UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(MARK ONE)

 

QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024

 

OR

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT

For the transition period from                           to                        

 

Commission file number: 001-34294

 

RYVYL INC.

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada

22-3962936

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

 

3131 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 1400

 

San Diego, CA

92108

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(619) 631-8261

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

                                                                                           

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

RVYL

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq Capital Market)

 

Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer ☐

Accelerated filer ☐

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No

 

As of May 13, 2024, the Registrant had 6,469,342 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding. 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I Consolidated Financial Information

Page

Item 1.

Financial Statements

3

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 (unaudited) and December 31, 2023

3

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited)

4

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited)

5

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited)

6

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

7

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

27

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

33

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

33

 

 

PART II Other Information

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

34

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

36

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

36

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

36

Item 5.

Other Information

36

Item 6.

Exhibits

36

Signatures

 

37

 

 

 

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

RYVYL INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

   

March 31, 2024

   

December 31, 2023

 
    (Unaudited)          

ASSETS

               

Current Assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 10,523     $ 12,180  

Restricted cash

    78,293       61,138  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $40 and $23, respectively

    1,066       859  

Cash due from gateways, net of allowance of $2,636 and $2,636, respectively

    1,426       12,834  

Prepaid and other current assets

    2,954       2,854  

Total current assets

    94,262       89,865  

Non-current Assets:

               

Property and equipment, net

    290       306  

Goodwill

    26,308       26,753  

Intangible assets, net

    4,439       5,059  

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

    4,036       4,279  

Other assets

    2,536       2,403  

Total non-current assets

    37,609       38,800  

Total assets

  $ 131,871     $ 128,665  
                 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

               

Current Liabilities:

               

Accounts payable

  $ 1,321     $ 1,819  

Accrued liabilities

    4,653       5,755  

Payment processing liabilities, net

    83,916       76,772  

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

    717       692  

Other current liabilities

    456       504  

Total current liabilities

    91,063       85,542  

Long term debt, net of debt discount

    16,816       15,912  

Operating lease liabilities, less current portion

    3,522       3,720  

Total liabilities

    111,401       105,174  

Commitments and contingencies

               
                 

Stockholders' Equity:

               

Preferred stock, Series B, par value $0.01, 5,000,000 shares authorized; 55,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023

    1       1  

Common stock, par value $0.001, 100,000,000 shares authorized, shares issued and outstanding of 6,001,487 and 5,996,948, respectively

    6       6  

Additional paid-in capital

    175,777       175,664  

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

    (44 )     401  

Accumulated deficit

    (155,270 )     (152,581 )

Total stockholders' equity

    20,470       23,491  

Total liabilities and stockholders equity

  $ 131,871     $ 128,665  

 

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

 

 

RYVYL INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
   

2024

   

2023

 
                 

Revenue

  $ 16,774     $ 11,291  

Cost of revenue

    9,743       6,178  

Gross profit

    7,031       5,113  
                 

Operating expenses:

               

Advertising and marketing

    17       75  

Research and development

    1,393       1,936  

General and administrative

    2,042       1,452  

Payroll and payroll taxes

    3,569       2,714  

Professional fees

    1,035       1,803  

Stock compensation expense

    224       193  

Depreciation and amortization

    657       620  

Total operating expenses

    8,937       8,793  

Loss from operations

    (1,906 )     (3,680 )

Other income (expense):

               

Interest expense

    (28 )     (1,729 )

Accretion of debt discount

    (908 )     (2,622 )

Changes in fair value of derivative liability

    -       168  

Other income or expense, net

    343       (111 )

Total other expense, net

    (593 )     (4,294 )

Loss before provision for income taxes

    (2,499 )     (7,974 )

Income tax provision

    190       5  

Net loss

  $ (2,689 )   $ (7,979 )

Comprehensive income statement:

               

Net loss

  $ (2,689 )   $ (7,979 )

Foreign currency translation adjustment

    (445 )     (58 )

Total comprehensive loss

  $ (3,134 )   $ (8,037 )

Net loss per share:

               

Basic and diluted

  $ (0.45 )   $ (1.53 )

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

               

Basic and diluted

    5,988,424       5,221,060  

 

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

 

 

RYVYL INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

   

Common Stock

   

Preferred Stock

    Additional     Other Accumulated             Total  
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Series B

Shares

   

Amount

   

Paid In

Capital

   

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

   

Accumulated

Deficit

   

Stockholders'

Equity

 
                                                                 

