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The number of shares of Common Stock,
$0.001 par value, outstanding on July 3, 2017 was 280,326,474 shares.
PART
I
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
report includes forward-looking statements as the term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 or by
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in its rules, regulations and releases, regarding, among other things, all statements
other than statements of historical facts contained in this report, including statements regarding our future financial position,
business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations. The words “believe,” “may,”
“estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,”
“could,” “target,” “potential,” “is likely,” “will,” “expect”
and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking
statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect
our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. In addition, our past results of operations
do not necessarily indicate our future results.
Other
sections of this report may include additional factors which could adversely affect our business and financial performance. New
risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to anticipate all the relevant risks to our business, and
we cannot assess the impact of all such risks on our business or the extent to which any risk, or combination of risks, may cause
actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Those factors include, among others,
those matters disclosed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Except
as otherwise required by applicable laws and regulations, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements or the risk factors described in this report, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances
or any other reason after the date of this report. Neither the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 nor Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933 provides any protection to us for statements made in this report. You should not rely upon forward-looking
statements as predictions of future events or performance. We cannot assure you that the events and circumstances reflected in
the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking
statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
The
Company maintains an internet website at www.nextgroupholdings.com. The Company makes available, free of charge, through the Investor
Information section of the web site, its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form
8-K, Section 16 filings and all amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any of the foregoing information is available in print to any stockholder who
requests it by contacting our Investor Relations Department.
The
Company
The
Company
. Next Group Holdings, Inc. (“Next Group Holdings”, the “Company”, or “we”) is
a corporation formed under the laws of Florida, which focuses on the business of using proprietary technology to provide enhanced
mobility solutions to unserved, unbanked, and emerging markets in the banking field.
Operating
Subsidiaries
. The Company’s business operations are conducted primarily through its subsidiaries. The Company’s
subsidiaries are as follows:
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CALA, Inc. (94% owned by the Company), a corporation formed under the laws of Florida
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Inc. (65% owned by the Company), a corporation formed under the laws of Florida (“NxtGn”);
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Meimoun
& Mammon, LLC (100% owned by the Company), a limited liability company formed under
the laws of Florida (“M&M”);
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Mobile 360 LLC (100% owned by the Company), a limited liability company formed under
the laws of Florida (“Next Mobile”); and
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(Tel3) (a sub division of M&M).
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Properties.
The Company’s headquarters are located in Miami, Florida.
Recent
Developments
On
August 25, 2016, the Company announced that it entered into a definitive Market Partner Agreement with InsightPOS, LLC (“POS”),
for distribution, market development and revenue sharing in a new, exciting cash register Interactive Point Of Sale (POS) system.
Due to qualifying conditions that had to be met before the agreement was fully accepted, this agreement was fully accepted on
September 7, 2016 and can now be considered a “Definitive Material Agreement”.
InsightPOS
is a “State of the Art”, “Super Functional Point Of Sale” system that has received great attention due to
its sleek, modern, efficient design and amazing combination of tools that make the retail experience friendlier, quicker and better
both for the shopper and for store management. InsightPOS will allow retailers to sell and manage their store’s inventory,
with over 50 million SKUs already in the system and increase customer loyalty by offering important services and benefits. These
additional services include, but are not limited to, long distance telecom products, cellular account payments (US and International),
utility bill payments (electric, water, cable, satellite, etc.) and others. InsightPOS will provide the ability for each retail
store to offer financial services, including gift cards, reloadable debit cards and potentially money transfer services, which
will increase store revenue organically in a manner few have imagined possible. Insight POS can replace the entire cash register,
inventory and management system.
NXGH
has secured vendor financing to provide and install terminals at no cost to qualified retail establishments, including training
upon approval by InsightPOS. The revenues generated by system utilization should maintain the system at no cost to each retailer.
NXGH will market major brand services along with its own branded services, GPR (General Purpose Reload) and reward cards.
NXGH,
through its affiliate, Next Communications, Inc., has the right to sell STI Mobile, Next Cala and any Next products to 8,800 locations
that were serviced by a prepaid distribution network. NXGH will offer the InsightPOS system to clients of this distribution network
as well via direct sales through its own sales force and affiliates. When a system is installed, NGH receives 50% of the gross
profits received by InsightPOS after retailer commissions are paid.
NXGH,
through its vendor, InsightPOS has secured financing to deliver and install 10,000 units.
Next
CALA
Our
Next CALA subsidiary promotes and distributes NextCALA-branded Prepaid Visa® General Purpose Reloadable (“GPR”)
prepaid debit cards, bearing the Next CALA Debit™ and Visa® logos. Customers may register for our prepaid debit card
at
http://www.nextcala.com
. Each of our cards is issued by The Bancorp, MetaBank, Metropolitan Bank or Sutton Bank.
Based
on projections by industry experts, we believe that prepaid debit cards are one of the fastest growing niches in the financial
sector. The number of cards sold is expected to grow 22% annually from 2016 to 2020, according to projections by the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau. Millions of individuals in the U.S., including those in various minority communities, are unable
to obtain access to the banking system due to various reasons, including but not limited to poor credit scores or a lack of exposure
to the U.S. banking system. Prepaid debit cards are a convenient option for such individuals. Prepaid debit cards may also be
an intermediate step toward such individuals ultimately joining the financial system. In addition, prepaid debit cards are a popular
option for gift-giving due to fraud protection in the case of loss or theft. We believe that prepaid debit cards are replacing
cash as a preferred gift for these reasons, in certain regards.
Card
holders can upload funds onto their NextCALA prepaid cards via ACH wire transfer, online, or in person using Vanilla Reload machines,
which are stationed in over 50,000 locations throughout the U.S., including but not limited to Walmart, CVS, Dollar General, Rite
Aid and Walgreens retail stores, and anywhere in the Mio Reload Network, which includes more than 450,000 retail locations throughout
the world. The card can be used like a traditional credit card or debit card and is accepted wherever Visa Debit® cards are
accepted. Money spent using the card is deducted from the total balance of prepaid funds previously uploaded on the card. Unlike
a credit card, prepaid debit card holders do not have the ability to spend more than the balance of prepaid funds previously uploaded
on the card. Prepaid debit cards can be used and spent online and can be used at an ATM machine to retrieve cash.
Contractual
Relationships with InComm, Bancorp, and Visa.
Next CALA Prepaid Card® GPR cards are distributed and serviced by prepaid
industry leader, InComm Financial Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of InComm Holdings, Inc. (“InComm”). Next CALA
has been indemnified by InComm, which possesses money transmitter licenses in all 50 states. InComm specifically also indemnifies
Next CALA with respect to Anti Money Laundering and Know Your Client US banking regulations, as they capture and verify all of
this as part of our agreement. In addition, The Bancorp Bank (“Bankcorp”), a member of the FDIC, pursuant to a license
from Visa USA, Inc., acts as program manager and as clearing house and provides banking capacities in transactions involving the
cards. Prepaid card deposits are held by Bankcorp, MetaBank, Metropolitan Bank or Sutton Bank.
NEXTCALA
is unique in that InComm has granted NEXTCALA a complete white label of their $14 billion back end prepaid, GIFTCARD, GPR, 210,000
US retailers with electronic and hard plastic stored value open and closed loop licenses, products and our very own brand along
with licensing their MIO brand that is branded at every 210,000 InComm retailer and online footprint. We are currently negotiating
certain other terms with InComm, including the following:
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may grant us access to its retail partners for distribution of our prepaid card and other
products;
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may provide us with an Application Protocol Interface on their hosted website;
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may provide us with most favored nation pricing to procure and resell electronic and
physical starter cards, gift cards, closed loop products;
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may provide us with participation in pass through as a revenue share composition on any
of our generated cards, revenue and usage;
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may enable additional identification categories to new registrants of our GPR Card program;
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may use its best efforts to introduce our call center enablement for better quality customer
experience to have our rewards component be first in sequence, followed by a soft hand
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there is no guarantee that InComm will agree to any of these terms, and such terms remain subject to further negotiations between
us and InComm.
Customer
Service
. Next CALA Prepaid Visa® GPR cards offer free customer service and reloads 24 hours per day.
Load
Limits Per Card.
The maximum load amount per registered Next CALA Prepaid Visa® is $10,000. Customers can load between
$20 and $500 per load into a Next CALA Prepaid Visa® GPR card.
FDIC
Insurance.
Each Next CALA Prepaid Visa® GPR card account is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a
maximum amount of $50,000. The customer is always in charge of his or her prepaid account, including online access, unique routing
and account numbers.
Retail
and ATM Locations Accepting the Next CALA Card.
Next CALA cards are accepted wherever Visa Debit® cards are accepted,
and can be used for purchases at retail locations, online, and over the phone, as well as for ATM withdrawals and other ATM functions,
remittances, bill payments, mobile-banking, and virtual digital wallet functions.
Reloads
at Retail Locations, and by Direct Deposit or Wire Transfer.
Card holders can upload funds onto their NextCALA prepaid cards
via ACH wire transfer, online, or in person using Vanilla Reload machines, which are stationed in over 50,000 locations throughout
the U.S., including but not limited to Walmart, CVS, Dollar General, Rite Aid and Walgreens retail stores, and anywhere in the
Mio Reload Network, which includes more than 450,000 retail locations throughout the world.
Mobile
Apps.
Earlier this year, Next CALA released its NEXTCALA Mobile applications for both Android and iOS. The NEXTCALA mobile
Android and iOS applications give users access to mobile banking and banking services 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Users
are able to use the application to make mobile-to-mobile payments, to transfer funds to family, friends, and retailers, and to
see all balances and transactions, including retail transactions made online or in physical retail locations with the Next CALA
Prepaid Visa® card associated with the app user’s account. With the NEXTCALA Mobile app, users not only have an easier
way to bank, they also earn points that can be redeemed towards long distance calls either via voice or HD Video among other benefits
provided under the NEXTCALA Rewards program.
Next
CALA’s new NEXTCALA Mobile Android and iOS apps gives users an easy way to check balances and account activity, make phone-to-phone
payments, and send money to family, friends, and retailers.
Prepaid
Card Solutions Democratize Banking and Payments
. Prepaid cards democratize electronic payments and remittances for those outside
the traditional banking system. The growing popularity of prepaid card solutions for both banked and unbanked consumers is driven
by the prepaid card’s unique ability to solve almost any payment need.
Rapid
Growth of the Mobile Banking Market
. Based on projections by industry experts, the Company believes that prepaid debit cards
are one of the fastest growing niches in the financial sector.
The Prepaid Unbanked and underbanked segments of the USA, specifically the Latin demographic, is expanding rapidly and will reach
approximately $421 billion in the United States and approximately $822 billion worldwide by 2017.
NEXTCALA
Rewards
. Through our Next CALA Rewards program, we offer benefits including allowing Next CALA subscribers to earn points
for use in remittance transactions, or to be credited into reloadable international and domestic long distance calling cards for
voice or HD video calls. During the second half of 2017, as Next CALA’s sibling company NxtGn, Inc. begins to roll out new
products and services, the Next CALA Rewards program will also offer Next CALA subscribers the ability to use NxtGn’s proprietary
HD Personal Telepresence products to participate in health care consultations, distance learning, and exclusive live entertainment
events. The NEXTCALA Rewards platform is currently being developed and scheduled for release in the second half of 2017.
Advertising
and Promotion
. Next CALA will increase its market presence and reach by aggressively advertising. CP &B is a 4% equity
owner of NXGH and promoting its products and services. In the initial phase of the launch campaign which will begin upon release
of the NEXTCALA Mobile applications, Next CALA will use advertising to increase consumer awareness and stimulate trial of the
NEXTCALA Mobile apps and Next CALA Prepaid Card® GPR cards during the second half of 2017. Throughout the launch campaign,
Next CALA will promote NEXTCALA Mobile apps and Next CALA Prepaid Card® GPR card enrollments by pushing promotional videos
and offers to the Company’s telephony mobility users and to millions of existing customers of marketing partners who provide
products and services to under-banked, non-banked, low-income Americans, immigrants, teens, and other natural niche markets for
the Next CALA’s products and services.
Strategic
Alliances with Marketing Partners
. Next CALA intends to build strategic alliances and joint venture marketing partnerships
with Lifeline service providers (who provide federally-subsidized free cell phones and free telephony services to millions of
under-banked or non-banked low-income Americans) and other companies and affinity groups which provide products and services to
under-banked or non-banked immigrants, teens, and other emerging niche markets for mobile banking and prepaid card solutions.
While
the primary venue for Next CALA’s launch campaign will be web-based media, the campaign will also include push promotions,
web videos, bench, bus, and subway advertising, podcast advertising, and other disruptive measures designed to rapidly increase
consumer awareness and trial of the NEXTCALA Mobile apps and Next CALA Prepaid Card® GPR cards in carefully selected target
markets.
NxtGn
NxtGn.
Our NxtGn subsidiary is a software company which designs, develops, produces, markets, and provides robust, scalable, high
density, high performance HD video platforms, call processing engines, and worldwide telephony networks intended to give clients
proprietary and sustainable competitive advantages in efficiency, stability, security, flexibility, and costs, allowing them to
deliver premium quality voice, video, and data services at above-average profit margins.
Joint
Venture with Telarix
. NxtGn has entered into a joint venture with telephony platform industry leader Telarix, Inc. to develop
and market the AVYDA Powered by Telarix™ HD telepresence platform. The AVYDA Powered by Telarix™ product is marketed
throughout the world by the Telarix sales force.
AVYDA
Powered by Telarix
. Developed in a joint venture with industry-leader Telarix, Inc., NxtGn’s product AVYDA Powered by
Telarix™ HD Video platform allows subscribers to use HD telepresence services that until recently were within reach only
of Fortune 500 companies and very high net worth individuals. The AVYDA Powered by Telarix™ HD telepresence platform allows
users to connect using their mobile phones, tablets, and personal computers, to telepresence rooms, health care and educational
applications, exclusive online entertainment events, online gaming, and other special events. The AVYDA Powered by Telarix™
technology allows HD video conferencing connections point-to-multipoint, with up to 10,000 concurrent calls per session border
control (SBC), and the platform is fully compatible with iOS, Android, and Cisco TelePresence operating systems.
Vitco Technology
.
