be either a covered short position or a naked short position. In a covered short position, the number of shares over-allotted by the underwriters is not greater than the number of shares that they may purchase in the over-allotment option. In a naked short position, the number of shares involved is greater than the number of shares in the over-allotment option. The underwriters may close out any short position by exercising their over-allotment option and/or purchasing shares in the open market.

 

Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of shares in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions. In determining the source of shares to close out the short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared with the price at which they may purchase shares through exercise of the over-allotment option. If the underwriters sell more shares than could be covered by exercise of the over-allotment option and, therefore, have a naked short position, the position can be closed out only by buying shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that after pricing there could be downward pressure on the price of the shares in the open market that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering.

 

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Penalty bids permit the representative to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the shares originally sold by that syndicate member are purchased in stabilizing or syndicate covering transactions to cover syndicate short positions.

 

These stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of our shares of common stock or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our shares of common stock. As a result, the price of our common stock in the open market may be higher than it would otherwise be in the absence of these transactions. Neither we nor the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of our common stock. These transactions may be effected in the over-the-counter market or otherwise and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.

 

Other Relationships

 

Certain of the underwriters and their affiliates may in the future provide various investment banking, commercial banking and other financial services for us and our affiliates for which they may in the future receive customary fees.

 

Offer restrictions outside the United States

 

Other than in the United States, no action has been taken by us or the underwriters that would permit a public offering of the securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The securities offered by this prospectus may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, nor may this prospectus or any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the offer and sale of any such securities be distributed or published in any jurisdiction, except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of that jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this prospectus comes are advised to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to the offering and the distribution of this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or a solicitation is unlawful.

 

Australia

 

This prospectus is not a disclosure document under Chapter 6D of the Australian Corporations Act, has not been lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and does not purport to include the information required of a disclosure document under Chapter 6D of the Australian Corporations Act. Accordingly, (i) the offer of the securities under this prospectus is only made to persons to whom it is lawful to offer the securities without disclosure under Chapter 6D of the Australian Corporations Act under one or more exemptions set out in section 708 of the Australian Corporations Act, (ii) this prospectus is made available in Australia only to those persons as set forth in clause (i) above, and (iii) the offeree must be sent a notice stating in substance that by accepting this offer, the offeree represents that the offeree is such a person as set forth in clause (i) above, and, unless permitted under the Australian Corporations Act, agrees not to sell or offer for sale within Australia any of the securities sold to the offeree within 12 months after its transfer to the offeree under this prospectus.

 

China

 

The information in this document does not constitute a public offer of the securities, whether by way of sale or subscription, in the People’s Republic of China (excluding, for purposes of this paragraph, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan). The securities may not be offered or sold directly or indirectly in the PRC to legal or natural persons other than directly to “qualified domestic institutional investors.”

 

European Economic Area—Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands

 

The information in this document has been prepared on the basis that all offers of securities will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Directive 2003/71/EC (“Prospectus Directive”), as implemented in Member States of the European Economic Area (each, a “Relevant Member State”), from the requirement to produce a prospectus for offers of securities.

 

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An offer to the public of securities has not been made, and may not be made, in a Relevant Member State except pursuant to one of the following exemptions under the Prospectus Directive as implemented in that Relevant Member State:

 

  to legal entities that are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;

 

  to any legal entity that has two or more of (i) an average of at least 250 employees during its last fiscal year; (ii) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 (as shown on its last annual unconsolidated or consolidated financial statements) and (iii) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000 (as shown on its last annual unconsolidated or consolidated financial statements);

 

  to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of the Company or any underwriter for any such offer; or

 

  in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive, provided that no such offer of securities shall result in a requirement for the publication by the Company of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

 

France

 

This document is not being distributed in the context of a public offering of financial securities (offre au public de titres financiers) in France within the meaning of Article L.411-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code (Code Monétaire et Financier) and Articles 211-1 et seq. of the General Regulation of the French Autorité des marchés financiers (“AMF”). The securities have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in France.

 

This document and any other offering material relating to the securities have not been, and will not be, submitted to the AMF for approval in France and, accordingly, may not be distributed or caused to distributed, directly or indirectly, to the public in France.

 

Such offers, sales and distributions have been and shall only be made in France to (i) qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) acting for their own account, as defined in and in accordance with Articles L.411-2-II-2° and D.411-1 to D.411-3, D.744-1, D.754-1 ;and D.764-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and any implementing regulation and/or (ii) a restricted number of non-qualified investors (cercle restreint d’investisseurs) acting for their own account, as defined in and in accordance with Articles L.411-2-II-2° and D.411-4, D.744-1, D.754-1; and D.764-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and any implementing regulation.

 

Pursuant to Article 211-3 of the General Regulation of the AMF, investors in France are informed that the securities cannot be distributed (directly or indirectly) to the public by the investors otherwise than in accordance with Articles L.411-1, L.411-2, L.412-1 and L.621-8 to L.621-8-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code.

 

Ireland

 

The information in this document does not constitute a prospectus under any Irish laws or regulations and this document has not been filed with or approved by any Irish regulatory authority as the information has not been prepared in the context of a public offering of securities in Ireland within the meaning of the Irish Prospectus (Directive 2003/71/EC) Regulations 2005 (the “Prospectus Regulations”). The securities have not been offered or sold, and will not be offered, sold or delivered directly or indirectly in Ireland by way of a public offering, except to (i) qualified investors as defined in Regulation 2(l) of the Prospectus Regulations and (ii) fewer than 100 natural or legal persons who are not qualified investors.

 

Israel

 

The securities offered by this prospectus have not been approved or disapproved by the Israeli Securities Authority (the ISA), or ISA, nor have such securities been registered for sale in Israel. The shares may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in Israel, absent the publication of a prospectus. The ISA has not issued permits, approvals or licenses in connection with the offering or publishing the prospectus; nor has it authenticated the details included herein, confirmed their reliability or completeness, or rendered an opinion as to the quality of the securities being offered. Any resale in Israel, directly or indirectly, to the public of the securities offered by this prospectus is subject to restrictions on transferability and must be effected only in compliance with the Israeli securities laws and regulations.

 

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Italy

 

The offering of the securities in the Republic of Italy has not been authorized by the Italian Securities and Exchange Commission (Commissione Nazionale per le Societ—$$—Aga e la Borsa, “CONSOB” pursuant to the Italian securities legislation and, accordingly, no offering material relating to the securities may be distributed in Italy and such securities may not be offered or sold in Italy in a public offer within the meaning of Article 1.1(t) of Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998 (“Decree No. 58”), other than:

 

  to Italian qualified investors, as defined in Article 100 of Decree no.58 by reference to Article 34-ter of CONSOB Regulation no. 11971 of 14 May 1999 (“Regulation no. 1197l”) as amended (“Qualified Investors”); and

 

  in other circumstances that are exempt from the rules on public offer pursuant to Article 100 of Decree No. 58 and Article 34-ter of Regulation No. 11971 as amended.

 

Any offer, sale or delivery of the securities or distribution of any offer document relating to the securities in Italy (excluding placements where a Qualified Investor solicits an offer from the issuer) under the paragraphs above must be:

 

  made by investment firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in Italy in accordance with Legislative Decree No. 385 of 1 September 1993 (as amended), Decree No. 58, CONSOB Regulation No. 16190 of 29 October 2007 and any other applicable laws; and

 

  in compliance with all relevant Italian securities, tax and exchange controls and any other applicable laws.

  

Any subsequent distribution of the securities in Italy must be made in compliance with the public offer and prospectus requirement rules provided under Decree No. 58 and the Regulation No. 11971 as amended, unless an exception from those rules applies. Failure to comply with such rules may result in the sale of such securities being declared null and void and in the liability of the entity transferring the securities for any damages suffered by the investors.

 

Japan

 

The securities have not been and will not be registered under Article 4, paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (Law No. 25 of 1948), as amended (the “FIEL”) pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements applicable to a private placement of securities to Qualified Institutional Investors (as defined in and in accordance with Article 2, paragraph 3 of the FIEL and the regulations promulgated thereunder). Accordingly, the securities may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan other than Qualified Institutional Investors. Any Qualified Institutional Investor who acquires securities may not resell them to any person in Japan that is not a Qualified Institutional Investor, and acquisition by any such person of securities is conditional upon the execution of an agreement to that effect.

 

Portugal

 

This document is not being distributed in the context of a public offer of financial securities (oferta pública de valores mobiliários) in Portugal, within the meaning of Article 109 of the Portuguese Securities Code (Código dos Valores Mobiliários). The securities have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in Portugal. This document and any other offering material relating to the securities have not been, and will not be, submitted to the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (Comissăo do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários) for approval in Portugal and, accordingly, may not be distributed or caused to distributed, directly or indirectly, to the public in Portugal, other than under circumstances that are deemed not to qualify as a public offer under the Portuguese Securities Code. Such offers, sales and distributions of securities in Portugal are limited to persons who are “qualified investors” (as defined in the Portuguese Securities Code). Only such investors may receive this document and they may not distribute it or the information contained in it to any other person.

 

Sweden

 

This document has not been, and will not be, registered with or approved by Finansinspektionen (the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority). Accordingly, this document may not be made available, nor may the securities be offered for sale in Sweden, other than under circumstances that are deemed not to require a prospectus under the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act (1991:980) (Sw. lag (1991:980) om handel med finansiella instrument). Any offering of securities in Sweden is limited to persons who are “qualified investors” (as defined in the Financial Instruments Trading Act). Only such investors may receive this document and they may not distribute it or the information contained in it to any other person.

 

Switzerland

 

The securities may not be publicly offered in Switzerland and will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (“SIX”) or on any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. This document has been prepared without regard to the disclosure standards for issuance prospectuses under art. 652a or art. 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or the disclosure standards for listing prospectuses under art. 27 ff. of the SIX Listing Rules or the listing rules of any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other offering material relating to the securities may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland.

 

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Neither this document nor any other offering material relating to the securities have been or will be filed with or approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular, this document will not be filed with, and the offer of securities will not be supervised by, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).

 

This document is personal to the recipient only and not for general circulation in Switzerland.

 

United Arab Emirates

 

Neither this document nor the securities have been approved, disapproved or passed on in any way by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates or any other governmental authority in the United Arab Emirates, nor has the Company received authorization or licensing from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates or any other governmental authority in the United Arab Emirates to market or sell the securities within the United Arab Emirates. This document does not constitute and may not be used for the purpose of an offer or invitation. No services relating to the securities, including the receipt of applications and/or the allotment or redemption of such shares, may be rendered within the United Arab Emirates by the Company.

 

No offer or invitation to subscribe for securities is valid or permitted in the Dubai International Financial Centre.

  

United Kingdom

 

Neither the information in this document nor any other document relating to the offer has been delivered for approval to the Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom and no prospectus (within the meaning of section 85 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (“FSMA”) has been published or is intended to be published in respect of the securities. This document is issued on a confidential basis to “qualified investors” (within the meaning of section 86(7) of FSMA) in the United Kingdom, and the securities may not be offered or sold in the United Kingdom by means of this document, any accompanying letter or any other document, except in circumstances which do not require the publication of a prospectus pursuant to section 86(1) FSMA. This document should not be distributed, published or reproduced, in whole or in part, nor may its contents be disclosed by recipients to any other person in the United Kingdom.

 

Any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of FSMA) received in connection with the issue or sale of the securities has only been communicated or caused to be communicated and will only be communicated or caused to be communicated in the United Kingdom in circumstances in which section 21(1) of FSMA does not apply to the Company.

 

In the United Kingdom, this document is being distributed only to, and is directed at, persons (i) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) (investment professionals) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotions) Order 2005 (“FPO”), (ii) who fall within the categories of persons referred to in Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.) of the FPO or (iii) to whom it may otherwise be lawfully communicated (together “relevant persons”). The investments to which this document relates are available only to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to purchase will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

 

Canada

 

The securities may be sold in Canada only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the securities must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws. Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor. Pursuant to section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (NI 33-105), the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.

 

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EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and for the year ended included in this prospectus have been included herein in reliance upon the report of Marcum LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of Marcum LLP as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

The financial statement as of December 31, 2017 and for the years then ended included in this prospectus have been audited by Liggett & Webb, P.A. , an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in its report appearing in the registration statement, and are included in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon its authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, New York, New York, will pass upon the validity of the securities offered hereby. Certain legal matters are being passed on for the underwriters by Loeb & Loeb LLP.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement, some of which is contained in exhibits to the registration statement as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information with respect to us and our common stock, we refer you to the registration statement, including the exhibits filed as a part of the registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus concerning the contents of any contract or any other document is not necessarily complete. If a contract or document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, please see the copy of the contract or document that has been filed. Each statement is this prospectus relating to a contract or document filed as an exhibit is qualified in all respects by the filed exhibit. The SEC maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, like us, that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is www.sec.gov . We also maintain a website at http://www.olb.com/. You may access these materials free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. Information contained on our website is not a part of this prospectus and the inclusion of our website address in this prospectus is an inactive textual reference only.

 


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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

December 31, 2018 and 2017 Consolidated Financial Statements    
     
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   F-2
     
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   F-3
     
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017   F-6
     
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017   F-7
     
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the Years Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017   F-8
     
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017   F-9
     
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements   F-11
     
March 31, 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements    
     
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2019 (unaudited) and December 31, 2018   F-24
     
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited)   F-25
     
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited)   F-26
     
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited)   F-27
     
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)   F-28

 

F- 1

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

The OLB Group, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of The OLB Group, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2018, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes stockholders’ deficit and cash flows the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The financial statements of The OLB Group, Inc. as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 were audited by other auditors whose report dated April 13, 2018, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements. As discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements, the Company has adjusted its 2017 financial statements to retrospectively apply the effects of two common control mergers that occurred subsequent to the year ended December 31, 2017. The other auditors reported on the financial statements before the retrospective adjustments.

 

As part of our audit of the 2018 financial statements, we also audited the adjustments to the 2017 financial statements to retroactively apply the effects of the common control mergers that occurred subsequent to the year ended December 31, 2017 as described in Note 8. In our opinion, such adjustments are appropriate and have been properly applied. We were not engaged to audit, review, or apply any procedures to the Company’s 2017 financial statements other than with respect to these adjustments and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance on the 2017 financial statements as whole.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ Marcum  llp

 

Marcum  llp

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019.

 

New York, NY

April 18, 2019

 

F- 2

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

The OLB Group, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of The OLB Group, Inc. (“Company”) as of December 31, 2017, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has limited cash resources, recurring cash used in operations and a history of operating losses. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

  

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015 until 2019.

  

/s/ Liggett & Webb P.A.

   

New York, New York 

April 13, 2018

 

F- 3

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of

Excel Corporation

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements  

 

We have audited Excel Corporation’s (the “Company”) consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the period from January 1, 2018 to April 8, 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from January 1, 2018 to April 8, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company was also in default of its debt covenants. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Emphasis of a Matter

 

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements the Company was in default on its note payable. In 2018, the secured noteholder foreclosed on the note and exercised its post-default remedies under the loan and security agreement by conducting a public auction of all of the Company’s assets on April 9, 2018, in accordance with the UCC, at which time the Company ceased operations.

 

 We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2018.

 

/s/ Liggett & Webb P.A.

 

New York, New York 

April 18, 2019

  

F- 4

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of

Excel Corporation

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Excel Corporation (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2017, the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $19,018,311 at December 31, 2017, and has generated a net loss of $13,821,521 and used cash in operations of $1,001,491 for the year ended December 31, 2017. The Company is also in default of its debt covenants at December 31, 2017. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Emphasis of a Matter

 

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements the Company was in default on its note payable at December 31, 2017. In 2018 the secured noteholder foreclosed on the note and exercised its post-default remedies under the loan and security agreement by conducting a public auction of all of the Company’s assets on April 9, 2018, in accordance with the UCC, at which time the Company ceased operations.

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2018.

 

/s/ Liggett & Webb P.A.