Balance at December 31, 2023

    5,996,948     $ 6       55,000     $ 1     $ 175,664     $ 401     $ (152,581 )   $ 23,491  
                                                                 

Issuance of common stock under equity incentive plans

    6,333       -       -       -       119       -       -       119  
                                                                 

Issuance of restricted common stock under equity incentive plans

    14,443       1       -       -       93       -       -       94  
                                                                 

Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options

    6,218       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                                 

Shares forfeited

    (22,455 )     (1 )     -       -       (99 )     -       -       (100 )
                                                                 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

    -       -       -       -       -       (445 )     (2,689 )     (3,134 )
                                                                 

Balance at March 31, 2024

    6,001,487     $ 6       55,000     $ 1     $ 175,777     $ (44 )   $ (155,270 )   $ 20,470  

 

   

Common Stock

   

Treasury Stock

   

Additional

    Other Accumulated             Total  
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

To be

Issued

   

Amount

   

To be

returned

   

Amount

   

Paid In

Capital

   

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

   

Accumulated

Deficit

   

Stockholders'

Equity/(Deficit)

 
                                                                                 

Balance at December 31, 2022

    4,972,736     $ 5       175,392     $ 0       (13,689 )   $ (7 )   $ 97,494     $ 357     $ (99,772 )   $ (1,923 )
                                                                                 

Common stock issued to employees as stock compensation

    (891 )     -       -       -       -       -       31       -       -       31  
                                                                                 

Common stock issued for interest on convertible debt

    175,392       -       (175,392 )     (0 )     -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                                                 

Share repurchase

    (13,672 )     -       -       -       13,689       7       (7 )     -       -       -  
                                                                                 

Carryover effects of financial statement restatements in prior periods

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       294       294  
                                                                                 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (58 )     (7,979 )     (8,037 )
                                                                                 

Balance at March 31, 2023

    5,133,565     $ 5       0     $ 0       (0 )   $ -     $ 97,518     $ 299     $ (107,457 )   $ (9,635 )

 

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

 

 

RYVYL INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31

 
   

2024

   

2023

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

               

Net loss

  $ (2,689 )   $ (7,979 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

               

Depreciation and amortization expense

    657       620  

Noncash lease expense

    70       913  

Stock compensation expense

    224       193  

Accretion of debt discount

    908       2,622  

Changes in fair value of derivative liability

    -       (168 )

Changes in assets and liabilities:

               

Accounts receivable, net

    (207 )     296  

Prepaid and other current assets

    159       5,741  

Cash due from gateways, net

    11,408       119  

Other assets

    (391 )     (2,017 )

Accounts payable

    (499 )     8,144  

Accrued and other current liabilities

    (1,259 )     (915 )

Accrued interest

    -       709  

Payment processing liabilities, net

    7,144       8,101  

Net cash provided by operating activities

    15,525       16,379  

Cash flows from investing activities:

               

Purchases of property and equipment

    (22 )     (17 )

Net cash used in investing activities

    (22 )     (17 )

Cash flows from financing activities:

               

Repayments on long-term debt

    (4 )     -  

Net cash used in financing activities

    (4 )     -  
                 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

    (1 )     (58 )
                 

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

    15,498       16,304  
                 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash – beginning of period

    73,318       40,834  
                 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash end of period

  $ 88,816     $ 57,138  
                 

Supplemental cash flow disclosures

               

Cash paid during the period for:

               

Interest

  $ -     $ 1,000  

Income taxes

  $ -     $ -  

 

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

 

 

RYVYL, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1.

Description of the Business

 

Organization

 

RYVYL Inc. is a financial technology company that develops, markets, and sells innovative blockchain-based payment solutions, which offer significant improvements for the payment solutions marketplace. The Company’s core focus is developing and monetizing disruptive blockchain-based applications, integrated within an end-to-end suite of financial products, capable of supporting a multitude of industries. The Company’s proprietary, blockchain-based systems are designed to facilitate, record, and store a limitless volume of tokenized assets, representing cash or data, on a secured, immutable blockchain-based ledger.

 

Name Change

 

On May 3, 2018, PubCo formally changed its name to GreenBox POS LLC, then subsequently changed its name to GreenBox POS on December 13, 2018. On October 13, 2022 GreenBox POS changed its name to RYVYL Inc. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to “the Company,” “we,” “our”, “us” and “PubCo” refer collectively to RYVYL Inc. and its subsidiaries. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to “PrivCo” or the “Private Company” refer to GreenBox POS LLC, a limited liability company, formed in the state of Washington.