NxtGn telephony and HD video platforms use technology proprietary technology owned by NxtGN, Telarix, and Vitco LLC, US IP Series,
a limited liability company formed under the laws of Delaware (“Vitco”), which licenses software solutions to several
of the world’s largest and most successful telecommunications carriers. Through December 31, 2015 NxtGn owned an option to
acquire Vitco in consideration for $5,000,000 of the Company’s common stock which expired unexercised. Vitco is currently
the owner of 25% of the issued and outstanding shares of NxtGn. Upon exercise of the option, NxtGn would acquire all title, rights
and interests in certain proprietary and patented technology and intellectual property owned by Vitco, including Inbound SIP Signaling
Server technology, Outbound SIP Signaling Server technology, Packet Cable Accounting Server technology, RADIUS Accounting Server
technology, Real-time Call Information Server technology, Routing Application Server technology, Signaling Monitoring & Analysis
Server technology, and H.323 Signaling Server technology, as well as all of Vitco’s issued and outstanding shares of NxtGn.
Vitco’s technology is currently licensed to NxtGn on a royalty-free basis.
Next
Mobile 360
Next
Mobile 360
. Our Next Mobile subsidiary is a mobile virtual network operator (or “MVNO”) which provides NextMobile360™
branded mobile phones and prepaid voice, text, and data mobile phone services to a customer base currently consisting of approximately
2,500 MVNO Mobile Virtual Network Operators such as Virgin Mobile have been successful at creating a brand, and not own the hardware
or network. Next Mobile operates this business pursuant to contracts with Sprint Corporation which allow Next Mobile to use Sprint’s
network infrastructure to operate a virtual telecommunications network providing voice, text, and data services of essentially
the same quality as those Sprint provides to its own retail subscribers.
As
customers worldwide continue to migrate away from legacy telephone and banking systems to enhanced mobility solutions, the Company’s
technological advantage and the synergies created by its unique combination of reloadable bank card and mobile virtual network
operator rights will make its products increasingly useful to unserved, under-banked, non-banked and other emerging niche markets.
Joint
Venture
. Because MVNO marketing is capital intensive, Next Mobile intends to sell a 50% interest in its MVNO rights to an
operating partner who will be responsible for funding all future marketing expenses of the MVNO. The Company has been introduced
to interested purchasers by Sprint, and believes it will be able to sell a 50% interest in the MVNO for $1.5 million in cash plus
a commitment to fund all of the joint venture’s future marketing expenses.
M&M
M&M.
Our M&M subsidiary is a wholesale provider of domestic and international long distance voice, text, and data telephony
services to carriers in the United States and throughout the world. M&M holds International and Domestic Section 214 licenses
issued by the Federal Communications Commission, and operate the NextMobile360™ business through its wholly-owned subsidiary
Next Mobile. While M&M has historically provided wholesale long distance telephony service to a number of leading domestic
and international carriers, most of M&M’s traffic is now generated by demand from its sibling companies NxtGn and Next
Mobile.
Network
.
The M&M Network is the private international network over which the Company is capable of delivering large volumes of highest-quality
international long distance voice and data telephony services at significant cost savings. The network’s architecture is scalable
and proprietary, and M&M plans to increase capacity as demand increases. The M&M Network consists of four principal elements:
Points
of Presence.
Points of presence digitize voice signals into data, allowing transmission and retrieval over a broadband data
network. M&M’s points of presence, which are the gateways to the M&M Network, are located within its Global Network
Operations Center in Miami, Florida, and colocations throughout the world.
The
Transmission Medium.
This is the Internet, which is the backbone of the M&M Network.
The
M&M Voice and Data Platform Controller.
This is M&M’s proprietary software and switchless routing platform,
which is the heart of the M&M Network. Developed by M&M and NxtGn in cooperation with Cisco, the system can scale to support
more than 200,000 simultaneous sessions on a single chassis. M&M’s Next Voice and Data Platform Controller is located
within the Company’s Global Network Operations Center in Miami, Florida.
The
M&M Global Network Operations Center.
This is the facility which houses the Company’s primary point of presence and the
M&M Voice Platform Controller, and from which M&M monitors and manages the voice and data traffic transmitted through
the network.
Focus
on High-Margin Destinations in Difficult Operating Environments.
By focusing its route development operations on building
strategic partnerships with providers in difficult telephony operating environments in Latin America, Africa, and other emerging
markets, M&M hopes to increase its market reach and overall revenues. By using NxtGn’s proprietary call processing technology,
M&M can significantly reduce equipment costs and other capital expenditures required to enter difficult operating environments.
The technological advantage which historically made M&M a market leader in long distance traffic terminated in Mexico and
other destinations in Latin America will allow M&M to expand its market reach into Africa and the Middle East and other lucrative
markets. Licensed FCC 214 long distance wholesaler, owner of Tel3 dba Pinless long distance.
Tel3.
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding ownership interest in Tel3. Tel3 provides
prepaid calling cards to consumers directly and operates in a complimentary space as M&M. Tel3 was originally acquired by
the Company’s CEO in a private transaction and sold to the Company for $10 cash.
Next
Communications, Inc. Bankruptcy
The
Company has historically received financing from Next Communications, Inc., an entity controlled by our CEO, and had a related
party payable balance of $2,961,271 and $3,025,522 due to Next Communications, Inc. as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. During the
first calendar quarter of 2017, Next Communications, Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection. As a result, the related party payable
will be handled by a court appointed trustee as an asset of Next Communications, Inc. and the Company may need to begin repaying
the amounts due on a more fixed schedule.
Employees
As
of December 31, 2016, we have no employees, but have two (2) officers and four (4) directors who are compensated as consultants.
We also have contract labor agreements with seven other persons on both a part time and full-time basis. We have no agreements
with any of our management/subcontractors for any services. We consider our relations with our subcontractors to be good.
Available
Information
We
are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All of our reports are able
to be reviewed through the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System (EDGAR) which is publicly available through
the SEC’s website (
http://www.sec.gov
).
We
intend to furnish to our stockholders annual reports containing financial statements audited by our independent certified public
accountants and quarterly reports containing reviewed unaudited interim financial statements for the first three-quarters of each
fiscal year. You may contact the Securities and Exchange Commission at (800) SEC-0330 or you may read and copy any reports, statements
or other information that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s public
reference room at the following location:
Public
Reference Room
100
F. Street N.W.
Washington,
D.C. 2054900405
Telephone:
(800) SEC-0330
Owning
our common shares involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the following risk factors and all other information
contained in this information statement. If any of the following risks occur, the business, financial condition, liquidity, results
of operations or as well as our ability of to make distributions to our shareholders, could be materially and adversely affected.
In that case, the market price of our common shares could decline significantly, and you could lose all or a part of the value
of your ownership in our common shares. Some statements in this information statement, including statements in the following risk
factors, constitute forward-looking statements. Please refer to the section in this information statement entitled “Forward-Looking
Information.”
Risks
Related to Next Group Holdings.
You
will not be afforded an opportunity to choose our future investments, which means we may invest in a company, including a company
affiliated with a member of our Management team, even though you do not support such an investment. Furthermore, our management
has broad discretion to use the proceeds from this offering, which it may not use effectively.
We
may decide to invest any net capital we receive from operations or future investment in other companies that are affiliated with
members of our Management team. Accordingly, investors will need to rely on the judgment of Management with respect to the use
of these net proceeds and investors will not have the opportunity to assess whether such proceeds are being used or invested appropriately.
Further, we cannot predict that the proceeds will be used to yield a favorable return and our failure to apply such proceeds effectively
could diminish the value of your investment.
We
have a limited operating history and therefore we cannot ensure, either in the near- or long-term, that we will be able to generate
cash flow or profit or execute our business plan.
The
Company is now engaged in new businesses started in each 2016 and 2015. As a result, we have a limited operating history upon
which you may evaluate our business and an investment in our common stock may entail significantly more risk than the shares of
common stock of a company with a substantial operating history. Our business operations are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties,
expenses and difficulties associated with early stage enterprises. You should consider an investment in our company in light of
these risks, uncertainties, expenses and difficulties. Such risks include: the absence of a lengthy operating history; insufficient
capital to fully realize our operating plan; our ability to anticipate and adapt to a developing market; a competitive environment
characterized by well-capitalized competitors; our ability to identify, attract and retain qualified personnel; our reliance on
key management personnel.
Because
we are subject to these risks, evaluating our business may be difficult. We may be unable to successfully overcome these risks,
which could harm our business and prospects. Our business strategy may be unsuccessful and we may be unable to address the risks
we face in a cost-effective manner, if at all. If we are unable to successfully address these risks, there may be an adverse effect
on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
We
may never achieve profitability from operations or generate sufficient cash flows to make or sustain distributions to our shareholders.
We
may never achieve profitability from operations. Even if we do achieve profitability, we cannot assure you that we will be able
to sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis in the future. There can be no assurance that future operations
will be profitable or that we will be able to make or sustain distributions to our shareholders from cash from operations. Revenues
and profits, if any, will depend upon various factors, including whether we will be able to successfully implement our business
plan and operating strategy. We may not achieve our business objectives and the failure to achieve such goals would have an adverse
impact on us. In addition, an inability to achieve profitability could have a detrimental effect on the long term capital appreciation
of our common stock.
The
Company has not yet achieved profitability from its business operations and is reliant on outside financing to fund operations.
As
of December 31, 2016, the Company had a working capital deficit of $9,723,119 and an accumulated deficit of $13,946,938 including
net losses after non-controlling interests of $9,890,111 and $1,199,925 during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. This
raises substantial doubt around our ability to continue as a going concern. The Company will be dependent on obtaining additional
financing through equity or debt offerings which may cause future dilution.
Due
to existing contractual obligations we may not achieve profitability.
Next
Group Holdings and/or its subsidiaries are required to perform certain obligations under material contracts with third parties.
Next Mobile is required to perform certain obligations under material contracts with Sprint Corporation, Auris, and EZ ILD. M&M
is required to perform certain obligations under material contracts with Ariafone Telekom Ltd, Broadvox LLC, IP Network America
LLC, Locus Telecommunications LLC, and SMT Telecom (also known in the telecommunications industry as “RAZA”). Next
CALA is required to perform certain obligations under material contracts with ITC Financial Licenses, Inc., IH Financial Licenses,
Inc., and The Bancorp Bank, and Visa USA, Inc. NxtGn is required to perform certain obligations under material contracts with
Telarix, Inc., Vidyo, Inc., and Vitco.
We
are an early entrant in an emerging industry, and the long-term viability of our business strategy is unproven.
As
an early entrant in this emerging industry, we are subject to the risk that our business model and business plan may not prove
to be a viable long-term business strategy. If it turns out that our strategy is not a viable long-term business strategy, we
may not be able to generate meaningful cash flows, which would materially and adversely affect the viability of our business and
stock price.
We
have well-financed, well-managed competitors and may not be able to adequately compete in our market.
Most
of our competitors are larger and have greater financial, technical, marketing, and other resources than we do. Some of our competitors
have seasoned management teams with more experience and expertise in our industry than we do. Some competitors may enjoy significant
competitive advantages that result from, among other things, having substantially more available capital, having a lower cost
of capital, having greater economies of scale, and having enhanced operating efficiencies compared to ours.
We
may not be able to secure sufficient capital to effectively execute our business plan.
We
may not be able to attract and obtain sufficient capital from the equity and debt markets, or any other capital markets, to execute
our business plan and grow our business. If we do not have access to sufficient funding in the future, we may not be able to make
necessary capital expenditures necessary to execute our business plan, and in that event our ability to generate revenue may be
significantly impaired.
If
we cannot obtain financing, our growth may be limited.
Recent
events in the financial markets have had an adverse impact on the credit markets, and, as a result, credit has become significantly
more expensive and difficult to obtain, if available at all. Some lenders are imposing more stringent credit terms and there has
been and may continue to be a general reduction in the amount of credit available. Many banks are either unable or unwilling to
provide new asset-based lending. Tightening credit markets may have an adverse effect on our ability to obtain financing on favorable
terms, thereby increasing financing costs and/or requiring us to accept financing with increasing restrictions. If adverse conditions
in the credit markets, in particular with respect to our industry, materially deteriorate, our business could be materially and
adversely affected. Our long-term ability to grow through additional investments will be limited if we cannot obtain additional
financing. Market conditions may make it difficult to obtain financing, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain
debt or equity financing or that we will be able to obtain it on favorable terms.
We
anticipate being involved in a variety of litigation.
Although
we have not been subject to any litigation to date, we anticipate being involved in a range of court proceedings in the ordinary
course of business as we continue to operate our business. While we intend to vigorously defend any non-meritorious action or
challenge, no assurance can be given that we will not incur significant expense relating to these matters or that they will not
require significant management attention and adversely affect us.
Our
business plan involves a number of assumptions that may prove inaccurate, which may cause us to realize substantially different
operating results than we hope for.
In
developing our business plan and business model, we made a number of assumptions, including assumptions related to annual operating
costs, market size and demand, customer retention rates, customer drop-out rates, default rates, and local, national, and worldwide
economic conditions. These assumptions may prove inaccurate, causing us our performance and operating results to differ significantly
from the performance and operating results we have projected while developing our business plan and business model.
Operating
our business on a larger scale could result in substantial increases in our expenses.
As
our business grows in size and complexity, we can provide no assurance that we can successfully enter new markets or grow our
business without incurring significant additional expenses, that our management platform will ultimately prove to be scalable,
and/or that we will be able to achieve economies of scale or we will be able to operate our business on a larger scale than the
scale we have historically operated on.
Debt
service obligations could adversely affect our operating results, and could adversely affect our ability to make or sustain distributions
to our stockholders and the market price of our common stock.
Incurring
debt could subject us to many risks, including the risks that: our cash flows from operations will be insufficient to make required
payments of principal and interest; our debt may increase our vulnerability to adverse economic and industry conditions; we will
be subject to restrictive covenants that require us to satisfy and remain in compliance with certain financial requirements or
that impose limitations on the type or extent of activities we conduct; and we may be required to dedicate a substantial portion
of our cash flows from operations to payments on our debt, thereby reducing cash available for distribution to our stockholders,
funds available for operations and capital expenditures, future business opportunities or other purposes. Additionally, if we
do not have sufficient funds to repay any debt we incur when it matures, we may need to refinance the debt or raise additional
equity. If, at the time of any refinancing, prevailing interest rates or other factors result in higher interest rates on refinancing,
increases in interest expense could adversely affect our cash flows and, consequently, cash available for distribution to our
stockholders. To the extent we are required to raise additional equity to satisfy such debt, existing stockholders would see their
interests diluted. If we are unable to refinance our debt or raise additional equity on acceptable terms, we may be forced to
dispose of assets on disadvantageous terms, potentially resulting in losses or the incurrence of special taxes and fees that apply
to dispositions of assets. To the extent we cannot meet any existing or future debt service obligations, we will risk losing some
or all of our assets that may be pledged to secure our obligations to foreclosure. Any unsecured debt agreements we enter into
may contain specific cross-default provisions with respect to specified other indebtedness, giving the unsecured lenders the right
to declare a default if we are in default under other loans in some circumstances.