 

New York, New York 

October 3, 2018

 

F- 5

 

 

The OLB Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

    As of December 31,  
    2018     2017     2017  
                (Predecessor)  
ASSETS                  
Current Assets:                  
Cash   $ 111,586     $ -     $ 225,227  
Accounts receivable, net     406,110       27,790       564,014  
Note receivable     -       -       357,330  
Prepaid expenses     21,135       -       69,119  
Other current assets     8,278       -       85,839  
Total Current Assets     547,109       27,790       1,301,529  
                         
Other Assets:                        
Property and equipment, net     65,945       -       118,240  
Intangible assets, net     4,148,096       -       1,784,532  
Goodwill     6,858,216       -       -  
Other long-term assets     379,908       4,965       412,513  
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 11,999,274     $ 32,755     $ 3,616,814  
                         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT                        
Current Liabilities:                        
Accounts payable   $ 467,526     $ 138,134     $ 2,323,926  
Accrued compensation – related party     640,009       416,738       -  
Accrued expenses     73,625       -       -  
Wages payable     -       -       472,912  
Other accrued liabilities     15,152       -       381,031  
Note payable – current portion     25,000       -       13,911,233  
Total Current Liabilities     1,221,312       554,872       17,089,102  
Long Term Liabilities:                        
Note payable, net     9,500,000       -       -  
Notes payable – related parties     3,000,000       -       -  
Other long-term liabilities     -       -       31,909  
Total Liabilities     13,721,312       554,872       17,121,011  
                         
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)     -       -       -  
                         
Stockholders’ Deficit:                        
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding     -       -       -  
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized, 162,350,364 and 162,325,364 shares issued and outstanding, respectively     16,237       16,234       -  
Additional paid-in capital     15,770,192       15,576,572       5,514,114  
Accumulated deficit     (17,508,467 )     (16,114,923 )     (19,018,311 )
Total Stockholders’ Deficit     (1,722,038 )     (522,117 )     (13,504,197 )
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT   $ 11,999,274     $ 32,755     $ 3,616,814  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

   

F- 6

 

 

The OLB Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

    For the Years Ended
December 31,
    For the period ended April 8,
2018
    For the Year Ended December 31, 2017  
    2018     2017     (Predecessor)     (Predecessor)  
                         
Revenue:                        
Transaction and processing fees   $ 8,863,008     $ -     $ 3,164,949     $ 14,656,301  
Merchant equipment sales and other     35,756       -       9,590       251,408  
Other revenue     121,112       183,998       -       -  
Total revenue     9,019,876       183,998       3,174,539       14,907,709  
                                 
Operating expenses:                                
Processing and servicing costs, excluding merchant portfolio amortization     5,992,619       19,398       1,748,141       9,395,994  
Amortization expense     541,904       -       90,739       362,956  
Salaries and wages     1,401,192       525,000       374,345       2,782,079  
Outside commissions     181,510       -       508,296       336,290  
General and administrative expenses     1,435,717       274,996       367,524       3,969,301  
Impairment of goodwill     -       -       -       7,914,269  
Total operating expenses     9,552,942       819,394       3,089,045       24,760,889  
                                 
Income (loss) from operations     (533,066 )     (635,396 )     85,494       (9,853,180 )
                                 
Other Income (Expense):                                
Interest expense     (800,467 )     -       (832,564 )     (3,836,495 )
Interest expense, related party     (82,849 )     (26,901 )     -       -  
Gain on settlement of payables     16,039       -       -       -  
Other     6,799       -       908       (131,846 )
Total other expense     (860,478 )     (26,901 )     (831,656 )     (3,968,341 )
                                 
Net Loss   $ (1,393,544 )   $ (662,297 )   $ (746,162 )   $ (13,821,521 )
                                 
Net loss per share, basic and diluted   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.00 )             (0.14 )
                                 
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted     162,343,378       155,996,684               100,482,497  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

F- 7

 

 

The OLB Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit

Years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

    Common Stock     Additional Paid     Accumulated        
    Shares     Amount     In Capital     Deficit     Total  
Balance at January 1, 2017     155,979,297     $ 15,598     $ 14,942,601     $ (15,452,626 )   $ (494,427 )
Common stock issued for related party debt     2,516,050       252       251,353       -       251,605  
Common stock issued for accrued 
compensation
    3,805,017       381       380,121       -       380,502  
Common stock issued for services     25,000       3       2,497       -       2,500  
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2017     -       -       -       (662,297 )     (662,297 )
Balance at December 31, 2017     162,325,364       16,234       15,576,572       (16,114,923 )     (522,117 )
Common stock issued for services     25,000       3       3,747       -       3,750  
Warrants issued as non-cash interest     -       -       7,660       -       7,660  
Option expense for officers     -       -       182,213       -       182,213  
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2018     -       -       -       (1,393,544 )     (1,393,544 )
Balance at December 31, 2018     162,350,364       16,237       15,770,192       (17,508,467 )     (1,722,038 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

F- 8

 

 

The OLB Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

    For the Years Ended
December 31,
    For the period ended April 8,
2018
    For the Year Ended December 31, 2017  
    2018     2017     (Predecessor)     (Predecessor)  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                        
Net loss   $ (1,393,544 )   $ (662,297 )   $ (746,162 )   $ (13,821,521 )
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Loss to Net Cash Used in Operations:                                
Depreciation and amortization     582,559       -       109,225       446,525  
Paid in kind interest     -       -       275,369       1,614,564  
Stock based compensation     185,963       2,500       -       20,001  
Non-cash interest expense     7,660       -       -       -  
Gain on settlement of payables     (16,039 )     -       -       -  
Bad debt expense     38,113       -       -       656,131  
Loss on disposal of property and equipment     -       -       -       15,539  
Gain in investment accounted for under the equity method     -       -       -       171,469  
Loss on impairment of goodwill     -       -       -       7,914,269  
Changes in assets and liabilities:                                
Accounts receivable     63,869       (27,790 )     99,190       304,519  
Prepaid expenses     63,810       -       35,445       36,876  
Other current assets     (8,278 )     -       (298 )     3,211  
Other long-term assets     (26,576 )     -       6,775       32,523  
Accounts payable     149,161       104,406       (219,888 )     1,746,706  
Accrued compensation – related party     239,310       501,620       (3,156 )     87,909  
Other accrued liabilities – related party     -       26,901       -       -  
Other accrued liabilities     (17,100 )     -       63,905       (220,416 )
Other long-term liabilities     -       -       (2,511 )     (9,796 )
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities     (131,092 )     (54,660 )     (382,106 )     (1,001,491 )
                                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                                
Purchase of property and equipment     -       -       (6,274 )     (46,906 )
Proceeds from note receivable     174,967       -       182,362       200,000  
Cash received in business combination     42,711       -       -       -  
Net Cash provided by Investing Activities     217,678       -       176,088       153,094  
                                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                                
Proceeds from notes payable – related parties     3,055,000       53,500       -       -  
Payment on notes payable – related parties     (30,000 )     -       -       -  
Payment on notes payable     (3,000,000 )     -       -       (512,583 )
Net Cash provided by (used in) Financing Activities     25,000       53,500       -       (512,583 )
                                 
Net Change in Cash     111,586       (1,160 )     (206,018 )     (1,360,980 )
Cash – Beginning of Period     -       1,160       225,227       1,586,207  
Cash – End of Period   $ 111,586     $ 0     $ 19,209     $ 225,227  
                                 
Cash Paid For:                                
Interest   $ 728,000     $ -     $ 458,812     $ 2,040,338  
Income taxes   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:                                
Stock issued in conversion of debt and related accrued interest   $ -     $ 251,605     $ -     $ -  
Stock issued in conversion of accrued salary   $ -     $ 380,502     $ -     $ -  
Forgiveness of accrued compensation credited to additional paid-in capital   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 669,529  
Preferred stock converted into common stock     -       -       -       460  

 

F- 9

 

 

The allocation of the purchase price and the estimated fair market values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the business combination further described in Note 1 are shown below:

 

Consideration      
Consideration issued   $ 12,500,000  
         
Identified assets and liabilities        
Cash     42,711  
Accounts and other receivables     480,302  
Note receivable     174,967  
Prepaid expenses     84,945  
Long-term assets     348,367  
Property and equipment     106,600  
Accounts payable     (180,231 )
Accrued Expenses     (105,877 )
Merchant portfolios     2,190,000  
Tradename     2,500,000  
Total identified assets and liabilities     5,641,784  
         
Excess purchase price allocated to goodwill   $ 6,858,216  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

F- 10

 

 

The OLB Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Years Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

NOTE 1 – BACKGROUND AND RECENT ACQUISITIONS

 

Background

The OLB Group, Inc. (“OLB” the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on November 18, 2004 and provides services through its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

 

The Company provides integrated financial and transaction processing services to businesses throughout the United States. Through its eVance Capital, Inc. subsidiary (“eVance”), the Company provides an integrated suite of third-party merchant payment processing services and related proprietary software enabling products that deliver credit and debit card-based internet payment processing solutions primarily to small and mid-sized merchants operating in physical “brick and mortar” business environments, on the internet and in retail settings requiring both wired and wireless mobile payment solutions. eVance operates as an independent sales organization (“ISO”) generating individual merchant processing contracts in exchange for future residual payments. As a wholesale ISO, eVance has a direct contractual relationship with the merchants and takes greater responsibility in the approval and monitoring of merchants than do retail ISOs and as a result, receives additional consideration for this service and risk. The Company’s Securus365, Inc. subsidiary operates as a retail ISO and receives residual income as commission for merchants it places with third party processors.

 

CrowdPay.us, Inc. (“CrowdPay”) is a Crowdfunding platform used to facilitate a capital raise anywhere from $1,000,0000 -$50,000,000 of various types of securities under Regulation D, Regulation Crowdfunding, Regulation A and the Securities Act of 1933. To date, the activities of this subsidiary have been insignificant.

 

OmniSoft.io, Inc. (“OmniSoft”) operates a software platform for small merchants The Omnicommerce applications work on an iPad, mobile device and the web and allows you to sell a store’s products in a physical, retail setting. To date, the activities of this subsidiary have been insignificant.

 

We also provide ecommerce development and consulting services on a project by project basis.

 

Memorandum of Sale

On April 9, 2018, Securus365, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Securus”), eVance Capital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“eVance Capital”), and eVance Inc., a Delaware corporation (“eVance”, and collectively with Securus and eVance Capital, the “Purchasers”), each of which Purchaser is a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of OLB, entered into a Memorandum of Sale (the “Memorandum of Sale”) by and among the Purchasers and GACP Finance Co., LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GACP”), in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent to certain secured lenders of the Debtors (as defined below), pursuant to which the Purchasers acquired substantially all of the assets of the Debtors (the “Asset Acquisition”) through a foreclosure sale arranged by GACP under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York (“UCC”) of the collateral of Excel Corporation (“Excel”) and its subsidiaries Payprotec Oregon, LLC, Excel Business Solutions, Inc. and eVance Processing, Inc. (Excel and such subsidiaries, collectively, the “Debtors”) under the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2016, by and among GACP, the lenders thereunder and the Debtors and related loan documents, as amended (the “Excel Loan and Security Agreement”).

 

GACP exercised its post-default remedies and realized on the collateral securing the Debtors’ obligations under the Excel Loan and Security Agreement by conducting a public auction of certain assets of the Debtors on April 9, 2018 in accordance with the UCC. The Purchasers submitted the Memorandum of Sale at such auction, which constituted the Purchasers’ bid for substantially all of the assets of the Debtors (“Acquired Assets”), which bid was accepted by GACP on April 9, 2018 in connection with the simultaneous signing and closing (the “Closing”) of the transactions contemplated under the Memorandum of Sale and the Credit Agreement (defined below).

 

In consideration for the sale and transfer of the Acquired Assets at the Closing, the Purchasers assumed certain post-Closing obligations under assigned contracts and issued GACP a note payable in the amount of $12,500,000, through the deemed simultaneous financing of such purchase price to the Purchasers under the Credit Agreement. Pursuant to the Memorandum of Sale, the Purchasers purchased from GACP and accepted all of the Debtors’ right, title and interest in and to the Acquired Assets “as is”, “where is” and “with all faults” and without any representations or warranties, express or implied, of any nature whatsoever. Any representations made by the parties in the Memorandum of Sale did not survive the Closing, and there is no indemnification rights for either party’s breach. 

 

Common Control Mergers

Effective May 9, 2018, the Company entered into a share exchange agreement with CrowdPay.US, Inc., a New York corporation for which the Company issued 87,500,000 shares of common stock for all of the authorized stock of CrowdPay. CrowdPay became a wholly owned subsidiary of OLB. The Company’s two majority stockholders were the two stockholders of CrowdPay and as a result this transaction was accounted for as a common control merger. See Note 8.

 

Effective May 9, 2018, the Company entered into a share exchange agreement with OmniSoft, Inc., a Delaware corporation for which the Company issued 55,000,000 shares of common stock for all of the authorized stock of OmniSoft. OmniSoft became a wholly owned subsidiary of OLB. The Company’s two majority stockholders were the two stockholders of OmniSoft and as a result this transaction was accounted for as a common control merger. See Note 8.

 

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NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

The Company’s financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company’s accounting estimates include the collectability of receivables, useful lives of long lived assets and recoverability of those assets, valuation allowances for income taxes, stock based compensation and estimates made for business combinations.

 

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, eVance, Securus, CrowdPay.US, and OMNISOFT, Inc. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

 

Segments

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision–making group in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Our chief operating decision–making group is composed of the chief executive officer. We currently operate in one segment surrounding our ISO operations.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all cash accounts, which are not subject to withdrawal restrictions or penalties, and all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less as cash and cash equivalents. The carrying amount of financial instruments included in cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value because of the short maturities for the instruments held. The Company had no cash equivalents as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and accounts receivable. The Company’s cash is deposited with major financial institutions. At times, such deposits may be in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurable amount.

 

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable represent contractual residual payments due from the Company’s processing partners or other customers. Residual payments are determined based on transaction fees and revenues from the credit and debit card processing activity of merchants for which the Company’s processing partners pay the Company. Based on collection experience and periodic reviews of outstanding receivables, management considers all accounts receivable for our residual payments to be fully collectible and accordingly, no allowance for doubtful accounts is required; however, CrowdPay has a recorded an allowance of $38,113 and $0, as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

Reserve for Chargeback Losses

Disputes between a cardholder and a merchant periodically arise as a result of, among other things, cardholder dissatisfaction with merchandise quality or merchant services. Such disputes may not be resolved in the merchant’s favor. In these cases, the transaction is “charged back” to the merchant, which means the purchase price is refunded to the customer through the merchant’s bank and charged to the merchant. If the merchant has inadequate funds, the Company must bear the credit risk for the full amount of the transaction. The Company evaluates the risk for such transactions and estimates the potential loss for chargebacks based primarily on historical experience and records a loss reserve accordingly. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, chargebacks were immaterial.

 

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation of property and equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from three to seven years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of the remaining term of the lease or the estimated useful life of the asset. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.

 

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Impairment of Long–Lived Assets

The Company periodically reviews the carrying value of its long-lived assets held and used at least annually or when events and circumstances warrant such a review. If significant events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable, the Company performs a test of recoverability by comparing the carrying value of the asset or asset group to its undiscounted expected future cash flows. Cash flow projections are sometimes based on a group of assets, rather than a single asset. If cash flows cannot be separately and independently identified for a single asset, the Company determines whether impairment has occurred for the group of assets for which it can identify the projected cash flows. If the carrying values are in excess of undiscounted expected future cash flows, it measures any impairment by comparing the fair value of the asset group to its carrying value. If the fair value of an asset or asset group is determined to be less than the carrying amount of the asset or asset group, impairment in the amount of the difference is recorded.

 

Merchant Portfolios

Merchant portfolios are valued at fair value of merchant customers on the date of acquisition and are amortized over their estimated useful lives (7 years).

 

Goodwill

The Company accounts for business combinations under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805, “Business Combinations,” where the total purchase price is allocated to the tangible and identified intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. The purchase price is allocated using the information currently available, and may be adjusted, up to one year from acquisition date, after obtaining more information regarding, among other things, asset valuations, liabilities assumed and revisions to preliminary estimates. The purchase price in excess of the fair value of the tangible and identified intangible assets acquired less liabilities assumed is recognized as goodwill.

 

The Company tests for indefinite lived intangibles and goodwill impairment in the fourth quarter of each year and whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value and may not be recoverable. In accordance with its policies, the Company performed a qualitative assessment of indefinite lived intangibles and goodwill at December 31, 2018 and determined there was no impairment of indefinite lived intangibles and goodwill.  For the year ended December 31, 2017,  during the annual assessment of goodwill, management determined that goodwill had been fully impaired. Due to this impairment the Company recorded an impairment charge of $7.9 million. The impairment charge resulted from the default of the loan with GACP Finance Co. LLC.

 

Business Combinations

Acquisitions are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. The purchase price of an acquisition is allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed using the estimated fair values at the acquisition date. Transaction costs are expensed as incurred.

 

The Company allocates the fair value of purchase consideration to the tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed and intangible assets acquired and identified based on their estimated fair values. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair values of these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. Such valuations require management to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Significant estimates in valuing certain intangible assets include, but are not limited to, future expected cash flows from acquired customer lists, acquired technology, and trade names from a market participant perspective, useful lives and discount rates. Management’s estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable and, as a result, actual results may differ from estimates. During the measurement period, which is one year from the acquisition date, we may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to earnings.

 

Stock-based Compensation

We account for equity-based transactions with nonemployees under the provisions of ASC Topic No. 505-50,  Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees  (“ASC 505-50”). ASC 505-50 establishes that equity-based payment transactions with nonemployees shall be measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The fair value of common stock issued for payments to nonemployees is measured at the market price on the date of grant. The fair value of equity instruments, other than common stock, is estimated using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. In general, we recognize the fair value of the equity instruments issued as deferred stock compensation and amortize the cost over the term of the contract.

 

We account for employee stock-based compensation in accordance with the guidance of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC Topic 718,  Compensation—Stock Compensation,  which requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values. The fair value of the equity instrument is charged directly to compensation expense and credited to additional paid-in capital over the period during which services are rendered.

 

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Net Loss per Share

Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and potentially outstanding shares of common stock during the period. The weighted average number of common shares for the year ended December 31, 2018 does not include warrants to acquire 1,200,000 shares of common stock because of their anti-dilutive effect. There were no potentially dilutive shares as of December 31, 2017.

 

Revenue Recognition and Cost of Revenues

The Company will recognize revenue when it is realized or realizable and earned.  The Company considers revenue realized or realizable and earned when all of the following criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) the product has been shipped or the services have been rendered to the customer, (iii) the sales price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured.

 

The Company receives a percentage of recurring monthly transaction related fees comprised of credit and debit card fees charged to merchants, net of association fees, otherwise known as Interchange, as well as certain service charges and convenience fees, for payment processing services, including authorization, capture, clearing, settlement and information reporting of electronic transactions. Fees are calculated on either a percentage of the dollar volume of the transaction or a fixed fee or a hybrid of the two and are recognized at the time of the transaction. In the case of “wholesale” residual revenue in which the Company has a direct contractual relationship with the merchant, bears risk of chargebacks and performs underwriting on the merchants, the Company records the full discount charged to the merchant as revenue and the related interchange and other processing fees as expenses. In cases of residual revenue where the Company is not responsible for merchant underwriting and has no chargeback liability and has no or limited contractual relationship with the merchant, the Company records the amount it receives from the processor net of interchange and other processing fees as revenue.

 

Income Taxes

Income taxes are provided for the tax effects of the transactions reported in the financial statements and consist of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes related primarily to tax net operating loss carryforwards. The deferred tax assets and liabilities represent the future tax return consequences of these differences, which will either be taxable or deductible when assets and liabilities are recovered or settled, as well as operating loss carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is established against deferred tax assets when in the judgment of management, it is more likely than not that such deferred tax assets will not become available. Because the judgment about the level of future taxable income is dependent to a great extent on matters that may, at least in part, be beyond the Company’s control, it is at least reasonably possible that management’s judgment about the need for a valuation allowance for deferred taxes could change in the near term.

 

Tax benefits are recognized only for tax positions that are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon settlement. A liability for “unrecognized tax benefits” is recorded for any tax benefits claimed in the Company’s tax returns that do not meet these recognition and measurement standards. As of December 31, 2018, and 2017, no liability for unrecognized tax benefits was required to be reported.

