As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2020

Registration No. 333-                 

 

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

 

 

Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Nevada   5961   33-1230229
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Primary Standard Industrial   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Classification Code Number)   Identification Number)

 

 

 

19355 Business Center Drive, #9

Northridge, California 91324

(818) 864-8404

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

 

William Corbett

Chief Executive Officer and

Interim Chief Financial Officer

Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc.

19355 Business Center Drive, #9

Northridge, California 91324

(818) 864-8404

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

 

Copies to:

 

Leslie Marlow, Esq.

Hank Gracin, Esq.

Patrick J. Egan, Esq.
Gracin & Marlow, LLP

The Chrysler Building

405 Lexington Avenue, 26th Floor

New York, New York 10174

(212) 907-6457

 

 

 

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

 

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. þ

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, 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 of 1933, 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 of 1933, 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 of 1934.

 

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

 

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 pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

 

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of each class of securities to be registered   Amount to be
Registered(1)
    Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
Per
Share(3)
    Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price
    Amount of
Registration
Fee(4)
 
                         
Shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issuable upon conversion of secured convertible notes (2)     15,714, 287     $ 0.019     $ 298,572     $ 32.58  
                                 
Shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issuable upon conversion of unsecured convertible notes (2)     11,647,431     $ 0.019     $ 221,302     $ 24.15  
                                 
Shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issuable upon exercise of warrants (3)     24,874,286     $ 0.05     $ 1,243,714     $ 135.69  
Total     52,236,004             $ 1,763,588     $ 192.42  

 

(1) Represents the maximum number of shares of common stock offered by the selling stockholders named in this registration statement. Includes such indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock issuable by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction, including, but not limited to, as a result of the anti-dilution provisions contained in the convertible notes.
(2) Represents shares of the registrant’s common stock issuable upon conversion of convertible notes or upon exercise of the warrants previously issued or issuable to the selling stockholders named in this registration statement.
(3) Pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, the proposed maximum offering price per share of the common stock issuable upon conversion of secured convertible notes is $0.019, which is the closing sale price of the shares of common stock on November 13, 2020 as reported on the OTCQB Venture Market. Pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, the proposed maximum offering price per share of the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is $0.05, which is based upon the higher of (i) the price at which the warrants may be exercised ($0.05), and (ii) $0.019, which is the closing sale price of the shares of common stock on November 13, 2020 as reported on the OTCQB Venture Market.
(4) Calculated by multiplying the estimated aggregate offering price of securities to be registered by 0.00010910.

 

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 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling stockholders may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is declared effective. This 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.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED NOVEMBER 16, 2020

 

PROSPECTUS

 

52,236,004 Shares of Common Stock

 

 

This prospectus relates to the offering and resale by the selling stockholders (the “Selling Stockholders”) identified herein of up to 52,236,004 shares (the “Shares”) of the common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “common stock”) of Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. (“IPSI,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), a Nevada corporation, which includes: (i) 15,714,287 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of two Original Issue Discount 10% Senior Secured Convertible Notes (the “Secured Notes”); (ii) 11,647,431 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of an Original Issue Discount 10% Notes (the “Unsecured Notes”) (the Secured Notes and the Unsecured Notes are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Notes”); (iii) 24,874,286 shares of the Company’s common stock underlying five (5) five-year warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase 24,874,286 shares of our common stock. We are registering the resale shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants pursuant to the securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) and the registration rights agreement (“Registration Rights Agreement”) that we entered into with the Selling Stockholders on August 3, 2020, August 5, 2020, September 17, 2020 and September 24, 2020. See the section of this prospectus entitled “The Private Placement” for a description of the Private Placement, and the section of this prospectus entitled “Selling Stockholders” for additional information regarding the Selling Stockholders.

 

We are not selling any Shares in this offering. We, therefore, will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares by the Selling Stockholders. However, we may receive gross proceeds upon the exercise of the Warrants if exercised for cash.

 

The Selling Stockholders may sell the Shares described in this prospectus in a number of different ways and at varying prices. The prices at which the Selling Stockholders may sell the Shares in this offering will be determined by the prevailing market price for the shares of our common stock or in negotiated transactions. See “Plan of Distribution” for more information about how the Selling Stockholders may sell the Shares being registered pursuant to this prospectus. The Selling Stockholders each may be deemed an “underwriter” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Selling Stockholders has informed us that it does not currently have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Shares.

 

We have agreed to pay the expenses of the registration of the shares of our common stock offered and sold under the registration statement by the Selling Stockholders. The Selling Stockholders will pay any underwriting discounts, commissions and transfer taxes applicable to the shares of common stock sold by it.

 

Our common stock issued is traded on the OTCQB under the symbol “IPSI”. On November 13, 2020, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the OTCQB was $0.019.

 

Investing in our securities involves various risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5 of this prospectus for a discussion of information that should be considered in connection with an investment in our securities.

 

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.

 

The date of this prospectus is November     , 2020

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ii
INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA ii
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY 1
THE OFFERING 4
RISK FACTORS 5
USE OF PROCEEDS 16
DIVIDEND POLICY 16
DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE 16
THE PRIVATE PLACEMENT 17
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS 20
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 22
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 24
BUSINESS 31
MANAGEMENT 34
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 36
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 38
MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS 41
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS 41
PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS 46
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED  
DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK 47
LEGAL MATTERS 49
EXPERTS 49
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION 50
DISCLOSURE OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES 50
INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS F-1

 

The registration statement containing this prospectus, including the exhibits to the registration statement, provides additional information about us and the common stock offered under this prospectus. The registration statement, including the exhibits, can be read on our website and the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”

 

Information contained in, and that can be accessed through, our web site www.innovatepaysolve.com shall not be deemed to be part of this prospectus or incorporated herein by reference and should not be relied upon by any prospective investors for the purposes of determining whether to purchase the Shares offered hereunder.

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus contains, in addition to historical information, certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that includes information relating to future events, future financial performance, strategies, expectations, competitive environment, regulation and availability of resources. Such forward-looking statements include those that express plans, anticipation, intent, contingency, goals, targets or future development and/or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and projections about future events and they are subject to risks and uncertainties known and unknown that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.

 

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology, such as “may,” “should,” “would,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” “plan,” “potential” and similar expressions. Accordingly, these statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in them. Any forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed throughout this prospectus or incorporated herein by reference.

 

You should read this prospectus and the documents we have filed as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this prospectus is part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of those documents.

 

Risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be different from those expressed or implied in our written or oral forward-looking statements may be found in this prospectus under the heading “Risk Factors”.

 

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.

 

New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict which factors will arise. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We qualify all of the information presented in this prospectus particularly our forward-looking statements, by these cautionary statements.

 

INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA

 

This prospectus contains estimates and other statistical data made by independent parties and by us relating to market size and growth and other data about our industry. We obtained the industry and market data in this prospectus from our own research as well as from industry and general publications, surveys and studies conducted by third parties. This 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, including those discussed in “Risk Factors.” We caution you not to give undue weight to such projections, assumptions and estimates. Further, industry and general publications, studies and surveys generally state that they have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, although they do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such information. While we believe that these publications, studies and surveys are reliable, we have not independently verified the data contained in them. In addition, while we believe that the results and estimates from our internal research are reliable, such results and estimates have not been verified by any independent source.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

Company Overview

 

We are a provider of next generation physical and virtual payment services that we initially introduced to the Mexican market in the third quarter of 2014 and expanded to the United States during 2019. Since the sale of our Mexican operations on December 31, 2019, our focus has been to provide our services solely in the United States, initially in Southern California. We offer an integrated network of kiosks, terminals and payment channels that enable consumers to deposit cash, convert it into a digital form and remit the funds to any merchant in our network quickly and securely. Our goal is to help consumers and merchants connect more efficiently in markets and consumer segments that are largely cash-based and lack convenient alternatives for consumers to pay for goods and services in physical, online and mobile environments. For example, we license technology that can be used to pay bills, add minutes to mobile phones, purchase transportation tickets, shop online, buy digital services or send money to third parties.

 

On August 5, 2019, we entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with Vivi Holdings, Inc. (“Vivi Holdings”) to sell to Vivi Holdings, our Mexican operations for 2,250,000 shares of Vivi Holdings common stock (the “Stock Sale”), of which nine percent (9%) was allocated as follows: five percent (5%) Gaston Pereira, two and one-half percent (2.5%) Andrey Novikov, and one and one-half percent (1.5%) Joseph Abrams. The sale of the Mexican operations pursuant to the SPA was closed on December 31, 2019 after, among other things, the receipt of a final fairness opinion and the approval of our shareholders. We no longer have any business operations in Mexico and our business is now wholly focused on our U.S. operations based in Northridge, California.

 

In making our decision to enter into the SPA, we took into account, among other things: the business outlook of our operations in Mexico; our inability to raise sufficient capital from the public market; the current and future competitive environment for our Mexican operations; our current weak financial viability; and the weak public market to raise necessary capital to further develop our business and fulfill our business plan.

 

We intend to continue to expand our operations in the United States with a focus initially on southern California. We are also exploring acquisition opportunities that we believe will be accretive to our business.

 

We offer a simple payment solution for consumers and businesses. We have plans to roll out 50 kiosks in Southern California to provide digital payments for the unbanked and underbanked using self-service kiosks and an E-wallet ecosystem. The kiosks are currently located in our warehouses in Southern California awaiting installation. Due to measures imposed by the state and local governments in areas affected by COVID-19, businesses have been suspended due to quarantine intended to contain the pandemic and many people have been forced to work from home in those areas. As a result, installation of our network of kiosks, terminals and payment channels in Southern California has been delayed, which has had an adverse impact on our business and financial condition and has hampered our ability to generate revenue and access usual sources of liquidity on reasonable terms.

 

Our Corporate History and Background

 

We were incorporated on September 25, 2013 under the laws of the State of Nevada originally under the name Asiya Pearls, Inc. On May 27, 2016, Asiya Pearls, Inc. filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to change its name from Asiya Pearls, Inc. to QPAGOS.

 

Qpagos Corporation was incorporated on May 1, 2015 under the laws of Delaware under the name Qpagos Corporation as the holding company for its two 99.9% owned operating subsidiaries, QPagos, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Qpagos Mexico”) and Redpag Electrónicos S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Redpag”). Each of these entities were incorporated in November 2013 in Mexico.

 

Qpagos Mexico was formed to process payment transactions for service providers it contracts with as well as provide electronic payment solutions to multiple clients in several industry segments including retail, financial transportation and government; and Redpag was formed to deploy and operate kiosks as a distributor of Qpagos Mexico.

 

On August 31, 2015, QPAGOS Corporation entered into various agreements with the shareholders of Qpagos Mexico and Redpag to give effect to a reverse merger transaction (the “Reverse Merger’’). Pursuant to the Reverse Merger, the majority of the shareholders of Qpagos Mexico and Redpag effectively received shares in Qpagos Corporation, through various consulting and management agreements entered into with Qpagos Corporation and sold an effective 99.996% and 99.990% of the outstanding shares in Qpagos Mexico and Redpag, respectively to Qpagos Corporation. The series of transactions closed effective August 31, 2015. Upon the close of the Reverse Merger, Qpagos Corporation became the parent of Qpagos Mexico and Redpag and assumed the operations of these two companies as its sole business.

 

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On May 12, 2016, Qpagos Corporation entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with QPAGOS and QPAGOS Merge, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of QPAGOS (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on May 12, 2016 Qpagos Corporation and Merger Sub merged (the “Merger”), and Qpagos Corporation continued as the surviving corporation of the Merger and became a wholly owned subsidiary of QPAGOS. As a result of the Merger, each outstanding share of Qpagos Corporation common stock was converted into the right to receive two shares of QPAGOS common stock as set forth in the Merger Agreement. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, we issued, and Qpagos Corporation stockholders received in a tax-free exchange, shares of our common stock such that Qpagos Corporation stockholders owned approximately 91% of our company immediately after the Merger. In addition, each outstanding warrant of Qpagos Corporation was assumed by us and converted into a warrant to acquire a number of shares of our common stock equal to twice the number of shares of common stock of Qpagos Corporation subject to the warrant immediately before the effective time of the Merger at an exercise price per share of Company common stock equal to 50% of the warrant exercise price for Qpagos Corporation common stock. There were no options outstanding in Qpagos Corporation prior to the merger.

 

On November 1, 2019, we changed our name from QPAGOS to Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. On October 31, 2019, we also filed a Certificate of Change with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to effect a reverse split of our common stock at a ratio of 1-for-10 (the “Reverse Stock Split”), effective on November 1, 2019. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, each ten (10) pre-split shares of common stock outstanding were automatically combined into one (1) new share of common stock. Unless otherwise stated, all share and per share numbers in the Annual Report on Form 10-K have been adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split.

 

On December 31, 2019, we consummated the disposal of Qpagos Corporation, including the two Mexican subsidiaries, Qpagos Mexico and Redpag in exchange for 2,250,000 shares of common stock of Vivi Holdings, of which nine percent (9%) was allocated to the following: Gaston Pereira (5%), Andrey Novikov (2.5%), and Joseph Abrams (1.5%). The transaction contemplated by the SPA was closed on December 31, 2019 after the satisfaction of customary conditions, the receipt of a final fairness opinion and the approval of our shareholders. We no longer have any business operations in Mexico; however we have retained our U.S. operations based in Northridge, California.

 

Our principal offices are located at 19355 Business Center Drive, #9, Northridge, California 91324, and our telephone number at that office is (818) 864-8404.

 

Our Strategy

 

We offer a simple payment solution for consumers and businesses. We have plans to roll out 50 kiosks in Southern California to provide digital payments for the unbanked and underbanked using self-service kiosks and an E-wallet ecosystem. The kiosks are currently located in our warehouses in Southern California awaiting installation. Due to measures imposed by the state and local governments in areas affected by COVID-19, businesses have been suspended due to quarantine intended to contain the pandemic and many people have been forced to work from home in those areas. As a result, installation of our network of kiosks, terminals and payment channels in Southern California has been delayed, which has had an adverse impact on our business and financial condition and has hampered our ability to generate revenue and access usual sources of liquidity on reasonable terms.

 

Our mission is to pivot from the four year experience we had with our Mexican kiosks and build out a US only kiosk network in Southern California that will allow the majority of the Southern California market to transfer money to Mexico cheaper than their current options and make payments to Mexican vendors as well.

 

The launch of the kiosks in Southern California will be directed toward the heavily trafficked Mexican grocery stores, convenience stores, check cashing businesses, and gas stations. Our goal is to develop a distribution network of kiosks that allow our clients to enhance their customer experience by combining mobile and hardware interfaces, such as mobile wallets, coupled with self-service kiosks into a seamless customer centric ecosystem.

 

Business Model

 

Our primary source of revenue is expected to come from commissions and fees. We also expect to derive revenue from a second screen on the kiosks which will be an ad driven revenue producer. Over the last four years we proved the model, with over $11 million in revenue last year and two million Mexican subscribers using the kiosks regularly. This experience and the vending partnerships established in those machines should facilitate the roll-out of our company owned machines in Southern California. This coupled with US vending additions such as micro loans, money transmitting opportunities (a $30 billion business), lotto tickets, and the built- in Mexican vendors, gives us what we believe to be the total solution for the Mexican consumer population in Southern California. After the launch of the 50 kiosks in a small designated Los Angeles area, we anticipate having a sophisticated distribution network of over 500 kiosks in California, Texas and Florida. With this initial launch in Southern California we will own the first 50 machines and the retailer will receive 20% of the fees as commission. Alternatively, we may sell the kiosks to retailers for a unit price of approximately $6,000 and in return receive 30% of the revenues.

 

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Distribution Network

 

We are developing a distribution network along two verticals; 1) An agent network of independent businesses with high customer traffic in which our kiosks will be deployed generating additional revenue for them; 2) Retailers that wish to decongest long lines and shift service payments to self-service kiosks.

 

Sales and marketing

 

We participate in special local events and exhibitions and provide promo materials to distribute to retailers. We intend to direct advertisements to the mainly Spanish speaking customers in Southern California, along with our Spanish speaking employees that can educate and demonstrate services at the kiosks. We expect this will add tremendously to acceptance and word of mouth advertising in the respective neighborhoods.

 

Competition

 

The payment service business is highly competitive and continued growth depends on our ability to compete effectively. Although we don’t face direct competition in the form of kiosks, companies like Western Union, Money Gram, Wells Fargo, dominate the money remittance, wiring business. However, with the E wallet, our customer has the ability to deposit money into the kiosks and consequently creating their own digital wallet bank on our network.

 

Employees

 

As of November 1, 2020, Innovative Payment Solutions had two full time employees, which are its chief executive officer and chief technical officer.

 

Corporate Information

 

Our principal offices are located at 19355 Business Center Drive, #9, Northridge, California 91324, and our telephone number at that office is (818) 864-8404.

 

Available Information

 

We have included our website address as a factual reference and do not intend it to be an active link to our website. We make available on our website, www.innovatepaysolve.com our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. These reports are available free of charge through the investor relations page of our internet website as soon as reasonably practicable after those reports are filed with the SEC.

 

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THE OFFERING

 

Issuer:   Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation
     
Securities offered by the Selling Stockholders   52,236,004 shares of our common stock
     
Total Common Stock outstanding after this offering   243,357,343 shares of common stock; assuming all of the Shares offered in this offering are issued upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants
     
Use of Proceeds   We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares covered by this prospectus. However, we may receive gross proceeds upon the exercise of the Warrants if exercised for cash. See “Use of Proceeds”.
     
Risk Factors   Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. For a discussion of factors to consider before deciding to invest in our securities, you should carefully review and consider the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus beginning on page 5 of this prospectus.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk, and you should be able to bear the complete loss of your investment. You should carefully consider the risks described below, the other information in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein when evaluating our company and our business. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business could be harmed. In such case, the trading price of our common stock could decline and investors could lose all or a part of the money paid to buy our common stock

 

RISKS RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS

 

Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry

 

We have had very limited operations to date with our new business model.

 

In December 2019, we sold our Mexican operations and are now focused on operations in the United States. To date, as a result of COVID-19 business closures the installation of our network of kiosks, terminals and payment channels in Southern California has been delayed, and we have not yet installed any kiosks in the United States. As such, we have a very limited operating history. We have yet to demonstrate our ability to overcome the risks frequently encountered in the payment services industry in the United States and are still subject to many of the risks common to early stage companies, including the uncertainty as to our ability to implement our business plan, market acceptance of our proposed business and services, under-capitalization, cash shortages, limitations with respect to personnel, financing and other resources and uncertainty of our ability to generate revenues. There is no assurance that our activities will be successful or will result in any revenues or profit, and the likelihood of our success must be considered in light of the stage of our development. There can be no assurance that we will be able to consummate our business strategy and plans, or that financial, technological, market, or other limitations may force us to modify, alter, significantly delay, or significantly impede the implementation of such plans. We have insufficient results for investors to use to identify historical trends. Investors should consider our prospects in light of the risk, expenses and difficulties we will encounter as an early stage company. Our revenue and income potential is unproven and our business model is continually evolving. We are subject to the risks inherent to the operation of a new business enterprise, and cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully address these risks.

 

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that it will continue as a going concern.

 

Our operating losses, negative cash flows from operations and limited alternative sources of revenue raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our auditors have issued a going concern opinion on our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2019, expressing substantial doubt that we can continue as an ongoing business for the twelve month period subsequent to the issuance of their report. The consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. If we cannot raise adequate capital on acceptable terms or generate sufficient revenue from operations, we will need to revise our business plans.

 

We may continue to generate operating losses and experience negative cash flows and it is uncertain whether we will achieve profitability.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we incurred a net loss of $4,082,507 and $3,532,596, respectively. We have an accumulated deficit of $26,267,538 through September 30, 2020. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, we incurred a net loss of $3,729,106 and $5,067,734, respectively. We expect to continue to incur operating losses until such time, if ever, as we are able to achieve sufficient levels of revenue from operations. There can be no assurance that we will ever generate significant sales or achieve profitability. Accordingly, the extent of future losses and the time required to achieve profitability, if ever, cannot be predicted at this point.

 

We also expect to experience negative cash flows for the foreseeable future as we fund our operating losses. As a result, we will need to generate significant revenues or raise additional financing in order to achieve and maintain profitability. We may not be able to generate these revenues or achieve profitability in the future. Our failure to achieve or maintain profitability would likely negatively impact the value of our securities and financing activities.

 

The COVID-19 Pandemic has caused a delay in our roll out plans which has negatively impacted our operations and results of operations.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has required our management to focus their attention primarily on responding to the challenges presented by the pandemic, including ensuring continuous operations, and adjusting our operations to address changes in the virtual payments industry. Due to measures imposed by the local governments in areas affected by COVID-19, businesses have been suspended due to quarantine intended to contain this outbreak and many people have been forced to work from home in those areas. As a result, installation of our network of kiosks, terminals and payment channels in Southern California has been delayed, which has had an adverse impact on our business and financial condition and has hampered its ability to generate revenue and access usual sources of liquidity on reasonable terms.

 

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We will need substantial additional funding and may be unable to raise capital when needed, which would force us to delay, reduce or eliminate our product development programs or commercialization efforts.

 

As of September 30, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $124,404. We believe that based on our current operating plan, our existing cash and cash equivalents will not be sufficient to enable us to fund our operations; our debt and other obligations; and our capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources” above. We will need additional funds to meet our obligations and fund operations. Additional equity or debt financing, or corporate collaboration and licensing arrangements, may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all, particularly in the current economic environment. If adequate funds are not available, we may be required to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more of our research and development programs.

 

Until such time, if ever, as we can generate substantial product revenues, we will be required to finance our cash needs through public or private equity offerings, debt financings and corporate collaboration and licensing arrangements. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, our stockholders may experience dilution. Debt financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends. Any debt financing or additional equity that we may raise may contain terms, such as liquidation and other preferences, that are not favorable to us or our stockholders. If we raise additional funds through collaboration and licensing arrangements with third parties, it may be necessary to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, research programs or product candidates or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us.

 

If we cannot establish profitable operations, we will need to raise additional capital to fully implement our business plan, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, and which may dilute your investment.

 

Achieving and sustaining profitability will require us to increase our revenues and manage our operating and administrative expenses. We cannot guarantee that we will be successful in achieving profitability. If we are unable to generate sufficient revenues to pay our expenses and our existing sources of cash and cash flows are otherwise insufficient to fund our activities, we will need to raise additional funds to continue our operations and in order to fully implement our business plan. If we do not generate such revenue from operations, we may be forced to limit our expansion. Furthermore, if we issue equity or debt securities to raise additional funds, our existing stockholders, may experience dilution, and the new equity or debt securities may have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of our existing stockholders. If we are unsuccessful in achieving profitability, and we cannot obtain additional funds on commercially reasonable terms or at all, we may be required to curtail significantly or cease our operations, which could result in the loss to investors of their investment in our securities.

 

We have identified material weaknesses in our internal controls, and we cannot provide assurances that these weaknesses will be effectively remediated or that additional material weaknesses will not occur in the future. If our internal control over financial reporting or our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results, prevent fraud, or file our periodic reports in a timely manner, which may cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information and may lead to a decline in our stock price.

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over our financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a- 15(f) under the Exchange Act. We have identified material weaknesses in our internal controls with respect to our segregation of duties and our limited resources and our insufficient controls over review of accounting for certain complex transactions therefore our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective in providing material information required to be included in our periodic SEC filings on a timely basis and to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our periodic SEC filings is accumulated and communicated to our management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure about our internal control over financial reporting. Due to limited staffing, we are not always able to detect errors or omissions in financial reporting. If we fail to comply with the rules under Sarbanes-Oxley related to disclosure controls and procedures in the future, or, if we continue to have material weaknesses and other deficiencies in our internal control and accounting procedures and disclosure controls and procedures, our stock price could decline significantly and raising capital could be more difficult. If additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies are discovered or if we otherwise fail to address the adequacy of our internal control and disclosure controls and procedures our business may be harmed. Moreover, effective internal controls are necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and are important to helping prevent financial fraud. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our business and operating results could be harmed, investors could lose confidence in our reported financial information, and the trading price of our securities could drop significantly.

 

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The failure to comply with the terms of the Secured Notes could result in a default under the terms of the notes and, if uncured, it could potentially result in action against our pledged assets.

 

The Secured Notes are secured by a lien on all of our assets. If we fail to comply with the terms of the Secured Notes and/or the related agreements, the note holder could declare a note default and if the default were to remain uncured, the secured creditors would have the right to proceed against any or all of the collateral securing their Secured Notes. Any action by our secured or unsecured creditors to proceed against our assets would likely have a serious disruptive effect on our business operations.

 

To date we have not successfully generated sufficient revenue to pay our operating expenses and have relied on proceeds from recent note issuances to pay the deficiency.

 

As of September 30, 2020, we have outstanding convertible debt in the principal amount of $597,410, net of unamortized discount of $930,672, pursuant to the terms of various notes that we issued. To date, we have not generated sufficient revenue to pay the balances owed under these notes and provide sufficient working capital to run our business. The outstanding principal amount of the notes is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder after certain periods of time into shares of our common stock at discounts to the market price of our common stock. In addition, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default (as defined in the notes), the notes each will become immediately due and payable and we have agreed to pay additional default interest rates. Upon conversion of these notes, our current shareholders will suffer dilution, which could be significant.

 

Servicing our debt requires a significant amount of cash. Our ability to generate sufficient cash to service our debt depends on many factors beyond our control.

 

Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our debt, to fund planned capital expenditures and to maintain sufficient working capital depends on our ability to generate cash in the future. This, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control. We cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or from other sources in an amount sufficient to enable us to service our debt or to fund our other liquidity needs. If our cash flow and capital resources are insufficient to allow us to make scheduled payments on our debt, we may need to seek additional capital or restructure or refinance all or a portion of our debt on or before the maturity thereof, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. We cannot assure you that we will be able to refinance any of our debt on commercially reasonable terms or at all, or that the terms of that debt will allow any of the above alternative measures or that these measures would satisfy our scheduled debt service obligations. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow to repay or refinance our debt on favorable terms, it could significantly adversely affect our financial condition and the value of our outstanding debt. Our ability to restructure or refinance our debt will depend on the condition of the capital markets and our financial condition. Any refinancing of our debt could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous covenants, which could further restrict our business operations. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain any financing when needed.

 

Covenant restrictions under our indebtedness may limit our ability to operate our business.

 

The Notes contain, and our future indebtedness agreements may contain covenants that restrict our ability to finance future operations or capital needs or to engage in other business activities. The Notes restrict our ability to:

 

  incur, assume or guarantee or suffer to exist any indebtedness for borrowed money of any kind, including, but not limited to, a guarantee, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom other than Permitted Indebtedness (as defined in the Notes);

 

  repurchase capital stock;

 

  repay any Indebtedness other than the Secured Notes or Permitted Indebtedness or make other restricted payments including, without limitation, paying dividends and making investments;

 

  create liens;

 

  sell or otherwise dispose of assets; and

 

  enter into transactions with affiliates.

 

 

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Our failure to fulfill all of our registration requirements may cause us to suffer liquidated damages, which may be very costly.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreements that we entered into in connection with the Notes and Warrants we are required to file a registration statement with respect to securities issued to the note holders upon their request within a certain time period, the registration statement must be declared effective within 105 days of the closing of the issuance of the Notes and Warrants and maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement. If we fail to do so we could be required to pay liquidated damages. The failure to do so could result in the payment of damages by us. There can be no assurance as to when this registration statement will be declared effective or that we will be able to maintain the effectiveness of any registration statement, and therefore there can be no assurance that we will not incur damages under the various Registration Rights Agreements.

 

The payment services industry is highly competitive, and many of our competitors are larger and have greater financial and other resources.

 

The payment services industry is highly competitive, and our continued growth depends on our ability to compete effectively with both traditional and non-traditional payment service providers. Although we do not currently face direct competition from any competitor in exactly the same kiosk-based line of business as ours, we currently expect to face competition from a variety of financial and non-financial business groups which include retail banks, non-traditional payment service providers, such as retailers, like 7-Eleven and Walmart which provide mobile top-up services, and mobile network operators, traditional kiosk and terminal operators and electronic payment system operators, as well as other companies that provide various forms of payment services, including electronic payment and payment processing services. Competitors in our industry seek to differentiate themselves by features and functionalities such as speed, convenience, network size, accessibility, hours of operation, reliability and price. A significant number of these competitors have greater financial, technological and marketing resources than we have, operate robust networks and are highly regarded by consumers.

 

There is uncertainty as to market acceptance of our technology and services.

 

We have conducted our own research into the markets for our services; however, because we are a new entrant into the market, we cannot guarantee market acceptance of our services and have somewhat limited information on which to estimate our anticipated level of sales. Our services require consumers and service providers to adopt our technology. Our industry is susceptible to rapid technological developments and there can be no assurance that we will be able to match any new technological advances. If we are unable to match the technological changes in the needs of our customers the demand for our products will be reduced.

 

We rely on an outside vendor for the supply of key kiosk parts and the partial or complete loss of this supplier could cause customer supply or production delays and as a result potentially a loss of revenues.

 

We currently rely on a vendor to manufacture substantial portions of critical hardware that are used with or included in our kiosks. Although we do not believe the contract is material to us because there are other vendors that could supply the hardware required for the kiosks, we do not have a contract with any other vendors and therefore, if our present vendor was to delay or terminate its performance, our business could be disrupted.

 

Although we may add or change our vendors in the future, our reliance on vendors is expected to continue and involves other risks, including our limited control over the availability of components, delivery schedules, pricing and product quality. We may also experience delays, additional expenses and lost sales as a result of our dependency upon outside vendors. If the outside vendors on which we rely are not able to supply us with needed products or parts, or were to cease or interrupt production, and if other existing vendors were also unable to supply us in a timely manner, or on comparable terms, our business could be materially adversely impacted.

 

Our reliance on outside vendors for our kiosk hardware involves several risks, including the following:

 

  there are a number of reasons our suppliers of required parts may cease or interrupt production or otherwise fail to supply us with an adequate supply of required parts, including contractual disputes with our supplier or adverse financial developments at or affecting the supplier;

 

  we have reduced control over the pricing of third party-supplied materials, and our suppliers may be unable or unwilling to supply us with required materials on commercially acceptable terms, or at all;

 

  we have reduced control over the timely delivery of third party-supplied materials; and

 

  our suppliers may be unable to develop technologically advanced products to support our growth and development of new systems.

 

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Disruptions in international trade and finance or in transportation also may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operation. Any significant disruption in our operations for any reason, such as regulatory requirements, scheduling delays, quality control problems, loss of certifications, power interruptions, fires, hurricanes, war or threats of terrorism, labor strikes, contract disputes, could adversely affect our sales and customer relationships. In addition, in the event of a breach of law by a vendor based outside of the U.S. or a breach of a contractual obligation that has an adverse effect upon our operations, we may have little or no recourse because all of our vendors’ assets could be located in a foreign country, such as Russia, Italy, Germany, Canada or the People’s Republic of China where it may not be possible to effect service of process and uncertainty exists as to whether the courts in such foreign jurisdiction would recognize or enforce a judgment of a U.S. court obtained against the vendor.

 

We are subject to the economic risk and business cycles of our merchants and agents and the overall level of consumer spending.

 

The payment services industry depends heavily on the overall level of consumer spending. We are exposed to general economic conditions that affect consumer confidence, consumer spending, consumer discretionary income or changes in consumer purchasing habits. Economic factors such as employment levels, business conditions, energy and fuel costs, interest rates, and inflation rate could reduce consumer spending or change consumer purchasing habits. A reduction in the amount of consumer spending could result in a decrease in our revenue and profits. If our merchants make fewer sales of their products and services using our services or consumers spend less money per transaction, we will have fewer transactions to process at lower amounts, resulting in lower revenue. Weakening in the Mexican economy could have a negative impact on our merchants, as well as consumers who purchase products and services using our payment processing systems, which could, in turn, negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations, particularly if the recessionary environment disproportionately affects some of the market segments that represent a larger portion of our payment processing volume. In addition, these factors could force some of our merchants and/or agents to liquidate their operations or go bankrupt, or could cause our agents to reduce the number of their locations or hours of operation, resulting in reduced transaction volumes. We also have a certain amount of fixed costs, including salaries and rent, which could limit our ability to adjust costs and respond quickly to changes affecting the economy and our business.

 

If consumer confidence in our business deteriorates, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

 

Our business is built on consumers’ confidence in our brands, as well as our ability to provide fast, reliable payment services. As a consumer business, the strength of our brand and reputation are of paramount importance to us. A number of factors could adversely affect consumer confidence in our brand, many of which are beyond our control, and could have an adverse impact on our results of operations. These factors include:

 

  any regulatory action or investigation against us;

 

  any significant interruption to our systems and operations; and

 

  any breach of our security systems or any compromises of consumer data.

 

A decline in the use of cash as a means of payment may result in a decline in the use of our kiosks and terminals.

 

We believe that consumers making cash payments are more likely to use our kiosks and terminals than where alternative payment methods are available. As a result, we believe that our profitability depends on the use of cash as a means of payment. During the COVID-19 pandemic the use of cash has been discouraged by some local governmental authorities and health experts. There can be no assurance that over time, the prevalence of cash payments in Southern California will not decline as a greater percentage of the population adopts credit and debit card payments and electronic banking. The shift from cash payments to credit and debit card payments and electronic banking could reduce our market share and payment volumes and may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our business operations are geographically concentrated and could be significantly affected by any adverse change in the regions in which we operate.

 

Our business operations are now solely in the United States. Because to date we plan to derive all of our total revenues from our operations in United States and expect to continue to derive a significant portion of our revenue from operations solely in the United States for the near future, our business is exposed to adverse regulatory and competitive changes, economic downturns and changes in political conditions in the United States. Moreover, due to the concentration of our businesses in the United States, our business is less diversified and, accordingly, is subject to regional risks.

 

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We are not currently subject to extensive government regulation; however, we could be subject to extensive government regulation, and there can be no guarantee that new regulations applicable to our business will not be enacted.

 

Currently our business is not impacted by government regulation; however, we may be subject to a variety of regulations aimed at preventing money laundering and financing criminal activity and terrorism, financial services regulations, payment services regulations, consumer protection laws, currency control regulations, advertising laws and privacy and data protection laws and therefore experience periodic investigations by various regulatory authorities in connection with the same, which may sometimes result in monetary or other sanctions being imposed on us. Many of these laws and regulations are constantly evolving, and are often unclear and inconsistent with other applicable laws and regulations, making compliance challenging and increasing our related operating costs and legal risks. In particular, there has been increased public attention and heightened legislation and regulations regarding money laundering and terrorist financing. We may have to make significant judgment calls in applying anti-money laundering legislation and risk being found in non-compliance with such laws.

 

We may not be able to complete or integrate successfully any potential future acquisitions, partnerships or joint ventures.

 

From time-to-time, we may evaluate possible acquisition transactions, partnerships or joint ventures, some of which may be material. Potential future acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures may pose significant risks to our existing operations if they cannot be successfully integrated. These projects would place additional demands on our managerial, operational, financial and other resources, create operational complexity requiring additional personnel and other resources and require enhanced control procedures. In addition, we may not be able to successfully finance or integrate any businesses, services or technologies that we acquire or with which we form a partnership or joint venture. Furthermore, the integration of any acquisition may divert management’s time and resources from our core business and disrupt our operations. Moreover, even if we were successful in integrating newly acquired assets, expected synergies or cost savings may not materialize, resulting in lower than expected benefits to us from such transactions. We may spend time and money on projects that do not increase our revenue. Additionally, when making acquisitions it may not be possible for us to conduct a detailed investigation of the nature of the assets being acquired due to, for instance, time constraints in making the decision and other factors. We may become responsible for additional liabilities or obligations not foreseen at the time of an acquisition. In addition, in connection with any acquisitions, we must comply with various antitrust requirements. It is possible that perceived or actual violations of these requirements could give rise to regulatory enforcement action or result in us not receiving all necessary approvals in order to complete a desired acquisition. To the extent we pay the purchase price of any acquisition in cash, it would reduce our cash reserves, and to the extent the purchase price is paid with our stock, it could be dilutive to our stockholders. To the extent we pay the purchase price with proceeds from the incurrence of debt, it would increase our level of indebtedness and could negatively affect our liquidity and restrict our operations. All of the above risks could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, and prospects.

 

As our business develops we will need to implement enhanced compliance processes, procedures and controls with respect to the rules and regulations that apply to our business.

 

Our success requires significant public confidence in our ability to handle large and growing payment volumes and amounts of consumer funds, as well as comply with applicable regulatory requirements. Any failure to manage consumer funds or to comply with applicable regulatory requirements could result in the imposition of fines, harm our reputation and significantly diminish use of our products. In addition, if we are not in compliance with anti-corruption laws and other laws governing the conduct of business with government entities and/or officials (including local laws), we may be subject to criminal and civil penalties and other remedial measures, which could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

 

If we cannot keep pace with rapid developments and change in our industry and provide new services to our clients, the use of our services could decline, reducing our revenues.

 

The payment services industry in which we operate is characterized by rapid technological change, new product and service introductions, evolving industry standards, changing customer needs and the entrance of more established market players seeking to expand into these businesses. In order to remain competitive, we continually seek to expand the services we offer and to develop new projects, including, for example, the electronic wallet. These projects carry risks, such as delays in delivery, performance problems and lack of customer acceptance. In our industry, these risks are acute. Any delay in the delivery of new services or the failure to differentiate our services or to accurately predict and address market demand could render our services less desirable, or even obsolete, to consumers. In addition, if alternative payment mechanisms become widely available, substituting our current products and services, and we do not develop and offer similar alternative payment mechanisms successfully and on a timely basis, our business and prospects could be adversely affected. Furthermore, we may be unable to recover the costs we have incurred in developing new services. Our development efforts could result in increased costs and we could also experience a loss in business that could reduce our earnings or could cause a loss of revenue if promised new services are not timely delivered to our clients, we are not able to compete effectively with our competitors’ or do not perform as anticipated. If we are unable to develop, adapt to or access technological changes or evolving industry standards on a timely and cost effective basis, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

 

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Our systems and our third party providers’ systems may fail due to factors beyond our control, which could interrupt our service, cause us to lose business and increase our costs.

 

We depend on the efficient and uninterrupted operation of numerous systems, including our computer systems, software and telecommunications networks, as well as the data centers that we lease from third parties. Our systems and operations, or those of our third party providers, could be exposed to damage or interruption from, among other things, fire, flood, natural disaster, power loss, telecommunications failure, vendor failure, unauthorized entry, improper operation and computer viruses. Substantial property and equipment loss, and disruption in operations, as well as any defects in our systems or those of third parties or other difficulties could expose us to liability and materially adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, any outage or disruptive efforts to our data center would result in the failure of our computers and kiosks to operate and would, if for an extensive period of time, adversely impact our reputation, brand and future prospects.

 

Unauthorized disclosure of data, whether through cybersecurity breaches, computer viruses or otherwise, could expose us to liability, protracted and costly litigation and damage our reputation.

 

We store and/or transmit sensitive data, such as mobile phone numbers, and we have ultimate liability to our consumers for our failure to protect this data. If breaches occur our encryption of data and other protective measures may not prevent unauthorized disclosure of data. Unauthorized disclosure of data or a cybersecurity breach could harm our reputation and deter clients from using electronic payments as well as kiosks and terminals generally and our services specifically, increase our operating expenses in order to correct the breaches or failures, expose us to uninsured liability, increase our risk of regulatory scrutiny, subject us to lawsuits, result in the imposition of material penalties and fines by state authorities and otherwise materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Customer complaints or negative publicity about our customer service could affect attractiveness of our services adversely and, as a result, could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Customer complaints or negative publicity about our customer service could diminish consumer confidence in, and the attractiveness of, our services. Breaches of our consumers’ privacy and our security systems could have the same effect. We sometimes take measures to combat risks of fraud and breaches of privacy and security, such as freezing consumer funds, which could damage relations with our consumers. These measures heighten the need for prompt and attentive customer service to resolve irregularities and disputes. Effective customer service requires significant personnel expense, and this expense, if not managed properly, could impact our profitability significantly. Any inability by us to manage or train our customer service representatives properly could compromise our ability to handle customer complaints effectively. If we do not handle customer complaints effectively, our reputation may suffer, and we may lose our customers’ confidence, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our payment system might be used for fraudulent, illegal or improper purposes, which could expose us to additional liability and harm our business.

 

Despite measures we have taken and continue to take, our payment system remains susceptible to potentially illegal or improper uses. These may include use of our payment services in connection with fraudulent sales of goods or services, illicit sales of prescription medications or controlled substances, software and other intellectual property piracy, money laundering, bank fraud and prohibited sales of restricted products. In the past there have been news articles on how organized crime groups have used other payment services to transfer money in the course of illegal transactions.

 

Criminals are using increasingly sophisticated methods to engage in illegal activities such as counterfeiting and fraud. It is possible that incidents of fraud could increase in the future. Our risk management policies and procedures may not be fully effective to identify, monitor and manage these risks. We are not able to monitor in each case the sources for our counterparties’ funds or the ways in which they use them. Increases in chargebacks or other liability could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, an increase in fraudulent transactions or publicity regarding chargeback disputes could harm our reputation and reduce consumer confidence in the use of our kiosks and electronic wallets.

 

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We may not be able to successfully protect the intellectual property we license and may be subject to infringement claims.

 

We rely on a combination of contractual rights, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws to establish and protect our technology and the technology that we license. We customarily require our employees and independent contractors to execute confidentiality agreements or otherwise to agree to keep our proprietary information and the information we license confidential when their relationship with us begins. Typically, our employment contracts also include clauses requiring our employees to assign to us all of the inventions and intellectual property rights they develop in the course of their employment and to agree not to disclose our confidential information. Nevertheless, others, including our competitors, may independently develop similar technology to that licensed by us, duplicate our services or design around our intellectual property. Further, contractual arrangements may not prevent unauthorized disclosure of our confidential information or ensure an adequate remedy in the event of any unauthorized disclosure of our confidential information. Because of the limited protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in Mexico, our intellectual property rights may not be as protected as they may be in more developed markets such as the United States. We may have to litigate to enforce or determine the scope or enforceability of our intellectual property rights (including trade secrets and know-how), which could be expensive, could cause a diversion of resources and may not prove successful. The loss of intellectual property protection could harm our business and ability to compete and could result in costly redesign efforts, discontinuance of certain service offerings or other competitive harm. Additionally, we do not hold any patents for our business model or our business processes, and we do not currently intend to obtain any such patents in Mexico, the United States or elsewhere.

 

We may also be subject to costly litigation in the event our services or the technology that we license are claimed to infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate any third party’s intellectual property or proprietary rights. Such claims could include patent infringement, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, trade secret misappropriation or breach of licenses. We may not be able to successfully defend against such claims, which may result in a limitation on our ability to use the intellectual property subject to these claims and also might require us to redesign affected services, enter into costly settlement or license agreements, pay costly damage awards, or face a temporary or permanent injunction prohibiting us from marketing or selling certain of our services. In such circumstances, if we cannot or do not license the infringed technology on reasonable terms or substitute similar technology from another source, our revenue and earnings could be adversely impacted. Additionally, in recent years, non-practicing entities have been acquiring patents, making claims of patent infringement and attempting to extract settlements from companies in our industry. Even if we believe that such claims are without merit and successfully defend these claims, defending against such claims is time consuming and expensive and could result in the diversion of the time and attention of our management and employees.

 

We may use open source software in a manner that could be harmful to our business.

 

We use open source software in connection with our technology and services. The original developers of the open source code provide no warranties on such code. Moreover, some open source software licenses require users who distribute open source software as part of their software to publicly disclose all or part of the source code to such software and/or make available any derivative works of the open source code on unfavorable terms or at no cost. The use of such open source code may ultimately require us to replace certain code used in our products, pay a royalty to use some open source code or discontinue certain products. Any of the above requirements could be harmful to our business, financial condition and operations.

 

We do not have and may be unable to obtain sufficient insurance to protect ourselves from business risks.

 

While we hold certain mandatory types of insurance policies, we do not currently maintain insurance coverage for business interruption, property damage or loss of key management personnel, as we have been unable to obtain these on commercially acceptable terms. We do not hold insurance policies to cover for any losses resulting from counterparty and credit risks or fraudulent transactions. We also do not generally maintain separate funds or otherwise set aside reserves for most types of business-related risks. Accordingly, our lack of insurance coverage or reserves with respect to business-related risks may expose us to substantial losses, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

In a dynamic industry like ours, the ability to attract, recruit, retain and develop qualified personnel is critical to our success and growth.

 

Our business functions at the intersection of rapidly changing technological, social, economic and regulatory developments that require a wide-ranging set of expertise and intellectual capital. In order for us to compete and grow successfully, we must attract, recruit, retain and develop the necessary personnel who can provide the needed expertise across the entire spectrum of our capital needs. This is particularly true with respect to qualified and experienced software engineers and IT staff, who are highly sought after. The market for such personnel is highly competitive, and we may not succeed in recruiting additional personnel or may fail to replace effectively current personnel who depart with qualified or effective successors. Our efforts to retain and develop personnel may result in significant additional expenses, which could adversely affect our profitability. We cannot assure you that we will be able to attract and retain qualified personnel in the future. Failure to retain or attract key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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The substantial share ownership position of ten of our largest stockholders may limit your ability to influence corporate matters.

 

As of November 14, 2020, three stockholders (exclusive of our officers and directors) own 60,705,856 shares of common stock, representing approximately 32% of the voting power of our issued share capital. As a result of this concentration of share ownership, the 3 stockholders have significant influence over certain matters submitted to our stockholders for approval. This concentration of ownership could delay, deter or prevent a change of control or other business combination, which could negatively impact the value of our shares. The interests of these 3 stockholders may not always coincide with the interests of our other stockholders.

 

Certain of our officers may have a conflict of interest.

 

Certain of our officers are currently working for our company on a part-time basis. One such officer also works at other jobs and has discretion to decide what time he devotes to our activities, which may result in a lack of availability when needed due to responsibilities at other jobs.

 

Risks Relating to our Securities

 

There is currently a limited public trading market for our common stock and one may never develop.

 

There currently is a limited public trading market for our securities, and it is not assured that any such public market will develop in the foreseeable future. Moreover, there can be no assurance that even if our common stock is approved for listing on an exchange or is quoted in the over-the-counter market in the future, that an active trading market will develop or be sustained. Therefore, we cannot predict the prices at which our common stock will trade in the future, if at all. As a result, our investors may have limited or no ability to liquidate their investments.

 

Trading in our common stock is conducted on the OTCQB, as we currently do not meet the initial listing criteria for any registered securities exchange. The OTCQB and OTC Markets are less recognized markets than the registered securities exchanges and is often characterized by low trading volume and significant price fluctuations. These and other factors may further impair our stockholders’ ability to sell their shares when they want to and/or could depress our stock price. As a result, stockholders could find it difficult to dispose of, or obtain accurate quotations of the price of our securities because smaller quantities of shares could be bought and sold, transactions could be delayed and security analyst and news coverage of our Company may be limited. If a public market for our common stock does develop, these factors could result in lower prices and larger spreads in the bid and ask prices for our shares of common stock.

 

The market price of our common stock may be highly volatile and such volatility could cause you to lose some or all of your investment.

 

The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to numerous factors, some of which are beyond our control, such as:

 

  the announcement of new products or product enhancements by us or our competitors;

 

  developments concerning intellectual property rights;

 

  changes in legal, regulatory, and enforcement frameworks impacting our services;

 

  variations in our and our competitors’ results of operations;

 

  fluctuations in earnings estimates or recommendations by securities analysts, if our common stock is covered by analysts;

 

  the results of intellectual property lawsuits;

 

  future issuances of common stock or other securities;

 

  the addition or departure of key personnel; and

 

  general market conditions and other factors, including factors unrelated to our operating performance.

 

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Further, the stock market has recently experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations. The volatility of our common stock could be further exacerbated due to low trading volume. Continued market fluctuations could result in extreme volatility in the price of our common stock, which could cause a decline in the value of our common stock and the loss of some or all of our investors’ investment.

 

Some or all of the “restricted” shares of our common stock held by our stockholders, including, but not limited to, shares issued in the Merger may be offered from time to time in the open market pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or without registration pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated thereunder, and these sales may have a depressive effect on the market price of our common stock.

 

Because our common stock may be a “penny stock,” it may be more difficult for investors to sell shares of our common stock, and the market price of our common stock may be adversely affected.

 

Our common stock may be a “penny stock” if, among other things, the stock price is below $5.00 per share, it is not listed on a national securities exchange, or it has not met certain net tangible asset or average revenue requirements. Broker-dealers who sell penny stocks must provide purchasers of these stocks with a standardized risk-disclosure document prepared by the SEC. This risk-disclosure document provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks involved in investing in the penny-stock market. A broker must also give a purchaser, orally or in writing, bid and offer quotations and information regarding broker and salesperson compensation, make a written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and obtain the purchaser’s written agreement to the purchase. Broker-dealers must also provide customers that hold penny stock in their accounts with such broker-dealer a monthly statement containing price and market information relating to the penny stock. If a penny stock is sold to an investor in violation of the penny stock rules, the investor may be able to cancel its purchase and get their money back.

 

If applicable, the penny stock rules may make it difficult for stockholders to sell their shares of our common stock. Because of the rules and restrictions applicable to a penny stock, there is less trading in penny stocks and the market price of our common stock may be adversely affected. Also, many brokers choose not to participate in penny stock transactions. Accordingly, stockholders may not always be able to resell their shares of our common stock publicly at times and prices that they feel are appropriate.

 

Because we became public by means of a reverse Merger, we may not be able to attract the attention of brokerage firms.

 

Additional risks may exist because we became public through a “Reverse Merger.” Securities analysts of brokerage firms may not provide coverage of our company since there is little incentive for brokerage firms to recommend the purchase of our common stock. No assurance can be given that brokerage firms will want to conduct secondary offerings on our behalf in the future. In addition, if we were to attempt to up-list the listing of our securities on a national securities exchange we will likely be subject to additional listing requirements applicable to entities that became public through a “Reverse Merger.”

 

Compliance with the reporting requirements of federal securities laws can be expensive.

 

We are a public reporting company in the United States, and accordingly, subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and other federal securities laws, and the compliance obligations of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The costs of preparing and filing annual and quarterly reports and other information with the SEC and furnishing audited reports to stockholders are substantial. If we do not provide current information about our company to market makers, they will not be able to trade our stock. Failure to comply with the applicable securities laws could result in private or governmental legal action against us or our officers and directors, which could have a detrimental impact on our business and financials, the value of our stock, and the ability of stockholders to resell their stock.

 

Our investors’ ownership may be diluted in the future.

 

In the future, we may issue additional authorized but previously unissued equity securities, resulting in the dilution of ownership interests of our present stockholders. We expect to need to issue a substantial number of shares of common stock or other securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock in connection with hiring or retaining employees, future acquisitions, raising additional capital in the future to fund our operations, and other business purposes. Additional shares of common stock issued by us in the future, including shares issued upon exercise of the warrants for which we are filing the registration statement for which this prospectus forms a part, will dilute an investor’s investment in the Company.

 

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Our board of directors has historically had significant control over us and we have yet to establish committees comprised of independent directors.

 

We only have three directors. Because of such limited number of directors, each of our board members had significant control over all corporate issues. In addition, two of our three directors serve as our officers and also hold officer positions in IPSI. We have not established board committees comprised of independent members, and we do not have an audit or compensation committee comprised of independent directors. Our three directors performed these functions, despite not all being independent directors. Thus, there is potential conflict in that two of our directors were also engaged in management and participated in decisions concerning management compensation and audit issues that may affect management and IPSI’s performance.

 

We do not expect to pay dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.

 

We have not paid cash dividends on our common stock to date and we do not expect to pay dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future, and we may never pay dividends. Consequently, the only opportunity for investors to achieve a return on their investment may be if an active trading market develops, and investors are able to sell their shares for a profit or if our business is sold at a price that enables investors to recognize a profit, neither of which we can guarantee will ever take place. Our payment of any future dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors after taking into account various factors, including but not limited to our financial condition, operating results, cash needs, and growth plans. See “Dividend Policy.”

 

We do not have an independent compensation committee, which presents the risk that compensation and benefits paid to those executive officers who are board members and other officers may not be commensurate with its financial performance.

 

A compensation committee consisting of independent directors is a safeguard against self-dealing by company executives. Our board of directors, is comprised of two executive officers and one other director, and absent an independent compensation committee currently determines the compensation and benefits of our executive officers, administers our employee stock and benefit plans, and reviews policies relating to the compensation and benefits of our employees. Our lack of an independent compensation committee presents the risk that our executive officers on the board may have influence over their personal compensation and benefits levels that may not be commensurate with its financial performance.

 

Limitations on director and officer liability and indemnification of our officers and directors by our certificate of incorporation and by-laws it may discourage stockholders from bringing suit against an officer or director.

 

Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide, with certain exceptions as permitted by Nevada law, that a director or officer shall not be personally liable to us or our stockholders for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, unless the director or officer committed both a breach of fiduciary duty and such breach was accompanied by intentional misconduct, fraud or knowing violation of law. These provisions may discourage stockholders from bringing suit against a director or officer for breach of fiduciary duty and may reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation brought by stockholders on behalf of us against a director or officer.

 

We are responsible for the indemnification of our officers and directors.

 

Should our officers and/or directors require us to contribute to their defense in an action brought against them in their capacity as such, we may be required to spend significant amounts of our capital. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws also provide for the indemnification of our directors, officers, employees, and agents, under certain circumstances, against attorney’s fees and other expenses incurred by them in any litigation to which they become a party arising from their association with or activities on behalf of us. This indemnification policy could result in substantial expenditures, which we may be unable to recoup. If these expenditures are significant or involve issues which result in significant liability for our key personnel, we may be unable to continue operating as a going concern.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

This prospectus relates to Shares that may be offered and sold from time to time by the Selling Stockholders. We will not receive any proceeds upon the sale of Shares by the Selling Stockholders in this offering. However, we may receive gross proceeds upon the exercise of the Warrants issued to the Selling Stockholders only if exercised for cash. See “Plan of Distribution” elsewhere in this prospectus for more information.

 

DIVIDEND POLICY

 

We have never declared nor paid any cash dividends on our common stock, and currently intend to retain all of our cash and any earnings for use in our business and, therefore, do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination to pay cash dividends on our common stock will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will be dependent upon our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant.

 

DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

 

The Selling Stockholders will determine at what price it may sell the offered Shares (if any), and such sales may be made at prevailing market prices, or at privately negotiated prices.

 

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THE PRIVATE PLACEMENTS

 

Between June and October 2020, we entered into the following private placement transactions (the “Private Placements” and each a “Private Placement”).

 

On August 3, 2020, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Mercer SPA”) with Mercer Street Global Opportunity Fund, LLC (“Mercer”), pursuant to which we received $350,000 in exchange for the issuance of:

 

  an Original Issue Discount 10% Senior Secured Convertible Note (the “Mercer Note”) in the principal amount of $400,000; and
     
  a five-year warrant (the “Mercer Warrant”) to purchase 11,428,571 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 per share.

 

On August 5, 2020, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Pinz SPA”) with Pinz Capital Special Opportunities Fund, LP. (“Pinz”), pursuant to which we received $87,500 in exchange for the issuance of:

 

  an Original Issue Discount 10% Senior Secured Convertible Note (the “Pinz Note”) in the principal amount of $100,000; and
     
 

a five-year warrant (the “Pinz Warrant”) to purchase 2,857,143 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 per share.

 

On October 20, 2020, Pinz entered into an assignment and transfer agreement (the “Pinz Assignment Agreement”) with Cavalry Fund I LP (“Cavalry”), pursuant to which Pinz assigned and transferred all of its rights and obligations under the Pinz Note (hereinafter referred to as the “August 2020 Cavalry Note”), the Pinz Warrant (hereinafter referred to as the “August 2020 Cavalry Warrant”), a Registration Rights Agreement dated August 3, 2020 entered into with Pinz in connection with the Pinz SPA, and the Pinz SPA (hereinafter referred to as the “August 2020 Cavalry SPA”)

 

The Mercer Note and August 2020 Cavalry Note are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Secured Notes.” The Mercer Warrant and August 2020 Cavalry Warrant are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “August Warrants.”

 

The Secured Notes mature in 12 months after issuance, bear interest at a rate of 10% per annum, and are initially convertible into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.035 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock combinations, dilutive issuances and similar events).

 

The Secured Notes may be prepaid at any time for the first 90 days at face value plus accrued interest. From day 91 through day 180, the Notes may be prepaid in an amount equal to 115% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. From day 181 through day 365, the Secured Notes may be prepaid in an amount equal to 125% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. The Secured Notes contain certain covenants, such as restrictions on: (i) distributions on capital stock, (ii) stock repurchases, and (iii) sales and the transfer of assets.

 

The Secured Notes and the August Warrants contain conversion limitations providing that a holder thereof may not convert the Notes or exercise the Warrants to the extent (but only to the extent) that, if after giving effect to such conversion, the holder or any of its affiliates would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the outstanding shares of our common stock immediately after giving effect to such conversion or exercise. A holder may increase or decrease its beneficial ownership limitation upon notice to us provided that in no event such limitation exceeds 9.99%, and that any increase shall not be effective until the 61st day after such notice.

 

We had pledged substantially all of our assets as security for amounts due under those certain Original Issue Discount 10% Senior Secured Convertible Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $600,000 (the “June 2020 Cavalry Notes”) issued to Cavalry upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in a Security Agreement, dated June 30, 2020, between the Company and Cavalry (the “June 2020 Security Agreement”). The Security Agreement was amended and restated on August 3, 2020 (the “Amended Security Agreement”) to include the Mercer Note and August 2020 Cavalry Note thereunder on a pari passu basis with Cavalry. In connection with the issuance of the June 2020 Cavalry Note, we issued Cavalry five year warrants (the “June 2020 Cavalry Warrants”) to purchase 8,571,428 shares of our common stock, an exercise price of $0.05 per share, subject to adjustment. We also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 30, 2020, with Cavalry (the “June 2020 Cavalry RRA”) pursuant to which we were obligated to file a registration statement with the which registration statement registering the resale of 34,285,712 shares of our common stock underlying June 2020 Cavalry Notes and June 2020 Cavalry Warrants, which registration statement was declared effective on July 28, 2020. We also granted Cavalry a 24-month right to participate in specified future financings, up to a level of 30%.

 

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In connection with the Mercer SPA, we entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 3, 2020 (the “Mercer RRA”), with Mercer pursuant to which we are obligated to file a registration statement with the SEC within ninety (90) days after the date of the agreement (which was subsequently extended to November 16, 2020) to register the resale by Mercer of the shares of the Company’s common stock issuable to it under the Mercer Note and Mercer Warrant, and use all commercially reasonable efforts to have the registration statement declared effective by the SEC within one hundred and five (105) days after the date of the agreement (which was subsequently extended to December 16, 2020).