Our
financial results in future periods may not be reflective of our earning potential and may cause our stock price to decline.
Our
financial results in future periods may not be representative of our future potential. Since we expect to experience rapid growth,
we will have a greater percentage of our portfolio invested in assets in the process of stabilization than we would expect to
have as a more mature operation. It will take time and significant cash resources to implement our business plan. In addition,
future equity or debt financings may impact our financial results in the fiscal periods following such financings for the same
reasons listed above.
Security
breaches and other disruptions could compromise our information and expose us to liability, which would cause our business and
reputation to suffer.
In
the ordinary course of our business we use sophisticated call processing engines and other sophisticated telecommunications technology
platforms, and we acquire and store sensitive data, including intellectual property, our proprietary business information and
personally identifiable information of our prospective and current tenants, our employees and third-party service providers on
our networks and website. The secure processing and maintenance of this information is critical to our operations and business
strategy. Despite our security measures, our information technology and infrastructure may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers
or breached due to employee error, malfeasance or other disruptions. Any such breach could compromise our networks and the information
stored there could be accessed, publicly disclosed, lost or stolen. Any such access, disclosure or other loss of information could
result in revenue losses, legal claims or proceedings, liability under laws that protect the privacy of personal information,
regulatory penalties, disruption to our operations and the services we provide to customers or damage our reputation, which could
adversely affect our results of operations and competitive position.
We
are dependent on our executive officers and dedicated personnel, and the departure of any of our key personnel could materially
and adversely affect us.
We
rely on a small number of persons to carry out our business and investment strategies. Any member of our senior management may
cease to provide services to us at any time. The loss of the services of any of our key management personnel, or our inability
to recruit and retain qualified personnel in the future, could have an adverse effect on our business and financial results. As
we expand, we will continue to need to attract and retain qualified additional senior management but may not be able to do so
on acceptable terms or at all.
Our
success depends, in part, upon our ability to hire and retain highly skilled managerial, and operational personnel, and the past
performance of our senior management may not be indicative of future results.
The
implementation of our business plan may require that we employ additional qualified personnel. Competition for highly skilled
managerial, telecommunications, financial and operational personnel is intense, and we cannot assure our stockholders that we
will be successful in attracting and retaining such skilled personnel. If we are unable to hire and retain qualified personnel
as required, our growth and operating results could be adversely affected.
We
are subject to regulation which may adversely affect our ability to execute our business plan.
We
operate in an ever-evolving and complex legal and regulatory environment. We, the products and services that we offer and market,
and those for which we provide processing services, are subject to a variety of federal, state and foreign laws and regulations,
including, but not limited to: federal communications laws and regulations; foreign jurisdiction communications laws and regulations;
federal anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act (the Patriot Act), the Bank Secrecy Act (the
BSA), anti-terrorist financing laws and anti-bribery and corrupt practice laws and regulations in the U.S., and similar international
laws and regulations, including the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act in Canada); state unclaimed
property laws and money transmitter or similar licensing requirements; federal and state consumer protection laws, including the
Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (the CARD Act), and the Durbin Amendment to Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the Dodd-Frank Act), and regulations relating to privacy and data security;
and foreign jurisdiction payment services industry regulations. We believe that we are currently operating in compliance with
all applicable laws and regulations, but there is no certainty that laws and regulations affecting our business will not change.
Any such change of laws and regulations applicable to our business might adversely affect our ability to execute our business
plan and achieve profitable operating results.
We
are subject to Telecommunications Industry Regulation.
Our
subsidiaries Next Mobile and M&M are subject to regulation by the Federal Communications Commission and other government agencies
and task forces. M&M holds International and Domestic Section 214 licenses issued by the Federal Communications Commission,
which may be suspended or revoked by the Federal Communications Commission if M&M does not strictly comply with all applicable
regulations and the terms and conditions under which the International and Domestic Section 214 licenses were issued. Next Mobile
and M&M are also subject to foreign jurisdiction communications laws and regulations. We believe that we, including our subsidiaries,
are currently operating in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, but there is no certainty that laws and regulations
affecting our business will not change. Any such change of laws and regulations applicable to our business might adversely affect
our ability to execute our business plan and achieve profitable operating results.
We
are subject to Anti-Money Laundering Regulation.
We
are subject to a comprehensive federal anti-money laundering regulatory regime that is constantly evolving. The anti-money laundering
regulations to which we are subject include the BSA, as amended by the Patriot Act, which criminalizes the financing of terrorism
and enhances existing BSA regimes through: (a) expanding AML program requirements to certain delineated financial institutions;
(b) strengthening customer identification procedures; (c) prohibiting financial institutions from engaging in business with foreign
shell banks; (d) requiring financial institutions to have due diligence procedures and, where appropriate, enhanced due diligence
procedures for foreign correspondent and private banking accounts; and (e) improving information sharing between financial institutions
and the U.S. government. Pursuant to the BSA, we have instituted a Customer Identification Program, (CIP). The CIP is incorporated
into our BSA/anti-money laundering compliance program. We are increasingly facing more stringent anti-money laundering rules and
regulations, compliance with which may increase our costs of operation, decrease our operating revenues and disrupt our business”
for additional information. Our subsidiary, Next CALA, is or may become subject to reporting and recordkeeping requirements related
to anti-money laundering compliance obligations arising under the Patriot Act and its implementing regulations. In addition, provisions
of the BSA enacted by the Prepaid Access Rule issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), impose certain obligations,
such as registration and collection of consumer information, on “providers” of certain prepaid access programs, including
the prepaid products issued by our Next CALA subsidiary, and our issuing banks for which we serve as program manager. In order
to qualify for certain exclusions under the Prepaid Access Rule, some of our content providers were required to modify operational
elements of their products, such as limiting the amount that can be loaded onto a card in any one day. In addition, pursuant to
the Prepaid Access Rule, Next CALA and some of our retail distribution partners have adopted policies and procedures to prevent
the sale of more than $10,000 in prepaid access (including closed loop and open loop products that fall under the monetary thresholds
outlined above) to any one person during any one day.
We
are subject to Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Bribery Regulation.
We
are also subject to an array of federal anti-terrorism and anti-bribery legislation. For example, the U.S. Treasury Department’s
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) administers a series of laws that impose economic and trade sanctions against targeted
foreign countries and regimes, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers, those engaged in activities related to the proliferation
of weapons of mass destruction, and other entities that pose threats to the national security, foreign policy or economy of the
United States. As part of its enforcement efforts, OFAC publishes a list of individuals and companies owned or controlled by,
or acting for or on behalf of, targeted countries, as well as those such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers designated under
programs that are not country-specific and with whom U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing. The Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act, or FCPA, prohibits the payment of bribes to foreign government officials and political figures and includes anti-bribery
provisions enforced by the Department of Justice and accounting provisions enforced by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The statute has a broad reach, covering all U.S. companies and citizens doing business abroad, among others, and defining a foreign
official to include not only those holding public office but also local citizens affiliated with foreign government-run or government-owned
organizations. The statute also requires maintenance of appropriate books and records and maintenance of adequate internal controls
to prevent and detect possible FCPA violations. Abuse of our prepaid products for purposes of financing sanctioned countries,
terrorist funding, bribery or corruption could cause reputational or other harm that could have a material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations and financial condition” for additional information.
We
are subject to Consumer Protection Regulation.
We
are subject to various federal, state and foreign consumer protection laws, including those related to unfair and deceptive trade
practices as well as privacy and data security. Failure to comply with, or further expansion of, consumer protection regulations
could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. A data security breach could
expose us to liability and protracted and costly litigation, and could adversely affect our reputation and operating revenues.”
We
are subject to Federal Regulation.
At
the federal level, Congress and federal regulatory agencies have enacted and implemented new laws and regulations that affect
the prepaid industry, such the CARD Act and FinCEN’s Prepaid Access Rule. Moreover, there are currently proposals before
Congress that could further substantially change the way banks, including prepaid card issuing banks and other financial services
companies, are regulated and are permitted to offer their products to consumers. Non-bank financial services companies, including
money transmitters and prepaid access providers, are now regulated at the federal level by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
(the CFPB), which began operations in July 2011, bringing additional uncertainty to the regulatory system and its impact on our
business. We are increasingly facing more stringent anti-money laundering rules and regulations, compliance with which may increase
our costs of operation, decrease our operating revenues and disrupt our business. Abuse of our prepaid products for purposes of
financing sanctioned countries, terrorist funding, bribery or corruption could cause reputational or other harm that could have
a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Failure to comply with, or further expansion
of, consumer protection regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial
condition. Failure by us to comply with federal banking regulation may subject us to fines and penalties and our relationships
with our issuing banks may be harmed.
We
are subject to State Unclaimed Property Regulations.
For
some of our prepaid products, we or our issuing banks are required to remit unredeemed funds to certain (but not all) states pursuant
to unclaimed property laws. However, unclaimed property laws are subject to change. Costs of compliance or penalties for failure
to comply with or changes in state unclaimed property laws and regulations and changes in state tax codes could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We
are subject to Money Transmitter Licenses or Permits
.
Most
states regulate the business of sellers of traveler’s checks, money orders, drafts and other monetary instruments, which
we refer to collectively as money transmitters. While many states expressly exempt banks and their agents from regulation as money
transmitters, others purport to regulate the money transmittal businesses of bank agents or do not extend exemptions to non-branch
bank agents. In those states where we are required to be licensed, we are subject to direct supervision and regulation by the
relevant state banking departments or similar agencies charged with enforcement of the money transmitter statutes and must comply
with various restrictions and requirements, such as those related to the maintenance of certain levels of net worth, surety bonding,
selection and oversight of our authorized delegates, permissible investments in an amount equal to our outstanding payment obligations
with respect to some of the products subject to licensure, recordkeeping and reporting, and disclosures to consumers. We are also
subject to periodic examinations by the relevant licensing authorities, which may include reviews of our compliance practices,
policies and procedures, financial position and related records, various agreements that we have with our issuing banks, retail
distribution partners and other third parties, privacy and data security policies and procedures, and other matters related to
our business. As a regulated entity, Next CALA may incur significant costs associated with regulatory compliance. We anticipate
that compliance costs and requirements will increase in the future for our regulated subsidiaries and that additional subsidiaries
will need to become subject to these or new regulations. If we fail to maintain our existing money transmitter licenses or permits,
or fail to obtain new licenses or permits in a timely manner, our business, results of operations and financial condition could
be materially and adversely affected.
We
are subject to Privacy Regulation.
In
the ordinary course of our business, we collect and store or may collect and store personally identifiable information about customers,
holders of our cards, subscribers, and users. This information may include names, addresses, email addresses, social security
numbers, driver’s license numbers and account numbers. We also maintain or may maintain a database of cardholder data for
our proprietary cards relating to specific transactions, including account numbers, in order to process transactions and prevent
fraud. These activities subject us to certain privacy and information security laws, regulations and rules in the United States,
including, for example, the privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and its implementing regulations, various other federal
and state privacy and information security statutes and regulations, and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. These
federal and state laws, as well as our agreements with our issuing banks, contain restrictions relating to the collection, processing,
storage, disposal, use and disclosure of personal information, and require that we have in place policies regarding information
privacy and security. We have in effect a privacy policy relating to personal information provided to us in connection with requests
for information or services, and we continue to work with our issuing banks and other third parties to update policies and programs
and adapt our business practices in order to comply with applicable privacy laws and regulations. Certain state laws also require
us to notify affected individuals of certain kinds of security breaches of computer databases that contain their personal information.
These laws may also require us to notify state law enforcement, regulators or consumer reporting agencies in the event of a data
breach. Failure to comply with, or further expansion of, consumer protection regulations could have a material adverse effect
on our business, results of operations and financial condition. A data security breach could expose us to liability and protracted
and costly litigation, and could adversely affect our reputation and operating revenues.
We
are subject to Foreign Regulation.
We
are subject to regulation by foreign governments and must maintain permits and licenses in certain foreign jurisdictions in order
to conduct our business. Foreign regulations also present obstacles to, or increased costs associated with, our expansion into
international markets. For example, in certain jurisdictions we face costs associated with repatriating funds to the United States,
administrative costs associated with payment settlement and other compliance costs related to doing business in foreign jurisdictions.
We are also subject to foreign privacy and other regulations. These foreign regulations often differ in kind, scope and complexity
from U.S. regulations. We are subject to added business, political, regulatory, operational, financial and economic risks associated
with our international operations. We operate in a highly and increasingly regulated environment, and failure by us or the businesses
that participate in our distribution network to comply with applicable laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect
on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Changes in laws and regulations to which we are subject, or to
which we may become subject in the future, may materially increase our costs of operation, decrease our operating revenues and
disrupt our business.
We
are subject to Card Association and Network Organization Rules.
In
addition to the federal, state, local, and foreign jurisdiction laws and regulations discussed above, we, our Next CALA subsidiary
and our issuing banks, are also subject to card association and debit network rules and standards. The operating rules govern
a variety of areas, including how consumers and merchants may use their cards and data security. Each card association and network
organization audits us from time to time to ensure our compliance with these standards. Noncompliance with these rules or standards
due to our acts or omissions or the acts or omissions of businesses that work with us could result in fines and penalties or the
termination of the card association registrations held by us or any of our issuing banks. Changes in card association rules or
standards set by Visa or Vanilla Reload, or changes in card association and debit network fees or products or interchange rates,
could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
All
of the risks related particularly to our subsidiaries Next Mobile, M&M, Next CALA, and NxtGn stated below are also risks related
generally to Next Group Holdings:
Risks
Related to Next Mobile
Next
Mobile has well-financed, well-managed competitors and may not be able to adequately compete in its market.
Next
Mobile faces competition from many strong and well-financed competitors and other competitors, including, without limitation,
AT&T, Sprint, Viber, WhatsApp, Skype, MetroPCS, TracFone, Telcel, StraightTalk, Simple Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Boost, Net 10,
IDT, Boost, and others.
Next
Mobile is dependent on the performance of third-party network operators.
MVNO
operators, including Next Mobile, earn revenues by purchasing network capacity from other network operators and reselling it to
end users. Next Mobile uses Sprint’s network to offer its services, and is dependent on the performance of Sprint and its
network.
Other
Risks Related to Next Mobile.
Please
see “Risks Related to Next Group Holdings” for other risks related to Next Mobile.