 

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC Topic No. 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels, as described below:

 

Level 1: Level 1 inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2: Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets, quoted prices in markets that are not considered to be active, and observable inputs other than quoted prices such as interest rates.

 

Level 3: Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs.

 

The following required disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments has been determined by the Company using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required to interpret market data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

 

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The methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair values of each class of financial instruments are as follows: Cash and Cash Equivalents, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable. The items are generally short-term in nature, and accordingly, the carrying amounts reported on the consolidated balance sheets are reasonable approximations of their fair values.

  

The carrying amounts of Notes Receivable and Notes Payable approximate the fair value as the notes bear interest rates that are consistent with current market rates.

 

Subsequent Events

Management evaluates events that have occurred after the balance sheet date and through the date the financial statements are issued. Based upon the review, management did not identify any recognized or non-recognized subsequent events which would have required an adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements, except as described in  Note 17 Subsequent Events .

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

 

In November 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-17,  Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes . The ASU simplifies the presentation of deferred income taxes under U.S. GAAP by requiring that all deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as non-current. The guidance in ASU No. 2015-17 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this ASU and it did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09,  Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting . This ASU makes targeted amendments to the accounting for employee share-based payments. This guidance is to be applied using various transition methods such as full retrospective, modified retrospective, and prospective based on the criteria for the specific amendments as outlined in the guidance. The guidance is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company adopted this ASU and it did not have a material impact on the Company’s disclosures in the footnotes to its consolidated financial statements.

 

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows: Clarification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (“ASU 2016-15”), which eliminates the diversity in practice related to classification of certain cash receipts and payments in the statement of cash flows, by adding or clarifying guidance on eight specific cash flow issues. This new guidance will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years and early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The adoption of this ASU has had no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures. 

 

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18,  Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash  (“ASU 2016-18”), which provides guidance that will require that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. As a result, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. This new guidance will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years and early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The adoption of this ASU has had no material impact of the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. 

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01,  Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business.    This ASU clarifies the definition of a business when evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. This new guidance will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those periods. The adoption of this ASU has had no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures. 

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04,  Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) . This ASU simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating the second step of the goodwill impairment test, which required computing the implied fair value of goodwill. Under the amendments in this update, an entity should perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An impairment charge should be recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. This new guidance will be effective January 1, 2020. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the potential effect that the adoption of this standard will have on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.

 

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In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09,  Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting.  This ASU clarifies an entity’s ability to modify the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award presented. An entity should account for the effects of a modification unless all the following are met: the fair value of the modified award has not changed from the fair value on the date of issuance; the vesting conditions of the modified award are the same as the vesting conditions of the original award immediately before the original award is modified; and, the classification of the modified award as an equity instrument or a liability instrument is the same as the classification of the original award immediately before the original award is modified. This new guidance will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those periods. The adoption of this ASU has had no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures. 

 

In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-11,  Earnings Per Share (Topic 260); Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480); Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): (Part I) Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features, (Part II) Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests with a Scope Exception . This ASU clarifies the recognition, measurement, and effect on earnings per share of certain freestanding equity-classified financial instruments that include down round features affect entities that present earnings per share in accordance with the guidance in Topic 260,  Earnings Per Share . When determining whether certain financial instruments should be classified as liabilities or equity instruments, a down round feature no longer precludes equity classification when assessing whether the instrument is indexed to an entity’s own stock. The amendments also clarify existing disclosure requirements for equity-classified instruments. This new guidance will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those periods. The Company adopted this ASU and it did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Recent Accounting Standards

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02,  Leases (Topic 842) . The ASU requires that a lessee recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from operating leases. A lessee should recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. This new guidance will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those annual reporting periods, and early adoption is permitted. In transition, lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the potential effect that the adoption of this standard will have on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, to establish ASC Topic 606, (ASC 606).  ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  The guidance includes a five-step framework that requires an entity to: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when the entity satisfies a performance obligation.  In addition, the standard requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. 

 

In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Deferral of the Effective Date, which amended the effective date for nonpublic entities to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018.  In March 2016, the FASB issued an update (ASU 2016-08) to ASC 606, Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), which clarifies the guidance on principal versus agent considerations. In April 2016, the FASB issued an update (ASU 2016-10) to ASC 606, Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, which provides clarification related to identifying performance obligations and licensing implementation guidance under ASU 2014-09. In May 2016, the FASB issued an update (ASU 2016-12) to ASC 606, Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients, which amends guidance on transition, collectability, noncash consideration and the presentation of sales and other similar taxes. In December 2016, the FASB issued an update (ASU 2016-20) to ASC 606, Technical Corrections and Improvements, which outlines technical corrections to certain aspects of the new revenue recognition standard such as provisions for losses on construction type contracts and disclosure of remaining performance obligations, among other aspects. The effective date and transition requirements are the same as those in ASU 2014-09 for all subsequent clarifying guidance discussed herein.

 

The guidance permits two methods of adoption: retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented (full retrospective method), or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized at the date of initial application (modified retrospective method). The Company has elected to apply the modified retrospective method. Accordingly, the new revenue standard will be applied prospectively in the Company’s financial statements from January 1, 2019 forward and reported financial information for historical comparable periods will not be revised and will continue to be reported under the accounting standards in effect during those historical periods.

 

The Company has reviewed other recently issued accounting pronouncements and plans to adopt those that are applicable to it. The Company does not expect the adoption of any other pronouncements to have an impact on its results of operations or financial position. 

 

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NOTE 3 – LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

At December 31, 2018, the Company had cash of $111,586 and a working capital deficit of $649,203. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company’s net loss and cash used in operating activities was $1,393,544 and $131,092, respectively.  T he Company expects to fund future liquidity and capital requirements through cash flow generated from its operating activities resulting from increases in its merchants and revenues generated. Additionally, included in the working capital deficit as of December 31, 2018 was accrued payroll, a note payable and other expenses due to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ronny Yakov, in the amount of $610,976, which he has agreed to defer receiving payment until the Company has sufficient working capital. As a result of the recent amendments to its long-term and related party long-term debt arrangements, coupled with  its operations acquired in the business combination and commitment from a related party and significant stockholder, that he will provide any additional financial support, if needed, to satisfy the Company’s debt or other obligations through April 2020, the Company has alleviated its previously reported substantial doubt regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.  The Company’s future capital requirements could depend on many factors, including the need to expand its services, competing technological and market developments, and the need to enter into collaborations with other companies or acquire other companies or technologies to enhance or complement the Company’s product and service offerings. If the Company is unable to secure additional capital, it may be required to curtail its future plans and take additional measures to reduce costs in order to conserve cash. 

 

NOTE 4 – NOTE RECEIVABLE

 

On November 30, 2017, the predecessor entity entered into a forbearance agreement with MoneyonMobile, Inc. (formerly Calpain, Inc) concerning a $675,000 note payable dated April 12, 2016.  In the agreement, MoneyonMobile agreed to a periodic payment schedule for the principal of the note with the first payment of $200,000 due and paid on December 15, 2017. The remain balance of $475,000 was to be paid in six-monthly installments beginning January 15, 2018 with a final payment made on June 15, 2018. Due to certain financial uncertainties with MoneyonMobile, management of the predecessor determined it necessary to reserve for the final payments due on the note and recorded bad debt expense of $117,670 during the year ended December 31, 2017. During the period from January 1, 2018 to April 8, 2018, the predecessor collected $182,362 and subsequent to the date the Company completed the business combination (Note 7), the Company collected the remaining $174,967.

 

NOTE 5 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property and equipment are summarized as follows:

 

    December 31     December 31, 2017  
    2018     2017     Predecessor  
Furniture and Fixtures   $ 14,895     $ -     $ 36,471  
Office Equipment     73,205       -       180,576  
Leasehold improvements     6,208       -       -  
Computer Software     12,292       -       63,607  
      106,600       -       280,654  
Accumulated depreciation     (40,655 )     -       (162,414 )
Property and equipment, net   $ 65,945     $ -     $ 118,240  

 

Depreciation expense was $40,655 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. As it pertains to the predecessor, for the period from January 1, 2018 through April 8, 2018, depreciation expense was $18,486 and for the year ended December 31, 2017, depreciation expense was $83,569.

 

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NOTE 6 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Other assets consist of the following as of:

 

    December 31     December 31, 2017  
    2018     2017     Predecessor  
Merchant Portfolios   $ 2,190,000     $ -     $ 2,540,690  
Less Accumulated Amortization     (208,571 )     -       (756,158 )
Net residual portfolios   $ 1,981,429     $ -     $ 1,784,532  

 

    December 31     December 31, 2017  
    2018     2017     Predecessor  
Trade name   $ 2,500,000     $ -     $ -  
Less Accumulated Amortization     (333,333 )     -       -  
Net trade name   $ 2,166,667     $ -     $ -  

 

Amortization expense amounted to $541,904 for the year ended December 31, 2018. The predecessor’s amortization expense for the period from January 1, 2018 to April 8, 2018 and for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $90,739 and $362,956, respectively.

 

The Company’s merchant portfolios and tradename are being amortized over respective useful lives of 7 and 5 years.

 

The following sets forth the estimated amortization expense related to amortizing intangible assets for the years ended December 31:

 

2019   $ 812,857  
2020   $ 812,857  
2021   $ 812,857  
2022   $ 812,857  
2023   $ 479,524  
Thereafter   $ 417,144  

 

The weighted average remaining useful life of amortizing intangible assets was 6 years at December 31, 2018.

 

NOTE 7 – BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

 

As disclosed in Note 1, on April 9, 2018, the Company entered into a Memorandum of Sale by and among the Purchasers and GACP. In consideration for the sale and transfer of the Acquired Assets at the Closing, the Company assumed certain post-Closing obligations under assigned contracts and issued GACP a note payable for $12,500,000, through the deemed simultaneous financing of such purchase price to the Purchasers under the Credit Agreement.  

 

The Company accounted for the transaction as a business combination under ASC 805 and as a result, allocated the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date as outlined in the table below. The results of operations of the business acquired by the Company have been included in the consolidated statements of operations since the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the underlying identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed was allocated to goodwill. The amount assigned to goodwill was deemed appropriate based on several factors, including: (i) the multiple paid by market participants for businesses in the merchant card processing business; (ii) levels of eVance Payments, current and future projected cash flows; and (iii) the Company’s strategic business plan. Goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

 

The allocation of the purchase price and the estimated fair market values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are shown below:

 

Consideration      
Consideration issued   $ 12,500,000  
Identified assets and liabilities        
Cash     42,711  
Accounts and other receivables     480,302  
Note receivable     174,967  
Prepaid expenses     84,945  
Long-term assets     348,367  
Property and equipment     106,600  
Accounts payable     (180,231 )
Accrued Expenses     (105,877 )
Merchant portfolios     2,190,000  
Tradename     2,500,000  
Total identified assets and liabilities     5,641,784  
Excess purchase price allocated to goodwill   $ 6,858,216  

 

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Unaudited pro forma results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, as if the Company and its subsidiaries had been combined on January 1, 2017, follow. The pro forma results include estimates and assumptions which management believes are reasonable. The pro forma results do not include any anticipated cost savings or other effects of the planned integration of these entities, and are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have occurred if the business combination had been in effect on the date indicated, or which may result in the future. The unaudited pro forma results of operations are as follows:

 

    2018     2017  
Revenues   $ 12,194,415     $ 15,091,707  
Operating loss   $ (124,442 )   $ (3,023,848 )
Net loss   $ (1,816,576 )   $ (6,979,090 )
Net loss per share – basic and diluted   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.04 )

 

NOTE 8 – COMMON CONTROL MERGERS

 

On May 9, 2018, the Company acquired 100% of OmniSoft in exchange for the issuance of 55,000,000 shares of common stock. The acquisition of OmniSoft., was determined to be a common control transaction as each Company has the same two shareholder with a majority ownership. As a result, the assets and liabilities assumed were recorded on the Company’s consolidated financial statements at their respective carry-over basis. Under ASC 805, “Business Combinations,” the Company recorded the common control merger as of the earliest date presented in these consolidated financial statements, or January 1, 2017 as follows:

 

Accounts receivable   $ 250  
Accounts payable     (602 )
Accrued expenses – related party     (265,319 )
Net liabilities assumed   $ (265,671 )

 

The results of operations included in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2017 as a result of the common control merger were as follows:

 

Revenue   $ 250  
Operating expenses     (134,154 )
Net loss   $ (133,904 )

 

On May 9, 2018, the Company acquired 100% of CrowdPay in exchange for 87,500,000 shares of common stock. The acquisition of CrowdPay., as a wholly owned subsidiary is considered a common control transaction as each Company has the same shareholder with a majority ownership. As a result, the assets and liabilities assumed were recorded on the Company’s consolidated financial statements at their respective carry-over basis. Under ASC 805, “Business Combinations,” the Company recorded the common control merger as of the earliest date presented in these consolidated financial statements, or January 1, 2017 as follows:

 

Accounts receivable   $ 27,540  
Other receivable – related party     1,705  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     (48,472 )
Accrued expenses – related party     (149,645 )
Net liabilities assumed   $ (168,872 )

 

The results of operations included in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2017 as a result of the common control merger were as follows:

 

Revenue   $ 132,205  
Operating expenses     (261,860 )
Net loss   $ (129,655 )

 

NOTE 9 – NOTES PAYABLE

 

As of December 31, 2017, the Company had a balance due on its note payable to GACP of $13,911,233.  The Loan accrues interest of 18% per annum of which 13% is payable in cash monthly and 5% is payable in kind (PIK).  The note was extinguished due to the foreclosure on the collateral of the note.

 

In order to finance the Asset Acquisition, GACP, as administrative agent and collateral agent (“Agent”), and as the initial sole lender thereunder, provided a term loan of $12,500,000 (the “Term Loan”) to the Purchasers, OmniSoft, Inc., a Delaware corporation and CrowdPay.us, Inc., a New York corporation, each of OmniSoft and CrowdPay being affiliates of the Company’s majority stockholder, which obligations are guaranteed by the Company (collectively with the Borrowers, the “Loan Parties”), under the Loan and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), dated as of April 9, 2018, by and among the Loan Parties, the lenders from time to time party thereto as lenders (the “Lenders”) and the Agent.

 

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The Term Loan matures in full on April 9, 2021, the third anniversary of the Closing. $1,000,000 of the principal amount under the Term Loan must be repaid on or prior to July 15, 2018, and an additional $2,000,000 in principal due on or prior to October 31, 2018 (in each case subject to earlier repayment under certain circumstances, including if a Loan Party consummates an equity financing), with the remaining principal due upon maturity. The Term Loan can be prepaid without penalty in part by the Loan Parties with ten days’ prior written notice to the Agent, and in full within thirty days’ prior written notice. The Term Loan is subject to an interest rate of 9.0% per annum, payable monthly in arrears.

 

The obligations of the Loan Parties under the Credit Agreement are secured by all of their respective assets and the Loan Parties pledged all of their assets as collateral for their obligations under the Credit Agreement. Additionally, the Company pledged its ownership interests in the Purchasers and any of its other subsidiaries that it may form or acquire from time to time.

 

The Credit Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and financial and other covenants of the Loan Parties for the benefit of the Lenders and the Agent. The obligations of the Loan Parties under the Credit Agreement are subject to customary events of default for a secured term loan. Each Loan Party is jointly and severally liable for the obligations under the Credit Agreement.

 

On July 30, 2018, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Loan and Security Agreement (the “Amendment”) amending that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of April 9, 2018 (the “Original Credit Agreement,” and as amended by the Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among GACP Finance Co., LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, the lenders party thereto, Securus365, Inc., eVance, Inc., eVance Capital, Inc., OMNISOFT, Inc., and CrowdPay.us, Inc., as borrowers, and the Company, as parent guarantor. Pursuant to the Amendment, among other things, the lenders (i) waived the Company’s existing defaults under the Original Credit Agreement for its failure to make payment of $1,000,000 (the “initial payment”) under the Original Credit Agreement on or prior to July 15, 2018 and to deliver to the lenders unaudited monthly financial statements and compliance certificates of the Company, (ii) extended the date on which the initial payment was required to be made to July 30, 2018 and extended the date on which the Company is required to provide audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018, (iii) permitted the Company to enter into a subordinated loan arrangement for the Note concurrently with the Amendment such that the Company could make the initial payment under the terms of the Credit Agreement, and permitted the Note to be repaid either from the sale of the Note Collateral Shares or at any time after the second payment under the Credit Agreement. The Company borrowed $1,000,000 from a related party (Note 11) in order to make its first scheduled payment.

 

On November 14, 2018, the $2,000,000 second payment due under the Original Credit Agreement that was due by October 31, 2018 was paid. The Company borrowed $2,000,000 from a related party (Note 11) in order to make its second scheduled payment. Total interest expense for the GACP loan incurred during the year ended December 31, 2018 was $791,625, $73,625 of which is accrued as of December 31, 2018.

 

On February 5, 2019, the Company entered into Amendment No. 3 to Loan and Security Agreement (the “Amendment”) amending that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of April 9, 2018 (the “Original Credit Agreement,” and as amended, including by the Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among GACP Finance Co., LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, the lenders party thereto, Securus365, Inc., eVance, Inc., eVance Capital, Inc., OMNISOFT, Inc., and CrowdPay.us, Inc., as borrowers, and the Company, as parent guarantor. Pursuant to the Amendment, among other things, the lenders waived the Company’s existing default under the Original Credit Agreement for its failure to comply with certain financial covenants set forth in the Original Credit Agreement and the parties amended the terms of the financial covenants that the Company must comply with.

 

NOTE 10 – WARRANTS

 

Pursuant to and as additional consideration for the Term Loan under the Credit Agreement, on April 9, 2018 the Company issued to GACP a Warrant to purchase 1,200,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.25 per share, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Warrant. The Warrant is exercisable by GACP at any time from the Issuance Date until the later of (i) the third (3 rd ) anniversary of the Issuance Date and (ii) the date on which all obligations under the Credit Agreement have been satisfied in full. The Warrant may be redeemed for $0.0001 per Warrant Share, at the sole discretion of the Company, at any time after the six (6) month anniversary of the Issuance Date if the closing sales price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $5.00 per share on each of the 20 trading days within any 30 day trading day period ending on the third (3 rd ) trading day prior to the date on which the Company provides a notice of redemption. GACP has certain piggy-back registration rights as set forth in the Warrant with respect to the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Warrant. After the six (6) month anniversary of the Issuance Date, GACP can exercise the Warrant using a “cashless exercise” feature to the extent that GACP exercises the Warrant for a number of Warrant Shares in excess of the number Warrant Shares that have been registered for resale under U.S. securities laws.