 

2.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Going Concern

 

Since February 2024, the Company’s North America segment has been experiencing a significant decline in revenue, which is the direct result of having to abruptly transition its QuickCard product from terminal-based to app-based processing. While this decline in revenue is considered temporary, it has adversely impacted the Company’s liquidity in the short term, within the North America segment. As a result, management has determined that the Company’s cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2024 are not sufficient to fund the North America segment’s operations and capital needs for the next 12 months from the issuance of this Report.

 

As a result of the developments described above, substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is contingent upon the successful execution of management’s intended plan over the next twelve months to improve the liquidity of its North America segment, which includes, without limitation:

 

 

acceleration of the Company’s business development efforts to drive volumes in diversified business verticals;

 

the implementation of cost control measures to more effectively manage spending in the North America segment and right sizing the organization, where appropriate;

 

the sale of certain noncore assets; and

 

repatriation of offshore profits from the Company’s European subsidiaries, whose continued accelerated growth and generation of positive cash flow have already provided, and will continue to provide, an immediate and viable short-term source of capital during this product transition(to date, the Company has repatriated $7.5 million from Europe).

 

Management has assessed that its intended plan is appropriate and sufficient to address the liquidity shortfall in its North America segment. However, there can be no guarantee that we will be successful in implementing our plan, that our projections of our future capital needs will prove accurate, or that any additional funding will be sufficient to continue our operations in the North America segment. The unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. The report of the Company’s independent auditor on the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 contains an explanatory paragraph referring to a substantial doubt concerning the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

 

The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

 

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the Company’s annual audited financial statements and accompanying notes have been condensed or omitted in this accompanying interim consolidated financial statements and footnotes. Accordingly, the accompanying interim consolidated financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 26, 2024 (the “2023 Annual Report”).

 

In the opinion of management, these unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments and accruals, consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair statement of the results of all interim periods reported herein. The results of the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full fiscal year or any other interim period or any future year or period.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

On September 6, 2023, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to effect a 1-for-10 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of the Company’s shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “common stock”). Such amendment and ratio were previously approved by the board of directors. Under Nevada Revised Statutes Section 78.207, stockholder approval of the Reverse Stock Split was not required because (i) both the number of authorized shares of the common stock and the number of issued and outstanding shares of the common stock were proportionally reduced as a result of the Reverse Stock Split; (ii) the Reverse Stock Split did not adversely affect any other class of stock of the Company; and (iii) the Company did not pay money or issue scrip to stockholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, which was effective September 6, 2023, every ten shares of the Company’s pre-reverse split outstanding common stock were combined and reclassified into one share of common stock. Proportionate voting rights and other rights of common stockholders were not affected by the Reverse Stock Split. Any fractional shares of common stock resulting from the Reverse Stock Split were rounded up to the nearest whole share. All stock options outstanding and common stock reserved for issuance under the Company’s equity incentive plans outstanding immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split were adjusted by dividing the number of affected shares of common stock by ten and, as applicable, multiplying the exercise price by ten. All share numbers, share prices, exercise prices and per share amounts have been adjusted, on a retroactive basis to reflect this 1-for-10 Reverse Stock Split.

 

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

 

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, cash on deposit with banks, and highly liquid debt investments with an original maturity of three months or less.

 

Restricted cash substantially consists of cash received from gateways for merchant transactions processed, which has yet to be distributed to merchants, Independent Sales Organizations (“ISOs”)and their agents at the end of the period.

 

The gateways have strict policies pertaining to the scheduling of the release of funds to merchants based on several criteria that include, but are not limited to, return and chargeback history, associated risk for the specific business vertical, average transaction amount, etc. To mitigate potential credit losses associated with these risks, the gateways use these policies to determine reserve requirements and a payment in arrears strategy. While reserve and payment in arrears restrictions are in effect for a merchant payout, the Company records the reserved amounts against cash due from the gateways until the restriction is released.

 

Cash Due from Gateways, Net

 

The Company generates the majority of its revenue from payment processing services provided to its merchant clients. When a merchant makes a sale, the process of receiving the payment card information, engaging the banks for transferring the proceeds to the merchant’s account via digital gateways, and recording the transaction on a blockchain ledger, are the activities for which the Company gets to collect fees. Cash due from gateways represent amounts due to the Company for transactions processed but not yet distributed by the gateways.