Risks
Related to M&M
M&M
has well-financed, well-managed competitors and may not be able to adequately compete in its market.
M&M
faces competition from many strong and well-financed competitors and other competitors, engaged in the wholesale transmission
and termination of domestic and international long distance voice, text, and data telephone services, including, without limitation,
IDT, Skype, Verizon, WhatsApp, Viber, and others.
Other
Risks Related to M&M.
Please
see “Risks Related to Next Group Holdings” for other risks related to M&M.
Risks
Related to Next CALA
Next
CALA has well-financed, well-managed competitors and may not be able to adequately compete in its market.
Next
CALA faces competition from many strong and well-financed competitors. The prepaid financial services industry is highly competitive
and includes competitors such as American Express, First Data, Total Systems Services, Green Dot, NetSpend, Money Network, Momentum,
Blackhawk, Prepaid MasterCard, MasterCard RePower, PayPal, Apple Pay, Amex Serve, H&R Block Emerald, J.P. Morgan Chase, and
others. Next CALA faces intense competition from existing players in the prepaid card industry. The Company began operations recently
and is much smaller than its competitors.
To
compete effectively, Next CALA needs to continuously improve its offerings.
Next
CALA began operations recently and is substantially smaller than its competitors. As a result, to compete effectively, Next CALA
needs to rapidly and continuously improve its offerings.
Next
CALA may be unable to attract and retain users.
As
of the date of this filing, Next CALA has an operating history of less than one year. If Next CALA cannot increase the number
of cardholders using its Next CALA Prepaid Card® GPR cards, and retain its existing cardholders, this will significantly adversely
affect Next CALA’s operating results, revenues, financial condition, and ability to remain in business.
Next
CALA may be adversely affected by fraudulent activity.
Criminals,
including, without limitation, cyber-organized criminal syndicates, and others, use increasingly sophisticated methods to engage
in illegal activities involving prepaid cards, reload products, and customer information. Next CALA relies on third parties for
certain transaction processing services, which subjects Next CALA and its customers to risks related to the vulnerabilities of
these third parties, as well as Next CALA’s own vulnerabilities to criminals engaged in fraudulent activities. Fraudulent
activity could result in the imposition of regulatory sanctions, including significant monetary fines, which could adversely affect
Next CALA’s business, operating results, and financial condition.
Next
CALA may be adversely affected by changes in laws and regulations.
Next
CALA operates in an ever-evolving and complex legal and regulatory environment. The provision of prepaid card services is highly
regulated and the laws and regulations affecting the industry and the manner in which they are interpreted are subject to change.
Changes in laws and regulations could increase compliance and other costs of business activities, require significant systems
redevelopment, or render products or services less profitable or obsolete, any of which could have an adverse effect on Next CALA’s
operating results.
Other
Risks Related to Next CALA.
Please
see “Risks Related to Next Group Holdings” for other risks related to Next CALA.
Risks
Related to NxtGn
NxtGn
has well-financed, well-managed competitors and may not be able to adequately compete in its market.
NxtGn
faces competition from many strong and well-financed competitors who engineer, market, and provide robust, innovative telecommunications
call processing engines and other telecommunications and telephony platforms. These competitors include Viber, WhatsApp, Telarix,
Speedflow, VoiPSwitch, and others. NxtGn began operations recently and is substantially smaller than many of its competitors.
NxtGn
may not be able to operate effectively if it fails to acquire the Optioned Technology.
NxtGn
has the option to acquire from Vitco, in consideration for the Option Price, all title, rights and interests in Optioned Technology.
The Optioned Technology is currently licensed to NxtGn on a royalty-free basis. If NxtGn fails to acquire the Optioned Technology,
NxtGn’s license to use the Optioned Technology basis might expire and might not be renewed, or might not be renewed on favorable
terms. The Optioned Technology is essential to the operation of certain functions of NxtGn’s AVYDA Powered by Telarix™
products.
Other
Risks Related to NxtGn.
Please
see “Risks Related to Next Group Holdings” for other risks related to NxtGn.
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1B.
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UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
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None.
We
currently lease office space at 1111 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2200, Miami, FL 33131 as our principal offices. We believe these facilities
are in good condition, but that we may need to expand our leased space as our business efforts increase.
ITEM
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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From
time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business.
However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time
to time that may harm our business.
On October 14, 2014, one of our operating
subsidiaries, NxtGn, Inc. and Next Communications, Inc., an entity controlled by our CEO, (collectively the “Plaintiffs”)
filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern district of New York against Viber Media, Inc. Plaintiffs
filed an Amended Complaint asserting four claims: misappropriation of a business idea, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach
of contract, and unjust enrichment. Viber moved the Court to dismiss the Amended Complaint. On March 30, 2016, U.S.
District Judge Richard Sullivan issued an opinion and order on Viber’s motion to Dismiss. Specifically, Judge Sullivan
ordered that Viber’s motion to dismiss is granted on Plaintiffs’ misappropriation of a business idea claim, but denied
as to their misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and unjust enrichment claims.
On September 20, 2016, the Company received
a notice it has been named as a defendant in a suit brought against Next Communications, an entity controlled by our CEO. In addition
to being named a defendant, it was requested the Company provide certain documents for the discovery process. Due to the original
suit being filed against a related party and not against the Company or its subsidiaries, we believe it likely the Company and
its subsidiaries be dismissed as defendants and has not accrued a contingent loss as of December 31, 2016 as a result.
During the year ended December 31, 2014,
a former employee of Pleasant Kids (PLKD), Franjose Yglesias-Bertheau, filed lawsuit against PLKD claiming unpaid wages of $622,968
and was initially awarded that amount in a judgement. However, the judgement was later revised and the Company settled for $80,000
in March 2017 which is included in accrued salaries as of December 31, 2016.
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these consolidated financial statements
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these consolidated financial statements
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
The accompanying notes are an
integral part of these consolidated financial statements
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Next Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”)
invests in financial technology and currently derives its revenues from the sales of prepaid calling minutes. The Company has an
agreement with Incomm, a leading processor of general purpose reloadable (“GPR”) debit cards, to market and distribute
a unique line of GPR cards targeted towards the Latin American market. The Company intends to launch the cards upon successful
completion of appropriate financing and had yet to generate revenues from this activity.
Next Group Holdings, Inc was incorporated
under the laws of the State of Florida on September 21, 2005 to act as a holding company for its subsidiaries, both current and
future. Its subsidiaries are Meimoun and Mammon, LLC (100% owned), Next Cala, Inc (94% owned), NxtGn, Inc. (65% owned) and Next
Mobile 360, Inc. (100% owned) and Transaction Processing Products (100% owned). Additionally, Next Cala, Inc. has a 60% interest
in NextGlocal, a subsidiary formed in May 2016. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company acquired a business segment,
Tel3, from an existing corporation. Tel3 was merged into Meimoun and Mammon, LLC effective January 1, 2017.
Meimoun and Mammon, LLC (“M&M”)
was formed under the laws of the State of Florida on May 21, 2001 as a real estate investment company. During the year ended December
31, 2010, M&M began winding down real estate operations and engaged in telecommunications services. M&M acquired telecom
registrations, licenses and authorities to provide telecom services to the retail and wholesale markets including sales of prepaid
long distance telecom services and Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) services. The services are sold under the brand name
Next Mobile 360 and through the subsidiary of the same name.
Next
Cala, Inc, (“Cala”) was formed under the laws of Florida on July 10, 2009 to the purpose of offering prepaid and reloadable
debit cards to the retail market. Cala serves consumers in the underbanked and unbanked populations through Incomm, a leading
provider of payment remittance services worldwide.
NxtGn,
Inc. (“NxtGn”) was formed under the laws of Florida on August 24, 2011 to develop a unique High Definition telepresence
product (AVYDA) which allows users to connect with celebrities, public figures, healthcare and education applications via a mobile
phone, tablet or personal computer.
On
January 1, 2016, NGH completed an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Pleasant Kids, Inc. (“Pleasant
Kids”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, NGH Acquisition Corp. (“Acquisition Sub”), pursuant to which NGH merged
with Acquisition Sub and Acquisition Sub was then merged into PLKD effective January 1, 2016. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement,
the NGH shareholders received shares of PLKD common stock such that the NGH shareholders received approximately 80% of the total
common shares and 100% of the preferred shares of PLKD issued and outstanding following the merger. Due to the nominal assets
and limited operations of PLKD prior to the merger, the transaction was accorded reverse recapitalization accounting treatment
under the provision of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”) 805 whereby
NGH became the accounting acquirer (legal acquiree) and PLKD was treated as the accounting acquiree (legal acquirer). The historical
financial records of the Company are those of the accounting acquirer (NGH) adjusted to reflect the legal capital of the accounting
acquired (PLKD).
As the transaction was treated as a recapitalization, no intangibles, including goodwill,
were recognized. Concurrent with the effective date of the reverse recapitalization transaction, the Company adopted the fiscal
year end of the accounting acquirer of December 31.
On
May 27, 2016, Next Cala entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Glocal Payments Solutions,
Inc (“Glocal”) to form a joint venture, NextGlocal, in which Cala has a 60% controlling interest and Glocal has a
40% interest. The Joint Venture will seek to launch and activate up to 45,000 prepaid debit cards under the Cala brand by
December 31, 2016 and 360,000 additional cards during the 2017 calendar year. Either party may terminate the agreement at
December 31, 2016 if certain objectives are not met.
On
July 22, 2016, the Company completed its acquisition of Transaction Processing Products, Inc. (“TPP”) which has a
64% interest in Accent InterMedia, LLC (“AIM”) and no other assets or liabilities. AIM operates as a leading gift
card provider and in business activities very synergistic with those the Company is currently engaged in. See Note 16.
On August 10, 2016, M&M, a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company, closed the acquisition of Tel3 from a related party. Tel3 provides prepaid calling cards to consumers
directly and operates in a complimentary space as M&M. Tel3 was originally acquired by the Company’s CEO in a private
transaction and sold to the Company for $10 cash. See Note 16.
NOTE
2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Basis
of Presentation
This
summary of accounting policies for Next Group Holdings, Inc. is presented to assist in understanding the Company’s financial
statements. The Company uses the accrual basis of accounting and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America (“GAAP” accounting) and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure
of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Estimates are used when accounting for allowances for bad debts, collectability of loans receivable, potential impairment losses
of the capitalized license fee, impairment of goodwill, impairment of intangible assets, stock based compensation and fair value
calculations related to embedded derivative features of outstanding convertible notes payable.
Cash
For
purposes of the statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of
three months or less to be cash equivalents to the extent the funds are not being held for investment purposes. The Company held
no cash equivalents as of December 31, 2016 or 2015. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company did not hold cash with any
one financial institution in excess of the FDIC insured limit of $250,000.
Revenue
recognition
The Company follows paragraph 605-10-S99
of the FASB
Accounting Standards Codification
for revenue recognition. The Company will recognize revenue when it is realized
or realizable and earned. The Company considers revenue realized or realizable and earned when all the following criteria are met:
(i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) the product has been shipped or the services have been rendered to the customer,
(iii) the sales price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured. The Company primarily generates
revenues through the sale of prepaid calling minutes to consumers through its Tel3 division. While the Company collects payment
for such minutes in advance, revenue us recognized upon delivery to and consumption of minutes by the consumer. Next Cala generated
revenues from commissions earned from Incomm, a leading financial services provider, and NxtGn generated revenues from the sale
of voice over IP platform software during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.
Property
and equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. The Company provides for depreciation and amortization
using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, which range from three to five years.
Maintenance
and repair costs are expensed as they are incurred while renewals and improvements which extend the useful life of an asset are
capitalized. At the time of retirement or disposal of property and equipment, the cost and related accumulated depreciation and
amortization are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in the consolidated results of operations.
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
In accordance with ASC Topic 360, formerly SFAS No. 144,
Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal
of Long-Lived Assets,
the Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount of these assets may not be fully recoverable. The assessment of possible impairment is based
on the Company’s ability to recover the carrying value of its asset based on estimates of its undiscounted future cash flows.
If these estimated future cash flows are less than the carrying value of the asset, an impairment charge is recognized for the
difference between the asset’s estimated fair value and its carrying value. The Company recorded impairment losses of $3,916,976,
of which $1,243,430 is included in losses from discontinued operations, and $0 during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.
Refer to Note 15 for further discussion.
Non-Controlling
Interest
The
Company reports the non-controlling interest in its majority owned subsidiaries in the consolidated balance sheets within the
stockholders’ deficit section, separately from the Company’s stockholders’ deficit. Non-controlling interest
represents the non-controlling interest holders’ proportionate share of the equity of the Company’s majority-owned
subsidiaries. Non-controlling interest is adjusted for the non-controlling interest holders’ proportionate share of the
earnings or losses and other comprehensive income (loss) and the non-controlling interest continues to be attributed its share
of losses even if that attribution results in a deficit non-controlling interest balance.
Derivative and Fair Value of
Financial Instruments
Fair value accounting requires bifurcation
of embedded derivative instruments such as conversion features in convertible debt or equity instruments and measurement of their
fair value for accounting purposes. In assessing the convertible debt instruments, management determines if the convertible debt
host instrument is conventional convertible debt and further if there is a beneficial conversion feature requiring measurement.
If the instrument is not considered conventional convertible debt under ASC 470, the Company will continue its evaluation process
of these instruments as derivative financial instruments under ASC 815.
Once determined, derivative liabilities
are adjusted to reflect fair value at each reporting period end, with any increase or decrease in the fair value being recorded
in results of operations as an adjustment to fair value of derivatives.
Fair
value of certain of the Company’s financial instruments including cash, accounts receivable, account payable, accrued expenses,
notes payables, and other accrued liabilities approximate cost because of their short maturities. The Company measures and reports
fair value in accordance with ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure” defines fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair
value investments.
Fair
value, as defined in ASC 820, is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly
transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value of an asset should reflect its highest and best
use by market participants, principal (or most advantageous) markets, and an in-use or an in-exchange valuation premise. The fair
value of a liability should reflect the risk of nonperformance, which includes, among other things, the Company’s credit
risk.
Valuation
techniques are generally classified into three categories: the market approach; the income approach; and the cost approach. The
selection and application of one or more of the techniques may require significant judgment and are primarily dependent upon the
characteristics of the asset or liability, and the quality and availability of inputs. Valuation techniques used to measure fair
value under ASC 820 must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. ASC 820 also provides
fair value hierarchy for inputs and resulting measurement as follows:
Level
1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities.
Level
2: Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities
in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and inputs that
are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities;
and
Level
3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability that are supported by little or no market activity, and that are significant
to the fair values.