 

In connection with the Pinz SPA, we entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 3, 2020 with Pinz, which was subsequently assigned and transferred to Cavalry pursuant to the Pinz Assignment Agreement (the “August 2020 Cavalry RRA”), pursuant to which we are obligated to file a registration statement with the SEC within ninety (90) days after the date of the August 2020 Cavalry RRA (which was subsequently extended to November 16, 2020) to register the resale by Cavalry of the shares of our common stock issuable to it under the August 2020 Cavalry Note and August 2020 Cavalry Warrant, and use all commercially reasonable efforts to have the registration statement declared effective by the SEC within one hundred and five (105) days after the date of the agreement (which was subsequently extended to December 16, 2020).

 

Upon the occurrence of an event of default under the Secured Notes, a holder of the Secured Notes has the right to be prepaid at 140% of the outstanding principal balance and accrued interest, and interest accrues at 18% per annum (or the maximum amount permitted by law). In addition, if an event of default under in the Secured Notes has occurred, regardless of whether it has been cured or remains ongoing, the Secured Notes will thereafter be convertible at 65% of the lowest closing price of our common stock for the last 10 consecutive trading days.

 

On September 16, 2020, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Iroquois SPA”) with Iroquois Master Fund Ltd. (“Iroquois”), pursuant to which we received an aggregate of $199,500 in exchange for the issuance of:

 

  a 10% Original Issue Discount Convertible Note (the “Iroquois Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of $228,000; and
     
  a five-year warrant (the “Iroquois Warrant”) to purchase 6,514,286 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 per share.

 

On September 24, 2020, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “September 2020 Cavalry SPA”) with Cavalry, pursuant to which we received $99,750 in exchange for the issuance of:

 

  a Original Issue Discount 10% Convertible Note (the “September 2020 Cavalry Note”) in the principal amount of $114,000; and
     
  a five-year warrant (the “September 2020 Cavalry Warrant”) to purchase 3,257,143 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 per share.

 

On October 20, 2020, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Geist SPA”) with Mark Geist (“Geist”), pursuant to which we received an aggregate of $25,025 in exchange for the issuance of:

 

  a Original Issue Discount 10% Convertible Note (the “Geist Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of $28,600; and
     
  a five-year warrant (the “Geist Warrant”) to purchase 817,143 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 per share.

 

The September 2020 Cavalry Note, the Iroquois Note and the Geist Note are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Unsecured Notes” and together with the Secured Notes, collectively, the “Notes.” The September 2020 Cavalry Warrant, the Iroquois Warrant and the Geist Warrant are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “September Warrants” and together with the August Warrants collectively, the “Warrants.”

 

The transactions contemplated under the September 2020 Cavalry SPA, Iroquois SPA and Geist SPA closed on September 17, 2020, September 24, 2020, and October 20, 2020 respectively. The 2020 Cavalry Note and the Iroquois Note are unsecured, mature in 12 months, bear interest at a rate of 10% per annum, and are initially convertible into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.035 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock combinations, dilutive issuances and similar events). The Geist Note is unsecured, matures in 12 months, bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, and is initially convertible into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.035 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock combinations, dilutive issuances and similar events).

 

The Unsecured Notes may be prepaid at any time for the first 90 days at face value plus accrued interest. From day 91 through day 180, the Unsecured Notes may be prepaid in an amount equal to 115% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. From day 181 through day 365, it may be prepaid in an amount equal to 125% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. The Unsecured Notes contain certain covenants, such as restrictions on: (i) distributions on capital stock, (ii) stock repurchases, and (iii) sales and the transfer of assets.

 

The Unsecured Notes and the September Warrants contain conversion limitations providing that a holder thereof may not convert the Note or exercise the Warrant to the extent (but only to the extent) that, if after giving effect to such conversion, the holder or any of its affiliates would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the outstanding shares of our common stock immediately after giving effect to such conversion or exercise. A holder may increase or decrease its beneficial ownership limitation upon notice to us provided that in no event such limitation exceeds 9.99%, and that any increase shall not be effective until the 61st day after such notice.

 

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In connection with the Iroquois SPA, we entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated September 16, 2020 (“Iroquois RRA”), with Iroquois pursuant to which we are obligated to file a registration statement with the SEC within ninety (90) days after the date of the agreement to register the resale by Iroquois of shares of our common stock issuable under the Unsecured Notes and upon exercise of the September Warrants, and use all commercially reasonable efforts to have the registration statement declared effective by the SEC within one hundred five (105) days after the date of the agreement.

 

In connection with the September 2020 Cavalry SPA, we entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated September 16, 2020 (the “September 2020 Cavalry RRA”), with Cavalry pursuant to which we are obligated to file a registration statement with the SEC within ninety (90) days after the date of the agreement to register the resale by Cavalry of shares of our common stock issuable under the Unsecured Notes and upon exercise of the September Warrants, and use all commercially reasonable efforts to have the registration statement declared effective by the SEC within one hundred five (105) days after the date of the agreement.

 

In connection with the Geist SPA, we entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 20, 2020 (the “Geist RRA”), with Geist pursuant to which we are obligated to file a registration statement with the SEC within ninety (90) days after the date of the agreement to register the resale by Geist of shares of our common stock issuable under the Geist Note and upon exercise of the Geist Warrant, and use all commercially reasonable efforts to have the registration statement declared effective by the SEC within one hundred five (105) days after the date of the agreement.

 

Upon the occurrence of an event of default under the Unsecured Notes, each holder of the Unsecured Notes has the right to be prepaid at 140% of the outstanding principal balance and accrued interest, and interest accrues at 18% per annum (or the maximum amount permitted by law). In addition, if an event of default under in the Unsecured Notes has occurred, regardless of whether it has been cured or remains ongoing, the Unsecured Notes will thereafter be convertible at 65% of the lowest closing price of our common stock for the last 10 consecutive trading days.

 

The Notes and Warrants were sold pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. Each of the investors is an accredited investor which has purchased the securities as an investment in a private placement that did not involve a general solicitation. The shares to be issued upon conversion of the Notes and the exercise of the Warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States in the absence of an effective registration statement or exemption from the registration requirements.

 

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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

 

This prospectus covers the possible resale by the Selling Stockholders identified below. The shares of common stock being offered by the Selling Stockholders are issuable upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants. For additional information regarding the issuance of the Notes and Warrants, see the section of this prospectus entitled “The Private Placements” above. We are registering the shares of common stock in order to permit the Selling Stockholders to offer the shares for resale from time-to-time. Except as otherwise noted and except for the ownership of the Notes and Warrants issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and the securities issued to Cavalry in June 2020 as disclosed in the section “The Private Placements,” the Selling Stockholders have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years.

 

The table below lists information regarding the ownership of the shares of common stock by the Selling Stockholders. The first column lists the shares beneficially owned by the Selling Stockholder prior to this offering, without regard to any limitations on conversions or exercise. The second column lists the number of shares of common stock being offered by the Selling Stockholders in this offering, without regard to any limitations on conversions or exercise. Under the terms of the Notes and Warrants, the Selling Stockholders may not convert the Notes or exercise the Warrants to the extent (but only to the extent) the Selling Stockholders or any of its affiliates would beneficially own a number of shares of our common stock which would exceed 4.99%. The number of shares in the second column does not reflect these limitations. A holder may increase or decrease its beneficial ownership limitation upon notice to us provided that in no event such limitation exceeds 9.99%, and that any increase shall not be effective until the 61st day after such notice. The selling stockholders may sell all, some or none of its shares in this offering. 

 

The third column lists the shares of common stock being offered by this prospectus by the Selling Stockholders and does not take in account any limitations on conversion of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants set forth therein. The Selling Stockholders may sell all, some or none of its shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”

 

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In accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement with the Selling Stockholders, this prospectus generally covers the resale of at least 52,236,004 shares of common stock issued or issuable to the Selling Stockholders in the Private Placements. Because the conversion price of the Notes and Warrants may be adjusted, the number of shares that will actually be issued may be more or less than the number of shares being offered by this prospectus. The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the Selling Stockholders pursuant to this prospectus and is based on 191,121,339 shares of common stock outstanding on November 14, 2020.

 

Under the terms of the Notes, a Selling Stockholders may not convert the Notes to the extent such conversion or exercise would cause such Selling Stockholders, together with its affiliates, to beneficially own a number of shares of common stock which would exceed 4.99% of our then outstanding shares of common stock following such conversion or exercise, excluding for purposes of such determination shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes which have not been converted. The number of shares in the second column does not reflect this limitation. The Selling Stockholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”

 

Name of Selling Stockholders   Number of
Shares Owned
Prior to
Offering
    Maximum
Number of
Shares to be
Offered for Resale Pursuant
to this
Prospectus
   


Number of Shares Beneficially Owned
After
Offering

 
Iroquois Master Fund Ltd.  (1)     13,680,001       13,680,001       -0-  
                         
Cavalry Fund I LP (2)     12,840,002       12,840,002       -0-  
                         
Mercer Street Global Opportunity Fund, LLC(3)     24,000,000       24,000,000       -0-  
                         
Mark Geist (4)     1,716,001       1,716,001       -0-  

 

(1) Rich Abbe is the manager of Iroquois Master Fund Ltd. Includes 6,514,286 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Iroquois Warrant and up to 7,165,715 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Iroquois Note, plus the interest accrued thereon, without giving effect to the blocker described in the next sentence. The Notes and Warrants held by the Selling Stockholders are subject to beneficial ownership limitations such that the Notes and Warrants may not be converted or exercised, respectively, if it would result in the holder exceeding the beneficial ownership limitation. The beneficial ownership limitation is 4.99%. Assumes no exercise of the warrants or conversion of the notes.

 

(2) Thomas P. Walsh is the manager of Cavalry Fund I LP. Includes 6,114,286 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the September 2020 Cavalry Warrant and August 2020 Cavalry Warrant and up to 6,725,716 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the August 2020 Cavalry Note and September 2020 Cavalry Note, plus the interest accrued thereon, without giving effect to the blocker described in the next sentence. The notes and warrants held by the Selling Stockholder are subject to beneficial ownership limitations such that the Notes and Warrants may not be converted or exercised, respectively, if it would result in the holder exceeding the beneficial ownership limitation. The beneficial ownership limitation is 4.99%. Assumes no exercise of the warrants or conversion of the notes.
   
(3) Jonathan Juchno is the managing partner of Mercer Street Global Opportunity Fund, LLC. Includes 11,428,571 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Mercer Warrant and up to 12,571,429 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Mercer Note, plus the interest accrued thereon without giving effect to the blocker described in the next sentence. The notes and warrants held by the Selling Stockholders are subject to beneficial ownership limitations such that the notes and warrants may not be converted or exercised, respectively, if it would result in the holder exceeding the beneficial ownership limitation. The beneficial ownership limitation is 4.99%. Assumes no exercise of the warrants or conversion of the notes.
   
(4) Includes 817,143 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and up to 898,858 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, plus the interest accrued thereon. The notes and warrants held by the Selling Stockholders are subject to beneficial ownership limitations such that the notes and warrants may not be converted or exercised, respectively, if it would result in the holder exceeding the beneficial ownership limitation. The beneficial ownership limitation is 4.99%. the figures provided assumes no exercise of the warrants or conversion of the notes. Assumes no exercise of the warrants or conversion of the notes.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

The Selling Stockholders and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time-to-time, sell any or all of their shares of common stock on the OTCQB Venture Market or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:

 

  ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

  block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

  purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

  an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

  privately negotiated transactions;

 

  settlement of short sales;

 

  in transactions through broker-dealers that agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such securities at a stipulated price per security;

 

  broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

  through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

 

  a combination of any such methods of sale; or

 

  any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.

 

Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA IM-2440.

 

In connection with the sale of the common stock or interests therein, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the Common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell securities short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

 

The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders has informed us that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the common stock.

 

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We are required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by us incident to the registration of the shares. We have agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

Because the Selling Stockholders may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, it will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act including Rule 172 thereunder. In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus. There is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale shares by the Selling Stockholders.

 

We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the shares may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without registration and without regard to any volume limitations by reason of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the shares have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale shares covered hereby will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

 

Pursuant to applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale shares may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of the common stock by the Selling Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

 

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

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with and is qualified in its entirety by and should be read together with our financial statements and the related notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as described under the heading “Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

 

Overview and Financial Condition

 

We intend to continue to expand our operations in the United States with a focus initially on Southern California. We are also exploring acquisition opportunities that we believe will be accretive to our business.

 

We offer a simple payment solution for consumers and businesses. We have plans to roll out 50 kiosks in Southern California to provide digital payments for the unbanked and underbanked using self-service kiosks and an E wallet ecosystem. The kiosks are currently located in our warehouses in Southern California awaiting installation. Due to measures imposed by the local governments in areas affected by COVID-19, businesses have been suspended due to quarantine intended to contain this outbreak and many people have been forced to work from home in those areas. As a result, installation of our network of kiosks, terminals and payment channels in Southern California has been delayed, which has had an adverse impact on our business and financial condition and has hampered our ability to generate revenue and access usual sources of liquidity on reasonable terms.

 

Management Discussion and Analysis of financial condition

 

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 and for the year ended December 2019 and 2018, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of any contingent liabilities at the financial statement date and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, we review our estimates and assumptions. The estimates are based on our historical experience and other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results are likely to differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019

 

Net revenue

 

We have treated our Mexican operations as a discontinued operation in these interim financial statements, we have not generated any revenues from our US operations to date. We anticipate that we will recommence generating revenue once we are able to install our kiosks, the timing of which is uncertain due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  

Cost of goods sold

 

We have treated our Mexican operations as a discontinued operation in these interim financial statements we have not generated any cost of goods sold from our US operations to date. We anticipate that our cost of goods sold will increase once we are able to install our kiosks.

 

General and administrative expenses

 

General and administrative expenses were $336,879 and $139,855 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, an increase of $197,024 or 140.9%. The increase is primarily due to salaries and wage expenses of $114,360 including restricted stock award expenses for restricted stock issued to our CEO, in the prior period all payroll expenses were for operational personnel located at the Mexican operating sites, an increase in professional fees, including legal fees of $50,572 due to new business development initiatives, the balance of the increase consists of several minor cost increases.

 

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Depreciation

 

Depreciation was $4,166 and $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, an increase of $4,166. Depreciation during the current period represents depreciation on the kiosks received from Qpagos Mexico.

 

Loss on debt conversion

 

Loss on debt conversion was $283,336 and $486,763 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, a decrease of $203,427 or 41.8%. The loss on debt conversion represents a loss realized on the conversion of convertible notes into equity at conversion prices ranging from 38% to 40% below current market prices. During the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, $224,620 and $458,277 of principal and interest was converted into equity.

 

Interest expense, net

 

Interest expense was $253,487 and $52,650 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, an increase of $200,837 or 381.5%. The increase is primarily due to penalty interest amounting to $211,425 incurred on settlement of several convertible notes before conversion during the current period

 

Amortization of debt discount

 

Amortization of debt discount was $428,282 and $487,606 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, a decrease of $59,324 or 12.2%. The decrease is primarily due to the timing of new debt with associated debt discount issued during the current period, several new convertible loans were advanced to the Company during the second half of the current quarter to settle convertible notes with less favorable terms.

 

Derivative liability movements

 

Derivative liability movements were $(380,556) and $123,598 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The derivative liability arose due to the issuance of convertible securities with variable conversion prices and no floor conversion price. The charge during the current period represents the mark-to-market of the derivative liability outstanding as of September 30, 2020.

  

Net loss from continuing operations

 

We incurred a net loss of $1,706,706 and $1,194,460 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 respectively, an increase in loss of $512,246 or 42.9%, primarily due to the increase in general and administrative expenses, the increase in interest expense and the net movement in derivative liabilities offset by a reduction in the loss on debt conversion, as discussed above.

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

The loss from discontinued operations was $0 and $592,852 the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The decrease was due to our sale of our Mexican operations effective December 31, 2019.

 

Net loss

 

Net loss was $1,706,706 and $1,787,312 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, a decrease in loss of $80,606 or 4.5%. The decrease is due to the loss realized on discontinued operations in the prior year offset by the increase in net loss from continuing operations in the current period, discussed in detail above.

 

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Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019

 

Net revenue

 

We have treated our Mexican operations as a discontinued operation in these interim financial statements, we have not generated any revenues from our US operations to date. We anticipate that we will recommence generating revenue once we are able to install our kiosks, the timing of which is uncertain due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  

Cost of goods sold

 

We have treated our Mexican operations as a discontinued operation in these interim financial statements we have not generated any cost of goods sold from our US operations to date. We anticipate that our cost of goods sold will increase once we are able to install our kiosks.

   

General and administrative expenses

 

General and administrative expenses were $1,289,542 and $493,847 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, an increase of $795,695 or 161.1%. The increase is primarily due to the issuance of restricted stock to our CEO with a related expense of $439,362, directors fees of $88,000 during the current period, an increase in professional fees of $209,977 related to the development of our platform for the US market and certain payroll expenses of $134,073 incurred during the current period.

 

Depreciation

 

Depreciation was $8,333 and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, an increase of $8,333. Depreciation during the current period represents depreciation on the kiosks received from Qpagos Mexico.

 

Investment impairment charge

 

Investment impairment charge was $1,019,960 and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, the Company raised an impairment charge against the investment in Vivi Holdings Inc, as Vivi continues to not meet any of its indicated milestones concerning its proposed IPO and fund raising efforts.

 

Loss on debt conversion

 

Loss on debt conversion was $433,610 and $1,037,822 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, a decrease of $604,212 or 58.2%. The loss on debt conversion represents a loss realized on the conversion of convertible notes into equity at conversion prices ranging from 38% to 40% below current market prices. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, $335,948 and $953,612, respectively, of principal and interest was converted into equity.

 

Loss on settlement of liabilities

 

Loss on settlement of liabilities was $50,082 and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, an increase of $50,082. The loss on settlement of liabilities represents the settlement of certain promissory notes during the current period by the issuance of 1,692,764 shares of common stock at a discount to current market prices.

 

Interest expense

 

Interest expense was $337,575 and $250,995 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, an increase of $86,580 or 34.5%. The increase is primarily due to the penalty interest incurred on the cash settlement of convertible debt resulting in penalty interest of $238,080 offset by a reduction in interest expense due to the timing of new convertible debt taken out during the current period.

 

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Amortization of debt discount

 

Amortization of debt discount was $801,460 and $1,500,143 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, a decrease of $698,683 or 46.6%. The decrease is primarily due to the timing of new convertible debt advanced during the third quarter of the current period.

 

Derivative liability movements

 

Derivative liability movements were $(101,945) and $986,011 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The derivative liability arose due to the issuance of convertible securities with variable conversion prices and no floor conversion price. The charge during the current period represents the mark-to-market of the derivative liability outstanding as of September 30, 2020.

  

Net loss from continuing operations

 

We incurred a net loss of $4,082,507 and $2,447,980 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 respectively, an increase in loss of $1,634,527 or 66.8%, primarily due to the increase in general and administrative expenses, the investment impairment charge and the reduction in the derivative liability gain, offset by a reduction in loss on debt conversion and the amortization of debt discount as discussed above.

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

The loss from discontinued operations was $0 and $1,084,616 the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. We sold our Mexican operations effective December 31, 2019.

 

Net loss

 

Net loss was $4,082,507 and $3,532,596 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, an increase in loss of $549,911 or 15.6%. The increase is due to the increase in net loss from continuing operations offset by the loss from discontinued operations, discussed in detail above.

 

Results of Operations for the years Ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018

 

Net Revenue

 

We have treated our Mexican operations as a discontinued operation in these interim financial statements, we have not generated any revenues from our US operations to date.

 

Cost of goods sold

 

We have treated our Mexican operations as a discontinued operation in these interim financial statements we have not generated any cost of goods sold from our US operations to date.

 

Gross profit

 

We have treated our Mexican operations as a discontinued operation in these interim financial statements we have not generated any gross profit from our US operations to date.

 

General and administrative expenses

 

General and administrative expenses were $807,934 and $994,913 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, a decrease of $186,979 or 18.8%. The decrease is primarily due to a decrease in IT consulting expenses during the current period of $211,163 primarily due to a reduction in consulting hours and rates. The remaining increase is made up of several immaterial changes in expenses as management focused on reducing overall overhead.

 

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Loss on debt conversion

 

Loss on debt conversion was $2,838,599 and $3,738,307 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, a decrease of $899,708 or 24.1%. The loss on debt conversion represents a loss realized on the conversion of convertible notes into equity at conversion prices ranging from 38% to 50% below current market prices. There was a higher value of debt converted to equity and debt exchanged for equity during the current year, however the average discount on conversion was lower than in the prior year, primarily due to debt exchange agreements and certain convertible notes being exchanged at market prices.

 

Penalty on convertible notes

 

Penalty on convertible notes was $191,757 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, an increase of $191,757 or 100%. The Penalty on convertible notes arose due to certain convertible notes maturing before they could be repaid, resulting in a default whereby the principal sum of the note increased by percentages ranging from 10% to 50% of the capital outstanding.

 

Provision against receivables

 

A provision of $129,995 was raised against receivables from Qpagos Mexico relating to VAT refunds. These refunds have been outstanding for an extended period and collectability is uncertain based on the ageing of the refunds due.

 

Interest expense, net

 

Interest expense, net was $2,061,415 and $3,059,573 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, a decrease of $998,158 or 32.6%. The interest expense in the current year includes the amortization of non-cash debt discount of $1,692,110 (2018: $2,637,656) and interest expense of $369,305 (2018: $344,613), consisting of interest on notes payable and on the convertible notes, including penalty interest of $28,063 (2018: $77,328) on early note settlements. The decrease in debt discount was primarily due to a reduction in the value of convertible debt outstanding and the conversion of $2,496,715 of convertible debt to equity, compared to the prior year. The increase in interest expense is primarily due to the increase in loans payable during the current year, which were primarily converted to equity during the last quarter of 2019 compared to the prior year.

 

Derivative liability movements

 

The change in fair value of derivative liabilities was $1,981,938 and $4,129,793 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The movements in derivative liabilities represents the mark-to-market of underlying conversion features of debt and warrant securities and is dependent on the market price of the Company’s stock and the volatility underpinning our stock.

 

Foreign currency loss

 

The foreign currency loss was $0 and $7,562 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. The decrease is primarily due to the mark to market of foreign currency assets and liabilities due to a lower value of net liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and the weakness of the Mexican Peso against the US$ during the prior year.

 

Net loss from continuing operations

 

We incurred a net loss from continuing operations of $4,047,762 and $3,670,562, for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, an increase of $377,200 or 10.3%, primarily due to the decrease in the derivative liability movement of $2,147,855 offset by the reduction in; (i) general and administrative expenses of $186,979; loss on debt conversion of $899,708 and interest expense, net of $998,158, as discussed above.

 

Operating loss from discontinued operations, net of taxation

 

Operating loss from discontinued operations, net of taxation was $653,246 and $1,397,172 for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, a decrease of $743,926 or 53.2%. The decrease is primarily due to a reduction in general and administrative expenses of $560,316 due to a concerted effort by management to reduce operating expenditure due to the loss making nature of the business and an increase in foreign exchange gain of $276,103, primarily due to the disposal of the business effective December 31, 2019, resulting in a realization of the foreign currency translation adjustment.

 

Profit on disposal of subsidiaries

 

Profit on disposal of subsidiaries was $971,903 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, an increase of $971,903 or 100%. We disposed of our Mexican operation effective December 31, 2019, in exchange for shares in Vivi Holdings, Inc, valued at $1,120,836 using the market value method to determine the value of the business disposed of due to the lack of relevant financial information from Vivi Holdings, Inc. and other proceeds of $180,000. We incurred expenditure of $129,203 related to the disposal, including allocating Vivi Holdings, Inc shares to certain individuals who facilitated the transaction, valued at $100,875. The net asset value of the subsidiaries disposed of was $199,730, resulting in the net gain on disposal of $971,903.

 

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Net loss

 

Net loss was $3,729,106 and $5,067,734 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, a decrease in loss of $1,338,628 or 26.4%, The decrease in net loss is primarily due to the profit on disposal of subsidiaries and the reduction in operating loss from discontinued operations, offset by the slight increase in the net loss from continuing operations, as discussed above.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

To date, our primary sources of cash have been funds raised primarily from the sale of our debt securities as well as revenue derived from operations.

 

We incurred an accumulated deficit of $26,237,538 through September 30, 2020 and incurred negative cash flow from operations of $951,303 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. We incurred an accumulated deficit of $22,185,031 through December 31, 2019 and incurred negative cash flow from operations of $774,856 and $1,734,320 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The new direction of the Company into the US payment services market will require us to spend, substantial amounts in connection with implementing our business strategy, including our planned product development effort and we will be required to raise additional funding.

 

We will need to generate additional revenue from operations and/or obtain additional financing to pursue our business strategy, which includes expansion in the US market, repay our outstanding note obligations and take advantage of business opportunities that may arise. To meet our financing needs, we are considering multiple alternatives, including, but not limited to, additional equity financings and, debt financings and/or funding from partnerships. There can be no assurance that we will be able to complete any such transactions on acceptable terms or otherwise and may have to significantly curtail our operations.

 

At September 30, 2020, we had cash of $124,404 and a negative working capital of $3,139,449, including a derivative liability of $2,138,615. At December 31, 2019, we had cash of $2,979 and a working capital deficit of $1,613,080 (2018: $3,208,365).There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. After eliminating the derivative liability our working capital deficit is $1,000,834 at September 30, 2020. We believe that the current cash balances together with revenue anticipated to be generated from operations will not be sufficient to meet our current working capital needs and as mentioned above, we will seek further funding from either equity issues or further debt funding, should we not be successful, we may have to curtail our operations significantly. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic our ability to generate revenue has been significantly impacted and it is difficult to determine when we my start to generate revenue from operations.

 

We utilized cash of $951,303 and generated cash of $108,692 from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively and utilized cash of $0 and $632,428 from discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Overall cash utilized in operations increased by $427,567, primarily due to penalty interest incurred on the settlement of convertible debt.

 

We acquired terminals for gross proceeds of $50,000 from Qpagos Corporation during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, in terms of the SPA agreement entered into with Vivi Holdings in December 2019. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 we had minimal investment activity.

 

Cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily comprised of $1,602,100 of proceeds from short term notes and convertible notes and to a lesser extent share issuances of $33,000 and proceeds from Federal relief funds of $210,292, which was offset by $807,664 in repayment of loans payable and repayment of convertible notes.  Cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was primarily comprised of $499,782 of proceeds from short term notes and convertible notes and proceeds from loans payable.  

 

At November 1, 2020, we had outstanding notes in the principal amount of $1,533,600 

 

Other than amounts owed under convertible notes, we have a commitment for a property lease which expires in February 2022.

 

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The amount of future minimum lease payments under operating leases at September 30, 2020 are as follows:

 

    Amount    
Undiscounted minimum future lease payments      
Total installments due:      
2020   $ 11,835  
2021     47,340  
2022     7,890  
      67,065  

 

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

None

 

Critical Accounting Policies, Estimates and Judgments

 

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require us to make estimates and assumptions. Certain critical accounting policies affect the more significant accounts, particularly those that involve judgments, estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. The development and selection of these critical accounting policies have been determined by our management. We have reviewed our critical accounting policies and estimates with our board of directors. Due to the significant judgment involved in selecting certain of the assumptions used in these policies, it is possible that different parties could choose different assumptions and reach different conclusions. We consider our policies relating to the following matters to be critical accounting policies. For a description of our Critical Accounting Policies, Estimates and Judgements, see “Accounting policies and Estimates” in our Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere is this prospectus.

 

Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to us, but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur.

 

Our management assesses such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment.

 

If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potential material loss contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss if determinable and material would be disclosed. Loss contingencies considered to be remote by management are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the guarantee would be disclosed.

 

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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

For a description of recently announced accounting standards, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects, if any, on our consolidated financial statements, see “Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements” in our Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere is this prospectus.

 

BUSINESS

 

Business Overview

 

We intend to continue to expand our operations in the United States with a focus initially on Southern California. We are also exploring acquisition opportunities that we believe will be accretive to our business.

 

We offer a simple payment solution for consumers and businesses. We have plans to roll out 50 kiosks in Southern California to provide digital payments for the unbanked and underbanked using self-service kiosks and an E-wallet ecosystem. The kiosks are currently located in our warehouses in Southern California awaiting installation. Due to measures imposed by the local governments in areas affected by the novel coronavirus outbreak (“COVID-19”), businesses have been suspended due to local and state stay-at-home orders intended to contain the COVID-19 outbreak and many people have been forced to work from home in those areas. As a result, installation of our network of kiosks, terminals and payment channels in Southern California has been delayed, which has had an adverse impact on our business and financial condition and has hampered our ability to generate revenue and access usual sources of liquidity on favorable terms.

 

None.

 

Employees

 

As of November 14, 2020, we had two full time employees, which are our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer.

 

Property

 

We maintain the following operating facility:

 

Location   Description   Owned / Leased
         
Northridge, California   Corporate office   Leased

 

In the opinion of our management, our property is adequate for its present needs. We do not anticipate difficulty in renewing the existing lease as it expires or in finding alternative facilities if necessary. We believe all of our assets are adequately covered by insurance.

 

Corporate Information

 

We were incorporated on September 25, 2013 under the laws of the State of Nevada originally under the name Asiya Pearls, Inc. On May 27, 2016, Asiya Pearls, Inc. filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to change its name from Asiya Pearls, Inc. to QPAGOS.

 

Qpagos Corporation was incorporated on May 1, 2015 under the laws of Delaware under the name Qpagos Corporation as the holding company for its two 99.9% owned operating subsidiaries, QPagos, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Qpagos Mexico”) and Redpag Electrónicos S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Redpag”). Each of these entities were incorporated in November 2013 in Mexico.

 

Qpagos Mexico was formed to process payment transactions for service providers it contracts with as well as provide electronic payment solutions to multiple clients in several industry segments including retail, financial transportation and government; and Redpag was formed to deploy and operate kiosks as a distributor of Qpagos Mexico.

 

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On August 31, 2015, QPAGOS Corporation entered into various agreements with the shareholders of Qpagos Mexico and Redpag to give effect to a reverse merger transaction (the “Reverse Merger’’). Pursuant to the Reverse Merger, the majority of the shareholders of Qpagos Mexico and Redpag effectively received shares in Qpagos Corporation, through various consulting and management agreements entered into with Qpagos Corporation and sold an effective 99.996% and 99.990% of the outstanding shares in Qpagos Mexico and Redpag, respectively to Qpagos Corporation. The series of transactions closed effective August 31, 2015. Upon the close of the Reverse Merger, Qpagos Corporation became the parent of Qpagos Mexico and Redpag and assumed the operations of these two companies as its sole business.

 

On May 12, 2016, Qpagos Corporation entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with QPAGOS and QPAGOS Merge, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of QPAGOS (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on May 12, 2016 Qpagos Corporation and Merger Sub merged (the “Merger”), and Qpagos Corporation continued as the surviving corporation of the Merger and became a wholly owned subsidiary of QPAGOS. As a result of the Merger, each outstanding share of Qpagos Corporation common stock was converted into the right to receive two shares of QPAGOS common stock as set forth in the Merger Agreement. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, we issued, and Qpagos Corporation stockholders received in a tax-free exchange, shares of our common stock such that Qpagos Corporation stockholders owned approximately 91% of our company immediately after the Merger. In addition, each outstanding warrant of Qpagos Corporation was assumed by us and converted into a warrant to acquire a number of shares of our common stock equal to twice the number of shares of common stock of Qpagos Corporation subject to the warrant immediately before the effective time of the Merger at an exercise price per share of Company common stock equal to 50% of the warrant exercise price for Qpagos Corporation common stock. There were no options outstanding in Qpagos Corporation prior to the merger.

 

On November 1, 2019, we changed our name from QPAGOS to Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. On October 31, 2019, we also filed a Certificate of Change with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to effect a reverse split of our common stock at a ratio of 1-for-10 (the “Reverse Stock Split”), effective on November 1, 2019. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, each ten (10) pre-split shares of common stock outstanding were automatically combined into one (1) new share of common stock. Unless otherwise stated, all share and per shares numbers in the Annual Report on Form 10-K have been adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split.

 

On December 31, 2019, we consummated the disposal of Qpagos Corporation, including the two Mexican subsidiaries, Qpagos Mexico and Redpag in exchange for 2,250,000 shares of common stock of Vivi Holdings, of which nine percent (9%) was allocated to the following: Gaston Pereira (5%), Andrey Novikov (2.5%), and Joseph Abrams (1.5%). The SPA was closed on December 31, 2019 after the satisfaction of customary conditions, the receipt of a final fairness opinion and the approval of our shareholders. Innovative Payment Solutions no longer has any business operations in Mexico and has retained its U.S. operations based in Northridge, California.

 

Our principal offices are located at 19355 Business Center Drive, #9, Northridge, California, and our telephone number at that office is (818) 864-8404.

 

Our Strategy

 

We offer a simple payment solution for consumers and businesses. We have plans to roll out 50 kiosks in Southern California to provide digital payments for the unbanked and underbanked using self-service kiosks and an E wallet ecosystem. The kiosks are currently located in our warehouses in Southern California awaiting installation. Due to measures imposed by the local governments in areas affected by COVID-19, businesses have been suspended due to quarantine intended to contain this outbreak and many people have been forced to work from home in those areas. As a result, installation of our network of kiosks, terminals and payment channels in Southern California has been delayed, which has had an adverse impact on our business and financial condition and has hampered our ability to generate revenue and access usual sources of liquidity on reasonable terms.

 

Our mission is to pivot from the 4 year success we had with our Mexican kiosks and build out a US only kiosk network in Southern California that will allow the majority of the Southern California market to transfer money to Mexico cheaper than their current options and make payments to Mexican vendors as well.

 

The launch of the kiosks in Southern California will be directed toward the heavily trafficked Mexican grocery stores, convenience stores, check cashing businesses, and gas stations. Our goal is to develop a distribution network of kiosks that allow our clients to enhance their customer experience by combining mobile and hardware interfaces, such as mobile wallets, coupled with self-service kiosks into a seamless customer centric ecosystem.

 

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Business Model

 

Our primary source of revenue is expected to come from commissions and fees. We also expect to derive revenue from a second screen on the kiosks which will be an ad driven revenue producer. Over the last 4 years we proved the model, with over $11 million in revenue last year and 2 million subscribers from Mexico using the kiosks regularly. This experience and the vending partnerships established in those machines should facilitate the roll-out of our company owned machines in Southern California. This coupled with US vending additions such as micro loans, money transmitting opportunities (a $30 Billion business), lotto tickets, and the built- in Mexican vendors, gives us what we believe to be the total solution for the Mexican consumer population in Southern California. After the launch of the 50 kiosks in a small designated Los Angeles area, we anticipate having a sophisticated distribution network of over 500 kiosks in California, Texas and Florida. With this initial launch in Southern California we will own the first 50 machines and the retailer will receive 20% of the fees as rent. Alternatively, we may sell the kiosks to retailers for a unit price of $6,000 and in return receive 30% of the revenues.

 

Distribution Network

 

We are developing a distribution network along two verticals; 1) An agent network of independent businesses with high customer traffic in which our kiosks will be deployed generating additional revenue for them; 2) Retailers that wish to decongest long lines and shift service payments to self-service kiosks.

 

Marketing

 

We participate in special local events and exhibitions and provide promo materials to distribute to retailers. We intend to direct advertisements to the mainly Spanish speaking customers in Southern California, along with our Spanish speaking employees that can educate and demonstrate services at the kiosks. We expect this will add tremendously to acceptance and word of mouth advertising in the respective neighborhoods.

 

Competition

 

The payment service business is highly competitive and continued growth depends on our ability to compete effectively. Although we don’t face direct competition in the form of kiosks, companies like Western Union, Money Gram, Wells Fargo, dominate the money remittance, wiring business. However, with the E wallet, our customer has the ability to deposit money into the kiosks and consequently creating their own digital wallet bank on our network.

 

Government and Environmental Regulation and Laws

 

Currently our business is not impacted by government regulation. We may in the future be subject to a variety of regulations aimed at preventing money laundering and financing criminal activity and terrorism, financial services regulations, payment services regulations, consumer protection laws, currency control regulations, advertising laws and privacy and data protection laws and therefore expect to experience periodic investigations by various regulatory authorities in connection with the same, which may sometimes result in monetary or other sanctions being imposed on us. Many of these laws and regulations are constantly evolving and are often unclear and inconsistent with other applicable laws and regulations, making compliance challenging and increasing our related operating costs and legal risks. In particular, there has been increased public attention and heightened legislation and regulations regarding money laundering and terrorist financing. We may have to make significant judgment calls in applying anti-money laundering legislation and risk being found in non-compliance with such laws.

 

Available Information

 

We have included our website address as a factual reference and do not intend it to be an active link to our website. We make available on our website, www.innovatepaysolve.com. our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. These reports are available free of charge through the investor relations page of our internet website as soon as reasonably practicable after those reports are filed with the SEC.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time we may become involved in legal proceedings or be subject to claims arising in the ordinary course of our business.

 

We are not presently a party to any legal proceedings that, if determined adversely to us, would individually or taken together have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition or cash flows. 

  

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MANAGEMENT

 

Executive Officers and Directors

 

The table below sets certain information concerning our executive officers and directors, including their names, ages, anticipated positions with us. Our executive officers are chosen by our Board and hold their respective offices until their resignation or earlier removal by the Board.

 

In accordance with our Certificate of Incorporation, incumbent directors are elected to serve until our next annual meeting and until each director’s successor is duly elected and qualified.

 

Name   Age   Position
         
William Corbett   61   Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer and Director
Andrey Novikov   48   Chief Technology Officer, Secretary and Director
James Fuller   80   Director

 

The following information pertains to the members of our Board and executive officers, their principal occupations and other public Company directorships for at least the last five years and information regarding their specific experiences, qualifications, attributes and skills:

 

William Corbett, Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer and Director

 

William Corbett has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company since August 6, 2019.

 

William Corbett has over thirty years of Wall Street experience. Starting with Bear Stearns in the mid-eighties he became a managing director responsible for managing over 50 brokers and subsequently he was hired by Lehman Brothers where he was one of the top producers in the 1990’s. In 1995, he co-founded and became CEO of The Shemano Group, a San Francisco investment banking boutique, which developed into one of the leading banks for funding small cap companies. He pioneered the PIPE industry (Private Investment in Public Equities) perennially leading the country in monies raised by investment banking firms in micro-cap companies. The firm was also responsible for bringing companies public through IPO’s reverse mergers, and a leading underwriter for secondaries, raising billions for companies over 20 years. Over the last five years, Mr. Corbett was a managing director at Paulson Investment Co. from October 2013 until October 2016, responsible for West Coast investment banking activities. He also has also been serving as the CEO of DPL a lending company, and a wholly owned subsidiary of DPW Holdings, Inc., from October of 2016 until present.

 

Mr. Corbett’s financial experience on Wall Street, specifically with micro-cap companies, we believe provide him with the attributes that make him a valuable member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

Andrey Novikov, Chief Technology Officer and Director

 

Mr. Novikov has served as our Chief Technology Officer since December 3, 2019 and prior to that served as our Chief Operating Officer since the consummation of the Merger on May 12, 2016. Mr. Novikov has served as a director of the Company since the Merger in 2016, and has served as the Chief Operating Officer and a director of Qpagos Corporation and in the same capacity for each of Qpagos, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Redpag Electrónicos S.A.P.I. de C.V. since their incorporation in Mexico in April 2014. Mr. Novikov served as the QIWI Vice President of International Business Development from May 2008 until 2012, where as Vice President of International Business Development he had a leading role in QIWI startups in several countries, including China, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Peru. From December 2012 until October 2014, Mr. Novikov serves as an adviser for QIWI International Development.

 

We chose Mr. Novikov to serve as a member of our Board of Directors due to his vast knowledge of the industry.

 

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James Fuller, Director

 

Mr. James W. Fuller, MBA, was appointed to our Board of Directors in May 2017. He has been the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Beauty Brands Group Inc. since February 5, 2013 and serves as its Chairman and Principal Accounting Officer. Since March 2008, Mr. Fuller has been a Partner in the Private equity firm, Baytree Capital Associates, LLC, where he oversees the West Coast operations and their interests in the Far East including China. In 2007 and 2008, he was the Owner of Northcoast Financial brokerage. He served as Senior Vice President of Marketing for Charles Schwab and Company from 1981 to 1985. Subsequently, he served key roles as the President of Bull & Bear Group, a mutual fund/discount brokerage company in New York. He served as the Senior Vice President of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) from 1976 to 1981, where he was responsible for corporate development, marketing, corporate listing and regulation oversight, research and public affairs. He served as Senior Vice president of Bridge Information Systems. He was the Founder and Head of Morgan Fuller Capital Group. He has over 30 years’ experience in the brokerage and related financial services industries. His financial career started in 1968 with J. Barth & Company in San Francisco. He served as West Coast Managing Director for New York based investment banking and trading firm from 1972 to 1974. He managed the consulting practice for the Investment Industries Division of SRI International, where he directed a study on the future of the Securities Industry from 1974 to 1976. His other projects included the development and implementation of the Cash Management Account for Merrill Lynch, which is a standard throughout the brokerage industry. He served as the Chairman of Pacific Research Institute. He has been a Director at Beauty Brands Group Inc. since February 5, 2013, Kogeto, Inc. since April 10, 2015 and Oklahoma Energy Corp. since 1998. He has been an Independent Director of Cavitation Technologies, Inc., since February 15, 2010 and serves as its Member of Advisory Board. He served as a Director of Bridge Information Systems. He served as an Independent Director of Propell Technologies Group, Inc. from October 14, 2011 to February 17, 2015. He served as a Director of TapImmune, Inc. from May 18, 2012 to February 6, 2013. He served on the Board of Trustees of the University of California, Santa Cruz for 12 years. He served on the Board of Directors of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) until 1987. He is a Member of the Board of the International Institute of Education. He is an Elected Member and Vice Chairman for Finance of the San Francisco Republican Central Committee and is a Member of the Pacific Council for International Policy, Commonwealth Club. He was a Member of the Committee of Foreign Relations. Mr. Fuller received his MBA in Finance from California State University and Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Political Science from San Jose State University.

 

We chose Mr. Fuller to serve as a member of our Board of Directors due to his extensive business experience, which makes him a valuable member of our Board of Directors.

 

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

Code of Conduct and Ethics

 

Effective as of May 12, 2016, we adopted a Code of Conduct and Ethics that applies to, among other persons, our president or chief executive officer as well as the individuals performing the functions of our chief financial officer, corporate secretary and controller. As adopted, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics sets forth written standards that are designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:

 

honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;

 

full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that we file with, or submit to regulatory agencies, including the SEC;

 

the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code of Conduct and Ethics to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code of Conduct and Ethics; and

 

accountability for adherence to the Code of Conduct and Ethics.

 

Our Code of Conduct and Ethics requires, among other things, that all of our personnel be afforded full access to our president or chief executive officer with respect to any matter which may arise relating to the Code of Conduct and Ethics. Further, all of our personnel are to be afforded full access to our Board of Directors if any such matter involves an alleged breach of the Code of Conduct and Ethics by our president or chief executive officer.

 

In addition, our Code of Conduct and Ethics emphasizes that all employees, and particularly managers and/or supervisors, have a responsibility for maintaining financial integrity within our company, consistent with generally accepted accounting principles, and federal, provincial and state securities laws. Any employee who becomes aware of any incidents involving financial or accounting manipulation or other irregularities, whether by witnessing the incident or being told of it, must report it to his or her immediate supervisor or to our president or chief executive officer. If the incident involves an alleged breach of the Code of Conduct and Ethics by our president or chief executive officer, the incident must be reported to any member of our Board of Directors or use of a confidential and anonymous hotline phone number. Any failure to report such inappropriate or irregular conduct of others is to be treated as a severe disciplinary matter. It is against our company policy to retaliate against any individual who reports in good faith the violation or potential violation of our Code of Conduct and Ethics by another. Our Code of Conduct and Ethics is available, free of charge, to any stockholder upon written request to our Corporate Secretary at Innovative Payment Solutions, 19355 Business Center Dr, Ste # 9, Northridge, CA 91324. A copy of our Code of Conduct and Ethics can be found at https://www.innovatepaysolve.com/corporate-governance/governance-documents.

 

Composition of the Board

 

In accordance with our Articles of Incorporation, our Board is elected annually as a single class.

 

Board Committees

 

We currently do not have a separate Audit Committee, Nominating, Governance Committee or Compensation Committee, however, we intend to create such committees. Our full board currently serves as our Audit Committee. None of our directors, other than James Fuller, is considered an “Audit Committee” financial expert. The Audit Committee will review the results and scope of the audit and other services provided by the independent auditors and review and evaluate the system of internal controls. The Compensation Committee will manage any stock option plan we may establish and review and recommend compensation arrangements for the officers. The Nominating and Governance Committee will assist our Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities and identify, select and evaluate our Board of Directors and committees. No final determination has yet been made as to the memberships of the other committees.

 

We will reimburse all directors for any expenses incurred in attending directors’ meetings provided that we have the resources to pay these fees. We will provide officers and directors liability insurance.

 

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Leadership Structure

 

The chairman of our Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer positions are currently the same person, Mr. Corbett. Our Bylaws do not require our Board of Directors to separate the roles of chairman and chief executive officer but provides our Board of Directors with the flexibility to determine whether the two roles should be combined or separated based upon our needs. Our Board of Directors believes the combination of the chairman and the chief executive officer roles is the appropriate structure for our company at this time. Our Board of Directors believes the current leadership structure serves as an aid in the Board of Directors’ oversight of management and it provides us with sound corporate governance practices in the management of our business.

 

Risk Management

 

The Board of Directors discharges its responsibilities, and assesses the information provided by our management and the independent auditor, in accordance with its business judgment. Management is responsible for the preparation, presentation, and integrity of the Company’s financial statements, and management is responsible for conducting business in an ethical and risk mitigating manner where decisions are undertaken with a culture of ownership. Our Board of Directors oversees management in their duty to manage the risk of our company and each of our subsidiaries. Our Board of Directors regularly reviews information provided by management as management works to manage risks in the business. Our Board of Directors intends to establish Board Committees to assist the full Board of Directors’ oversight by focusing on risks related to the particular area of concentration of the relevant committee.

 

Director Independence

 

Although our Common Stock is not listed on any national securities exchange, for purposes of independence we use the definition of independence applied by The NASDAQ Stock Market. The Board has determined that James Fuller is “independent” in accordance with such definition and that neither Mr. Corbett nor Mr. Novikov are independent.

 

Family Relationships

 

There are no family relationships between the directors of the board or any of the executive officers of the Company.

 

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

The following table summarizes all compensation earned in each of IPSI (formerly QPAGOS), Qpagos Corporation and its subsidiaries during its last two fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 by: (i) its principal executive officer; and (ii) its most highly compensated executive officer other than the principal executive officer who was serving as an executive officer of IPSI as of the end of the last completed fiscal year. The tables below reflect the compensation for the IPSI executive officers who are also named executive officers of the combined company.

 

Name and principal position   Year   Salary     Bonus     Stock
awards
    Option
awards
    All
other
comp.
     Total    
                                         
William Corbett,   2019   $ 49,091              -              -     $ -     $ 2,750 (a)   $ 51,841  
Chief Executive Officer and
Interim Chief Financial Officer(1)
  2018     -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                     
Gaston Pereira   2019   $ 125,000       -       -     $ -     $ 1,981 (b)   $ 126,981  
Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer(2)
  2018     240,000       -       -       39,803 (c)     6,810 (e)     286,613  
                                                     
Andrey Novikov   2019   $ 126,100       -       -     $ -     $ 7,671 (f)   $ 133,771  
Chief Technology Officer(3)   2018     180,000       -       -       39,803 (d)     13,215 (g)     233,018  

 

(a) Consists of healthcare related expenses for the benefit of Mr. Corbett.
(b) Consists of certain professional fees paid on behalf of Mr. Pereira
(c) Mr. Pereira was granted options exercisable over 1,000,000 shares of common stock on December 27, 2018, these options vested immediately and were valued using a Black Scholes option pricing model.
(d) Mr. Novikov was granted options exercisable over 1,000,000 shares of common stock on December 27, 2018, these options vested immediately and were valued using a Black Scholes option pricing model.
(e) Consists of home leave expenses of $6,810.
(f) Consists of home leave expenses of $7,671
(g) Consists of home leave expenses of $13,215

 

(1) Mr. Corbett was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on August 6, 2019.
(2) Mr. Pereira resigned as Director, President, Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer on August 1, 2019. Prior to August 6, 2019, he served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer and a director of Qpagos Corporation and has served in the same capacity for each of Qpagos, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Redpag Electronicos S.A.P.I. de C.V. since their incorporation in Mexico in November 2013.
(3) Mr. Novikov was appointed as Chief Technology Officer on December 3, 2019 and has previously served as our Chief Operating Officer and a director of Qpagos Corporation, and has served in the same capacity for each of Qpagos, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Redpag Electronicos S.A.P.I. de C.V. since their incorporation in Mexico in April 2014.

 

Employment Agreement

 

Effective June 24, 2020, we entered into an executive employment agreement with William Corbett (the “Corbett Employment Agreement”), to employ Mr. Corbett as our Chief Executive Officer for a term of three (3) years, provide for an annual base salary of $150,000, provide for a signing bonus of $25,000, structure for a bonus of up to 50% of base salary upon our achievement of $2,000,000 EBITDA and additional performance bonus payments as may be determined by our board of directors and provide for severance in the event of a termination without cause in amount equal to equal to fifty percent (50%) of his annual base salary rate then in effect, provided that if such termination without cause occurs after an Acquisition (as defined in the Corbett Employment Agreement) of our company, Mr. Corbett will be entitled to receive severance in an amount equal to equal to one-hundred percent (100%) of his annual base salary rate then in effect.

 

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The Corbett Employment Agreement provides for the issuance to Mr. Corbett of 5,123,750 shares of our common stock, to be fully vested and not subject to forfeiture, and the grant to Mr. Corbett of 15,371,250 shares of our common stock subject to forfeiture.

 

On June 24, 2020, we entered into a restricted stock agreement with Mr. Corbett pursuant to which we granted him a restricted stock award of 15,371,250 shares of our common stock, which forfeiture restriction lapses 33%, 33% and 34% , respectively, on the first, second and third anniversary of the date of grant.

 

The Corbett Employment Agreement also provides that we will enter into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Corbett to indemnify him, both in connection with his position of employment with us and in the discharge of his duties and responsibilities to our company, to the maximum extent allowed under the laws of the State of Nevada. On June 24, 2020, we entered into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Corbett.

  

On December 3, 2019, we entered into a one-year employment agreement with Mr. Novikov to serve as our Chief Technology Officer and Secretary (the “Novikov IPSI Employment Agreement”) pursuant to which Mr. Novikov will be entitled to receive an annual salary at a rate of US$8,000.00 per month, payable US$5,000.00 in cash in accordance with the regular payroll practices of the Company and US$3,000.00 in Common Stock (based on then current fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant as determined by our board of directors. Mr. Novikov is also be eligible to earn an annual performance bonus up to fifty percent (50%) of the base salary based upon the Board’s assessment of his performance and attainment of targeted goals as set by the board of directors in its sole discretion. The Novikov IPSI Employment Agreement provides for a severance payments in the event of employment termination by us without Cause (as defined in the Agreement), by Mr. Novikov for Good Reason (as defined in the Agreement), due to Disability (as defined in the Agreement) or death, in certain circumstances (such as upon termination without Cause or for Good Reason) equal to the continuation of the payment of Mr. Novikov’s base salary until the last day of the employment term. The Novikov IPSI Employment Agreement also includes confidentiality obligations and inventions assignments by Mr. Novikov.

 

On May 18, 2015, Qpagos Corporation entered into a three-year employment agreement with Andrey Novikov (the “Novikov Qpagos Employment Agreement”) to serve as its Chief Operating Officer and Secretary, which term was extended for an additional effective as of May 1, 2019. During the term of the Novikov Qpagos Employment Agreement, Mr. Novikov received an annual base salary of not less than $180,000, which base salary was reduced to $108,000 effective May 1, 2019, and he was entitled to an annual performance cash bonus targeted at up to 50% of his base salary, in the discretion of the Board of Directors. Mr. Novikov was issued 720,000 shares of Qpagos Corporation common stock that vest on the one-year anniversary of the date of issuance which were exchanged in the Merger for 1,440,000 shares of our common stock. Mr. Novikov was generally entitled to receive all other benefits provided to other employees, including health and disability insurance. He also receives a housing allowance of approximately $2,000 a month. The agreement also provides for a one-time payment of moving expenses up to $15,000. The Novikov Qpagos Employment Agreement also provided for a severance payments in the event of employment termination by us without Cause (as defined in the Agreement), by Mr. Novikov for Good Reason (as defined in the Agreement), due to Disability (as defined in the Agreement) or death, in certain circumstances (such as upon termination without Cause or for Good Reason) equal to the continuation of the payment of Mr. Novikov’s base salary until the last day of the employment term. The Novikov Qpagos Employment Agreement also includes confidentiality obligations and inventions assignments by Mr. Novikov.

 

On May 1, 2015, we entered into a three-year employment agreement (the “Pereira Employment Agreement”) with Gaston Pereira to serve as our Chief Executive Officer, President and Treasurer. During the term of the Pereira Employment Agreement, Mr. Pereira received an annual base salary of not less than $240,000 and was entitled to an annual performance cash bonus targeted at up to 50% of his base salary, in the discretion of the Board of Directors. Mr. Pereira was issued 1,440,000 shares of Qpagos Corporation common stock that vest on the one-year anniversary of the date of issuance which were exchanged in the Merger for 2,880,000 shares of our common stock. Mr. Pereira was also generally entitled to receive all other benefits provided to other employees, including health and disability insurance. He also received a housing allowance of $1,800 a month. The agreement also provided for a one-time payment of moving expenses up to $25,000 and $10,000 of reimbursement of fees of a tax attorney for professional services regarding legal advice in connection with the Pereira Employment Agreement. The Pereira Agreement provides for a severance payments in the event of employment termination by us without Cause (as defined in the Agreement), by Mr. Pereira for Good Reason (as defined in the Pereira Employment Agreement), due to Disability (as defined in the Pereira Agreement) or death, in certain circumstances (such as upon termination without Cause or for Good Reason) equal to the continuation of the payment of Mr. Pereira’s base salary until the last day of the employment term. The Pereira Agreement also includes confidentiality obligations and inventions assignments by Mr. Pereira. On April 30, 2018 we amended the Pereira Employment Agreement to extend its term by an additional one-year period. On June 12, 2019, we amended the Pereira Employment Agreement, as amended, to extend the term of the agreement by an additional year and to lower Mr. Pereira’s salary to $180,000 from $240,000. The Pereira Agreement, as amended, terminated on August 1, 2019 when he resigned as our Chief Executive Officer, President and Interim Chief Financial Officer. The changes in salary were effective as of May 1, 2019.

 

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-Ended December 31, 2019

 

The following table lists the outstanding equity awards held by our named executive officers at December 31, 2019:

 

    OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END  
    OPTION AWARDS (1)   STOCK AWARDS  
Name   Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable*
    Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable*
    Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options*
    Option
Exercisable
Price*
    Option
Expiration
Date
  Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock that
have Not
Vested
    Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock that
have not
Vested
    Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
that
have
Not
Vested
    Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market
or Payout
Value of
Unearned
 Shares,
Units or Other
Rights
that
have Not
Vested
 
Andrey Novikov     100,000       -       -     $ 0.40        12/27/2028     -     $ -       -       -  

 

* Adjusted for 10 for 1 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2019.

 

Director Compensation

 

The executive directors were not paid any fees for their service as directors; however, each of Messrs. Pereira, Novikov and Corbett received compensation for service as officers of Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc and Qpagos Corporation. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we did not pay any compensation to our non-executive director. On March 18, 2020, Mr. Fuller received 2,000,000 shares of common stock for his service as a non-executive director.

 

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MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

Market Information

 

Our common stock issued is traded on the OTCQB Venture Market under the symbol “IPSI”. On November 13, 2020, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the OTCQB Venture Market was $0.019.

 

Shareholders

 

As of November 14, 2020, there were an estimated 56 holders of record of our common stock. A certain amount of the shares of common stock are held in street name and may, therefore, be held by additional beneficial owners.

 

Dividends

 

We have never paid a cash dividend on our common stock since inception. The payment of dividends may be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors, and will depend upon, but not limited to, our operations, capital requirements, and overall financial condition.

 

We do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends on our common stock will depend on earnings, financial condition and other business and economic factors affecting it at such time as the Board of Directors may consider relevant. We intend to follow a policy of retaining all of our earnings to finance the development and execution of our strategy and the expansion of our business. If we do not pay dividends, our common stock may be less valuable because a return on your investment will occur only if our stock price appreciates.

 

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

 

The following includes a summary of any transaction occurring since January 1, 2018 for us and our subsidiaries or any proposed transaction, in which we and our subsidiaries were or are to be a participant and the amount involved exceeded or exceeds 1% of the average of our total assets for at year end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest (other than compensation described under “Executive Compensation” above). We believe the terms obtained or consideration that we paid or received, as applicable, in connection with the transactions described below were comparable to terms available or the amounts that would be paid or received, as applicable, in arm’s-length transactions:

 

William Corbett

 

Effective January 1, 2020, we granted Mr. Corbett a total of 20,495,000 restricted shares of common stock of which 5,123,750 vested immediately and a further 15,371,250 which vest annually and equally over a three year period commencing on December 31, 2020.  

 

Gaston Pereira

 

On December 27, 2018, we granted Mr. Pereira ten-year options to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.40 per share. These options expired on November 1, 2019, three months after his resignation.

 

On December 31, 2019, in terms of the SPA Agreement entered into with Vivi Holdings, 112,500 shares in Vivi Holdings were allocated to Mr. Pereira as compensation for facilitating the disposal of Qpagos Corporation and our Mexican operations.

 

Andrey Novikov

 

On December 27, 2018, we granted Mr. Novikov ten-year options to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.40 per share.

 

On December 31, 2019, in terms of the SPA Agreement entered into with Vivi Holdings, 56,250 shares in Vivi Holdings were allocated to Mr. Pereira as compensation for facilitating the disposal of Qpagos Corporation and our Mexican operations.

 

On April 7, 2020, we issued to Mr. Novikov 282,146 shares of our common stock.

 

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James Fuller

 

On March 18, 2020, Mr. Fuller received 2,000,000 shares of common stock for his service as a non-executive director.