 

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As additional consideration for the Term Loan under the Credit Agreement, on April 9, 2018 the Company also entered into a letter agreement (the “Additional Warrants Agreement”) with GACP, pursuant to which the Company agreed that if the Company at any time after the Closing and prior to the satisfaction of all outstanding obligations under the Credit Agreement requests for GACP to provide debt financing for the acquisition of a company or operating business by the Company or its subsidiaries, and GACP or its affiliates provide all of the debt financing for such acquisition, the Company will issue to GACP a warrant to purchase 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (an “Additional Warrant”) upon the closing of such debt-financing, with such Additional Warrant in substantially the same form as the Warrant, up to a total of four (4) Additional Warrants for four debt-financed acquisitions under the Additional Warrants Agreement. The exercise price of the Additional Warrants, if issued, will be $0.30 per share for the first Additional Warrant, $0.35 per share for the second Additional Warrant, $0.40 per share for the third Additional Warrant and $0.45 per share for the fourth Additional Warrant, with the number of shares and exercise price subject to adjustment as set forth in the Additional Warrants Agreement and the Additional Warrant.

 

The warrants have an exercise price of $0.25 and expire in three years. The aggregate fair value of the warrants, which was charged to interest expense, totaled $7,660 based on the Black Scholes Merton pricing model using the following estimates: exercise price of $0.25, 2.28% risk free rate, 114.11% volatility and expected life of the warrants of 3 years.

 

A summary of the status of the Company’s outstanding stock warrants and changes during the year is presented below:

 

    Shares available to purchase with warrants     Weighted 
Average 
Price
    Weighted 
Average 
Fair Value
    Aggregate Intrinsic Value  
                         
Outstanding, December 31, 2017     -     $ -     $ -          
                                 
Issued     1,200,000     $ 0.25     $ 0.0064          
Exercised     -     $ -     $ -          
Forfeited     -     $ -     $ -          
Expired     -     $ -     $ -          
Outstanding, December 31, 2018     1,200,000     $ 0.25       $0. 0064     $ -  
                                 
Exercisable, December 31, 2018     1,200,000     $ 0.25       $0. 0064     $ -  

 

Range of Exercise
Prices
  Number Outstanding
12/31/2018
  Weighted Average
Remaining Contractual Life
  Weighted Average
Exercise Price
$0.25   1,200,000   2.27 years   $0.25

 

The aggregate intrinsic value represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on warrants with an exercise price less than the Company’s stock price as of December 31, 2018, which would have been received by the warrant holder had the warrant holder exercised their warrants as of that date.

 

NOTE 11 – STOCK OPTIONS

 

On April 10, 2018, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its VP of Finance pursuant to which he was granted 7,955,168 common stock options. The grant shall vest at the rate of 1/5 beginning on each anniversary of the effective date of grant. The options have an exercise price of $0.0001 and expire in three years after each vest date. The aggregate fair value of the options totaled $1,192,535 based on the Black Scholes Merton pricing model using the following estimates: exercise price of $0.0001, 2.43% risk free rate, 123.7% volatility and expected life of the options of 5 years. The fair value is being amortized over the applicable vesting period and credited to additional paid in capital.

 

Pursuant to the terms on the employment agreement with Mr. Yakov he was granted 200,000 common stock options. The grant shall vest at the rate of 1/3 beginning on each anniversary of the effective date of grant. The options have an exercise price of $0.001 and expire in three years after each vest date. The aggregate fair value of the options totaled $39,812 based on the Black Scholes Merton pricing model using the following estimates: exercise price of $0.001, 2.13% risk free rate, 123.7% volatility and expected life of the options of 4 years. The fair value is being amortized over the applicable vesting period and credited to additional paid in capital.

 

    For the year ended
December 31,
2018
 
Stock Options   Shares     Weighted Average Exercise Price  
Options outstanding at January 1     -     $ -  
Granted     8,155,168     $ 0.0001  
Exercised     -     $ -  
Forfeited     -     $ -  
Options outstanding December 31     8,155,168     $ 0.0001  
Shares exercisable at December 31     -     $ -  

 

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NOTE 12 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

On December 31, 2017, the Company converted $380,502 of accrued salary due to the CEO into 3,805,017 shares of common stock.

 

On December 31, 2017, the Company issued 25,000 shares of common stock to its CFO for accounting services previously rendered. The shares were valued at $0.10 per shares for total non-cash expense of $2,500.

 

On March 12, 2018, the Company received $30,000 from Mr. John Herzog. The advance was used for operating expenses, was unsecured, non interest bearing and due on demand. This was repaid in full on April 19, 2018.

 

On July 30, 2018, pursuant to the terms of the Amendment (Note 8), the Company issued to Mr. John Herzog, a significant stockholder of the Company a subordinated promissory note in the principal amount of $1,000,000 (the “Note”) for cash proceeds of $1,000,000. The Note initially matured on March 31, 2019 (though the Company has the right to prepay the Note, in whole or in part, at any time prior to maturity) and bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum, compounding annually. The Note is subordinated to the Credit Agreement. The Company used the proceeds received to make the initial payment under the Credit Agreement.

 

On November 14, 2018, the Company issued to Mr. Herzog a subordinated promissory note (“Note 2”) in the principal amount of $2,000,000 for cash proceeds of $2,000,000.

 

On March 1, 2019, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to Subordinated Promissory Note (the “ Subordinated Note Amendment ”) with Mr. Herzog. The purpose of the Subordinated Note Amendment was to amend that certain subordinated promissory note issued on July 26, 2018 in the principal amount of $1,000,000 to reflect an increase in the amount of principal due under the note from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000 reflecting a payment made by the payee to the Company of $2,000,000 on November 14, 2018 (the proceeds of which were used by the Company to make a second required payment under the Credit Agreement) and to extend the maturity date of the Note from March 31, 2019 to September 30, 2020.

 

Total interest expense on the two loans from Mr. Herzog for 2018 was $82,849, of which $52,849 is accrued as of December 31, 2018.

 

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company has total accrued compensation due to Mr. Yakov of $568,292 and $394,927, respectively, and advances to be repaid to Mr. Yakov of $17,684 and $18,366, respectively.

 

On August 10, 2018, Ronny Yakov, the CEO, loaned the Company $25,000, in order to pay for audit services. The loan is unsecured, bears interest at 12% and is due on demand. As of December 31, 2018, there is $1,184 of interest accrued on this note.

 

NOTE 13 – PREFERRED STOCK

 

Our certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of 50,000,000 shares of blank check preferred stock with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by our board of directors. No shares of preferred stock are currently issued or outstanding. Accordingly, our board of directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, redemption, voting or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of common stock. We may issue some or all of the preferred stock to effect a business transaction. In addition, the preferred stock could be utilized as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of us.

 

NOTE 14 – COMMON STOCK

 

On April 12, 2018, the Company issued 25,000 shares of common stock for services previously rendered for total non-cash expense of $3,750.

 

NOTE 15 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

In the normal course of business, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and assessments arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company records legal costs associated with loss contingencies as incurred and accrues for all probable and estimable settlements.

 

On October 20, 2017, the Company entered into a new employment agreement with its founder and president for 7 years effective January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2024. The agreement provides for an annual salary of $375,000, fringe benefits ($2,500 monthly automobile allowance, any benefit plans of the Company and 4 weeks paid vacation), an incentive bonus of $200,000 based on the achievement of certain performance criteria and an acquisition bonus equal to two (2%) percent of the gross purchase price paid in connection therewith upon the closing of any acquisition directly or indirectly by the Company or its subsidiaries during the Employment Period of any company or business (including purchases of all or substantially all of the assets of any such entity) having then existing sales of not less than three million five hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000). As of December 31, 2018, no bonuses have been paid or accrued.

 

Office Lease

 

The Company leases its Georgia office facilities under an operating lease expiring in November 2019. Monthly lease payments range from $8,278 to $9,046 throughout the term of the lease.

 

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NOTE 16 – INCOME TAX

 

Deferred taxes are provided on a liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

The income tax provision (benefit) consist of the following:

 

      For the Years Ended 
December 31,
 
      2018       2017  
Federal:                
Current   $ -     $ -  
Deferred     -       -  
                 
State and local:                
Current     -       -  
Deferred     -       -  

 

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was signed into law by the President of the United States. TCJA is a tax reform act that among other things, reduced corporate tax rates to 21 percent effective January 1, 2018. We have recorded a provisional decrease of $701,000, with a corresponding adjustment to valuation allowance of $701,000 as of December 31, 2017. No additional adjustments were made for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Net deferred tax assets consist of the following components as of December 31:

 

    2018     2017  
Deferred Tax Assets:            
NOL Carryover   $ 944,000     $ 818,000  
Payroll accrual     9,000       -  
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts     12,000       -  
Related party accrual     213,000       -  
Less valuation allowance     (1,178,000 )     (818,000 )
Net deferred tax assets   $ -     $ -  
                 

 

The income tax provision differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate to pretax income from continuing operations for the period ended December 31, due to the following:

 

    2018     2017  
Book loss   $ (292,600 )   $ (125,000 )
State taxes     (138,500 )        
Meals and entertainment     6,800       3,800  
Stock options     60,000          
Other nondeductible expenses     4,300       125,000  
Valuation allowance     360,000       (3,800 )
    $ -     $ -  

 

At December 31, 2018, the Company had net federal and state net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $3,803,000 and $847,000, respectively, which may be offset against future taxable income from the year 2019 to 2038. In accordance with Section 382 of the Internal Revenue code, the usage of the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards may be limited in the event of a change in ownership. A full Section 382 analysis has not been prepared and NOLs could be subject to limitation under Section 382.

 

The Company’s policy is to record interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense. No interest or penalties were recorded during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position in the next twelve months.

 

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, New York and Georgia which remain subject to examination by the various taxing authorities beginning with the tax year ended December 31, 2015 (or the tax year ended December 31, 2001 if the Company were to utilize its NOLs). No tax audits were commenced or were in process during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

 

NOTE 17 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Pursuant to the terms on the employment agreement with Mr. Yakov, he was granted 200,000 common stock options on January 1, 2019.

 

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The OLB Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

    March 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
 
    (Unaudited)        
ASSETS            
Current Assets:            
Cash   $ 42,845     $ 111,586  
Accounts receivable, net     477,140       406,110  
Prepaid expenses     22,126       21,135  
Other current assets     8,278       8,278  
Total Current Assets     550,389       547,109  
                 
Other Assets:                
Property and equipment, net     57,075       65,945  
Intangible assets, net     3,920,449       4,148,096  
Goodwill     6,858,216       6,858,216  
Other long-term assets     385,327       379,908  
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 11,771,456     $ 11,999,274  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT                
Current Liabilities:                
Accounts payable   $ 460,155     $ 467,526  
Accrued expenses – related party     720,001       640,009  
Accrued expenses     73,625       73,625  
Other accrued liabilities     10,396       15,152  
Note payable –related parties– current portion     70,000       25,000  
Total Current Liabilities     1,334,177       1,221,312  
Long Term Liabilities:                
Note payable, net     9,500,000       9,500,000  
Notes payable – related parties     3,000,000       3,000,000  
Total Liabilities     13,834,177       13,721,312  
                 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)     -       -  
                 
Stockholders’ Deficit:                
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding     -       -  
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized, 162,350,364 shares issued and outstanding     16,237       16,237  
Additional paid-in capital     15,836,454       15,770,192  
Accumulated deficit     (17,915,412 )     (17,508,467 )
Total Stockholders’ Deficit     (2,062,721 )     (1,722,038 )
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT   $ 11,771,456     $ 11,999,274  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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The OLB Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

    For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
    For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2018
 
    2019     2018     (Predecessor)  
Revenue:                  
Transaction and processing fees   $ 2,576,284     $ -     $ 3,164,949  
Merchant equipment sales and other     8,410       -       9,590  
Other revenue     6,200       77,025       -  
Total revenue     2,590,894       77,025       3,174,539  
                         
Operating expenses:                        
Processing and servicing costs, excluding merchant portfolio amortization     1,718,098       4,097       1,748,141  
Amortization expense     227,647       -       90,739  
Salaries and wages     434,793       156,250       374,345  
Outside commissions     40,869       -       508,296  
General and administrative expenses     273,022       43,012       367,524  
Total operating expenses     2,694,429       203,359       3,089,045  
                         
Income (loss) from operations     (103,535 )     (126,334 )     85,494  
                         
Other Income (Expense):                        
Interest expense     (213,750 )     -       (832,564 )
Interest expense, related party     (90,204 )     (296 )        
Other     544       -       908  
Total other expense     (303,410 )     (296 )     (831,656 )
                         
Net Loss   $ (406,945 )   $ (126,630 )   $ (746,162 )
                         
Net loss per share, basic and diluted   $ (0.00 )   $ (0.00 )        
                         
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted     162,350,364       162,325,364          

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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The OLB Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit

Three Months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(Unaudited)

 

    Common Stock     Additional Paid     Accumulated        
    Shares     Amount     In Capital     Deficit     Total  
Balance at January 1, 2019     162,350,364     $ 16,237     $ 15,770,192     $ (17,508,467 )   $ (1,722,038 )
Stock based compensation     -       -       66,262       -       66,262  
Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2019     -       -       -       (406,945 )     (406,945 )
Balance at March 31, 2019     162,350,364     $ 16,237     $ 15,836,454     $ (17,915,412 )   $ (2,062,721 )

 

    Common Stock     Additional Paid     Accumulated        
    Shares     Amount     In Capital     Deficit     Total  
Balance at January 1, 2018     162,325,364     $ 16,234     $ 15,576,572     $ (16,114,923 )   $ (522,117 )
Stock based compensation     -       -       -       -       -  
Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2018     -       -       -       (126,630 )     (126,630 )
Balance at March 31, 2018     162,325,364     $ 16,234     $ 15,576,572     $ (16,241,553 )   $ (648,747 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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The OLB Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

  

    For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
    For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2018
 
    2019     2018     (Predecessor)  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                  
Net loss   $ (406,945 )   $ (126,630 )   $ (746,162 )
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Loss to Net Cash Used in Operations:                        
Depreciation and amortization     236,517       -       109,225  
Stock based compensation     66,262       -       -  
Paid in kind interest     -       -       275,369  
Changes in assets and liabilities:                        
Accounts receivable     (71,030 )     (26,828 )     99,190  
Prepaid expenses     (991 )             35,445  
Other current assets     -       (22,851 )     (298 )
Other long-term assets     (5,419 )             6,775  
Accounts payable     (7,371 )     3,631       (219,888 )
Accrued compensation     -       -       (3,156 )
Accrued expenses – related party     79,992       144,477       -  
Other accrued liabilities     (4,756 )     -       63,905  
Other long-term liabilities     -       -       (2,511 )
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities     (113,741 )     (28,201 )     (382,106 )
                         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                        
Purchase of property and equipment     -       -       (6,274 )
Proceeds from note receivable     -       -       182,362  
Net Cash provided by Investing Activities     -       -       176,088  
                         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                        
Proceeds from notes payable – related party     45,000       30,000       -  
Net Cash provided by Financing Activities     45,000       30,000       -  
                         
Net Change in Cash     (68,741 )     1,799       (206,018 )
Cash – Beginning of Period     111,586       -       225,227  
Cash – End of Period   $ 42,845     $ 1,799     $ 19,209  
                         
Cash Paid For:                        
Interest   $ 223,750     $ -     $ 458,812  
Income taxes   $ -     $ -     $ -  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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The OLB Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2019

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 - BACKGROUND

 

Background

The OLB Group, Inc. (“OLB” the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on November 18, 2004 and provides services through its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

 

The Company provides integrated financial and transaction processing services to businesses throughout the United States. Through its eVance Capital, Inc. subsidiary (“eVance”), the Company provides an integrated suite of third-party merchant payment processing services and related proprietary software enabling products that deliver credit and debit card-based internet payment processing solutions primarily to small and mid-sized merchants operating in physical “brick and mortar” business environments, on the internet and in retail settings requiring both wired and wireless mobile payment solutions. eVance operates as an independent sales organization (“ISO”) generating individual merchant processing contracts in exchange for future residual payments. As a wholesale ISO, eVance has a direct contractual relationship with the merchants and takes greater responsibility in the approval and monitoring of merchants than do retail ISOs and as a result, receives additional consideration for this service and risk. The Company’s Securus365, Inc. subsidiary operates as a retail ISO and receives residual income as commission for merchants it places with third party processors.

 

CrowdPay.us, Inc. (“CrowdPay”) is a Crowdfunding platform used to facilitate a capital raise anywhere from $1,000,0000 -$50,000,000 of various types of securities under Regulation D, Regulation Crowdfunding, Regulation A and the Securities Act of 1933. To date, the activities of this subsidiary have been insignificant.

 

OmniSoft.io, Inc. (“OmniSoft”) operates a software platform for small merchants The Omnicommerce applications work on an iPad, mobile device and the web and allows you to sell a store’s products in a physical, retail setting. To date, the activities of this subsidiary have been insignificant.

 

We also provide ecommerce development and consulting services on a project by project basis.

 

Memorandum of Sale

On April 9, 2018, Securus365, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Securus”), eVance Capital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“eVance Capital”), and eVance Inc., a Delaware corporation (“eVance”, and collectively with Securus and eVance Capital, the “Purchasers”), each of which Purchaser is a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of OLB, entered into a Memorandum of Sale (the “Memorandum of Sale”) by and among the Purchasers and GACP Finance Co., LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GACP”), in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent to certain secured lenders of the Debtors (as defined below), pursuant to which the Purchasers acquired substantially all of the assets of the Debtors (the “Asset Acquisition”) through a foreclosure sale arranged by GACP under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York (“UCC”) of the collateral of Excel Corporation (“Excel”) and its subsidiaries Payprotec Oregon, LLC, Excel Business Solutions, Inc. and eVance Processing, Inc. (Excel and such subsidiaries, collectively, the “Debtors”) under the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2016, by and among GACP, the lenders thereunder and the Debtors and related loan documents, as amended (the “Excel Loan and Security Agreement”).