Fair
value measurements are required to be disclosed by the Level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements
in their entirety fall. Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (in Level 3 measurements) are subject to
expanded disclosure requirements including a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes
during the period attributable to the following: (i) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating
those gains or losses included in earnings, and a description of where those gains or losses included in earning are reported
in the statement of income.
Except
as discussed in
Note 7 – Derivative Liabilities
the Company did not identify any other assets or liabilities that
are required to be presented on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value in accordance with ASC 825-10 as of December 31,
2016 and 2015.
Income
Taxes
Income
taxes are accounted for under the assets and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated
future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities
and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Use
of net operating loss carry forwards for income tax purposes may be limited by Internal Revenue Code section 382 if a change of
ownership occurs.
Basic
Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic
income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing the Company’s net loss applicable to common shareholders by the weighted average
number of common shares during the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing the Company’s net income available
to common shareholders by the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year. The diluted weighted average
number of shares outstanding is the basic weighted number of shares adjusted for any potentially dilutive debt or equity.
At December 31, 2016, the Company had
fifteen outstanding convertible notes payable with conversion rights that are exercisable. The remaining convertible notes outstanding
at December 31, 2016 were not convertible until six months after issuance, or January 2017. The amount of outstanding principal
on these convertible notes total $1,056,897 plus accrued interest of $202,068 for total convertible debts as of December 31, 2016
of $1,258,965 representing 75,347,762 new dilutive common shares if converted at the applicable rates. The effects of these notes
have been excluded as the conversion would be anti-dilutive due to the net loss incurred in each period presented.
Dividends
The
Company has not adopted any policy regarding payment of dividends. No dividends have been paid during any of the periods shown.
As
discussed in the 8K filed on May 18, 2016, the Company declared a special dividend on its outstanding common stock of one share
of Class D Redeemable Preferred Stock. Pursuant to the dividend, the special stock dividend will be distributed to owners
of the Company’s common stock as of the record date in a ratio of one share of Class D Redeemable Preferred Stock common stock
for every 1 share of common stock owned as of the record date. The Company originally had set the record date as June 10,
2016 but was later modified to July 22, 2016. The Class D Preferred Stock must be redeemed within six months within six (6) months
(or as soon thereafter as permitted by law) following final resolution of the Corporation’s affiliates lawsuit against ViberMedia
, Inc. (Next Communications, Inc. and Nxtgn, Inc. v. Viber Media, Inc.) which is, as of the date of this filing, pending in U.S.
District Court for the Southern District of New York or any successor or other lawsuit relating to the subject matter thereof
in which the Corporation (or any successor-in-interest) is named as a plaintiff (the “Lawsuit”). The Designation fixes
the redemption price of each share of class D Preferred stock as the greater of par value or the amount obtained by dividing (a)
9.03 percent of the net proceeds to the Corporation of the Lawsuit after payment of fees and expenses incurred in connection with
such law suit and the resolution of any creditor claims against Next Communications and all taxes on net income accrued
or paid with respect to such amount, by (b) the total number of shares of Class D Preferred stock issued and outstanding as of
the Redemption Date, which amount shall be rounded to the nearest whole cent.
The
Company has accrued common stock dividends payable of $30,000 and $0 as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.
Advertising
Costs
The
Company’s policy regarding advertising is to expense advertising when incurred.
Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company accounts for equity instruments issued to parties other than employees for acquiring goods or services under guidance
of subtopic 505-50 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Sub-topic 505-50”) and subtopic 718-20 for awards
classified as equity to employees.
Related
Parties
The
registrant follows subtopic 850-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the identification of related parties and
disclosure of related party transactions.
Pursuant
to Section 850-10-20 the Related parties include (a) affiliates of the registrant; (b) entities for which investments in their
equity securities would be required, absent the election of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of Section
825–10–15, to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; (c) trusts for the benefit of employees,
such as pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of management; (d) principal owners of
the registrant; (e) management of the registrant; (f) other parties with which the registrant may deal if one party controls or
can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties
might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests; and (g) Other parties that can significantly influence the
management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that have an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties
and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully
pursuing its own separate interests.
The
financial statements shall include disclosures of material related party transactions, other than compensation arrangements, expense
allowances, and other similar items in the ordinary course of business. However, disclosure of transactions that are eliminated
in the preparation of consolidated or combined financial statements is not required in those statements. The disclosures shall
include: (a) the nature of the relationship(s) involved; (b) description of the transactions, including transactions to which
no amounts or nominal amounts were ascribed, for each of the periods for which income statements are presented, and such other
information deemed necessary to an understanding of the effects of the transactions on the financial statements; (c) the dollar
amounts of transactions for each of the periods for which income statements are presented and the effects of any change in the
method of establishing the terms from that used in the preceding period; and (d) amounts due from or to related parties as of
the date of each balance sheet presented and, if not otherwise apparent, the terms and manner of settlement.
Derivative Liabilities
The Company records a debt discount related
to the issuance of convertible debts that have conversion features at adjustable rates. The debt discount for the convertible instruments
is recognized and measured by allocating a portion of the proceeds as an increase in additional paid-in capital and as a reduction
to the carrying amount of the convertible instrument equal to the intrinsic value of the conversion features. The debt discount
will be accreted by recording additional non-cash gains and losses related to the change in fair market values of derivative liabilities
over the life of the convertible notes. Changes in value of the derivative liabilities that result from conversions of the underlying
instrument to common stock are written off to additional paid in capital.
Accounts
Receivable
Accounts
receivable balances are established for amounts owed to the Company from its customers from the sales of services and products.
The Company closely monitors the collectability of outstanding accounts receivable and provide an allowance for doubtful accounts
based on estimated collections of outstanding amounts.
Loans
Receivable
The
Company carries loans receivable for unsecured amounts lent to unrelated and related parties. The balance due to the Company monitored
for collectability. An allowance for uncollectible loans is established based on the estimated collectability of outstanding loans.
License
Fee
On
June 30, 2015 the Company entered into an agreement with a certain vendor whereby it obtained a license to market and distribute
certain closed loop general purpose reloadable debit cards for an initial term of three years. The Company remitted $250,000 as
a license fee in connection with the agreement which it is recognizing over the initial term of the agreement on a straight line
basis. The unamortized balance of the license fee was $118,056 and $201,385 as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Finance Deposit
During December 2015, the Company
made a deposit with a financial advisory firm as part of an agreement executed at that time. The agreement was cancelled soon thereafter
within the cancellation period that would allow for a refund of the deposit made. However, the Company has not yet received the
refund due and is currently working with the advisory firm to return the funds which we expect will occur during the third quarter
of 2017. The Company carried a current asset of $25,000 as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 reflecting the amount of deposit due.
Subscription
Receivable
During
the year ended December 31, 2014, Cala accepted a $10,000 subscription receivable that was determined to be uncollectible and
written off against additional paid in capital on December 31, 2015 pursuant to ASC 505.
Recently
Issued Accounting Standards
In
April 7, 2015 the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update “ASU” 2015-03 on “Interest — Imputation of Interest
(Subtopic 835-30)” To simplify presentation of debt issuance costs, the amendments in this Update would require that debt
issuance costs be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of debt liability, consistent
with debt discounts or premiums. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs would not be affected by the
amendments in this Update. This ASU 2015-3
is effective for annual periods ending after
December 15, 2015, and interim periods and annual periods thereafter.
We reviewed the provisions of this ASU and determined
there was an impact on our consolidated financial position and results of operations.
In
May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers
(Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”), that outlines a comprehensive five-step revenue recognition model based on the principle
that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects
the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In July 2015, the FASB approved
a one-year deferral of the effective date of ASU 2014-09 to the beginning of 2018 for public companies, with an option that would
permit companies to adopt the standard as early as the original effective date of 2017. The updated standard will replace most
existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP. ASU 2014-09 may be adopted either retrospectively or on a modified retrospective
basis whereby it would be applied to new contracts and existing contracts with remaining performance obligations as of the effective
date, with a cumulative catch-up adjustment recorded to beginning retained earnings at the effective date for those contracts.
The updated standard is effective for us in the first quarter of 2018 and we do not plan to early adopt. We have not yet selected
a transition method and we are currently evaluating the effect that the updated standard will have on our consolidated financial
statements and related disclosures.
In
February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU 2016-02”). ASU 2016-02 requires
an entity to recognize assets and liabilities arising from a lease for both financing and operating leases. The ASU will also
require new qualitative and quantitative disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand the
amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December
15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating ASU 2016-02 and its impact on its consolidated financial
position or results of operations.
In
March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Principal versus Agent Considerations.”
This Update provides clarifying guidance regarding the application of ASU No. 2014-09 - Revenue From Contracts with Customers
when another party, along with the reporting entity, is involved in providing a good or a service to a customer. In these circumstances,
an entity is required to determine whether the nature of its promise is to provide that good or service to the customer (that
is, the entity is a principal) or to arrange for the good or service to be provided to the customer by the other party (that is,
the entity is an agent). The amendments in the Update clarify the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations.
The Update is effective, along with ASU 2014-09, for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The adoption
of ASU 2016- 08 is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In
March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718)” (“ASU 2016- 09”).
ASU 2016-09 requires an entity to simplify several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the
income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash
flows. ASU 2016-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The Company
has implemented ASU 2016-09 effective January 1, 2017.
In
April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations
and Licensing” (“ASU 2016-1O”). The amendments in this update clarify the following two aspects to Topic 606: identifying
performance obligations and the licensing implementation guidance, while retaining the related principles for those areas. The
entity first identifies the promised goods or services in the contract and reduce the cost and complexity. An entity evaluates
whether promised goods and services are distinct. Topic 606 includes implementation guidance on determining whether an entity’s
promise to grant a license provides a customer with either a right to use the entity’s intellectual property (which is satisfied
at a point in time) or a right to access the entity’s intellectual property (which is satisfied over time). The Company is currently
evaluating ASU 2016-10 and its impact on its consolidated financial statements or disclosures.
In
June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326).” For most financial
assets, such as trade and other receivables, loans and other instruments, this standard changes the current incurred loss model
to a forward-looking expected credit loss model, which generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses.
The new standard is effective for the Company at the beginning of fiscal year 2019. Entities are required to apply the provisions
of the standard through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the effective date. We are currently evaluating
the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-02 on our consolidated financial statements.
I
n
August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, “Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (Topic 230)”,
which provides guidance for eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice.
ASU 2016-15 is effective retrospectively for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods
within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. The new standard is effective for the Company at the beginning
of fiscal year 2018. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU on our consolidated financial statements and
do not expect adoption to have a material impact.
In
November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, “Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes”, which
requires that all deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent amounts on the balance sheet. ASU 2015-17 will
be effective for interim and annuals periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and may be applied prospectively or retrospectively.
Early adoption of the standard is permitted. The new standard is effective for the Company at the beginning of fiscal year 2017.
We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU on our consolidated financial statements and do not expect adoption
to have a material impact.
Other
accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption
until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements upon adoption.
NOTE
3 – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
The Company has classified its former
gift card processing business as discontinued operation. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company ceased activity in this
business segment and disposed of its ownership interest. On April 26, 2017, the Company entered into and completed the sale of
the business to an unaffiliated third party.
Revenue
Recognition for Discontinued Operations
Our
discontinued operations generated revenue primarily from processing gift cards for local retailers. Commissions were recognized
under service agreements with the retailers and recorded as revenue when processing fees were earned.
The
financial position of discontinued operations was as follows:
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December 31,
2016
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|
|
December 31,
2015
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash (restricted and unrestricted)
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$
|
7,163
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|
$
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-
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Accounts receivable
|
|
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42,267
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|
|
|
-
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
10,890
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|
|
|
-
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|
Notes receivable
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|
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83,353
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|
|
|
-
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Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
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|
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82,210
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|
|
|
-
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|
Net current assets of discontinued operations
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$
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225,884
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|
|
$
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-
|
|
|
|
December 31,
2016
|
|
|
December 31,
2015
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
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|
$
|
1,996,039
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|
$
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-
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|
Deferred revenue
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|
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48,585
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|
|
|
-
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Loans payable
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|
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392,096
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|
|
|
-
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|
Net current liabilities of discontinued operations
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$
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2,436,720
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|
$
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-
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|
The
results of discontinued operations do not include any allocated or common overhead expenses. The results of operations of discontinued
operations were as follows:
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For the Year Ended
December 31,
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2016
|
|
|
2015
|
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Revenues
|
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$
|
207,053
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|
|
$
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-
|
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|
|
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Operating expenses:
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|
|
|
|
|
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Other general and administrative
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592,938
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|
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-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Impairment loss
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1,243,430
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|
|
|
-
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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Loss from discontinued operations
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$
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1,629,316
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|
|
$
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-
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NOTE
4 – GOING CONCERN
The Company’s consolidated financial
statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities
in the normal course of business.
The Company had a net loss before non-controlling interest
of $10,041,385 and $1,193,987 and net cash used in operating activities of $929,442 and $794,377, for the years ended December
31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The Company has a working capital deficit of $9,723,119 and $4,092,479, and an accumulated deficit
of $13,499,303 and $4,026,827 as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
These conditions raise substantial doubt about
the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments
that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
The
Company has a minimum cash balance available for payment of ongoing operating expense, has experienced losses from operations
since inception, and it does not have a source of revenue sufficient to cover its operating costs. Its continued existence is
dependent upon its ability to continue to execute its operating plan and to obtain additional debt or equity financing. There
can be no assurance the necessary debt or equity financing will be available, or will be available on terms acceptable to the
Company. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Management
plans to fund operations through additional debt and equity financing. Debt instruments may be convertible or non-convertible
and will vary based on the Company’s needs and financing options available at such times.
NOTE
5 – LOANS RECEIVABLE
At the time of the reverse recapitalization
discussed in
Note 1 – Organization and Description of Business
, the Company had a loan that was made to an individual
totaling $40,000. This loan was not memorialized in writing and accordingly, carried no terms as to repayment, interest or default.
The loan was determined to be uncollectible and written off during the year ended December 31, 2015. The write off is included
in general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations.
Additionally, the Company acquired a total
of $83,353 of loans receivable through its acquisition of TPP as discussed in
Note 1 – Organization and Description of
Business
. The Company exited this business in December 2016 and the loan is included in assets from discontinued operations
as of December 31, 2016.
As discussed in
Note 8 – Related Party Transactions
, during the year ended December 31, 2014,
the Company made a series of loans to the sister of Mr. Arik Maimon, our Chief Executive Officer totaling $60,000. These loans
were not memorialized in writing and accordingly, carry no terms as to repayment, interest or default. The loan was determined
to be uncollectible and written off during the year ended December 31, 2015. The write off is included in general and administrative
expenses in the statements of operations.