 

On June 29, 2018, we granted Mr. Fuller 12,000 shares of restricted common stock pursuant to the Company’s 2018 Stock Incentive Plan for his service as a director.

 

On December 27, 2018, we granted Mr. Fuller 7,000 shares of restricted common stock i pursuant to the Company’s 2018 Stock Incentive Plan for his service as a director.

 

Strategic IR

 

Strategic IR advanced us $168,000 between January 16 and June 15, 2018. This loan was formalized into a written note on October 13, 2018 and bears interest at the rate of 10% per annum. The note had a maturity date of February 10, 2019. On March 18, 2019 the note was extended to February 10, 2020, and the interest rate was changed to 15%. On July 30, 2019, the holders of loans payable by us, entered into debt exchange agreements, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the loans payable, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $7196,307 and was converted into 3,166,240 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

On November 15, 2019, we entered into Securities Purchase Agreements with Strategic IR whereby the following notes totaling $79,500 previously advanced to us during the period August 19, 2019 to October 15, 2019, was converted into 4,486,750 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.037 per share, thereby extinguishing the notes and realizing a loss on conversion of $85,248.

 

On August 19, 2019, we issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $15,000 to Strategic IR. The note has a maturity date of November 17, 2019 and a coupon of ten percent per annum. We had the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date.

 

On September 10, 2019, we issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $37,500 to Strategic IR. The note has a maturity date of December 10, 2019 and a coupon of ten percent per annum. We had the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date.

 

On September 25, 2019, we issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $2,000 to Strategic IR. The note has a maturity date of December 25, 2019 and a coupon of ten percent per annum. We had the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date.

 

On October 11, 2019, we issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $3,000 to Strategic IR. The note has a maturity date of January 9, 2020 and a coupon of ten percent per annum. We had the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date.

 

On October 15, 2019, we issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $22,000 to Strategic IR. The note has a maturity date of January 13, 2020 and a coupon of ten percent per annum. We had the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date.

 

On May 15, 2019, pursuant to the terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with Labrys Fund LP. the $300,000 convertible promissory note issued on October 25, 2018, with a maturity date of April 25, 2019 and an original coupon of 8% per annum, was acquired by Strategic IR for gross proceeds of $302,367, including accrued interest thereon. The Convertible note earns interest at 18% per annum, the default interest rate in terms of the Promissory note. The terms of the convertible note include a provision for an automatic note penalty of 50% of the note outstanding if the note is in default. Strategic IR enforced this term resulting in an increase in the principal outstanding in terms of the note of $150,000. On June 19, 2019, pursuant to the terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with Bellridge Capital LP, Strategic IR transferred and assigned the aggregate principal sum of $200,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $3,124, of the Convertible note acquired from Labrys Fund LP. On July 30, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion from Strategic IR, converting $108,882 of the April 25, 2018 convertible note acquired from Labrys Fund LP, into 37,034,605 pre-reverse split (3,703,461 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.003 pre-reverse split ($0.03 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. On November 18, 2019, we and Strategic IR entered into an exchange agreement, replacing the existing note with a new note with a maturity date of November 18, 2020, removing the conversion limitation of ownership of 9.99% and reducing the interest rate to 6% per annum. On November 19, 2019, in terms of a conversion notice received, we received a conversion notice converting the aggregate principal sum of $150,000 and interest thereon of $9,125 into 10,007,882 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0159 per share, thereby extinguishing the note and realizing a loss on conversion of $211,166.

 

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On June 11, 2017, we issued a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $10,000 to Strategic IR (“Strategic IR”). The note bears interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 16, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date of the note was extended to December 8, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 8, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged. On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with us, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $13,060 and was converted into 210,645 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

On June 11, 2017, we exchanged a note issued to Viktoria Akhmetova, with a principal amount of $20,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $164, totaling $20,164, for a convertible note, principal amount of $20,164, bearing interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 8, 2017. In terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 8, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 8, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged. On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with us, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $26,321 and was converted into 424,540 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

On June 29, 2017, we exchanged a note issued to Strategic with a principal amount of $50,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $3,740, totaling $53,740, for a convertible note, principal amount of $53,740, bearing interest at 12% per annum which matured on December 26, 2017. In terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged. On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with us, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $69,751 and was converted into 1,125,020 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

On June 29, 2017, we exchanged a note issued to Strategic with a principal amount of $110,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $5,535, totaling $115,535, for a convertible note, principal amount of $115,535, bearing interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 26, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged. On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with us, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $149,958 and was converted into 2,418,674 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

On July 17, 2019, Strategic IR entered into a debt purchase agreement with GS Capital Partners, whereby the remaining balance of the September 19, 2019 convertible note in the aggregate principal amount of $33,252 plus accrued interest thereon of $2,165, was acquired for gross proceeds of $35,417. In addition to this strategic IR paid additional settlement costs of $14,583 including an early settlement penalty to GS Capital Partners. As of September 19, 2019, the note is in default and earns interest at the default interest rate. On November 18, 2019, we and Strategic IR entered into an exchange agreement, replacing the existing note with a new note with a maturity date of November 18, 2020, removing the conversion limitation of ownership of 9.99% and reducing the interest rate to 6% per annum. On November 19, 2019, we received a conversion notice converting the aggregate principal sum of $37,224 into 2,386,181 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0156 per share, thereby extinguishing the note and realizing a loss on conversion of $51,064.

 

On July 17, 2019, we issued Strategic IR a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $14,583. The note had a maturity date of July 17, 2020 and a coupon of 6% per annum. We had the right to prepay the note provided it makes a prepayment penalty as set forth in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On November 19, 2019, we received a conversion notice converting the aggregate principal sum of $14,583, including interest thereon of $297 into 935,887 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0159 per share, thereby extinguishing the note and realizing a loss on conversion of $19,747.

 

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Gibbs International Holdings

 

Effective June 19, 2017, we exchanged a note issued to Gibbs International Holdings with a principal amount of $50,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $2,494, totaling $52,494, for a convertible note, principal amount of $52,494, bearing interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 16, 2017. In terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 16, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. The note was past its maturity date which maturity date has not been extended as yet, and thereby; (i) became immediately due and payable; (ii) can only be amended with the written consent of the holder; and (iii) may be sold, assigned or transferred by the holder without our consent. The note was convertible into our common shares at a conversion price of $0.20 per share. On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with us, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $68,350 and were exchanged for 1,102,412 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

Effective August 20, 2018, we exchanged a note issued to Gibbs International Holdings with a principal amount of $294,620, together with accrued interest thereon of $111,115, totaling $405,735, for a convertible note, principal amount of $405,735, with a coupon of 8% per annum and maturing on August 31, 2019. We had the right to prepay the note within 180 days without penalties. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into our shares of common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the three lowest trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. As of August 31, 2019 the note is in default and the note provided for the payment of a penalty of 10% of the principal outstanding, amounting to $40,573. On December 4, 2019, we received conversion notices converting the principal sum of $405,735, a once off penalty of $40,573 and interest thereon of $54,529 into 21,000,000 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0238 thereby extinguishing the note. A loss on conversion of $528,162 was realized.

 

Bellridge Capital LP

 

On June 19, 2019, in terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with Strategic IR, Bellridge Capital LP acquired an aggregate principal amount of $200,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $3,124 off the $300,000 convertible promissory note originally issued on October 25, 2018, to Labrys Fund LP, with a maturity date of April 25, 2019 and an original coupon of 8% per annum. The Convertible note accrues interest at 18% per annum, the default interest rate in terms of the original Promissory note. On November 19, 2019, we received a notice of conversion from Bellridge Capital LP converting the principal sum of $200,000 and interest thereon of $21,568 into 13,935,112 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0159 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. The Company incurred a loss on conversion of $294,031.

 

Vladimir Skigin

 

On April 17, 2018, we issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $49,491 to Vladimir Skigin. The note had a maturity date of September 13, 2018 and a coupon of eighteen percent per annum. We had the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date. On September 13, 2018, the maturity date of the note was extended to January 11, 2019. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to September 13, 2019, with the interest rate changed to 15%. On July 30, 2019, the holders of loans payable by us, entered into debt exchange agreements, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the loans payable, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $59,810 and was converted into 964,670 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

On December 23, 2019, in terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with Wakatec OU, Mr. Skigin acquired $30,000 of the promissory note issued to Wakatec OU by Qpagos Corporation. On December 23, 2019, we entered into a debt settlement agreement whereby we agreed to the assignment of the debt owed to Mr. Skigin by Qpagos Corporation to us in exchange for a new promissory note in the principal amount of $30,000 issued by us. The promissory note is unsecured, bears interest at 4% per annum and matures on December 23, 2020. The balance of the promissory note, including interest thereon at December 31, 2019 is $30,026. On January 7, 2020, we entered into a debt exchange agreement with Mr. Skigin, whereby the aggregate principal sum of $30,000 plus accrued interest of $49 was exchanged for 1,502,466 shares of common stock at an issue price of $0.02 per share, realizing a loss on exchange of $30,049.

 

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On December 11, 2019, Mr. Skigin purchased a portion of a note issued to Andrey Novikov by Qpagos Corporation in the principal amount of $65,953. On December 17, 2019, we entered into a debt settlement with Mr. Skigin whereby the Note was assigned from Qpagos Corporation to us and was simultaneously settled by the issue of 2,231,768 shares of common stock at an issue price of $0.03 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. A loss on settlement of $67,953 was realized.

 

We entered into an agreement with Gibbs, whereby the importation of kiosks and accessories was arranged and funded by Gibbs, Skiguin funded a portion of the kiosks and accessories purchased under the same terms and conditions of the agreement entered into with Gibbs. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, a 5% margin has been added to the cost of the kiosks and accessories purchased and to the liability outstanding. The amount was due on November 1, 2017. On July 30, 2019, the holders of loans payable by us, entered into debt exchange agreements, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the loans payable, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $74,662, after the interest was adjusted to $19,366 and was converted into 1,204,234 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

West Point Partners, LLC

 

On September 3, 2019, we issued West Point Partners, LLC a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $26,527. The note had a maturity date of September 3, 2020 and a coupon of 8% per annum. We have the right to prepay the note provided it makes a prepayment penalty as set forth in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest two trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received.

 

On November 19, 2019, we received a notice of conversion converting the aggregate principal amount of the note outstanding, including interest thereon, totaling $26,968 into 1,812,390 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.149 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. We realized a loss on conversion of $40,090.

 

On October 21, 2019, West point Partners, LLC entered into a debt purchase agreement with GS Capital Partners, whereby the convertible note in the aggregate principal amount of $96,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $3,745, was acquired for gross proceeds of $99,745. On November 18, 2019, we and West Point Partners, LLC entered into an exchange agreement, replacing the existing note with a new note with a maturity date of November 18, 2020, removing the conversion limitation of ownership of 9.99% and reducing the interest rate to 6% per annum.

 

On November 19, 2019, we received a notice of conversion converting the aggregate principal amount of the note outstanding, including interest thereon, totaling $102,039 into 6,857,446 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.149 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. We realized a loss on conversion of $151,687.

 

On October 21, 2019, we issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $22,977 to West Point Partners, LLC for penalty interest and expenses incurred by West Point Partners LLC on acquiring the GS Capital Partners note dated March 4, 2019. The note had a maturity date of October 21, 2020 and bears interest at 8% per annum. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of the lowest two trading prices during the previous ten trading days.

 

On November 19, 2019, we received a notice of conversion converting the aggregate principal amount of the note outstanding, including interest thereon, totaling $23,118 into 1,553,621 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.149 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. We realized a loss on conversion of $34,366.

 

Director Independence

 

Board of Directors

 

The Board, in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment, has determined that James Fuller, is our only director that qualifies as an independent director pursuant to Nasdaq Stock Market Rule 5605(a)(2) and applicable SEC rules and regulations. Mr. Corbett and Mr. Novikov currently employed as our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer, respectively, and therefore would not be considered independent directors.

 

Potential Conflicts of Interest

 

Since we did not have an Audit Committee or Compensation Committee comprised of independent directors, the functions that would have been performed by such committees were performed by our directors. Thus, there was an inherent conflict of interest.

 

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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

 

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of November 13, 2020 by:

 

each of our named executive officers;

 

each of our directors;

 

all of our current directors and executive officers as a group; and

 

each stockholder known by us to own beneficially more than five percent of our common stock.

 

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to the securities. Shares of common stock that may be acquired by an individual or group within 60 days of November 14, 2020, pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants, are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of such individual or group, but are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person shown in the table. Percentage of ownership is based on 191,121,339 shares of common stock outstanding on November 14, 2020.

 

Except as indicated in footnotes to this table, we believe that the stockholders named in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown to be beneficially owned by them, based on information provided to us by such stockholders. Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each director and executive officer listed is c/o Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc., 19355 Business Center Drive, #9, Northridge, California 91324.

 

Name of Beneficial Owner   Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
Prior to
Offering*
    Percentage
of common
stock
Beneficially
Owned
 
Directors and Executive Officers            
             
William Corbett     21,484,388 (1)     11.2 %
Andrey Novikov     426,146 (2)     **  
James Fuller     2,022,500       1.1 %
                 
All current executive officers and directors as a group (3 persons)     23,933,034       12.5 %
                 
5% or Greater Stockholders                
                 
Strategic IR, Inc.     27,156,353 (3)     14.2 %
Bellridge Capital LP     13,935,112 (4)     7.3 %
Gibbs International, Inc.     19,614,391 (5)     10.2 %

 

* Excludes any shares deemed to be outstanding on variable priced convertible securities.

 

** Less than 1%

 

(1) Consists of 5,123,750 shares of restricted common stock and 15,371,250 shares of our common stock with forfeiture restriction lapses 33%, 33% and 34% , respectively, on the first, second and third anniversary of the date of grant.
(2) Includes 426,146 shares of common stock and options exercisable over 100,000 shares of common stock of which are vested.
(3) Information as obtained from a Schedule 13G filed on June 16, 2020. Anna Mosk is the President of Strategic IR, Inc. The principal address of Strategic IR, Inc is 109 E.17th Street, #25, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001.
(4) Information as obtained from a Schedule 13G filed on December 16, 2019. The principal address of Bellridge Capital LP is 515 E. Las Olas boulevard, Suite 120A, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. 33301. .
(5) Based on a Schedule 13G filed by Jimmy I Gibbs on January 31, 2020 Gibbs International, Inc. holds 19,467,891 shares of common stock and warrants exercisable for 40,000 shares of common stock and Gibbs Investment Holdings, LLC of which Jimmy I. Gibbs is an equity holder and has dispositive control over, holds 106,500 shares of common stock. The address of Gibbs International, Inc. is 9855 Warren H. Abernathy Highway, Spartanburg, SC 29301.  Jimmy Gibbs is an officer, director and sole shareholder of Gibbs International, Inc.

 

Listing

 

Our common stock is traded on the OTCQB Venture Market under the symbol IPSI.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK

 

General

 

The total number of shares of all classes of shares which we have authority to issue is 525,000,000 of which 500,000,000 shares are designated as “common stock” with a par value of $0.0001 per share, and 25,000,000 shares are designated as “preferred stock.

 

As of November 14, 2020, we had 191,121,339 issued and outstanding shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.

 

Description of Common Stock

 

Voting Rights

 

The holders of the common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders, including the election of directors, and do not have cumulative voting rights.

 

Dividend Rights

 

Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any then outstanding preferred stock, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors out of legally available funds.

 

Liquidation Rights

 

In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of the common stock will be entitled to share ratably in the net assets legally available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all of our debts and other liabilities, subject to the satisfaction of any liquidation preference granted to the holders of any then outstanding shares of preferred stock.

 

Other Rights and Preferences

 

The holders of the common stock have no preemptive, conversion or subscription rights, and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. the rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of the common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of our preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.

 

Fully Paid and Nonassessable

 

All of our outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and nonassessable.

 

Preferred Stock

 

Our preferred stock may be issued from time to time by the Board of Directors as shares of one or more series. The description of shares of preferred stock, including any preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption shall be as set forth in resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors, and Articles of Amendment shall be filed as required by law with respect to issuance of such preferred stock, prior to the issuance of any shares of preferred stock.

 

The Board of Directors is expressly authorized, at any time, by adopting resolutions providing for the issuance of, dividing of such shares into series or providing for a change in the number of, shares of any preferred stock and, if and to the extent from time to time required by law, by filing Articles of Amendment which are effective without Shareholder action to increase or decrease the number of shares included in the preferred stock, but not below the number of shares then issued, and to set or change in any one or more respects the designations, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications, or terms and conditions of redemption relating to the shares of preferred stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors shall not be authorized to change the rights of holders of the common stock to vote one vote per share on all matters submitted for shareholder action. The authority of the Board of Directors with respect to the preferred stock shall include, but not be limited to, setting or changing the following:

 

1. The annual dividend rate, if any, on shares of preferred stock, the times of payment and the date from which dividends shall be accumulated, if dividends are to be cumulative;

 

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2. Whether the shares of preferred stock shall be redeemable and, if so, the redemption price and the terms and conditions of such redemption;

 

3. The obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem shares of preferred stock pursuant to a sinking fund;

 

4. Whether shares of preferred stock shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of stock of any other class or classes and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange, including the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion or exchange and the terms of adjustment, if any;

 

5. Whether the shares of preferred stock shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the extent of such voting rights;

 

6. The rights of the shares of preferred stock in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company; and

 

7. Any other relative rights, powers, preferences, qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof relating to the preferred stock.

 

The shares of preferred stock of any one series shall be identical with each other in all respects except as to the dates from and after which dividends thereon shall cumulate, if cumulative.

 

Transfer Agent

 

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Nevada Agency and Transfer Company. Its address is 50 West Liberty Street, Suite 880, Reno, Nevada 89501 and its telephone number is (775) 322-0626.

 

Listing

 

Our common stock is traded on the OTCQB Venture Market under the symbol IPSI.

 

Anti-Takeover Effects of Certain Provisions of our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws

 

Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws contain certain provisions that may have anti-takeover effects, making it more difficult for or preventing a third party from acquiring control of the Registrant or changing our board of directors and management. According to our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, the holders of the common stock do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of our directors. The lack of cumulative voting makes it more difficult for other stockholders to replace our board of directors or for a third party to obtain control of our company by replacing its board of directors.

 

Authorized but Unissued Shares

 

Our authorized but unissued shares of common stock will be available for future issuance without stockholder approval. We may use additional shares of common stock for a variety of purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital, to fund acquisitions and as employee compensation. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of common stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.

 

Anti-Takeover Effects of Nevada Law

 

Business Combinations

 

The “business combination” provisions of Sections 78.411 to 78.444, inclusive, of the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) generally prohibit a Nevada corporation with at least 200 stockholders from engaging in various “combination” transactions with any interested stockholder for a period of two years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless the transaction is approved by the board of directors prior to the date the interested stockholder obtained such status or the combination is approved by the board of directors and thereafter is approved at a meeting of the stockholders by the affirmative vote of stockholders representing at least 60% of the outstanding voting power held by disinterested stockholders, and extends beyond the expiration of the two-year period, unless:

 

the combination was approved by the board of directors prior to the person becoming an interested stockholder or the transaction by which the person first became an interested stockholder was approved by the board of directors before the person became an interested stockholder or the combination is later approved by a majority of the voting power held by disinterested stockholders; or

 

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if the consideration to be paid by the interested stockholder is at least equal to the highest of: (a) the highest price per share paid by the interested stockholder within the two years immediately preceding the date of the announcement of the combination or in the transaction in which it became an interested stockholder, whichever is higher, (b) the market value per share of common stock on the date of announcement of the combination and the date the interested stockholder acquired the shares, whichever is higher, or (c) for holders of preferred stock, the highest liquidation value of the preferred stock, if it is higher.

 

A “combination” is generally defined to include mergers or consolidations or any sale, lease exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer, or other disposition, in one transaction or a series of transactions, with an “interested stockholder” having: (a) an aggregate market value equal to 5% or more of the aggregate market value of the assets of the corporation, (b) an aggregate market value equal to 5% or more of the aggregate market value of all outstanding shares of the corporation, (c) 10% or more of the earning power or net income of the corporation, and (d) certain other transactions with an interested stockholder or an affiliate or associate of an interested stockholder.

 

In general, an “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns (or within two years, did own) 10% or more of a corporation’s voting stock. The statute could prohibit or delay mergers or other takeover or change in control attempts and, accordingly, may discourage attempts to acquire our company even though such a transaction may offer our stockholders the opportunity to sell their stock at a price above the prevailing market price.

 

Control Share Acquisitions

 

The “control share” provisions of Sections 78.378 to 78.3793, inclusive, of the NRS apply to “issuing corporations” that are Nevada corporations with at least 200 stockholders, including at least 100 stockholders of record who are Nevada residents, and that conduct business directly or indirectly in Nevada. The control share statute prohibits an acquirer, under certain circumstances, from voting its shares of a target corporation’s stock after crossing certain ownership threshold percentages, unless the acquirer obtains approval of the target corporation’s disinterested stockholders. The statute specifies three thresholds: one-fifth or more but less than one-third, one-third but less than a majority, and a majority or more, of the outstanding voting power. Generally, once an acquirer crosses one of the above thresholds, those shares in an offer or acquisition and acquired within 90 days thereof become “control shares” and such control shares are deprived of the right to vote until disinterested stockholders restore the right. These provisions also provide that if control shares are accorded full voting rights and the acquiring person has acquired a majority or more of all voting power, all other stockholders who do not vote in favor of authorizing voting rights to the control shares are entitled to demand payment for the fair value of their shares in accordance with statutory procedures established for dissenters’ rights.

 

A corporation may elect to not be governed by, or “opt out” of, the control share provisions by making an election in its articles of incorporation or bylaws, provided that the opt-out election must be in place on the 10th day following the date an acquiring person has acquired a controlling interest, that is, crossing any of the three thresholds described above. We have not opted out of the control share statutes, and will be subject to these statutes if we are an “issuing corporation” as defined in such statutes.

 

The effect of the Nevada control share statutes is that the acquiring person, and those acting in association with the acquiring person, will obtain only such voting rights in the control shares as are conferred by a resolution of the stockholders at an annual or special meeting. The Nevada control share law, if applicable, could have the effect of discouraging takeovers of our company.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the securities being offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Parsons Behle & Latimer.

 

EXPERTS

 

The financial statements of Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and for the two years ended December 31, 2019 and the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 included in this registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, have been so included in reliance on the report of RBSM LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm appearing elsewhere herein, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement on Form S-1 that we have filed with the SEC under the Securities Act, does not contain all of the information in the registration statement and its exhibits. For further information with respect to us and the securities offered by this prospectus, you should refer to the registration statement and the exhibits filed as part of that document. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or any other document referred to are not necessarily complete, and in each instance, we refer you to the copy of the contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement. Each of these statements is qualified in all respects by this reference.

 

We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings, including the registration statement, are publicly available through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. We also maintain a website at www.innovatepaysolve.com, at which you may access these materials free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this prospectus.

 

DISCLOSURE OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION POSITION ON
INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES

 

Our articles of incorporation contain provisions that permit us to indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law. Our bylaws require us to indemnify any of our officers or directors, and certain other persons, under certain circumstances against all expenses and liabilities incurred or suffered by such persons because of a lawsuit or similar proceeding to which the person is made a party by reason of a his being a director or officer of the Company or our subsidiaries, unless that indemnification is prohibited by law. These provisions do not limit or eliminate our rights or the rights of any stockholder to seek an injunction or any other non-monetary relief in the event of a breach of a director’s or officer’s fiduciary duty. In addition, these provisions apply only to claims against a director or officer arising out of his or her role as a director or officer and do not relieve a director or officer from liability if he or she engaged in willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the criminal law or any federal or state securities law.

 

The rights of indemnification provided in our articles of incorporation and bylaws are not exclusive of any other rights that may be available under any insurance or other agreement, by vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

 

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

 

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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Audited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

  Page
Report of the Independent, Registered Public Accounting firm F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 F-4
Consolidated Statements of Deficit for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 F-6
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements F-7 to F-48
   
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019  
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2020 (unaudited) and December 31, 2019 F-49
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited) F-50
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited) F-51
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, (unaudited) F-52
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements F-53–F-79

 

F-1

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc.

(FKA: Qpagos)

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. (formerly Qpagos) and Subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for each of the years in the two year period ended December 31, 2019, 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 financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Emphasis of Matter Regarding Going Concern

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and this raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters also are described in Note 3. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might 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 the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. 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 audits 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 audits, 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 audits 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 audits 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 audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ RBSM LLP

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2014.

 

Henderson, NV

May 13, 2020

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

    December 31,     December 31,  
    2019     2018  
Assets            
             
Current Assets            
Cash   $ 2,979     $ 71,294  
Other current assets     55,059       9,575  
Assets held for sale     -       983,105  
Total Current Assets     58,038       1,063,974  
                 
Non-current assets                
Investment     1,019,961       -  
Total Assets   $ 1,077,999     $ 1,063,974  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)                
                 
Current Liabilities                
Accounts payable   $ 314,523     $ 508,755  
Liabilities held for sale     -       180,014  
Loans payable     61,631       56,044  
Loans payable - Related parties     30,026       313,949  
Convertible debt, net of unamortized discount of $371,387 and $777,242, respectively     359,362       790,093  
Convertible debt - Related parties, net of unamortized discount of  $0 and $0 respectively     -       589,812  
Derivative liability     905,576       1,833,672  
Total Current Liabilities     1,671,118       4,272,339  
                 
Total Liabilities     1,671,118       4,272,339  
                 
Stockholders’ Deficit                
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.     -       -  
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 128,902,124 and 8,883,922 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.*     12,890       888  
Additional paid-in-capital     21,579,022       14,865,765  
Accumulated deficit     (22,185,031 )     (18,455,925 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income     -       380,907  
Total Stockholders’ Deficit     (593,119 )     (3,208,365 )
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit   $ 1,077,999     $ 1,063,974  

 

* After giving effect to a 10 for 1 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2019.

 

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

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

    Twelve months ended     Twelve months ended  
    December     December  
    2019     2018  
             
Net Revenue   $ -     $ -  
                 
Cost of Goods Sold     -       -  
                 
Gross profit     -       -  
                 
General and administrative     807,934       994,913  
Total Expense     807,934       994,913  
                 
Loss from Operations     (807,934 )     (994,913 )
                 
Loss on debt conversion     (2,838,599 )     (3,738,307 )
Penalty on default note     (191,757 )     -  
Provision against receivables     (129,995 )     -  
Interest expense, net     (2,061,415 )     (3,059,573 )
Derivative liability movements     1,981,938       4,129,793 )
Foreign currency gain     -       (7,562 )
Loss before Taxation from continuing operations     (4,047,762 )     (3,670,562 )
                 
Taxation     -       -  
                 
Net loss from continuing operations     (4,047,762 )     (3,670,562 )
Discontinued operations                
Operating loss from discontinued operations     (653,247 )     (1,397,172 )
Profit on disposal of subsidiaries     971,903       -  
      318,656       (1,397,172 )
                 
Net loss     (3,729,106 )     (5,067,734 )
Basic and diluted loss per share*                
Net loss per share from continuing operations   $ (0.14 )   $ (0.47 )
Net income per share from discontinued operations   $ 0.01     $ (0.18 )
    $ (0.13 )   $ (0.65 )
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding - Basic and diluted     29,170,995       7,829,947  
                 
Other Comprehensive loss                
Foreign currency translation adjustment     (380,907 )     (106,647 )
                 
Total Comprehensive loss   $ (4,110,013 )   $ (5,174,381 )

 

* After giving effect to a 10 for 1 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2019.

 

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

 

F-4

 

 

INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2018 TO DECEMBER 31, 2019

 

    Preferred Stock
Shares
    Amount     Common Stock
Shares*
    Amount     Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    Accumulated
Deficit
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
    Total
Stockholders’
Deficit
 
                                                 
Balance as of January 1, 2018             -     $          -       5,620,742     $ 562     $ 8,499,560     $ (13,388,191 )   $ 487,554     $ (4,400,515 )
                                                                 
Conversion of debt to equity     -       -       3,232,600       323       6,199,688       -       -       6,200,011  
                                                                 
Stock based compensation     -       -       19,000       2       52,173       -       -       52,175  
                                                                 
Shares issued for services     -       -       11,580       1       34,738       -       -       34,739  
                                                                 
Stock option compensation expense     -       -       -       -       79,606       -       -       79,606  
                                                                 
Translation adjustment     -       -       -       -       -       -       (106,647 )     (106,647 )
                                                                 
Net loss     -       -       -       -       -       (5,067,734 )     -       (5,067,734 )
Balance as of December 31, 2018     -     $ -       8,883,922     $ 888     $ 14,865,765     $ (18,455,925 )   $ 380,907     $ (3,208,365 )
                                                                 
Reverse split adjustment     -       -       99       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                                 
Conversion of debt to equity     -       -       119,285,531       11,929       6,486,076       -       -       6,498,005  
                                                                 
Shares issued for services     -       -       82,572       8       162,246       -       -       162,254  
                                                                 
Shares subscriptions     -       -       650,000       65       64,935       -       -       65,000  
                                                                 
Translation adjustment     -       -       -       -       -       -       (380,907 )     (380,907 )
                                                                 
Net loss     -       -       -       -       -       (3,729,106 )     -       (3,729,106 )
Balance at December 31, 2019     -     $ -       128,902,124     $ 12,890     $ 21,579,022     $ (22,185,031 )   $ -     $ (593,119 )

 

* After giving effect to a 10 for 1 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2019.

 

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

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

    Twelve
months ended
    Twelve
months ended
 
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2019     2018  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:            
Net loss   $ (3,729,106 )   $ (5,067,734 )
Net (income) loss from discontinued operations     (318,656 )     1,397,172  
Net loss from continuing operations     (4,047,762 )     (3,670,562 )
Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Derivative liability movements     (1,981,938 )     (4,129,793 )
Amortization of debt discount     1,692,110       2,637,656  
Loss on conversion of debt to equity     2,838,599       3,738,307  
Penalty on default note     191,757       -  
Provision against Receivables     129,995       -  
Convertible notes issued for services     62,996       119,974  
Shares issued for services     162,253       34,739  
Stock based compensation     -       131,781  
Changes in Assets and Liabilities                
Other current assets     4,521       (1,380 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     249,815       58,476  
Interest accruals     204,013       241,053  
Cash used in operating activities - continuing operations     (493,641 )     (839,749 )
Cash used in operating activities - discontinued operations     (281,215 )     (894,571 )
CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES     (774,856 )     (1,734,320 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                
Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations     -       (291 )
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES     -       (291 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Proceeds from share issuances     65,000       -  
Proceeds from loans payable     264,435       267,491  
Proceeds from short term notes and convertible notes     859,453       2,021,867  
Repayment of convertible notes     (138,000 )     (394,226 )
Net cash provided by financing activities - continuing operations     1,050,888       1,895,132  
Net cash provided by financing activities - discontinued operations     -       -  
      1,050,888       1,895,132  
                 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents     (344,347 )     (108,255 )
                 
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH     (68,315 )     52,266  
CASH AT BEGINNING OF YEAR     71,294       19,028  
CASH AT END OF YEAR   $ 2,979     $ 71,294  
                 
CASH PAID FOR INTEREST AND TAXES:                
Cash paid for income taxes   $ -     $ -  
Cash paid for interest   $ -     $ 61,007  
                 
 NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES                
Notes payable including interest thereon converted to convertible notes payable   $ 298,117     $ 405,735  
Conversion of convertible debt to equity   $ 2,777,768     $ 2,461,705  
Conversion of loans payable to equity   $ 791,857     $ -  
Inventory reclassed to fixed assets   $ -     $ 146,774  

 

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

 

F-6

 

 

INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1 ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

  a) Organization

 

On May 12, 2016, Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. (formerly known as QPAGOS and Asiya Pearls, Inc.), a Nevada corporation (“IPSI” or the “Company”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Qpagos Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Qpagos Corporation”), and Qpagos Merge, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of IPS (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on May 12, 2016, the merger was consummated, and Qpagos Corporation and Merger Sub merged (the “Merger”), with Qpagos Corporation continuing as the surviving corporation of the Merger.

 

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon consummation of the Merger, each share of Qpagos Corporation’s capital stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger was converted into the right to receive two shares of IPS common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”). Additionally, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon consummation of the Merger, IPS assumed all of Qpagos Corporation’s warrants issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger, which were exercisable for approximately 6,219,200 pre-reverse split (621,920 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of Common Stock, respectively, as of the date of the Merger. Prior to and as a condition to the closing of the Merger, the then-current IPS stockholder of 5,000,000 pre-reverse split (500,000 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of Common Stock agreed to return to IPS 4,975,000 pre-reverse split (497,500 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of Common Stock held by such holder to IPS and the then-current IPS stockholder retained an aggregate of 25,000 pre-reverse split (2,500 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of Common Stock and the other stockholders of IPS retained 5,000,000 pre-reverse split (500,000 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of Common Stock. Therefore, immediately following the Merger, Qpagos Corporation’s former stockholders held 49,929,000 pre-reverse split (4,992,900 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of IPS common stock which represented approximately 91% of the outstanding Common Stock.

 

The Merger was treated as a reverse acquisition of IPS, a public shell company, for financial accounting and reporting purposes. As such, Qpagos Corporation was treated as the acquirer for accounting and financial reporting purposes while IPS was treated as the acquired entity for accounting and financial reporting purposes.

 

Qpagos Corporation (“Qpagos”) was incorporated on May 1, 2015 under the laws of the state of Delaware to effectuate a reverse merger transaction with Qpagos, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (Qpagos Mexico) and Redpag Electrónicos S.A.P.I. de C.V. (Redpag). Each of the entities were incorporated in November 2013 in Mexico.

 

Qpagos, S.A.P.I. de C.V. was formed to process payment transactions for service providers it contracts with, and Redpag Electrónicos S.A.P.I. de C.V. was formed to deploy and operate kiosks as a distributor.

 

On May 27, 2016 Asiya changed its name to QPAGOS. QPAGOS and its direct and indirect subsidiaries Qpagos Corporation, Qpagos, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Redpag Electrónicos S.A.P.I. de C.V., will be referred to hereafter as “the Company”.

 

On June 1, 2016, the board of directors changed the Company’s fiscal year end from October 31 to December 31.

 

On November 1, 2019, the Company changed its name to Innovative Payment Solutions Inc.

 

Also on November 1, 2019, immediately following the name change, the Company filed a Certificate of Change with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to effect a reverse split of Company’s common stock at a ratio of 1-for-10, effective on November 1, 2019. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, each ten pre-split shares of common stock outstanding automatically combined into one new share of common stock without any further action on the part of the holders, and the number of outstanding shares common stock was reduced from 320,477,867 shares to 32,047,817 after rounding for fractional shares.

 

On December 31, 2019, Innovative Payment Solutions consummated the disposal of Qpagos Corporation, including the two Mexican subsidiaries, Qpagos Mexico and Redpag in exchange for 2,250,000 shares of common stock of Vivi Holdings, of which nine percent (9%) was allocated to the following: Gaston Pereira (5%), Andrey Novikov (2.5%), and Joseph Abrams (1.5%). The SPA was closed on December 31, 2019 after the satisfaction of customary conditions, the receipt of a final fairness opinion and the approval of our shareholders. Innovative Payment Solutions no longer have any business operations in Mexico and has retained its U.S. operations based in Northridge, California.

 

F-7

 

 

INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1 ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (continued)

 

  b) Description of the business

 

Qpagos Corporation, through its subsidiaries Qpagos S.A.P.I de C.V. (“Qpagos”) and Redpag Electronicos S.A.P.I de C.V. (“Redpag”), provides physical and virtual payment services to the Mexican market. Qpagos Corporation provided an integrated network of kiosks, terminals and payment channels that enabled consumers in Mexico to deposit cash, convert it into a digital form and remit the funds to any merchant in our network quickly and securely. The Company helped consumers and merchants connect more efficiently in markets and consumer segments, such as Mexico, that are largely cash-based and lack convenient alternatives for consumers to pay for goods and services in physical, online and mobile environments. For example, the company’s licensed technology can be used to pay bills, add minutes to mobile phones, purchase transportation and tickets, shop online or at a retail store, buy digital services or send money to a friend or relative.

 

On December 31, 2019, the Company consummated the disposal of Qpagos Corporation, including the two Mexican subsidiaries, Qpagos Mexico and Redpag in terms of a Stock Purchase Agreement entered into with Vivi Holdings, Inc on August 5, 2019, in exchange for 2,250,000 shares of common stock of Vivi Holdings, of which nine percent (9%) was allocated to the following: Gaston Pereira (5%), Andrey Novikov (2.5%), and Joseph Abrams (1.5%). The SPA was closed on December 31, 2019 after the satisfaction of customary conditions, the receipt of a final fairness opinion and the approval of our shareholders. Innovative Payment Solutions no longer have any business operations in Mexico and has retained its U.S. operations based in Northridge, California.

 

2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

 

  a) Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

All amounts referred to in the notes to the consolidated financial statements are in United States Dollars ($) unless stated otherwise.

 

   b) Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiary in which it has a majority voting interest. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.

 

Effective December 31, 2019, the Company disposed of Qpagos Corporation, Qpagos S.A.P.I. de CV and Redpag Electronicos, S.A.P.I. de CV, these entities are reported as discontinued operations in these consolidated financial statements.

 

The entities included in these consolidated financial statements are as follows:

 

Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. - Parent Company

Qpagos Corporation - 100% owned – disposed of effective December 31, 2019.

Qpagos, S.A. P.I de C.V., a Mexican entity (99.996% owned) – disposed of effective December 31, 2019.

Redpag Electrónicos, S.A. P.I. de C.V., a Mexican entity (99.990% owned) – disposed of effective December 31, 2019.

 

  c) Mexican Operations

 

The financial statements of the Company’s discontinued Mexican operations are measured using local currencies as their functional currencies.

 

The Company translates the assets and liabilities of its discontinued Mexican subsidiaries at the exchange rates in effect at year end and the results of operations at the average rate throughout the year. The translation adjustments are recorded directly as a separate component of stockholders’ equity, while transaction gains (losses) are included in net income (loss). All sales to customers are in Mexico.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES (continued)

 

  d) Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions, which are evaluated on an ongoing basis, that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the amounts of revenues and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates and judgments. In particular, significant estimates and judgments include those related to, the estimated useful lives for plant and equipment, the fair value of warrants and stock options granted for services or compensation, estimates of the probability and potential magnitude of contingent liabilities, derivative liabilities, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets due to continuing operating losses and the allowance for doubtful accounts.

 

Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the consolidated financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from our estimates.

 

  e) Contingencies

 

Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company, but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur.

 

The Company’s management assesses such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment.

 

If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potential material loss contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss if determinable and material would be disclosed. Loss contingencies considered to be remote by management are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the guarantee would be disclosed.

 

  f) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company adopted the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 for fair value measurements which clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

Level 1-Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.

 

Level 2-Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

 

Level 3-Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions on what assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information.

 

The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for the investment in Vivi Holdings Inc., was evaluated at fair value using Level 3 Inputs based on the Company’s estimate of the market value of the entities disposed to Vivi Holdings, Inc. Vivi Holdings Inc., does not have sufficient information available to assess the current market price of its equity.

 

The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for cash, accounts receivable, other current assets, other assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and notes payable, approximate fair value due to the relatively short period to maturity for these instruments. The Company has identified the short-term convertible notes and certain warrants attached to certain of the notes that are required to be presented on the balance sheets at fair value in accordance with the accounting guidance.

 

ASC 825-10 “Financial Instruments” allows entities to voluntarily choose to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value (fair value option). The fair value option may be elected on an instrument-by-instrument basis and is irrevocable, unless a new election date occurs. If the fair value option is elected for an instrument, unrealized gains and losses for that instrument should be reported in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. We evaluate the fair value of variably priced derivative liabilities on a quarterly basis and report any movements thereon ibn earnings.

 

F-9

 

 

INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES (continued)

 

  g) Risks and Uncertainties

 

The Company’s operations will be subject to significant risk and uncertainties including financial, operational, regulatory and other risks associated, including the potential risk of business failure. The recent global Covid-19 breakout has caused an economic crisis which may result in a general tightening in the credit markets, lower levels of liquidity, increases in the rates of default and bankruptcy, and extreme volatility in credit, equity and fixed income markets. These conditions may not only limit the Company’s access to capital, but also make it difficult for its customers, vendors and the Company to accurately forecast and plan future business activities. In addition, businesses have been suspended due to quarantines intended to contain this outbreak and many people have been forced to work from home in those areas. As a result, installation of the Company’s network of kiosks, terminals and payment channels in Southern California has been delayed, which has had an adverse impact on our business and financial condition and has hampered our ability to generate revenue and access usual sources of liquidity on reasonable terms.

 

The Company’s operations were carried out in Mexico. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations were influenced by the political, economic and legal environment in Mexico and by the general state of that economy. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.

 

  h) Adoption of accounting standards

 

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FSAB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (ASC 842)

 

The amendments in this update establishes a comprehensive new lease accounting model. The new standard: (a) clarifies the definition of a lease; (b) requires a dual approach to lease classification similar to current lease classifications; and (c) causes lessees to recognize leases on the balance sheet as a lease liability with a corresponding right-of-use asset for leases with a lease-term of more than twelve months. The new standard is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, including a number of optional practical expedients that entities may elect to apply. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements, an update which provides another transition method, the prospective transition method, which allows entities to initially apply the new lease standard at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. The Company adopted the new standard on January 1, 2019 using the prospective transition method.

 

The Company has identified all leases and reviewed the leases to determine the impact of ASC 842 on its consolidated financial statements. The Company has elected to apply all of the practical expedients to all leases, which include not reassessing (1) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, (2) lease classification for any expired or existing leases, and (3) initial direct costs for any existing leases. The adoption of the new standard resulted in the recording of a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the consolidated balance sheet on January 1, 2019 of MXN Pesos 639,400 ($32,996) utilizing an incremental borrowing rate of 10.65% and the subsequent amortization of the asset and the lease liability.

 

  i) Recent accounting pronouncements

 

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740)

 

The Amendments in this update reduce the complexity in accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to accounting for income taxes and deferred taxes and simplifying the accounting treatment of franchise taxes, a step up in the tax basis of goodwill as part of business combinations, the allocation of current and deferred tax to a legal entity not subject to tax in its own financial statements, reflecting changes in tax laws or rates in the annual effective rate in interim periods that include the enactment date and minor codification improvements.

 

This ASU is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020.

 

The effects of this ASU on the Company’s financial statements is not considered to be material.

 

The FASB issued several updates during the period, none of these standards are either applicable to the Company or require adoption at a future date and none are expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES (continued)

 

  j) Reporting by Segment

 

No segmental information is required as the Company, during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 only had one segment of business from which it derived revenue, providing physical and virtual payment services in the Mexican Market. This business segment was discontinued on December 31, 2019 and no revenue has been derived from activities in the US market as yet.

 

  k) Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. At December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, the Company had no cash equivalents.

 

The Company minimizes credit risk associated with cash by periodically evaluating the credit quality of its primary financial institution in the United States. The balance at times may exceed federally insured limits. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the balance did not exceed the federally insured limit.

 

  l) Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

Accounts receivable are reported at realizable value, net of allowances for doubtful accounts, which is estimated and recorded in the period the related revenue is recorded. The Company has a standardized approach to estimate and review the collectability of its receivables based on a number of factors, including the period they have been outstanding. Historical collection and payer reimbursement experience is an integral part of the estimation process related to allowances for doubtful accounts. In addition, the Company regularly assesses the state of its billing operations in order to identify issues, which may impact the collectability of these receivables or reserve estimates. Revisions to the allowance for doubtful accounts estimates are recorded as an adjustment to bad debt expense. Receivables deemed uncollectible are charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts at the time such receivables are written-off. Recoveries of receivables previously written-off are recorded as credits to the allowance for doubtful accounts. There were no recoveries during the period ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

  m) Investments

 

The Company’s non-marketable equity securities are investments in privately held companies without readily determinable market values. The carrying value of our non-marketable equity securities is adjusted to fair value for observable transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer or impairment (referred to as the measurement alternative). All gains and losses on non-marketable equity securities, realized and unrealized, are recognized in other income (expense), net. Non-marketable equity securities that have been remeasured during the period are classified within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy because the Company estimates the value based on valuation methods using the observable transaction price at the transaction date and other unobservable inputs including volatility, rights, and obligations of the securities the Company holds. The cost method is used when the Company has a passive, long-term investment that doesn't result in influence over the company. The cost method is used when the investment results in an ownership stake of less than 20%, and there is no substantial influence. Under the cost method, the stock purchased is recorded on a balance sheet as a non-current asset at the historical acquisition/purchase price, and is not modified unless shares are sold, additional shares are purchased or there is evidence of the fair market value of the investment declining below carrying value. Any dividends received are recorded as income.

 

The Company had no realized or unrealized gains or losses on its non-marketable equity securities and on cumulative net gain or loss in 2019.

 

  n) Inventory

 

The Company primarily values inventories at the lower of cost or net realizable value applied on a first-in, first-out basis. The Company identifies and writes down its excess and obsolete inventories to net realizable value based on usage forecasts, order volume and inventory ageing. With the development of new products, the Company also rationalizes its product offerings and will write-down discontinued product to the lower of cost or net realizable value.

 

  o) Advances received from customers

 

Other than the sale of kiosks to customers, the provision of services through our kiosks is conducted on a cash basis. Customers are required to deposit cash with the Company to meet anticipated demand for services provided through kiosks either owned or operated by them. The services provided through the customer owned or operated kiosks are deducted from the deposits held on their behalf, the Company requires that these deposits be replenished as and when the services are provided.

 

F-11

 

 

INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES (continued)

 

  p) Plant and Equipment

 

Plant and equipment is stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Plant and equipment with costs greater than $1,000 are capitalized and depreciated. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The estimated useful lives of the assets are as follows:

 

Description   Estimated Useful Life
     
Kiosks   7 years
     
Computer equipment   3 years
     
Leasehold improvements   Lesser of estimated useful life or life of lease
     
Office equipment   10 years

 

The cost of repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred. When assets are retired or disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gains or losses are included in income in the year of disposition.

 

  q) Intangibles

 

All of the Company’s intangible assets are subject to amortization. The Company evaluates the recoverability of intangible assets periodically by taking into account events or circumstances that may warrant revised estimates of useful lives or that indicate the asset may be impaired. Where intangibles are deemed to be impaired, we recognize an impairment loss measured as the difference between the estimated fair value of the intangible and its book value.

 

  i) License Agreements

 

License agreements acquired by the Company are reported at acquisition value less accumulated amortization and impairments.

 

  ii) Amortization

 

Amortization is reported in the statement of operations on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the intangible assets, unless the useful life is indefinite. Amortizable intangible assets are amortized from the date that they are available for use. The estimated useful life of the license agreement is five years which is the expected period for which we expect to derive a benefit from the underlying license agreements.

 

  r) Long-Term Assets

 

Assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.

 

F-12

 

 

INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES (continued)

 

  s) Revenue Recognition

 

The Company’s revenue recognition policy is consistent with the requirements of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue.

 

The Company’s revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those services. The Company derives its revenues from the sale of its services, as defined below. The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its revenue transactions:

 

  i. identify the contract with a customer;

 

  ii. identify the performance obligations in the contract;

 

  iii. determine the transaction price;

 

  iv. allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and

 

  v. recognize revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied.

 

The Company has the following sources of revenue which is recognized on the basis described below.

 

  Revenue from the sale of services.

 

Prepaid services are acquired from providers and is sold to end-users through kiosks that the Company owns or kiosks that are owned by third parties. The Company recognizes the revenue on the sale of these services when the end-user deposits funds into the terminal and the prepaid service is delivered to the end-user. The revenue is recognized at the gross value, including margin, of the prepaid service to the Company, net of any value-added tax which is collected on behalf of the Mexican Revenue Authorities.

 

  Payment processing provided to end-users

 

The Company provides a secure means for end-users to pay for certain services, such as utilities through its kiosks. The Company earns either a fixed per-transaction fee or a fixed percentage of the service sold. The Company acts as a collection agent and recognizes the payment processing fee, net of any value-added taxes collected on behalf of the Mexican Revenue Authorities (with respect to revenue generated prior to the sale of the Mexican operations), when the funds are deposited into the kiosk and the customer has settled his liability or has acquired a prepaid service.

 

  Revenue from the sale of kiosks.

 

The Company imports, assembles and sell kiosks that are used to generate the revenues discussed above. Revenue is recognized on the full value of the kiosks sold, net of any valued added taxation collected on behalf of the Mexican Revenue Authorities (with respect to revenue generated prior to the sale of the Mexican operations), when the customer takes delivery of the kiosk and all the risks and rewards of ownership are passed to the customer.

 

The Company does not enter into any leasing of kiosks arrangements with customers and the Company does not generate any revenues from merchants who access its terminals as yet.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES (continued)

 

  t) Share-Based Payment Arrangements

 

Generally, all forms of share-based payments, including stock option grants, restricted stock grants and stock appreciation rights are measured at their fair value on the awards’ grant date, based on the estimated number of awards that are ultimately expected to vest. Share-based compensation awards issued to non-employees for services rendered are recorded at either the fair value of the services rendered or the fair value of the share-based payment, whichever is more readily determinable. The expense resulting from share-based payments is recorded in operating expenses in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

Prior to the Company’s reverse merger which took place on May 12, 2016, all share-based payments were based on management’s estimate of market value of the Company’s equity. The factors considered in determining managements estimate of market value includes, assumptions of future revenues, expected cash flows, market acceptability of our technology and the current market conditions. These assumptions are complex and highly subjective, compounded by the business being in its early stage of development in a new market with limited data available.

 

Where equity transactions with arms-length third parties, who had applied their own assumptions and estimates in determining the market value of our equity, had taken place prior to and within a reasonable time frame of any share-based payments, the value of those share transactions have been used as the fair value for any share-based equity payments.

 

Where equity transactions with arms-length third parties, included both shares and warrants, the value of the warrants have been eliminated from the unit price of the securities using a Black-Scholes valuation model to determine the value of the warrants. The assumptions used in the Black Scholes valuation model includes market related interest rates for risk-free government issued treasury securities with similar maturities; the expected volatility of the Company’s common stock based on companies operating in similar industries and markets; the estimated stock price of the Company; the expected dividend yield of the Company and; the expected life of the warrants being valued.

 

Subsequent to the Company’s reverse merger which took place on May 12, 2016, the Company has utilized the market value of its common stock as quoted on the OTCQB, as an indicator of the fair value of its common stock in determining share- based payment arrangements.

 

  u) Derivative Liabilities

 

ASC 815 generally provides three criteria that, if met, require companies to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as free standing derivative financial instruments. These three criteria include circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re- measured at fair value under otherwise applicable generally accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument subject to the requirements of ASC 815. ASC 815 also provides an exception to this rule when the host instrument is deemed to be conventional, as described.

 

  v) Income Taxes

 

Prior to December 31, 2019, the Company’s primary operations were based in Mexico and enacted tax laws in Mexico are used in the calculation of income taxes, the holding company is based in the US and currently enacted US tax laws are used in the calculation of income taxes.

 

Income taxes are computed using the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the currently enacted tax rates and laws. A full valuation allowance is provided for the amount of deferred tax assets that, based on available evidence, are not expected to be realized. It is the Company’s policy to classify interest and penalties on income taxes as interest expense or penalties expense. As of December 31, 2019, and 2018, there have been no interest or penalties incurred on income taxes.

 

F-14

 

 

INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES (continued)

 

  w) Comprehensive income

 

Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity of a company during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances excluding transactions resulting from investments from owners and distributions to owners. For the Company, comprehensive income for the periods presented includes translation adjustment and net loss.

 

  x) Reclassification of prior year presentation

 

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations.

 

3 GOING CONCERN

 

These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. Other than the disposal of its subsidiary Qpagos Corporation, including its Mexican operations, the Company has incurred an operating loss since inception resulting in an accumulated deficit of $22,185,031, after realizing a profit on disposal of Qpagos Corporation and the Mexican operations of $971,903, as of December 31, 2019 and has not generated sufficient revenue to cover its operating expenditure, raising substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. In addition to operational expenses, as the Company executes its US business plan, additional capital resources will be required. The Company will need to raise capital in the near term in order to continue operating and executing its new US business plan. The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company generating profitable operations in the future and/or obtaining the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. The Company has acquired kiosks that it plans to deploy in the US market and establish a payment solutions to certain demographic sectors, thereby generating revenues in the US market with an expected improvement in margins, in addition, the Company intends to raise additional equity or loan funds to meet its short-term working capital needs. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from the possible inability of the Company to continue as a going concern for at least the next twelve months from the date the financial statements were issued.

 

4 PROFIT ON DISPOSAL OF SUBSIDIARIES

 

Effective December 31, 2019, the Company sold 100% of the outstanding common stock of its subsidiary, Qpagos Corporation, to Vivi Holdings, Inc. (“Vivi”), together with its ownership interest of 99.9% of Qpagos Corporations’ two Mexican entities: QPagos S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Redpag Electrónicos S.A.P.I. de C.V. (the “Sale”). The Sale was conducted pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) between the Company and Vivi, dated August 5, 2019. The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants made by Company and Vivi.

 

As consideration for the Acquisition, and in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, Vivi issued an aggregate of 2,250,000 fully-paid and non-assessable shares of its common stock (the “Shares”) as follows: 2,047,500 Shares to the Company; 56,250 Shares to the Company’s designee, Mr. Andrey Novikov; 33,750 Shares to the Company’s designee, the Joseph W. & Patricia G. Abrams Family Trust; and 112,500 Shares to the Company’s designee, Mr. Gaston Pereira. In addition, in connection with the closing of the Sale, the Company received an unsecured non-interest bearing promissory note from Qpagos Corporation. relating to refunds of certain Value Added Tax amounts anticipated to be received for tax years 2015 through 2019 (each, a “VAT Refund”) from the Mexican Tax Administration, or the applicable Mexican governmental authority. QPAGOS Corporation. has agreed to diligently file the VAT Refund for tax years 2015 through 2019 and to pay the Company forty-six percent of each VAT Refund received by it, up to $130,000.

 

F-15

 

 

INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

4 PROFIT ON DISPOSAL OF SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

 

The Company no longer has any business operations in Mexico and has retained its U.S. operations based in Northridge, California.

 

    Year ended
December 31,
2019
 
       
Proceeds on disposal      
Shares in Vivi Holdings, Inc.   $ 1,120,836  
Promissory note from Qpagos Corporation     130,000  
Kiosks to be transferred to Innovative Payment Solutions     50,000  
Gross proceeds     1,300,836  
         
Vivi Holdings, Inc. shares distributed as deal related fees     (100,875 )
Deal related expenses     (28,328 )
Net proceeds   $ 1,171,633  
         
Assets disposed of:        
Cash   $ 59,551  
Inventory     150,117  
Accounts receivable     10,863  
Recoverable IVA and tax credits     170,981  
Other current assets     186,093  
Intangible assets     39,417  
Plant and equipment     178,778  
Other non-current assets     12,849  
      808,649  
Liabilities assumed by purchaser        
Accounts payable and other payables     (355,652 )
Notes payable     (43,000 )
IVA and other taxes payable     (14,923 )
Advances from customers     (195,344 )
Net     (608,919 )
Net assets sold   $ 199,730  
Net profit realized on disposal   $ 971,903  

 

5 DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

Effective December 31, 2019, the Company sold 100% of the outstanding common stock of its subsidiary, Qpagos Corp to Vivi. The operations of Qpagos Corp and its two Mexican entities; QPagos S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Redpag Electrónicos S.A.P.I. de C.V, which represent substantially all of its assets, are reported as discontinued operations.

 

F-16

 

 

INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

5 DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (continued)

 

The following assets and liabilities are reported as discontinued operations:

 

    December 31,  
    2018  
Current Assets      
Accounts receivable   $ 60,523  
Inventory     330,632  
Recoverable IVA taxes and credits     98,493  
Other current assets     169,564  
Total current assets     659,212  
         
Non-current assets        
Plant and equipment, net     228,103  
Intangibles, net     82,417  
Investment     3,000  
Other assets     10,373  
Total non-current assets     323,893  
         
Assets held for sale   $ 983,105  
         
Current liabilities        
Accounts payable   $ 40,136  
ICA and other taxes payable     18,969  
Advances from clients     120,909  
Liabilities held for sale   $ 180,014  

 

The statement of operations from discontinued operations is as follows:

 

    Year ended     Year ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2019     2018  
             
Net Revenue   $ 11,480,637     $ 7,936,273  
                 
Cost of Goods Sold     11,525,223       7,867,557  
                 
Gross (loss) profit     (44,586 )     68,716  
                 
General and administrative     953,491       1,513,807  
Depreciation and amortization and impairment costs     45,360       65,455  
Total Expense     998,851       1,579,262  
                 
Loss from Operations     (1,043,437 )     (1,510,546 )
                 
Other income     6,648       5,934  
Foreign currency gain     383,542       107,440  
Loss before taxation     (653,247 )     (1,397,172 )
Taxation     -       -  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxation   $ (653,247 )   $ (1,397,172 )

 

F-17

 

 

INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

6 INVESTMENT

 

Investment in Vivi Holdings, Inc.

 

Effective December 31, 2019, the Company sold 100% of the outstanding common stock of its subsidiary, Qpagos Corp, together with its 99.9% ownership interest of Qpagos Corporations’ two Mexican entities: QPagos S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Redpag Electrónicos S.A.P.I. de C.V, to Vivi.

 

As consideration for the disposal Vivi issued an aggregate of 2,250,000 Shares of its common stock as follows: 2,047,500 Shares to the Company; 56,250 Shares to the Company’s designee, Mr. Andrey Novikov; 33,750 Shares to the Company’s designee, the Joseph W. & Patricia G. Abrams Family Trust; and 112,500 Shares to the Company’s designee, Mr. Gaston Pereira.

 

 

Due to the lack of available information, the Vivi Shares were valued by a modified market method, whereby the value of the assets disposed of were determined by management using the enterprise value of the entire Company less the liabilities and assets retained by the Company.

 

The shares in Vivi Holdings, Inc., are unlisted as of December 31, 2019.