 

 

Payment Processing Liabilities

 

The Company’s proprietary blockchain-based technology serves as the settlement engine for all transactions within the Company’s ecosystem. The blockchain ledger provides a robust and secure platform to log large volumes of immutable transactional records in real time. In summary, blockchain is a distributed ledger that uses digitally encrypted keys to verify, secure and record details of each transaction conducted within an ecosystem. Unlike general blockchain-based systems, the Company uses proprietary, private ledger technology to verify every transaction conducted within the Company’s ecosystem. The verification of transaction data comes from trusted partners, all of whom have been extensively vetted by the Company. The Company facilitates all financial elements of its closed-loop ecosystem, and it acts as the administrator for all related accounts. Using the Company’s TrustGateway technology, the Company seeks authorization and settlement for each transaction from Gateways to the issuing bank responsible for the credit/debit card used in the transaction. When a gateway settles the transaction, the company’s TrustGateway technology composes a chain of blockchain instructions to the Company’s ledger manager system.

 

When consumers use their credit or debit cards to pay for transactions with merchants who use our ecosystem, the transaction starts with the consumer funding their virtual wallets with an amount that is equal to the cost of the good or service they intend to purchase from the merchant. Once this occurs, the Company transfers the respective funds to the merchant’s virtual wallet, after which the merchant releases its goods or services to the consumer. These transfers take place instantaneously and seamlessly, allowing the transaction experience to seem like any other ordinary credit or debit card transaction to the consumer and merchant.

 

While the Company’s blockchain ledger records transaction details instantaneously, the final cash settlement of each transaction can take days to weeks, depending upon contract terms between the Company and the gateways the Company uses, between the Company and its ISOs, and between the Company and/or its ISOs and merchants who use the Company’s services. In the case where the gateways have not yet remitted funds to the Company pertaining to transactions already processed, the Company records those amounts as cash due from gateways, net – a current asset. Concurrently, the Company records a portion of the cash due from gateways as revenue and the remaining balance, which is due to merchants and ISOs, as payment processing liabilities, net – a current liability. The balance included in payment processing liabilities, net in the consolidated balance sheets is equal to the sum of amounts due to merchants and ISOs related to the aforementioned unsettled transactions and the amounts due to merchants and ISOs on already settled transactions that these merchants and ISOs have not yet redeemed in the blockchain.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.

 

The Company generates the majority of its revenue from payment processing services. Payment processing services revenue is typically based on a percentage of the value of each transaction processed and/or upon fixed amounts specified per each transaction or service. The Company satisfies its performance obligations and, therefore, recognizes the processing fees as revenue at a point in time, upon the authorization of a merchant sale transaction.

 

Research and Development Costs

 

Research and development costs primarily consist of salaries and benefits for research and development personnel and outsourced contracted services, as well as associated supplies and materials. These costs are expensed as incurred.

 

Accounts Receivable, Net

 

Accounts receivable consist of amounts recorded in connection with the sale of payment processing terminals and related accessories. Accounts receivable are recorded at invoiced amounts, net of an allowance for credit losses, and do not bear interest. In accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments Credit Losses (ASC 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (ASU 2016-13), the Company measures its allowance for credit losses using an expected credit loss model that reflects the Company’s current estimate of expected credit losses inherent in the enterprise and the accounts receivable balance. In determining the expected credit losses, the Company considers its historical loss experience, the aging of its accounts receivable balance, current economic and business conditions, and anticipated future economic events that may impact collectability. The Company reviews its allowance for credit losses periodically and, as needed, amounts are written-off when determined to be uncollectible. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the allowance for credit losses was immaterial.

 

 

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets primarily consist of inventory and deposits made by our European subsidiaries with credit card companies.

 

Property and Equipment, Net

 

Property and equipment primarily consist of computer equipment, leasehold improvements, and furniture and fixtures. Property and equipment are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from three to eight years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the related asset. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. For assets sold or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any related gain or loss is reflected in income for the period.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company applies fair value accounting for assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the consolidated financial statements on a recurring basis. Fair value is defined as the price received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.

 

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements, establishes a three-level hierarchy priority for disclosure of assets and liabilities recorded at fair value. The ordering of priority reflects the degree to which objective prices in external active markets are available to measure fair value. The classification of assets and liabilities within the hierarchy is based on whether the inputs to the valuation methodology used for measurement are observable or unobservable. The Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible. The three levels in the hierarchy are as follows:

 

 

Level 1 – Observable inputs, such as unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities accessible to the reporting entity at the measurement date.