 

GACP exercised its post-default remedies and realized on the collateral securing the Debtors’ obligations under the Excel Loan and Security Agreement by conducting a public auction of certain assets of the Debtors on April 9, 2018 in accordance with the UCC. The Purchasers submitted the Memorandum of Sale at such auction, which constituted the Purchasers’ bid for substantially all of the assets of the Debtors (“Acquired Assets”), which bid was accepted by GACP on April 9, 2018 in connection with the simultaneous signing and closing (the “Closing”) of the transactions contemplated under the Memorandum of Sale and the Credit Agreement (defined below).

 

In consideration for the sale and transfer of the Acquired Assets at the Closing, the Purchasers assumed certain post-Closing obligations under assigned contracts and issued GACP a note payable in the amount of $12,500,000, through the deemed simultaneous financing of such purchase price to the Purchasers under the Credit Agreement. Pursuant to the Memorandum of Sale, the Purchasers purchased from GACP and accepted all of the Debtors’ right, title and interest in and to the Acquired Assets “as is”, “where is” and “with all faults” and without any representations or warranties, express or implied, of any nature whatsoever. Any representations made by the parties in the Memorandum of Sale did not survive the Closing, and there is no indemnification rights for either party’s breach. 

 

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Common Control Mergers

Effective May 9, 2018, the Company entered into a share exchange agreement with CrowdPay.US, Inc., a New York corporation for which the Company issued 87,500,000 shares of common stock for all of the authorized stock of CrowdPay. CrowdPay became a wholly owned subsidiary of OLB. The Company’s two majority stockholders were the two stockholders of CrowdPay and as a result this transaction was accounted for as a common control merger. See Note 7.

 

Effective May 9, 2018, the Company entered into a share exchange agreement with OmniSoft, Inc., a Delaware corporation for which the Company issued 55,000,000 shares of common stock for all of the authorized stock of OmniSoft. OmniSoft became a wholly owned subsidiary of OLB. The Company’s two majority stockholders were the two stockholders of OmniSoft and as a result this transaction was accounted for as a common control merger. See Note 6.

 

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and footnotes for the year ended December 31, 2018 included on the Company’s Form 10-K. The results of the three months ended March 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2019.

 

In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position as of March 31, 2019 and the results of operations and cash flows presented herein have been included in the financial statements. All such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results of operations for the full year.

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company’s accounting estimates include the collectability of receivables, useful lives of long lived assets and recoverability of those assets, valuation allowances for income taxes, stock based compensation and estimates made for business combinations.

 

Net Loss per Share

Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and potentially outstanding shares of common stock during the period. The weighted average number of common shares for the three months ended March 31, 2019 does not include warrants to acquire 1,200,000 shares of common stock and options to acquire 8,355,168 shares of commons stock because of their anti-dilutive effect. There were no potentially dilutive shares for the three months ended March 31, 2018 .

 

Revenue Recognition and Cost of Revenues

The Company will recognize revenue when it is realized or realizable and earned.  The Company considers revenue realized or realizable and earned when all of the following criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) the product has been shipped or the services have been rendered to the customer, (iii) the sales price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured.

 

The Company receives a percentage of recurring monthly transaction related fees comprised of credit and debit card fees charged to merchants, net of association fees, otherwise known as Interchange, as well as certain service charges and convenience fees, for payment processing services, including authorization, capture, clearing, settlement and information reporting of electronic transactions. Fees are calculated on either a percentage of the dollar volume of the transaction or a fixed fee or a hybrid of the two and are recognized at the time of the transaction. In the case of “wholesale” residual revenue in which the Company has a direct contractual relationship with the merchant, bears risk of chargebacks and performs underwriting on the merchants, the Company records the full discount charged to the merchant as revenue and the related interchange and other processing fees as expenses. In cases of residual revenue where the Company is not responsible for merchant underwriting and has no chargeback liability and has no or limited contractual relationship with the merchant, the Company records the amount it receives from the processor net of interchange and other processing fees as revenue.

 

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, eVance, Securus, CrowdPay.US, and OMNISOFT, Inc. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

 

Segments

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision–making group in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Our chief operating decision–making group is composed of the chief executive officer. We currently operate in one segment surrounding our ISO operations.

 

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Recent Accounting Standards

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02,  Leases (Topic 842) . The ASU requires that a lessee recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from operating leases. A lessee should recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. This new guidance will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those annual reporting periods, and early adoption is permitted. In transition, lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the potential effect that the adoption of this standard will have on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, to establish ASC Topic 606, (ASC 606).  ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  The guidance includes a five-step framework that requires an entity to: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when the entity satisfies a performance obligation.  In addition, the standard requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. 

 

In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Deferral of the Effective Date, which amended the effective date for nonpublic entities to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018.  In March 2016, the FASB issued an update (ASU 2016-08) to ASC 606, Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), which clarifies the guidance on principal versus agent considerations. In April 2016, the FASB issued an update (ASU 2016-10) to ASC 606, Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, which provides clarification related to identifying performance obligations and licensing implementation guidance under ASU 2014-09. In May 2016, the FASB issued an update (ASU 2016-12) to ASC 606, Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients, which amends guidance on transition, collectability, noncash consideration and the presentation of sales and other similar taxes. In December 2016, the FASB issued an update (ASU 2016-20) to ASC 606, Technical Corrections and Improvements, which outlines technical corrections to certain aspects of the new revenue recognition standard such as provisions for losses on construction type contracts and disclosure of remaining performance obligations, among other aspects. The effective date and transition requirements are the same as those in ASU 2014-09 for all subsequent clarifying guidance discussed herein.

 

The guidance permits two methods of adoption: retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented (full retrospective method), or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized at the date of initial application (modified retrospective method). As an Emerging Growth Company, the standard is effective for the Company’s 2019 annual reporting period and for interim periods after 2019. The Company is currently in the initial phase of analyzing the potential impact this standard will have on its consolidated financial position and results of operations. The Company expects to apply the modified retrospective method upon adoption.

 

The Company has reviewed other recently issued accounting pronouncements and plans to adopt those that are applicable to it. The Company does not expect the adoption of any other pronouncements to have an impact on its results of operations or financial position. 

 

NOTE 3 – LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

At March 31, 2019, the Company had cash of $42,845 and a working capital deficit of $783,788. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company’s net loss and cash used in operating activities was $406,945 and $113,741, respectively.  T he Company expects to fund future liquidity and capital requirements through cash flow generated from its operating activities resulting from increases in its merchants and revenues generated. Additionally, included in the working capital deficit as of March 31, 2019 was accrued payroll, a note payable and other expenses due to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ronny Yakov, in the amount of $657,229, which he has agreed to defer receiving payment until the Company has sufficient working capital. As a result of the recent amendments to its long-term and related party long-term debt arrangements, coupled with  its operations acquired in the business combination and commitment from a related party and significant stockholder that he will provide any additional financial support, if needed, to satisfy the Company’s debt or other obligations through November 2020, the Company has alleviated its previously reported substantial doubt regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.  The Company’s future capital requirements could depend on many factors, including the need to expand its services, competing technological and market developments, and the need to enter into collaborations with other companies or acquire other companies or technologies to enhance or complement the Company’s product and service offerings. If the Company is unable to secure additional capital, it may be required to curtail its future plans and take additional measures to reduce costs in order to conserve cash. 

 

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NOTE 4 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Other assets consist of the following as of:

 

    March 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
 
Merchant Portfolios   $ 2,190,000     $ 2,190,000  
Less Accumulated Amortization     (311,218 )     (208,571 )
Net residual portfolios   $ 1,878,782     $ 1,981,429  

 

    March 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
 
Trade name   $ 2,500,000     $ 2,500,000  
Less Accumulated Amortization     (458,333 )     (333,333 )
Net trade name   $ 2,041,667     $ 2,166,667  

 

Amortization expense was $227,647 and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and $90,739 for the predecessor three months ended March 31, 2018.

 

The Company’s merchant portfolios and tradename are being amortized over respective useful lives of 7 and 5 years.

 

The following sets forth the estimated amortization expense related to amortizing intangible assets for the years ended December 31:

 

2019 (remainder of year)   $ 585,210  
2020   $ 812,857  
2021   $ 812,857  
2022   $ 812,857  
2023   $ 479,524  
Thereafter   $ 417,144  
Total   $ 3,920,449  

 

The weighted average remaining useful life of amortizing intangible assets was 5.75 years at March 31, 2019.

 

NOTE 5 – BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

 

As disclosed in Note 1, on April 9, 2018, the Company entered into a Memorandum of Sale by and among the Purchasers and GACP. In consideration for the sale and transfer of the Acquired Assets at the Closing, the Company assumed certain post-Closing obligations under assigned contracts and issued GACP a note payable for $12,500,000, through the deemed simultaneous financing of such purchase price to the Purchasers under the Credit Agreement.  

  

The Company accounted for the transaction as a business combination under ASC 805 and as a result, allocated the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date as outlined in the table below. The results of operations of the business acquired by the Company have been included in the consolidated statements of operations since the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the underlying identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed was allocated to goodwill. The amount assigned to goodwill was deemed appropriate based on several factors, including: (i) the multiple paid by market participants for businesses in the merchant card processing business; (ii) levels of eVance Payments, current and future projected cash flows; and (iii) the Company’s strategic business plan. Goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

 

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The allocation of the purchase price and the estimated fair market values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are shown below:

 

Consideration      
Consideration issued   $ 12,500,000  
Identified assets and liabilities        
Cash     42,711  
Accounts and other receivables     480,302  
Note receivable     174,967  
Prepaid expenses     84,945  
Long-term assets     348,367  
Property and equipment     106,600  
Accounts payable     (180,231 )
Accrued Expenses     (105,877 )
Merchant portfolios     2,190,000  
Tradename     2,500,000  
Total identified assets and liabilities     5,641,784  
         
Excess purchase price allocated to goodwill   $ 6,858,216  

 

Unaudited pro forma results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018, as if the Company and its subsidiaries had been combined on January 1, 2018, follow. The pro forma results include estimates and assumptions which management believes are reasonable. The pro forma results do not include any anticipated cost savings or other effects of the planned integration of these entities, and are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have occurred if the business combination had been in effect on the date indicated, or which may result in the future. The unaudited pro forma results of operations are as follows:

 

    Three Months Ended
March 31,
2018
 
Revenues   $ 3,251,564  
Operating loss   $ (153,315 )
Net loss   $ (985,267 )
Net loss per share – basic and diluted   $ (0.01 )

 

NOTE 6 – COMMON CONTROL MERGERS

 

On May 9, 2018, the Company acquired 100% of OmniSoft in exchange for the issuance of 55,000,000 shares of common stock. The acquisition of OmniSoft., was determined to be a common control transaction as each Company has the same two shareholder with a majority ownership. As a result, the assets and liabilities assumed were recorded on the Company’s consolidated financial statements at their respective carry-over basis. Under ASC 805, “Business Combinations,” the Company recorded the common control merger as of the earliest date presented in these consolidated financial statements, or March 31, 2018 as follows:

 

The results of operations included in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as a result of the common control merger were as follows:

 

Revenue   $ 4,500  
Operating expenses     (43,274 )
Net loss   $ (38,774 )

  

On May 9, 2018, the Company acquired 100% of CrowdPay in exchange for 87,500,000 shares of common stock. The acquisition of CrowdPay., as a wholly owned subsidiary is considered a common control transaction as each Company has the same shareholder with a majority ownership. As a result, the assets and liabilities assumed were recorded on the Company’s consolidated financial statements at their respective carry-over basis. Under ASC 805, “Business Combinations,” the Company recorded the common control merger as of the earliest date presented in these condensed consolidated financial statements, or March 31, 2018 as follows:

 

The results of operations included in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as a result of the common control merger were as follows:

 

Revenue   $ 62,621  
Operating expenses     (42,035 )
Net income   $ 20,586  

 

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NOTE 7 – NOTE PAYABLE

 

In order to finance the Asset Acquisition, GACP, as administrative agent and collateral agent (“Agent”), and as the initial sole lender thereunder, provided a term loan of $12,500,000 (the “Term Loan”) to the Purchasers, OmniSoft, Inc., a Delaware corporation and CrowdPay.us, Inc., a New York corporation, each of OmniSoft and CrowdPay being affiliates of the Company’s majority stockholder, which obligations are guaranteed by the Company (collectively with the Borrowers, the “Loan Parties”), under the Loan and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), dated as of April 9, 2018, by and among the Loan Parties, the lenders from time to time party thereto as lenders (the “Lenders”) and the Agent.

 

The Term Loan matures in full on April 9, 2021, the third anniversary of the Closing. $1,000,000 of the principal amount under the Term Loan must be repaid on or prior to July 15, 2018, and an additional $2,000,000 in principal due on or prior to October 31, 2018 (in each case subject to earlier repayment under certain circumstances, including if a Loan Party consummates an equity financing), with the remaining principal due upon maturity. The Term Loan can be prepaid without penalty in part by the Loan Parties with ten days’ prior written notice to the Agent, and in full within thirty days’ prior written notice. The Term Loan is subject to an interest rate of 9.0% per annum, payable monthly in arrears.

 

The obligations of the Loan Parties under the Credit Agreement are secured by all of their respective assets and the Loan Parties pledged all of their assets as collateral for their obligations under the Credit Agreement. Additionally, the Company pledged its ownership interests in the Purchasers and any of its other subsidiaries that it may form or acquire from time to time.

 

The Credit Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and financial and other covenants of the Loan Parties for the benefit of the Lenders and the Agent. The obligations of the Loan Parties under the Credit Agreement are subject to customary events of default for a secured term loan. Each Loan Party is jointly and severally liable for the obligations under the Credit Agreement.

 

On July 30, 2018, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Loan and Security Agreement (the “Amendment”) amending that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of April 9, 2018 (the “Original Credit Agreement,” and as amended by the Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among GACP Finance Co., LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, the lenders party thereto, Securus365, Inc., eVance, Inc., eVance Capital, Inc., OMNISOFT, Inc., and CrowdPay.us, Inc., as borrowers, and the Company, as parent guarantor. Pursuant to the Amendment, among other things, the lenders (i) waived the Company’s existing defaults under the Original Credit Agreement for its failure to make payment of $1,000,000 (the “initial payment”) under the Original Credit Agreement on or prior to July 15, 2018 and to deliver to the lenders unaudited monthly financial statements and compliance certificates of the Company, (ii) extended the date on which the initial payment was required to be made to July 30, 2018 and extended the date on which the Company is required to provide audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018, (iii) permitted the Company to enter into a subordinated loan arrangement for the Note concurrently with the Amendment such that the Company could make the initial payment under the terms of the Credit Agreement, and permitted the Note to be repaid either from the sale of the Note Collateral Shares or at any time after the second payment under the Credit Agreement. The Company borrowed $1,000,000 from a related party (Note 11) in order to make its first scheduled payment.

 

On November 14, 2018, the $2,000,000 second payment due under the Original Credit Agreement that was due by October 31, 2018 was paid. The Company borrowed $2,000,000 from a related party (Note 10) in order to make its second scheduled payment. Total interest expense for the GACP loan incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $213,750, $73,625 of which is accrued as of March 31, 2019. Total interest expense for the GACP loan incurred during the year ended December 31, 2018 was $791,625, $73,625 of which is accrued as of December 31, 2018.

 

On February 5, 2019, the Company entered into Amendment No. 3 to Loan and Security Agreement (the “Amendment”) amending that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of April 9, 2018 (the “Original Credit Agreement,” and as amended, including by the Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among GACP Finance Co., LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, the lenders party thereto, Securus365, Inc., eVance, Inc., eVance Capital, Inc., OMNISOFT, Inc., and CrowdPay.us, Inc., as borrowers, and the Company, as parent guarantor. Pursuant to the Amendment, among other things, the lenders waived the Company’s existing default under the Original Credit Agreement for its failure to comply with certain financial covenants set forth in the Original Credit Agreement and the parties amended the terms of the financial covenants that the Company must comply with.

 

NOTE 8 - WARRANTS

 

Pursuant to and as additional consideration for the Term Loan under the Credit Agreement, on April 9, 2018 the Company issued to GACP a Warrant to purchase 1,200,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.25 per share, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Warrant. The Warrant is exercisable by GACP at any time from the Issuance Date until the later of (i) the third (3 rd ) anniversary of the Issuance Date and (ii) the date on which all obligations under the Credit Agreement have been satisfied in full. The Warrant may be redeemed for $0.0001 per Warrant Share, at the sole discretion of the Company, at any time after the six (6) month anniversary of the Issuance Date if the closing sales price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $5.00 per share on each of the 20 trading days within any 30 day trading day period ending on the third (3 rd ) trading day prior to the date on which the Company provides a notice of redemption. GACP has certain piggy-back registration rights as set forth in the Warrant with respect to the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Warrant. After the six (6) month anniversary of the Issuance Date, GACP can exercise the Warrant using a “cashless exercise” feature to the extent that GACP exercises the Warrant for a number of Warrant Shares in excess of the number Warrant Shares that have been registered for resale under U.S. securities laws.

 

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As additional consideration for the Term Loan under the Credit Agreement, on April 9, 2018 the Company also entered into a letter agreement (the “Additional Warrants Agreement”) with GACP, pursuant to which the Company agreed that if the Company at any time after the Closing and prior to the satisfaction of all outstanding obligations under the Credit Agreement requests for GACP to provide debt financing for the acquisition of a company or operating business by the Company or its subsidiaries, and GACP or its affiliates provide all of the debt financing for such acquisition, the Company will issue to GACP a warrant to purchase 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (an “Additional Warrant”) upon the closing of such debt-financing, with such Additional Warrant in substantially the same form as the Warrant, up to a total of four (4) Additional Warrants for four debt-financed acquisitions under the Additional Warrants Agreement. The exercise price of the Additional Warrants, if issued, will be $0.30 per share for the first Additional Warrant, $0.35 per share for the second Additional Warrant, $0.40 per share for the third Additional Warrant and $0.45 per share for the fourth Additional Warrant, with the number of shares and exercise price subject to adjustment as set forth in the Additional Warrants Agreement and the Additional Warrant.