 

    December 31,
2019
 
       
Investment in Vivi Holdings, Inc.   $ 1,019,961  

 

7 LOANS PAYABLE

 

Loans payable consisted of the following:

 

Description   Interest
Rate
    Maturity   December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
 
                       
Stanislav Minaychenko     4.0 %   June 16, 2020     23,930       -  
Maxim Pukhovskiy     4.0 %   June 16, 2020     17,683       -  
Wakatec OU     4.0 %   December 21, 2020     -       -  
Alexander Motorin     4.0 %   December 23,2020     20,018       -  
Andrey Novikov     8.0 %   December 9, 2020     -       -  
Victoria Akhmetova     15 %   January 11, 2020     -       56,044  
Boba Management Corporation     10 %   December 26, 2020     -       -  
      10 %   February 22, 2020     -       -  
      10 %   March 1, 2020     -       -  
      10 %   March 26, 2020     -       -  
      -     April 12, 2020     -       -  
      -     May 7, 2020     -       -  
      -     May 13,2020     -       -  
      -     May 20, 2020     -       -  
      -     May 23, 2020     -       -  
Global Business Partnership AG     10 %   January 14, 2020     -       -  
Total loans payable               $ 61,631     $ 56,044  

 

Interest expense totaled $7,513 and $6,044 for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

F-18

 

 

INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

7 LOANS PAYABLE (continued)

 

Stanislav Minaychenko

 

On December 17,2019, in terms of a settlement agreement entered into between the Company, Qpagos Corporation and Stanislav Minaychenko, the Company issued a promissory note to Mr. Minaychenko in settlement of $23,893 owing to him in terms of a service agreement dated September 1, 2015. The promissory note bears interest at 4% per annum, is unsecured and matures on June 16, 2020. The balance of the promissory note, including interest thereon at December 31, 2019 is $23,930.

 

Maxim Pukhovskiy

On December 17, 2019, in terms of a settlement agreement entered into between the Company, Qpagos Corporation and Maxim Pukhovskiy, the Company issued a promissory note to Mr. Pukhovskiy in settlement of $17,856 owing to him in terms of a service agreement dated May 1, 2015. The promissory note bears interest at 4% per annum, is unsecured and matures on June 16, 2020. The balance of the promissory note, including interest thereon at December 31, 2019 is $17,683.

 

Wakatec OU

On December 21, 2019, the Company issued a promissory note to Wakatec OU in settlement of a $93,000 trade payable owing by Qpagos Corporation to Wakatec OU. The promissory note bears interest at 4% per annum, is unsecured and matures on December 21, 2020.

 

On December 23, 2019, in terms of two debt purchase agreements and assignment agreements entered into Wakatec disposed of $30,000 and $20,000 of the promissory note to Vladimir Skiguine and Alexander Motorin. The remaining principal outstanding of $43,000 was disposed of in terms of the sale of Qpagos Corporation to Viv Holdings, Inc. (Note 4 above).

 

Alexander Motorin

On December 23, 2019, in terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with Wakatec OU, Mr. Motorin acquired $20,000 of the promissory note issued to Wakatec OU by Qpagos Corporation. On December 23, 2019, the Company entered into a debt settlement agreement whereby the company agreed to the assignment of the debt owed to Mr. Motorin by Qpagos Corporation to the Company in exchange for a new promissory note in the principal amount of $20,000 issued by the Company. The promissory note is unsecured, bears interest at 4% per annum and matures on December 23, 2020. The balance of the promissory note, including interest thereon at December 31, 2019 is $20,018.

 

Andrey Novikov

On December 9, 2019, in terms of a settlement agreement entered into between the Company, Qpagos Corporation and Andrey Novikov, the Company issued a promissory note to Mr. Novikov in settlement of $131,906 of a total debt owing to Mr. Novikov of $156,206 owing to him in terms of a service agreement dated September 1, 2015, the balance remaining as owing to Mr. Novikov by Qpagos Corporation. The promissory note bears interest at 8% per annum, is unsecured and matures on December 9,2020.

 

On December 11, 2019, Mr. Novikov entered into two debt purchase agreements, whereby he disposed of the promissory note as follows; (i) a portion of the note in the principal amount of $65,953 was sold and assigned to Strategic IR and; (ii) a portion of the note in the principal amount of $65,953 was sold and assigned to Vladimir Skiguine, thereby extinguishing the liability owing to Mr. Novikov.

 

Viktoria Akhmetova

On April 17, 2018, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000 to Viktoria Akhmetova. The note had a maturity date of September 13, 2018 and a coupon of 18% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date. On September 13, 2018, the maturity date of the note was extended to January 11, 2019. On March 19, 2019, the note was extended to January 11, 2020, and the interest rate changed to 15% per annum.

 

On July 30, 2019, the holders of loans payable by the Company, entered into debt exchange agreements, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the loans payable, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share.

 

The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $60,425 and was converted into 974,592 post reverse split shares of common stock on November 18, 2019.

 

F-19

 

 

INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

7 LOANS PAYABLE (continued)

 

Boba Management Corporation

 

  On February 22, 2019, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $20,000 to Boba Management Corporation. The note had a maturity date of February 22, 2020 and a coupon of 10% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date.

 

On July 30, 2019, the holders of loans payable by the Company, entered into debt exchange agreements, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the loans payable, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share.

 

The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $20,866 and was converted into 336,545 post reverse split shares of common stock on November 18, 2019.

 

  On March 1, 2019, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $20,000 to Boba Management Corporation. The note had a maturity date of March 1, 2020 and a coupon of 10% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date.

 

On July 30, 2019, the holders of loans payable by the Company, entered into debt exchange agreements, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the loans payable, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share.

 

The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $20,827 and was converted into 335,926 post reverse split shares of common stock on November 18, 2019.

 

  On March 26, 2019, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $20,000 to Boba Management Corporation. The note had a maturity date of March 26, 2020 and a coupon of 10% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date. The balance of the note plus accrued interest at September 30, 2019 was $20,690.

 

On July 30, 2019, the holders of loans payable by the Company, entered into debt exchange agreements, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the loans payable, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share.

 

The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $20,690 and was converted into 333,717 post reverse split shares of common stock on November 18, 2019.

 

  On September 26, 2019, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $34,955 to Boba Management Corporation. The note had a maturity date of December 26, 2019 and a coupon of 10% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date. The balance of the note plus accrued interest at September 30, 2019 was $34,994.

 

On November 19, 2019, in terms of a debt exchange agreement entered into, Boba Management exchanged principal in the aggregate of $34,955 and interest thereon of $469 into 1,968,014 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.04 per share, thereby extinguishing the debt and realizing a loss on exchange of $37,392.

 

F-20

 

 

INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

7 LOANS PAYABLE (continued)

 

Boba Management Corporation (continued)

 

On July 15, 2019, the Company entered into Securities Purchase Agreements with Boba Management Corp whereby the following notes totaling $65,000 previously advanced to the Company during the period April 12 to May 23, 2019, was converted into 6,500,000 pre-reverse split (650,000 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.01 per share.

 

  On April 12, 2019, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $20,000 to Boba Management Corporation.

 

  On May 7, 2019, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $10,000 to Boba Management Corporation.

 

  On May 13, 2019, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $15,000 to Boba Management Corporation.

 

  On May 20, 2019, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $15,000 to Boba Management Corporation.

 

  On May 23, 2019, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $5,000 to Boba Management Corporation.

 

Global Business Partnership AG

 

On October 16, 2019, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $24,980 to Global Business Partners AG. The note had a maturity date of January 14, 2020 and a coupon of 10% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date.

 

On November 14, 2019, Global Business Partners entered into a share purchase agreement whereby the principal sum of $24,980 and interest thereon of $198 was settled by the issue of 1,398,803 shares of common stock.

 

F-21

 

 

INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

8 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

 

Convertible notes payable consists of the following:

 

                          Unamortized     December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
 
Description   Interest
rate
    Maturity
Date
  Principal     Accrued
interest
    debt
discount
    Balance,
net
    Balance,
net
 
                                         
Power Up Lending Group     8 %   April 30, 2019     -       -       -       -       38,645  
      8 %   September 15, 2019     -       -       -       -       11,869  
      12 %   November 12, 2020     93,000       1,223       (82,580 )     11,643       -  
      12 %   December 23, 2020     63,000       166       (61,623 )     1,543          
                                                     
Labrys Fund, LP     8 %   December, 22 2018     -       -       -       -       129,758  
      8 %   April 25, 2019     -       -       -       -       126,826  
                                                     
JSJ Investments, Inc.     8 %   July 26, 2019     -       -       -       -       46,751  
      8 %   October 8, 2019     -       -       -       -       24,855  
      8 %   March 29, 2020     -       -       -       -       -  
                                                     
GS Capital Partners, LLC     8 %   May 11, 2019     -       -       -       -       41,543  
      8 %   August 14, 2019     10,000       17,557       -       27,557       61,693  
      8 %   August 14, 2019     150,000       24,789       -       174,789       53,056  
      8 %   September 19, 2019     -       -       -       -       14,557  
      8 %   September 19, 2019     -       -       -       -       10,134  
      8 %   February 4, 2020     48,000       6,228       (4,985 )     49,243       -  
      8 %   February 4, 2020     -       -       -       -       -  
                                                     
Viktoria Akhmetova     15 %   December 8, 2019     -       -       -       -       24,573  
                                                     
Joseph W and Patricia G Abrams     15 %   December 10, 2019     -       -       -       -       31,964  
      15 %   January 27, 2020     -       -       -       -       4,496  
                                                     
Roman Shefer     15 %   December 24, 2019     -       -       -       -       12,121  
                                                     
Crown Bridge Partners, LLC     8 %   May 14, 2019     -       -       -       -       18,796  
      8 %   June 12, 2019     -       -       -       -       16,437  
      8 %   July 26, 2019     -       -               -       12,856  
      8 %   August 31, 2019     27,500       3,303       -       30,803       9,927  
      8 %   October 16, 2019     27,500       2,887       -       30,387       6,184  
                                                     
Alex Pereira     8 %   November 11, 2019     -       -       -       -       3,189  
                                                     
Delinvest Commercial, LTD     15 %   December 16, 2019     -       -       -       -       24,307  
      15 %   December 26, 2019     -       -       -       -       65,556  
                                                     
BOBA Management Corp     8 %   January 23, 2020     -       -       -       -       -  
      8 %   October 8, 2019     -       -       -       -       -  
      8 %   July 16, 2020     -       -       -       -       -  
                                                     
Global Consulting Alliance     8 %   September 15, 2019     -       -       -       -       -  
      8 %   May 24, 2020     -       -       -       -       -  
                                                     
Dieter Busenhart     6 %   November 12, 2020     -       -       -       -       -  
      6 %   November 18, 2020     -       -       -       -       -  
                                                     
Odyssey Funding LLC     10 %   November 15, 2020     200,000       2,521       (174,863 )     27,658       -  
                                                     
Black Ice Advisors, LLC     10 %   November 25, 2020     52,500       575       (47,336 )     5,739       -  
Total convertible notes payable               $ 671,500     $ 59,249     $ (371,387 )   $ 359,362     $ 790,093  

 

F-22

 

 

INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

8 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

Interest expense totaled $188,159 and $196,496 and amortization of debt discount totaled $1,349,071 and $2,023,379 for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

The convertible notes have variable conversion prices based on a discount to market price of trading activity over a specified period of time. The variable conversion features were valued using a Black Scholes valuation model. The difference between the fair market value of the common stock and the calculated conversion price on the issuance date was recorded as a debt discount with a corresponding credit to derivative financial liability.

 

The total value of the beneficial conversion feature recorded as a debt discount during the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $882,448 and $2,141,024, respectively.

 

Power Up Lending Group Ltd

 

  On July 20, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $63,000 to Power Up Lending Group LTD. The note had a maturity date of April 30, 2019 and a coupon of eight percent (8%) per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note without penalty for the first 180 days. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received.

 

On January 23, 2019, in terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with BOBA Management Corp., BOBA purchased the $63,000 convertible note plus interest and penalty interest thereon of $25,461. BOBA incurred expenses of $4,423 in purchasing the note, The Company replaced the convertible note purchased by BOBA for a new convertible note with a principal sum of $92,884, bearing interest at 8% per annum and maturing on January 23, 2020.

 

  On November 21, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $83,000 to Power up Lending Group Ltd. The note had a maturity date of September 15, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company may not prepay the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of the lowest three trading prices during the previous ten trading days.

 

On May 25, 2019, in terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with Global Consulting Alliance., the $83,000 convertible note, plus accrued interest thereon of $3,275, was acquired by Global Consulting Alliance for gross proceeds of $86,275 and an additional payment directly to Power Up to settle the penalty interest of $34,510.

 

  On November 21, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $93,000 to Power up Lending Group Ltd. The note had a maturity date of November 12, 2020 and a coupon of 12% per annum. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 115% to 135%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 61% of the lowest three trading prices during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

The balance of the note plus accrued interest at December 31, 2019 was $11,643, less unamortized debt discount of $82,580.

 

  On December 23, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $63,000 to Power up Lending Group Ltd. The note had a maturity date of December 23, 2020 and a coupon of 12% per annum. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 115% to 135%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 61% of the lowest three trading prices during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

The balance of the note plus accrued interest at December 31, 2019 was $1,542, less unamortized debt discount of $61,623.

 

F-23

 

 

INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

8 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

Labrys Fund, LP

 

  On June 22, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $150,000 to Labrys Fund, LP. The note had a maturity date of December 22, 2018 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note without penalty for the first 180 days. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. In December 2018 the maturity date was extended to February 28, 2019.

 

Between December 26, 2018 and February 13, 2019, the Company received conversion notices converting an aggregate principal amount of $150,000 and interest thereon of $7,116, at an average conversion price of $0.0156 pre-reverse stock split ($0.156 post reverse stock split that was effected in November 2019) per share, into 10,070,334 pre-reverse split (1,007,034 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

  On October 25, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000 to Labrys Fund LP. The note has a maturity date of April 25, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. In connection with the issuance of the note, the Company was required to issue 825,718 shares of common stock as a commitment fee valued at $165,254. The shares are returnable to the Company if no Event of Default has occurred prior to the date the note is fully repaid. The Company may not prepay the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest trading price during the previous ten (10) trading days.

 

On April 25, 2019, the Company received conversion notices converting the interest outstanding of $11,967 at a conversion price of $0.0006 per share, into 1,869,979 pre-reverse split (186,998 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock. The note was not repaid and not converted prior to the maturity date, therefore the 825,718 pre-reverse split (82,572 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) commitment share valued at $165,254 were expensed and the interest rate on the convertible note increased to 18%, the default interest rate as provided for in the Promissory Note.

 

On May 15, 2019, in terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with Strategic IR, the $300,000 convertible note plus accrued interest thereon of $2,367 was acquired by Strategic IR for gross proceeds of $302,367.

 

JSJ Investments Inc.

 

  On July 26, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000 to JSJ Investments, Inc. The note had a maturity date of July 26, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note provided it makes a prepayment penalty as set forth in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received.

 

Between January 28, 2019 and March 11, 2019, the Company received conversion notices, converting an aggregate principal amount of $100,000 and interest thereon of $4,533, at an average conversion price of $0.0126 pre-reverse stock split ($0.126 post reverse stock split that was effected in November 2019) into 8,304,805 pre-reverse split (830,481 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock, thereby extinguishing the convertible note.

 

  On October 8, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000 to JSJ Investments Inc. The note has a maturity date of October 8, 2019 and a coupon of eight percent (8%) per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note prior to maturity in accordance with penalty provisions set forth in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note plus interest and any default interest is convertible at any time after the pre-payment date at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received.

 

Between April 17, 2019 and June 3, 2019 the Company received conversion notices, converting an aggregate principal amount of $88,000 and fees thereon of $1,500, at an average conversion price of $0.0583 pre-reverse stock split ($0.583 post reverse stock split that was effected in November 2019), into 14,832,564 pre-reverse split (1,483,257 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock.

 

On July 16, 2019, Boba Management Corp entered into a debt purchase agreement with JSJ Investments, Inc., whereby the remaining balance of the October 8, 2018 convertible note in the aggregate principal amount of $12,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $4,862, was acquired for gross proceeds of $16,862. In addition to this Boba Management Corp paid additional settlement costs of $6,800 including an early settlement penalty to JSJ Investments, Inc.

 

F-24

 

 

INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

8 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

JSJ Investments Inc. (continued)

 

  On April 2, 2019, the Company received the proceeds of a convertible promissory note issued to JSJ Investments, Inc. on March 29, 2019, with the aggregate principal amount of $75,000. The note had a maturity date of March 29, 2020 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company may prepay the note at a premium ranging from 120% to 140% of the principal plus accrued interest. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest three trading prices during the previous ten (10) trading days.

 

On October 3, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion from JSJ Investments, converting $25,000 into 9,999,200 pre-reverse stock split (999,920 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0025 pre-reverse split ($0.025 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company incurred a loss on conversion of $24,996.

 

On November 12, 2019, Dieter Busenhart entered into a debt purchase agreement with JSJ Investments, Inc., whereby the remaining balance of the March 29, 2019 convertible note in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $3,485, was acquired for gross proceeds of $53,485. In addition to this Mr. Busenhart paid additional settlement costs of $20,000 including an early settlement penalty to JSJ Investments, Inc.

 

GS Capital Partners, LLC

 

  On May 11, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $80,000 to GS Capital Partners, LLC. The note had a maturity date of May 11, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note, provided it makes a pre-payment penalty as specified in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of lowest trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received.

 

Between December 27, 2018 and May 6, 2019, the Company received conversion notices converting an aggregate principal amount of $80,000 and interest thereon of $5,290, at an average conversion price of $0.01055 pre-reverse stock split ($0.1055 post reverse stock split that was effected in November 2019) per share, into 8,087,331 pre-reverse split (808,733 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock thereby extinguishing the note.

 

  On August 14, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $150,000 to GS Capital Partners, LLC. The note had a maturity date of August 14, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note up to 180 days, provided it makes a pre-payment penalty as specified in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time after the six-month anniversary of the note, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of lowest trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received.

 

Between August 12, 2019 and September 11, 2019, the Company received notices of conversion from GS Capital Partners converting $50,000 of principal and $3,945 of interest into 17,432,265 pre-reverse split (1,743,227 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at an average conversion price of $0.00309 pre-reverse stock split ($0.031 post reverse stock split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company incurred a loss on conversion of $56,315.

 

As of August 14, 2019 the note is in default and accrues interest at the default interest rate of 24% per annum.

 

On December 30, 2019, the Company repaid the principal sum of $90,000 on the convertible note.

 

The balance of the note plus accrued interest at December 31, 2019 was $27,557.

 

  On September 11, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $150,000 to GS Capital Partners, LLC. The note has a maturity date of August 14, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The note may not be prepaid. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time after the six month anniversary of the note, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of lowest trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received.

 

As of August 14, 2019 the note is in default and accrues interest at the default interest rate of 24% per annum.

 

The balance of the note plus accrued interest at December 31, 2019 was $174,789.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

8 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

GS Capital Partners, LLC (continued)

 

  On September 21, 2018, pursuant to a debt purchase agreement entered into with GS Capital Partners LLC, the convertible note issued to Power Up Lending Group LTD on March 26, 2018 of $68,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $2,698 was exchanged for a new note issued to GS Capital Partners LLC, with a principal sum of $70,698 bearing interest at 8% per annum with a maturity date of September 19, 2019. The note may not be prepaid. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 65% of the average of the lowest two trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received.

 

Between October 9, 2018 and June 11, 2019, the Company received notices of conversion, converting principal of $40,698 and interest of $1,112 into 4,267,152 pre-reverse stock split (426,716 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at an average conversion price of $0.0098 pre-reverse stock split ($0.098 post reverse stock split that was effected in November 2019) per share.

 

Between July 10, 2019 and July 31, 2019, the Company received notices of conversion from GS Capital Partners, converting $30,000 of capital and $1,983 of interest into 9,936,206 pre-reverse stock split (993,621 post reverse stock split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at an average conversion price of $0.00322 pre-reverse stock split ($0.032 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share, thereby extinguishing the note. The Company incurred a loss on conversion of $28,009.

 

  On September 19, 2018, pursuant to a debt purchase agreement entered into with GS Capital Partners, LLC, the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the aggregate amount of $33,252 for the payment of penalty interest and legal fees associated with the March 26, 2018 Power Up convertible note discussed below. The note has a maturity date of September 19, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note, provided it makes payment of a pre-payment penalty as specified in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 65% of the two lowest trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received.

 

On July 17, 2019, Strategic IR entered into a debt purchase agreement with GS Capital Partners, whereby the remaining balance of the September 19, 2019 convertible note in the aggregate principal amount of $33,252 plus accrued interest thereon of $2,165, was acquired for gross proceeds of $35,417. In addition to this strategic IR paid additional settlement costs of $14,583 including an early settlement penalty to GS Capital Partners.

 

  On February 4, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $96,000 to GS Capital Partners LLC. The note has a maturity date of February 4, 2020 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company may not prepay the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of the lowest three trading prices during the previous ten (10) trading days.

 

On December 19, 2019, the Company repaid the principal sum of $48,000 on the convertible note.

 

The balance of the note plus accrued interest at December 31, 2019 was $49,243.

 

  On March 4, 2019, the Company funded a back-end Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $96,000 from GS Capital Partners LLC. The note has a maturity date of February 4, 2020 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company may not prepay the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of the lowest three trading prices during the previous ten (10) trading days.

 

On October 21, 2019, West point Partners, LLC entered into a debt purchase agreement with GS Capital Partners, whereby the convertible note in the aggregate principal amount of $96,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $3,745, was acquired for gross proceeds of $99,745. In addition to this West Point Partners, LLC IR paid additional settlement costs of $22,977 including an early settlement penalty to GS Capital Partners.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

8 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

Viktoria Akhmetova

 

On June 11, 2017, the Company exchanged a note issued to Viktoria Akhmetova, with a principal amount of $20,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $164, totaling $20,164, for a convertible note, principal amount of $20,164, bearing interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 8, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 8, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 8, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged. The note is convertible into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.20 per share.

 

On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares was effected on November 1, 2019.

 

The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $26,321 and was exchanged for 424,540 post reverse split shares of common stock on November 18, 2019.

 

Joseph W and Patricia G Abrams

 

  Effective June 13, 2017, the Company exchanged a note issued to Joseph W and Patricia G Abrams (“Abrams”) with a principal amount of $25,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $1,247, totaling $26,247, for a convertible note, principal amount of $26,247, bearing interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 10, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 10, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 10, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged. The convertible note is convertible into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.20 per share.

 

On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares came into effect on November 1, 2019.

 

The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $34,239 and was exchanged for 552,250 post reverse split shares of common stock on November 18, 2019.

 

  On July 31, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note to Abrams in the aggregate principal amount of $3,753. The note had a maturity date of January 27, 2018 and a coupon of 12% per annum. Pursuant to terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to January 27, 2019 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to January 27, 2020, with the interest rate remaining unchanged. The Company had the right to prepay the note without penalty. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $0.25 per share.

 

On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares came into effect on November 1, 2019.

 

The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $4,822 and was exchanged for 77,776 post reverse split shares of common stock on November 18, 2019.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

8 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

Roman Schefer

 

On June 27, 2017, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $10,000. The note bore interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 16, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 24, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 24, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged. The note is convertible into common shares at a conversion price of $.20 per share.

 

On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares came into effect on November 1, 2019.

 

The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $12,988 and was exchanged for 209,479 post reverse split shares of common stock on November 18, 2019.

 

Crown Bridge Partners

 

  On May 14, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $27,500 to Crown Bridge Partners. The note had a maturity date of May 14, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note for the first 180 days, subject to a penalty ranging from 10% to 35% of the prepayment, dependent upon the timing of the prepayment. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen (15) trading days.

 

Between January 16, 2019 and February 12, 2019 the Company received conversion notices, converting an aggregate principal amount of $27,500, fees of $1,500 and interest thereon of $1,580, at an average conversion price of $0.0128 pre-reverse split ($0.128 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019), into 2,380,300 pre-reverse split (238,030 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

  On June 12, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $27,500 to Crown Bridge Partners. The note had a maturity date of June 12, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note for the first 180 days, subject to a penalty ranging from 10% to 35% of the prepayment, dependent upon the timing of the prepayment. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen (15) trading days.

 

Between March 15, 2019 and May 24, 2019, the Company received conversion notices, converting an aggregate principal amount of $27,500, fees thereon of $1,500 and interest thereon of $1,896, at an average conversion price of $0.0043 pre-reverse split ($0.043 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019), into 7,146,260 pre-reverse split (714,626 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

  On July 26, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $27,500 to Crown Bridge Partners. The note had a maturity date of July 26, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note for the first 180 days, subject to a penalty ranging from 10% to 35% of the prepayment, dependent upon the timing of the prepayment. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest trading price during the previous ten (10) trading days.

 

Between June 12,2019 and August 7, 2019, the Company received conversion notices, converting an aggregate principal amount of $18,700, and fees thereon of $1,000, at an average conversion price of $0.0026 pre-reverse split ($0.026 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019), into 7,700,000 pre-reverse split (770,000 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock.

 

On December 16, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion from Crown Bridge Partners converting $8,800 of principal, fees thereon of $500 and interest of $2,409 into 1,045,457 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.011 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. The Company incurred a loss on conversion of $58,336.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

8 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

Crown Bridge Partners (continued)

 

  On August 31, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $27,500 to Crown Bridge Partners. The note had a maturity date of August 31, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note for the first 180 days, subject to a penalty ranging from 10% to 35% of the prepayment, dependent upon the timing of the prepayment. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest trading price during the previous ten (10) trading days.

 

As of August 31, 2019 the note is in default and interest accrues at the default interest rate of 12% per annum and the note holder may require the Company to pay a penalty of 50% of the value of the note outstanding, including default interest.

 

The balance of the note plus accrued interest at December 31, 2019 was $30,803.

 

  On October 16, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $27,500 to Crown Bridge Partners. The note has a maturity date of October 16, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company may not prepay the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen (15) trading days.

 

As of October 31, 2019 the note is in default and attracts interest at the default interest rate of 12% per annum and the note holder may require the Company to pay a penalty of 50% of the value of the note outstanding, including default interest.

 

The balance of the note plus accrued interest at December 31, 2019 was $30,387.

 

Alex Pereira

 

On November 5, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $19,250 to Alex Pereira as compensation for the expenses incurred on its behalf. The note has a maturity date of November 5, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note prior to maturity in accordance with penalty provisions set forth in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of the lowest trading price during the previous ten (10) trading days.

 

On May 19, 2019, the Company received a conversion notice, converting an aggregate principal amount of $9,660, at a conversion price of $0.0047 pre-reverse split ($0.047 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019), into 2,049,981 pre-reverse split (204,999 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock.

 

On July 24, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion from Alex Pereira, converting $10,692 into 3,414,786 pre-reverse split (341,479 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.003131 pre-reverse split (0.0313 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share, thereby extinguishing the note. The Company incurred a loss on conversion of $9,797.

 

Delinvest Commercial, LTD.

 

  On June 19, 2017, the Company issued Delinvest Commercial LTD. (“Delinvest”) a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $20,000. The note bore interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 16, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 16, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 16, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged.   The note was convertible into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.20 per share.

 

On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares came into effect on November 1, 2019.

 

The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $26,041 and was exchanged for 420,018 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

8 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

Delinvest Commercial, LTD. (continued)

 

  On June 29, 2017, the Company exchanged a Delinvest note with a principal amount of $50,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $4,123, totaling $54,123, for a convertible note, principal amount of $54,123, bearing interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 26, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged.   The note was convertible into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.20 per share.

 

On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares came into effect on November 1, 2019.

 

The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $70,249 and were exchanged for 1,133,050 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

BOBA Management Corporation

 

  On January 23, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $92,884 to BOBA Management Corporation to assume a Power up Note dated July 20, 2018. The note had a maturity date of January 23, 2020. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest three trading prices during the previous ten (10) trading days.

 

On July 30, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion from Boba Management Corp, converting $96,710 into 32,894,528 pre-reverse split (3,289,453 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.003 pre-reverse split ($0.03 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company incurred a loss on conversion of $103,947.

 

  On July 16, 2019, Boba Management Corp entered into a debt purchase agreement with JSJ Investments, Inc., whereby the remaining balance of the October 8, 2018 convertible note in the aggregate principal amount of $12,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $4,862, was acquired for gross proceeds of $16,862. In addition to this Boba Management Corp paid additional settlement costs of $6,800 including an early settlement penalty to JSJ Investments, Inc.

 

  On July 16, 2019, the Company issued Boba Management Corp a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $6,800. The note had a maturity date of July 26, 2020 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note provided it makes a prepayment penalty as set forth in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received.

 

On July 30, 2019, the Company received notices of conversion from Boba Management Corp, converting the following: (i) the convertible note acquired from JSJ Investments, Inc. in the aggregate principal amount of $12,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $4,911 into 5,752,981 pre-reverse split (575,299 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.003 pre-reverse split ($0.03 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share; and (ii) the convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $6,800 plus accrued interest thereon of $19 into 2,319,982 pre-reverse split (231,999 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.003 pre-reverse split ($0.03 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share, thereby extinguishing both notes.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

8 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

Global Consulting Alliance

 

  On May 25, 2019, pursuant to the terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with Power Up Lending., the $83,000 convertible note dated November 21, 2018, plus accrued interest thereon of $3,275 was acquired by Global Consulting Alliance. The note had a maturity date of September 15, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company may not prepay the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of the lowest three trading prices during the previous ten (10) trading days.

 

On July 30, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion from Global Consulting Alliance, converting $87,565 into 28,823,153 pre-reverse split (2,882,216 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.00304 pre-reverse split ($0.0304 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share, thereby extinguishing the note. The Company incurred a loss on conversion of $88,256.

 

  On May 25, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $34,510 to Global Consulting Alliance for penalty interest and expenses incurred by Global consulting Alliance on assuming the Power up Note dated November 21, 2018. The note had a maturity date of May 24, 2020. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest two trading prices during the previous ten (10) trading days.

 

On July 30, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion from Global Consulting Alliance, converting $35,016 into 12,158,241 pre-reverse split shares (1,215,825 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.00288 pre-reverse split ($0.0288 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share., thereby extinguishing the note. The Company incurred a loss on conversion of $39,150.

 

Dieter Busenhart

 

  On November 12, 2019, Dieter Busenhart entered into a debt purchase agreement with JSJ Investments, Inc., whereby the remaining balance of the March 29, 2019 convertible note in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $3,485, was acquired for gross proceeds of $53,485. The note had a maturity date of March 29, 2020 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company may prepay the note at a premium ranging from 120% to 140% of the principal plus accrued interest. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest three trading prices during the previous ten (10) trading days. On November 18, 2019, the Company and Dieter Busenhart entered into an exchange agreement, replacing the existing note with a new note with a maturity date of November 18, 2020, removing the conversion limitation of ownership of 9.99% and reducing the interest rate to 6% per annum.

 

On November 19, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion converting the aggregate principal amount of the note outstanding, including interest thereon, totaling $53,595 into 3,370,725 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.159 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. The Company realized a loss on conversion of $71,122.

 

  On November 12, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $23,250 to Dieter Busenhart for penalty interest and expenses incurred by him on acquiring the JSJ Investments, Inc. note dated March 29, 2019. The note had a maturity date of November 12, 2020 and bears interest at 6% per annum. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average three lowest trading prices during the previous ten trading days.

 

On November 19, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion converting the aggregate principal amount of the note outstanding, including interest thereon, totaling $23,273 into 1,463,706 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.159 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. The Company realized a loss on conversion of $30,884.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

8 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

Odyssey Funding, LLC

 

On November 15, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $200,000 to Odyssey Funding, LLC. The note had a maturity date of November 15, 2020 and a coupon of 10% per annum. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 120% to 145%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 58% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

The balance of the note plus accrued interest at December 31, 2019 was $27,657, less unamortized debt discount of $174,864.

 

Black Ice Advisors, LLC

 

On November 25, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $52,500 to Black Ice Advisors, LLC. The note had a maturity date of November 25, 2020 and a coupon of 10% per annum. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 120% to 145%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 58% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

The balance of the note plus accrued interest at December 31, 2019 was $5,739, less unamortized debt discount of $47,336.

 

9 DERIVATIVE LIABILITY

 

Certain of the short-term convertible notes disclosed in note 8 above and note 14 below, have variable priced conversion rights with no fixed floor price and will re-price dependent on the share price performance over varying periods of time, due to the variable priced conversion rights, all convertible notes and any warrants attached thereto, issued subsequent to the variable priced conversion notes are valued and give rise to a derivative financial liability, which was initially valued at inception of the convertible notes using a Black-Scholes valuation model. The value of this derivative financial liability was re-assessed at December 31, 2019 and 2018, and $1,981,938 and $4,129,793 was credited to the statement of operations and comprehensive loss, respectively. The value of the derivative liability will be re-assessed at each financial reporting period, with any movement thereon recorded in the statement of operations in the period in which it is incurred.

 

The following assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes valuation model:

 

    Year ended
December 31,
2019
    Year ended
December 31,
2018
 
Conversion price*   $ 0.02 to 2.00     $ 0.20 to 2.50  
Risk free interest rate     1.53 to 2.59 %     1.78 to 2.81 %
Expected life of derivative liability     1 to 12 months       3 to 12 months  
Expected volatility of underlying stock     148.5 to 224.3 %     169.15 to 230.55 %
Expected dividend rate     0 %     0 %

 

* Adjusted for 10 for 1 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2019.

 

The movement in derivative liability is as follows:

 

    December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
 
             
Opening balance   $ 1,833,672     $ 3,277,621  
Derivative financial liability arising from convertible note     1,053,842       2,685,844  
Fair value adjustment to derivative liability     (1,981,938 )     (4,129,793 )
    $ 905,576     $ 1,833,672  

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

10 STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

  a. Common Stock

 

The Company has authorized 500,000,000 common shares with a par value of $0.0001 each. The Company has issued and outstanding 128,902,124 shares of common stock as of December 31, 2019 and 8,883,922 as of December 31, 2018, after giving effect to a 10 for 1 reverse stock split.

 

On November 1, 2019, the Company filed a Certificate of Change with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to effect a reverse split of Company’s common stock at a ratio of 1-for-10 (the “Reverse Stock Split”), effective on November 1, 2019. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, each ten (10) pre-split shares of common stock outstanding was automatically combined into one (1) new share of common stock without any further action on the part of the holders, and the number of outstanding shares common stock was reduced from 320,477,867 shares to 32,047,886 shares, after taking into account rounding up for fractional shares.

 

The following common shares were issued by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

  In terms of various debt conversion notices received between January 16, 2019 and December 17, 2019, the Company issued an aggregate of 99,106,803 shares of common stock, and in terms of various debt exchange agreements entered into on November 18, 2019, the Company issued an aggregate of 17,641,713 shares of common stock, in settlement of $2,792,648 of convertible notes and $791,857 of loans payable, resulting in a net loss on conversion and exchange of $2,838,599.

 

  The Company did not repay a convertible note issued to Labrys Fund, LP prior to the maturity date, which resulted in the returnable commitment shares being retained by Labrys Fund, LP. The 82,572 shares of common stock was expensed as a commitment fee, valued at $165,254 on April 25, 2019.

 

  In terms of subscription agreements entered into with investors between August 5, 2019 and November 18, 2019, the Company issued 3,177,015 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $200,400.

 

  b. Preferred Stock

 

The Company has authorized 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 authorized, no preferred stock is issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

  c. Warrants

 

A summary of warrant activity during the period January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

    Shares
Underlying
Warrants*
    Exercise
price per
share*
    Weighted
average
exercise
price*
 
Outstanding January 1, 2018     852,775     $ 2.00 to 6.25     $ 5.10  
Granted     -       -       -  
Forfeited/Cancelled     -       -       -  
Exercised     -       -       -  
Outstanding December 31, 2018     852,775     $ 2.00 to 6.25     $ 5.10  
Granted     -       -       -  
Forfeited/Cancelled     -       -       -  
Exercised     -       -       -  
Outstanding December 31, 2019     852,775     $ 2.00 to 6.25     $ 5.10  

 

* Adjusted for 10 for 1 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2019.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

10 STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (continued)

 

  c. Warrants (continued)

 

The warrants outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

          Warrants Outstanding       Warrants Exercisable  
Exercise
Price*
      Number
Outstanding*
      Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
life in years
      Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price*
      Number
Exercisable*
      Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price*
      Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
life in years
 
$ 6.25       621,920       0.75               621,920                  
$ 2.00       230,855       0.50               230,855                  
          852,775       0.68     $ 5.10       852,775     $ 5.10       0.68  

 

 * Adjusted for 10 for 1 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2019.

 

The warrants outstanding have an intrinsic value of $0 and $0 as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

  d. Stock options

 

On June 18, 2018, the Company established its 2018 Stock Incentive Plan. The purpose of the plan is to promote the interests of the Company and the stockholders of the Company by providing directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company with appropriate incentives and rewards to encourage them to enter into and continue in the employ or service of the Company, to acquire a proprietary interest in the long-term success of the Company and to reward the performance of individuals in fulfilling long-term corporate objectives. The plan terminates after a period of ten years in June 2028.

 

The Plan is administered by the Board of Directors or a Committee appointed by the Board of Directors who have the authority to administer the Plan and to exercise all the powers and authorities either specifically granted to it under the Plan.

 

The maximum number of securities available under the plan is 8,000,000 shares of common stock. The maximum number of shares of common stock awarded to any individual during any fiscal year may not exceed 1,000,000 shares of common stock.

 

No options or restricted shares were granted for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

On June 29, 2018, the Company granted a director 120,000 shares of restricted common stock in terms of the Stock Incentive Plan. These shares were valued at $49,200 on the date of grant and were vested immediately.

 

On December 27, 2018, the Company granted a director 70,000 shares of restricted common stock in terms of the Stock Incentive Plan. These shares were valued at $2,975 on the granted date and vested immediately.

 

On December 27, 2018, the Company granted ten year options to purchase an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.04 per share, valued at $79,606, to the executive officers of the Company.

 

On November 1, 2019, the 100,000 stock options issued to Gaston Pereira expired as they were not exercised within three months of his resignation.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

10 STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (continued)

 

  d. Stock options (continued)

 

The fair value of the options issued were valued using a Black Scholes option pricing model using the following assumptions:

 

    Year ended
December 31,
2018
 
       
Calculated stock price   $ 0.04  
Risk-free interest rate     2.77 %
Expected life of warrants (in years)     10  
Expected volatility of the underlying stock     174.91 %
Expected dividend rate     0 %

 

The volatility of the common stock is estimated using historical data of the Company. The risk-free interest rate used in the Black-Scholes pricing model is determined by reference to historical U.S. Treasury constant maturity rates with maturities approximate to the life of the options granted. An expected dividend yield of zero is used in the valuation model, because the Company does not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. As of December 31, 2018, the Company does not anticipate any of the options will be forfeited in performing the valuation of the options.

 

A summary of option activity during the period January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

    Shares
Underlying
options*
    Exercise
price per
share*
    Weighted
average
exercise
price*
 
Outstanding January 1, 2018     200,000     $ 0,40     $ 0,40  
Granted     -       -       -  
Forfeited/Cancelled     -       -       -  
Exercised     -       -       -  
Outstanding December 31, 2018     200,000       0.40       0.40  
Granted     -       -       -  
Forfeited/Cancelled     (100,000 )     -       -  
Exercised     -       -       -  
Outstanding December 31, 2019     100,000     $ 0.40     $ 0.40  

 

* Adjusted for 10 for 1 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2019.

 

The options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

          Options Outstanding       Options Exercisable  
Exercise
Price*
      Number
Outstanding*
      Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
life in years
      Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price*
      Number
Exercisable
      Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price*
      Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
life in years
 
  0.40       100,000       9.00     $ 0.40       100,000     $ 0.4       9.00  

 

* Adjusted for 10 for 1 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2019.

 

The options outstanding have an intrinsic value of $0 and $0 as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

11 INCOME TAXES

 

The Company’s primary operations were based in Mexico and currently enacted tax laws in Mexico are used in the calculation of income taxes, the holding company is based in the US and currently enacted US tax laws are used in the calculation of income taxes.

 

Federal Corporate Income Tax (“CIT”) - Mexico

 

CIT applies to Mexican resident taxpayers’ income from worldwide sources, as well as to foreign residents on the income attributed to their permanent establishments (“Pes”) located in Mexico. The federal CIT rate is 30%.

 

All corporate entities, including associations of a civil nature, branches, etc., are subject to the tax rules applicable to Mexican corporations (unless specifically ruled out).

 

Provisions to recognize the effects of inflation for tax purposes in the areas of monetary assets and liabilities (annual monetary adjustment) and depreciable assets are provided in the Mexican Income Tax Law, even though recent inflation rates have been stable at low levels

 

Federal Income Tax - United States

 

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the TCJA), which significantly modified U.S. corporate income tax law, was signed into law by President Trump. The TCJA contains significant changes to corporate income taxation, including but not limited to the reduction of the corporate income tax rate from a top marginal rate of 35% to a flat rate of 21%, limitation of the tax deduction for interest expense to 30% of earnings (except for certain small businesses), limitation of the deduction for net operating losses to 80% of current year taxable income and generally eliminating net operating loss carrybacks, allowing net operating losses to carryforward without expiration, one-time taxation of offshore earnings at reduced rates regardless of whether they are repatriated, elimination of U.S. tax on foreign earnings (subject to certain important exceptions), immediate deductions for certain new investments instead of deductions for depreciation expense over time, and modifying or repealing many business deductions and credits (including changes to the orphan drug tax credit and changes to the deductibility of research and experimental expenditures that will be effective in the future). Notwithstanding the reduction in the corporate income tax rate, the overall impact of the new federal tax law is uncertain, including to what extent various states will conform to the newly enacted federal tax law.

 

Income taxes are computed using the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the currently enacted tax rates and laws. A full valuation allowance is provided for the amount of deferred tax assets that, based on available evidence, are not expected to be realized. It is the Company’s policy to classify interest and penalties on income taxes as interest expense or penalties expense. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, there have been no interest or penalties incurred on income taxes.

 

The provision for income taxes consists of the following:

 

    Year ended
December 31,
2019
    Year ended
December 31,
2018
 
                 
Current                
Federal   $             -     $                -  
State     -       -  
Foreign     -       -  
    $ -     $ -  
                 
Deferred                
Federal   $ -     $ -  
State     -       -  
Foreign     -       -  
    $ -     $ -  

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

11 INCOME TAXES (continued)

 

A reconciliation of the U.S. Federal statutory income tax to the effective income tax is as follows:

 

    Year ended
December 31,
2019
    Year ended
December 31,
2018
 
Continuing operations            
Tax expense at the federal statutory rate   $ (850,030 )   $ (1,141,370 )
State tax expense, net of federal tax effect     -       -  
Effect of foreign operations     -       27,713  
Effect of income tax rate change     -       -  
Permanent timing differences     772,183       (147,563 )
Temporary timing differences     27,299       8,271  
      (50,548 )     (1,252,950 )
Deferred income tax asset valuation allowance     50,548       1,252,950  
    $ -     $ -  
Discontinued operations                
Tax expense at the federal statutory rate   $ 66,918     $ (1,141,370 )
State tax expense, net of federal tax effect     -       -  
Effect of foreign operations     (27,739 )     27,713  
Effect of income tax rate change     -       -  
Permanent timing differences     (1,834,306 )     (147,563 )
Temporary timing differences     63,004       8,271  
      (1,732,123 )     (1,252,950 )
Deferred income tax asset valuation allowance     1,732,123       1,252,950  
    $ -     $ -  

 

Significant components of the Company’s deferred income tax assets are as follows:

 

    December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
 
Depreciation and amortization   $ -     $ 12,618  
Other     27,299       (15,412 )
Net operating losses     3,936,879       3,750,027  
Valuation allowance     (3,964,178 )     (3,747,233 )
Net deferred income tax assets   $ -     $ -  

 

The valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was $3,964,178 and $3,747,233, respectively. The net change in the deferred income tax assets valuation allowance was an increase of 216,946 after reducing prior year tax loss carry forwards by $(313,050) upon assessment, increasing the deferred tax asset by $63,004 for current year temporary timing differences and by reducing the deferred tax asset by $(1,315,240) for the disposal of Qpagos Corporation and the Mexican operations, effective December 31, 2019.

 

As of December 31, 2019, the prior three years remain open for examination by the federal or state regulatory agencies for purposes of an audit for tax purposes.

 

Estimated net operating loss carry-forwards of Innovative Payment Solutions of $18,747,044 begin to expire in 2034 through 2040. In assessing the realizability of deferred income tax assets, management considers whether or not it is more likely than not that some portion or all deferred income tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred income tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.

 

The Company’s ability to utilize the United States Federal operating loss carry-forwards may be subject to an annual limitation if pursuant to IRC Section 382/383 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, if a change of ownership has occurred. Management has not determined if an ownership change has occurred under IRC Section 382/383, but is evaluating, if such change has occurred. If such change has occurred it is also possible that the loss carryforward could be eliminated.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

12 EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION

 

Equity based compensation is made up of the following:

 

    Year ended
December 31,
2019
    Year ended
December 31,
2018
 
             
Incentive stock awards   $ -       52,175  
Stock issued for services rendered     162,254       34,739  
    $ 162,254     $ 86,914  

 

13 NET LOSS PER SHARE

 

Basic loss per share is based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted loss per share is based on basic shares as determined above plus common stock equivalents. The computation of diluted net loss per share does not assume the issuance of common shares that have an anti-dilutive effect on net loss per share. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 all warrants options and convertible debt securities were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share.

 

Dilutive shares which could exist pursuant to the exercise of outstanding stock instruments and which were not included in the calculation because their affect would have been anti-dilutive for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

 

    Year ended
December 31,
2019
(Shares)
    Year ended
December 31,
2018
(Shares)
 
             
Convertible debt     28,557,283       7,791,195  
Stock options     100,000       200,000  
Warrants to purchase shares of common stock     852,775       852,775  
      29,510,058       8,843,970  

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

14 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The following transactions were entered into with related parties:

 

Gaston Pereira

 

On December 27, 2018, the company granted Mr. Pereira ten year options to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.40 per share. These options expired on November 1, 2019, three months after his resignation

 

Andrey Novikov

 

On December 27, 2018, the company granted Mr. Novikov ten year options to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.40 per share.

 

James Fuller

 

On June 29, 2018, the Company granted Mr. Fuller 12,000 shares of restricted common stock in terms of the Stock Incentive Plan.

 

On December 27, 2018, the Company granted Mr. Fuller 7,000 shares of restricted common stock in terms of the stock incentive plan.

 

LOANS PAYABLE

 

Description   Interest Rate     Maturity Date   December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
 
                       
Vladimir Skiguine      18 %   January 11, 2020     -       55,474  
      4 %   December 12,2020     30,026       -  
      8 %   December 9, 2020     -       -  
      36 %   On Demand     -       81,316  
                             
                             
Strategic IR     10 %   February 10, 2020   $ -     $ 177,159  
            November 17, 2019     -       -  
      10 %   December 10, 2019     -       -  
      10 %   December 25, 2019     -       -  
            January 9, 2020     -       -  
            January 13, 2020     -       -  
                             
Loans payable - Related parties               $ 30,026     $ 313,949  

 

Interest expense amounted to $24,771 and $14,141 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Vladimir Skiguine

 

Mr. Skiguine is considered to be a related party as his shareholding and that of the Company’s under his control exceeds 5%.

 

  Promissory note

 

On April 17, 2018, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $49,491 to Vladimir Skiguine. The note had a maturity date of September 13, 2018 and a coupon of eighteen percent per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date. On September 13, 2018, the maturity date of the note was extended to January 11, 2019. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to September 13, 2019, with the interest rate changed to 15%.

 

On July 30, 2019, the holders of loans payable by the Company, entered into debt exchange agreements, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the loans payable, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares came into effect on November 1, 2019.

 

The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $59,810 and was converted into 964,670 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

14 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

LOANS PAYABLE (continued)

 

Vladimir Skiguine (continued)

 

  Promissory note

 

On December 23, 2019, in terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with Wakatec OU, Mr. Skiguine acquired $30,000 of the promissory note issued to Wakatec OU by Qpagos Corporation. On December 23, 2019, the Company entered into a debt settlement agreement whereby the company agreed to the assignment of the debt owed to Mr. Skiguine by Qpagos Corporation to the Company in exchange for a new promissory note in the principal amount of $30,000 issued by the Company. The promissory note is unsecured, bears interest at 4% per annum and matures on December 23, 2020. The balance of the promissory note, including interest thereon at December 31, 2019 is $30,026.

 

  Promissory note

 

On December 11, 2019, Mr. Skiguine purchased a portion of a note issued to Andrey Novikov by Qpagos Corporation in the principal amount of $65,953. On December 17, 2019, the company entered into a debt settlement with Mr. Skiguine whereby the Note was assigned from Qpagos Corporation to the Company and was simultaneously settled by the issue of 2,231,768 shares of common stock at an issue price of $0.03 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. A loss on settlement of $67,953 was realized.

 

  Equipment funding

 

The Company entered into an agreement with Gibbs, whereby the importation of kiosks and accessories was arranged and funded by Gibbs, Skiguine funded a portion of the kiosks and accessories purchased under the same terms and conditions of the agreement entered into with Gibbs. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, a 5% margin has been added to the cost of the kiosks and accessories purchased and to the liability outstanding. The amount was due on November 1, 2017. The amount has not been paid to date. The agreement does not provide for any default provisions and management is currently negotiating the terms of repayment with Skiguine. A penalty interest rate has been provided for on the loan.

 

On July 30, 2019, the holders of loans payable by the Company, entered into debt exchange agreements, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the loans payable, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares came into effect on November 1, 2019.

 

The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $74,662, after the interest was adjusted to $19,366 and was converted into 1,204,234 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

Strategic IR

 

Strategic IR is considered to be a related party as its shareholding is approximately 24.0%.

 

  Strategic IR advanced the Company $168,000 between January 16 and June 15, 2018. This loan was formalized into a written note on October 13, 2018 and bears interest at the rate of 10% per annum. The note had a maturity date of February 10, 2019. On March 18, 2019 the note was extended to February 10, 2020, and the interest rate was changed to 15%.

 

On July 30, 2019, the holders of loans payable by the Company, entered into debt exchange agreements, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the loans payable, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares came into effect on November 1, 2019.

 

The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $196,307 and was converted into 3,166,240 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

F-40

 

 

INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

14 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

LOANS PAYABLE (continued)

 

Strategic IR

 

On November 15, 2019, the Company entered into Securities Purchase Agreements with Strategic IR whereby the following notes totaling $79,500 previously advanced to the Company during the period August 19, 2019 to October 15, 2019, was converted into 4,486,750 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.037 per share, thereby extinguishing the notes and realizing a loss on conversion of $85,248.

 

  On August 19, 2019, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $15,000 to Strategic IR. The note has a maturity date of November 17, 2019 and a coupon of ten percent per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date.

 

  On September 10, 2019, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $37,500 to Strategic IR. The note has a maturity date of December 10, 2019 and a coupon of ten percent per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date.

 

  On September 25, 2019, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $2,000 to Strategic IR. The note has a maturity date of December 25, 2019 and a coupon of ten percent per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date.

 

  On October 11, 2019, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $3,000 to Strategic IR. The note has a maturity date of January 9, 2020 and a coupon of ten percent per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date.

 

  On October 15, 2019, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $22,000 to Strategic IR. The note has a maturity date of January 13, 2020 and a coupon of ten percent per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date.

 

CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

 

Description   Interest
rate
    Maturity Date   Principal     Accrued
interest
    Unamortized
debt discount
    December 31,
2019
Balance, net
    December 31,
2018
Balance, net
 
                                         
Strategic IR     18 %   April 25, 2019       -                 -               -              -       -  
      15 %   December 8, 2019     -       -       -       -       12,193  
      15 %   December 8, 2019     -       -       -       -       24,573  
      15 %   December 26, 2019     -       -       -       -       65,091  
      15 %   December 26, 2019     -       -       -       -       139,940  
      8 %   September 19, 2019     -       -       -       -       -  
      6 %   July 17,2020     -       -       -       -       -  
                                                     
Cobbolo Limited     15 %   December 26, 2019     -       -       -       -       64,726  
      15 %   December 26, 2019     -       -       -       -       64,146  
                                                     
Gibbs International Holdings     15 %   On demand     -       -       -       -       63,798  
      8 %   August 31, 2019     -       -       -       -       155,345  
                                                     
Bellridge Capital LP     18 %   April 25, 2019     -       -       -       -       -  
                                                     
West Point Partners, LLC     8 %   September 3, 2020     -       -       -       -       -  
      6 %   November 18, 2020     -       -       -       -       -  
      8 %   October 21, 2020     -       -       -       -       -  
                                                     
Total convertible notes payable               $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 589,812  

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

14 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

Interest expense amounted to $58,732 and $67,101 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The amortization of debt discount amounted to $343,039 and $614,277 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

The convertible notes have variable conversion prices based on a discount to market price of trading activity over a specified period of time. The variable conversion features were valued using a Black Scholes valuation model. The difference between the fair market value of the common stock and the calculated conversion price on the issuance date was recorded as a debt discount with a corresponding credit to derivative financial liability.

 

The total value of the beneficial conversion feature recorded as a debt discount during the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $141,591and $544,819, respectively.

 

Strategic IR

 

  On May 15, 2019, pursuant to the terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with Labrys Fund LP. the $300,000 convertible promissory note issued on October 25, 2018, with a maturity date of April 25, 2019 and an original coupon of 8% per annum, was acquired by Strategic IR for gross proceeds of $302,367, including accrued interest thereon.

 

The Convertible note earns interest at 18% per annum, the default interest rate in terms of the Promissory note.

 

The terms of the convertible note include a provision for an automatic note penalty of 50% of the note outstanding if the note is in default. Strategic IR enforced this term resulting in an increase in the principal outstanding in terms of the note of $150,000. On June 19, 2019, pursuant to the terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with Bellridge Capital LP, Strategic IR transferred and assigned the aggregate principal sum of $200,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $3,124, of the Convertible note acquired from Labrys Fund LP.

 

On July 30, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion from Strategic IR, converting $108,882 of the April 25, 2018 convertible note acquired from Labrys Fund LP, into 37,034,605 pre-reverse split (3,703,461 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.003 pre-reverse split ($0.03 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share.

 

On November 18, 2019, the Company and Strategic IR entered into an exchange agreement, replacing the remaining balance of the May 15, 2019 convertible note purchased from Labrys Fund LP, 2019, including interest thereon with a new note in the aggregate principal amount of $159,123 with a maturity date of November 18, 2020, removing the conversion limitation of ownership of 9.99% and reducing the interest rate to 6% per annum.

 

On November 19, 2019, in terms of a conversion notice received, the Company received a conversion notice converting the aggregate principal sum of $159,123 and interest thereon into 10,007,882 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0159 per share, thereby extinguishing the note and realizing a loss on conversion of $211,166.

 

  On June 11, 2017, the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $10,000 to Strategic IR (“Strategic IR”). The note bears interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 16, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date of the note was extended to December 8, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 8, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged.

 

On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares came into effect on November 1, 2019.

 

The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $13,060 and was converted into 210,645 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

14 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

Strategic IR (continued)

 

  On June 11, 2017, the Company exchanged a note issued to Viktoria Akhmetova, with a principal amount of $20,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $164, totaling $20,164, for a convertible note, principal amount of $20,164, bearing interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 8, 2017. In terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 8, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 8, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged.

 

On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares came into effect on November 1, 2019.

 

The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $26,321 and was converted into 424,540 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

  On June 29, 2017, the Company exchanged a note issued to Strategic with a principal amount of $50,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $3,740, totaling $53,740, for a convertible note, principal amount of $53,740, bearing interest at 12% per annum which matured on December 26, 2017. In terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged.

 

On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares came into effect on November 1, 2019.

 

The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $69,751 and was converted into 1,125,020 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

  On June 29, 2017, the Company exchanged a note issued to Strategic with a principal amount of $110,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $5,535, totaling $115,535, for a convertible note, principal amount of $115,535, bearing interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 26, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged.

 

On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares came into effect on November 1, 2019.

 

The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $149,958 and was converted into 2,418,674 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

14 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

Strategic IR (continued)

 

  On July 17, 2019, Strategic IR entered into a debt purchase agreement with GS Capital Partners, whereby the remaining balance of the September 19, 2019 convertible note in the aggregate principal amount of $33,252 plus accrued interest thereon of $2,165, was acquired for gross proceeds of $35,417. In addition to this strategic IR paid additional settlement costs of $14,583 including an early settlement penalty to GS Capital Partners.

 

As of September 19, 2019, the note is in default and earns interest at the default interest rate.

 

On November 18, 2019, the Company and Strategic IR entered into an exchange agreement, replacing the balance of the July 15, 2019 convertible note purchased from GS Capital Partners, including interest thereon with a new note in the aggregate principal amount of $37,224 with a maturity date of November 18, 2020, removing the conversion limitation of ownership of 9.99% and reducing the interest rate to 6% per annum.

 

On November 19, 2019, Company received a conversion notice converting the aggregate principal sum of $37,224 into 2,386,181 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0156 per share, thereby extinguishing the note and realizing a loss on conversion of $51,064.

 

  On July 17, 2019, the Company issued Strategic IR a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $14,583. The note had a maturity date of July 17, 2020 and a coupon of 6% per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note provided it makes a prepayment penalty as set forth in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received.

 

On November 19, 2019, in terms of a conversion notice received, the Company received a conversion notice converting the aggregate principal sum of $14,583, including interest thereon of $297 into 935,887 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0159 per share, thereby extinguishing the note and realizing a loss on conversion of $19,747.

 

  On December 11, 2019, Strategic IR purchased a portion of a note issued to Andrey Novikov by Qpagos Corporation in the principal amount of $65,953. On December 17, 2019, the company entered into a debt settlement with Strategic IR whereby the Note was assigned from Qpagos Corporation to the Company and was simultaneously settled by the issue of 2,231,768 shares of common stock at an issue price of $0.03 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. A loss on settlement of $67,953 was realized.

 

Vladimir Skiguine

 

Vladimir Skiguine is the principal and has control over Cobbolo Limited and has also personally advanced the Company funds.

 

Cobbolo Limited

 

  On June 29, 2017, the Company exchanged a note issued to Cobbolo Limited with a principal amount of $50,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $3,438, totaling $53,438, for a convertible note, principal amount of $53,438, bearing interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 26, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged.

 

On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 pre-reverse split) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares came into effect on November 1, 2019.

 

The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $69,360 and was converted into 1,118,711 post-reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

14 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

Vladimir Skiguine (continued)

 

  On June 29, 2017, the Company exchanged a note issued to Cobbolo Limited with a principal amount of $50,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $2,959, totaling $52,959, for a convertible note, principal amount of $52,959, bearing interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 26, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged. The note is convertible into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.20 per share.

 

On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares came into effect on November 1, 2019.

 

The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $68,738 and was converted into 1,108,674 post-reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

Gibbs International Holdings

 

Gibbs International Holdings is considered to be a related party as its shareholding is approximately 14.4%.