NOTE
6 – FIXED ASSETS
The
Company acquired $4,572 of equipment net of accumulated depreciation of $1,430 through the reverse recapitalization discussed
in
Note 1 – Organization and Description of Business.
The Company disposed of this property in April 2016 and recorded
a loss on disposal of $2,926 during the year ended December 31, 2016.
Additionally,
the Company acquired a total of $123,013 of equipment at fair value through its acquisition of TPP as discussed in
Note 1 –
Organization and Description of Business.
The Company exited this business in March 2017 and the fixed assets are included
in assets from discontinued operations as of December 31, 2016.
Depreciation
expense was $41,021, of which $40,804 is included in loss from discontinued operations, and $0 during the years ended December
31, 2016 and 2015.
The
Company had no property or equipment as of and December 31, 2016 or 2015.
NOTE
7 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
The
Company has entered into a series of convertible notes payable to fund operations. While with differing noteholders, the terms
of the outstanding convertible notes are substantially similar and accrue interest at 8% annually with a default interest rate
of 24% and allow for the conversion of outstanding principal and interest to common stock at a price equal to a 45% to 50% from
the lowest trading price in the preceding 20 days.
In February 2017, the Company agreed
with certain noteholders to extend a redemption freeze agreement whereby the convertible note holders agreed to not convert outstanding
principal and accrued interest into common stock for a period of 60 days. Upon the expiration of these agreements, a 90 day extension
was executed whereby the noteholders agreed to not convert additional amounts through the first week of July 2017. Under the terms
of the extension, each noteholder was granted the right to convert a limited amount of outstanding principal to common stock at
a rate equal to the stated rate in the convertible note payable but not less than $0.02 per share and extended the due dates of
the notes to July 2017. The convertible notes outstanding contain cross default features and the Company defaulted on all notes
in November 2016.
The
following table summarizes all convertible notes payable activity for the year ended December 31, 2016:
Holder
|
|
Issue Date
|
|
Due Date
|
|
Original Principal
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2015
|
|
|
Advances
|
|
|
Conversions to Common Stock
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2016
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
8/12/2015
|
|
8/12/2016
|
|
$
|
82,500
|
|
|
$
|
82,500
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(82,500
|
)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
9/21/2015
|
|
9/21/2016
|
|
|
72,450
|
|
|
|
72,450
|
|
|
|
14,490
|
|
|
|
(86,940
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
10/15/2015
|
|
10/15/2016
|
|
|
82,500
|
|
|
|
82,500
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(82,500
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
11/25/2015
|
|
11/24/2016
|
|
|
82,500
|
|
|
|
82,500
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
82,500
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
12/21/2015
|
|
12/21/2016
|
|
|
27,000
|
|
|
|
27,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
27,000
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
1/15/2016
|
|
1/15/2017
|
|
|
131,250
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
131,250
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
131,250
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
3/8/2016
|
|
3/8/2017
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
4/11/2016
|
|
4/11/2017
|
|
|
82,500
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
82,500
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
82,500
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
4/11/2016
|
|
4/11/2017
|
|
|
82,500
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
82,500
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
82,500
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
4/11/2016
|
|
4/11/2017
|
|
|
82,500
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
82,500
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
82,500
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
5/16/2016
|
|
5/16/2017
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
7/22/2016
|
|
7/22/2017
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
8/2/2016
|
|
8/2/2017
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
Noteholder 2
|
|
7/27/2015
|
|
7/27/2016
|
|
|
37,000
|
|
|
|
37,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(37,000
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Noteholder 2
|
|
11/20/2015
|
|
11/20/2016
|
|
|
37,000
|
|
|
|
37,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
37,000
|
|
Noteholder 3
|
|
11/9/2015
|
|
11/9/2016
|
|
|
75,000
|
|
|
|
75,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(75,000
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Noteholder 3
|
|
3/8/2016
|
|
3/8/2017
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
(36,000
|
)
|
|
|
14,000
|
|
Noteholder 3
|
|
5/16/2016
|
|
5/16/2017
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
Noteholder 3
|
|
7/22/2016
|
|
7/22/2017
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
Noteholder 3
|
|
3/8/2016
|
|
3/8/2017
|
|
|
25,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
25,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
25,000
|
|
Noteholder 4
|
|
1/19/2016
|
|
1/15/2017
|
|
|
131,250
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
131,250
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
131,250
|
|
Noteholder 4
|
|
3/9/2016
|
|
3/8/2017
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
Noteholder 5
|
|
11/9/2015
|
|
11/9/2016
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(38,603
|
)
|
|
|
61,397
|
|
Noteholder 6
|
|
11/2/2016
|
|
11/2/2017
|
|
|
52,500
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
52,500
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
52,500
|
|
Noteholder 7
|
|
11/9/2015
|
|
11/9/2016
|
|
|
25,000
|
|
|
|
25,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(25,000
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Totals
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,708,450
|
|
|
$
|
620,950
|
|
|
$
|
1,101,990
|
|
|
$
|
(463,543
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,259,397
|
|
The
following is a summary of all convertible notes outstanding as of December 31, 2016:
Holder
|
|
Issue Date
|
|
Due Date
|
|
Principal
|
|
|
Discount
|
|
|
Unamortized Debt Issue Costs
|
|
|
Carrying Value
|
|
|
Accrued Interest
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
11/25/2015
|
|
11/24/2016
|
|
$
|
82,500
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
82,500
|
|
|
|
18,588
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
12/21/2015
|
|
12/21/2016
|
|
|
27,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
27,000
|
|
|
|
5,930
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
1/15/2016
|
|
1/15/2017
|
|
|
131,250
|
|
|
|
(16,279
|
)
|
|
|
(255
|
)
|
|
|
114,716
|
|
|
|
28,105
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
3/8/2016
|
|
3/8/2017
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
(14,477
|
)
|
|
|
(460
|
)
|
|
|
35,063
|
|
|
|
8,811
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
4/11/2016
|
|
4/11/2017
|
|
|
82,500
|
|
|
|
(22,380
|
)
|
|
|
(1,142
|
)
|
|
|
58,978
|
|
|
|
13,923
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
4/11/2016
|
|
4/11/2017
|
|
|
82,500
|
|
|
|
(22,380
|
)
|
|
|
(1,142
|
)
|
|
|
58,978
|
|
|
|
13,923
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
4/11/2016
|
|
4/11/2017
|
|
|
82,500
|
|
|
|
(22,380
|
)
|
|
|
(1,142
|
)
|
|
|
58,978
|
|
|
|
13,923
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
5/16/2016
|
|
5/16/2017
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
(13,194
|
)
|
|
|
(1,863
|
)
|
|
|
84,943
|
|
|
|
14,619
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
7/22/2016
|
|
7/22/2017
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,390
|
)
|
|
|
48,610
|
|
|
|
1,775
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
8/2/2016
|
|
8/2/2017
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,390
|
)
|
|
|
48,610
|
|
|
|
1,655
|
|
Noteholder 2
|
|
11/20/2015
|
|
11/20/2016
|
|
|
37,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
37,000
|
|
|
|
3,966
|
|
Noteholder 3
|
|
3/8/2016
|
|
3/8/2017
|
|
|
14,000
|
|
|
|
(4,053
|
)
|
|
|
(460
|
)
|
|
|
9,487
|
|
|
|
6,200
|
|
Noteholder 3
|
|
5/16/2016
|
|
5/16/2017
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
(13,194
|
)
|
|
|
(1,863
|
)
|
|
|
84,943
|
|
|
|
14,685
|
|
Noteholder 3
|
|
7/22/2016
|
|
7/22/2017
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,390
|
)
|
|
|
48,610
|
|
|
|
1,775
|
|
Noteholder 3
|
|
3/8/2016
|
|
3/8/2017
|
|
|
25,000
|
|
|
|
(7,238
|
)
|
|
|
(242
|
)
|
|
|
17,520
|
|
|
|
4,833
|
|
Noteholder 4
|
|
1/19/2016
|
|
1/15/2017
|
|
|
131,250
|
|
|
|
(17,347
|
)
|
|
|
(257
|
)
|
|
|
113,646
|
|
|
|
27,990
|
|
Noteholder 4
|
|
3/9/2016
|
|
3/8/2017
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
(14,622
|
)
|
|
|
(459
|
)
|
|
|
34,919
|
|
|
|
9,655
|
|
Noteholder 5
|
|
11/9/2015
|
|
11/9/2016
|
|
|
61,397
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
61,397
|
|
|
|
16,916
|
|
Noteholder 7
|
|
11/2/2016
|
|
11/2/2017
|
|
|
52,500
|
|
|
|
(2,096
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
50,404
|
|
|
|
679
|
|
Totals
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,259,397
|
|
|
$
|
(169,640
|
)
|
|
$
|
(13,455
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,076,302
|
|
|
$
|
207,951
|
|
Accrued
Interest
There
was $207,951 and $0 accrued interest due on all convertible notes as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
NOTE
8 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
The
Company analyzed the conversion features of the convertible notes payable as discussed in Note 7 for derivative accounting consideration
under ASC 815-15 “Derivatives and Hedging” and determined that the embedded conversion features should be classified
as a derivative liability because the exercise price of these convertible notes are subject to a variable conversion rate with
a floor of $0.02 per share. The Company has determined that the conversion feature is not considered to be solely indexed
to the Company’s own stock and is therefore not afforded equity treatment. In accordance with AC 815, the Company has bifurcated
the conversion feature of the note and recorded a derivative liability.
The
embedded derivative for the note is carried on the Company’s balance sheet at fair value. The derivative liability
is marked-to-market each measurement period and any unrealized change in fair value is recorded as a component of the income statement
and the associated fair value carrying amount on the balance sheet is adjusted by the change. The Company fair values the
embedded derivative using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The aggregate fair value of the derivative at the reverse
capitalization date of the convertible notes payable was $1,236,007 which was recorded as a derivative liability on the balance
sheet.
As
of December 31, 2016, the Company had a $1,210,281 derivative liability balance on the balance sheet and recorded a gain from
derivative liability fair value adjustment of $1,217,271 and excess value of derivative liabilities upon initial measurement of
$333,482 as interest expense during the year ended December 31, 2016. The derivative liability activity comes from
convertible notes payable as discussed in Note 7. In addition to derivative liabilities associated with convertible notes payable,
the Company recorded a derivative liability due to a ratchet strike price feature associated with the options issued in the acquisition
of TPP. The options are exercisable at $0.18 per share unless the Company’s common stock is quoted at a price greater than
$0.50 per share at which point the options are exercisable at $0.001 per share.
A
summary of outstanding derivative liabilities as of December 31, 2016 is as follows:
Holder
|
|
Derivative Balance
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
|
65,805
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
|
21,481
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
|
104,689
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
|
39,882
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
|
48,388
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
|
48,388
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
|
48,388
|
|
Noteholder 1
|
|
|
68,211
|
|
Noteholder 2
|
|
|
29,437
|
|
Noteholder 3
|
|
|
12,205
|
|
Noteholder 3
|
|
|
68,211
|
|
Noteholder 3
|
|
|
19,941
|
|
Noteholder 4
|
|
|
104,689
|
|
Noteholder 4
|
|
|
39,882
|
|
Noteholder 5
|
|
|
290,434
|
|
Option Holder
|
|
|
200,250
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
1,210,281
|
|
The
value of the embedded derivative liabilities for the convertible notes payable and outstanding option awards was determined using
the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on the following assumptions:
|
|
Year ended December 31,
2016
|
|
Expected volatility
|
|
|
155% - 871
|
%
|
Expected term
|
|
|
.19 - 2.54 years
|
|
Risk free rate
|
|
|
0.51% - 1.47
|
%
|
Forfeiture rate
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Expected dividend yield
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
A
summary of the changes in derivative liabilities balance for the year ended December 31, 2016 is as follows:
Fair Value of Embedded Derivative Liabilities
:
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2015
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Acquired in reverse recapitalization
|
|
|
1,236,007
|
|
Initial measurement of derivative liabilities on new convertible notes payable and options issued
|
|
|
1,919,043
|
|
Change in fair market value
|
|
|
(1,217,271
|
)
|
Write off due to conversion (recorded in additional paid in capital)
|
|
|
(727,498
|
)
|
Balance, December 31, 2016
|
|
$
|
1,210,281
|
|
NOTE
9 – STOCK OPTIONS
The
following table summarizes all stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2016:
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
Per Share
|
|
Outstanding, December 31, 2015
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
18,500,000
|
|
|
|
0.224
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(1,000,000
|
)
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
Expired
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Outstanding, December 31, 2016
|
|
|
17,500,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.180
|
|
The
following table discloses information regarding outstanding and exercisable options at December 31, 2016:
|
|
|
Outstanding
|
|
|
Exercisable
|
|
Exercise
Prices
|
|
|
Number of
Option Shares
|
|
|
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
|
|
|
Weighted Average
Remaining Life
(Years)
|
|
|
Number of
Option Shares
|
|
|
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
|
|
$
|
0.18
|
|
|
|
17,500,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.18
|
|
|
|
3.48
|
|
|
|
10,833,334
|
|
|
$
|
0.18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,500,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.18
|
|
|
|
3.48
|
|
|
|
10,833,334
|
|
|
$
|
0.18
|
|
On
May 31, 2016, the Company issued 10,000,000 options to a board member pursuant to its agreement with the member. One third of
the 10,000,000 options issued vested immediately upon execution of the related agreement, resulting in an immediate stock based
expense of $558,323 being recognized. The remaining shares of this issuance vest based on performance milestones which the Company
believes is less than50% likely of occurring resulting in stock based expense of $558,328. The remaining fair value of the unvested
shares will be recognized according to the estimated probability of the performance obligations being achieved.
On
July 14, 2016, the Company issued 7,500,000 options as part of its acquisition of TPP. The options are exercisable for a period
of three years and carry an exercise price of $0.18 per share. The options carry a ratchet pricing feature whereby they become
exercisable at $0.001 per share if the Company’s common stock trades at a price greater than $0.50 per share. The options
carried a value of $898,490 which was recorded as a derivative liability as discussed in
Note 7 – Derivative Liabilities
.
The
Company issued 1,000,000 stock options exercisable at $1.00 pursuant to its agreement with Glocal. This agreement was amended
on August 9, 2016 in which the option owners forfeited these options. The fair value of the 1,000,000 stock options granted with
an exercise price of $1.00 was amortized through the forfeiture resulting in stock based compensation expense of $14,166.