 

The warrants have an exercise price of $0.25 and expire in three years. The aggregate fair value of the warrants, which was charged to interest expense, totaled $7,660 based on the Black Scholes Merton pricing model using the following estimates: exercise price of $0.25, 2.28% risk free rate, 114.11% volatility and expected life of the warrants of 3 years.

 

A summary of the status of the Company’s outstanding stock warrants as of March 31, 2019 is presented below:

 

Range of Exercise
Prices
  Number Outstanding
3/31/2019
  Weighted Average
Remaining Contractual Life
  Weighted Average
Exercise Price
$0.25   1,200,000   2.00 years   $0.25
             

 

The aggregate intrinsic value represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on warrants with an exercise price less than the Company’s stock price as of March 31, 2019, which would have been received by the warrant holder had the warrant holder exercised their warrants as of that date.

   

NOTE 9 – STOCK OPTIONS

 

Pursuant to the terms on the employment agreement with Mr. Yakov he was granted 200,000 common stock options on January 1, 2019. The grant shall vest at the rate of 1/3 beginning on each anniversary of the effective date of grant. The options have an exercise price of $0.001 and expire in three years after each vest date. The aggregate fair value of the options totaled $39,814 based on the Black Scholes Merton pricing model using the following estimates: exercise price of $0.001, 2.47% risk free rate, 104.8% volatility and expected life of the options of 4 years. The fair value is being amortized over the applicable vesting period and credited to additional paid in capital.

 

A summary of the status of the Company’s outstanding stock options and changes during the year is presented below:

 

Stock Options   Shares     Weighted Average Exercise
Price
    Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Options outstanding at January 1, 2019     8,155,168     $ 0.0001       -  
Granted     200,000     $ 0.001       -  
Exercised     -     $ -       -  
Forfeited     -     $ -       -  
Options outstanding March 31, 2019     8,355,168     $ 0.0001     $ 1,126,752  
Shares exercisable at March 31, 2019     66,667     $ 0.001     $ 8,933  

 

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NOTE 10 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

On July 30, 2018, pursuant to the terms of the Amendment (Note 7), the Company issued to Mr. John Herzog, a significant stockholder of the Company a subordinated promissory note in the principal amount of $1,000,000 (the “Note”) for cash proceeds of $1,000,000. The Note initially matured on March 31, 2019 (though the Company has the right to prepay the Note, in whole or in part, at any time prior to maturity) and bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum, compounding annually. The Note is subordinated to the Credit Agreement. The Company used the proceeds received to make the initial payment under the Credit Agreement.

 

On November 14, 2018, the Company issued to John Herzog, a subordinated promissory note in the principal amount of $2,000,000 for cash proceeds of $2,000,000.

 

On March 1, 2019, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to Subordinated Promissory Note (the “ Subordinated Note Amendment ”) with Mr. Herzog. The purpose of the Subordinated Note Amendment was to amend that certain subordinated promissory note issued on July 26, 2018 in the principal amount of $1,000,000 to reflect an increase in the amount of principal due under the note from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000 reflecting a payment made by the payee to the Company of $2,000,000 on November 14, 2018 (the proceeds of which were used by the Company to make a second required payment under the Credit Agreement) and to extend the maturity date of the Note from March 31, 2019 to September 30, 2020.

 

Total interest expense on the two loans from Mr. Herzog for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $88,767. Total accrued interest as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is $131,616 and $52,849, respectively.

 

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company has total accrued compensation due to Mr. Yakov of $568,080 and $568,292, respectively, and advances to be repaid to Mr. Yakov of $17,684 and $17,684, respectively.

 

On August 10, 2018, Ronny Yakov, the CEO, loaned the Company $25,000, in order to pay for audit services. Mr. Yakov loaned the Company an additional $45,000 to the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2019. The loans are unsecured, bears interest at 12% and are due on demand. As of March 31, 2019, there is $2,367 of interest accrued on these loans.

 

NOTE 11 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

In the normal course of business, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and assessments arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company records legal costs associated with loss contingencies as incurred and accrues for all probable and estimable settlements.

 

On October 20, 2017, the Company entered into a new employment agreement with its founder and president for 7 years effective January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2024. The agreement provides for an annual salary of $375,000, fringe benefits ($2,500 monthly automobile allowance, any benefit plans of the Company and 4 weeks paid vacation), an incentive bonus of $200,000 based on the achievement of certain performance criteria and an acquisition bonus equal to two (2%) percent of the gross purchase price paid in connection therewith upon the closing of any acquisition directly or indirectly by the Company or its subsidiaries during the Employment Period of any company or business (including purchases of all or substantially all of the assets of any such entity) having then existing sales of not less than three million five hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000). As of March 31, 2019, no bonuses have been paid or accrued.

 

Office Lease

 

The Company leases its Georgia office facilities under an operating lease expiring in November 2019. Monthly lease payments range from $8,278 to $9,046 throughout the term of the lease.

 

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[       ] Shares of Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

ThinkEquity

a division of Fordham Financial Management, Inc.

   

Through and including                 , 2019 (the 25th day after the commencement of this offering), all dealers effecting transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus.

 

, 2019

 


 

 

 

PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

 

The following table sets forth the expenses in connection with this registration statement. All of such expenses are estimates, other than the filing fees payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission and to FINRA.

 

    Amount
to be paid
 
SEC registration fee   $    *  
FINRA filing fee   $ *  
The NASDAQ Capital Market initial listing fee   $ *  
Transfer agent and registrar fees   $ *  
Accounting fees and expenses   $ *  
Legal fees and expenses   $ *  
Printing expenses   $ *  
Miscellaneous   $ *  
Total   $ *  

 

* To be completed by amendment

 

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or proceedings in which such person is made a party by reason of such person being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law also provides that expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending an action may be paid by a corporation in advance of the final disposition of an action if the director or officer undertakes to repay the advanced amounts if it is determined such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. The Delaware General Corporation Law provides that Section 145 is not exclusive of other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. Our amended and restated bylaws provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, we shall indemnify and hold harmless any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative by reason of the fact that such person, or the person for whom he is the legally representative, is or was a director or officer of ours, against all liabilities, losses, expenses (including attorney’s fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such proceeding.

 

Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases, redemptions or other distributions, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

 

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Our certificate of incorporation provides that we shall, to the maximum extent permitted from time to time under the law of the State of Delaware, indemnify and upon request shall advance expenses to any person who is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or claim, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was or has agreed to be a director or officer of ours or while a director or officer is or was serving at our request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of any corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement incurred in connection with the investigation, preparation to defend or defense of such action, suit, proceeding or claim; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not require us to indemnify or advance expenses to any person in connection with any action, suit, proceeding or claim initiated by or on behalf of such person or any counterclaim against us initiated by or on behalf of such person. Such indemnification shall not be exclusive of other indemnification rights arising under any by-law, agreement, vote of directors or stockholders or otherwise and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and legal representatives of such person. Any person seeking indemnification shall be deemed to have met the standard of conduct required for such indemnification unless the contrary shall be established. Any repeal or modification of our certificate of incorporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director or officer of ours with respect to any acts or omissions of such director or officer occurring prior to such repeal or modification .

 

Our bylaws provide we shall, to the fullest extent permitted under the laws of the State of Delaware, as amended and supplemented from time to time, indemnify each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such party is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of ours, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at our request, as a director, officer or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including any employee benefit plan, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such party or on such party’s behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom.

 

Expenses incurred by such a person in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of ours, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at our request, as a director, officer or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including any employee benefit plan, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity shall be paid by us in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by us as authorized by relevant sections of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we shall not be required to advance such expenses to a person who is a party to an action, suit or proceeding brought by us and approved by a majority of our Board of Directors that alleges willful misappropriation of corporate assets by such person, disclosure of confidential information in violation of such person’s fiduciary or contractual obligations to us or any other willful and deliberate breach in bad faith of such person’s duty to us or our stockholders.

 

We shall not indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless the initiation thereof was approved by our Board of Directors.

 

The indemnification rights provided in our amended and restated bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any by-law, agreement or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in their official capacities and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, continue as to such person who has ceased to be a director or officer, and inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

 

If the Delaware General Corporation Law is amended to expand further the indemnification permitted to indemnitees, then we shall indemnify such persons to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as so amended.

 

We may, to the extent authorized from time to time by our Board of Directors, grant indemnification rights to other employees or agents of ours or other persons serving us and such rights may be equivalent to, or greater or less than, those set forth in our amended and restated bylaws.

 

Our obligation to provide indemnification under our amended and restated bylaws shall be offset to the extent of any other source of indemnification or any otherwise applicable insurance coverage under a policy maintained by us or any other person.

 

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To assure indemnification under our amended and restated bylaws of all directors, officers, employees or agents who are determined by us or otherwise to be or to have been “fiduciaries” of any employee benefit plan of ours that may exist from time to time, Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law shall, for the purposes of our amended and restated bylaws, be interpreted as follows: an “other enterprise” shall be deemed to include such an employee benefit plan, including without limitation, any plan of ours that is governed by the Act of Congress entitled “Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,” as amended from time to time; we shall be deemed to have requested a person to serve an employee benefit plan where the performance by such person of his duties to us also imposes duties on, or otherwise involves services by, such person to the plan or participants or beneficiaries of the plan; and excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to such Act of Congress shall be deemed “fines.”

 

Our bylaws shall be deemed to be a contract between us and each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that person is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of ours, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at our request, as a director, officer or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including any employee benefit plan, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, at any time while this by-law is in effect, and any repeal or modification thereof shall not affect any rights or obligations then existing with respect to any state of facts then or theretofore existing or any action, suit or proceeding theretofore or thereafter brought based in whole or in part upon any such state of facts.

 

The indemnification provision of our amended and restated bylaws does not affect directors’ responsibilities under any other laws, such as the federal securities laws or state or federal environmental laws.

 

We may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer or employee of ours, or is or was serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not we would have the power to indemnify him against liability under the provisions of this section. We currently maintain such insurance.

 

The right of any person to be indemnified is subject to our right, in lieu of such indemnity, to settle any such claim, action, suit or proceeding at our expense of by the payment of the amount of such settlement and the costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling our company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in a successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered herewith, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to the court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

Issuances for Services Rendered

 

In May 2018, the Company approved the issuance of 25,000 shares of common stock for services rendered, the shares were issued at $0.15, the closing stock price on the date of grant, for total non-cash expense of $3,750. All shares were privately issued with a restrictive legend, in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

  

On December 31, 2017, the Company converted $380,502 of accrued salary due to our Chief Executive Officer into 3,805,017 shares of common stock. All shares were privately issued with a restrictive legend, in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

 

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On December 31, 2017, the Company issued 25,000 shares of common stock to a third party for accounting services. The shares were valued at $0.10 per shares for total non-cash expense of $2,500. All shares were privately issued with a restrictive legend, in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

 

Issuances related to Term Loan

 

Pursuant to and as additional consideration for the Term Loan under the Credit Agreement, on April 9, 2018 (the “Issuance Date”) we issued to GACP a Warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase 1,200,000 shares of common stock (“Warrant Shares”) at an exercise price of $0.25 per share, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Warrant. The Warrant is exercisable by GACP at any time from the Issuance Date until the later of (i) the third anniversary of the Issuance Date and (ii) the date on which all obligations under the Credit Agreement have been satisfied in full. The Warrant may be redeemed for $0.0001 per Warrant Share, at our sole discretion, at any time after the six (6) month anniversary of the Issuance Date if the closing sales price of our common stock equals or exceeds $5.00 per share on each of 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which we provide a notice of redemption. GACP has certain piggy-back registration rights as set forth in the Warrant with respect to the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Warrant (we are seeking waivers of such rights in connection with this offering). After the six month anniversary of the Issuance Date, GACP can exercise the Warrant using a “cashless exercise” feature to the extent that GACP exercises the Warrant for a number of Warrant Shares in excess of the number Warrant Shares that have been registered for resale under the Securities Act in accordance with the terms of the Warrant. The Warrants were privately issued with a restrictive legend, in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

  

Issuances related to Share Exchange

 

Effective May 9, 2018, the Company entered into a share exchange agreement with CrowdPay.US, Inc., a New York corporation (“CrowdPay”), for which the Company will issue 87,500,000 shares of common stock for all of the authorized stock of CrowdPay. CrowdPay will become a wholly owned subsidiary of OLB. All shares were privately issued with a restrictive legend, in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

 

Effective May 9, 2018, the Company entered into a share exchange agreement with OMNISOFT, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“OMNISOFT”), for which the Company will issue 55,000,000 shares of common stock for all of the authorized stock of OMNISOFT. OMNISOFT will become a wholly owned subsidiary of OLB. All shares were privately issued with a restrictive legend, in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

 

Other Issuances

 

On December 31, 2015, 848,738 shares of common stock were issued for conversion of $135,798 of accrued officer compensation. All shares were privately issued with a restrictive legend, in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

 

On December 31, 2015, 1,330,125 shares of common stock were issued for conversion of $212,820 of principle and interest. No gain or loss was recognized on the conversion. All shares were privately issued with a restrictive legend, in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

 

On December 31, 2017, the Company converted $251,605 of notes payable and accrued interest into 2,516,050 shares of common stock. All shares were privately issued with a restrictive legend, in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

 

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Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

Exhibit No.   Description
1.1   Form of Underwriting Agreement (**)
2.1   Memorandum of Sale, dated as of April 9, 2018, by and among eVance, Inc., eVance Capital, Inc., Securus365, Inc. and GACP (1)
3.1   Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (**)
3.2   Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (**)
4.1   Warrant, dated April 9, 2018, issued by the Company to GACP (1)
5.1   Opinion of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP (**)
10.1   Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of April 9, 2018, by and among GACP, the lenders from time to time party thereto, the Company, as parent guarantor, and the Borrowers (1)
10.2   Amendment No. 1 to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2018, by and among GACP Finance Co., LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, the lenders party thereto, Securus365, Inc., eVance, Inc., eVance Capital, Inc., OMNISOFT, Inc., and CrowdPay.us, Inc., as borrowers, and the Company, as parent guarantor (3)
10.3   Amendment No. 3 to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of February 5, 2019, by and among GACP Finance Co., LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, the lenders party thereto, Securus365, Inc., eVance, Inc., eVance Capital, Inc., OMNISOFT, Inc., and CrowdPay.us, Inc., as borrowers, and the Company, as parent guarantor (4)
10.4   Agreement Regarding Additional Warrants, dated April 9, 2018, by and between the Company and GACP (1)
10.5   Share Exchange Agreement, dated May 9, 2018, by and between The OLB Group, Inc. and the shareholders of CrowdPay.US, Inc. (2)
10.6   Share Exchange Agreement, dated May 9, 2018, by and between The OLB Group, Inc. and the shareholders of OmniSoft, Inc. (2)
10.7   Subordinated Promissory Note, dated July 30, 2018, by and between the Company and John Herzog (3)
10.8   Amendment No. 1 to Subordinated Promissory Note, dated as of November 14, 2019, by and between the Company and John Herzog (4)
10.9   Amendment No. 2 to Subordinated Promissory Note, dated June 25, 2019, by and between the Company and John Herzog (*)
10.10   Employment Agreement with Ronny Yakov (*)
10.11   Employment Agreement with Patrick Smith (*)
21.1   Subsidiaries of the Registrant (*)
23.1   Consent of Marcum LLP (*)
23.2   Consent of Liggett & Webb, P.A. (*)
23.3   Consent of Liggett & Webb, P.A. (*)
23.4   Consent of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1) (**)
24.1   Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement)
101.ins   XBRL Instance Document(*)
101.xsd   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document(*)
101.cal   XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document(*)
101.def   XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document(*)
101.lab   XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document(*)
101.pre   XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document(*)

 

* Filed herewith.
** To be filed by amendment.
(1) Previously filed with Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 13, 2018
(2) Previously filed with Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 15, 2018
(3) Previously filed with Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 3, 2018
(4) Previously filed with Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 12, 2019

 

Item 17. Undertakings

 

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

1. For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

 

2. For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

3. To provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in New York, New York on June 26, 2019.

 

  THE OLB GROUP, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Ronny Yakov
    Name: Ronny Yakov
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, the undersigned officers and directors of The OLB Group, Inc., a corporation formed under the laws of the State of Delaware, do hereby constitute Ronny Yakov, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments, exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith) to this Registration Statement and any subsequent registration statement filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which relates to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ Ronny Yakov   Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors
  June 26, 2019
Ronny Yakov    (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Rachel Boulds   Chief Financial Officer   June 26, 2019
Rachel Boulds    (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)    

 

 

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E Xhibit 10.9

 

Amendment NO. 2 to SUBORDINATED PROMISSORY NOTE

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SUBORDINATED PROMISSORY NOTE (this “ Amendment ”) is dated as of June 25, 2019 (the “ Effective Date ”), and is by and between The OLB Group, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the “ Maker ”), and John Herzog, an individual residing in the State of Connecticut (the “ Payee ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Subordinated Promissory Note issued by the Maker to the Payee on July 26, 2018, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Subordinated Promissory Note dated as of November 14, 2018 (the “ Note ”).

 

WHEREAS , the Maker is contemplating a public offering of its securities on a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “ Offering ”); and

 

WHEREAS , to facilitate the Offering, the Maker and the Payee desire to amend the Note to extend the Maturity Date from September 30, 2020 to September 30, 2022 simultaneously with the successful completion of the Offering.

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Amendment .

 

a. Maturity Date . Simultaneously with the successful completion of an Offering, the Maturity Date of the Note is hereby extended from September 30, 2020 to September 30, 2022.

 

2. No Other Amendment . Except as expressly modified by this Amendment, all terms, conditions and covenants contained in the Note and the Letter Agreement, as applicable, shall remain in full force and effect.

 

3. No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Amendment is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.