 

  Effective June 19, 2017, the Company exchanged a note issued to Gibbs International Holdings with a principal amount of $50,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $2,494, totaling $52,494, for a convertible note, principal amount of $52,494, bearing interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 16, 2017. In terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 16, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum.  The note was past its maturity date which maturity date has not been extended as yet, and thereby; (i) became immediately due and payable; (ii) can only be amended with the written consent of the holder; and (iii) may be sold, assigned or transferred by the holder without the Company’s consent. The note is currently recorded under current liabilities. The note was convertible into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.20 per share.

 

On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares came into effect on November 1, 2019.

 

The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $68,350 and were exchanged for 1,102,412 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

  Effective August 20, 2018, the Company exchanged a note issued to Gibbs International Holdings with a principal amount of $294,620, together with accrued interest thereon of $111,115, totaling $405,735, for a convertible note, principal amount of $405,735, with a coupon of 8% per annum and maturing on August 31, 2019. The Company had the right to prepay the note within 180 days without penalties. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the three lowest trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received.

 

As of August 31, 2019 the note is in default and the note provided for the payment of a penalty of 10% of the principal outstanding, amounting to $40,573.

 

On December 4, 2019, the Company received conversion notices converting the principal sum of $405,735, a once off penalty of $40,573 and interest thereon of $54,529 into 21,000,000 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0238 thereby extinguishing the note. A loss on conversion of $528,162 was realized.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

14 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

Bellridge Capital LP

 

Bellridge Capital LP is considered to be a related party as its shareholding is approximately 10.5%.

 

On June 19, 2019, in terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with Strategic IR, Bellridge Capital LP acquired an aggregate principal amount of $200,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $3,124 off the $300,000 convertible promissory note originally issued on October 25, 2018, to Labrys Fund LP, with a maturity date of April 25, 2019 and an original coupon of 8% per annum.

 

The Convertible note accrues interest at 18% per annum, the default interest rate in terms of the original Promissory note.

 

On November 19, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion from Bellridge Capital LP converting the principal sum of $200,000 and interest thereon of $21,568 into 13,935,112 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0159 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. The Company incurred a loss on conversion of $294,031.

 

West Point Partners, LLC

 

  On September 3, 2019, the Company issued West Point Partners, LLC a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $26,527. The note had a maturity date of September 3, 2020 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note provided it makes a prepayment penalty as set forth in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest two trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received.

 

On November 19, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion converting the aggregate principal amount of the note outstanding, including interest thereon, totaling $26,968 into 1,812,390 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.149 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. The Company realized a loss on conversion of $40,090.

 

  On October 21, 2019, West point Partners, LLC entered into a debt purchase agreement with GS Capital Partners, whereby the convertible note in the aggregate principal amount of $96,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $3,745, was acquired for gross proceeds of $99,745. On November 18, 2019, the Company and West Point Partners, LLC entered into an exchange agreement, replacing the existing note with a new note with a maturity date of November 18, 2020, removing the conversion limitation of ownership of 9.99% and reducing the interest rate to 6% per annum.

 

On November 19, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion converting the aggregate principal amount of the note outstanding, including interest thereon, totaling $102,039 into 6,857,446 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.149 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. The Company realized a loss on conversion of $151,687.

 

  On October 21, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $22,977 to West Point Partners, LLC for penalty interest and expenses incurred by West Point Partners LLC on acquiring the GS Capital Partners note dated March 4, 2019. The note had a maturity date of October 21, 2020 and bears interest at 8% per annum. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of the lowest two trading prices during the previous ten trading days.

 

On November 19, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion converting the aggregate principal amount of the note outstanding, including interest thereon, totaling $23,118 into 1,553,621 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.149 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. The Company realized a loss on conversion of $34,366.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

15 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company operates out of sub-let premises in Northridge, California. The sub-lease is on a month to month basis at $4,000 per month.

 

The discontinued operations of the Company operates from an office facility in Mexico. The office is leased under a three (3) year non-cancellable operating lease, which ended on December 16, 2019.

 

16 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

COVID-19 Outbreak

 

In March 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus) caused by a novel strain of the coronavirus was recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization, and the outbreak has become increasingly widespread in the United States, including in each of the areas in which the Company operates. While to date the Company has not been required to stop operating, management is evaluating its use of its office space, virtual meetings and the like. The Company continues to monitor the impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak closely. The extent to which the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak will impact our operations, ability to obtain financing or future financial results is uncertain.

 

Debt exchanges

 

On January 7, 2020, the Company entered into a debt exchange agreement whereby the aggregate principal sum of $20,000 plus accrued interest of $33 was exchanged for 1,001,644 shares of common stock at an issue price of $0.02 per share, realizing a loss on exchange of $20,033.

 

On January 7, 2020, the Company entered into a debt exchange agreement whereby the aggregate principal sum of $30,000 plus accrued interest of $49 was exchanged for 1,502,466 shares of common stock at an issue price of $0.02 per share, realizing a loss on exchange of $30,049.

 

Convertible note funding

 

On January 13, 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000 to Odyssey Funding, LLC. The note had a maturity date of January 13, 2021 and a coupon of 10% per annum. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 125% to 145%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 58% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

On January 22, 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $43,000 to Power Up Lending Group Ltd. The note had a maturity date of January 22, 2021 and a coupon of 12% per annum. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 115% to 135%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 61% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

On February 5, 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $105,000 to Adar Alef, LLC. The note had a maturity date of February 5, 2021 and a coupon of 10% per annum. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 120% to 145%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 58% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

On February 24, 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $78,750 to LG Capital Funding LLC. The note had a maturity date of February 24, 2021 and a coupon of 10% per annum. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 120% to 145%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 58% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(formerly QPAGOS)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

16 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (continued)

 

Share subscriptions

 

On February 20, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement whereby 1,000,000 shares of common stock and 1,000,000 three year warrants, exercisable at $0.05 per share were sold to an investor for gross proceeds of $25,000.

 

On March 16, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement whereby 400,000 shares of common stock were sold to an investor for gross proceeds of $8,000.

 

 

Debt Conversions

 

 

On January 28, 2020, the Company received a conversion notice from Global Consulting Alliance, converting an aggregate amount of $27,741, at a conversion price of $0.02449 into 1,132,764 shares of common stock, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On March 11, 2020, the Company received a conversion notice, converting an aggregate principal amount of $7,586.40 and fees thereon of $500, at a conversion price of $0.01444 into 560,000 shares of common stock.

 

Shares issued for services

 

On January 30, 2020, the Company entered into a Corporate Brand Consulting Agreement with Ludlow Business Services, Inc. whereby the consultant agreed to provide corporate consulting, development of strategies, corporate awareness, business plans and advising on interactions with investment professionals, for a consideration of $7,500 per month and 535,714 shares of common stock amounting to $30,000, at the average closing price of the common stock ten days prior to the execution of the agreement.

 

On March 19, 2020, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares of common stock to a director for directors fees valued at $88,000.

 

On April 4, 2020, the Company issued 282,146 shares to Andrey Novikov as compensation in terms of an employment agreement entered into with Mr. Novikov in December 2019.

 

Other than disclosed above, the Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued and has concluded that no such events or transactions took place that would require disclosure herein.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

    September 30,     December 31,  
    2020     2019  
    (Unaudited)        
Assets            
Current Assets            
Cash   $ 124,404     $ 2,979  
Other current assets     8,668       55,059  
Total Current Assets     133,072       58,038  
                 
Non-current assets                
Investment     1       1,019,961  
Plant and equipment, net     41,667       -  
Right of use asset     62,290       -  
Security deposit     4,000       -  
Total non-current assets     107,958       1,019,961  
Total Assets   $ 241,030     $ 1,077,999  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit                
                 
Current Liabilities                
Accounts payable   $ 409,752     $ 314,523  
Federal relief loans     60,292       -  
Loans payable     23,403       61,631  
Loans payable - Related parties     -       30,026  
Convertible debt, net of unamortized discount of $930,671 and $371,387, respectively     597,410       359,362  
Operating lease liability     43,049          
Derivative liability     2,138,615       905,576  
Total Current Liabilities     3,272,521       1,671,118  
                 
Non-current liabilities                
Federal relief loans     151,310       -  
Operating lease liability     19,241       -  
Total Liabilities     3,443,072       1,671,118  
                 
Stockholders’ Deficit                
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.     -       -  
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 191,121,339 and 128,902,124 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.*     19,112       12,890  
Additional paid-in-capital*     23,046,384       21,579,022  
Accumulated deficit     (26,267,538 )     (22,185,031 )
Total Stockholders’ Deficit     (3,202,042 )     (593,119 )
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit   $ 241,030     $ 1,077,999  

 

* After giving effect to a 10 for 1 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2019.

 

See notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

  

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

    Three months
ended
    Three months
ended
    Nine months
ended
    Nine months
ended
 
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
    2020     2019     2020     2019  
                         
Net Revenue   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
                                 
Cost of Goods Sold     -       -       -       -  
                                 
Gross profit     -       -       -       -  
                                 
General and administrative     336,879       139,855       1,289,542       493,847  
Depreciation and amortization     4,166       -       8,333       -  
Total Expense     341,045       139,855       1,297,875       493,847  
                                 
Loss from Operations     (341,045 )     (139,855 )     (1,297,875 )     (493,847 )
                                 
Investment impairment charge     -       -       (1,019,960 )     -  
Loss on debt conversion     (283,336 )     (486,763 )     (433,610 )     (1,037,822 )
Loss on settlement of liabilities     -       -       (50,082 )        
Penalty on convertible notes     -       (151,184 )     -       (151,184 )
Interest expense     (253,487 )     (52,650 )     (337,575 )     (250,995 )
Amortization of debt discount     (428,282 )     (487,606 )     (801,460 )     (1,500,143 )
Derivative liability movements     (380,556 )     123,598       (101,945 )     986,011  
Other (expense) income     (20,000 )     -       (40,000 )     -  
Loss before Income Taxes from continuing operations     (1,706,706 )     (1,194,460 )     (4,082,507 )     (2,447,980 )
                                 
Income Taxes     -       -       -       -  
                                 
Net Loss from continuing operations     (1,706,706 )     (1,194,460 )     (4,082,507 )     (2,447,980 )
                                 
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes     -       (592,852 )     -       (1,084,616 )
                                 
Net Loss   $ (1,706,706 )   $ (1,787,312 )   $ (4,082,507 )     (3,532,596 )
                                 
Basic and diluted loss per share*                                
Continuing operations   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.05 )   $ (0.02 )     (0.15 )
Discontinued operations   $ -     $ (0.02 )   $ -       (0.07 )
    $ (0.01 )   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.02 )     (0.22 )
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding *                                
Basic and diluted     181,960,300       24,977,520       164,604,005       15,933,974  
                                 
Other Comprehensive gain                                
Foreign currency translation adjustment     -       (2,286 )     -       15,438  
                                 
Total Comprehensive income (loss)   $ (1,706,706 )   $ (1,789,598 )   $ (4,082,507 )   $ (3,517,158 )

 

* After giving effect to a 10 for 1 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2019.

 

See notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019

 

    Preferred Stock     Common Stock     Additional
Paid-in
    Accumulated     Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
    Total
Stockholders’
 
    Shares     Amount     Shares*     Amount*     Capital*     Deficit     Income     Deficit  
                                                 
Balance as of December 31, 2019              -     $          -       128,902,124     $ 12,890     $ 21,579,022     $ (22,185,031 )   $          -     $ (593,119 )
Settlement of liabilities     -       -       2,504,110       250       99,914       -       -       100,164  
Conversion of debt to equity     -       -       1,692,764       169       105,966       -       -       106,135  
Shares issued for services     -       -       535,714       54       29,946       -       -       30,000  
Share subscriptions     -       -       1,400,000       140       32,860       -       -       33,000  
Stock based compensation     -       -       2,000,000       200       87,800       -       -       88,000  
Fair value of Restricted Stock Awards     -       -       20,495,000       2,050       311,781       -       -       313,831  
Net loss     -       -       -       -       -       (1,398,063 )     -       (1,398,063 )
Balance as of March 31, 2020     -       -       157,529,712       15,753       22,247,289       (23,583,094 )     -       (1,320,052 )
Conversion of debt to equity     -       -       5,330,737       533       154,933       -       -       155,466  
Shares issued for services     -       -       282,146       28       13,472       -       -       13,500  
Fair value of Restricted Stock Awards     -       -       -       -       62,765       -       -       62,765  
Net loss     -       -       -       -       -       (977,738 )     -       (977,738 )
Balance as of June 30, 2020             -       163,142,595       16,314       22,478,459       (24,560,832 )     -       (2,066,059 )
Conversion of debt to equity     -       -       27,978,744       2,798       505,159       -       -       507,957  
Fair value of Restricted Stock Awards     -       -       -       -       62,766       -       -       62,766  
Net loss     -       -       -       -       -       (1,706,706 )     -       (1,706,706 )
Balance at September 30, 2020     -     $ -       191,121,339     $ 19,112     $ 23,046,384     $ (26,267,538 )   $ -     $ (3,202,042 )
                                                                 
                            Additional           Accumulated
Other
    Total  
    Preferred Stock     Common Stock     Paid-in     Accumulated     Comprehensive     Stockholders’  
    Shares     Amount     Shares*     Amount*     Capital*     Deficit     Income     Deficit  
                                                 
Balance as of December 31, 2018     -     $ -       8,883,952     $ 8,88     $ 14,865,765     $ (18,455,925 )   $ 380,907     $ (3,208,365 )
Conversion of debt to equity     -       -       2,437,616       2,44       677,719       -       -       677,963  
Translation adjustment     -       -       -       -       -       -       10,019       10,019  
Net loss     -       -       -       -       -       (866,843 )     -       (866,843 )
Balance as of March 31, 2019     -     $ -       11,321,568     $ 1,132     $ 15,543,484     $ (19,322,768 )   $ 390,926     $ (3,387,226 )
Conversion of debt to equity     -       -       3,517,084       352       371,578       -       -       371,930  
Shares issued for services                     82,572       8       162,246       -       -       162,254  
Translation adjustment     -       -       -       -       -       -       7,705       7,705  
Net loss     -       -       -       -       -       (878,441 )     -       (878,441 )
                                                                 
Balance as of June 30, 2019     -     $ -       14,921,224     $ 1,492     $ 16,077,308     $ (20,201,209 )   $ 398,631     $ (3,723,778 )
Conversion of debt to equity     -       -       15,476,673       1,548       943,993       -       -       945,541  
Share subscriptions     -       -       650,000       65       64,935       -       -       65,000  
Translation adjustment     -       -       -       -       -       -       (2,286 )     (2,286 )
Net loss     -       -       -       -       -       (1,787,312 )     -       (1,787,312 )
Balance at September 30, 2019     -       -       31,047,897       3,105       17,086,236       (21,988,521 )     396,345       (4,502,835 )

 

* After giving effect to a 10 for 1 reverse stock split effective November 1, 2019.

  

See notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

    Nine months
ended
    Nine months
ended
 
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2020     2019  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:            
Net loss   $ (4,082,507 )   $ (3,532,596 )
Less: net loss from discontinued operations     -       1,084,616  
Net loss from continuing operations     (4,082,507 )     (2,447,980 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Derivative liability movements     101,945       (986,011 )
Depreciation     8,333       -  
Amortization of debt discount     801,460       1,500,143  
Investment impairment charge     1,019,960       -  
Loss on conversion of debt to equity     433,610       1,037,822  
Loss on settlement of liabilities     50,164       -  
Penalty on convertible notes     -       150,000  
Convertible notes issued for services     -       53,516  
Shares issued for services     43,500       -  
Stock based compensation     527,362       162,254  
Amortization of right of use asset     24,451       -  
Changes in Assets and Liabilities                
Other current assets     42,390       1,441  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     95,227       416,573  
Operating lease liabilities     (24,451 )     -  
Interest accruals     7,253       220,934  
Cash used in operating activities – continuing operations     (951,303 )     108,692  
Cash used in operating activities – discontinued operations     -       (632,428 )
CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES     (951,303 )     (523,736 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                
Plant and equipment purchased     (50,000 )     -  
Net cash used in investing activities – continuing operations     (50,000 )     -  
Net cash used in investing activities – discontinued operations     -       (2,441 )
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES     (50,000 )     (2,441 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Proceeds from share issuances     33,000       -  
Proceeds from loans payable     85,000       199,455  
Repayment of loans payable     (104,500 )     -  
Repayment of convertible notes     (703,164 )     -  
Proceeds from short term notes and convertible notes     1,602,100       300,327  
Proceeds from federal relief funds     210,292       -  
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES     1,122,728       499,782  
                 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents     -       8,408  
                 
NET DECREASE IN CASH     121,425       (17,987 )
CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD     2,979       71,294  
CASH AT END OF PERIOD   $ 124,404     $ 53,307  
                 
CASH PAID FOR INTEREST AND TAXES:                
Cash paid for income taxes   $ -     $ -  
Cash paid for interest   $ 340,242     $ -  
NON CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES                
Recognition of right of use lease   $ 86,741     $ -  
Conversion of convertible debt to equity   $ 769,558     $ 1,022,612  
Settlement of liabilities with equity   $ 100,164     $ 74,662  

 

See notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

F-52

 

 

INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

 

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

  a) Organization

 

On May 12, 2016, Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. (formerly known as QPAGOS and Asiya Pearls, Inc.), a Nevada corporation (“IPSI” or the “Company”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Qpagos Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Qpagos Corporation”), and Qpagos Merge, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of IPSI (“Merger Sub”).  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on May 12, 2016, the merger was consummated, and Qpagos Corporation and Merger Sub merged (the “Merger”), with Qpagos Corporation continuing as the surviving corporation of the Merger. 

 

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon consummation of the Merger, each share of Qpagos Corporation’s capital stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger was converted into the right to receive two shares of IPSI common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”). Additionally, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon consummation of the Merger, IPSI assumed all of Qpagos Corporation’s warrants issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger, which were exercisable for approximately 6,219,200 pre reverse split (621,920 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of Common Stock, respectively, as of the date of the Merger. Prior to and as a condition to the closing of the Merger, the then-current IPSI stockholder of 5,000,000 pre reverse split (500,000 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of Common Stock agreed to return to IPSI 4,975,000 pre reverse split (497,500 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of Common Stock held by such holder to IPSI and the then-current IPSI stockholder retained an aggregate of 25,000 pre reverse split (2,500 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of Common Stock and the other stockholders of IPSI retained 5,000,000 pre reverse split (500,000 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of Common Stock. Therefore, immediately following the Merger, Qpagos Corporation’s former stockholders held 49,929,000 pre reverse split (4,992,900 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of IPSI common stock which represented approximately 91% of the outstanding Common Stock.

 

The Merger was treated as a reverse acquisition of IPSI, a public shell company, for financial accounting and reporting purposes. As such, Qpagos Corporation was treated as the acquirer for accounting and financial reporting purposes while IPSI was treated as the acquired entity for accounting and financial reporting purposes.

 

Qpagos Corporation (“Qpagos”) was incorporated on May 1, 2015 under the laws of the state of Delaware to effectuate a reverse merger transaction with Qpagos, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Qpagos Mexico”) and Redpag Electrónicos S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Redpag”). Each of the entities were incorporated in November 2013 in Mexico.

 

Qpagos Mexico was formed to process payment transactions for service providers it contracts with, and Redpag was formed to deploy and operate kiosks as a distributor.  

 

On May 27, 2016 Asiya changed its name to QPAGOS.

 

On June 1, 2016, the board of directors of QPAGOS (the “Board”) changed the Company’s fiscal year end from October 31 to December 31.

 

On November 1, 2019, the Company changed its name from QPAGOS to Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc.

 

Also on November 1, 2019, immediately following the name change, the Company filed a Certificate of Change with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to effect a reverse split of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “common stock”) at a ratio of 1-for-10, effective on November 1, 2019 (the Reverse Stock Split”). As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, each ten pre-split shares of common stock outstanding automatically combined into one new share of common stock without any further action on the part of the holders, and the number of outstanding shares of common stock was reduced from 320,477,867 shares to 32,047,817 after rounding for fractional shares.

 

On December 31, 2019, Innovative Payment Solutions consummated the disposal of Qpagos Corporation, Qpagos Mexico and Redpag in exchange for 2,250,000 shares (the “Vivi Shares”) of common stock of Vivi Holdings, Inc. (“Vivi” or “Vivi Holdings”) pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement dated August 5, 2019 (the “SPA”). Of the 2,250,000 shares of Vivi, nine percent (9%) was allocated as follows: Gaston Pereira (5%), Andrey Novikov (2.5%), and Joseph Abrams (1.5%). The SPA was closed on December 31, 2019 after the satisfaction of customary conditions, the receipt of a final fairness opinion and the approval of the Company’s shareholders. Innovative Payment Solutions no longer has any business operations in Mexico and has retained its U.S. operations based in Calabasas, California.

  

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1 ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (continued)

  

  b) Description of the business

 

Subsequent to the merger of Qpagos Corporation into IPSI and until the divestiture of Qpagos Corporation, Qpagos Mexico and Redpag, the Company’s focus was on the operations of Qpagos Corporation in Mexico. The Company’s current focus is on providing physical and virtual payment services to the United States market, leveraging the knowledge it obtained from the operations of Qpagos Corporation. On December 31, 2019, the Company consummated the disposal of Qpagos Corporation, including the two Mexican subsidiaries, Qpagos Mexico and Redpag pursuant to the SPA, in exchange for 2,250,000 shares of common stock of Vivi Holdings, of which nine percent (9%) was allocated to the following: Gaston Pereira (5%), Andrey Novikov (2.5%), and Joseph Abrams (1.5%). The SPA was closed on December 31, 2019 after the satisfaction of customary conditions, the receipt of a final fairness opinion and the approval of the Company’s shareholders. The Company no longer has any business operations in Mexico and has retained its U.S. operations based in Northridge, California.

 

Qpagos Corporation, through its subsidiaries Qpagos Mexico and Redpag, provided physical and virtual payment services to the Mexican market. Qpagos Corporation provided an integrated network of kiosks, terminals and payment channels that enabled consumers in Mexico to deposit cash, convert it into a digital form and remit the funds to any merchant in our network quickly and securely. Qpagos Mexico helped consumers and merchants connect more efficiently in markets and consumer segments, such as Mexico, that are largely cash-based and lack convenient alternatives for consumers to pay for goods and services in physical, online and mobile environments.

  

  c) COVID-19 Outbreak

 

In March 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 (also known as the coronavirus) caused by a novel strain of the coronavirus was recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization, and the outbreak has become increasingly widespread in the United States, including in each of the areas in which the Company operates. While, to date, the Company has not been required to stop operating, management is evaluating its use of its office space, virtual meetings and the like.

 

The Company provides an integrated network of kiosks, terminals and payment channels that enable consumers to deposit cash, convert it into a digital form and remit the funds to any merchant in its network quickly and securely. The Company has plans to roll out 50 kiosks in Southern California to provide digital payments for the unbanked and underbanked using self-service kiosks and an E wallet ecosystem. The kiosks are currently located in the Company’s warehouses in Southern California awaiting installation. Due to measures imposed by the local governments in areas affected by COVID-19, businesses have been suspended due to local and state stay-at-home orders intended to contain the COVID-19 outbreak and many people have been forced to work from home in those areas. As a result, installation of the Company’s network of kiosks, terminals and payment channels in Southern California has been delayed, which has had an adverse impact on the Company’s business and financial condition and has hampered its ability to generate revenue and access usual sources of liquidity on reasonable terms.

 

The Company has been following the recommendations of local health authorities to minimize exposure risk for its employees for the past several weeks, including the temporary closures of its offices and having employees work remotely to the extent possible, which has to an extent adversely affected their efficiency. As a result, the Company’s books and records were not easily accessible, resulting in delays in preparation and completion of its financial statements. Further, the various governmental mandatory closures of businesses in these locations have precluded the Company’s personnel, particularly its senior accounting staff, from obtaining access to its books and records necessary to prepare the Company’s financial statements to be included in this Report.

 

The Company continues to monitor the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak closely. The extent to which the COVID-19 outbreak will continue to impact the Company’s operations, ability to obtain financing or future financial results is uncertain.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

 

  a) Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments), which the Company considers necessary, for a fair presentation of those financial statements. The results of operations and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 may not necessarily be indicative of results that may be expected for any succeeding quarter or for the entire fiscal year. The information contained in this Report should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements of IPSI for the year ended December 31, 2019, included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 14, 2020 (the “2019 10-K”). 

 

All amounts referred to in the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are in United States Dollars ($) unless stated otherwise.

 

  b) Principles of Consolidation

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company. In the prior year the financial statements included the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary and its indirect subsidiaries. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements. The entities included in these consolidated financial statements are as follows:

 

Entity   Percentage
owned
    Country   Disposed of  
                 
Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc     -     USA   -  
Qpagos Corporation     100 %   USA   December 31, 2019  
Qpagos, S.A.P.I de C.V.     99.996 %   Mexico   December 31, 2019  
Redpag Electrónicos, S.A.P.I. de C.V     99.990 %   Mexico   December 31, 2019  

 

  c) Mexican Operations

 

The financial statements of the Company’s discontinued Mexican operations in the prior period are measured using local currencies as their functional currencies.

 

The Company translated the assets and liabilities of its discontinued Mexican subsidiaries at the exchange rates in effect at the period end and the results of operations at the average rate throughout the period. The translation adjustments are recorded directly as a separate component of stockholders’ equity, while transaction gains (losses) are included in net income (loss). All sales were to customers located in Mexico.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES (continued)

  

  d) Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions, which are evaluated on an ongoing basis, that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the amounts of revenues and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates and judgments. In particular, significant estimates and judgments include those related to; the estimated useful lives for plant and equipment, investment valuation, the fair value of warrants and stock options granted for services or compensation, estimates of the probability and potential magnitude of contingent liabilities, derivative liabilities, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets due to continuing operating losses, those related to revenue recognition and the allowance for doubtful accounts.

  

Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate could change in the near-term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from our estimates.

 

  e) Contingencies

 

Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company, but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur.

 

The Company’s management assesses such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment.

 

If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potential material loss contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss if determinable and material would be disclosed. Loss contingencies considered to be remote by management are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the guarantee would be disclosed.

 

  f) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company adopted the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 for fair value measurements which clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

Level 1-Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.

 

Level 2-Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

 

Level 3-Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions on what assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information.

 

The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for the investment in Vivi Holdings Inc., was evaluated at fair value using Level 3 Inputs based on the Company’s estimate of the market value of the entities disposed to Vivi Holdings, Inc. Vivi Holdings Inc., does not have sufficient information available to assess the current market price of its equity.

 

The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for cash, other current assets, other assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and notes payable, approximate fair value due to the relatively short period to maturity for these instruments. The Company has identified the short-term convertible notes and certain warrants attached to certain of the notes that are required to be presented on the balance sheets at fair value in accordance with the accounting guidance.

 

ASC 825-10 “Financial Instruments” allows entities to voluntarily choose to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value (fair value option). The fair value option may be elected on an instrument-by-instrument basis and is irrevocable, unless a new election date occurs. If the fair value option is elected for an instrument, unrealized gains and losses for that instrument should be reported in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. The Company evaluates the fair value of variably priced derivative liabilities on a quarterly basis and report any movements thereon in earnings.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES (continued)

 

  g) Risks and Uncertainties

 

The Company’s operations will be subject to significant risks and uncertainties including financial, operational, regulatory, and other risks, including the potential risk of business failure. The recent global Covid-19 breakout has caused an economic crisis which may result in a general tightening in the credit markets, lower levels of liquidity, increases in the rates of default and bankruptcy, and extreme volatility in credit, equity and fixed income markets. These conditions may not only limit the Company’s access to capital, but also make it difficult for its customers, vendors and the Company to accurately forecast and plan future business activities. In addition, businesses have been suspended due to quarantines intended to contain this outbreak and many people have been forced to work from home in those areas. As a result, installation of the Company’s network of kiosks, terminals and payment channels in Southern California has been delayed, which has had an adverse impact on its business and financial condition and has hampered the Company’s ability to generate revenue and access usual sources of liquidity on reasonable terms.

 

The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.

  

  h) Recent accounting pronouncements

 

In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU No. 2020-06, debt with Conversion and Other Options (subtopic 470-20): and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40), certain accounting models for convertible debt instruments with beneficial conversion features or cash conversion features are removed from the guidance and for equity instruments the contracts affected are free standing instruments and embedded features that are accounted for as derivatives, the settlement assessment was simplified by removing certain settlement requirements.

 

This ASU is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2021.

 

The effects of this ASU on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements is currently being assessed and is expected to have an impact on the treatment of certain convertible instruments and the derivative liabilities associated with these convertible instruments.

 

The FASB issued several additional updates during the period, none of these standards are either applicable to the Company or require adoption at a future date and none are expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

  

  i) Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, the Company had no cash equivalents.

 

The Company minimizes credit risk associated with cash by periodically evaluating the credit quality of its primary financial institution in the United States. The balance at times may exceed federally insured limits. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the balance did not exceed the federally insured limit.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES (continued)

   

  j) Investments

 

The Company’s non-marketable equity securities are investments in privately held companies without readily determinable market values. The carrying value of our non-marketable equity securities is adjusted to fair value for observable transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer or impairment (referred to as the measurement alternative). All gains and losses on non-marketable equity securities, realized and unrealized, are recognized in other income (expense), net. Non-marketable equity securities that have been remeasured during the period are classified within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy because the Company estimates the value based on valuation methods using the observable transaction price at the transaction date and other unobservable inputs including volatility, rights, and obligations of the securities the Company holds. The cost method is used when the Company has a passive, long-term investment that doesn’t result in influence over the Company. The cost method is used when the investment results in an ownership stake of less than 20%, and there is no substantial influence. Under the cost method, the stock purchased is recorded on a balance sheet as a non-current asset at the historical acquisition/purchase price, and is not modified unless shares are sold, additional shares are purchased or there is evidence of the fair market value of the investment declining below carrying value. Any dividends received are recorded as income.

 

The Company recorded an impairment charge of $0 and $1,019,960 on its non-marketable equity securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. The impairment charge was based on management’s determination that due to the lack of ability, to date, by Vivi Holdings (“Vivi”) to fulfill its capital raising requirements and implement its business strategy that there is a significant risk that Vivi may not be able to meet its obligations.

 

  k) Plant and Equipment

 

Plant and equipment is stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Plant and equipment with costs greater than $1,000 are capitalized and depreciated. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The estimated useful lives of the assets are as follows:

 

Description   Estimated Useful Life
     
Kiosks   3 years
     
Computer equipment   3 years
     
Leasehold improvements   Lesser of estimated useful life or life of lease
     
Office equipment   10 years

 

The cost of repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred. When assets are retired or disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gains or losses are included in income in the year of disposition.

  

  l) Long-Term Assets

 

Assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES (continued)

 

  m) Revenue Recognition

 

The Company’s revenue recognition policy is consistent with the requirements of FASB ASC 606, Revenue.

 

The Company’s revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those services. The Company derives its revenues from the sale of its services, as defined below. The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its revenue transactions:

 

  i. identify the contract with a customer;

 

  ii. identify the performance obligations in the contract;

 

  iii. determine the transaction price;

 

  iv. allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and

 

  v. recognize revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied.

 

The Company had the following sources of revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 which was recognized on the basis described below.

 

  Revenue from the sale of services.

 

Prepaid services were acquired from providers and were sold to end-users through kiosks that the Company owned or kiosks that were owned by third parties. The Company recognized the revenue on the sale of these services when the end-user deposited funds into the terminal and the prepaid service was delivered to the end-user. The revenue was recognized at the gross value, including margin, of the prepaid service to the Company, net of any value-added tax which was collected on behalf of the Mexican Revenue Authorities.

 

  Payment processing provided to end-users

 

The Company provides a secure means for end-users to pay for certain services, such as utilities through its kiosks. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company earned either a fixed per-transaction fee or a fixed percentage of the service sold. The Company acted as a collection agent and recognized the payment processing fee, net of any value-added taxes collected on behalf of the Mexican Revenue Authorities (with respect to revenue generated prior to the sale of the Mexican operations), when the funds were deposited into the kiosk and the customer had settled his liability or had acquired a prepaid service.

 

  Revenue from the sale of kiosks.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company imported, assembled and sold kiosks that were used to generate the revenues discussed above. Revenues were recognized on the full value of the kiosks sold, net of any sales taxation collected on behalf of the Revenue authorities, when the customers took delivery of the kiosk and all the risks and rewards of ownership were passed to the customer.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES (continued)

 

  n) Share-Based Payment Arrangements

 

Generally, all forms of share-based payments, including stock option grants, restricted stock grants and stock appreciation rights are measured at their fair value on the awards’ grant date, based on the estimated number of awards that are ultimately expected to vest. Share-based compensation awards issued to non-employees for services rendered are recorded at either the fair value of the services rendered or the fair value of the share-based payment, whichever is more readily determinable. The expense resulting from share-based payments is recorded in operating expenses in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

Prior to the Merger on May 12, 2016, all share-based payments were based on management’s estimate of market value of the Company’s equity. The factors considered in determining managements estimate of market value includes, assumptions of future revenues, expected cash flows, market acceptability of our technology and the current market conditions. These assumptions are complex and highly subjective, compounded by the business being in its early stage of development in a new market with limited data available.

 

Where equity transactions with arms-length third parties, who had applied their own assumptions and estimates in determining the market value of our equity, had taken place prior to and within a reasonable time frame of any share-based payments, the value of those share transactions have been used as the fair value for any share-based equity payments.

 

Where equity transactions with arms-length third parties, included both shares and warrants, the value of the warrants have been eliminated from the unit price of the securities using a Black-Scholes valuation model to determine the value of the warrants. The assumptions used in the Black Scholes valuation model includes market related interest rates for risk-free government issued treasury securities with similar maturities; the expected volatility of the Company’s common stock based on companies operating in similar industries and markets; the estimated stock price of the Company; the expected dividend yield of the Company and; the expected life of the warrants being valued.

 

Subsequent to the Company’s reverse merger which took place on May 12, 2016, the Company has utilized the market value of its common stock as quoted on the OTCQB, as an indicator of the fair value of its common stock in determining share- based payment arrangements.

 

  o) Derivative Liabilities

 

ASC topic 815: Derivatives and Hedging (“topic 815”) generally provides three criteria that, if met, require companies to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as free standing derivative financial instruments. These three criteria include circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re- measured at fair value under otherwise applicable generally accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument subject to the requirements of ASC 815. ASC 815 also provides an exception to this rule when the host instrument is deemed to be conventional, as described.

 

  p) Reclassification of prior year presentation

 

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

3 GOING CONCERN

 

These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. The Company has incurred an operating loss since inception resulting in an accumulated deficit of $26,267,538 as of September 30, 2020 and has not generated sufficient revenue to cover its operating expenditure, raising substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. In addition to operational expenses, as the Company executes its US business plan, additional capital resources will be required. The Company will need to raise capital in the near term in order to continue operating and executing its new US business plan. The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company generating profitable operations in the future and/or obtaining the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. The Company has acquired kiosks that it plans to deploy in the US market and establish a payment solution to certain demographic sectors, thereby generating revenues in the US market with an expected improvement in margins. In addition, the Company intends to raise additional equity or loan funds to meet its short-term working capital needs. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from the possible inability of the Company to continue as a going concern for at least the next twelve months from the date the financial statements were issued.

  

4 DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

Effective December 31, 2019, the Company sold 100% of the outstanding common stock of its subsidiary, Qpagos Corporation to Vivi. The operations of Qpagos Corporation and its two Mexican entities; Qpagos Mexico and Redpag which represent substantially all of its assets, are reported as discontinued operations.

  

The statement of operations from discontinued operations is as follows:

 

    Three months
ended
September 30,
    Nine months
ended
September 30,
 
    2019     2019  
             
Net Revenue   $ 3,480,878     $ 7,550,475  
                 
Cost of Goods Sold     3,767,192       7,748,178  
                 
Gross profit     (286,314 )     (197,703 )
                 
General and administrative     278,960       832,623  
Depreciation and amortization and impairment costs     11,276       33,885  
Total Expense     290,236       866,508  
                 
Loss from Operations     (576,550 )     (1,064,211 )
                 
Other income (expense)     (866 )     1,007  
Foreign currency loss     (15,436 )     (21,412 )
Loss before taxation     (592,852 )     (1,084,616 )
Taxation     -       -  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxation     (592,852 )   $ (1,084,616 )

   

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

5 INVESTMENT

 

Investment in Vivi Holdings, Inc.

 

Effective December 31, 2019, the Company sold 100% of the outstanding common stock of its subsidiary, Qpagos Corporation, together with its 99.9% ownership interest of Qpagos Mexico and Redpag, to Vivi.

 

As consideration for the disposal Vivi issued an aggregate of 2,250,000 Shares of its common stock as follows: 2,047,500 Shares to the Company; 56,250 Shares to the Company’s designee, Mr. Andrey Novikov; 33,750 Shares to the Company’s designee, the Joseph W. & Patricia G. Abrams Family Trust; and 112,500 Shares to the Company’s designee, Mr. Gaston Pereira.

 

Due to the lack of available information, the Vivi Shares were valued by a modified market method, whereby the value of the assets disposed of were determined by management using the enterprise value of the entire Company less the liabilities and assets retained by the Company.

 

As of September 30, 2020, the Company impaired the carrying value of the investment in Vivi by $1,019,960 based on Vivi’s lack of ability to execute on its proposed IPO and fund raising activities, largely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

The shares in Vivi are unlisted as of September 30, 2020.

 

    September 30,
2020
    December 31,
2019
 
             
Investment in Vivi Holdings, Inc.   $ 1,019,961     $ 1,019,961  
Impairment provision     (1,019,960 )     -  
    $ 1     $ 1,019,961  

 

6 LEASES

 

Adoption of ASC Topic 842, “Leases”

 

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted Topic 842 using the prospective transition method applied to leases that were in place as of January 1, 2019. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2019 are presented under Topic 842, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the Company’s historic accounting under Topic 840.

 

The Company entered into a real property lease for office and warehouse space located at 19355 Business Center Drive in Northridge California, Los Angeles County. The lease commenced on February 15, 2020 and expires on February 28, 2022, monthly rental expense is $3,945 per month with no escalations during the term of the lease.

 

The initial value of the right-of-use asset was $86,741 and the operating lease liability was $86,741. The Company monitors for events or changes in circumstances that require a reassessment of our lease. When a reassessment results in the remeasurement of a lease liability, a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount of the corresponding right-of-use asset unless doing so would reduce the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset to an amount less than zero. In that case, the amount of the adjustment that would result in a negative right-of-use asset balance is recorded as a loss in the statement of operations.

 

Discount Rate

 

To determine the present value of minimum future lease payments for operating leases at February 15, 2020, the Company was required to estimate a rate of interest that it would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment (the “incremental borrowing rate” or “IBR”).

 

The Company determined the appropriate IBR by identifying a reference rate and making adjustments that take into consideration financing options and certain lease-specific circumstances. For the reference rate, the Company used the 5 year ARM interest rate at the time of entering into the agreement and compared that rate to the Company’s weighted average cost of funding at the time of entering into the operating lease. The Company determined that 10.00% was an appropriate incremental borrowing rate to apply to its real-estate operating lease.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

6 LEASES (continued)

 

Right of use assets

 

Right of use assets included in the unaudited condensed consolidated Balance Sheet are as follows:

 

    September 30,
2020
 
       
Non-current assets        
Right of use assets, operating leases, net of amortization   $ 62,290  

 

Total Lease Cost

 

Individual components of the total lease cost incurred by the Company is as follows:

 

    Nine months
ended
September 30,
2020
 
       
Operating lease expense   $ 29,588  

 

Maturity of Operating Leases

 

The amount of future minimum lease payments under operating leases are as follows:

 

    Amount  
Undiscounted minimum future lease payments      
Total instalments due:      
2020   $ 11,835  
2021     47,340  
2022     7,890  
      67,065  
Imputed interest     (4,775 )
Total operating lease liability   $ 62,290  
         
Disclosed as:        
Current portion   $ 43,049  
Non-current portion     19,241  
    $ 62,290  

 

Other lease information:

 

   

Nine months
ended

September 30,
2020

 
       
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities      
Operating cash flows from operating leases   $ (29,588 )
         
Remaining lease term – operating lease     17 months  
         
Discount rate – operating lease     10.0 %

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

7 FEDERAL RELIEF LOANS

 

Payroll Protection Program loan

 

On May 7, 2020, the Company received a Payroll Protection Program (“PPP”) loan through its bankers, Wells Fargo Bank, amounting to $60,292 earning interest at 1% per annum, maturing on May 5, 2022 and repayable in installments of $2,538 commencing on November 5, 2020. The Company may apply for the loan to be forgiven in whole or in part based on the loan being utilized for payroll costs, continuation of healthcare benefits, mortgage interest payments, rent, utility and interest payments on any other debt obligation. The Company anticipates that the loan will be forgivable.

 

Small Business Administration Disaster Relief loan

 

On July 7, 2020, the Company received a Small Business Economic Injury Disaster loan amounting to $150,000, bearing interest at 3.75% per annum and repayable in monthly installments of $731 commencing twelve months after inception with the balance of interest and principal repayable on July 7, 2050. The loan is secured by all tangible and intangible assets of the Company. The proceeds are to be used for working capital purposes to alleviate economic injury caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

8 LOANS PAYABLE

 

Loans payable consisted of the following:

 

Description   Interest
Rate
    Maturity   September 30,
2020
    December 31,
2019
 
                       
Stanislav Minaychenko     4.0 %   September 16, 2020     14,390       23,930  
Maxim Pukhoskiy     4.0 %   June 16, 2020     7,963       17,683  
Dieter Busenhart     10.0 %   January 17, 2021     1,050       -  
Alexander Motorin     4.0 %   December 23, 2020     -       20,018  
Total loans payable               $ 23,403     $ 61,631  

 

Interest expense totaled $767 and $1,148 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $1,328 and $6,803 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

 

Stanislav Minaychenko

 

On December 17, 2019, in terms of a settlement agreement entered into between the Company, Qpagos Corporation and Stanislav Minaychenko, the Company issued a promissory note to Mr. Minaychenko in settlement of $23,893 owing to him in terms of a service agreement dated September 1, 2015. The promissory note bears interest at 4% per annum, is unsecured and matures on June 16, 2020.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company repaid an aggregate principal amount of $10,000.

 

On July 1, 2020, the Company entered into an extension agreement with Stanislav Minaychenko, extending the maturity date to September 16, 2020.

 

The note is currently in default as we were unable to pay the outstanding balance by September 16, 2020. The note has no default penalties and we anticipate repaying the note as soon as we have sufficient funds.

 

The balance of the promissory note, including interest thereon at September 30, 2020 is $14,390.

 

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8 LOANS PAYABLE (continued)

 

Maxim Pukhoskiy

 

On December 17, 2019, in terms of a settlement agreement entered into between the Company, Qpagos Corporation and Maxim Pukhoskiy, the Company issued a promissory note to Mr. Pukhoskiy in settlement of $17,856 owing to him in terms of a service agreement dated May 1, 2015. The promissory note bears interest at 4% per annum, is unsecured and matures on June 16, 2020.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company repaid an aggregate principal amount of $10,000.

 

The note is currently in default as we were unable to pay the outstanding balance by June 16, 2020. The note has no default penalties and we anticipate repaying the note as soon as we have sufficient funds.

 

The balance of the promissory note, including interest thereon at September 30, 2020 is $7,963.

 

Dieter Busenhart

 

On July 17, 2020, the Company issued a promissory note to Dieter Busenhart in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000 for net proceeds of $50,000, bearing interest at 10% per annum and maturing on January 17, 2021.

 

Between August 5, 2020 and September 16, 2020, the Company repaid $49,500 of the principal outstanding.

 

The balance of the promissory note, including interest thereon at September 30, 2020 is $1,050.

 

Alexander Motorin

 

On December 23, 2019, in terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with Waketec OU, Mr. Motorin acquired $20,000 of the promissory note issued to Waketec OU by Qpagos Corporation. On December 23, 2019, the Company entered into a debt settlement agreement whereby the company agreed to the assignment of the debt owed to Mr. Motorin by Qpagos Corporation to the Company in exchange for a new promissory note in the principal amount of $20,000 issued by the Company. The promissory note is unsecured, bears interest at 4% per annum and matures on December 23, 2020.

 

On January 7, 2020, the Company entered into a debt exchange agreement whereby the aggregate principal sum of $20,000 plus accrued interest of $33 was exchanged for 1,001,644 shares of common stock at an issue price of $0.02 per share, realizing a loss on exchange of $20,033.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

9 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

 

Convertible notes payable consists of the following: 

 

                          Unamortized     September 30,
2020
    December 31,
2019
 
Description   Interest
rate
    Maturity
Date
  Principal     Accrued
interest
    debt
discount
    Balance,
net
    Balance,
net
 
                                         
Power Up Lending Group     12 %   November 12, 2020     -       -       -       -       11,643  
      12 %   December 23, 2020     -       -       -       -       1,543  
      12 %   January 22, 2021     -       -       -       -       -  
      12 %   July 13, 2021     63,000       1,636       (49,364 )     15,272       -  
                                                     
GS Capital Partners, LLC     8 %   August 14, 2019     -       -       -       -       27,557  
      8 %   August 14, 2019     -       -       -       -       174,789  
      8 %   February 4, 2020     -       -       -       -       49,243  
                                                     
Crown Bridge Partners, LLC     8 %   August 31, 2019     -       -       -       -       30,803  
      8 %   October 16, 2019     -       -       -       -       30,387  
                                                     
Odyssey Funding LLC     10 %   November 15, 2020     -       -       -       -       27,658  
      10 %   January 13, 2021     -       -       -       -       -  
                                                     
Black Ice Advisors, LLC     10 %   November 25, 2020     -       -       -       -       5,739  
                                                     
Adar Alef, LLC     10 %   February 5, 2021     -       -       -       -       -  
                                                     
LG Capital Funding LLC     10 %   February 24, 2021     -       -       -       -       -  
                                                     
Cavalry Fund I LP     10 %   June 30, 2021     300,000       7,479       (202,193 )     105,286       -  
      10 %   July 31, 2021     300,000       5,014       (126,476 )     178,538       -  
      10 %   September 24, 2021     114,000       187       (112,126 )     2,061       -  
                                                     
Mercer Street Global Opportunity Fund, LLC     10 %   August 3, 2021     400,000       6,356       (168,885 )     237,471       -  
                                                     
Pinz Capital Special Opportunities Fund LP     10 %   August 5, 2021     100,000       1,534       (52,372 )     49,162       -  
                                                     
Iroquois Master Fund Ltd.     10 %   September 16, 2021     228,000       875       (219,255 )     9,620       -  
                                                     
Total convertible notes payable               $ 1,505,000     $ 23,081     $ (930,671 )   $ 597,410     $ 359,362  

 

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9 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

Interest expense, including penalty interest totaled $241,652 and $324,953 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively and $324,953 and $158,500 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

 

Amortization of debt discount totaled $428,282 and $799,451 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively and $801,460 and $1,500,143 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

 

The convertible notes have variable conversion prices based on a discount to market price of trading activity over a specified period of time. The variable conversion features were valued using a Black Scholes valuation model. The difference between the fair market value of the common stock and the calculated conversion price on the issuance date was recorded as a debt discount with a corresponding credit to derivative financial liability.

  

The total value of the beneficial conversion feature recorded as a debt discount during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $1,144,484 and $1,471,234, respectively and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $33,327 and $1,027,684, respectively.

 

Power Up Lending Group Ltd 

 

 

On November 21, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $93,000 to Power up Lending Group Ltd. The note has a maturity date of November 12, 2020 and a coupon of 12% per annum. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 115% to 135%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 61% of the lowest three trading prices during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

Between June 16, 2020 and June 22, 2020, the Company received notices of conversion from Power Up Lending Group converting $39,000 of principal into 3,360,149 shares of common stock at an average conversion price of $0.0116. The Company incurred a loss on conversion of $41,096.

 

Between July 8, 2020 and July 20, 2020, the Company repaid the remaining principal and interest outstanding of $59,580, thereby extinguishing the note.

  

 

On December 23, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $63,000 to Power up Lending Group Ltd. The note has a maturity date of December 23, 2020 and a coupon of 12% per annum. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 115% to 135%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 61% of the lowest three trading prices during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

On July 8, 2020, the Company repaid the remaining principal and interest on the note, including penalty interest thereon of $90,447, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

 

On January 22, 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $43,000 to Power Up Lending Group Ltd. The note has a maturity date of January 22, 2021 and a coupon of 12% per annum. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 115% to 135%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 61% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

On July 15, 2020, the Company repaid the remaining principal and interest on the note, including penalty interest thereon of $63,294, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

 

On July 13, 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $63,000 to Power Up Lending Group Ltd for net proceeds of $60,000 after certain expenses. The note has a maturity date of July 13, 2021 and a coupon of 12% per annum. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 115% to 135%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 61% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

The balance of the note plus accrued interest at September 30, 2020 was $15,272. After unamortized debt discount of $49,364.

 

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  9 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

GS Capital Partners, LLC

 

 

On August 14, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $150,000 to GS Capital Partners, LLC. The note had a maturity date of August 14, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note up to 180 days, provided it makes a pre-payment penalty as specified in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time after the six-month anniversary of the note, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of lowest trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received.

 

Between August 12, 2019 and September 11, 2019, the Company received notices of conversion from GS Capital Partners converting $50,000 of principal and $3,945 of interest into 17,432,265 pre reverse split (1,743,227 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at an average conversion price of $0.00309 pre reverse stock split ($0.031 post reverse stock split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company incurred a loss on conversion of $56,315.

 

As of August 14, 2019, the note was in default and accrued interest at the default interest rate of 24% per annum.

 

On December 30, 2019, the Company repaid the principal sum of $90,000 on the convertible note.

 

On January 28, 2020, in terms of a conversion notice received, the remaining principal balance of $10,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $17,741was converted into 1,132,764 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.02449, thereby extinguishing the note. 

 

 

On September 11, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $150,000 to GS Capital Partners, LLC. The note has a maturity date of August 14, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The note may not be prepaid. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time after the six month anniversary of the note, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of lowest trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received.

 

As of August 14, 2019 the note was in default and accrued interest at the default interest rate of 24% per annum.

 

On July 20, 2020, in terms of a conversion notice received from GS Capital Partners, converting an aggregate principal amount of $35,000 and interest thereon of $10,418 at a conversion price of $0.0083 per share into 5,466,723 shares of common stock.

 

On August 10, 2020, the Company repaid the remaining principal and interest on the note, including penalty interest thereon of $150,704, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

 

On February 4, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $96,000 to GS Capital Partners LLC. The note has a maturity date of February 4, 2020 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company may not prepay the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of the lowest three trading prices during the previous ten (10) trading days.

 

On December 19, 2019, the Company repaid the principal sum of $48,000 on the convertible note.

 

On January 14, 2020, the Company repaid the principal sum of $48,000 and accrued interest and penalty interest of $33,030, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

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9 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

Crown Bridge Partners

 

 

On August 31, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $27,500 to Crown Bridge Partners. The note had a maturity date of August 31, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note for the first 180 days, subject to a penalty ranging from 10% to 35% of the prepayment, dependent upon the timing of the prepayment. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest trading price during the previous ten (10) trading days.

 

As of August 31, 2019 the note was in default and interest accrued at the default interest rate of 12% per annum and the note holder may require the Company to pay a penalty of 50% of the value of the note outstanding, including default interest.

 

On March 11, 2020, the Company received a conversion notice from Crown Bridge Partners, converting an aggregate principal amount of $7,586 and fees thereon of $500, at a conversion price of $0.01444 into 560,000 shares of common stock.

 

On August 31, 2020, the Company repaid the remaining principal and interest on the note of $24,032, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

 

On October 16, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $27,500 to Crown Bridge Partners. The note has a maturity date of October 16, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company may not prepay the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen (15) trading days.

 

As of October 31, 2019 the note was in default and accrued interest at the default interest rate of 12% per annum and the note holder may require the Company to pay a penalty of 50% of the value of the note outstanding, including default interest.

 

On August 31, 2020, the Company repaid the remaining principal and interest on the note of $31,587, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

Odyssey Funding, LLC

  

 

On November 15, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $200,000 to Odyssey Funding, LLC. The note has a maturity date of November 15, 2020 and a coupon of 10% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 120% to 145%. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 58% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

On August 3, 2020, the Company repaid the principal and interest on the note, including penalty interest thereon of $207,421, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

 

On January 13, 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000 to Odyssey Funding, LLC. The note had a maturity date of January 13, 2021 and a coupon of 10% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 120% to 145%. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 58% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

On July 17, 2020, the Company repaid the principal and interest on the note, including penalty interest thereon of $152,349, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

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9 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

Black Ice Advisors, LLC

 

On November 25, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $52,500 to Black Ice Advisors, LLC. The note had a maturity date of November 25, 2020 and a coupon of 10% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 120% to 145%. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 58% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

Between May 27, 2020 and June 8, 2020, the Company received notices of conversion from Black Ice Advisors, LLC converting $37,000 of principal into 1,970,588 shares of common stock at an average conversion price of $0.0188. The Company incurred a loss on conversion of $38,371.

 

On July 9, 2020, the Company repaid the remaining principal and interest on the note, including penalty interest thereon of $25,975, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

Adar Alef, LLC

 

On February 5, 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $105,000 to Adar Alef, LLC. The note had a maturity date of February 5, 2021 and a coupon of 10% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 120% to 145%. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 58% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

On August 5, 2020, the Company repaid principal and interest on the note, including penalty interest thereon of $78,765.

 

On September 9, 2020, in terms of a conversion notice received, Adar Alef, LLC converted $55,563 of principal and interest into 5,556,250 shares of common stock, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

LG Capital Funding, LLC

 

On February 24, 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $78,750 to LG Capital Funding LLC. The note has a maturity date of February 24, 2021 and a coupon of 10% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 120% to 145%. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 58% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

On August 25, 2020, the Company repaid the principal and interest on the note, including penalty interest thereon of $119,819, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

Cavalry Fund LLP

  

 

On July 1, 2020, the Company closed a transaction with Cavalry Fund I LP (“Cavalry”), pursuant to which the Company received net proceeds of $246,600, after certain expenses in exchange for the issuance of a $300,000 Senior Secured Convertible Note (“Initial Note”), with an original issue discount of 12.5% or $37,500, bearing interest at 10% per annum and maturing on June 30, 2021, the initial Note is convertible into shares of common stock at an initial conversion price of $0.035 per share, in addition, the Company issued a warrant exercisable over 8,571,428 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $.0.05 per share.

 

The Initial Note may be prepaid at any time for the first 90 days at face value plus accrued interest. From day 91 through day 180, the Initial Note may be prepaid in an amount equal to 115% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. From day 181 through day 365, it may be prepaid in an amount equal to 125% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. The Initial Note contains certain covenants, such as restrictions on: (i) distributions on capital stock, (ii) stock repurchases, and (iii) sales and the transfer of assets.

 

The balance of the Initial Note plus accrued interest at September 30, 2020 was $105,286, after unamortized debt discount of $202,193.

 

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9 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

Cavalry Fund LLP (continued)

  

 

Cavalry had agreed to purchase an additional $300,000 Senior Secured Convertible Note (the “Second Note”); from the Company upon the same terms as the Initial Note, within three trading days of a registration statement registering the shares of the Company’s common stock issuable under the Notes and upon exercise of the Warrants being declared effective by the SEC. On July 28, 2020 the registration statement was declared effective and on July 31, 2020, the Company received the additional net proceeds of $262,500. In addition, the Company issued a warrant exercisable over 8,571,429 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $0.05 per share.

 

The Second Note may be prepaid at any time for the first 90 days at face value plus accrued interest. From day 91 through day 180, the Second Note may be prepaid in an amount equal to 115% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. From day 181 through day 365, it may be prepaid in an amount equal to 125% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. The Second Note contains certain covenants, such as restrictions on: (i) distributions on capital stock, (ii) stock repurchases, and (iii) sales and the transfer of assets.

 

The balance of the Second Note plus accrued interest at September 30, 2020 was $178,538, after unamortized debt discount of $126,476.

 

 

On September 24, 2020, the Company closed a transaction with Cavalry Fund I LP (“Cavalry”), pursuant to which the Company received net proceeds of $99,750, after certain expenses in exchange for the issuance of a $114,000 Senior Secured Convertible Note (the “Third Note”), with an original issue discount of $14,000, bearing interest at 10% per annum and maturing on September 24, 2021, the Third Note is convertible into shares of common stock at an initial conversion price of $0.035 per share, in addition, the Company issued a warrant exercisable over 3,257,143 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $0.05 per share.

 

The Third Note may be prepaid at any time for the first 90 days at face value plus accrued interest. From day 91 through day 180, the Third Note may be prepaid in an amount equal to 115% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. From day 181 through day 365, it may be prepaid in an amount equal to 125% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. The Third Note contains certain covenants, such as restrictions on: (i) distributions on capital stock, (ii) stock repurchases, and (iii) sales and the transfer of assets.

 

The balance of the Third Note plus accrued interest at September 30, 2020 was $2,061, after unamortized debt discount of $112,126.

 

In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into for the sale of the initial Note and the Second Note, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 30, 2020 with Cavalry pursuant to which it is obligated to file a registration statement with the SEC within sixty (60) days after the date of the agreement to register the resale by the Investor of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares, and use all commercially reasonable efforts to have the registration statement declared effective by the SEC within seventy five (75) days after the registration statement is filed.

 

The Company has pledged substantially all of its assets as security for amounts due under the Initial Note, Second Note and Third Note, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in a Security Agreement, dated June 30, 2020, between the Company and Cavalry.

 

Mercer Street Global opportunity Fund, LLC

 

On August 3, 2020, the Company closed a transaction with Mercer Street Global Opportunity Fund, LLC, (“Mercer”), pursuant to which the Company received net proceeds of $350,000, after an original issue discount of $50,000 in exchange for the issuance of a $400,000 Senior Secured Convertible Note, bearing interest at 10% per annum and maturing on August 3, 2021, the note is convertible into shares of common stock at an initial conversion price of 0.035 per share, in addition, the Company issued a warrant exercisable over 11,428,571 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $0.05 per share.

 

The note may be prepaid at any time for the first 90 days at face value plus accrued interest. From day 91 through day 180, the note may be prepaid in an amount equal to 115% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. From day 181 through day 365, it may be prepaid in an amount equal to 125% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. The note contains certain covenants, such as restrictions on: (i) distributions on capital stock, (ii) stock repurchases, and (iii) sales and the transfer of assets.

 

The balance of the note plus accrued interest at September 30, 2020 was $237,471, after unamortized debt discount of $168,885.