Total
stock based compensation expense was $1,130,818 during the year ended December 31, 2016 leaving an unrecognized expense of $558,328
as of December 31, 2016. In determining the compensation cost of the stock options granted, the fair value of each option grant
has been estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The assumptions used in these calculations
are summarized as follows:
|
|
December 31,
2016
|
|
Expected term of options granted
|
|
|
0 - 5 years
|
|
Expected volatility range
|
|
|
778 - 850
|
%
|
Range of risk-free interest rates
|
|
|
0.82 - 1.41
|
%
|
Expected dividend yield
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
NOTE
10 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The
Company follows the provisions of ASC 850—
Related Party Transactions & Disclosures
relating to the identification
of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.
Our
financial statements include disclosures of material related party transactions, other than expense allowances, and other similar
items in the ordinary course of business. The disclosures include: (a) the nature of the relationship(s) involved; (b) a description
of the transactions, including transactions to which no amounts or nominal amounts were ascribed, for each of the periods for
which income statements are presented, and such other information deemed necessary to an understanding of the effects of the transactions
on the financial statements; (c) the dollar amounts of transactions for each of the periods for which income statements are presented
and the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms from that used in the preceding period; and (d) amounts
due from or to related parties as of the date of each balance sheet presented and, if not otherwise apparent, the terms and manner
of settlement.
The
Company has had extensive dealings with related parties including those in which our Chief Executive Officer holds a significant
ownership interest as well as an executive position during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. Due to our operational
losses, the Company has relied to a large extent on funding received from Next Communications, Inc., an organization in which
our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman holds a controlling equity interest and holds an executive position.
With
the exception of the Company’s purchase of a 9% interest in Next Cala, Inc. from a related party as described below, amounts
scheduled below as “due to related parties” and “due from related parties” have not had their terms, including
amounts, collection or repayment terms or similar provisions memorialized in formalized written agreements.
Related
party balances at December 31, 2016 and 2015 consisted of the following:
Loans
Receivable, Related Party
During
the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company made a series of loans to the sister of Mr. Arik Maimon, our Chief Executive Officer
totaling $60,000. These loans were not memorialized in writing and accordingly, carry no terms as to repayment, interest or default.
The loans were determined to be uncollectible and written off as bad debt during the year ended December 31, 2015.
Due
from related parties
|
|
December 31,
2016
|
|
|
December 31,
2015
|
|
(a) Due from Next Cala 360, Inc.
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
41,914
|
|
(b) Glocal Card Services
|
|
|
36,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Due from related parties
|
|
$
|
36,000
|
|
|
$
|
41,914
|
|
Due
to related parties
|
|
December 31,
2016
|
|
|
December 31,
2015
|
|
(c) Due to Next Communications, Inc.
|
|
$
|
2,961,271
|
|
|
$
|
3,025,522
|
|
(d) Due to Asiya Communications SAPI de C.V.
|
|
|
95,120
|
|
|
|
95,120
|
|
(e) Michael DePrado
|
|
|
99,604
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
(f) Due to Pleasant Kids, Inc.
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
384,060
|
|
Total Due from related parties
|
|
$
|
3,155,995
|
|
|
$
|
3,504,702
|
|
(a)
|
Next Cala 360, is a Florida corporation established and managed by our Chief Executive Officer.
|
(b)
|
Glocal Card Services is our partner in the Glocal Joint Venture
|
(c)
|
Next Communication, Inc. is a corporation in which our Chief Executive Officer holds a controlling interest and serves as the Chief Executive Officer
|
(d)
|
Asiya Communications SAPI de C.V.is a telecommunications company organized under the laws of Mexico, in which our Chief Executive Officer holds a substantial interest and is involved in active management.
|
(e)
|
Michael DePrado is our Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
|
(f)
|
Amount due to Pleasant Kids, Inc. for debt incurred throughout the period from the date of merger agreement to closing of merger. The Company was dependent on Pleasant Kids for financing during this time and its former officers later became shareholders of the Company as discussed in
Note 1.
|
During
the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded interest expense of $240,492 using an interest rate equal to that on the
outstanding convertible notes payable as discussed in
Note 6 – Convertible Notes Payable
as imputed interest on the
related party payable due to Next Communications. The interest was immediately forgiven by the related party and recorded to additional
paid in capital.
Notes
Payable, Related Party
During
the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company entered into two notes with its President to purchase his interest in Next Cala,
Inc. and separately his voting control in Next Cala. Inc. There was $280,000 of total principal and $13,321 of interest due at
December 31, 2016.
Revenues
(Related Party)
The
Company generated revenues of $17,016 and $168,522 from related parties during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. During
the year ended December 31, 2016, $16,874 was received from Next Cala 360 and $142 from Asiya Communications SAPI de C.V. During
the year ended December 31, 2015, $113,107 was received from Next Cala 360 and $2,433 from XO Communications.
NOTE
11 – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities consisted of the following as of December 31, 2016:
|
|
December 31,
2016
|
|
|
December 31,
2015
|
|
Trade payables
|
|
$
|
851,339
|
|
|
$
|
389,289
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
133,892
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Accrued interest
|
|
|
209,771
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Accrued salaries and wages
|
|
|
135,787
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
1,330,789
|
|
|
$
|
389,289
|
|
During the year ended December 31, 2014,
a former employee of Pleasant Kids (PLKD), Franjose Yglesias-Bertheau, filed lawsuit against PLKD claiming unpaid wages of $622,968
and was initially awarded that amount in a judgement. However, the judgement was later revised and the Company settled for $80,000
in March 2017 which is included in accrued salaries as of December 31, 2016.
NOTE
12 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred
Stock
At
the time of incorporation, the Company was authorized to issue 60,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.001
of which 50,000,000 was designated Series A and 10,000,000 as Series B. With the completion of the recapitalization as discussed
in Note 2, the outstanding Series A preferred shares were cancelled leaving a balance outstanding of Preferred Series A of -0-.
The
Company has 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock designated as Series B. The Series B Preferred Stock is not convertible into
Common Stock at any time and is not entitled to dividends of any kind or liquidation, dissolution rights of any kind. The holders
of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to 1,000 votes for each share of Series B Stock that is held when voting together
with holders of the Common Stock.
The
Company has 36,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock designated as Series D. The Class D Preferred Stock must be redeemed within six(6)
months (or as soon thereafter as permitted by law) following final resolution of the Corporation’s affiliates lawsuit against
ViberMedia , Inc. (Next Communications, Inc. and Nxtgn, Inc. v. Viber Media, Inc.) which is, as of the date of this filing, pending
in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York or any successor or other lawsuit relating to the subject matter
thereof in which the Corporation (or any successor-in-interest) is named as a plaintiff (the “Lawsuit”). There were
no Series D Preferred shares issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2016 or 2015.
Common
Stock
Effective
November 20, 2015 the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to decrease the common shares authorized from 9,500,000,000
to 360,000,000 with a par value of $0.001.
As
discussed in
Note 1 – Organization and Description of Business
the Company is accounting for the exchange as though
it were a reverse recapitalization. Through the recapitalization, the Company assumed total net liabilities of $1,032,616.
During
the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company has issued 8,506,366 shares of commons stock for the conversion of $463,543 of principal
of convertible notes payable and 1,041,277 shares for the conversion of $39,689 of accrued interest. The conversion of principal
and accrued interest on convertible notes payable to common stock were done so at the contractual terms of each respective agreement.
Additionally, the Company issued 450,000 common shares valued at $13,260 as repayment of a non-convertible loan and rescinded
4,000,000 common shares previously issued in connection with the reverse recapitalization discussed in
Note 1 – Organization
and Description of Business.
Common stock issued for services were valued using the close price of the Company’s common
stock on the date of issuance as quoted on the OTCBB. The details of certain issuances of common stock are as follows:
Common
Shares Issued for Services
The
Company issued 8,774,959 common shares for services totaling $2,092,828 pursuant to an agreement whereby a third party would provide
certain services on behalf of the Company for a period of six months effective April 7, 2016. The Company valued the common shares
using the close price of the stock as listed on the OTCBB on April 7, 2016. The Company recognized the value of the shares over
the term of the agreement resulting in $2,092,828 of expense during the year ended December 31, 2016.
Additionally,
the Company issued a total of 500,000 shares for services in connection with its amendment to its Joint Venture agreement with
Glocal Payment Solutions dated August 9, 2016. The shares were valued using the close price on the date of issuance as quoted
by Nasdaq of $0.0745 resulting in total expense of $37,250.
Common
Shares Issued for Prepayment of Services
The
Company issued 1,428,571 common shares as a prepayment for services pursuant to an agreement with a third party whereby the third
party would provide certain marketing and consulting services for a period of six months effective October 1, 2016. The shares
were valued using the close price on the date of issuance as quoted by Nasdaq of $0.035 resulting in a total value of $50,000.
The amount will be recognized as services are performed over the term of the agreement resulting in expense of $25,000 being recorded
during the year ended December 31, 2016 with a prepaid balance of $25,000 as of December 31, 2016.
Common
Shares Issued for Acquisitions
On
July 22, 2016, the Company completed its acquisition of TPP as discussed in
Note 1 – Organization and Description of
Business.
Pursuant to this agreement, the Company issued 10,000,000 shares of common stock valued at $1,270,000.
Common
Shares Issued for Other Expenses
The
200,535 common shares issued for other expenses were pursuant to an agreement executed on February 11, 2016 whereby the Company
agreed to issue $45,000 of common shares plus a cash payment of $5,000 in exchange for the option to purchase a controlling interest
in an Israeli business. The Company determined the number of shares to be issued pursuant to the agreement using the close price
of our common stock as quoted by the OTCBB on February 11, 2016 of $0.2244 per share. The Company did not execute its option to
purchase a controlling interest in the business and the fair value of the shares totaling $45,000 was expensed.
Common
Shares Rescinded
On April 22, 2016, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the former officers of Pleasant
Kids, Inc. to settle certain claims the Company brought against former management. Under the terms of the agreement, former management
agreed to return a total of 4,000,000 common shares to the Company and the Company agreed to lift a stop transfer order that was
placed on other shares. There was no gain or loss recorded on the rescission.
Summary of common stock activity for
the year ended December 31, 2016
|
|
Outstanding shares
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2015
|
|
|
177,539,180
|
|
Recapitalization
|
|
|
44,784,795
|
|
Share rescission
|
|
|
(4,000,000
|
)
|
Shares issued for services
|
|
|
10,703,530
|
|
Shares issued for other expense
|
|
|
200,535
|
|
Shares issued as repayment of loan (a)
|
|
|
450,000
|
|
Shares issued for acquisition
|
|
|
10,000,000
|
|
Shares issued for conversion of convertible notes payable and accrued interest (b)
|
|
|
9,547,643
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2016
|
|
|
249,225,683
|
|
(a)
|
Shares
issued as repayment of outstanding loan principal of $13,260. The lender did not have conversion rights to convert the principal
to common stock. However, the lender agreed to accept shares in lieu of cash repayment.
|
(b)
|
Shares
issued in connection with outstanding convertible notes payable and convertible accrued interest on convertible notes payable
in accordance with contractual terms of noteholders as discussed in
Note 6 – Convertible Notes Payable
.
|
NOTE
13 – CUSTOMER CONCENTRATION
The
Company did not have any one customer account for more than 10% of its revenues during the year ended December 31, 2016. The Company
had four separate customers account for 10% or more of its revenues during the year ended December 31, 2015. The concentration
of revenues during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were:
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
% of Total
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
% of Total
|
|
Customer 1
|
|
$
|
3,224
|
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Customer 2
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Customer 3
|
|
|
12,301
|
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Customer 4
|
|
|
35,000
|
|
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Customer 5
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
32,675
|
|
|
|
13
|
%
|
Customer 6
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
27,000
|
|
|
|
11
|
%
|
Customer 7
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Customer 8
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
27,787
|
|
|
|
11
|
%
|
Customer 9, related party
|
|
|
16,874
|
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
113,107
|
|
|
|
44
|
%
|
Customer 10, related party
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
2,433
|
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
Customer 11, related party
|
|
|
142
|
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
All Others
|
|
|
950,974
|
|
|
|
92
|
%
|
|
|
52,982
|
|
|
|
20
|
%
|
Total
|
|
$
|
1,038,515
|
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
$
|
255,984
|
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
NOTE
14 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
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, and an estimate of the range of possible losses, if determinable
and material, would be disclosed.
On
April 7, 2016, the Company executed an agreement with a third party to provide certain services for the Company. The agreement
requires 1% of the outstanding common share equivalent to be issued to the third party when the market capitalization of the Company
reaches $500,000,000 and an additional 1% when it reached $750,000,000. The probability of this event is uncertain at present
and the Company has not accrued a contingent loss as of December 31, 2016 as a result.
On October 14, 2014, one of our operating
subsidiaries, NxtGn, Inc. and Next Communications, Inc., an entity controlled by our CEO, (collectively the “Plaintiffs”)
filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern district of New York against Viber Media, Inc. Plaintiffs
filed an Amended Complaint asserting four claims: misappropriation of a business idea, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach
of contract, and unjust enrichment. Viber moved the Court to dismiss the Amended Complaint. On March 30, 2016, U.S.
District Judge Richard Sullivan issued an opinion and order on Viber’s motion to Dismiss. Specifically, Judge Sullivan
ordered that Viber’s motion to dismiss is granted on Plaintiffs’ misappropriation of a business idea claim, but denied
as to their misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and unjust enrichment claims. The Company has not accrued any
gains or losses associated with this case as it would be a contingent gain and recorded when received.
On
September 20, 2016, the Company received a notice it has been named as a defendant in a suit brought against Next Communications,
an entity controlled by our CEO. In addition to being named a defendant, it was requested the Company provide certain documents
for the discovery process. Due to the original suit being filed against a related party and not against the Company or its subsidiaries,
we believe it likely the Company and its subsidiaries be dismissed as defendants and has not accrued a contingent loss as of December
31, 2016 as a result.
During the year ended December 31, 2014,
a former employee of Pleasant Kids (PLKD), Franjose Yglesias-Bertheau, filed lawsuit against PLKD claiming unpaid wages of $622,968
and was initially awarded that amount in a judgement. However, the judgement was later revised and the Company settled for $80,000
in March 2017 which is included in accrued salaries as of December 31, 2016.