 

4. No Strict Construction . The language used in this Amendment will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

 

5. Governing Law . This Amendment shall be governed by and interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of laws rules thereof. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Note shall be instituted exclusively in the Specified Courts. The parties hereto hereby: (i) waive any objection which they may now have or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding, and (ii) irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the Specified Courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. The parties further agree to accept and acknowledge service of any and all process which may be served in any such suit, action or proceeding in the Specified Courts and agree that service of process upon a party mailed by certified mail to such party’s address shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon such party in any such suit, action or proceeding. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or related to this Note or any obligations hereunder.

 

6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be signed (including electronic signature) in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties are signing this Amendment as of the date written in the introductory paragraph of this Amendment.

 

  THE OLB GROUP, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Ronny Yakov
  Name: Ronny Yakov
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
  /s/ John Herzog
  John Herzog

 

 

  

 

Exhibit 10.10

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

AGREEMENT, effective as of October 20, 2017, by and between The OLB Group, Inc. (the “Company”) and Ronny Yakov (“Executive”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Company is engaged in the business of Omnicommerce, Credit card processing, Mobile Commerce and in the FinTech space as well as software for Crowd Funding (the “Business”);

 

WHEREAS, Executive is currently employed by the Company in the capacity of Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer; and

 

WHEREAS, Executive and the Company wish to enter into this Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions for Executive’s continued employment by the Company;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the Company and Executive agree as follows:

 

1. Employment: The Company hereby agrees to employ Executive, and Executive hereby agrees to serve, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, as an employee of the Company. Executive agrees to devote the majority of his business time, attention and energies to the performance of the duties assigned to him hereunder, and to perform such duties faithfully, diligently and to the best of his abilities and subject to such laws, rules, regulations and policies as are from time to time applicable to the Company’s employees. Executive agrees to refrain from engaging in any activity that does or could reasonably be deemed to conflict with the best interests of the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Executive shall perform the duties associated with the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer, and such other duties and responsibilities as are from time to time assigned to Executive by the Board of Directors of the Company consistent with such positions.

 

2. Term: This Agreement shall commence on January 1, 2018, and shall expire on December 31, 2024, unless sooner terminated in accordance with Section 8 hereof (the “Term”). There shall be no extension of this Agreement except by an agreement in writing, signed by the parties hereto.
     
3. Compensation:

 

(a) Salary: Executive’s salary shall be at the annual rate of Three Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($375,000) (the “Annual Salary”), payable in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices. All applicable withholding taxes shall be deducted from such payments.

 

(b) Incentive Bonus: In addition to the Annual Salary, Executive shall receive an annual bonus (the “Bonus”) of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000), based upon the achievement of performance criteria established by Executive and the Board. The Bonus shall be prorated (based on full fiscal quarters of employment) for years in which Executive was not employed by the Company for a full fiscal year, and Executive shall not be entitled to receive any portion of the Bonus for any year in which his employment is terminated pursuant to Sections 8(a)(iii) hereof. All applicable withholding taxes shall be deducted from such payments.

 

(c) Acquisition Bonus: In addition to the Annual Salary and Incentive Bonus, Executive shall receive an acquisition bonus (the “Acquisition Bonus”) equal to two (2%) percent of the gross purchase price paid in connection therewith upon the closing of any acquisition directly or indirectly by the Company or its subsidiaries during the Employment Period of any company or business (including purchases of all or substantially all of the assets of any such entity) having then existing sales of not less than three million five hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000), the acquisition of which is identified and substantially negotiated by the Executive. The bonus shall be paid within thirty (30) days following the closing of such acquisition. All applicable withholding taxes shall be deducted from such payments.

 

 

 

(d) Stock Options: Effective as of January 1, 2018, and on each anniversary thereof during the Term, provided that Executive is employed by the Company on such date(s), the Company shall grant to Executive, subject to the terms and conditions of a stock option agreement effective as of January 1, 2018, options to acquire Twenty Thousand (200,000) shares of the Company’s common stock, with a per share exercise price equal to One Tenth of a Cent ($0.001) (each a “Stock Option”). Each Stock Option shall become exercisable in increments of one-third (i.e., with regard to 66,667 shares of common stock) upon each anniversary of the date on which it is granted.

 

(e) Automobile Allowance: During the Term, the Company shall provide Executive with an automobile allowance of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) per month.

 

4. Benefits: Executive shall be eligible to participate in such benefit plans as are, or from time-to-time hereafter may be, provided by the Company for its senior executive officers. All benefits shall be provided to Executive in accordance with the terms and conditions of such benefit plans and programs as are maintained by the Company, as such plans are amended from time to time.

 

5. Vacation: Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation of four (4) weeks annually, in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures.

 

6. Reimbursement of Expenses: The Company will reimburse Executive for reasonable and necessary business expenses of Executive for travel, meals and similar items incurred in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties, and which are consistent with such guidelines as the Company may from time to time establish. All payments for reimbursement of such expenses shall be made to the Executive only upon the presentation to the Company of appropriate vouchers or receipts.

 

7. Confidentiality; Non Competition; Ownership of Works:

 

(a) Executive acknowledges that: (i) the Business is intensely competitive and that Executive’s employment by the Company will require that Executive have access to and knowledge of confidential information of the Company, including, but not limited to, the identity of the Company’s customers, the identity of the representatives of customers with whom the Company has dealt, the kinds of services provided by the Company to customers and offered to be performed for potential customers, the manner in which such services are performed or offered to be performed, the service needs of actual or prospective customers, pricing information, information concerning the creation, acquisition or disposition of products and services, creative ideas and concepts, computer software applications and other programs, research data, personnel information and other trade secrets (the “Confidential Information”), provided that, Confidential Information shall not include any information that is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by Executive in violation of this Section 7; (ii) the direct or indirect disclosure of any such Confidential Information would place the Company at a competitive disadvantage and would do damage, monetary or otherwise, to the Company’s business; and (iii) the engaging by Executive in any of the activities prohibited by this Section 7 may constitute improper appropriation and/or use of such Confidential Information. Executive expressly acknowledges the trade secret status of the Confidential Information and that the Confidential Information constitutes a protectible business interest of the Company. Accordingly, the Company and Executive agree as follows:

 

(b) For purposes of this Section 7, the Company shall be construed to include the Company and its parents and subsidiaries engaged in the Business, including any divisions managed by Executive.

 

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(c) During Executive’s employment with the Company, and at all times after the termination of Executive’s employment by expiration of the Term or otherwise, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, whether individually, as a director, stockholder, owner, partner, employee, principal or agent of any business, or in any other capacity, make known, disclose, furnish, make available or utilize any of the Confidential Information, other than in the proper performance of the duties contemplated herein, or as expressly permitted herein, or as required by a court of competent jurisdiction or other administrative or legislative body; provided that, prior to disclosing any of the Confidential Information as required by a court or other administrative or legislative body, Executive shall promptly notify the Company so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy. Executive agrees to return all documents or other materials containing Confidential Information, including all photocopies, extracts and summaries thereof, and any such information stored electronically on tapes, computer disks or in any other manner to the Company at any time upon request by the Company and immediately upon the termination of his employment for any reason.

 

(d) During Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive shall not engage in “Competition” with the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, Competition by Executive shall mean Executive’s engaging in, or otherwise directly or indirectly being employed by or acting as a consultant or lender to, or being a director, officer, employee, principal, agent, stockholder, member, owner or partner of, or permitting his name to be used in connection with the activities of any other business or organization anywhere in the United States which competes directly with the Business of the Company.

 

(e) For a period of one (1) year following the termination of Executive’s employment, whether upon expiration of the Term or otherwise, but except for any termination of Executive pursuant to Sections 8(a)(v) or (vi) hereof, Executive shall not engage in Competition, as defined above, with the Company in any locality or region of the United States in which the Company had operations at the time of, or within six (6) months prior to, Executive’s termination, or in which, during the six (6) month period prior to Executive’s termination, the Company had made substantial plans with the intention of establishing operations in such locality or region; provided that, it shall not be a violation of this sub-paragraph for Executive to become the registered or beneficial owner of up to five percent (5%) of any class of the capital stock of a competing corporation registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, provided that Executive does not actively participate in the business of such corporation until such time as this covenant expires.

 

(f) For a period of one (1) year after he ceases to be employed hereunder by the Company, whether upon expiration of the Term or otherwise, but except for any termination of Executive pursuant to Sections 8(a)(v) or (vi) hereof, Executive agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, for his benefit or for the benefit of any other person, firm or entity, do any of the following:

 

(i) solicit from any customer doing business with the Company as of Executive’s termination, business of the same or of a similar nature to the business of the Company with such customer;

 

(ii) solicit from any known potential customer of the Company business of the same or of a similar nature to that which has been the subject of a known written or oral bid, offer or proposal by the Company, or of substantial preparation with a view to making such a bid, proposal or offer, within six (6) months prior to Executive’s termination;

 

(iii) recruit or solicit the employment or services of, or hire, any person who was known to be employed by the Company upon termination of Executive’s employment, or within six (6) months prior thereto; or

 

(iv) otherwise knowingly interfere with the business or accounts of the Company.

 

(g) The Executive will make full and prompt disclosure to the Company of all inventions, improvements, formulas, data, programs, processes, ideas, concepts, discoveries, methods, developments, software, and works of authorship, whether or not copyrightable, trademarkable or patentable, which are created, made, conceived or reduced to practice by the Executive, either alone, under his direction or jointly with others during the period of his employment with the Company, whether or not during normal working hours or on the premises of the Company, which (i) relate to the actual or anticipated business, activities or research of the Company, or (ii) result from or are suggested by work performed by the Executive for the Company, or (iii) result, to any extent, from use of the Company’s premises or property (all of which are collectively referred to in this Agreement as “Works”). All Works shall be the sole property of the Company, and, to the extent that the Company is not already considered the owner thereof as a matter of law, the Executive hereby assigns to the Company, without further compensation, all his right, title and interest in and to such Works and any and all related intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to, patents, patent applications, copyrights, copyright applications, and trademarks) in the United States and elsewhere.

 

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(h) Executive acknowledges that the services to be rendered by him to the Company are of a special and unique character, which gives this Agreement a peculiar value to the Company, the loss of which may not be reasonably or adequately compensated for by damages in an action at law, and that a breach or threatened breach by him of any of the provisions contained in this Section 7 will cause the Company irreparable injury. Executive therefore agrees that the Company shall be entitled, in addition to any other right or remedy, to a temporary, preliminary and permanent injunction, without the necessity of proving the inadequacy of monetary damages or the posting of any bond or security, enjoining or restraining Executive from any such violation or threatened violations.

 

(i) Executive further acknowledges and agrees that due to the uniqueness of his services and confidential nature of the information he will possess, the covenants set forth herein are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the business and goodwill of the Company.

 

8. Termination:

 

(a) The employment of Executive hereunder shall terminate on the first to occur of the following:

 

(i) the date of Executive’s death, adjudicated incompetency or adjudicated bankruptcy;

 

(ii) the date on which Executive shall have experienced a Disability (as defined below), and the Company gives Executive notice of termination on account of Disability;

 

(iii) the date on which Executive shall have engaged in conduct which constitutes Cause (as defined below), and the Company gives Executive notice of termination for Cause;

 

(iv) expiration of the Term;

 

(v) the date on which the Company shall give Executive notice of termination for any reason other than the reasons set forth in (i) through (iv) above; or

 

(vi) the date on which circumstances constituting Good Reason (as defined below) occur, and Executive gives the Company notice of termination for Good Reason.

 

(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean an illness, injury or other incapacitating condition as a result of which Executive is unable to perform the services required to be performed under this Agreement for one hundred and twenty (120) consecutive days during the Term. In any such event, the Company, in its sole discretion, may terminate this Agreement by giving notice to Executive of termination for Disability. Executive agrees to submit to such medical examinations as may be necessary to determine whether a Disability exists, pursuant to such reasonable requests made by the Company from time to time.

 

(c) For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following, as reasonably determined by the Company:

 

(i) intentional misconduct by Executive that has a material adverse effect on the Company;

 

(ii) any material misappropriation or embezzlement by Executive of the property of the Company;

 

(iii) Executive’s conviction of, confession to, or guilty or nolo contendere plea to a felony; or

 

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(iv) Executive’s breach of any material term of this Agreement;

 

provided that, prior to making any determination that Cause has occurred, the Company shall provide Executive with written notice describing in detail the particular conduct at issue, after which time Executive shall have no less than thirty (30) days to cure such conduct, to the extent cure is possible.

 

(d) For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

 

(i) a material reduction by the Company in Executive’s title, authority, status or responsibilities;

 

(ii) a reduction by the Company in the Annual Salary or Bonus; or

 

(iii) the Company’s breach of any material term of this Agreement;

 

provided that, prior to making any determination that Good Reason has occurred, Executive shall provide the Company with written notice describing in detail the particular conduct at issue, after which time the Company shall have no less than thirty (30) days to cure such conduct, to the extent cure is possible.

 

9. Compensation in Event of Termination; Survival: Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, this Agreement shall terminate and the Company shall have no further obligation to Executive except as set forth in this Section 9; provided that, the provisions set forth in Sections 7 and 11 hereof shall remain in full force and effect after the termination of Executive’s employment.

 

(a) In the event Executive’s employment is terminated pursuant to Sections 8(a)(i) or (ii) hereof prior to the expiration of the Term, Executive or his estate, conservator or designated beneficiary, as the case may be, shall be entitled to payment of (i) any earned but unpaid Annual Salary, and payment for unused vacation days through the date of termination, (ii) any earned but unpaid Acquisition Bonus, and (iii) an amount equal to the Annual Bonus Executive would have received hereunder pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof, prorated to the date of such termination of employment. Following any such termination, neither Executive nor his estate, conservator or designated beneficiary shall be entitled to receive any salary or other payment provided for hereunder, except as Executive may otherwise be entitled pursuant to any employee benefit plan.

 

(b) In the event Executive’s employment is terminated pursuant to Section 8(a)(iii) hereof prior to the expiration of the Term, Executive shall be entitled to payment of any (i) earned but unpaid Annual Salary and payment for unused vacation days, and (ii) any earned but unpaid Acquisition Bonus, through the date of termination. Following any such termination, neither Executive nor his estate, conservator or designated beneficiary shall be entitled to receive any salary or other payment provided for hereunder, including any portion of the Annual Bonus, except as Executive may otherwise be entitled pursuant to any employee benefit plan.

 

(c) In the event Executive’s employment is terminated pursuant to Section 8(a)(iv) hereof upon expiration of the Term, Executive shall be entitled to receive, as his sole and exclusive remedy, (i) any earned but unpaid Annual Salary, and payment for unused vacation days through the date of termination, (ii) any earned but unpaid Acquisition Bonus, and (iii) the Annual Bonus, if not previously paid, pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof.

 

(d) In the event Executive’s employment is terminated pursuant to Sections 8(a)(v) or (vi) hereof prior to the expiration of the Term, Executive shall be entitled to receive, as his sole and exclusive remedy, (i) severance pay equal to the Annual Salary Executive would have received through the expiration of the Term, (ii) any earned but unpaid Acquisition Bonus, and (iii) an amount equal to the Annual Bonus Executive would have received hereunder pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof, prorated to the date of such termination of employment. Executive shall have no duty to mitigate damages by seeking alternative employment following any such termination.

 

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10. Successors and Assigns; Binding Agreement: This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Company and its successors and assigns and upon any person acquiring, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or otherwise, all or substantially all of the Company’s assets and business.

 

11. Return of Company Property: Executive agrees that following the termination of his employment for any reason, he shall return all property of the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates and any divisions thereof he may have managed which is then in or thereafter comes into his possession, including, but not limited to, documents, contracts, agreements, plans, photographs, books, notes, electronically stored data and all copies of the foregoing as well as any other materials or equipment supplied by the Company to Executive.

 

12. Entire Agreement: This Agreement, together with the Stock Option agreement referenced in Section 3(c) hereof, sets forth the entire agreement between the parties with respect to its subject matter and merges and supersedes all prior discussions, agreements and understandings of every kind and nature between them, and neither party shall be bound by any term or condition with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement other than as expressly set forth or provided for herein. This Agreement may not be changed or modified except by an agreement in writing, signed by the parties hereto.

 

13. Each Party the Drafter: This Agreement and the provisions contained in it shall not be construed or interpreted for or against any party to this Agreement because that party drafted or caused that party’s legal representative to draft any of its provisions.

 

14. Waiver: The failure of either party to this Agreement to enforce any of its terms, provisions or covenants shall not be construed as a waiver of the same or of the right of such party to enforce the same. Waiver by either party hereto of any breach or default by the other party of any term or provision of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any other breach or default.

 

15. Severability: In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remainder of the Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Moreover, if any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall be held to be excessively broad as to duration, activity or subject, such provisions shall be construed by limiting and reducing them so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent allowed by applicable law.

 

16. Notices: Any notice given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered by messenger or courier service (against appropriate receipt), or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), addressed as follows:

 

If to the Company:

 

The OLB Group, Inc.

200 Park Avenue

Suite 1700

New York, New York 10166

Attn: Board of Directors

 

If to Executive:

 

Ronny Yakov

1623 Third Avenue Apt 31 G

New York, NY 10128-3623

 

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or at such other address as shall be indicated to either party in writing. Notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

 

17. Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law rules.

 

18. Descriptive Headings: The paragraph headings and recitals contained herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

19. Counterparts: This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, which, together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first written above.

 

THE OLB GROUP, INC.   EXECUTIVE:
     
By:   /s/ Ronny Yakov   /s/ Ronny Yakov
  Ronny Yakov, President   Ronny Yakov, Individually

 

 

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Exhibit 10.11

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Employment Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of April 10, 2018 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between Patrick Smith, an individual residing at 6830 Little Fox Trail, Cumming, GA 30040. (the “ Executive ”) and The OLB Group, a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at 200 Park Avenue, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10166 (the “ Company ”).

 

WHEREAS, the Executive desires to be employed by the Company on such terms and conditions;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, promises, and obligations set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. Term/At-Will Employment. The Executive’s employment hereunder shall be effective as of the Effective Date and shall continue until either party terminates the employment. Executive’s employment is at-will, meaning either party may terminate the employment at any time for any reason or no reason without advance notice. This term of this Agreement may be altered only by a writing signed by the Chief Executive Officer that specifically refers to this term of the Agreement. The period during which the Executive is employed by the Company hereunder is hereinafter referred to as the “ Employment Term .”