 

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9 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (continued)

 

Pinz Capital Special Opportunities Fund, LP

 

On August 5, 2020, the Company closed a transaction with Pinz Capital Special Opportunities Fund, LP (“Pinz”), pursuant to which the Company received net proceeds of $87,500, after an original issue discount of $12,500 in exchange for the issuance of a $100,000 Senior Secured Convertible Note, bearing interest at 10% per annum and maturing on August 5, 2021, the note is convertible into shares of common stock at an initial conversion price of 0.035 per share, in addition, the Company issued a warrant exercisable over 2,857,143 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $0.05 per share.

 

The note may be prepaid at any time for the first 90 days at face value plus accrued interest. From day 91 through day 180, the note may be prepaid in an amount equal to 115% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. From day 181 through day 365, it may be prepaid in an amount equal to 125% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. The note contains certain covenants, such as restrictions on: (i) distributions on capital stock, (ii) stock repurchases, and (iii) sales and the transfer of assets.

 

The balance of the note plus accrued interest at September 30, 2020 was $49,162, after unamortized debt discount of $52,372.

 

Iroquois Master Fund Ltd.

 

On September 16, 2020, the Company closed a transaction with Iroquois Master Fund Ltd., pursuant to which the Company received net proceeds of $199,500, after an original issue discount of $28,500 in exchange for the issuance of a $228,000 Senior Secured Convertible Note, bearing interest at 10% per annum and maturing on September 16, 2021, the note is convertible into shares of common stock at an initial conversion price of 0.035 per share, in addition, the Company issued a warrant exercisable over 6,514,286 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $0.05 per share.

 

The note may be prepaid at any time for the first 90 days at face value plus accrued interest. From day 91 through day 180, the note may be prepaid in an amount equal to 115% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. From day 181 through day 365, it may be prepaid in an amount equal to 125% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. The note contains certain covenants, such as restrictions on: (i) distributions on capital stock, (ii) stock repurchases, and (iii) sales and the transfer of assets.

 

The balance of the note plus accrued interest at September 30, 2020 was $9,620, after unamortized debt discount of $219,255.

 

10 DERIVATIVE LIABILITY

 

Certain of the short-term convertible notes disclosed in note 9 above and certain warrants disclosed in note 11 below, have variable priced conversion rights with no fixed floor price and will re-price dependent on the share price performance over varying periods of time and certain notes and warrants have fundamental transaction clauses which might result in cash settlement, due to these factors, all convertible notes and any warrants attached thereto are valued and give rise to a derivative financial liability, which was initially valued at inception of the convertible notes using a Black-Scholes valuation model.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, an additional $1,131,094 was raised as a derivative liability on variably priced convertible notes.

 

The value of this derivative financial liability was re-assessed at September 30, 2020, and $101,945 was charged to the statement of operations and comprehensive loss, respectively. The value of the derivative liability will be re-assessed at each financial reporting period, with any movement thereon recorded in the statement of operations in the period in which it is incurred.

 

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10 DERIVATIVE LIABILITY Continued)

  

The following assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes valuation model:

 

    Nine months
ended
September 30,
2020
    Year ended
December 31,
2019
 
Conversion price   $ 0.016 to 2.00     $ 0.02 to 2.00  
Risk free interest rate     0.11 to 1.53 %     1.53 to 2.59 %
Expected life of derivative liability     1 to 12 months       1 to 12 months  
Expected volatility of underlying stock     11.7 to 222.6 %     148.5 to 224.3 %
Expected dividend rate     0 %     0 %

 

The movement in derivative liability is as follows:

 

    September 30,
 2020
    December 31,
2019
 
             
Opening balance   $ 905,576     $ 1,833,672  
Derivative financial liability arising from convertible note     1,131,094       1,053,842  
Fair value adjustment to derivative liability     101,945       (1,981,938 )
    $ 2,138,615     $ 905,576  

 

11 STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

  a. Common Stock

 

The Company has authorized 500,000,000 common shares with a par value of $0.0001 each. The Company has issued and outstanding 191,121,339 and 128,902,124 shares of common stock as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 

The following common shares were issued by the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

 

  In terms of debt conversion notices received between January 28, 2020 and September 9, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 35,002,245 shares of common stock for the conversion of $335,948 of convertible debt, realizing a loss on conversion of $433,610 and in terms of debt exchange agreements entered into on January 7, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,504,110 shares of common stock, in settlement of $50,082 of loans payable, resulting in a net loss on exchange of $50,082.

 

  In terms of subscription agreements entered into with investors on February 20, 2020 and March 16, 2020, the Company issued 1,400,000 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $33,000.

 

  In terms of an agreement entered into with a supplier, the Company issued 535,714 shares of common stock valued at $30,000 on grant date, as partial compensation for services provided.

 

  In terms of an employment agreement entered into with the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, the Company issued 282,146 shares of common stock valued at $13,500.

 

  The Company granted a director 2,000,000 shares of common stock for services to be rendered as a director of the Company, these shares were valued at grant date at $88,000.

 

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  b. Restricted stock awards

 

The following restricted stock awards were made during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

 

  (a) An aggregate of 5,123,750 shares of restricted common stock were issued to our Chief Executive Officer in terms of an employment agreement entered into with him. These shares are restricted and were fully vested on January 1, 2020. These restricted shares were valued at $251,064 or $0.049 per share, the market price of the Company’s common stock on grant date.

  

  (b) An aggregate of 15,371,250 shares of restricted common stock were issued to our Chief Operating Officer in terms of an employment agreement entered into with him. These shares are restricted and vest over a three year period commencing on December 31, 2020. These restricted shares were valued at $753,191 or $0.049 per share, the market price of the Company’s common stock on grant date.

 

The restricted stock granted and exercisable at September 30, 2020 is as follows:

 

      Restricted Stock Granted     Restricted Stock Vested  
Grant date Price     Number
Granted
    Weighted
Average
Fair Value per
Share
    Number
Vested
    Weighted
Average
Fair Value per
Share
 
$ 0.049       20,495,000     $ 0.049       5,123,750     $ 0.049  

 

The Company has recorded an expense of $62,766 and $439,362 for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, relating to the restricted stock awards.

  

  c. Preferred Stock

 

The Company has authorized 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 authorized, no preferred stock is issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 

  d. Warrants

 

In connection with the subscription agreement entered into with an investor, a three year warrant exercisable for 1,000,000 shares of common stock was granted to the investor, together with 1,000,000 shares of common stock for subscription proceeds of $25,000.

 

In terms of the Senior Secured convertible notes entered into with various noteholders as described in note 9 above, the Company issued five year warrants exercisable for a total of 41,200,000 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $0.05 per share. The warrants have a cashless exercise option and an exercise limitation based on a certain beneficial ownership percentage of 4.99% which may be adjusted to 9.99%. The Company has a mandatory exercise right if the closing price of the common stock trades above $0.15 per share for ten consecutive days and trading volume is at least $250,000. The exercise price of the warrant is adjustable under the following conditions; i) subsequent equity sales are at a price below the exercise price of the warrant; ii) the Company issues options with an exercise price lower than the exercise price of the warrants; iii) issues convertible securities which are convertible into common stock at a price lower than the warrant exercise price; and iv) the option exercise price or rate of conversion for convertible securities results in a lower exercise price than the exercise price of the warrants.

 

As long as the senior secured convertible debt which resulted in these warrant being issued, is still outstanding, the warrants will have a full rachet increase right upon a change in the exercise price of the warrant as described above. The increase in warrants will be determined by multiplying the exercise price of the warrant immediately before a change in exercise price has occurred by the number of warrants outstanding, and dividing the product obtained by the revised exercise price.

 

The warrant holders also have the option to acquire subsequent rights offering rights, under certain circumstances and is entitled to pro-rata distributions made by the Company in assets or securities other than common stock.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

11 STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (continued)

 

  d. Warrants (continued)

 

The warrants include a fundamental transaction clause which will give the warrant holder the right on an as converted basis to the proceeds which common shareholders would be entitled to as a result of a fundamental transaction. Notwithstanding the aforementioned rights, provided the warrants are not registered under an effective registration statement, the holder of the warrant has the right to receive cash equal to the Black-Scholes value of the unexercised portion of the warrant in accordance with the terms of the warrant agreement.

 

The fair value of the warrants issued were determined by using a Black Scholes valuation model using the following assumptions:

 

    Nine months ended
September 30,
2020
 
Conversion price   $ 0.05  
Risk free interest rate     1.35 %
Expected life of derivative liability     3 years  
Expected volatility of underlying stock     190.4 to 216.9 %
Expected dividend rate     0 %

 

A summary of warrant activity during the period January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020 is as follows:

 

    Shares
Underlying
Warrants*
    Exercise
price per
share
    Weighted
average
exercise
price
 
Outstanding January 1, 2019     852,775     $ 2.00 to 6.25     $ 5.10  
Granted     -       -       -  
Forfeited/Cancelled     -       -       -  
Exercised     -       -       -  
Outstanding December 31, 2019     852,775     $ 2.00 to 6.25     $ 5.10  
Granted     42,200,000       0.05       0.05  
Forfeited/Cancelled     (536,775 )     2.00 to 6.25       4.42  
Exercised     -       -       -  
Outstanding September 30, 2020     42,516,000     $ 0.05 to 6.25     $ 0.10  

 

The warrants outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2020 are as follows:

 

      Warrants Outstanding     Warrants Exercisable  
Exercise
Price*
    Number
Outstanding
    Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
life in years
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
    Number
Exercisable
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
    Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
life in years
 
$ 6.25       316,000       0.12               316,000                  
$ 0.05       42,200,000       4.80               42,200,000                  
          42,516,000       4.76     $ 0.10       42,516,000     $ 0.10       4.76  

  

The warrants outstanding have an intrinsic value of $0 and $0 as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

 

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

11 STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (continued)

  

  e. Stock options

 

On June 18, 2018, the Company established its 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The purpose of the Plan is to promote the interests of the Company and the stockholders of the Company by providing directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company with appropriate incentives and rewards to encourage them to enter into and continue in the employ or service of the Company, to acquire a proprietary interest in the long-term success of the Company and to reward the performance of individuals in fulfilling long-term corporate objectives. The Plan terminates after a period of ten years in June 2028.

 

The Plan is administered by the Board of Directors or a Committee appointed by the Board of Directors who have the authority to administer the Plan and to exercise all the powers and authorities either specifically granted to it under the Plan.

 

The maximum number of securities available under the Plan is 800,000 shares of common stock. The maximum number of shares of common stock awarded to any individual during any fiscal year may not exceed 100,000 shares of common stock.

  

No options were granted for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. 

  

A summary of option activity during the period January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020 is as follows:

 

    Shares
Underlying
options
    Exercise
price per
share
    Weighted
average
exercise
price
 
Outstanding January 1, 2019     200,000     $ 0,40     $ 0,40  
Granted     -       -       -  
Forfeited/Cancelled     (100,000 )     -       -  
Exercised     -       -       -  
Outstanding December 31, 2019     100,000       0.40       0.40  
Granted     -       -       -  
Forfeited/Cancelled     -       -       -  
Exercised     -       -       -  
Outstanding September 30, 2020     100,000     $ 0.40     $ 0.40  

 

The options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2020 are as follows:

 

      Options Outstanding     Options Exercisable  
Exercise
Price*
    Number Outstanding*     Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
life in years
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price*
    Number
Exercisable
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price*
    Weighted
Average
Remaining Contractual
life in years
 
  0.40       100,000       8.50     $ 0.40       100,000     $ 0.4       8.50  

 

The options outstanding have an intrinsic value of $0 and $0 as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

 

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

12 NET LOSS PER SHARE

 

Basic loss per share is based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted loss per share is based on basic shares as determined above plus common stock equivalents. The computation of diluted net loss per share does not assume the issuance of common shares that have an anti-dilutive effect on net loss per share. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 all warrants, options and convertible debt securities were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share.

 

Dilutive shares which could exist pursuant to the exercise of outstanding stock instruments and which were not included in the calculation because their affect would have been anti-dilutive for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

    Three and nine 
months ended
September 30,
2020
(Shares)
    Three and nine 
months ended
September 30,
2019
(Shares)
 
             
Convertible debt     43,659,481       54,292,074  
Stock options     100,000       200,000  
Warrants to purchase shares of common stock     42,659,520       852,775  
      86,419,001       55,344,849  

    

13 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The following transactions were entered into with related parties:

 

James Fuller

 

On March 18, 2020, the Company granted Mr. Fuller, a director of the Company, 2,000,000 shares of restricted common stock in terms of the Stock Incentive Plan.

 

William Corbett

 

Effective January 1, 2020, the Company granted Mr. Corbett, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, a total of 20,495,000 restricted shares of common stock of which 5,123,750 vested immediately and a further 15,371,250 which vest annually and equally over a three year period commencing on December 31, 2020.  

 

Effective June 24, 2020, the Company entered into an executive employment agreement with William Corbett, (the “Corbett Employment Agreement”) to employ Mr. Corbett as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer for a term of three (3) years, provide for an annual base salary of $150,000, provide for a signing bonus of $25,000, structure for a bonus of up to 50% of base salary upon the Company’s achievement of $2,000,000 EBITDA and additional performance bonus payments as may be determined by the Company’s board of directors and provide for severance in the event of a termination without cause in amount equal to equal to fifty percent (50%) of his annual base salary rate then in effect, provided that if such termination without cause occurs after an Acquisition of the Company, Mr. Corbett will be entitled to receive severance in an amount equal to equal to 100% of his annual base salary rate then in effect.

 

The Corbett Employment Agreement provides for the grant to Mr. Corbett of 5,123,750 shares of the Company’s common stock, which are fully vested and not subject to forfeiture.

 

On June 24, 2020, the Company entered into a restricted stock agreement with Mr. Corbett pursuant to which the Company granted him a restricted stock award of 15,371,250 shares of the Company’s common stock, which forfeiture restriction lapse 33%, 33% and 34%, respectively, on the first, second and third anniversary of the date of grant.

 

On June 24, 2020, the Company entered into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Corbett to indemnify him, in connection with his position of employment with Company and in the discharge of his duties and responsibilities to Company, to the maximum extent allowed under the laws of the State of Nevada. The Company is not be required or obligated to indemnify Mr. Corbett to extent it would violate the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

 

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

13 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

LOANS PAYABLE

 

Description   Interest Rate     Maturity Date   September 30,
2020
    December 31,
2019
 
                       
Vladimir Skigin     4 %   December 12, 2020                -       30,026  
Loans payable - Related parties               $ -     $ 30,026  

 

Interest expense amounted to $8,413 and $23,248 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

Vladimir Skigin

 

Mr. Skigin is considered to be a related party as his shareholding and that of the Companies under his control exceeds 5%.  

 

  Promissory note

 

On December 23, 2019, in terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with Waketec OU, Mr. Skigin acquired $30,000 of the promissory note issued to Waketec OU by Qpagos Corporation. On December 23, 2019, the Company entered into a debt settlement agreement whereby the Company agreed to the assignment of the debt owed to Mr. Skigin by Qpagos Corporation to the Company in exchange for a new promissory note in the principal amount of $30,000 issued by the Company. The promissory note is unsecured, bears interest at 4% per annum and matures on December 23, 2020. The balance of the promissory note, including interest thereon at December 31, 2019 is $30,026.

 

On January 7, 2020, the Company entered into a debt exchange agreement with Mr. Skigin, whereby the aggregate principal sum of $30,000 plus accrued interest of $49 was exchanged for 1,502,466 shares of common stock at an issue price of $0.02 per share, realizing a loss on exchange of $30,049.

 

14 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company entered into a property lease agreement as disclosed under note 6 above.

 

The future minimum lease commitments are as follows:

 

    Amount  
Undiscounted minimum future lease payments      
Total instalments due   $ 67,065  
Imputed interest     (4,775 )
Total operating lease liability   $ 62,290  
         
Disclosed as:        
Current portion   $ 43,049  
Non-current portion     19,241  
    $ 62,290  

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

 

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

15 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

  

Convertible debt issued

 

On October 20, 2020, the Company closed a transaction with Mark Geist (“Geist”), pursuant to which the Company received net proceeds of $25,025, after an original issue discount of $3,575 in exchange for the issuance of a $28,600 Senior Secured Convertible Note, bearing interest at 10% per annum and maturing on October 20, 2021, the note is convertible into shares of common stock at an initial conversion price of $0.035 per share, in addition, the Company issued a warrant exercisable over 817,143 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $0.05 per share.

 

The note may be prepaid at any time for the first 90 days at face value plus accrued interest. From day 91 through day 180, the note may be prepaid in an amount equal to 115% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. From day 181 through day 365, it may be prepaid in an amount equal to 125% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. The note contains certain covenants, such as restrictions on: (i) distributions on capital stock, (ii) stock repurchases, and (iii) sales and the transfer of assets.

 

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INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

 

 

 

52,236,004 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

 

 

 

 

 

PROSPECTUS

 

                   , 2020

 

 

 

 

 

Through and including               , 2020 (25 days after commencement of this offering), all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART II - INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

ITEM 13. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION

 

We estimate that expenses in connection with the distribution described in this registration statement (other than brokerage commissions, discounts or other expenses relating to the sale of the shares by the selling security holders) will be as set forth below. We will pay all of the expenses with respect to the distribution, and such amounts, with the exception of the SEC registration fee, are estimates.

 

Accounting fees and expenses   $ 7,500.00  
Legal fees and expenses   $ 28,500.00  
Transfer agent fees and expenses     -  
SEC registration fee   $ 192.42  
Miscellaneous   $ 3,807.58  
Total   $ 40,000.00  

 

ITEM 14. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

Section 78.138 of the Nevada Revised Statute provides that a director or officer is not individually liable to the corporation or its stockholders or creditors for any damages as a result of any act or failure to act in his capacity as a director or officer unless it is proven that (1) his act or failure to act constituted a breach of his fiduciary duties as a director or officer and (2) his breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law.

 

This provision is intended to afford directors and officers protection against and to limit their potential liability for monetary damages resulting from suits alleging a breach of the duty of care by a director or officer. As a consequence of this provision, stockholders of our company will be unable to recover monetary damages against directors or officers for action taken by them that may constitute negligence or gross negligence in performance of their duties unless such conduct falls within one of the foregoing exceptions. The provision, however, does not alter the applicable standards governing a director’s or officer’s fiduciary duty and does not eliminate or limit the right of our company or any stockholder to obtain an injunction or any other type of non-monetary relief in the event of a breach of fiduciary duty.

 

The Registrant’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and amended and restated bylaws provide for indemnification of directors, officers, employees or agents of the Registrant to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law (as amended from time to time). Section 78.7502 of the Nevada Revised Statute provides that such indemnification may only be provided if the person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interest of the Registrant and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to behave his conduct was unlawful.

 

In any underwriting agreement we enter into in connection with the sale of the securities being registered hereby, the underwriters will agree to indemnify, under certain conditions, us, our directors, our officers and persons who control us, within the meaning of the Securities Act, against certain liabilities.

 

ITEM 15. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES

 

Other than as set forth below or as previously disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, we did not sell any equity securities within the past three years that were not registered under the Securities Act.

 

On May 19, 2017, the Company executed a Secured Grid Note for advances totaling $110,000 which took place between December 12, 2016 and March 6, 2017, bearing interest at 10% per annum maturing on May 30, 2017 or earlier upon acceleration by Strategic IR. The Company entered into an extension agreement with Strategic IR extending the maturity date of the note to June 29, 2017. On June 29, 2017, the Company exchanged the note issued to Strategic with a principal amount of $110,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $5,535, totaling $115,535, for a convertible note, principal amount of $115,535, bearing interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 26, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into with Strategic IR the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged. On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares came into effect on November 1, 2019. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $149,958 and was converted into 2,418,674 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

II-1

 

 

On June 11, 2017, the Company exchanged a note issued to Viktoria Akhmetova, with a principal amount of $20,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $164, totaling $20,164, for a convertible note, principal amount of $20,164, bearing interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 8, 2017. In terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 8, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 8, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged. On July 30, 2019, the holders of these convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $26,321 and was exchanged for 424,540 post reverse split shares of common stock on November 18, 2019.

 

On June 11, 2017, we issued a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $10,000 to Strategic IR. The note bears interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 16, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date of the note was extended to December 8, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 8, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged. On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with us, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $13,060 and was converted into 210,645 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

Effective June 13, 2017, the Company exchanged a note issued to Joseph W and Patricia G Abrams (“Abrams”) with a principal amount of $25,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $1,247, totaling $26,247, for a convertible note, with a principal amount of $26,247, bearing interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 10, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 10, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 10, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged. The convertible note is convertible into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.20 per share. On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares came into effect on November 1, 2019. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $34,239 and was exchanged for 552,250 post reverse split shares of common stock on November 18, 2019.

 

Effective June 19, 2017, the Company exchanged a note issued to Gibbs International Holdings with a principal amount of $50,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $2,494, totaling $52,494, for a convertible note, principal amount of $52,494, bearing interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 16, 2017. In terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 16, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. The note was past its maturity date which maturity date has not been extended as yet, and thereby; (i) became immediately due and payable; (ii) can only be amended with the written consent of the holder; and (iii) may be sold, assigned or transferred by the holder without the Company’s consent. The note is currently recorded under current liabilities. The note was convertible into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.20 per share. On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $68,350 and were exchanged for 1,102,412 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

On June 19, 2017, the Company issued Delinvest Commercial LTD. (“Delinvest”) a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $20,000. The note bore interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 16, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 16, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 16, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged. The note was convertible into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.20 per share. On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $26,041 and was exchanged for 420,018 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

II-2

 

 

On June 27, 2017, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note with Roman Schefer (“Schefer”) in the aggregate principal amount of $10,000. The note bore interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 16, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into with Schefer, the maturity date was extended to December 24, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 24, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged. The note is convertible into common shares at a conversion price of $.20 per share. On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $12,988 and was exchanged for 209,479 post reverse split shares of common stock on November 18, 2019.

 

On June 29, 2017, the Company exchanged a note issued to Cobbolo Limited with a principal amount of $50,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $3,438, totaling $53,438, for a convertible note, principal amount of $53,438, bearing interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 26, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged. On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 pre-reverse split) per share. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $69,360 and was converted into 1,118,711 post-reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

On June 29, 2017, the Company exchanged a note issued to Cobbolo Limited with a principal amount of $50,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $2,959, totaling $52,959, for a convertible note, principal amount of $52,959, bearing interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 26, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged. The note is convertible into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.20 per share. On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $68,738 and was converted into 1,108,674 post-reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

On June 29, 2017, the Company exchanged a Delinvest note with a principal amount of $50,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $4,123, totaling $54,123, for a convertible note, principal amount of $54,123, bearing interest at 12% per annum and matured on December 26, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged. The note was convertible into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.20 per share. On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares came into effect on November 1, 2019. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $70,249 and were exchanged for 1,133,050 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

On June 29, 2017, the Company exchanged a note issued to Strategic with a principal amount of $50,000, together with accrued interest thereon of $3,740, totaling $53,740, for a convertible note, principal amount of $53,740, bearing interest at 12% per annum which matured on December 26, 2017. In terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2018 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to December 26, 2019, with the interest rate remaining unchanged. On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares came into effect on November 1, 2019. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $69,751 and was converted into 1,125,020 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

On July 31, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note to Abrams in the aggregate principal amount of $3,753. The note had a maturity date of January 27, 2018 and a coupon of 12% per annum. Pursuant to terms of an agreement entered into with the note holder, the maturity date was extended to January 27, 2019 and the interest rate was increased to 15% per annum. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to January 27, 2020, with the interest rate remaining unchanged. The Company had the right to prepay the note without penalty. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $0.25 per share. On July 30, 2019, the holders of convertible notes with a $0.20 fixed price conversion feature, entered into debt exchange agreements with the Company, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $4,822 and was exchanged for 77,776 post reverse split shares of common stock on November 18, 2019.

 

II-3

 

 

On October 3, 2017, we issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $48,880 to Strategic IR Corp. The note has a maturity date of October 3, 2018 and a coupon of eight percent (8%) per annum. We have the right to prepay the note without penalty for the first 180 days. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On March 7, 2018, in terms of a conversion notice received on October 25, 2017, the Company, after increasing its authorized share capital, issued 659,980 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0744 in settlement of the principal of $48,880 plus accrued interest thereon of $236, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On October 11, October 12 and October 26, 2017, we received three installments of $50,000 each from Vladimir Skigin totaling $150,000 and issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $150,000 to him. The note has a maturity date of October 10, 2018 and a coupon of 8% per annum. We have the right to prepay the note within the first 180 days at a premium of 110% of the sum of the accrued interest and principal. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received.

 

On October 23, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $14,298 to Strategic. The note had a maturity date of October 23, 2018 and a coupon of eight percent (8%) per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note without penalty for the first 180 days. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion was received. On March 7, 2018, in terms of a conversion notice received on October 25, 2017, the Company, after increasing its authorized share capital, issued 192,216 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0744 in settlement of the principal of $14,298 and accrued interest thereon of $7, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On October 25, 2017, in terms of an agreement entered into, Strategic IR assigned a note entered into on August 24, 2017 with the Company to Viktoria Akhmetova. The note had an aggregate principal amount of $113,845 and accrued interest thereon of $1,547. The note has a maturity date of August 24, 2018 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note, provided it makes a pre-payment penalty as specified in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On October 25, 2017, the Company received a notice of conversion of the outstanding principal and interest into common shares effective October 25, 2017. The Company had to increase its number of authorized shares in order to give effect to this conversion. The Company received a default waiver from the note holder to allow it to increase its authorized shares. On March 7, 2018, in terms of a conversion notice received on October 25, 2017, the Company, after increasing its authorized share capital, issued 1,329,044 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0868 in settlement of the principal of $113,845 plus accrued interest thereon of $1,547, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On October 25, 2017, in terms of an agreement entered into, Strategic IR assigned a note entered into on September 18, 2017 with the Company to Viktoria Akhmetova. The note had an aggregate principal amount of $69,047 and accrued interest thereon of $560. The note has a maturity date of September 18, 2018 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note without penalty for the first 180 days. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On October 25, 2017, the Company received a notice of conversion of the outstanding principal and interest into common shares effective October 25, 2017. The Company had to increase its number of authorized shares in order to give effect to this conversion. The Company received a default waiver from the note holder to allow it to increase its authorized shares. On March 7, 2018, in terms of a conversion notice received on October 25, 2017, the Company, after increasing its authorized share capital, issued 935,324 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0744 in settlement of the principal of $69,047 plus accrued interest thereon of $560, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On October 25, 2017, in terms of an agreement entered into, Strategic IR assigned a note entered into on September 26, 2017 with the Company to Viktoria Akhmetova. The note had an aggregate principal amount of $20,000 and accrued interest thereon of $127. The note had a maturity date of September 26, 2018 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note without penalty for the first 180 days. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On October 25, 2017, the Company received a notice of conversion of the outstanding principal and interest into common shares effective October 25, 2017. The Company had to increase its number of authorized shares in order to give effect to this conversion. The Company received a default waiver from the note holder to allow it to increase its authorized shares. On March 7, 2018, in terms of a conversion notice received on October 25, 2017, the Company, after increasing its authorized share capital, issued 270,453 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0744 in settlement of the principal of $20,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $127, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

II-4

 

 

On October 25, 2017, in terms of an agreement entered into, Strategic IR assigned a previously unclassified amount due to Strategic, subsequently classified as a Convertible Promissory Note on June 27, 2017 with an aggregate principal amount of $100,000 and accrued interest thereon of $2,630, to BOBA Management. The note has a maturity date of December 24, 2017 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note, provided it makes a pre-payment penalty as specified in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days. On October 25, 2017, the Company received a notice of conversion of the outstanding principal and interest into common shares effective October 25, 2017. The Company had to increase its number of authorized shares in order to give effect to this conversion. The Company received a default waiver from the note holder to allow it to increase its authorized shares. On March 7, 2018, in terms of a conversion notice received on October 25, 2017, the Company, after increasing its authorized share capital, issued 1,379,067 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0744 in settlement of the principal of $100,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $2,630, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On October 31, 2017, we issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000 to Viktoria Akhmetova. The note has a maturity date of October 20, 2018 and a coupon of eight percent (8%) per annum. We have the right to prepay the note within the first 180 days at a premium of 110% of the sum of the accrued interest and principal. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On March 7, 2018, in terms of a conversion notice received on October 25, 2017, the Company, after increasing its authorized share capital, issued 687,968 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.074 in settlement of the principal of $50,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $910, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On November 14, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $53,000 to Power Up Lending Group LTD. The note had a maturity date of August 30, 2018 and a coupon of eight percent (8%) per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note without penalty for the first 180 days. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On May 14, 2018, the Company repaid the convertible promissory note together with interest and early settlement penalty interest thereon for gross proceeds of $74,373.

 

On November 27, 2017 and December 13, 2017, we issued 203,516 and 168,466 shares of our common stock upon conversion of notes. The issuance was exempt from registration pursuant to section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act. The shares were issued in exchange for the notes and no compensation was paid by the security holder in connection with the solicitation of the exchange.

 

On November 29, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $75,000 to JSJ Investments, Inc. The note had a maturity date of November 29, 2018 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note without penalty for the first 180 days. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On June 4, 2018, $40,000 of the outstanding principal was converted into 328,407 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.1218 per share. On June 21, 2018, the remaining $35,000 of the principal outstanding together with interest of $3,210 was converted into 288,943 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.1322 per share.

 

On December 14, 2017, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $78,000 to Labrys Fund, LP. The note had a maturity date of June 14, 2018 and a coupon of 8% per annum. In connection with the issuance of the note, the Company was required to issue 231,591 shares of common stock as a commitment fee valued at $76,537. The shares were returnable to the Company if no Event of Default had occurred prior to the date the note was fully repaid. The Company had the right to prepay the note without penalty for the first 180 days. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On June 14, 2018, $15,000 of the outstanding principal was converted into 118,483 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.1266 per share. On June 20, 2018, the remaining principal of $40,000 together with interest thereon of $44 was repaid. On June 20, 2018, a further $23,000 of the principal outstanding together with interest of $3,184 was converted into 199,269 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.1314 per share. Labrys Fund LP returned 115,796 of the commitment shares to the Company and retained the remaining 115,795 shares of common stock as commitment fees.

 

II-5

 

 

In terms of various debt conversion notices received between January 17, 2018 and December 31, 2018, the Company issued an aggregate of 32,325,999 shares of common stock in settlement of $2,461,705 of convertible notes, resulting in a net loss on conversion of $3,738,306.

 

On January 9, 2018, in terms of an assignment agreement entered into with Power Up Lending Group, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $86,329 to Anna Mosk. The note had a maturity date of January 9, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note within the first 180 days at a premium of 110% of the sum of the accrued interest and principal. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On March 13, 2018, in terms of a conversion notice received, the Company issued 1,021,745 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0856 in settlement of the principal of $86,329 and accrued interest thereon of $1,173, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On January 9, 2018, in terms of an additional payment made by Strategic IR to Power Up Lending Group to settle outstanding early settlement penalties and interest thereon, related to the assignment agreement entered into between Anna Mosk and Power up Lending Group, the Company issued a convertible promissory note to Strategic IR in the aggregate principal amount of $40,521. The note had a maturity date of January 9, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note, provided it makes a prepayment penalty as specified in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the three lowest trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion was received. On March 13, 2018, in terms of a conversion notice received, the Company issued 479,587 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0856 in settlement of the principal of $40,521 and accrued interest thereon of $551, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On January 24, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $68,000 to Power Up Lending Group LTD. The note had a maturity date of October 30, 2018 and a coupon of eight percent (8%) per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note without penalty for the first 180 days. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On July 25, 2018, the Company repaid the convertible promissory note together with interest and early settlement penalty interest thereon for gross proceeds of $95,402.

 

On January 31, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $30,000 to Viktoria Akhmetova. The note had a maturity date of January 31, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note within the first 180 days at a premium of 110% of the sum of the accrued interest and principal. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On April 18, 2018, in terms of a conversion notice received, the Company issued 235,691 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.1287 in settlement of the principal of $30,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $329, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On February 12, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $88,000 to Labrys Fund, LP. The note has a maturity date of August 12, 2018 and a coupon of 8% per annum. In connection with the issuance of the note, the Company was required to issue 440,000 shares of common stock as a commitment fee valued at $70,400. The shares are returnable to the Company if no Event of Default has occurred prior to the date the note is fully repaid. Management had determined that it is probable that the Company would meet the conditions under the note and therefore it more likely than not that the Company would not be in Default as defined in the note and therefore the value of the 440,000 shares was not recorded. The Company had the right to prepay the note without penalty for the first 180 days. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On August 14, 2018, $18,000 of the principal together with interest of $3,520 was converted into 170,769 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.126 per share. On the same day the balance of the principal of $70,000 was repaid thereby extinguishing the note, the 440,000 commitment shares were returned to the Company and cancelled.

 

On February 14, 2018, in terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with GS Capital Partners, LLC, the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the aggregate amount of $17,984 in exchange for a convertible promissory note in the aggregate amount of $17,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $984. The note had a maturity date of February 14, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note, provided it made a pre-payment penalty as specified in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the three lowest trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On March 13, 2018, in terms of a conversion notice received, the Company issued 211,188 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0856 in settlement of the principal of $17,984 and accrued interest thereon of $102, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

II-6

 

 

On February 15, 2018, in terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $72,969 to Strategic IR. The note had a maturity date of February 15, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note, provided it made a pre-payment penalty as specified in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. The proceeds of the convertible note was used to purchase $50,000 of the principal of the Crown Bridge Capital Partners note dated August 14, 2017 plus accrued interest thereon of $1,994 and early settlement penalty of $20,975. On March 13, 2018, in terms of a conversion notice received, the Company issued 856,715 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0856 in settlement of the principal of $72,969 and accrued interest thereon of $400, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On February 26, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $37,000 to Viktoria Akhmetova. The note had a maturity date of February 26, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note within the first 180 days at a premium of 110% of the sum of the accrued interest and principal. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On April 18, 2018, in terms of a conversion notice received, the Company issued 292,325 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.1287 in settlement of the principal of $37,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $616, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On February 27, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $55,000 to Crown Bridge Partners. The note has a maturity date of February 27, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note for the first 180 days, subject to a penalty ranging from 10% to 35% of the prepayment, dependent upon the timing of the prepayment. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen (15) trading days. On September 7, 2018, the company received a conversion notice, converting $18,025, consisting of principal of $17,525 and fees thereon of $500 into 206,000 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0875. On October 8, 2018 the Company received a further conversion notice, converting $15,759, consisting of principal of $15,259 and fees thereon of $500 into 206,000 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0765 per share. On October 19, 2018 the Company received a further conversion notice, converting $14,940, consisting of principal of $14,440 and fees thereon of $500 into 180,000 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $.083 per share. On December 21, 2018, the Company received a further conversion notice, converting $10,934, consisting of principal of $7,776, accrued interest of $2,658 and fees thereon of $500 into 436,477 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $.02505 per share, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On March 26, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $68,000 to Power Up Lending Group LTD. The note had a maturity date of January 15, 2019 and a coupon of eight percent (8%) per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note without penalty for the first 180 days. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On September 21, 2018, pursuant to a debt purchase agreement entered into with GS Capital Partners LLC, the convertible note issued to Power Up Lending Group LTD on March 26, 2018 of $68,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $2,698 was exchanged for a new note issued to GS Capital Partners LLC, with a principal sum of $70,698 bearing interest at 8% per annum with a maturity date of September 19, 2019. The note may not be prepaid. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 65% of the average of the lowest two trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. Between October 9, 2018 and June 11, 2019, the Company received notices of conversion, converting principal of $40,698 and interest of $1,112 into 4,267,152 pre-reverse stock split (426,716 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at an average conversion price of $0.0098 pre-reverse stock split ($0.098 post reverse stock split that was effected in November 2019) per share. Between July 10, 2019 and July 31, 2019, the Company received notices of conversion from GS Capital Partners, converting $30,000 of capital and $1,983 of interest into 9,936,206 pre-reverse stock split (993,621 post reverse stock split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at an average conversion price of $0.00322 pre-reverse stock split ($0.032 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share, thereby extinguishing the note. The Company incurred a loss on conversion of $28,009.

 

On March 26, 2018, in terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with Power Up Lending Group, the Company issued Boba Management Corp a new note with as principal sum of $65,513. The note had a maturity date of March 26, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note, provided it made a pre-payment penalty as specified in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the three lowest trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On April 18, 2018, in terms of a conversion notice received, the Company issued 511,571 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.1287 in settlement of the principal of $65,313 plus accrued interest thereon of $316, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

II-7

 

 

On March 26, 2018, in terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $31,618 to BOBA Management Corp. The note had a maturity date of March 26, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note, provided it made a pre-payment penalty as specified in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion was received. The proceeds of the convertible note were used to pay early settlement penalties and fees associated with the Power Up Lending note above. On April 18, 2018, in terms of a conversion notice received, the Company issued 246,899 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.1287 in settlement of the principal of $31,618 plus accrued interest thereon of $152, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On April 17, 2018, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000 to Viktoria Akhmetova. The note had a maturity date of September 13, 2018 and a coupon of eighteen percent per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date. On September 13, 2018, the maturity date of the note was extended to January 11, 2019. On March 19, 2019, the note was extended to January 11, 2020. On July 30, 2019, in terms of a conversion notice received, the Company issued 974,591 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.62 in settlement of the principal of $50,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $10,425, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On April 17, 2018, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $49,491 to Vladimir Skiguine. The note had a maturity date of September 13, 2018 and a coupon of eighteen percent per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date. On September 13, 2018, the maturity date of the note was extended to January 11, 2019. On February 21, 2019 the maturity date was extended to September 13, 2019, with the interest rate changed to 15%. On July 30, 2019, the holders of loans payable by the Company, entered into debt exchange agreements, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the loans payable, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company did not have sufficient unissued shares to effect the exchange until the reverse stock split of 10:1 shares came into effect on November 1, 2019. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $59,810 and was converted into 964,670 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

On May 3, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $105,000 to GS Capital Partners, LLC. The note has a maturity date of May 3, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note, provided it makes a pre-payment penalty as specified in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of lowest trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On November 2, 2018, the Company repaid $70,356 consisting of principal of $52,500, accrued interest thereon of $2,106 and early settlement penalty of $15,750. On November 5, 2018, in terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into between Alex Pereira and GS Capital Partners, the remaining principal amount of $52,500 and accrued interest thereon was acquired by Alex Pereira. On November 7, 2018, the Company received a conversion notice, converting the remaining principal and accrued interest thereon of $54,606 into 628,519 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.087 per share, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

In conjunction with the purchase of the convertible note above, Alex Pereira paid the early settlement penalty and legal fees associated therewith on the remaining principal of $52,500 directly to GS Capital amounting to $19,250. On November 5, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $19,250 to Alex Pereira as compensation for the expenses incurred on its behalf. The note has a maturity date of November 5, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note prior to maturity in accordance with penalty provisions set forth in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of the lowest trading price during the previous ten (10) trading days. On May 19, 2019, the Company received a conversion notice, converting an aggregate principal amount of $9,660, at a conversion price of $0.0047 pre-reverse split ($0.047 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019), into 2,049,981 pre-reverse split (204,999 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock. On July 24, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion from Alex Pereira, converting $10,692 into 3,414,786 pre-reverse split (341,479 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.003131 pre-reverse split (0.0313 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On May 11, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $80,000 to GS Capital Partners, LLC. The note had a maturity date of May 11, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note, provided it makes a pre-payment penalty as specified in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of lowest trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. Between December 27, 2018 and May 6, 2019, the Company received conversion notices converting an aggregate principal amount of $80,000 and interest thereon of $5,290, at an average conversion price of $0.01055 pre-reverse stock split ($0.1055 post reverse stock split that was effected in November 2019) per share, into 8,087,331 pre-reverse split (808,733 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock thereby extinguishing the note.

 

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On May 14, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $27,500 to Crown Bridge Partners. The note has a maturity date of May 14, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note for the first 180 days, subject to a penalty ranging from 10% to 35% of the prepayment, dependent upon the timing of the prepayment. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen (15) trading days. Between January 16, 2019 and February 12, 2019 the Company received conversion notices, converting an aggregate principal amount of $27,500, fees of $1,500 and interest thereon of $1,580, at an average conversion price of $0.0128 pre-reverse split ($0.128 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019), into 2,380,300 pre-reverse split (238,030 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On May 24, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $63,000 to Power Up Lending Group LTD. The note has a maturity date of March 15, 2019 and a coupon of eight percent (8%) per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note without penalty for the first 180 days. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On November 29, 2018, the Company received a conversion notice, converting $10,000 of principal into 153,139 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0653 per share. On November 30, 2018, the Company received a further conversion notice, converting $15,000 of principal into 233,281 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0643 per share. On December 3, 2018, the Company received a further conversion notice, converting $18,000 of principal into 280,811 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0641 per share. On December 17, 2018, the Company received a further conversion notice, converting $15,000 of principal into 403,226 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0372 per share. On December 31, 2018, the Company received a final conversion notice converting $7,520, consisting of $5,000 of principal and accrued interest of $2,520 into 293,750 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0256 per share thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On June 12, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $27,500 to Crown Bridge Partners. The note has a maturity date of June 12, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note for the first 180 days, subject to a penalty ranging from 10% to 35% of the prepayment, dependent upon the timing of the prepayment. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen (15) trading days. Between March 15, 2019 and May 24, 2019, the Company received conversion notices, converting an aggregate principal amount of $27,500, fees thereon of $1,500 and interest thereon of $1,896, at an average conversion price of $0.0043 pre-reverse split ($0.043 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019), into 7,146,260 pre-reverse split (714,626 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On June 20, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000 to 616796 BC, Ltd. The note had a maturity date of June 20, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest trading price during the previous ten (10) trading days. On June 20, 2018, in terms of a conversion notice received, the Company issued 302,480 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.1653 in settlement of the principal of $50,000, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On June 22, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $150,000 to Labrys Fund, LP. The note has a maturity date of December 22, 2018 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note without penalty for the first 180 days. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. Between December 26, 2018 and February 13, 2019, the Company received conversion notices converting an aggregate principal amount of $150,000 and interest thereon of $7,116, at an average conversion price of $0.0156 pre-reverse stock split ($0.156 post reverse stock split that was effected in November 2019) per share, into 10,070,334 pre-reverse split (1,007,034 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On June 29, 2018, the Company granted a director 120,000 shares of restricted common stock in terms of the Stock Incentive Plan. These shares were valued at $49,200 on the date of grant and were vested immediately.

 

On June 18, 2018, the Company granted Mr. Fuller 12,000 shares of restricted common stock pursuant to the Stock Incentive Plan. These shares were valued at the fair market value on the date of the grant and were vested immediately.

 

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On May 24, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $63,000 to Power Up Lending Group LTD. The note had a maturity date of March 15, 2019 and a coupon of eight percent (8%) per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note without penalty for the first 180 days. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On January 23, 2019, in terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with BOBA Management Corp., BOBA purchased the $63,000 convertible note plus interest and penalty interest thereon of $25,461. BOBA incurred expenses of $4,423 in purchasing the note, The Company replaced the convertible note purchased by BOBA for a new convertible note with a principal sum of $92,884, bearing interest at 8% per annum and maturing on January 23, 2020. Between November 29, 2018 and December 31, 2018 the Company received conversion notices for an aggregate of 1,083,396 shares of common stock with a prices ranging from $0.0256 to $0.0653 per share, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On July 26, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $27,500 to Crown Bridge Partners. The note has a maturity date of July 26, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note for the first 180 days, subject to a penalty ranging from 10% to 35% of the prepayment, dependent upon the timing of the prepayment. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest trading price during the previous ten (10) trading days. Between June 12,2019 and August 7, 2019, the Company received conversion notices, converting an aggregate principal amount of $18,700, and fees thereon of $1,000, at an average conversion price of $0.0026 pre-reverse split ($0.026 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019), into 7,700,000 pre-reverse split (770,000 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock. On December 16, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion from Crown Bridge Partners converting $8,800 of principal, fees thereon of $500 and interest of $2,409 into 1,045,457 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.011 per share, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On July 26, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000 to JSJ Investments, Inc. The note had a maturity date of July 26, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. Between January 28, 2019 and March 11, 2019, the Company received conversion notices, converting an aggregate principal amount of $100,000 and interest thereon of $4,533, at an average conversion price of $0.0126 pre-reverse stock split ($0.126 post reverse stock split that was effected in November 2019) into 8,304,805 pre-reverse split (830,481 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock, thereby extinguishing the convertible note.

 

On August 14, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $150,000 to GS Capital Partners, LLC. The note had a maturity date of August 14, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note up to 180 days, provided it makes a pre-payment penalty as specified in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time after the six-month anniversary of the note, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of lowest trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. Between August 12, 2019 and September 11, 2019, the Company received notices of conversion from GS Capital Partners converting $50,000 of principal and $3,945 of interest into 17,432,265 pre-reverse split (1,743,227 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at an average conversion price of $0.00309 pre-reverse stock split ($0.031 post reverse stock split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company incurred a loss on conversion of $56,315. As of August 14, 2019 the note is in default and accrues interest at the default interest rate of 24% per annum. On December 30, 2019, the Company repaid the principal sum of $90,000 on the convertible note. The balance of the note plus accrued interest at December 31, 2019 was $27,557. On January 28, 2020, in terms of a conversion notice received, the remaining principal balance of $10,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $17,741was converted into 1,132,764 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.02449, thereby extinguishing the note. 

 

Effective August 20, 2018, we exchanged a note issued to Gibbs International Holdings with a principal amount of $294,620, together with accrued interest thereon of $111,115, totaling $405,735, for a convertible note, principal amount of $405,735, with a coupon of 8% per annum and maturing on August 31, 2019. We had the right to prepay the note within 180 days without penalties. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into our shares of common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the three lowest trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. As of August 31, 2019 the note is in default and the note provided for the payment of a penalty of 10% of the principal outstanding, amounting to $40,573. On December 6, 2019, we received conversion notices converting the principal sum of $405,735, a once off penalty of $40,573 and interest thereon of $54,529 into 18,000,000 shares of common stock at a conversion price of approximately $0.023 thereby extinguishing the note.

 

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On August 31, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $27,500 to Crown Bridge Partners. The note has a maturity date of August 31, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note for the first 180 days, subject to a penalty ranging from 10% to 35% of the prepayment, dependent upon the timing of the prepayment. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest trading price during the previous ten (10) trading days. As of August 31, 2019 the note is in default and interest accrues at the default interest rate of 12% per annum and the note holder may require the Company to pay a penalty of 50% of the value of the note outstanding, including default interest. On March 11, 2020, the Company received a conversion notice from Crown Bridge Partners, converting an aggregate principal amount of $7,586 and fees thereon of $500, at a conversion price of $0.01444 into 560,000 shares of common stock. The balance of the note plus accrued interest at June 30, 2020 was $24,812

 

On September 19, 2018, pursuant to a debt purchase agreement entered into with GS Capital Partners, LLC, the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the aggregate amount of $33,252 for the payment of penalty interest and legal fees associated with the March 26, 2018 Power Up convertible note discussed below. The note has a maturity date of September 19, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note, provided it makes payment of a pre-payment penalty as specified in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time and from time to time at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 65% of the two lowest trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. The balance of the note plus accrued interest at December 31, 2018 was $10,134 net of unamortized discount of $23,869. On July 17, 2019, Strategic IR entered into a debt purchase agreement with GS Capital Partners, whereby the remaining balance of the September 19, 2019 convertible note in the aggregate principal amount of $33,252 plus accrued interest thereon of $2,165, was acquired for gross proceeds of $35,417. In addition to this strategic IR paid additional settlement costs of $14,583 including an early settlement penalty to GS Capital Partners. As of September 19, 2019, the note is in default and earns interest at the default interest rate. On November 18, 2019, we and Strategic IR entered into an exchange agreement, replacing the existing note with a new note with a maturity date of November 18, 2020, removing the conversion limitation of ownership of 9.99% and reducing the interest rate to 6% per annum. On November 19, 2019, we received a conversion notice converting the aggregate principal sum of $37,224 into 2,386,181 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0156 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. On July 17, 2019, the Company issued Strategic IR a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $14,583. The note had a maturity date of July 17, 2020, and a coupon of 6% per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note provided it makes a prepayment penalty as set forth in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On November 19, 2019, in terms of a conversion notice received, the Company received a conversion notice converting the aggregate principal sum of $14,583, including interest thereon of $297 into 935,887 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0159 per share, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On October 8, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000 to JSJ Investments Inc. The note has a maturity date of October 8, 2019 and a coupon of eight percent (8%) per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note prior to maturity in accordance with penalty provisions set forth in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note plus interest and any default interest is convertible at any time after the pre-payment date at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. Between April 17, 2019 and June 3, 2019 the Company received conversion notices, converting an aggregate principal amount of $88,000 and fees thereon of $1,500, at an average conversion price of $0.0583 pre-reverse stock split ($0.583 post reverse stock split that was effected in November 2019), into 14,832,564 pre-reverse split (1,483,257 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock. On July 16, 2019, Boba Management Corp entered into a debt purchase agreement with JSJ Investments, Inc., whereby the remaining balance of the October 8, 2018 convertible note in the aggregate principal amount of $12,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $4,862, was acquired for gross proceeds of $16,862. In addition to this Boba Management Corp paid additional settlement costs of $6,800 including an early settlement penalty to JSJ Investments, Inc. On July 16, 2019, the Company issued Boba Management Corp a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $6,800. The note had a maturity date of July 26, 2020 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company had the right to prepay the note provided it makes a prepayment penalty as set forth in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible at any time into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest three trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On July 30, 2019, the Company received notices of conversion from Boba Management Corp, converting the following: (i) the convertible note acquired from JSJ Investments, Inc. in the aggregate principal amount of $12,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $4,911 into 5,752,981 pre-reverse split (575,299 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.003 pre-reverse split ($0.03 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share; and (ii) the convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $6,800 plus accrued interest thereon of $19 into 2,319,982 pre-reverse split (231,999 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.003 pre-reverse split ($0.03 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share, thereby extinguishing both notes.

 

Strategic IR advanced the Company $168,000 between January 16 and June 15, 2018. This loan was formalized into a written note on October 13, 2018 and bears interest at the rate of 10% per annum. The note had a maturity date of February 10, 2019. On March 18, 2019 the note was extended to February 10, 2020, and the interest rate was changed to 15%. On July 30, 2019, the holders of loans payable by the Company, entered into debt exchange agreements, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the loans payable, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $196,307 and was converted into 3,166,240 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

II-11

 

 

On October 16, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $27,500 to Crown Bridge Partners. The note has a maturity date of October 16, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen (15) trading days. As of October 31, 2019, the note was due and accrued interest at an interest rate of 12% per annum. The note holder, under certain circumstances, may require the Company to pay a penalty of 50% of the value of the note outstanding, including default interest. On August 24, 2020, the note was retired for a cash payment of $31,587.

 

On October 25, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000 to Labrys Fund LP. The note has a maturity date of April 25, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. In connection with the issuance of the note, the Company was required to issue 825,718 shares of common stock as a commitment fee valued at $165,254. The shares are returnable to the Company if no Event of Default has occurred prior to the date the note is fully repaid. The Company may not prepay the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest trading price during the previous ten (10) trading days. On April 25, 2019, the Company received conversion notices converting the interest outstanding of $11,967 at a conversion price of $0.0006 per share, into 1,869,979 pre-reverse split (186,998 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock. The note was not repaid and not converted prior to the maturity date, therefore the 825,718 pre-reverse split (82,572 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) commitment share valued at $165,254 were expensed and the interest rate on the convertible note increased to 18%, the default interest rate as provided for in the Promissory Note.

 

On November 21, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $83,000 to Power up Lending Group Ltd. On May 25, 2019, in terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with Global Consulting Alliance., the $83,000 convertible note, plus accrued interest thereon of $3,275, was acquired by Global Consulting Alliance for gross proceeds of $86,275 and an additional payment directly to Power Up to settle the penalty interest of $34,510. The note has a maturity date of September 15, 2019 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company may not prepay the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of the lowest three trading prices during the previous ten (10) trading days. On July 30, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion from Global Consulting Alliance, converting $87,565 into 28,823,153 pre-reverse split (2,882,216 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.00304 pre-reverse split ($0.0304 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share, thereby extinguishing the note. The Company incurred a loss on conversion of $88,256.Additionally, on May 25, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $34,510 to Global Consulting Alliance for penalty interest and expenses incurred by Global consulting Alliance on assuming the Power up Note dated November 21, 2018. The note had a maturity date of May 24, 2020. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest two trading prices during the previous ten (10) trading days.

 

On December 27, 2018, the Company granted a director 70,000 shares of restricted common stock in terms of the stock incentive plan. These shares were valued at $2,975 on the granted date and vested immediately.

 

On December 27, 2018, the Company granted Mr. Fuller 7,000 shares of restricted common stock pursuant to the Stock Incentive Plan. These shares were valued at $0.425 per share on the date of the grant and were vested immediately.

 

On December 27, 2018, the Company granted a director 70,000 shares of restricted common stock in terms of the Stock Incentive Plan. These shares were valued at $2,975 on the granted date and vested immediately.

 

On December 27, 2018, the Company granted ten year options to purchase an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.04 per share, valued at $79,606, to the executive officers of the Company.

 

On December 27, 2018, the Company granted ten year options to an executive officer and director of the Company, to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.40 per share. These options expired three months following the resignation of the executive officer and director.

 

On December 27, 2018, the Company granted ten year options to an executive officer and director of the Company, to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.40 per share.

 

On January 16, 2019 the Company received a conversion notice from Crown Bridge Partners LLC, converting $8,085, consisting of $7,585 of principal and $500 of fees on a convertible note issued on February 27, 2018, into 490,000 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0165 per share. The company made a loss on conversion of $13,965.

 

On January 17, 2019, the Company received a conversion notice from Labrys fund, LP, converting $12,585, consisting of $11,961 of principal and $625 of interest on a convertible note issued on June 22, 2018 into 570,000 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.02208 per share. The company made a loss on conversion of $13,064.

 

II-12

 

 

On January 23, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $92,884 to BOBA Management Corporation to assume a Power up Note dated July 20, 2018. The note had a maturity date of January 23, 2020. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest three trading prices during the previous ten (10) trading days. On July 30, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion from Boba Management Corp, converting $96,710 into 32,894,528 pre-reverse split (3,289,453 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.003 pre-reverse split ($0.03 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share.

 

On January 25, 2019, the Company received a conversion notice from Labrys fund, LP, converting $13,748, consisting of $13,542 of principal and $206 of interest on a convertible note issued on June 22, 2018, into 700,000 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0196398 per share. The company made a loss on conversion of $10,052.

 

On February 4, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $96,000 to GS Capital Partners LLC. The note has a maturity date of February 4, 2020 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company may not prepay the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of the lowest three trading prices during the previous ten (10) trading days. On December 19, 2019, the Company repaid the principal sum of $48,000 on the convertible note. On January 14, 2020, the Company repaid the principal sum of $48,000 and accrued interest and penalty interest of $33,030, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On March 4, 2019, the Company funded a back-end Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $96,000 from GS Capital Partners LLC. The note has a maturity date of February 4, 2020 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company may not prepay the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of the lowest three trading prices during the previous ten (10) trading days. On October 21, 2019, West point Partners, LLC entered into a debt purchase agreement with GS Capital Partners, whereby the convertible note in the aggregate principal amount of $96,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $3,745, was acquired for gross proceeds of $99,745. In addition to this West Point Partners, LLC IR paid additional settlement costs of $22,977 including an early settlement penalty to GS Capital Partners. On November 19, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion converting the aggregate principal amount of the note outstanding, including interest thereon, totaling $23,118 into 1,553,621 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.149 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. The Company realized a loss on conversion of $34,366. On October 21, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $22,977 to West Point Partners, LLC for penalty interest and expenses incurred by West Point Partners LLC on acquiring the GS Capital Partners note dated March 4, 2019. The note had a maturity date of October 21, 2020 and bears interest at 8% per annum. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 62% of the lowest two trading prices during the previous ten trading days. On November 19, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion converting the aggregate principal amount of the note outstanding, including interest thereon, totaling $23,118 into 1,553,621 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.149 per share, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On March 15, 2019, the Company received a conversion notice from Crown Bridge Partners LLC, converting $10,200, consisting of $9,700 of principal, and $500 of fees on a convertible note issued on February 27, 2018 into 1,700,000 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.006 per share. 

 

On March 20, 2019, the Company received a conversion notice from GS Capital, converting $19,235, consisting of $18,000 of principal and $1,235 of interest on a convertible note issued on May 11, 2018, into 1,982,361 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.009703 per share.

 

On March 29, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $75,000 to JSJ Investments, Inc. The note has a maturity date of March 29, 2020 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The note had a maturity date of March 29, 2020 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company may prepay the note at a premium ranging from 120% to 140% of the principal plus accrued interest. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the lowest three trading prices during the previous ten (10) trading days. On October 3, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion from JSJ Investments, converting $25,000 into 9,999,200 pre-reverse stock split (999,920 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0025 pre-reverse split ($0.025 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The Company incurred a loss on conversion of $24,996. On November 12, 2019, Dieter Busenhart entered into a debt purchase agreement with JSJ Investments, Inc., whereby the remaining balance of the March 29, 2019 convertible note in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $3,485, was acquired for gross proceeds of $53,485. In addition to this, Mr. Busenhart paid additional settlement costs of $20,000 including an early settlement penalty to JSJ Investments, Inc. On November 12, 2019, we also issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $23,250 to Dieter Busenhart for penalty interest and expenses incurred by him on acquiring the JSJ Investments, Inc. note dated March 29, 2019. The note had a maturity date of November 12, 2020 and bears interest at 6% per annum. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average three lowest trading prices during the previous ten trading days. On November 18, 2019, the Company and Dieter Busenhart entered into an exchange agreement, replacing the existing note with a new note with a maturity date of November 18, 2020, removing the conversion limitation of ownership of 9.99% and reducing the interest rate to 6% per annum. On November 19, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion converting the aggregate principal amount of the note outstanding, including interest thereon, totaling $53,595 into 3,370,725 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.159 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. The Company realized a loss on conversion of $71,122. On November 12, 2019, the Company also issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $23,250 to Dieter Busenhart for penalty interest and expenses incurred by him on acquiring the JSJ Investments, Inc. note dated March 29, 2019. The note had a maturity date of November 12, 2020 and bears interest at 6% per annum. The outstanding principal amount of the note was convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average three lowest trading prices during the previous ten trading days. On November 19, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion converting the aggregate principal amount of the note outstanding, including interest thereon, totaling $23,273 into 1,463,706 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.159 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. The Company realized a loss on conversion of $30,884.