NOTE
15 – INCOME TAXES
We
did not provide any current or deferred U.S. federal income tax provision or benefit for the year ended December 31, 2016 due
to the operating losses experienced during the year ended December 31, 2016. When it is more likely than not that a tax asset
cannot be realized through future income the Company must allow for this future tax benefit. We provided a full valuation allowance
on the net deferred tax asset, consisting of net operating loss carry forwards, because management has determined that it is more
likely than not that we will not earn income sufficient to realize the deferred tax assets during the carry forward period.
The
Company has not taken a tax position that, if challenged, would have a material effect on the financial statements for the years
ended December 2016 or 2015 applicable under FASB ASC 740. We did not recognize any adjustment to the liability for uncertain
tax position and therefore did not record any adjustment to the beginning balance of accumulated deficit on the balance sheet.
All tax returns for the Company remain open.
The
provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before
provision for income taxes. The sources and tax effects of the differences for the periods presented are as follows:
Income tax provision at the federal statutory rate
|
|
|
35.00
|
%
|
Florida state corporation income tax rate, net of benefit from federal income tax
|
|
|
3.58
|
%
|
Combined tax rate
|
|
|
38.58
|
%
|
Effect of permeant differences between book and tax net losses
|
|
|
(31.07
|
)%
|
Change in valuation allowance
|
|
|
(7.51
|
)%
|
Effect on operating losses
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
Net
deferred tax assets consist of the following:
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
Net operating loss carry forward
|
|
$
|
629,633
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Valuation allowance
|
|
|
(629,633
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net deferred tax asset
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
A
reconciliation of income taxes computed at the statutory rate is as follows:
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
Computed federal income tax expense at statutory rate of 38.58%
|
|
$
|
(3,642,435
|
)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Stock issued for services
|
|
|
1,275,249
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Amortization of deferred loan costs
|
|
|
14,531
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Amortization of debt discount
|
|
|
381,043
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
51,772
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Change in derivative liability
|
|
|
(469,562
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Imputed interest
|
|
|
92,770
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Impairment loss
|
|
|
1,510,973
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Excess derivative liability charged to interest
|
|
|
128,641
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Loss on disposal of equipment
|
|
|
1,129
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Non-deductible change in payroll accrual
|
|
|
26,256
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Change in valuation allowance
|
|
|
629,633
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
The
net federal operating loss carry forward will expire in 2036. This carry forward may be limited upon the consummation of a business
combination under IRC Section 381.
NOTE
16 – ACQUISITIONS
Transaction
Processing Products, Inc.
As
discussed in
Note 1 – Organization and Description of Business
Company completed its acquisition of Transaction Processing
Products, Inc. (“TPP”) on July 22, 2016. TPP operates as a gift card processor for retail stores which the Company
can leverage as it launches its general purpose reloadable cards. Acquisition costs were expensed as incurred. The Company executed
two separate agreements as part of the transaction; the first to purchase outstanding debt totaling $5.2 million owed by TPP to
the seller in exchange for 10,000,000 shares of common stock and 7,500,000 options to purchase additional shares of stock at $0.18
per share and the second to purchase the sellers interest in Accent InterMedia, LLC for cash consideration of $10. Where the agreements
were executed simultaneously, they were accounted for as a single transaction. The common shares issued were valued at $1,270,000
and the options issued at $898,490 resulting in total consideration of $2,168,500 when combined with the $10 of cash paid. The
Company assumed net liabilities of $1,792,912 at fair value and identifiable intangible assets totaling $1,310,058, resulting
in goodwill of $2,651,354. Net liabilities assumed consisted of the following:
Cash
|
|
$
|
43,583
|
|
Restricted cash
|
|
|
44,654
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
61,391
|
|
Inventory
|
|
|
2,214
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
9,435
|
|
Equipment
|
|
|
123,013
|
|
Note receivable
|
|
|
83,353
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
(1,741,858
|
)
|
Notes payable
|
|
|
(418,697
|
)
|
Net liabilities assumed (net of $5.2 million intercompany payable / receivable acquired)
|
|
|
(1,792,912
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of shares issued
|
|
|
1,270,000
|
|
Fair value of options issued
|
|
|
898,490
|
|
Cash paid
|
|
|
10
|
|
Total consideration
|
|
|
2,168,500
|
|
Identifiable intangible assets
|
|
|
1,310,058
|
|
Goodwill recorded
|
|
$
|
2,651,354
|
|
Goodwill
Goodwill
of $2.65 million represents the excess of consideration transferred over the fair value of assets acquired including identifiable
intangible assets and liabilities assumed and is attributable to TPPs strategic position value and projected profits from new
products.
The preliminary purchase price
allocation resulted in goodwill of $2.65 million, which is not deductible for income tax purposes. Goodwill consists of the excess
of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired assets and represents the estimated economic value attributable to future
operations. The purchase price allocation is preliminary and subject to revision. At this time, except for the items noted below,
the Company does not expect material changes to the value of the assets acquired or liabilities assumed in conjunction with the
transaction. Specifically, the following assets and liabilities are subject to change:
●
|
Intangible customer contracts
|
|
|
●
|
Intangible customer relationships
|
|
|
●
|
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities.
|
As management receives additional
information during the measurement period, these assets and liabilities may be adjusted. Under the acquisition method of accounting
for business combinations, if we identify changes to acquired deferred tax asset valuation allowances or liabilities related to
uncertain tax positions during the measurement Example Disclosure: Accounting for Income Taxes 10 period and they relate to new
information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date, those changes are considered a measurement
period adjustment, and we record the offset to goodwill. We record all other changes to deferred tax asset valuation allowances
and liabilities related to uncertain tax positions in current period income tax expense. This accounting applies to all of our
acquisitions regardless of acquisition date.
Identifiable
Intangible Assets
The
Company acquired intangible assets that consisted of client contracts and client relationships which had estimated fair values
of $93,190 and $1,216,868, respectively. The intangible assets were measured at fair value using an income approach that discounts
expected future cash flows to present value. The Company will amortize the intangible assets on a straight line basis over their
expected useful lives. Identifiable intangible assets were recorded as follows:
Asset
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Life (months)
|
Client Contracts
|
|
$
|
93,190
|
|
|
9
|
Client Relationships
|
|
|
1,216,868
|
|
|
53
|
Total
|
|
$
|
1,310,058
|
|
|
|
The
Company exited the business in March 2017 and recorded impairment losses totaling $3,894,784 during the year ended December 31,
2016. Of this total, $1,243,430 is included in losses from discontinued operations as intangible assets in TPP with the remaining
impairment related to the goodwill with NGH. The Company applied the criteria under ASC205 and determined the business was held
for sale as of December 31, 2016 and shown as discontinued operations as a result.
Tel3
As discussed in
Note 1 –
Organization and Description of Business
Company completed its acquisition of Tel3 on August 9, 2016 from a related party for
cash considerations of $10. Tel3 was formally a business segment of an existing wholesale calling minutes company and not a legal
separate business entity. Initially, Tel3 was acquired by the Company’s CEO from the seller in a private transaction. Our
CEO subsequently sold their interest in the business to the Company for minimal cash considerations. Tel 3 was merged into M&M,
a subsidiary of the Company, effective January 1, 2017. As part of the acquisition, the company assumed net liabilities of $780,137
whose book values equaled fair values at the time of acquisition. The Company did not record goodwill for the amount of consideration
in excess of the fair values of net liabilities assumed due to the acquisition being from a related party. The excess instead was
recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital. Net liabilities assumed consisted of the following:
Cash
|
|
$
|
45,235
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
6,728
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
(76,294
|
)
|
Customer deposits
|
|
|
(755,806
|
)
|
Net liabilities assumed
|
|
|
(780,137
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid
|
|
|
10
|
|
Total consideration
|
|
|
10
|
|
Excess recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital
|
|
$
|
780,147
|
|
Pro
Forma Information
The
unaudited pro forma information for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016 presented below include the effects of the Tel3
acquisition had it been consummated on January 1, 2015 with adjustments to give effect to pro forma events that are directly attributable
to the acquisitions. These adjustments are based upon information and assumptions available to us at the time of filing this Annual
Report on Form 10-K. Accordingly, the unaudited pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and is not
necessarily indicative of what the actual results of the combined company would have been if the acquisition had occurred at the
beginning of the period presented, nor is it indicative of the future results of operations.
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
2,491,082
|
|
|
$
|
3,372,919
|
|
Cost of sales
|
|
|
2,157,492
|
|
|
|
2,509,979
|
|
Gross margin
|
|
|
333,590
|
|
|
|
862,940
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
8,134,108
|
|
|
|
1,971,263
|
|
Loss from operations
|
|
|
(7,800,518
|
)
|
|
|
(1,108,323
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income
|
|
|
(534,760
|
)
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(8,335,278
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,078,323
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per share, basic and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
NOTE
17 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Settlement
of Accrued Salary Payable
On
February 1, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement to settle a claim for accrued salary owed to a former employee of Pleasant
Kids, Inc. for $80,000. The Company made a cash payment of $10,000 and entered into a convertible note payable for $70,000 as
full settlement. The note carries interest at a rate of 8% and may be converted into common stock at the option of the noteholder
at a rate equal to a 50% discount from the lowest trading price during the twenty days preceding the conversion with a $0.02 floor.
Convertible
Notes Payable Redemption Freeze Agreements
In
February 2017, the Company agreed with certain noteholders to extend a redemption freeze agreement whereby the convertible note
holders agreed to not convert outstanding principal and accrued interest into common stock for a period of 60 days. Upon the expiration
of these agreements, a 90 day extension was executed whereby the noteholders agreed to not convert additional amounts through
the first week of July 2017. Under the terms of the extension, each noteholder was granted the right to convert a limited amount
of outstanding principal to common stock at a rate equal to the stated rate in the convertible note payable but not less than
$0.02 per share.
Common
Stock Issuances
On
various dates through June 30, 2017, the Company issued a total of 8,812,690 common shares in exchange for $167,069 of principal
on convertible notes payable; 579,010 common shares in exchange for $11,580 of accrued interest on convertible notes payable;
8,449,654 common shares for the conversion of $280,000 of related party notes payable; 450,346 common shares for the conversion
of $14,923 of related party interest payable and 11,900,000 common shares for services valued at a total of $620,200.
Advisory
Agreement
On
April 7, 2017, the Company executed an agreement with Jeff Lewis Advisory to act as a special advisor to the board of directors.
The agree
ment is for one year effective May 1, 2017 and requires a monthly retainer of $5,000. In addition to monthly cash
payments, the Company agreed to issue $100,000 of common shares which equated to 909,091 on the date of execution at a value of
$0.11 per share. These 909,901 common shares are excluded from the shares issued for services as disclosed in “common stock
issuances” in the preceding paragraph.
Next
Communications, Inc. Bankruptcy
The
Company has historically received financing from Next Communications, Inc., an entity controlled by our CEO, and had a related
party payable balance of $2,961,271 and $3,025,522 due to Next Communications, Inc. as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. During the
first calendar quarter of 2017, Next Communications, Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection. As a result, the related party payable
will be handled by a court appointed trustee as an asset of Next Communications, Inc. and the Company may need to begin repaying
the amounts due on a more fixed schedule.
Letters of Intent
Effective March 30, 2017, the Company entered into a
non-binding letter of intent ("LOI") with AZUGROUP USA, LLC ("AZUGROUPUSA"), to acquire assets owned or controlled
by AZUGROUP USA, LLC and its majority shareholder, Mr. Antonio Faranda. AZUGROUP USA, LLC and Mr. Antonio Faranda own or control
the following Italian companies: AZUGROUP SRL Socio Unico, Cardnology S.R.L. and Go Card S.R.L. (collectively “AZUGROUP”),
which together, generated €13.2 Million ($14.2 million USD) in revenue during the 2016 calendar year. The sole minority partner
in AZUGROUP will be compensated $267,000 in exchange for the remaining interest in AZUGROUP. After the buyout of the remaining
minority partner, Antonio Faranda will be the sole shareholder of AZUGROUP.
Effective May 16, 2017, the Company
entered into a non-binding letter of intent (“LOI”) with LIMECOM INC. (“LIMECOM”), to acquire assets owned
or controlled by LIMECOM INC. and its President & CEO, Mr. Orlando Taddeo.
Under the terms of the LOI, subject
to a definitive agreement and customary due diligence and shareholder approval, the Company will acquire the assets of or merge
with LIMECOM, which is expected to generate approximately $125,000,000 of revenue with $2.5 million EBITA in fiscal year 2017.
Disposal of Transaction Processing
Products
On April 26, 2017, the Company signed
a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Dean Keatin Marketing, LLC ("DKM") and related parties to sell its interest in Transaction
Processing Products (“TPP”). As per the Agreement, the Company shall sell, transfer and deliver to DKM, 100% of the
capital stock of TPP for $1. DKM will indemnify and hold the Company harmless for any and all liabilities or costs incurred by
the Company arising from TPP and its majority owned subsidiary Accent InterMedia (“AIM”) prior to July 7, 2016. The
Company is responsible for any and all costs associated with the termination of any employee of AIM that occurred after July 7,
2016 to the date of this Agreement.
The Company shall be entitled to 45% of the gross proceeds
of any settlement or judgment obtained by AIM, DKM, TPP or any of their assignees or successors in interest from its litigation
against ComData, Inc./FleetCor (the “FleetCor Litigation).
Employment Agreements
The Company extended employment
agreements to its CEO, Arik Maimon, and COO, Michael DePrado, to formalize their positions with the Company and compensation. The
agreements are in effect for a period of five years and require annual salaries of $180,000 and $130,000 for our CEO and COO respectively.
Additionally, our CEO is entitled to $10,000 and COO $6,000 in annual car allowances with each being entitled to $18,000 annually
in board fees. The total base compensation amounts are summarized as follows:
|
|
Salary
|
|
|
Car Allowance
|
|
|
Board Fees
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Arik Maimon (CEO)
|
|
$
|
180,000
|
|
|
$
|
10,000
|
|
|
$
|
18,000
|
|
|
$
|
208,000
|
|
Michael DePrado (COO)
|
|
$
|
130,000
|
|
|
$
|
6,000
|
|
|
$
|
18,000
|
|
|
$
|
154,000
|
|
Additionally, each the CEO and COO
are eligible to receive a variable bonus based on the Company’s total annual consolidated revenues ranging from $0 to $80,000
and an additional bonus of $150,000 (CEO) and $125,000 (COO) in the event the Company is uplisted to the NASDAQ stock exchange.
Under the terms of the agreements, the
Company issued 12,785,079 and 1,328,063 stock options to Maimon and DePrado, respectively. The options were issued and immediately
vested on June 26, 2017, are exercisable for a period of three years at $0.07 per share with cashless exercise provisions.