 

2. Position and Duties.

 

2.1 Position . During the Employment Term, the Executive shall serve as the Vice President, Finance to Company’s Chief Executive Officer. During the Employment Term, the Executive shall devote substantially all of his business time and attention to the performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder and will not engage in any other business, profession, or occupation for compensation or otherwise which would conflict or interfere with the performance of such services either directly or indirectly without the prior written consent of the President.

 

2.2 Duties . In his position, the Executive shall have such duties, authority, and responsibility as are consistent with the Executive’s position. These shall include direction and management of all Company financial activities and reporting including the treasury function.

 

2.3 Place of Performance . The principal place of Executive’s employment shall be at 950 N. Point Parkway, Suite 400, Alpharetta, GA 30005; provided that, the Executive may be required to travel on Company business during the Employment Term.

 

3. Compensation .

 

3.1 Base Salary . The Company shall pay the Executive an annual base salary in the gross amount of $175,000 (One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars), less deductions applicable to wages in periodic installments in accordance with the Company’s customary payroll practices and applicable wage payment laws, but no less frequently than monthly. The Executive’s annual base salary, as in effect from time to time, is hereinafter referred to as “ Base Salary .”

 

 

 

3.2 Bonus . Executive shall be eligible for an annual bonus of up to $45,000 (forty-five thousand dollars) less deductions applicable to wages. The amount shall be determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion based upon performance metrics that shall be determined in the Company’s reasonable discretion. The bonus shall be determined on a calendar year basis and pro-rated for the first year of Executive’s employment base upon the number of week Executive is employed. Any bonus shall be paid on or before January 15 of each new year. Executive must be employed on the date the bonus is paid in order to receive a bonus.

 

3.3 Restricted Stock Award . The Company shall, upon the Effective Date, grant Executive Seven Million Nine Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Eight (7,955,168) restricted options of common stock. The grant shall vest at the rate of one-fifth (1/5 th ) beginning on each anniversary date of the Effective Date. No restricted stock will be granted after the termination of Executive’s employment and any unvested restricted stock shall be forfeited upon the termination of Executive’s employment. All terms of the restricted stock granted under this Agreement shall be governed by equity plan that the Company will be adopting in the near future (the “ Plan ”). Insofar as the Plan and this Agreement conflict, the terms of the Plan shall govern. To the extent permitted by applicable law and the Plan, in the event the Company makes a secondary offering of stock in an amount exceeding $25,000,000 (Twenty-Five Million Dollars), the Company shall permit Executive to offer any of his vested restricted shares for sale as part of any such secondary offering in the same amounts and proportions as other employees of the Company.

 

3.4 Employee Benefits . During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans, practices, and programs maintained by the Company, as in effect from time to time (collectively, “ Employee Benefit Plans ”) on a basis which is no less favorable than is provided to other similarly situated executives of the Company, to the extent consistent with applicable law and the terms of the applicable Employee Benefit Plans. The Company reserves the right to amend or cancel any Employee Benefit Plans at any time in its sole discretion, subject to the terms of such Employee Benefit Plans and applicable law.

 

3.5 Vacation; Paid Time-Off . During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled paid vacation in accordance with the Company’s policies for executive officers as such policies may exist from time to time.

 

3.6 Business Expenses . The Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket business, entertainment, and travel expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policies and procedures.

 

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4. Termination of Employment .

 

4.1 Termination Notice and Date . The Employment Term and the Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by either the Company or the Executive at any time and for any reason by giving written notice thereof. The date the employment terminates shall be date notice of termination is communicated to a party (“ Termination Date ”).

 

4.2 Resignation of All Other Positions . Upon termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder for any reason, the Executive, effective on the Termination Date, shall be deemed to have resigned automatically from all paid positions that the Executive holds as an officer, employee, or member of the Board (or a committee thereof) of the Company, or as a paid officer, employee, or board member of any of the Company’s affiliates.

 

5. Cooperation . The parties agree that certain matters in which the Executive will be involved during the Employment Term may necessitate the Executive’s cooperation in the future. Accordingly, following the termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason, to the extent reasonably requested by the Board, the Executive shall cooperate with the Company in connection with matters arising out of the Executive’s service to the Company; provided that, the Company shall make reasonable efforts to minimize disruption of the Executive’s other activities. The Company shall reimburse the Executive for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such cooperation.

 

6. Confidentiality .

 

6.1 At all times, Executive shall keep confidential, except as the Company may otherwise consent to in writing, and not disclose, or make any use of except for the benefit of the Company, at any time either during or subsequent to performance by Executive of services for the Company, any trade secrets, confidential information, knowledge, data or other information of the Company relating to processes, know-how, technology, intellectual property, designs, technical data, business plans, strategies, or other subject matter pertaining to any business of the Company or any of its partners, customers, consultants, licensors, licensees or affiliates (collectively, the “ Confidential Information ”), which Executive may produce, obtain or otherwise learn of during the course of Executive’s association with the Company, and whether produced, obtained or learned of prior to, as of or following the date hereof. The “Confidential Information” shall not include information that is or becomes part of the public domain not as a result of any inaction or action of Executive. Executive shall not deliver, reproduce, or in any way allow any such Confidential Information to be delivered to or used by any third parties for any purpose (including, without limitation, any purpose harmful to the interests of the Company) without the specific direction or consent of a duly authorized representative of the Company.

 

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6.2 Notice of Immunity Under the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, as amended by the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement:

 

(a) The Executive will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for any disclosure of a trade secret that:

 

(1) is made (A) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or

 

(2) is made in a complaint or other document filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding.

 

(b) If the Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, the Executive may disclose the Company’s trade secrets to the Executive’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if the Executive:

 

(1) files any document containing trade secrets under seal; and

 

(2) does not disclosure trade secrets except pursuant to court order.

 

7.3 Nothing herein shall prevent Executive from making a report, or bringing a claim, to any governmental agency, including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Department of Justice, or the Attorney General of the State of New York.

 

7. Work Made for Hire; Assignment . The Executive acknowledges that, by reason of being employed by the Company at the relevant times, to the extent permitted by law, all of the Work Product consisting of copyrightable subject matter is “work made for hire” as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101 and such copyrights are therefore owned by the Company. To the extent that the foregoing does not apply, the Executive hereby irrevocably assigns to the Company, for no additional consideration, the Executive’s entire right, title, and interest in and to all Work Product and Intellectual Property Rights therein, including the right to sue, counterclaim, and recover for all past, present, and future infringement, misappropriation, or dilution thereof, and all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to reduce or limit the Company’s rights, title, or interest in any Work Product or Intellectual Property Rights so as to be less in any respect than that the Company would have had in the absence of this Agreement.

 

8. Restrictive Covenants . Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and accordingly agrees as follows:

 

(a) During Executive’s employment with the Company and for a period of one (1) year from the date of termination of Executive’s employment for any reason (the “ Restriction Period ”), Executive shall not, within a twenty-five mile radius of the Company’s Atlanta, Georgia office, either as principal, agent, employee, consultant, partner, officer, director, shareholder, or in any other individual or representative capacity, own, manage, finance, operate, control or otherwise engage or participate in any manner or fashion in a business competitive with the Company.

 

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(b) Executive further agrees, for the benefit of the Company and its affiliates, that during the Restriction Period, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, either as principal, agent, employee, consultant, partner, officer, director, shareholder, or in any other individual or representative capacity, on your behalf or any other person or entity other than the Company or its affiliates (i) solicit or induce, or attempt to solicit or induce, directly or indirectly, any customer or prospective customer of the Company with whom the Executive has had personal contact within the six-month period prior to the Termination Date; or (ii) solicit or induce, or attempt to solicit or induce, directly or indirectly any person who is, or during the six months prior to the termination of your employment with the Company was, an employee or agent of, or consultant to, the Company or any of its affiliates to terminate its, his or her relationship therewith, or (iii) hire or engage any person who is, or during the six months prior to the termination of your employment with the Company was, an employee, agent of or consultant to the Company or any of its affiliates.

 

(c) Executive understands that the provisions of this Section may limit Executive’s ability to earn a livelihood in a business similar to the business of the Company but Executive nevertheless agrees and hereby acknowledges that (i) such provisions do not impose a greater restraint than is necessary to protect the goodwill or other business interests of the Company, (ii) such provisions contain reasonable limitations as to time and scope of activity to be restrained, (iii) such provisions are not harmful to the general public, (iv) such provisions are not unduly burdensome to you, and (v) the consideration provided hereunder is sufficient to compensate you for the restrictions contained in this Section. In consideration of the foregoing and in light of Executive’s education, skills and abilities, you agree that you shall not assert that, and it should not be considered that, any provisions of Section otherwise are void, voidable or unenforceable or should be voided or held unenforceable.

 

(d) If a judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction that the time or territory or any other restriction contained in this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction against you, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply as to such maximum time and territory and to such maximum extent as such court may judicially determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in this Agreement is unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the other restrictions contained herein.

 

(e) In the event that Executive violates any of the restrictive covenants set forth in Section, in addition to any other remedy which may be available (i) at law or in equity, (ii) pursuant to any other provision of this Agreement or (iii) pursuant to any applicable equity award agreement, all outstanding stock options to purchase shares of Company common stock and other unvested equity awards granted to Executive shall be automatically forfeited effective as of the date on which such violation first occurs.

 

9. Remedies . In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Executive of Sections “7”, “8”, or “9” of this Agreement, the Executive hereby consents and agrees that the Company shall be entitled to seek, in addition to other available remedies, a temporary or permanent injunction or other equitable relief against such breach or threatened breach from any court of competent jurisdiction, without the necessity of showing any actual damages or that money damages would not afford an adequate remedy, and without the necessity of posting any bond or other security. The aforementioned equitable relief shall be in addition to, not in lieu of, legal remedies, monetary damages, or other available forms of relief.

 

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10. Arbitration .

 

10.1 JURY TRIAL WAIVER . THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AND KNOWINGLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN THE EVENT ANY ACTION ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE COMPANY IS LITIGATED OR HEARD IN ANY COURT.

 

10.2 Dispute Resolution/Arbitration . The parties agree that all claims, disputes, and/or controversies arising under this Agreement and/or related to the your employment hereunder or the termination of such employment (whether or not based on contract, tort or upon any federal, state or local statute, including but not limited to claims asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, any state Fair Employment Practices Act, and/or the Americans with Disabilities Act), shall be resolved exclusively through mediation/arbitration by JAMS, in the County of New York in the State of New York, in accordance with the JAMS Rules and Procedures for Mediation/Arbitration of Employment Disputes; provided, however, that in the event that the Company alleges that Executive is in breach of any of the provisions contained in Sections 7 or 8, the Company shall not be exclusively required to submit such dispute to mediation/arbitration. In such event, the Company may, at its option, seek and obtain from any court having jurisdiction, injunctive or equitable relief, in addition to pursuing at arbitration all other remedies available to it (including without limitation any claims for relief arising out of any breach of Sections 7 or 8 of this Agreement).

 

11. Exit Obligations . Upon (a) voluntary or involuntary termination of the Executive’s employment or (b) the Company’s request at any time during the Executive’s employment, the Executive shall (i) provide or return to the Company any and all Company property, including keys, key cards, access cards, identification cards, security devices, employer credit cards, network access devices, computers, cell phones, smartphones, PDAs, pagers, fax machines, equipment, speakers, webcams, manuals, reports, files, books, compilations, work product, email messages, recordings, tapes, disks, thumb drives or other removable information storage devices, hard drives, negatives and data and all Company documents and materials belonging to the Company and stored in any fashion, including but not limited to those that constitute or contain any Confidential Information or Work Product, that are in the possession or control of the Executive, whether they were provided to the Executive by the Company or any of its business associates or created by the Executive in connection with his employment by the Company; and (ii) delete or destroy all copies of any such documents and materials not returned to the Company that remain in the Executive’s possession or control, including those stored on any non-Company devices, networks, storage locations, and media in the Executive’s possession or control.

 

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12. Publicity . The Executive hereby irrevocably consents to any and all uses and displays, by the Company and its agents, representatives and licensees, of the Executive’s name, voice, likeness, image, appearance, and biographical information.

 

13. Governing Law: Jurisdiction and Venue . This Agreement, for all purposes, shall be construed in accordance with the laws of New York without regard to conflicts of law principles, except for the arbitration provision which shall be governed solely by the Federal Arbitration Act. Any action or proceeding by either of the parties to enforce this Agreement shall be brought only in a state or federal court located in the State of New York, having jurisdiction over the County of New York. The parties hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waive the defense of inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding in such venue.

 

14. Entire Agreement . Unless specifically provided herein, this Agreement contains all of the understandings and representations between the Executive and the Company pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter. The parties warrant that, in agreeing to the terms of this Agreement, they have not relied upon any oral statements or upon any written statements not contained in this Agreement. The parties mutually agree that the Agreement can be specifically enforced in court and can be cited as evidence in legal proceedings alleging breach of the Agreement.

 

15. Modification and Waiver . No provision of this Agreement may be amended or modified unless such amendment or modification is agreed to in writing and signed by the Executive and by the President of the Company. No waiver by either of the parties of any breach by the other party hereto of any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by the other party hereto shall be deemed a waiver of any similar or dissimilar provision or condition at the same or any prior or subsequent time, nor shall the failure of or delay by either of the parties in exercising any right, power, or privilege hereunder operate as a waiver thereof to preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right, power, or privilege.

 

16. Severability . Should any provision of this Agreement be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be enforceable only if modified, or if any portion of this Agreement shall be held as unenforceable and thus stricken, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Agreement, the balance of which shall continue to be binding upon the parties with any such modification to become a part hereof and treated as though originally set forth in this Agreement.

 

16.1 The parties further agree that any such court is expressly authorized to modify any such unenforceable provision of this Agreement in lieu of severing such unenforceable provision from this Agreement in its entirety, whether by rewriting the offending provision, deleting any or all of the offending provision, adding additional language to this Agreement, or by making such other modifications as it deems warranted to carry out the intent and agreement of the parties as embodied herein to the maximum extent permitted by law.

 

16.2 The parties expressly agree that this Agreement as so modified by the court shall be binding upon and enforceable against each of them. In any event, should one or more of the provisions of this Agreement be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions hereof, and if such provision or provisions are not modified as provided above, this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provisions had not been set forth herein.

 

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17. Captions . Captions and headings of the sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are intended solely for convenience and no provision of this Agreement is to be construed by reference to the caption or heading of any section or paragraph.

 

18. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile and .pdf signatures of this Agreement shall be considered originals for purposes of this Agreement.

 

19. Tolling . Should the Executive violate any of the terms of the restrictive covenant obligations articulated herein, the obligation at issue will run from the first date on which the Executive ceases to be in violation of such obligation.

 

20. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is personal to the Executive and shall not be assigned by the Executive. Any purported assignment by the Executive shall be null and void from the initial date of the purported assignment. The Company may assign thiShould the Executive violate any of the terms of the restrictive covenant obligations articulated herein, the obligation at issue will run from the first date on which the Executive ceases to be in violation of such obligation.s Agreement to any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Company and permitted successors and assigns.

 

21. Notice . Notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight carrier to the parties at the addresses set forth below (or such other addresses as specified by the parties by like notice):

 

If to the Company:

 

The OLB Group

200 Park Avenue, Suite1700

New York, NY, 10166

Attn: Ronny Yakov, CEO

 

with a copy to (which will not constitute notice) to:

 

Ellenoff, Grossman & Schole, LLP

1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10105

Attn: Matthew Bernstein, Esq.

Email: mbernstein@egsllp.com

Telephone: (212) 370-1300

Facsimile: (212) 370-7889

 

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If to the Executive:

 

Patrick Smith

6830 Little Fox Trail,

Cumming, GA 30040

 

22. Representations of the Executive. The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that:

 

22.1 The Executive’s acceptance of employment with the Company and the performance of his duties hereunder will not conflict with or result in a violation of, a breach of, or a default under any contract, agreement, or understanding to which he is a party or is otherwise bound; and

 

22.2 The Executive’s acceptance of employment with the Company and the performance of his duties hereunder will not violate any non-solicitation, non-competition, or other similar covenant or agreement of a prior employer.

 

23. Withholding. The Company shall have the right to withhold from any amount payable hereunder any Federal, state, and local taxes in order for the Company to satisfy any withholding tax obligation it may have under any applicable law or regulation.

 

24. Survival. Upon the expiration or other termination of this Agreement, the respective rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall survive such expiration or other termination to the extent necessary to carry out the intentions of the parties under this Agreement.

 

25. Acknowledgement of Full Understanding. THE EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT HE HAS FULLY READ, UNDERSTANDS AND VOLUNTARILY ENTERS INTO THIS AGREEMENT. THE EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT HE HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY OF HIS CHOICE BEFORE SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Employment Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  The OLB Group, Inc.
       
  By: /s/ Ronny Yakov
  Name: Ronny Yakov
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
       
AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:      
       
/s/ Patrick Smith      
Patrick Smith      

 

 

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Exhibit 21.1

 

Subsidiaries of

The OLB Group, Inc.

 

   

Jurisdiction

of Incorporation

eVance, Inc.   Delaware
Omnisoft.io, Inc.   Delaware
CrowdPay.Us, Inc.   New York
Securus365, Inc.   Delaware

 

 

Exhibit 23.1

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Consent

 

We consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement of The OLB Group, Inc. on Form S-1 of our report dated April 18, 2019 with respect to our audit of the consolidated financial statements of The OLB Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2018 and for the year then ended, which report appears in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.  We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the heading “Experts” in such Prospectus.

 

/s/ Marcum LLP

 

Marcum llp

 

New York, NY

 

June 26, 2019

Exhibit 23.2

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report, which includes an explanatory paragraph as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, dated April 13, 2018, relating to the financial statements of The OLB Group, Inc. (the “Company”), appearing in this Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in this Registration Statement.

 

/s/ Liggett & Webb, P.A.

 

New York, New York

June 26, 2019

Exhibit 23.3

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our reports, which include an explanatory paragraph as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, dated October 3, 2018 and April 18, 2019, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Excel Corporation (the “Company”), appearing in this Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in this Registration Statement.

 

 

/s/ Liggett & Webb, P.A.

 

 

New York, New York

June 26, 2019