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On May 15, 2019, pursuant to the terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with Labrys Fund LP. the $300,000 convertible promissory note issued on October 25, 2018, with a maturity date of April 25, 2019 and an original coupon of 8% per annum, was acquired by Strategic IR for gross proceeds of $302,367, including accrued interest thereon. The Convertible note earns interest at 18% per annum, the default interest rate in terms of the Promissory note. The terms of the convertible note include a provision for an automatic note penalty of 50% of the note outstanding if the note is in default. Strategic IR enforced this term resulting in an increase in the principal outstanding in terms of the note of $150,000. On June 19, 2019, pursuant to the terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with Bellridge Capital LP, Strategic IR transferred and assigned the aggregate principal sum of $200,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $3,124, of the Convertible note acquired from Labrys Fund LP. On July 30, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion from Strategic IR, converting $108,882 of the April 25, 2018 convertible note acquired from Labrys Fund LP, into 37,034,605 pre-reverse split (3,703,461 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.003 pre-reverse split ($0.03 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. On November 18, 2019, we and Strategic IR entered into an exchange agreement, replacing the existing note with a new note with a maturity date of November 18, 2020, removing the conversion limitation of ownership of 9.99% and reducing the interest rate to 6% per annum. On November 19, 2019, in terms of a conversion notice received, we received a conversion notice converting the aggregate principal sum of $150,000 and interest thereon of $9,125 into 10,007,882 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0159 per share, thereby extinguishing the note and realizing a loss on conversion of $211,166.

 

On June 19, 2019, in terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with Strategic IR, Bellridge Capital LP acquired an aggregate principal amount of $200,000 plus accrued interest thereon of $3,124 off the $300,000 convertible promissory note originally issued on October 25, 2018, to Labrys Fund LP, with a maturity date of April 25, 2019 and an original coupon of 8% per annum. The Convertible note accrues interest at 18% per annum, the default interest rate in terms of the original Promissory note. On November 19, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion from Bellridge Capital LP converting the principal sum of $200,000 and interest thereon of $21,568 into 13,935,112 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.0159 per share, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

We entered into an agreement with Gibbs, whereby the importation of kiosks and accessories was arranged and funded by Gibbs, Skiguine funded a portion of the kiosks and accessories purchased under the same terms and conditions of the agreement entered into with Gibbs. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, a 5% margin has been added to the cost of the kiosks and accessories purchased and to the liability outstanding. The amount was due on November 1, 2017. On July 30, 2019, the holders of loans payable by us, entered into debt exchange agreements, whereby the aggregate principal amount of the loans payable, together with accrued interest thereon until July 30, 2019 were exchanged for shares of common stock at an exchange price of $0.0063 pre-reverse split ($0.063 post reverse split that was effected in November 2019) per share. The balance of the note as of July 30, 2019, plus accrued interest thereon was $74,662, after the interest was adjusted to $19,366 and was converted into 1,204,234 post reverse split shares on November 18, 2019.

 

On September 3, 2019, the Company issued West Point Partners, LLC a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $26,527. The note had a maturity date of September 3, 2020 and a coupon of 8% per annum. The Company has the right to prepay the note provided it makes a prepayment penalty as set forth in the note. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible at any time into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 60% of the average of the lowest two trading bid prices during the previous ten (10) trading days, including the date the notice of conversion is received. On November 19, 2019, the Company received a notice of conversion converting the aggregate principal amount of the note outstanding, including interest thereon, totaling $26,968 into 1,812,390 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.149 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. The Company realized a loss on conversion of $40,090.

 

On October 3, 2019, in terms of a conversion notice received from JSJ Investments, converting $25,000 into 999,920 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.025 per share, realizing a loss on conversion of $24,996.

 

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On October 11, 2019, we issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $3,000 to Strategic IR. The note has a maturity date of January 9, 2020 and a coupon of ten percent per annum. We had the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date. On November 20, 2019 in terms of an agreement entered into with Strategic IR the principal amount plus accrued interest thereon amounting to $3,028 was converted into 168,219 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.04 per share.

 

On October 15, 2019, we issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $22,000 to Strategic IR. The note has a maturity date of January 13, 2020 and a coupon of ten percent per annum. We have the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date. On November 20, 2019 in terms of an agreement entered into with Strategic IR the principal amount plus accrued interest thereon amounting to $22,181 was converted into 1,232,268 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.04 per share.

 

On October 16, 2019, we issued a Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $24,980 to Global Business Partnership. The note has a maturity date of January 14, 2020 and a coupon of ten percent per annum. We had the right to prepay the note without penalty prior to maturity date.

 

On November 15, 2019, we issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $200,000 to Odyssey Funding, LLC. The note had a maturity date of November 15, 2020 and a coupon of 10% per annum. We may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 120% to 145%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to 58% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen trading days. The balance of the note plus accrued interest at June 30, 2020 was $137,083, after unamortized debt discount of $75,410.

 

On November 15, 2019, the Company entered into Securities Purchase Agreements with Strategic IR whereby notes totaling $79,500 previously advanced to the Company during the period August 19, 2019 to October 15, 2019, was converted into 4,486,750 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.037 per share, thereby extinguishing the notes.

 

On November 18, 2019, we and Strategic IR entered into an exchange agreement, replacing the balance of the July 15, 2019 convertible note purchased from GS Capital Partners, including interest thereon with a new note in the aggregate principal amount of $37,224 with a maturity date of November 18, 2020, removing the conversion limitation of ownership of 9.99% and reducing the interest rate to 6% per annum.

 

On November 18, 2019, we and Dieter Busenhart entered into an exchange agreement, replacing the balance of the March 29, 2019 convertible note purchased from JSJ Investments , Inc. with a new note in the aggregate principal amount of $53,595 with a maturity date of November 18, 2020, removing the conversion limitation of ownership of 9.99% and reducing the interest rate to 6% per annum.

 

On November 18, 2019, we and West Point Partners, LLC entered into an exchange agreement, replacing the March 4, 2019 GS Capital note with a new note in the aggregate principal sum of $102,039 with a maturity date of November 18, 2020, removing the conversion limitation of ownership of 9.99% and reducing the interest rate to 6% per annum.

 

On November 19, 2019, in terms of a conversion notice received from West Point Capital Partners, LLC, on a convertible note entered into on October 21, 2019, converting the aggregate principal amount of the note outstanding, including interest thereon, totaling $23,118 into 1,553,621 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.149 per share, thereby extinguishing the note and realizing a loss on conversion of $34,366.

 

On November 19, 2019, in terms of a debt exchange agreement entered into, Boba Management exchanged a promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $34,955 and interest thereon of $469 into 1,968,014 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.04 per share, thereby extinguishing the debt and realizing a loss on exchange of $37,392.

 

On November 19, 2019, in terms of a conversion notice received from west Point Capital Partners, LLC, on a convertible note entered into on October 21, 2019, converting the aggregate principal amount of the note outstanding, including interest thereon, totaling $23,118 into 1,553,621 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.149 per share, thereby extinguishing the note and realizing a loss on conversion of $34,366.

 

On November 21, 2019, we issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $93,000 to Power up Lending Group Ltd. The note had a maturity date of November 12, 2020 and a coupon of 12% per annum. We may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 115% to 135%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to 61% of the lowest three trading prices during the previous fifteen trading days. The balance of the note plus accrued interest at December 31, 2019 was $11,643, less unamortized debt discount of $82,580.

 

On November 25, 2019, we issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $52,500 to Black Ice Advisors, LLC. The note had a maturity date of November 25, 2020 and a coupon of 10% per annum. We may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 120% to 145%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to 58% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen trading days. Between May 27, 2020 and June 8, 2020, the Company received notices of conversion from Black Ice Advisors, LLC converting $37,000 of principal into 1,970,588 shares of common stock at an average conversion price of $0.0188. The Company incurred a loss on conversion of $38,371. The balance of the note plus accrued interest at June 30, 2020 was $12,163, after unamortized debt discount of $6,268.

 

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On December 9, 2019, in terms of a settlement agreement entered into between us, Qpagos Corporation and Andrey Novikov, we issued a promissory note to Mr. Novikov in settlement of $131,906 of a total debt owing to Mr. Novikov of $156,206 owing to him in terms of a service agreement dated September 1, 2015, the balance remaining as owing to Mr. Novikov by Qpagos Corporation. The promissory note bears interest at 8% per annum, is unsecured and matures on December 9, 2020. This promissory note was subsequently purchased by Vladimir Skiguine and Strategic IR and converted into equity.

 

On December 11, 2019, Mr. Skiguine purchased a portion of a note issued to Andrey Novikov by Qpagos Corporation in the principal amount of $65,953. On December 17, 2019, we entered into a debt settlement with Mr. Skiguine whereby the Note was assigned from Qpagos Corporation to us and was simultaneously settled by the issue of 2,231,768 shares of common stock at an issue price of $0.03 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. A loss on settlement of $67,953 was realized.

 

On December 11, 2019, Strategic IR purchased a portion of a note issued to Andrey Novikov by Qpagos Corporation in the principal amount of $65,953. On December 17, 2019, we entered into a debt settlement with Strategic IR whereby the Note was assigned from Qpagos Corporation to us and was simultaneously settled by the issue of 2,231,768 shares of common stock at an issue price of $0.03 per share, thereby extinguishing the note. A loss on settlement of $67,953 was realized.

 

On December 16, 2019, in terms of a conversion notice received from Crown Bridge Partners converting $8,800 of principal, fees thereon of $500 and interest of $2,409 into 51,045,457 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.011 per share, thereby extinguishing the note, realizing a loss on conversion of $58,336.

 

On December 17, 2019, in terms of a settlement agreement entered into between us, Qpagos Corporation and Stanislav Minaychenko, we issued a promissory note to Mr. Minaychenko in settlement of $23,893 owing to him in terms of a service agreement dated September 1, 2015. The promissory note bears interest at 4% per annum, is unsecured and matures on June 16, 2020. The balance of the promissory note, including interest thereon at December 31, 2019 is $23,930.

 

On December 17, 2019, in terms of a settlement agreement entered into between us, Qpagos Corporation and Maxim Pukhovskiy, we issued a promissory note to Mr. Pukhovskiy in settlement of $17,856 owing to him in terms of a service agreement dated May 1, 2015. The promissory note bears interest at 4% per annum, is unsecured and matures on June 16, 2020. The balance of the promissory note, including interest thereon at December 31, 2019 is $17,683.

 

On December 21, 2019, Qpagos Corporation issued a promissory note to Wakatec OU in settlement of a $93,000 trade payable owing by Qpagos Corporation to Wakatec OU. The promissory note bears interest at 4% per annum, is unsecured and matures on December 21, 2020.

 

On December 23, 2019, in terms of a debt purchase agreement entered into with Wakatec OU, Mr. Skigin acquired $30,000 of the promissory note issued to Wakatec OU by Qpagos Corporation. On December 23, 2019, the Company entered into a debt settlement agreement whereby the Company agreed to the assignment of the debt owed to Mr. Skigin by Qpagos Corporation to the Company in exchange for a new promissory note in the principal amount of $30,000 issued by the Company. The promissory note is unsecured, bears interest at 4% per annum and matures on December 23, 2020. The balance of the promissory note, including interest thereon at December 31, 2019 is $30,026. On January 7, 2020, the Company entered into a debt exchange agreement with Mr. Skigin, whereby the aggregate principal sum of $30,000 plus accrued interest of $49 was exchanged for 1,502,466 shares of common stock at an issue price of $0.02 per share.

 

On December 23, 2019, we issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $63,000 to Power up Lending Group Ltd. The note had a maturity date of December 23, 2020 and a coupon of 12% per annum. We may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 115% to 135%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to 61% of the lowest three trading prices during the previous fifteen trading days. The balance of the note plus accrued interest at December 31, 2019 was $1,542, less unamortized debt discount of $61,623.

 

An aggregate of 5,123,750 shares of restricted common stock are issuable to our Chief Executive Officer under the terms of an employment agreement entered into with him. These shares are restricted and were fully vested on January 1, 2020.

 

On January 7, 2020, the Company entered into a debt exchange agreement whereby the aggregate principal sum of $20,000 plus accrued interest of $33 was exchanged for 1,001,644 shares of common stock at an issue price of $0.02 per share, realizing a loss on exchange of $20,033.

 

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On January 13, 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000 to Odyssey Funding, LLC. The note had a maturity date of January 13, 2021 and a coupon of 10% per annum. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 120% to 145%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 58% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

On January 22, 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $43,000 to Power Up Lending Group Ltd. The note had a maturity date of January 22, 2021 and a coupon of 12% per annum. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 115% to 135%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 61% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

On January 28, 2020, the Company received a conversion notice from Global Consulting Alliance, converting an aggregate amount of $27,741, at a conversion price of $0.02449 into 1,132,764 shares of common stock, thereby extinguishing the note.

 

On January 30, 2020, the Company entered into a Corporate Brand Consulting Agreement with Ludlow Business Services, Inc. whereby the consultant agreed to provide corporate consulting, development of strategies, corporate awareness, business plans and advising on interactions with investment professionals, for a consideration of $7,500 per month and 535,714 shares of common stock amounting to $30,000, at the average closing price of the common stock ten days prior to the execution of the agreement.

 

On February 5, 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $105,000 to Adar Alef, LLC. The note had a maturity date of February 5, 2021 and a coupon of 10% per annum. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 120% to 145%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 58% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

On February 20, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement whereby 1,000,000 shares of common stock and 1,000,000 three year warrants, exercisable at $0.05 per share were sold to an investor for gross proceeds of $25,000.

 

On February 24, 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $78,750 to LG Capital Funding LLC. The note had a maturity date of February 24, 2021 and a coupon of 10% per annum. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 120% to 145%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible after 180 days, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 58% of the lowest trading price during the previous fifteen trading days.

 

On March 16, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement whereby 400,000 shares of common stock were sold to an investor for gross proceeds of $8,000.

 

In terms of subscription agreements entered into with investors between March 16, 2020 and March 19, 2020, the Company issued 1,400,000 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $33,000.

 

On March 18, 2020, the Company granted a director 2,000,000 shares of common stock for services to be rendered as a director of the Company valued at $88,000.

 

On April 4, 2020, the Company issued 282,146 shares to Andrey Novikov as compensation in terms of an employment agreement entered into with Mr. Novikov in December 2019.

 

In terms of debt conversion notices received between May 27, 2020 and June 22, 2020, we issued an aggregate of 5,330,737 shares of common stock in settlement of $76,000 of convertible notes payable.

 

On June 30, 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000 to Cavalry Fund I LP. The note had a maturity date of 12 months after issuance and was issued at a 10% original issue discount. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 115% to 120%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to $0.035. The Company also issued to the lender a warrant to purchase 8,571,428 shares of common stock.

 

On July 17, 2020, the Company issued a promissory note to Dieter Busenhart in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000 for net proceeds of $50,000, bearing interest at 10% per annum and maturing on January 17, 2021.

 

On July 31, 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $262,500 to Cavalry Fund I LP. The note had a maturity date of 12 months after issuance and was issued at a 10% original issue discount. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 115% to 120%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to $0.035. The Company also issued to the lender a warrant to purchase 8,571,428 shares of common stock.

 

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On August 3, 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000 to Mercer Street Global Opportunity Fund, LLC. The note had a maturity date of 12 months after issuance and was issued at a 10% original issue discount. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 115% to 120%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to $0.035. The Company also issued to the lender a warrant to purchase 11,428,571 shares of common stock.

 

On August 5, 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $87,500 to Pinz Capital Special Opportunities Fund, LP (“Pinz Capital”) which was subsequently assigned and transferred to Cavalry on October 20, 2020 pursuant to the Pinz Assignment Agreement. The note had a maturity date of 12 months after issuance and was issued at a 10% original issue discount. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 115% to 120%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to $0.035. The Company also issued to the Pinz Capital a warrant to purchase 2,857,143 shares of common stock on August 5, 2020, which was subsequently assigned and transferred to Cavalry on October 20, 2020 pursuant to the Pinz Assignment Agreement.

 

On September 16, 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $228,000 and a five-year warrant”) to purchase 6,514,286 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 per share to Iroquois Master Fund Ltd for gross proceeds of $199,500. The note had a maturity date of 12 months after issuance and was issued at a 10% original issue discount. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 115% to 120%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to $0.035.

 

On September 24, 2020, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal amount of $114,000 and a five year warrant to purchase 3,257,143 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 to Cavalry Fund I LP for gross proceeds of $99,750. The note had a maturity date of 12 months after issuance and was issued at a 10% original issue discount. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 115% to 120%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to $0.035.

 

An aggregate of 15,371,250 shares of restricted common stock were issued to our Chief Operating Officer in terms of an employment agreement entered into with him. These shares are restricted and vest over a three year period commencing on December 31, 2020.

 

On October 20, 2020, the Company entered into the Geist SPA with Mark Geist, pursuant to which the Company issued an Original Issue Discount 10% Convertible Note with a principal balance of $28,600 and a five year warrant to purchase 817,143 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 to Mark Geist for gross proceeds of $25,025.00. The note has a maturity date of 12 months after issuance. The Company may prepay the note with prepayment penalties ranging from 115% to 120%. The outstanding principal amount of the note is convertible, at the election of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

All sales to U.S. persons in each of the transactions set forth above were issued relying on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder for the offer and sale of securities not involving a public offering, except for debt conversions which were effected relying on Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act as the common stock was exchanged by us with our existing security holders exclusively and no commission or other remuneration was paid or given directly or indirectly for soliciting such exchange. The recipients of securities in each of these transactions relying on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 506 promulgated thereunder acquired the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends were affixed to the securities issued in these transactions. Each of the recipients of securities in these transactions was an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act and had adequate access, through employment, business or other relationships, to information about us.

 

All sales to non U.S. persons in each of the transactions set forth above were issued relying on Regulation S. The recipients of the securities in each of these transactions relying on Regulation S represented that they were not a U.S. Person as that term is defined in Regulation S, that at the time of purchase of the securities they were located outside the United States and that they acquired the securities solely for their own account and not for the account or the benefit of a U.S. person.

 

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ITEM 16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

Exhibit No.   Description 
2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 12, 2016, by and among Asiya Pearls, Inc., QPAGOS Merge, Inc. and Qpagos Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2016)
3.1   Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 16, 2013)
3.2   Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2016)
3.3   Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2016)
3.4   Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2018)
3.5   Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (Name Change) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2019)
3.6   Certificate of Change to the Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (Reverse) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2019)
4.1   Form of Warrants issued to Investors (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2016)
4.2   Form of Warrant issued to Placement Agent and its designees (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2016)
4.3   Form of Amendment to Warrant issued to Placement Agent and its designees (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2016)
4.4   Note in the principal amount of $77,000 issued December 28, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 29, 2016)
4.5   Note in the principal amount of $105,000 issued January 27, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 1, 2017)
4.6   Note in the principal amount of $200,000 issued February 6, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2017)
4.7   Note in the principal amount of $53,000 issued February 21, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2017)
4.8   Note in the principal amount of $100,000 issued March 9, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2017)
4.9   Note in the principal amount of $100,000 issued March 9, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2017)
4.10   Note in the principal amount of $50,000 issued October 20, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 17, 2018)
4.11   Note in the principal amount of $50,000 issued October 21, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 17, 2018)
4.12   Note in the principal amount of $50,000 issued October 31, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 17, 2018)
4.13   Note in the principal amount of $50,000 issued February 19, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.13 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 17, 2018)
4.14   Note in the principal amount of $50,000 issued March 1, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.14 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 17, 2018)
4.15   Extension Agreement dated May 19, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.15 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 17, 2018)
4.16   Extension Agreement dated May 30, 2017 ((Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.16 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 17, 2018))
4.17   Note in the principal amount of $20,000 issued June 19, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.17 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 17, 2018)
4.18   Note in the principal amount of $52,493.59 issued June 19, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.18 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 17, 2018)

 

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4.19   Warrant issued to Gibbs International, Inc. issued June 19, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.19 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 17, 2018)
4.20   Note in the principal amount of $53,438.36 issued June 29, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.20 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 17, 2018)
4.21   Warrant issued to Cobbolo Limited dated June 29, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.21 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 17, 2018)
4.22   Note in the principal amount of $54,123.29 issued June 29, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.22 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 17, 2018)
4.23   Warrant issued to Delinvest Commercial Ltd issued June 29, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.23 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 17, 2018)
4.24   8% Promissory Note between the Company and Andrey Novikov dated December 9, 2019 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2019)
4.25   Form of 10% Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Note (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2020)
4.26   Warrant Agreement, dated June 30, 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2020)
4.27   Form of 10% Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Note (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2020 (File No. 000-55648)
4.28   Warrant issued to Cavalry Fund I LP, dated July 31, 2020 (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2020 (File No. 000-55648)
4.29   Warrant issued to Mercer Street Global Opportunity Fund, LLC, dated August 3, 2020 (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2020 (File No. 000-55648)
4.30   Warrant issued to Pinz Capital Special Opportunities Fund, LP., dated August 5, 2020 (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2020 (File No. 000-55648)
4.31   Form of 10% Original Issue Discount Convertible Note (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 21, 2020 (File No. 000-55648)
4.32   Warrant Agreement, dated September 16, 2020 (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 21, 2020 (File No. 000-55648)
4.33   Form of Original Issue Discount 10% Convertible Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2020).
4.34   Form of Warrant Agreement, dated September 24, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2020).
4.35   Form of Original Issue Discount 10% Convertible Note issued to Mark Geist.*
4.36   Warrant issued to Mark Geist dated October 20, 2020.*
5.1   Opinion of Parsons Behle & Latimer *
10.1   Sublicense Agreement between Janor Enterprises and Qpagos Corporation dated May 1, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2016)
10.2   Additional Agreement No. 1 to Sublicense Agreement between Janor Enterprises and Qpagos Corporation dated November 1, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2016)
10.3†   Employment Agreement Gaston Pereira (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2016)
10.4†   Employment Agreement Andrey Novikov (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2016)
10.5   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2016)
10.6   Placement Agent Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2016)
10.7   Form of Registration Rights Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2016)
10.8   Consulting Agreement between Qpagos Corporation and Yogipay Corporation dated February 11, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2016)
10.9   Consulting Agreement between Qpagos Corporation and Eurosa Inc. dated February 11, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2016)

 

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10.10   Form of Exchange Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2016)
10.11   Share Purchase Agreement between Panatrade Business Limited (QPAGOS S.A.P.I.) and QPAGOS Corporation dated August 27, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 11 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2016)
10.12   Share Purchase Agreement between Panatrade Business Limited (Redpag Electronicos S.A.P.I.) and QPAGOS Corporation dated August 27, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2016)
10.13   Consulting Agreement between Panatrade Business Limited and QPAGOS Corporation dated October 29, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 13 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2016)
10.14   Consulting Agreement between Delinvest Commercial Ltd. and QPAGOS Corporation dated October 29, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2016)
10.15   Consulting Agreement between Sergey Rumyantsev and QPAGOS Corporation dated May 1, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 15 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2016)
10.16   Securities Purchase Agreement dated December 28, 2016 between the Registrant and Power Up Lending Group Ltd (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 29, 2016)
10.17   Securities Purchase Agreement dated January 27, 2017 between the Registrant and Labrys Fund, LP (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 1, 2017)
10.18   Securities Purchase Agreement dated February 21, 2017 between the Registrant and Power Up Lending Group Ltd (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2017)
10.19   Securities Purchase Agreement dated August 25, 2017 between the Registrant and Power Up Lending Group Ltd (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2017)
10.20   Securities Purchase Agreement dated June 19, 2017 between Registrant and Gibbs International Inc.  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 17, 2018)
10.21   Securities Purchase Agreement dated June 29, 2017 between Registrant and Delinvest Commercial Ltd.  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 17, 2018)
10.22   Securities Purchase Agreement dated July 29, 2017 between Registrant and Cobbolo Limited (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 17, 2018)
10.23   Securities Purchase Agreement dated July 29, 2017 between Registrant and Delinvest Commercial Ltd (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 17, 2018)
10.24   Amendment, dated April 30, 2018, to Employment Agreement, by and between QPAGOS Corporation and Gaston Pereira (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2018)
10.25   Amendment, dated April 30, 2018, to Employment Agreement, by and between QPAGOS Corporation and Andrey Novikov (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2018)
10.26   Agreement to Organize and Operate a Joint Venture, dated June 14, 2018, by and among the Company, Digital Power Lending, LLC and Innovative Payment Systems, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8- K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2018)
10.27   Amendment, dated June 29, 2018, to Agreement to Organize and Operate a Joint Venture by and among the Company, Digital Power Lending, LLC and Innovative Payment Systems, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8- K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2018)
10.28   Amendment, dated July 16, 2018, to Agreement to Organize and Operate a Joint Venture by and among the Company, Digital Power Lending, LLC and Innovative Payment Systems, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8- K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2018)
10.29   Extension of Agreement to Organize and Operate a Joint Venture dated August 17, 2018 by and among the Company, Digital Power Lending, LLC and Innovative Payment Systems, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8- K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 24, 2018)

 

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10.30   Amendment to Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Gaston Pereira (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8- K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2019)
10.31   Amendment To Employment Agreement By And Between The Company And Andrey Novikov (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8- K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2019)
10.32   Stock Purchase Agreement Between the QPAGOS and Vivi Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8- K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2019)
10.33   Employment Agreement By And Between The Company And Andrey Novikov (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8- K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 6, 2019)
10.34   Partial Settlement of Outstanding Balance Between the Company and Andrey Novikov (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8- K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2019)
10.35   Executive Employment Agreement between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. and William Corbett, effective June 24, 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8- K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2020)
10.36   Restricted Stock Agreement between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. and William Corbett, effective June 24, 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8- K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2020)
10.37   Indemnification Agreement between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. and William Corbett, effective June 24, 2020  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Form 8- K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2020)
10.38   Securities Purchase Agreement, between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. and Cavalry Fund I LP, dated June 30, 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8- K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2020)
10.39   Security Agreement, between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. and Cavalry Fund I LP, dated June 30, 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8- K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2020)
10.40   Registration Rights Agreement, between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. and Cavalry Fund I LP, dated June 30, 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8- K (File No. 000-55648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2020)
10.41   Securities Purchase Agreement, between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. and Cavalry Fund I LP, dated June 30, 2020 (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2020 (File No. 000-55648)
10.42   Securities Purchase Agreement, between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. and Mercer Street Global Opportunity Fund, LLC, dated August 3, 2020 (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2020 (File No. 000-55648)
10.43   Securities Purchase Agreement, between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. and Pinz Capital Special Opportunities Fund, LP., dated August 5, 2020 (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2020 (File No. 000-55648)
10.44   Amended and Restated Security Agreement, between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. and Cavalry Fund I LP, as collateral agent, dated August 3, 2020 (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2020 (File No. 000-55648)
10.45   Registration Rights Agreement, between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. and Mercer Street Global Opportunity Fund, LLC, dated August 3, 2020 (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2020 (File No. 000-55648)
10.46   Registration Rights Agreement, between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. and Pinz Capital Special Opportunities Fund, LP., dated August 5, 2020 (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2020 (File No. 000-55648)

 

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10.47   Securities Purchase Agreement, between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. and Iroquois Master Fund Ltd., dated September 16, 2020 (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 21, 2020 (File No. 000-55648)
10.48   Registration Rights Agreement, between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. and Iroquois Master Fund Ltd., dated September 16, 2020 (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 21, 2020 (File No. 000-55648)
10.49   Securities Purchase Agreement between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. and Cavalry Fund I LP, dated September 24, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2020).
10.50   Registration Rights Agreement between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. and Cavalry Fund I LP, dated September 24, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2020).
10.51   Independent Director Services Agreement between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. and James Fuller, dated March 18, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2020).
10.52   Securities Purchase Agreement dated October 20, 2020 between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. and Mark Geist. *
10.53   Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 20, 2020 between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. and Mark Geist.*
99.1   Assignment and Transfer Agreement by and between Pinz Capital Special Opportunities Fund, L.P. and Cavalry Fund I LP, dated October 20, 2020. *
14.1   Code of Ethics (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 333-192877) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2016)
21   List of Subsidiaries *
23.1   Consent of RBSM LLP.*
23.2   Consent of Parsons Behle & Latimer (contained in Exhibit 5.1)*

 

* Filed herewith
Indicates management contract or compensatory plan

 

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ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS

 

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

 

  (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any acts or events arising after the effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration statement (notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of a prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement); and

 

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  (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such information in this registration statement; provided , however, that subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those subparagraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

 

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment 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 remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

 

(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

 

(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

 

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement 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.

 

(6) If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

 

(7) 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 SEC 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 a Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of a 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, that 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.

 

(8) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on the Form S-1 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Northridge, California, November 16, 2020.

 

  INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ William Corbett
  Name:   William Corbett
  Title: Chief Executive Officer, Interim
Chief Financial Officer and Director

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

We, the undersigned hereby severally constitute and appoint William Corbett our true and lawful attorney and agent, with full power to sign for us, and in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments to this registration statement, any subsequent registration statements pursuant to Rule 462 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 and about the premises, 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. This power of attorney may be executed in counterparts.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form S-1 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

/s/ William Corbett   Chief Executive Officer,   November 16, 2020
William Corbett   Interim Chief Financial Officer and
Director (Principal Executive Officer
and Principal Financial Officer)
   
         
/s/ Andrey Novikov   Chief Technology Officer and Director   November 16, 2020
Andrey Novikov        
         
/s/ James Fuller   Director   November 16, 2020
James Fuller        

 

 

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Exhibit 4.35

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

Original Issue Date: October 20, 2020

 

$28,600.00 Principal

$25,025.00 Purchase Price

$3,575.00 Original Issue Discount

 

original issue discount

Convertible PROMISSORY NOTE

 

THIS ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE is duly authorized and validly issued at a 12.5% original issue discount by Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) (the “Note”).

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Company promises to pay to Mark Geist., or his permitted assigns (the “Holder”), the principal sum of $28,600.00 on the date that is the 12 month anniversary of the Original Issue Date, or October 20, 2021 (the “Maturity Date”) or such earlier date as this Note is required or permitted to be repaid as provided hereunder, and to pay interest to the Holder on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this Note in accordance with the provisions hereof. This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:

 

Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes hereof, (a) capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement and (b) the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

 

“Alternate Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).

 

“Bankruptcy Event” means any of the following events: (a) the Company or any Subsidiary thereof commences a case or other proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction relating to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, (b) there is commenced against the Company or any Subsidiary thereof any such case or proceeding that is not dismissed within 60 days after commencement, (c) the Company or any Subsidiary thereof is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered, (d) the Company or any Subsidiary thereof suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of its property that is not discharged or stayed within 60 calendar days after such appointment, (e) the Company or any Subsidiary thereof makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (f) the Company or any Subsidiary thereof calls a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts or (g) the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, by any act or failure to act, expressly indicates its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing or takes any corporate or other action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

 

 

 

 

“Base Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

 

“Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(e).

 

“Black Scholes Value” means the value of the outstanding principal amount of this Note, plus all accrued and unpaid interest hereon based on the Black and Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Maturity Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of 100% and the 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Maturity Date.

 

“Buy-In” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(v).

 

“Change of Control Transaction” means the occurrence after the date hereof of any of (a) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 50% of the voting securities of the Company (other than by means of conversion, exercise or exchange of this Note or the Warrants issued together with this Note), (b) the Company merges into or consolidates with any other Person, or any Person merges into or consolidates with the Company and, after giving effect to such transaction, the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 50% of the aggregate voting power of the Company or the successor entity of such transaction, (c) the Company sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another Person, (d) a replacement at one time or within a three year period of more than one-half of the members of the Board of Directors which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board of Directors on the Original Issue Date (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the Board of Directors on any date whose nomination to the Board of Directors was approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are members on the date hereof), or (d) the execution by the Company of an agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth in clauses (a) through (d) above.

 

“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

“Conversion” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.

 

“Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

 

“Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).

 

“Conversion Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

“Default Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).

 

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“Default Interest Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

“Dilutive Issuance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

 

“Dilutive Issuance Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

 

“DWAC” means the Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system at The Depository Trust Company.

 

“Event of Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a).

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Exempt Issuance” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

“Fundamental Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).

 

“Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $125,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Liens” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

“Mandatory Default Amount” means the sum of (a) (i) 140% of the aggregate of outstanding principal amount of this Note and the accrued and unpaid interest thereon, including default interest, and (b) all other amounts, costs, expenses and liquidated damages due in respect of this Note.

 

“Note Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(c).

 

“Notice of Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

 

“Option Value” means the value of a Common Stock Equivalent based on the Black Scholes Option Pricing model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of (A) the Trading Day prior to the public announcement of the issuance of the applicable Common Stock Equivalent, if the issuance of such Common Stock Equivalent is publicly announced or (B) the Trading Day immediately following the issuance of the applicable Common Stock Equivalent if the issuance of such Common Stock Equivalent is not publicly announced, for pricing purposes and reflecting (i) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the remaining term of the applicable Common Stock Equivalent as of the applicable date of determination, (ii) an expected volatility equal to the greater of 100% and the 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg as of (A) the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Common Stock Equivalent if the issuance of such Common Stock Equivalent is publicly announced or (B) the Trading Day immediately following the issuance of the applicable Common Stock Equivalent if the issuance of such Common Stock Equivalent is not publicly announced, (iii) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the highest VWAP of the Common Stock during the period beginning on the Trading Day prior to the execution of definitive documentation relating to the issuance of the applicable Common Stock Equivalent and ending on (A) the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of such issuance, if the issuance of such Common Stock Equivalent is publicly announced or (B) the Trading Day immediately following the issuance of the applicable Common Stock Equivalent if the issuance of such Common Stock Equivalent is not publicly announced, (iv) a zero cost of borrow and (v) a 360 day annualization factor.

 

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“Original Issue Date” means the date of the first issuance of this Note, regardless of any transfers of this Note and regardless of the number of instruments which may be issued to evidence this Note.

 

“Permitted Indebtedness” means (a) the indebtedness evidenced by this Note, (b) the indebtedness evidenced by the Company’s outstanding Original Issue Discount 10% Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes, (c) senior secured non-convertible loans from traditional commercials banks with interest per annum not to exceed 12%, (d) capital lease obligations and purchase money indebtedness incurred in connection with the acquisition of machinery and equipment as long as such capital leases and indebtedness are approved in advance by the Holder and (e) the Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 3.1(aa) to the Purchase Agreement).

 

“Permitted Lien” means the individual and collective reference to the following: (a) Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies not yet due or Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Company) have been established in accordance with GAAP, (b) Liens imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, statutory landlords’ Liens, and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, and which (x) do not individually or in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing for the foreseeable future the forfeiture or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien, (c) Liens incurred in connection with Permitted Indebtedness under clauses (a) through (d) thereunder, and Liens set forth on Schedule 3.1(aa) to the Purchase Agreement.

 

“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

“Purchase Agreement” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 16, 2020, among the Company and the original Holders, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(ii).

 

“Successor Entity” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).

 

“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, or any market of the OTC Markets, Inc. (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

“Transaction Documents” means the Note, the Purchase Agreement, the Warrant, and the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)) (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), (b) if no volume weighted average price of the Common Stock is reported for the Trading Market, the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (c) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holderand reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Section 2. Interest/Prepayment.

 

(a) Interest. Interest shall accrue to the Holder on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this Note at the rate of 10% per annum, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and shall accrue daily commencing on the Original Issue Date until payment in full of the outstanding principal (or conversion to the extent applicable), together with all accrued and unpaid interest, liquidated damages and other amounts which may become due hereunder, has been made. During the existence of an Event of Default, interest shall accrue at the lesser of (i) the rate of 18% per annum, or (ii) the maximum amount permitted by law (the lesser of clause (i) or (ii), the “Default Interest Rate”). Once an Event of Default is cured, the interest rate shall return to 10%.

 

(b) Prepayment. The Note may be prepaid: (i) from Original Issuance Date until and through the day that falls on the third month anniversary of the Original Issue Date (the “3 Month Anniversary”) at an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate of the outstanding principal balance of the Note and accrued and unpaid interest, (ii) after the 3 Month Anniversary until and through the day that falls on the six month anniversary of the Original Issue Date (the “6 Month Anniversary) at an amount equal to 115% of the aggregate of the outstanding principal balance of the Note and accrued and unpaid interest, and (iii) after the 6 Month Anniversary at an amount equal to 125% of the aggregate of the outstanding principal balance of the Note and accrued and unpaid interest. The Company shall provide at least 20 days’ prior written notice to the Holder, during which time the Holder may convert the Note in whole or in part.

 

Section 3. Registration of Transfers and Exchanges.

 

(a) Different Denominations. This Note is exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge or other fees will be payable for such registration of transfer or exchange.

 

(b) Investor Representations. This Note has been issued subject to certain investment representations of the original Holder set forth in the Purchase Agreement and may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Purchase Agreement and applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations.

 

(c) Reliance on Note Register. Prior to due presentment for transfer to the Company of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the Person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the Note Register as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Note is overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

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Section 4. Conversion.

 

(a) Conversion. After the Original Issue Date until this Note is no longer outstanding, this Note shall be convertible, in whole or in part, at any time, and from time to time, into Conversion Shares at the option of the Holder. The Holder shall effect conversions by delivering to the Company a Notice of Conversion, the form of which is attached hereto as Annex A (each, a “Notice of Conversion”), specifying therein the principal amount of this Note to be converted and the date on which such conversion shall be effected (such date, the “Conversion Date”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion is deemed delivered hereunder. No ink-original Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion form be required. To effect conversions hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Company unless the entire principal amount of this Note, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, has been so converted. Conversions hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding principal amount of this Note in an amount equal to the applicable conversion. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the principal amount(s) converted in each conversion, the date of each conversion, and the Conversion Price in effect at the time of each conversion. The Company may deliver an objection to any Notice of Conversion within two Trading Days of delivery of such Notice of Conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder, and any assignee by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of a portion of this Note, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

(b) Conversion Price. The “Conversion Price” shall be $0.035 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock combinations and similar events). If an Event of Default has occurred, regardless of whether such Event of Default has been cured or remains ongoing, this Note shall be convertible at 65% of the lowest closing price of the Common Stock as reported on the Trading Market during the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending and including the Trading Day immediately preceding the delivery or deemed delivery of the applicable Notice of Conversion (the “Default Conversion Price”). All such Conversion Price determinations are to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or similar transaction that proportionately decreases or increases the Common Stock.

 

(c) Mechanics of Conversion or Prepayment.

 

(i) Conversion Shares Issuable Upon Conversion of Principal Amount. The number of Conversion Shares issuable upon a conversion hereunder shall be determined by the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the outstanding principal amount of this Note to be converted by (y) the Conversion Price in effect at the time of such conversion.

 

(ii) Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion. Not later than two Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Holder any certificate or certificates required to be delivered by the Company under this Section 4(c) which shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions except as provided by the Securities Act (other than those which may then be required by the Purchase Agreement) and such shares shall be delivered electronically through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions.

 

(iii) Failure to Deliver Conversion Shares. If, in the case of any Notice of Conversion, such Conversion Shares are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to the Company at any time on or before its receipt of such Conversion Shares, to rescind such conversion, in which event the Company shall promptly return to the Holder any original Note delivered to the Company.

 

(iv) Obligation Absolute; Partial Liquidated Damages. The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares. In the event the Holder of this Note shall elect to convert any or all of the outstanding principal amount hereof, the Company may not refuse conversion based on any claim that the Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with the Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and or enjoining conversion of all or part of this Note shall have been sought and obtained, and the Company posts a surety bond for the benefit of the Holder in accordance with Section 4.1(e) of the Purchase Agreement. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to collect damages under this Note, the Purchase Agreement or under applicable law.

 

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(v) Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Conversion Shares Upon Conversion. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such Conversion Shares by the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii), and if after such Share Delivery Date the Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Conversion Shares which the Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall have the remedies provided for in accordance with Section 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement. Nothing herein or therein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Note as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(vi) Fractional Shares. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of this Note. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, the Company shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

(vii) Transfer Taxes and Expenses. The issuance of Conversion Shares on conversion of this Note shall be made without charge to the Holder hereof for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Conversion and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Conversion Shares.

 

(viii) Attorneys’ Fees etc. The Company shall (A) pay the reasonable fees of the law firm of the Holder’s choice (in an amount not to exceed $500 per opinion) in connection with the conversion of the Note, (B) cause its attorneys to promptly provide any reliance opinion to the Transfer Agent, and (C) pay the Holder the sums required under Section 2(c)(iv).

 

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(d) Holder’s Conversion Limitations. The Company shall not effect any conversion of this Note, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Note, to the extent that after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, unconverted principal amount of this Note beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation, any other Notes or the Warrants) beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 4(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 4(d) applies, the determination of whether this Note is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which principal amount of this Note is convertible shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Conversion shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Note may be converted (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and which principal amount of this Note is convertible, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, the Holder will be deemed to represent to the Company each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this Section 4(d) and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 4(d), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the SEC, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Company, or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Note, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note held by the Holder. The Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(d) to 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Note held by the Holder. In all events, the provisions of this Section 4(d) shall continue to apply. Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The Holder may also decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(d) solely with respect to the Holder’s Note at any time, which decrease shall be effectively immediately upon delivery of notice to the Company. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(d) shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 4(d) to correct any portion which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this Section 4(d) shall apply to a successor holder of this Note.

 

Section 5. Certain Adjustments.

 

(a) Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Note is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents, (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Company, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 5(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

(b) Subsequent Equity Sales. At any time, for so long as the Note or any amounts accrued and payable thereunder remain outstanding, the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable, sells or grants any option to purchase or sells or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of or issues (or announces any sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition),, any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the Conversion Price then in effect (such lower price, the “Base Conversion Price” and each such issuance or announcement a “Dilutive Issuance”), then the Conversion Price shall be immediately reduced to equal the Base Conversion Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued.

 

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(2) If any Common Stock Equivalent is amended or adjusted, and such price as so amended shall be less than the Conversion Price in effect at the time of such amendment or adjustment, then the Conversion Price shall be adjusted upon each such issuance or amendment as provided in this Section 5(b). In case any Common Stock Equivalent is issued in connection with the issue or sale of other securities of the Company, together comprising one integrated transaction, (x) the Common Stock Equivalents will be deemed to have been issued for the Option Value of such Common Stock Equivalents and (y) the other securities issued or sold in such integrated transaction shall be deemed to have been issued or sold for the difference of (I) the aggregate consideration received by the Company less any consideration paid or payable by the Company pursuant to the terms of such other securities of the Company, less (II) the Option Value. If any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be deemed to be the net amount received by the Company therefor. If any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of publicly traded securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company will be the average VWAP of such public traded securities for the ten days prior to the date of receipt. If any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, as the case may be.

 

(3) If the holder of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents outstanding on the Original Issue Date or issued after the Original Issuance Date shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the Conversion Price then in effect, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Conversion Price on such date and such issuance shall be deemed to be a Dilutive Issuance.

 

(4) If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction despite the prohibition set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion price at which such securities may be converted or exercised under the terms of such Variable Rate Transaction.

 

(5) The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 5(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 5(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Conversion Shares based upon the Base Conversion Price on or after the date of such Dilutive Issuance, regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Conversion Price in the Notice of Conversion.

 

(6) The provisions of this Section 5(b) shall apply each time a Dilutive Issuance occurs after the Original Issue Date for so long as the Note or any amounts accrued and payable thereunder remain outstanding, but any adjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to this Section 5(b) shall be downward only.

 

(7) The provisions of this Section 5(b) shall not apply to Exempt Issuances.

 

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(c) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 5(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock, Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations on conversion hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

(d) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Note is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets or rights or warrants to acquire its assets, or subscribe for or purchase any security other than Common Stock, to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Note, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation with respect to the Company or any other publicly-traded corporation subject to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation with respect to the Company or any other publicly-traded corporation subject to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act).

 

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(e) Fundamental Transaction. (1) If, at any time while this Note is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Note, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation on the conversion of this Note), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Note is convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation on the conversion of this Note). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Note following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall not effect a Fundamental Transaction unless it gives the Holder at least 10 Trading Days prior notice together with sufficient details so the Holder can make an informed decision as to whether it elects to accept the Alternative Consideration. If a public announcement of the Fundamental Transaction has not been made, the notice to the Holder may not be given until the Company files a Form 8-K or other report disclosing the Fundamental Transaction. (2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, provided that the Warrant Shares are not registered under an effective registration statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction that is (x) an all cash transaction, (y) a “Rule 13e-3 transaction” as defined in Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange Act, or (z) a Fundamental Transaction involving a person or entity not traded on a national securities exchange or trading market (with such exchange or market including, without limitation, the Nasdaq Global Select Trading Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, or the Nasdaq Capital Market, the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the NYSE American or any market operated by the OTC Markets, Inc.), the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, concurrently with the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, purchase this Note from the Holder by paying to the Holder the higher of (i) an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value of the outstanding principal of this Note on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, or (ii) the product of (a) the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon full conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitation on conversion of this Note) and (b) the positive difference between the cash per share paid in such Fundamental Transaction minus the then in effect Conversion Price. (3) If Section 5(e)(1) and (2) are not applicable, the Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Note and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Note a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Note which is convertible for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of this Note) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with a conversion price which applies the Conversion Price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such conversion price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Note immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Note and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Note and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5(e), an Exempt Issuance (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) shall not be deemed a Fundamental Transaction.

 

(f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 5 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 5, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) issued and outstanding.

 

(g) Notice to the Holder.

 

(i) Adjustment to Conversion Price. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 5, the Company shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

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(ii) Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on its Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of its Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of its Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any shareholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of its Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby its Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Note, and shall cause to be delivered to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Note Register, at least 5 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of its Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of its Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (as determined in good faith by the Company), the Company or its successor shall simultaneously file such notice with the SEC pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. If the Company does not simultaneously file the required Form 8-K, the Holder shall be entitled penalties in accordance with Section 4.6 of the Purchase Agreement The Holder shall remain entitled to convert this Note during the 20-day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

Section 6. Negative Covenants. As long as any portion of this Note remains outstanding, unless the holders of at least 50% (which must include the Lead Investor’s consent) in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes shall have otherwise given prior written consent, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

 

(a) other than Permitted Indebtedness, enter into, create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist any indebtedness for borrowed money of any kind, including, but not limited to, a guarantee, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;

 

(b) other than Permitted Liens, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;

 

(c) amend its charter documents, including, without limitation, its articles of incorporation and bylaws, in any manner that materially and adversely affects any rights of the Holder, increases in authorized shares and stock splits shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affects any rights of the Holder;

 

(d) purchase or otherwise acquire more than a de minimis number of shares of its Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents;

 

(e) repay, or offer to repay, any Indebtedness other than the Note as provided in Section 2(b) or Permitted Indebtedness, as such terms Indebtedness and Permitted Indebtedness are in effect as of the Original Issue Date;

 

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(f) pay cash dividends or distributions on any equity securities of the Company;

 

(g) enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of the Company which would be required to be disclosed in any public filing with the SEC assuming that the Company is subject to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, unless such transaction is made on an arm’s-length basis and expressly approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company (even if less than a quorum otherwise required for board approval);

 

(h) issue any equity securities of the Company other than pursuant to the provisions of the Purchase Agreement or an Exempt Issuance; or

 

(i) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Section 7. Events of Default.

 

(a) “Event of Default” means, wherever used herein, any of the following events (whatever the reason for such event and whether such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

 

(i) any default in the payment of (A) principal and interest payment under this Note or any other Indebtedness, or (B) late fees, liquidated damages and other amounts owing to the Holder of this Note, as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether on a Conversion Date, or the Maturity Date, or by acceleration or otherwise), which default, solely in the case of a default under clause (B) above, is not cured within five Trading Days;

 

(ii) the Company shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant or agreement contained in this Note (other than a breach by the Company of its obligations to deliver Conversion Shares, which breach is addressed in clause (x) below) or any Transaction Document which failure is not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to occur of 15 Trading Days after notice of such failure is sent by the Holder or by any other Holder to the Company and (B) 10 Trading Days after the Company has become aware of such failure;

 

(iii) except for payment defaults covered under Section 7(a)(i), the Company shall breach, or a default or event of default (subject to any grace or cure period provided in the applicable agreement, document or instrument) shall occur under, (A) any of the Transaction Documents or (B) any other material agreement, lease, document or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is obligated (and not covered by any other clause of this Section 7) which default or event of default if not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to occur of (i) 10 Trading Days after notice of such default sent by Holder or by any other holder to the Company and (ii) five Trading Days after the Company has become aware of such default;

 

(iv) any representation or warranty made in this Note, any other Transaction Document, any written statement pursuant hereto or thereto or any other report, financial statement or certificate made or delivered to the Holder or any other Holder shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made, which failure is not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to occur of 10 Trading Days after notice of such failure is sent by the Holder or by any other Holder to the Company;

 

(v) the Company or any Subsidiary shall be subject to a Bankruptcy Event;

 

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(vi) the Company or any Subsidiary shall: (A) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of it or any of its properties; (B) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature; (C) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (D) be adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent or be the subject of an order for relief under Title 11 of the United States Code or any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any other jurisdiction or foreign country; or (E) file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or a petition or an answer seeking reorganization or an arrangement with creditors or to take advantage or any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute, or an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any proceeding under any such law, or (F) take or permit to be taken any action in furtherance of or for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

 

(vii) if any order, judgment or decree shall be entered, without the application, approval or consent of the Company or any Subsidiary, by any court of competent jurisdiction, approving a petition seeking liquidation or reorganization of the Company or any Subsidiary, or appointing a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of the Company or any Subsidiary, or of all or any substantial part of its assets, and such order, judgment or decree shall continue unstayed and in effect for any period of 60 days;

 

(viii) the occurrence of any levy upon or seizure or attachment of, or any uninsured loss of or damage to, any property of the Company or any Subsidiary having an aggregate fair value or repair cost (as the case may be) in excess of $100,000 individually or in the aggregate, and any such levy, seizure or attachment shall not be set aside, bonded or discharged within 45 days after the date thereof;

 

(ix) any monetary judgment, writ or similar final process shall be entered or filed against the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective property or other assets for more than $100,000, and such judgment, writ or similar final process shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 30 days;

 

(x) any Material Adverse Effect occurs;

 

(xi) any provision of any Transaction Document shall at any time for any reason (other than pursuant to the express terms thereof) cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against the parties thereto, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by any party thereto, or a proceeding shall be commenced by the Company or any Subsidiary or any governmental authority having jurisdiction over any of them, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or the Company or any Subsidiary shall deny in writing that it has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Transaction Document;

 

(xii) the Company fails to use the proceeds in the manner as described in Section 4.7 of the Purchase Agreement;

 

(xiii) the Company’s Common Stock is not listed or quoted for trading on a Trading Market which failure is not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to occur of 10 Trading Days after notice of such failure is sent by the Holder or by any other Holder to the Company or the transfer of shares of Common Stock through the Depository Trust Company System is no longer available or is subject to a “chill” by the Depository Trust Company or any successor;

 

(xiv) the Company shall be a party to any Change of Control Transaction or shall agree to sell or dispose of all or in excess of 50% of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions (whether or not such sale would constitute a Change of Control Transaction);

 

(xv) from and after 90 days after the Original Issue Date, the Company fails to have authorized and reserved the amount of shares designated in Section 4.9 of the Purchase Agreement (without regard to any limitations on conversion hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation);

 

(xvi) the Company shall fail for any reason, except if caused by the action or inaction of the Holder to deliver Conversion Shares to the Holder prior to the third Trading Day after a Conversion Date pursuant to Section 4(c) or the Company shall provide at any time notice to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, of the Company’s intention to not honor requests for conversions of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof; or

 

(xvii) the Company fails to file with the SEC any required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within the time required (including any applicable extension period) by the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

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(b) Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs, the outstanding principal amount of this Note, plus liquidated damages and other amounts owing in respect thereof through the date of acceleration, shall become, at the Holder’s election, immediately due and payable in cash at the Mandatory Default Amount. Upon the payment in full of the Mandatory Default Amount, the Holder shall promptly surrender this Note to or as directed by the Company. In connection with such acceleration described herein, the Holder need not provide, and the Company hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder may immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such acceleration may be rescinded and annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder and the Holder shall have all rights as a holder of the Note until such time, if any, as the Holder receives full payment pursuant to this Section 7(b). No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

(c) Interest Rate Upon Event of Default. Commencing on the occurrence of any Event of Default and until such Event of Default is cured, this Note shall accrue interest at an interest rate equal to the Default Interest Rate.

 

(d) Conversion Price Upon Event of Default. Commencing on the occurrence of any Event of Default and until such Event of Default is cured, this Note shall be convertible at the Default Conversion Price.

 

Section 8. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Conversion. This Note does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the conversion hereof other than as explicitly set forth in Section 5.

 

(b) Notices. All notices, offers, acceptance and any other acts under this Agreement (except payment) shall be in writing, and shall be sufficiently given if delivered to the addressees in person, by FedEx or similar receipted next day delivery, as follows:

 

If to the Company:   Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc.
    19355 Business Center Drive, #9
    Northridge, CA 91324
    Attention: Chief Executive Officer
     
with a copy to:   Gracin & Marlow, LLP
(which shall not constitute notice)   1825 Corporate Blvd NW #110,
  Boca Raton, FL 33431
  Attention: Leslie Marlow, Esq. 
     
If to Holder:   Mark Geist
    <Street Address>
    <City, State, Zipcode>
    Attention: Mark Geist

 

or to such other address as any of them, by notice to the other may designate from time to time. Time shall be counted to, or from, as the case may be, the date of delivery.

 

(c) Absolute Obligation. Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, liquidated damages and accrued interest and late fees, as applicable, on this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Note is a direct debt obligation of the Company.

 

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(d) Lost or Mutilated Note. If this Note shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated Note, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed Note, a new Note for the principal amount of this Note so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of this Note, and of the ownership hereof, reasonably satisfactory to the Company.

 

(e) Exclusive Jurisdiction; Governing Law; Prevailing Party Attorneys’ Fees. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Note and venue shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with Section 5.9 of the Purchase Agreement. If any party shall commence an Action or Proceeding to enforce or otherwise relating to this Note, then, in addition to the other obligations of the Company elsewhere in this Note, the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action or Proceeding.

 

(f) Waiver. Any waiver by the Company or the Holder of a breach of any provision of this Note shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Note. The failure of the Company or the Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Note on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Note on any other occasion. Any waiver by the Company or the Holder must be in writing.

 

(g) Severability. If any provision of this Note is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Note shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on this Note as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Note, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such as though no such law has been enacted.

 

(h) Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided in this Note shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Note and any of the other Transaction Documents at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Note. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach would be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any such breach or any such threatened breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to the Holder that is requested by the Holder to enable the Holder to confirm the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Note.

 

(i) Next Trading Day. Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Trading Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Trading Day.

 

(j) Headings. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Note and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

(Signature Pages Follow)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date first above indicated.

 

  Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc.
   
  By: /s/ William D Corbett
  Name:  William Corbett
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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ANNEX A

 

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

The undersigned hereby elects to convert principal under the Original Issue Discount Convertible Note due October 20, 2021 of Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), into shares of common stock (the “Common Stock”), of the Company according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below.

 

By the delivery of this Notice of Conversion the undersigned represents and warrants to the Company that its ownership of the Common Stock does not exceed the amounts specified under Section 4(e) of this Note, as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

The undersigned agrees to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements under the applicable securities laws in connection with any transfer of the aforesaid shares of Common Stock.

 

Conversion calculations:

Date to Effect Conversion:

 

Principal Amount of Note to be Converted:

 

Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:

 

Signature:

 

Name:

 

DWAC Instructions:

 

Broker No: __________________

Account No: _________________

 

 

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Exhibit 4.36

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

Warrant Shares: 817,143 Initial Exercise Date: October 20, 2020

 

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, Mark Geist., or his assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to the close of business on the fifth year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), up to 817,143 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”). The purchase price of one Warrant Share under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b). This Warrant issued pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) entered into as of the Initial Exercise Date between the Company and the initial Holder.

 

Section 1Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated October 20, 2020, among the Company and the Purchasers.

 

Section 2Exercise.

 

(a)  Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto. Within two Trading Days following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank, unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (although the Holder may surrender the Warrant to, and receive a replacement Warrant from, the Company), the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within two Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise Form within one Trading Day of delivery of such notice. The Holder by acceptance of this Warrant or any transferee, acknowledges and agrees that, by reason of the provisions of this Section 2(a), following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

 

 

(b)  Exercise Price. The initial exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to $0.05 per share, subject to adjustment under Section 3 (the “Exercise Price”).

 

(c)  Cashless Exercise. Other than as provided for in Section 2(f), if at any time after the six month anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date, there is no effective Registration Statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder (or the prospectus does not meet the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act), then this Warrant may also be exercised at the Holder’s election, in whole or in part and in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the number obtained by dividing [(A - B) times (C)] by (A), where:

 

  (A)  = the greater of (i) the arithmetic average of the VWAPs for the five consecutive Trading Days ending on the date immediately preceding the date on which the Holder elects to exercise this Warrant by means of a “cashless exercise,” as set forth in the applicable Notice of Exercise (or Mandatory Exercise Notice) or (ii) the VWAP for the Trading Day immediately prior to the date on which the Holder makes such “cashless exercise” election (or the date prior to the Company issuing a Mandatory Exercise Notice);
       
  (B)  = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder, at the time of such exercise; and
       
  (C)  = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise;

 

“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)) (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), (b)  if no volume weighted average price of the Common Stock is reported for the Trading Market, the most recent reported bid price per share of the Common Stock, or (c) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised, and the holding period of the Warrants being exercised may be tacked on to the holding period of the Warrant Shares. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

 

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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if on the Termination Date (unless the Holder notifies the Company otherwise) if there is no effective Registration Statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c).

 

(d)  Mechanics of Exercise.

 

(i)  Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise. Certificates for the shares of Common Stock purchased hereunder shall be transmitted to the Holder by the Transfer Agent by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise and Rule 144 is available, or otherwise by physical delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is two Trading Days after the latest of (A) the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise and (B) payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above (unless by cashless exercise, if permitted) (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted). The Company understands that a delay in the delivery of the Warrant Shares after the Warrant Share Delivery Date could result in economic loss to the Holder. As compensation to the Holder for such loss, the Company agrees to pay (as liquidated damages and not as a penalty) to the Holder for late issuance of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant the proportionate amount of $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day after the fifth Trading Day) after the Warrant Share Delivery Date for each $1,000 of the value of the Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercised (based on the Exercise Price) which are not timely delivered. In no event shall liquidated damages for any one transaction exceed $1,000 for the first 10 Trading Days. Furthermore, in addition to any other remedies which may be available to the Holder, in the event that the Company fails for any reason to effect delivery of the Warrant Shares by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Holder may revoke all or part of the relevant Warrant exercise by delivery of a notice to such effect to the Company, whereupon the Company and the Holder shall each be restored to their respective positions immediately prior to the exercise of the relevant portion of this Warrant, except that the liquidated damages described above shall be payable through the date notice of revocation or rescission is given to the Company or the date the Warrant Shares are delivered to the Holder, whichever date is earlier.

 

(ii)  Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical to this Warrant. Unless the Warrant has been fully exercised, the Holders shall not be required to surrender this Warrant as a condition of exercise.

 

(iii)  Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to deliver the Warrant Shares or cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right, at any time prior to issuance of such Warrant Shares, to rescind such exercise.

 

(iv)  Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to deliver the Warrant Shares, or cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall pay in cash to the Holder the amount as provided under Section 4.1(e) of the Purchase Agreement. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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(v)  No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

(vi)  Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate including any charges of any clearing firm, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise. The Company shall (A) pay the reasonable legal fees of the Holder’s choice (in an amount not to exceed $500 per opinion, and not more often than once per week) in connection with the exercise of the Warrants, (B) cause its attorneys to promptly provide any reliance opinion to the Transfer Agent, and (C) pay the Holder the sums required under Section 2(d)(iv).

 

(vii)  Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(e)  Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e) solely with respect to the Holder’s Warrant, provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any such increase will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The Holder may also decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e) solely with respect to the Holder’s Warrant at any time, which decrease shall be effectively immediately upon delivery of notice to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

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(f)  Mandatory Exercise. The Company shall have the option, subject to the Equity Conditions, to cause the Holder to exercise the Warrant (a “Mandatory Exercise”) in whole or in part upon written notice (“Mandatory Exercise Notice”). For purposes of this Warrant, “Equity Conditions” means: (i) no breach under any of the Transaction Documents shall have occurred, (ii) the last closing sale price of the Common Stock has been equal to or greater than $0.15 per share (subject to adjustments for splits, dividends, recapitalizations and similar events) for consecutive 10 Trading Days immediately prior to the date on which the Mandatory Exercise Notice is given to the Holder (the “10 Day Consecutive Period”), (iii) on each Trading Day during the 10 Day Consecutive Period, the total daily trading dollar volume was at least $250,000, and (iv) during each day of the 10 Day Consecutive Period and through the date of the Mandatory Exercise shall occur, the Company must have an effective registration statement with a current prospectus in compliance with Sections 5 and 10 of the Securities Act on file with the SEC pursuant to which the Warrant Shares may be sold. The Mandatory Exercise Notice shall specify a date, which shall not be less than 10 days from the date such Mandatory Exercise Notice is received by the Holder on which such Mandatory Exercise shall occur. The Company’s right to require a Mandatory Exercise shall be subject to and may be limited by Section 2(e) above.

 

Section 3Certain Adjustments.

 

(a)  Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant or pursuant to any of the other Transaction Documents), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

(b)  Subsequent Equity Sales. If and whenever on or after the Initial Exercise Date, the Company issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 3 is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock (including the issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock owned or held by or for the account of the Company, issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold) for a consideration per share (the “Base Share Price”) less than a price equal to the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale (such Exercise Price then in effect is referred to herein as the “Applicable Price”) (the foregoing a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately after such Dilutive Issuance, the Exercise Price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount equal to the Base Share Price. For all purposes of the foregoing (including, without limitation, determining the adjusted Exercise Price and the Base Share Price under this Section 3(b)), the following shall be applicable:

 

(i)  Issuance of Options. If the Company in any manner grants or sells any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting or sale of such Option for such price per share. For purposes of this Section 3(b)(i), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Options or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof” shall be equal to (1) the lower of (x) the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the granting or sale of such Option, upon exercise of such Option and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof and (y) the lowest exercise price set forth in such Option for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Options or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof minus (2) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such Option (or any other Person) upon the granting or sale of such Option, upon exercise of such Option and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof plus the value of any other consideration received or receivable by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such Option (or any other Person). Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock or of such Convertible Securities upon the exercise of such Options or otherwise pursuant to the terms of or upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities.

 

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(ii) Issuance of Convertible Securities. If the Company in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities for such price per share. For the purposes of this Section 3(b)(ii), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof” shall be equal to (1) the lower of (x) the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale of the Convertible Security and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Security or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof and (y) the lowest conversion price set forth in such Convertible Security for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof minus (2) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such Convertible Security (or any other Person) upon the issuance or sale of such Convertible Security plus the value of any other consideration received or receivable by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such Convertible Security (or any other Person). Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof, and if any such issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of this Warrant has been or is to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 3(b), except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made by reason of such issuance or sale.

 

(iii)  Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion. “Convertible Securities” means any stock or other security (other than Options) that is at any time and under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any shares of Common Stock. If the purchase or exercise price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities, or the rate at which any Convertible Securities are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock increases or decreases at any time (other than proportional changes in conversion or exercise prices, as applicable, in connection with an event referred to in Section 3(a)), the Exercise Price in effect at the time of such increase or decrease shall be adjusted to the Exercise Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or Convertible Securities provided for such increased or decreased purchase price, additional consideration or increased or decreased conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold. For purposes of this Section 3(b)(iii), if the terms of any Option or Convertible Security that was outstanding as of the Closing Date are increased or decreased in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or Convertible Security and the shares of Common Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such increase or decrease. No adjustment pursuant to this Section 3(b) shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Exercise Price then in effect.

 

(iv)  Calculation of Consideration Received. If any Option is issued in connection with the issuance or sale of any other securities of the Company together comprising one integrated transaction in which no specific consideration is allocated to such Option by the parties thereto, the Options will be deemed to have been issued for a consideration of par value of the Company’s Common Stock. If any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor will be deemed to be the net amount of consideration received by the Company therefor. If any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of publicly traded securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company for such securities will be the arithmetic average of the VWAPs of such security for each of the five Trading Days immediately preceding the date of receipt. If any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities. The fair value of any consideration other than cash or publicly traded securities will be determined jointly by the Company and the Holder. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within 10 days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five Trading Days after the 10th day following such Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the Holder. The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error. If such appraiser’s valuation differs by less than 5% from the Company’s proposed valuation, the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Holder, and if such appraiser’s valuation differs by more than 5% from the Company’s proposed valuation, the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Company.

 

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(v)  Record Date. If the Company takes a record of the holders of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (A) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in shares of Common Stock, Options or in Convertible Securities or (B) to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issuance or sale of the shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase (as the case may be).

 

(vi)  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 3(b) shall not apply to any Exempt Issuances.

 

(c)  Full Ratchet Increase in Warrant Shares. Until the Notes are no longer outstanding, whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted under Section 3(b), the number of Warrant Shares shall be increased on a full ratchet basis to the number of shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying the Exercise Price then in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing the product thereof by the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment. By way of example, if E is the total number of Warrant Shares in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance, F is the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance, and G is the Dilutive Issuance Price, the adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares can be expressed in the following formula: Total number of Warrant Shares after such Dilutive Issuance = the number obtained from dividing [E x F] by G. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Exercise Price is being adjusted as a result of a sale of securities, this Section 3(c) shall NOT apply if the Holder is offered the right to participate (in an amount not to exceed $50,000 unless agreed to by the Holder and the Company) and does not participate.

 

(d)  Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Purchase Rights will be made under this Section 3(d) in respect of an Exempt Issuance.

 

(e)  Pro Rata Distributions. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holder) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock (which shall be subject to Section 3(d)), then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

 

(f)  Fundamental Transaction.

 

(i)  If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions engages in any Fundamental Transaction, as defined in the Purchase Agreement, then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation on the exercise of this Warrant), at the option of the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall not effect a Fundamental Transaction unless it gives the Holder at least 10 Trading Days prior notice together with sufficient details so the Holder can make an informed decision as to whether it elects to accept the Alternative Consideration. If a public announcement of the Fundamental Transaction has not been made, the notice to the Holder may not be given until the Company files a Form 8-K or other report disclosing the Fundamental Transaction.

 

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(ii)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, provided that the Warrant Shares are not registered under an effective registration statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction or (ii) the positive difference between the cash per share paid in such Fundamental Transaction minus the then in effect Exercise Price. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant based on the Black and Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg L.P. determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of 100% and the 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg L.P. as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date.

 

(iii)  If Section 3(f)(i) and (ii) are not applicable, the Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(f)(iii) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation on the exercise of this Warrant), and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

(g)  Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

(h)  Notice to Holder.

 

(i)  Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly email to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. The Holder may supply an email address to the Company and change such address.

 

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(ii)  Notice to Allow Exercise by the Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall deliver to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 5 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to email such notice or any defect therein or in the emailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (as determined in good faith by the Company), the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

Section 4Transfer of Warrant.

 

(a)  Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the provisions of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Upon such surrender, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new Holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

(b)  New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

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(c)  Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 

Section 5Miscellaneous.

 

(a)  No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof other than as explicitly set forth in Section 3.

 

(b)  Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it, and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate. In no event shall the Holder be required to deliver a bond or other security.

 

(c)  Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.

 

(d)  Authorized Shares.

 

Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its Articles of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use best efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

(e)  Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

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(f)  Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered or if not exercised on a cashless basis when Rule 144 (or any successor law or rule) is available, may have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

(g)  Non-waiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of the Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

(h)  Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(i)  Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

(j)  Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate or that there is no irreparable harm and not to require the posting of a bond or other security.

 

(k)  Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder of Warrant Shares.

 

(l)  Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and Holders of 75% of the outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

(m)  Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

(n)  Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

  Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc.
     
  By: /s/ William D Corbett
  Name: William Corbett
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To:    Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc.

 

(1)  The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ___________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2)  Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

in lawful money of the United States; or
if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

(3)  Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

_______________________________

 

(4)  After giving effect to this Notice of Exercise, the undersigned will not have exceeded the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by physical delivery of a certificate to:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

 

SIGNATURE OF HOLDER

 

Name of Investing Entity: __________________________________________________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: ___________________________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _____________________________________________________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: ______________________________________________________________________

 

Date: _________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)

 

Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc.

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ____ all of or _______ shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

_______________________________________________ whose address is

 

_______________________________________________________________

 

 

_______________________________________________________________

 

Dated: ______________, _______

  

Holder’s Signature: _____________________________

 

Holder’s Address: _____________________________

 

_____________________________

  

Signature Guaranteed: ___________________________________________

  

NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 5.1

 

50 West Liberty Street, Suite 750
Reno, Nevada 89501

Main 775.323.1601

Fax 775.348.7250

 

A Professional
Law Corporation

 

 

November 16, 2020

 

The Board of Directors

Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc.

19355 Business Center Drive, #9

Northridge, CA 91324

 

  Re: Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. - Form S-1

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We refer to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed on even date by Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the registration of up to an aggregate of 52,236,004 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), pursuant to securities purchase agreements (the “Securities Purchase Agreements”) with Mercer Street Global Opportunity Fund, LLC, assigned to Cavalry Fund I LP (“Calvary”), Pinz Capital Special Opportunities Fund, LP., Iroquois Master Fund Ltd. Calvary and Mark Geist (collectively “Investors”) and the registration rights agreements (“Registration Rights Agreements”) related to each of the Securities Purchase Agreements, dated August 3, August 5, September 16, September 24 and October 20, 2020, respectively pursuant to which Common Stock that may be issued to the Investors under the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreements are required to be registered. The 52,236,004 shares of Common Stock consist of the following: (i) 15,714,287 shares of Common Stock (the “Secured Notes Shares”) issuable upon conversion of the Secured Convertible Notes; (ii) 11,647,431 shares of Common Stock (the “Unsecured Notes Shares”) issuable upon conversion of the Unsecured Convertible Notes; and (iii) 24,874,286 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”) underlying the warrants granted in the Securities Purchase Agreements (the “Warrants”).

 

As Nevada counsel to the Company, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters. We are opining herein as to the Nevada Revised Statutes, and we express no opinion with respect to the applicability thereto, or the effect thereon, of the laws of any other jurisdiction or, in the case of Nevada, any other laws, or as to any matters of municipal law or the laws of any local agencies within any state.

 

 

 

 

November 16, 2020

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We have made such examination as we have deemed necessary for the purpose of this opinion. Based upon such examination, it is our opinion, that: (i) the Secured Convertible Notes Shares and the Unsecured Convertible Notes Shares have been duly and validly authorized, and when issued, sold and paid for upon conversion of the Secured Convertible Notes and the Unsecured Convertible Notes as defined in the applicable Securities Purchase Agreements in accordance with the terms of such notes and in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable, and (ii) the Warrant Shares have been duly and validly authorized, and when issued, sold and paid for upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the terms of the Warrants and in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.

 

No opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or the Purchase and Sale Agreement. In connection with this opinion we have examined and relied on the representations and warranties as to factual matters in the Registration Statement. Our knowledge of the Company and its legal and other affairs is limited by the scope of our engagement, which scope includes the delivery of this opinion letter. We do not represent the Company with respect to all legal matters or issues. The Company may employ other independent counsel and, to our knowledge, handles certain matters and issues without the assistance of independent counsel.

 

This opinion is given as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to advise you of changes that may hereafter be brought to our attention.

 

We consent to the inclusion of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further consent to all references to us under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  /s/ PARSONS BEHLE & LATIMER
  PARSONS BEHLE & LATIMER

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.52

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of October 20, 2020, by and between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and each lender party that executes the signature page hereto as a purchaser (each, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act, as defined, contained in Section 4(a)(2) thereof and/or Rule 506(b) thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchaser agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 Definitions. In addition to the words and terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:

 

“Acquiring Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.5.

 

“Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).

 

“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Notes pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

“Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchaser’s obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities to be issued and sold, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, but in no event later than the second Trading Day following the date hereof.

 

“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

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“Company Counsel” means Gracin & Marlow LLP.

 

“Evaluation Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(s).

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock, restricted stock units or options, and the underlying shares of Common Stock to consultants, employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose for services rendered to the Company, (b) securities issued upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities issuable pursuant to existing agreements, exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock dividends, stock splits or combinations) or to extend the term of such securities, (c) securities issued pursuant, acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the directors of the Company, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equity holders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and which shall reasonably be expected to provide to the Company additional benefits, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities, (d) securities issued pursuant to any purchase money equipment loan or capital leasing arrangement, purchasing agent or debt financing from a commercial bank or similar financial institution, (e) securities issued pursuant to any presently outstanding warrants or this Agreement; and (f) securities upon a stock split, stock dividend or subdivision of the Common Stock and shares of common stock in a public offering; (g) non-convertible loans from traditional commercials banks with interest per annum not to exceed 12% which will rank pari passu with the Notes issued to investors by the Company.

 

“FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

“GAAP” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

 

“Indebtedness” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(aa).

 

“Subscription Amount” means $28,600.00.

 

“Intellectual Property” means all of the following in any jurisdiction throughout the world: (a) all inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and all U.S. and foreign patents, patent applications, and patent disclosures, together with all reissuances, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions, and reexaminations thereof, (b) all trademarks, service marks, brand names, certification marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, domain names, assumed names and corporate names, together with all colorable imitations thereof, and including all goodwill associated therewith, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, (c) all copyrights, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, (d) all trade secrets under applicable state laws and the common law and know-how (including formulas, techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information, and business and marketing plans and proposals), (e) all computer software (including source code, object code, diagrams, data and related documentation), and (f) all copies and tangible embodiments of the foregoing (in whatever form or medium).

 

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“Licensed Intellectual Property Agreement” means all licenses, sublicenses, agreements and permissions (each as amended to date) that any third party owns and that the Company uses, including off-the-shelf software purchased or licensed by the Company.

 

“Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).

 

“Notes” means the Original Issue Discount Convertible Promissory Notes issued to the Purchaser, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

“Note Conversion Price” means $0.035 per share, subject to adjustment as provided in the Note.

 

“Original Issue Date” means the date of the first issuance of the Notes, regardless of any transfers of any Note and regardless of the number of instruments which may be issued to evidence such Notes.

 

“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

 

“Purchaser Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.8.

 

“Regulation FD” means Regulation FD promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, as such Regulation may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Regulation

 

“Reserve” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.9.

 

“Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).

 

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

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“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

 

“Securities” means the Notes, the Warrants and the Shares.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Shares” means the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes.

 

“Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).

 

“Subscription Amount” means, as to the Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Note purchased hereunder as specified below the Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.

 

“Subsidiary” means with respect to any entity at any date, any direct or indirect corporation, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, association, joint venture or other business entity of which (A) more than 50% of (i) the outstanding capital stock having (in the absence of contingencies) ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors or other managing body of such entity, (ii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, the interest in the capital or profits of such partnership or limited liability company or (iii) in the case of a trust, estate, association, joint venture or other entity, the beneficial interest in such trust, estate, association or other entity business is, at the time of determination, owned or controlled directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, by such entity, or (B) is under the actual control of the Company.

 

“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the OTCQB, the OTCQX, or the OTC Pink Marketplace (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder, including, but not limited to, the documents referenced in Section 2.3(a).

 

“Transfer Agent” means Nevada Agency & Transfer Company, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

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“Variable Rate Transaction” means any Equity Line of Credit or similar agreement, nor issue nor agree to issue any Common Stock, floating or Variable Priced Equity Linked Instruments nor any of the foregoing or equity with price reset rights (subject to adjustment for stock splits, distributions, dividends, recapitalizations and the like) (collectively, the “Variable Rate Transaction”). For purposes of this Agreement, “Equity Line of Credit” shall include any transaction involving a written agreement between the Company and an investor or underwriter whereby the Company has the right to “put” its securities to the investor or underwriter over an agreed period of time and at an agreed price or price formula, and “Variable Priced Equity Linked Instruments” shall include: (A) any debt or equity securities which are convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or carry the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (1) at any conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security, or (2) with a fixed conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security due to a change in the market price of the Company’s Common Stock since date of initial issuance, and (B) any amortizing convertible security which amortizes prior to its maturity date, where the Company is required or has the option to (or any investor in such transaction has the option to require the Company to) make such amortization payments in shares of Common Stock which are valued at a price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security (whether or not such payments in stock are subject to certain equity conditions). For purposes of determining the total consideration for a convertible instrument (including a right to purchase equity of the Company) issued, subject to an original issue or similar discount or which principal amount is directly or indirectly increased after issuance, the consideration will be deemed to be the actual cash amount received by the Company in consideration of the original issuance of such convertible instrument.

 

“Warrants” means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants shall be exercisable immediately and have a term of exercise equal to five years from such initial exercise date, in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.

 

“Warrant Exercise Price” means $0.05 per share.

 

“Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants at the Warrant Exercise Price.

 

ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1 Closing. On the Closing Dates, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase an aggregate of (i) $28,600.00 face value of original issue discount Notes for a total purchase price of $25,025.00, and (ii) 817,143 Warrants, which is equal to 100% of the Shares issuable upon conversion of the Note. On the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer immediately available funds equal to the Purchaser’s Subscription Amount of $25,025.00, and the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser the Note as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and the Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 (a) and 2.3(b), the Closing shall occur at the offices of Company Counsel or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.

 

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2.2 Deliveries.

 

(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the following:

 

(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Company;

 

(ii) a Note in the principal amount of $28,600.00, convertible at the Note Conversion Price, registered in the name of the Purchaser;

 

(iii) an original Warrant to purchase 817,143 shares of Common Stock, exercisable at the Warrant Exercise Price, registered in the name of such Purchaser;

 

(iv) the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the Company;

 

(v) a Board Consent approving the issuance of the Notes and the execution of the Transaction Documents on behalf of the Company.

 

(b) On or prior to the Closing Date each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:

 

(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Purchaser;

 

(ii) the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the Purchaser; and

 

(iii) the Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the Company.

 

2.3 Closing Conditions.

 

(a) The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i) the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);

 

(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii) the delivery by the Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement; and

 

(b) The respective obligations of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i) accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);

 

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(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;

 

(iv) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and

 

(v) from the date hereof to the Closing Date trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the Company’s principal Trading Market, and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing.

 

ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Purchaser as of the date hereof:

 

(a) Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Company are set forth in the SEC Reports. The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.

 

(b) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or Articles of Incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

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(c) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s stockholders in connection herewith or therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. Subject to obtaining the Required Approvals, this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(d) No Conflicts. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(d), the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s Certificate or Articles of Incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(e), the Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.4 of this Agreement, blue sky filings or a Form D filing(ii) application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the listing of the Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, (iii) such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (the “Required Approvals”).

 

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(f) Issuance of the Securities. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company. The Shares, when issued upon conversion of the Notes will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company. The Company shall reserve from its duly authorized capital stock a number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Notes equal to the amount set forth in Section 4.9.

 

(g) Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule 3.1. The Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock awards under the Company’s equity incentive plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchaser) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary. The Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.

 

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(h) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”). As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports, together with the related notes and schedules, present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the consolidated results of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity of the Company for the periods specified and have been prepared in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act and Exchange Act and in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved; there are no financial statements (historical or pro forma) that are required to be included in the SEC Reports that are not included as required; the Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent (including any off-balance sheet obligations), not described in the SEC Reports; and all disclosures contained in the SEC Reports, if any, regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the SEC) comply with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, to the extent applicable. The financial data set forth in each of the SEC Reports fairly presents the information set forth therein on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements contained in the Company’s SEC Reports. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the SEC Reports fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the SEC’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

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(i) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest financial statements included within the SEC Reports (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the SEC, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company equity incentive plans. The Company does not have pending before the SEC any request for confidential treatment of information. Other than as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(i), except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.

 

(j) Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(j), there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation, inquiry or other similar proceeding of any federal or state government unit pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the issuance of the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has no reason to believe that an Action will be filed against it in the future except as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(j). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim for fraud or breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation or inquiry by the SEC involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Securities Act, and the Company has no reason to believe it will do so in the future.

 

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(k) Labor Relations. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no effort is underway to unionize or organize the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no workmen’s compensation liability matter, employment-related charge, complaint, grievance, investigation, inquiry or obligation of any kind pending, or to the Company’s knowledge, threatened, relating to an alleged violation or breach by the Company or its Subsidiaries of any law, regulation or contract that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(l) Compliance. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(l), neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(m) Environmental Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands, or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations, issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder (“Environmental Laws”); (ii) have received all permits licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where in each clause (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(n) Regulatory Permits. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit. There is no agreement, commitment, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(o) Title to Assets. Subject to the Liens of the outstanding secured senior debt, the Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries. The Company owns no real property. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.

 

(p) Intellectual Property.

 

(i) Subject to the Liens of the outstanding secured senior debt, to the Company’s knowledge, the Company owns or possesses or has the right to use pursuant to a valid and enforceable written license, sublicense, agreement, or permission all Intellectual Property necessary for the operation of the business of the Company as presently conducted.

 

(ii) To the Company’s knowledge, the Intellectual Property does not interfere with, infringe upon, misappropriate, or otherwise come into conflict with, any Intellectual Property rights of third parties, and the Company has no knowledge that facts exist which indicate a likelihood of the foregoing. The Company has not received any charge, complaint, claim, demand, or notice alleging any such interference, infringement, misappropriation, or conflict (including any claim that the Company must license or refrain from using any Intellectual Property rights of any third party). To the knowledge of the Company, no third party has interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict with, any Intellectual Property rights of the Company.

 

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(iii) With respect to each Licensed Intellectual Property Agreement:

 

(A) The Licensed Intellectual Property Agreement is legal, valid, binding, enforceable, and in full force and effect;

 

(B) To the Company’s knowledge, no party to the Licensed Intellectual Property Agreement is in breach or default, and no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time would constitute a breach or default or permit termination, modification, or acceleration thereunder, which as to any such breach, default or event could have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company;

 

(C) No party to such Licensed Intellectual Property Agreement has repudiated any provision thereof;

 

(D) Except as set forth in such Licensed Intellectual Property Agreement, the Company has not received written or verbal notice or otherwise has knowledge that the underlying item of Intellectual Property is subject to any outstanding injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge; and

 

(E) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(p)(iii), the Company has not granted any sublicense or similar right with respect to the license, sublicense, agreement, or permission.

 

(iv) The Company has complied with and is presently in compliance with all foreign, federal, state, local, governmental (including, but not limited to, the Federal Trade Commission and State Attorneys General), administrative, or regulatory laws, regulations, guidelines, and rules applicable to any personal identifiable information.

 

(v) Each Person who participated in the creation, conception, invention or development of the Intellectual Property currently used in the business of the Company (each, a “Developer”) which is not licensed from third parties has executed one or more agreements containing industry standard confidentiality, work for hire and assignment provisions, whereby the Developer has assigned to the Company all copyrights, patent rights, Intellectual Property rights and other rights in the Intellectual Property, including all rights in the Intellectual Property that existed prior to the assignment of rights by such Person to the Company.

 

(vi) Each Developer has signed a perpetual non-disclosure agreement with the Company.

 

(q) Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.

 

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(r) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock award agreements under any equity incentive plan of the Company.

 

(s) Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls as set forth in the SEC Reports. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) of the Company and its Subsidiaries that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

(t) Certain Fees. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(t), no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchaser shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due by the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(u) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(v) Registration Rights. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(v), no Person has any right to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

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(w) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the SEC is contemplating terminating such registration. The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The Common Stock is currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Company is current in payment of the fees to the Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.

 

(x) Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchaser as a result of the Purchaser and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchaser’s ownership of the Securities.

 

(y) Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided the Purchaser or its agent or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information which is not otherwise disclosed on Schedule 3.1(y). The Company understands and confirms that the Purchaser will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the 12 months preceding the date of this Agreement do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.

 

(z) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of any applicable stockholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

 

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(aa) Solvency. Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder, (i) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (ii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. Schedule 3.1(aa) sets forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $100,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $100,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(aa), neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

(bb) Tax Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns which have been required to be filed and paid all taxes shown thereon through the date hereof, to the extent that such taxes have become due and are not being contested in good faith, except where the failure to so file or pay would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as otherwise disclosed in Schedule 3.1(bb), no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which has had, or would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has no knowledge of any federal, state or other governmental tax deficiency, penalty or assessment which has been or might be asserted or threatened against it which would have a Material Adverse Effect

 

(cc) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated any provision of FCPA.

 

(dd) Accountants. The Company’s accounting firm is set forth in the SEC Reports. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm (i) is a registered public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) has expressed its opinion with respect to the financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.

 

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(ee) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchaser’s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

 

(ff) Acknowledgement Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or elsewhere to the contrary (except for Sections 3.2(f) and 4.14 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) the Purchaser has not been asked by the Company to agree, nor has the Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term; (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities; (iii) any Purchaser, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which the Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Common Stock, and (iv) the Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that (y) the Purchaser may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value of the Shares deliverable with respect to Securities are being determined, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.

 

(gg) Regulation M Compliance. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.

 

(hh) Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of each Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.1, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Notes or the Shares issuable upon conversion thereof by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby.

 

(ii) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company offered the Securities for sale only to the Purchaser and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.

 

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(jj) No Disqualification Events. With respect to the Securities to be offered and sold hereunder in reliance on Rule 506(b) under the Securities Act, none of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering hereunder, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale, nor any Person, including a placement agent, who will receive a commission or fees for soliciting purchasers (each, an “Issuer Covered Person” and, together, “Issuer Covered Persons”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e), and has furnished to the Purchaser a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder.

 

(kk) Notice of Disqualification Events. The Company will notify the Purchaser in writing, prior to the Closing Date of (i) any Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, reasonably be expected to become a Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person, in each case of which it is aware.

 

(ll) Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company's knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).

 

(mm) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon Purchaser’s request.

 

(nn) Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.

 

(oo) Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Action or Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.

 

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3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein):

 

(a) Organization; Authority. The Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and performance by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of the Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by the Purchaser, and when delivered by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(b) Understandings or Arrangements. The Purchaser is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities (this representation and warranty not limiting the Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). The Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. The Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring such Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting the Purchaser’s right to sell such Securities in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws).

 

(c) Purchaser Status. At the time the Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act. The Purchaser is not subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3).

 

(d) Experience of the Purchaser. The Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. The Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

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(e) Access to Information. The Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and has been afforded, subject to Regulation FD, (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment; provided, however, that the Purchaser has not requested nor been provided by the Company with any non-public information regarding the Company, its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company nor anyone else has provided the Purchaser with any information or advice with respect to the Securities nor is such information or advice necessary or desired.

 

(f) Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, the Purchaser has not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with the Purchaser, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that the Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of the Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of the Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement or to the Purchaser’s representatives, including, without limitation, its officers, directors, partners, legal and other advisors, employees, agents and Affiliates, the Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to the identification of the availability of, or securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in this Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect the Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby.

 

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ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1 Removal of Legends.

 

(a) The Shares, the Warrants and Warrant Shares may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of the Shares, Warrants or Warrant Shares other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company at the cost of the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Shares, Warrants or Warrant Shares under the Securities Act.

 

(b) Each Purchaser agrees to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1, of a legend on any of the Shares, the Warrants or Warrant Shares in the following form:

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

(c) The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Shares or Warrant Shares to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Shares or Warrant Shares to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Shares and Warrant Shares may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Shares or Warrant Shares.

 

(d) Certificates evidencing the Shares and the Warrant Shares (or the Transfer Agent’s records if held in book entry form) shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof): (i) while a registration statement covering the resale of such securities is effective under the Securities Act (the “Effective Date”), (ii) following any sale of such Shares or Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such Shares or Warrant Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Shares or Warrant Shares and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including Sections 4(a)(1) and 4(a)(7) judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the SEC). The Company shall, if any of the provisions in clause (i) –(iv) above are applicable, at its expense, cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent promptly after the Effective Date if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder. If all or any portion of a Note is converted or a Warrant is exercised at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Shares or the Warrant Shares, or if such Shares or Warrant Shares may be sold under Rule 144 and the Company is then in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144, or if the Shares or Warrant Shares may be sold under Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Shares or Warrant Shares and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or if such legend is not otherwise required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including Sections 4(a)(1) and 4(a)(7), judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the SEC) then such Shares or Warrant Shares shall be issued or reissued free of all legends. The Company agrees that following the effective date of any registration statement or at such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than two Trading Days following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing restricted Shares or Warrant Shares, as applicable, issued with a restrictive legend (such second Trading Day, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing such Shares or Warrant Shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4.1. Certificates for Shares or Warrant Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchaser by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company system as directed by such Purchaser. The Company shall be responsible for any delays caused by its Transfer Agent.

 

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(e) In addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, (i) the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of the principal amount of the Notes being converted or the value of the Warrant Shares for which a Warrant is being exercised (based on the Warrant Exercise Price), $10 per Trading Day for each Trading Day after the Legend Removal Date (increasing to $20 per Trading Day after the fifth Trading Day) until such certificate is delivered without a legend. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for the Company’s failure to deliver certificates representing any Securities as required by the Transaction Documents, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief, and (ii) if after the Legend Removal Date such Purchaser purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Purchaser of all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock, or a sale of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock that such Purchaser anticipated receiving from the Company without any restrictive legend, then, the Company shall pay to such Purchaser, in cash, an amount equal to the excess of such Purchaser’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) (the “Buy-In Price”) over the product of (A) such number of Shares or Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to such Purchaser by the Legend Removal Date multiplied by (B) the highest closing sale price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the delivery by such Purchaser to the Company of the applicable Shares or Warrant Shares (as the case may be) and ending on the date of such delivery and payment under this Section 4.1(d).

 

(f) In the event a Purchaser shall request delivery of unlegended shares as described in this Section 4.1 and the Company is required to deliver such unlegended shares, (i) it shall pay all fees and expenses associated with or required by the legend removal and/or transfer including but not limited to legal fees, Transfer Agent fees and overnight delivery charges and taxes, if any, imposed by any applicable government upon the issuance of Common Stock; and (ii) the Company may not refuse to deliver unlegended shares based on any claim that such Purchaser or anyone associated or affiliated with such Purchaser has not complied with Purchaser’s obligations under the Transaction Documents, or for any other reason, unless, an injunction or temporary restraining order from a court, on notice, restraining and or enjoining delivery of such unlegended shares shall have been sought and obtained by the Company and the Company has posted a surety bond for the benefit of such Purchaser in the amount of the greater of (i) 150% of the amount of the aggregate purchase price of the Shares (based on amount of principal and/or interest of the Note which was converted) and Warrant Shares (based on exercise price in effect upon exercise) which is subject to the injunction or temporary restraining order, or (ii) the VWAP of the Common Stock on the Trading Day before the issue date of the injunction multiplied by the number of unlegended shares to be subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of the litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Purchaser to the extent Purchaser obtains judgment in Purchaser’s favor.

 

4.2 Furnishing of Information.

 

(a) Until the earliest of the time that (i) no Purchaser owns Shares and Warrant Shares or (ii) the Warrants have expired, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

 

(b) At any time during the period commencing from the six month anniversary of the date hereof and ending at such time on the earlier to occur that the Warrants are not outstanding, terminated or that all of the Warrant Shares (assuming cashless exercise) may be sold without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144, if the Company (i) shall fail for any reason to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c) for a period of more than 30 consecutive days or (ii) has ever been an issuer described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i) or becomes an issuer in the future, and the Company shall fail to satisfy any condition set forth in Rule 144(i)(2) for a period of more than 30 consecutive days (a “Public Information Failure”) then, in addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the Shares and/or Warrant Shares, an amount in cash equal to two percent of the aggregate Note Conversion Price of such Purchaser’s Note(s) and/or Warrant Exercise Price of such Purchaser’s Warrants on the day of a Public Information Failure and on every 30th day (pro-rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) thereafter until the earlier of (a) the date such Public Information Failure is cured and (b) such time that such public information is no longer required for the Purchasers to transfer the Shares and/or Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144. Public Information Failure Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (i) the last day of the calendar month during which such Public Information Failure Payments are incurred and (ii) the second Trading Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Public Information Failure payments is cured.  In the event the Company fails to make Public Information Failure payments in a timely manner, such Public Information Failure payments shall bear interest at the rate of one and one-half percent per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for the Public Information Failure, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.

 

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4.3 Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2(a)(1) of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require stockholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless stockholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.

 

4.4 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall, by 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the second trading date following the date of execution hereof, file a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of this Agreement, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the SEC within the time required by the Exchange Act. From and after the filing of the Form 8-K as provided in the preceding sentence, the Company represents to the Purchaser that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to the Purchaser by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. In addition, effective upon the issuance of such Form 8-K, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates on the one hand, and the Purchaser or any of their Affiliates on the other hand, shall terminate. The Company and the Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of the Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the SEC or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with the filing of final Transaction Documents with the SEC and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchaser with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b).

 

4.5 Stockholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchaser.

 

4.6 Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, which shall be disclosed pursuant to Section 4.6 and except as permitted under Section 4.11, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have consented to the receipt of such information and agreed with the Company to keep such information confidential. Prior to providing a Purchaser with any material non-public information, the Company shall provide the Purchaser with a consent substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D (“Consent”) which shall not include any material non-public information. The Company shall not provide the Purchaser with the material non-public information if the Purchaser does not execute and return the Consent to the Company. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the extent that the Company delivers any material, non-public information to a Purchaser without such Purchaser’s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Purchaser shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates, not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information, provided that the Purchaser shall remain subject to applicable law. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document or any other communications made by the Company, or information provided, to the Purchaser constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice or other material information with the SEC pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. In addition to any other remedies provided by this Agreement or other Transaction Documents, if the Company knowingly provides any material, non-public information to the Purchasers without their prior written consent, and it fails to immediately (no later than that Trading Day) file a Form 8-K disclosing this material, non-public information, it shall pay the Purchasers as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty a sum equal to $1,000 per day for each $100,000 of each Purchaser’s Subscription Amount beginning with the day the information is disclosed to the Purchaser and ending and including the day the Form 8-K disclosing this information is filed.

 

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4.7 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for working capital purposes, and shall not use such proceeds: (a) for the satisfaction of any Indebtedness as defined in the Note, (b) for the redemption of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, (c) in violation of FCPA or OFAC regulations, or (d) to lend money, give credit, or make advances to any officers, directors, employees or affiliates of the Company.

 

4.8 Indemnification of Purchaser.

 

(a) Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.8, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, stockholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls the Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, stockholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation (including local counsel, if retained) that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents, (b) any action instituted against the Purchaser Parties in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser Party, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is solely based upon a breach of such Purchaser Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser Party may have with any such stockholder or any violations by such Purchaser Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser Party which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance) or (c) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement, any prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading. If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel (in addition to local counsel, if retained). The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. The Purchaser Parties shall have the right to settle any action against any of them by the payment of money provided that they cannot agree to any equitable relief and the Company, its officers, directors and Affiliates receive unconditional releases in customary form. The indemnification required by this Section 4.8 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.

 

(b) Settlement Without Consent if Failure to Reimburse. If an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by Section 4.8 effected without its written consent if (1) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (2) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into and (3) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.

 

4.9 Intentionally Deleted.

 

4.10 Listing of Common Stock. The Company hereby agrees to use best efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of the Common Stock on the Trading Market on which it is currently listed. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market, it will then include in such application all of the Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the Shares to be listed or quoted on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible. The Company will then take all action necessary to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market. The Company agrees to maintain the eligibility of the Common Stock for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation, including, without limitation, by timely payment of fees to the Depository Trust Company or such other established clearing corporation in connection with such electronic transfer.

 

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4.11 Senior Debt. The Company shall not issue any new indebtedness which is senior in rank to the Debenture while the Debenture is outstanding.

 

4.12 Intentionally Deleted.

 

4.13 Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. The Purchaser covenants that neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Each Purchaser covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, the Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Disclosure Schedules. Notwithstanding the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality or duty not to trade in the securities of the Company to the Company or its Subsidiaries after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of the Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of the Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.

 

4.14 Reserved.

 

4.15 Conversion Procedures. The forms of Conversion Notice included in the Notes set forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchaser to exercise the Notes. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of the Purchaser to convert their Note. Without limiting the preceding sentences, no ink-original Conversion Notice shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Conversion Notice form be required to convert the Notes. The Company shall honor conversions of the Notes and shall deliver Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.

 

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4.16 DTC Program. For so long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Company will employ as the Transfer Agent for the Common Stock and Shares a participant in the Depository Trust Company Automated Securities Transfer Program and cause the Common Stock to be transferable pursuant to such program.

 

4.17 Maintenance of Property. The Company shall keep all of its property necessary for the operations of its business, which is necessary or useful to the conduct of its business, in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

 

4.18 Preservation of Corporate Existence. The Company shall preserve and maintain its corporate existence, rights, privileges and franchises in the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and qualify and remain qualified, as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is necessary in view of its business or operations and where the failure to qualify or remain qualified might reasonably have a Material Adverse Effect upon the financial condition, business or operations of the Company taken as a whole.

 

4.19 No Registration of Securities on Form S-1. Other than the registration rights provided under the Registration Rights Agreement, for the initial six months the Notes are outstanding, the Company will not file any registration statements on Form S-1. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not prevent the Company from filing a Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to equity compensation plans.

 

4.20 Variable Rate Transactions. While any of the Notes are outstanding, the Company shall be prohibited from entering a Variable Rate Transaction without the Purchaser’s prior consent which may be withheld for any reason.

 

ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by the Purchaser by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before November 2, 2020; provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).

 

5.2 Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth below and in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company and any exercise notice delivered by a Purchaser), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchaser.

 

5.3 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

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5.4 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered by email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. ( Eastern Standard or Daylight Savings Time, as applicable) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second Trading Day following the date of transmission, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the SEC pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K, or which failure to do so will subject the Company to the liquidated damages provided for in Section 5.

 

5.5 Amendments; Waivers. Except as provided in the last sentence of this Section 5.5, no provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and a majority in interest of the outstanding balance of the Note or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. Any amendment effected in accordance with accordance with this Section 5.5 shall be binding upon the Purchaser and holder of Securities and the Company.

 

5.6 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

5.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser. Each Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the Purchaser.

 

5.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.8 and this Section 5.9.

 

5.9 Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction; Attorneys’ Fees. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, stockholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the New York County, New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the New York County, New York for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such Action or Proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action or Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If any party shall commence an Action or Proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company elsewhere in this Agreement, the prevailing party in such Action or Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action or Proceeding.

 

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5.10 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.

 

5.11 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf' format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf' signature page were an original thereof.

 

5.12 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

5.13 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then that Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided, however, that in the case of a rescission of an conversion of a Note, the Purchaser shall be required to return any Shares subject to any such rescinded Conversion Notice concurrently with the restoration of such Purchaser’s right to acquire such shares pursuant to the Purchaser’s Note.

 

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5.14 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction without requiring the posting of any bond.

 

5.15 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each Purchaser and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any Action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

5.16 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

 

5.17 Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any Proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any of the Purchasers. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement and in each other Transaction Document is between the Company and a Purchaser, solely, and not between the Company and the Purchasers collectively and not between and among the Purchasers.

 

5.18 Liquidated Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.

 

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5.19 Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.

 

5.20 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.

 

5.21 Waiver of jury trial. In any action, suit, or proceeding in any jurisdiction brought by any party against any other party, the parties each knowingly and intentionally, to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law, hereby absolutely, unconditionally, irrevocably and expressly waive forever trial by jury.

 

5.22 Non-Circumvention. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation, including any Certificates of Designation, or Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Agreement, and will at all times in good faith carry out all of the provision of this Agreement and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of all holders of the Securities. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, the Company (a) shall not increase the par value of any Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes above the Note Conversion Price then in effect and (b) shall take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Shares upon the conversion of the Notes. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if after 180 days from the original issuance date, the Purchasers are not permitted to convert the Note, in full, for any reason, subject to the Purchaser’s compliance with Rule 144 the Company shall use its best efforts to promptly remedy such failure, including, without limitation, obtaining such consent or approvals as necessary to permit such conversion or exercise.

 

(Signature Pages Follow)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above. 

 

Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc.   Address for Notice:
       
By: /s/ William D Corbett   19355 Business Center Drive, #9
  Name: William Corbett   Northridge, CA 91324
  Title:   Chief Executive Officer   Email: bill@innovatepaysolve.com
       
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):   Gracin & Marlow, LLP
    1825 Corporate Blvd, NW #110,
    Boca Raton, FL 33431

  

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PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGE TO

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

Name of Purchaser: ___Mark Geist_______________

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: ____________________________________

Name of Authorized Signatory: __Mark Geist

Title of Authorized Signatory: __/s/ Mark Geist_____________ _

Email Address of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________

Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: _____________—______________________

Address for Notice to Purchaser:

<Street Address>

<City, State, Zipcode>

 

Address for Delivery of Securities to Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):

 

____________________________________

 

____________________________________

 

Subscription Amount: $28,600.00

 

EIN Number:

 

 

Purchaser Signature Page

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

Form of Note

 

Exhibit A

 

 

EXHIBIT B

Form of Warrant

 

Exhibit B

 

  

EXHIBIT D

Form of Consent

 

Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) has information or notice of a proposed event (collectively, the “Information”) that it is either required to provide you pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated October 20, 2020  (“Agreement”) between you and the Company or believes that you would be interested in obtaining.

 

If the Company is required to provide this Information to you under the Agreement, you acknowledge that receipt of this information may restrict you from trading in the Company’s securities until this Information is made public in accordance with the Agreement.

 

If the Company is not required to provide this Information to you under the Agreement, you acknowledge that this may restrict you from trading in the Company’s securities until this Information is made public in accordance with the Agreement. Provided, however, if the Company does not immediately file a Form 8-K publicly disclosing this Information, you shall be entitled to remedies under the Agreement including liquidated damages under Section 4.6.

 

Please respond in writing if you do or do not want to be provided with the Information. If the Company does not receive your response within three business days, we will have the right to assume that you have chosen not to receive the Information and, if applicable, waived your right to any piggyback registration rights, subsequent offering rights and any other rights provided for under the Agreements that require notice, for which this Information (including notice) is being given.

 

Please sign below and check the appropriate box below.

  

  Sincerely,
   
  Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc.
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

___ Yes. Please provide we with the Information

 

___ No. Do not provide me with the Information

 

__________________________

__________________________

 

 

Exhibit D

 

 

Exhibit 10.53

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of October 20, 2020 between Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) and Mark Geist (“Purchaser”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchaser are parties to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Purchaser is purchasing the Note and Warrants of the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, and pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement in order to grant certain registration rights to the Purchasers as set forth below.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual and dependent covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Advice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).

 

Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

CDI 612.09” means Section 612.09 of the Commission’s Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations.

 

Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Notes and Warrants pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, issuable under the Note and Warrants, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed into.

 

Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Effectiveness Date” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder or any other Registration Statement, 105 days following the Closing; provided, however, that in the event the Company is notified by the Commission that one or more of the Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement shall be the fifth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the date otherwise required above.

 

Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

 

Event Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

 

 
 

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Filing Date” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required hereunder, 90 days following the Closing, and with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 2, the earliest practical date on which the Company is permitted by SEC Guidance to file such additional Registration Statements related to the Registrable Securities.

 

Holder” or “Holders” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.

 

Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

 

Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

 

Initial Registration Statement” means the initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

 

Notes” means the Original Issue Discount Convertible Promissory Notes issued to the Purchaser, under the Purchase Agreement.

 

Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, governmental authority, unincorporated organization, trust, association or other entity.

 

Plan of Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

Proceeding” means any action, claim, suit, investigation or legal proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

 

Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

 

Purchaser” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Registrable Securities” means (a) all of the shares of Common Stock issuable under the Note and Warrants issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and (b) any securities issued or issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing.

 

Registration Statement” means any registration statement required to be filed hereunder pursuant to Section 2(a) and any additional registration statements contemplated by Section 3(b), including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to any such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in any such registration statement.

 

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Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

 

Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

SEC Guidance” means (i) any publicly-available written or oral guidance (including CDI 612.09), comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff and (ii) the Securities Act.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Selling Stockholder Questionnaire” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Markets (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, all schedules and exhibits thereto and hereto, and the Warrant Agreement and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

Transfer Agent” means Nevada Agency & Transfer Company, the transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 50 West Liberty Street, Suite 880, Reno, Nevada 89501, and a facsimile number of (775) 322-5623, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

Warrants” means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers in accordance with the Purchase Agreement.

 

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2. Shelf Registration.

 

(a) On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-1 and shall contain a description of the Holders planned distribution (unless otherwise directed by at least an 85% majority in interest of the Holders) substantially in the form of “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A. The Company shall respond to any comments from the staff of the Commission within 7 days of the receipt of such comments. In the event the amount of Registrable Securities which may be included in the Registration Statement is limited due to SEC Guidance (provided that, the Company shall use diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, the CDI 612.09) the Company shall use its best efforts to register such maximum portion of the Registrable Securities as permitted by SEC Guidance. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause a Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event prior to the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold, or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without the volume or other limitations of such rule, or not required to be registered in reliance upon the exemption in Section 4(a)(1) or 4(a)(7) under the Securities Act, in either case as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). Provided, however, during any period of time that the Company's financial statements contained in a prospectus do not meet the requirements of Securities Act Section 10(a)(3) and the remaining period until the date its Form 10-K is required to be filed (excluding any extended period of time permitted by rule of the SEC) does not exceed 60 days, the Company shall be excused from amending or supplementing its prospectus for the remaining period until the date its Form 10-K is required to be filed (including any extended period of time permitted by rule of the SEC). The Company shall telephonically request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on a Trading Day. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via facsimile or by e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the Commission, which shall be the date requested for effectiveness of such Registration Statement. The Company shall file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required by Rule 424. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement (and notwithstanding that the Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all or a greater portion of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by a Holder as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Registrable Securities purchased by the Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement with the Warrant Shares being cutback prior to any Conversion Shares. In the event of a cutback hereunder, the Company shall give the Holder at least five Trading Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to such Holder’s allotment.

 

(b) If a Registration Statement registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities (i) is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date of the Initial Registration Statement or any other Registration Statement (unless the sole reason for such non-registration of all or any portion of the Registrable Securities is solely as a result of SEC Guidance under Rule 415 or similar rule and CDI 612.09 which limits the number of Registrable Securities which may be included in a registration statement with respect to the Holders), or (ii) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for more than 30 calendar days during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event”, and the date on which such Event occurs, being referred to as “Event Date”), then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law, on each such Event Date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash , as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1% of the purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, during which such Event continues uncured. The partial liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event. Provided, however, the foregoing liquidated damages shall not accrue or be otherwise charged during any period in which the Investor is eligible to sell the Shares on any given day under Rule 144 without the volume or other limitations of such rule, or in reliance upon the exemption in Section 4(a)(1) under the Securities Act, or after such Investor has publicly sold its Registrable Securities.

 

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3. Registration Procedures.

 

In connection with the Company’s registration obligations hereunder, the Company shall:

 

(a) Not less than five Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than one Trading Day prior to the filing of any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including any document that would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference), the Company shall (i) furnish to the Holders copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the review of the Holders or counsel for the Holders, and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and independent registered public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities shall reasonably object in good faith, provided that, the Company is notified of such objection in writing no later than five Trading Days after the Holders have been so furnished copies of a Registration Statement or two Trading Days after the Holders have been so furnished copies of any related Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto. Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex B (a “Selling Stockholder Questionnaire”) on a date that is not less than two Trading Days prior to the Filing Date or by the end of the fourth Trading Day following the date on which such Holder receives draft materials in accordance with this Section.

 

(b)

 

(i) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep a Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities,

 

(ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and, as so supplemented or amended, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424,

 

(iii) respond to any comments received from the Commission with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto within seven days of the receipt of such comments, and provide as promptly as reasonably possible to the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to a Registration Statement (provided that, the Company may excise any information contained therein which would constitute material non-public information as to any Holder which has not executed a confidentiality agreement with the Company), and

 

(iv) comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance (subject to the terms of this Agreement) with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.

 

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(c) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall, pursuant to clauses (iii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made) as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than one Trading Day prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed, (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration Statement, and (C) with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (vi) of the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with respect to the Company that the Company believes may be material and that, in the determination of the Company, makes it not in the best interest of the Company to allow continued availability of a Registration Statement or Prospectus, provided that, any and all of such information shall remain confidential to each Holder until such information otherwise becomes public, unless disclosure by a Holder is required by law; provided, further, that notwithstanding each Holder’s acknowledgement to keep such information confidential, each such Holder makes no acknowledgement that any such information is material, non-public information.

 

(d) Use its best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order stopping or suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.

 

(e) Furnish to each Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each such Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference to the extent requested by such Person, and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission; provided, that any such item which is available on the EDGAR system need not be furnished in physical form, and such number of copies of the current Prospectus as each Holder may reasonably request.

 

(f) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except after the giving of any notice pursuant to Section 6(f).

 

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(g) The Company shall cooperate with any broker-dealer through which a Holder proposes to resell its Registrable Securities in effecting a filing with the FINRA Corporate Financing Department pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110 and 5190 and NASD Rule 2710, as requested by any such Holder, and the Company shall pay the filing fee required by such filing within two Trading Days of request therefor.

 

(h) Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from the Registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale by the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep each registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement; provided, that, the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.

 

(i) If requested by a Holder, cooperate with such Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holder may request.

 

(j) If the Company notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses (iii) through (vi) of Section 3(c) above to suspend the use of any Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holders shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use its best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable.

 

(k) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission.

 

(l) The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and, if required by the Commission, the natural persons thereof that have voting and dispositive control over the shares. The Company shall not be liable for any damages during any periods that the Company is unable to meet its obligations hereunder with respect to the registration of the Registrable Securities solely because any Holder fails to furnish such information within three Trading Days of the Company’s request.

 

4. Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel, independent registered public accountants and transfer agent) (A) with respect to filings made with the Commission, (B) with respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, (C) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities) and (D) if not previously paid by the Company in connection with an issuer filing, with respect to any filing that may be required to be made by any broker-dealer through which a Holder intends to make sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110 and 5190 and NASD Rule 2710, so long as the broker-dealer is receiving no more than a customary brokerage commission in connection with such sale, (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities), and (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any Trading Market as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any broker-dealer or similar commissions of any Holder or, except to the extent provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees or other costs of the Holders.

 

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5. Indemnification.

 

(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, members, partners, agents and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, members, stockholders, partners, agents and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation and preparation) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose) or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(c)(iii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(d). The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware.

 

(b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each director of the Company, each officer of the Company who shall sign such Registration Statement, each underwriter, broker or other Person acting on behalf of the holders of Registrable Securities and each Person who controls any of the foregoing Persons within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon: (x) such Holder’s failure to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act or (y) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or (ii) to the extent that such information relates to such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(c)(iii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(d). In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds (after underwriting fees, commissions, or discounts) actually received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

 

(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including the employment of one law firm reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof except as otherwise provided in this Section 5(c); provided, that, the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have materially prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.

 

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An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses, (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding, or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall reasonably believe that a material conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.

 

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within ten Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party; provided, that, the Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which such Indemnified Party is judicially determined not to be entitled to indemnification hereunder.

 

(d) Contribution. If the indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section was available to such party in accordance with its terms.

 

The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(d), no Holder shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

 

The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.

 

6. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company and each Holder agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any Losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall not assert or shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

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(b) Prohibition on Filing Other Registration Statements. Neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the Company in any Registration Statements other than the Registrable Securities and shares issued in connection with the Equity Investment (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). The Company shall not file any other registration statements until all Registrable Securities are registered pursuant to a Registration Statement that is declared effective by the Commission, provided that this Section 6(b) shall not prohibit the Company from filing amendments to registration statements filed prior to the date of this Agreement. In the event that, under SEC Guidance, there is a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities that may be included in a Registration Statement, securities of the Company that have been registered on an effective registration statement of the Company as of the date of this Agreement shall be registered prior to any of the Registrable Securities. Thereafter, the Holders shall have priority over any other security holders with outstanding registration rights. Any reduction pursuant to this Section 6(b) in the number of Registrable Securities registered shall be done on a pro rata basis in accordance with the Holders’ investment made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

(c) Compliance. Each Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.

 

(d) Discontinued Disposition. By its acquisition of Registrable Securities, each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3(c)(iii) through (vi), such Holder will immediately discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed. The Company will use its best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable.

 

(e) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and the Holders of more than 50% of the Registrable Securities including the Lead Investor. If a Registration Statement does not register all of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a waiver or amendment done in compliance with the previous sentence, then the number of Registrable Securities to be registered for each Holder shall be reduced pro rata among all Holders and each Holder shall have the right to designate which of its Registrable Securities shall be omitted from such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of a Holder or some Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by such Holder or Holders of all of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates; provided, however, that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the first sentence of this Section 6(e).

 

(f) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

(g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. The Company may not assign (except by merger) its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of all of the Holders of the then outstanding Registrable Securities. Each Holder may assign their respective rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under the Purchase Agreement.

 

(h) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person that have not been satisfied in full.

 

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(i) Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

(j) Governing Law. All questions concerning the choice of law and venue, construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(k) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.

 

(l) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

(m) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of the Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

(n) Independent Nature of Holders’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder hereunder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Holder shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc.
   
  By: /s/ William D Corbett
  Name: William Corbett
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Name of Holder: Mark Geist                                      

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder: _________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Mark Geist                                            

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: ______________________

 

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Annex A

 

Plan of Distribution

 

Each Selling Stockholder (the “Selling Stockholders”) of the Common Stock and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of Common Stock on the OTC Markets or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. A Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:

 

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

privately negotiated transactions;

 

settlement of short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part;

 

broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

 

a combination of any such methods of sale; or

 

any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), if available, rather than under this prospectus.

 

Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers or dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2121 or NASD Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with NASD IM-2440.

 

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In connection with the sale of the Common Stock or interests therein, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the Common Stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares of the Common Stock short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the Common Stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

 

The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Stockholder has informed the Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Common Stock. In no event shall any broker-dealer receive fees, commissions and markups which, in the aggregate, would exceed eight percent.

 

The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registration of the shares. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

Because Selling Stockholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act including Rule 172 thereunder. In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus. There is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale shares by the Selling Stockholders.

 

The shares will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

 

Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the shares may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the Common Stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of the Common Stock by the Selling Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

 

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Annex B

 

Selling Stockholder Notice and Questionnaire

 

The undersigned beneficial owner of Common Stock (the “Registrable Securities”) of General Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) to which this document is annexed. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.

 

NOTICE

 

The undersigned beneficial owner (the “Selling Stockholder”) of Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the Registrable Securities owned by it in the Registration Statement.

 

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The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate:

 

QUESTIONNAIRE

 

1. Name.

 

(a) Full Legal Name of Selling Stockholder
     

  

(b) Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities are held:
     

 

 

(c) Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by this Questionnaire):
     

 

2. Address for Notices to Selling Stockholder:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone:  

Fax:  

Contact Person:  

 

3. Broker-Dealer Status:

 

(a) Are you a broker-dealer?

 

Yes ☐                  No ☐

 

(b) If “yes” to Section 3(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company?

 

Yes ☐                  No ☐

 

Note: If “no” to Section 3(b), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

 

(c) Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?

 

Yes ☐                  No ☐

 

(d) If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you purchased the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities?

 

Yes ☐                  No ☐

 

Note: If “no” to Section 3(d), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

 

  B-2  
 

 

4. Beneficial Ownership of Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Stockholder.

 

Except as set forth below in this Item 4, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the securities issuable pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

(a) Type and Amount of other securities beneficially owned by the Selling Stockholder:
     
     

 

5. Relationships with the Company:

 

Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.

 

State any exceptions here:

   
   

 

The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective.

 

By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 5 and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.

 

Date:     Beneficial Owner:    

 

  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

PLEASE EMAIL A COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE TO:

 

 

B-3

 

 

Exhibit 21

 

List of Subsidiaries

 

None

 

Exhibit 23.1

 

 

871 Coronado Center Drive
Suite 110
Henderson, Nevada 89052

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” and the use of our report dated May 13, 2020, which includes an explanatory paragraph regarding the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, on the financial statements of Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. which appears in this Registration Statement on Form S-1.

 

 

RBSM LLP

Henderson, NV

November 16, 2020

Exhibit 99.1

 

Assignment and Transfer

 

Pinz Capital Special Opportunities Fund, LP. (“Pinz”) hereby assigns and transfers to Cavalry Fund I LP all of its rights and obligations under that certain Secured Convertible Note, dated August 5, 2020, in the principal amount of $100,000 (the “Note”) issued by Innovative Payment Systems, Inc. (“IPSI”), that certain Warrant, dated August 5 , 2020, to purchase 2,857,143 shares of IPSI common stock (the “Warrant”) and the related Securities Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) and Registration Rights Agreement (“RRA”), each dated August 5, 2020 (herein, the Note, Warrant, SPA and RRA are collectively referred to as the Transaction Documents”).

 

Calvary Fund I LP hereby accepts and assumes the transfer to it of all of Pinz’s rights and obligations under the Transaction Documents, and further confirms that it is an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Dated: October 20, 2020

 

 

 

Pinz Capital Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory: /s/ Matt Pinz                            

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Matt Pinz

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: cio

 

Cavalry Fund I LP

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory: /s/ Thomas Walsh                   

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Thomas Walsh

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: Manager