 

 

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

 

 

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that cannot be directly corroborated by observable market data and that typically reflect management’s estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

 

The Company measures its convertible note and related derivative liability at fair value. The Company classifies these liabilities as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, as fair values are estimated using models that use both observable (e.g., changes in market interest rates) and unobservable (e.g., changes in unobservable long-dated volatilities) inputs.

 

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

Goodwill is recorded when the consideration paid for an acquisition of a business exceeds the fair value of the identifiable net tangible and intangible assets acquired.

 

Goodwill is tested for impairment, at a minimum, on an annual basis at the reporting unit level by first performing a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value. If the reporting unit does not pass the qualitative assessment, then the reporting unit’s carrying value is compared to its fair value. Goodwill is considered impaired if the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value. The Company’s policy is to perform its annual impairment test of goodwill as of December 31 of each fiscal year. Based on our most recent annual impairment assessment, we determined that no adjustment to the carrying value of goodwill of our reporting unit was required.

 

Intangible assets consist of acquired customer relationships and business intellectual properties. Intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives, ranging from two to five years, using the straight-line method. No significant residual value is estimated for intangible assets.

 

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company evaluates property and equipment and finite-lived intangible assets for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of such assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset or an asset group to estimated undiscounted future net cash flows expected to be generated. If the carrying amount of the long–lived asset or asset group is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, an impairment is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques including discounted cash flow models, quoted market values, and third–party independent appraisals, as considered necessary. The Company determined that the values of its long-lived assets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, are supportable and recoverable.

 

Leases

 

The Company leases office space under non-cancellable operating leases with various expiration dates. The Company determines whether an arrangement is a lease for accounting purposes at contract inception. Operating leases are recorded as right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, which are included within noncurrent assets, and lease liabilities, which are included within current and noncurrent liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets.

 

Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the future lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets are based on the lease liability and are increased by prepaid lease payments and decreased by lease incentives received, where applicable. The interest rate used to determine the present value of the future lease payments is the Company’s incremental borrowing rate because the interest rate implicit in the Company’s leases is not readily determinable. The Company’s incremental borrowing rate is estimated to approximate the interest rate that the Company would pay to borrow on a collateralized basis with similar terms and payments as the lease, and in economic environments where the leased asset is located. Certain leases require the Company to pay taxes, maintenance, and other operating expenses associated with the leased asset. Such amounts are not included in the measurement of the ROU assets and lease liabilities. These lease costs are recognized as lease expenses when incurred.

 

The Company evaluates ROU assets related to leases for indicators of impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a ROU asset may not be recoverable. When a decision has been made to exit a lease prior to the contractual term or to sublease that space, the Company evaluates the asset for impairment and recognizes the associated impact to the ROU asset and related expense, if applicable. The evaluation is performed at the asset group level initially and when appropriate, at the lowest level of identifiable cash flows, which is at the individual lease level. Undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the related ROU assets are estimated over the ROU assets’ useful lives. If the evaluation indicates that the carrying amount of the ROU assets may not be recoverable, any potential impairment is measured based upon the fair value of the related ROU asset or asset group as determined by appropriate valuation techniques.

 

Foreign Currency

 

Assets and liabilities are translated into the reporting currency using the exchange rates in effect on the consolidated balance sheet dates. Equity accounts are translated at historical rates, except for the change in retained earnings during the period, which is the result of the income statement translation process. Revenue and expense accounts are translated using the weighted average exchange rate during the period. The cumulative translation adjustments associated with the net assets of foreign subsidiaries are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income in the accompanying consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity.

 

Stock Based Compensation

 

Stock-based compensation expense relates to restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) and stock options granted to employees and non-employee directors under the Company’s equity incentive plans, which are measured based on the grant-date fair value. The fair value of RSAs is determined by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The fair value of stock options is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model. Generally, stock-based compensation expense is recorded on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur.

 

 

Income Taxes

 

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred income taxes are recognized for temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements, net of operating loss carry forwards and credits, by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is not more likely than not that some portion of or all the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Judgment is required in determining and evaluating income tax provisions and valuation allowances for deferred income tax assets. We recognize an income tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position.

 

Current income taxes are provided for in accordance with the laws of the relevant taxing authorities. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we have valuation allowances which serve to reduce net deferred tax assets.

 

Net Loss Per Share

 

The Company’s basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period without consideration of potentially dilutive securities. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding, adjusted for the dilutive effect of all potential shares of common stock. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company’s diluted net loss per share is the same as the basic net loss per share, since there are no common stock equivalents outstanding that would have a dilutive effect.

 

Segment Reporting

 

The Company determines its reportable segments based on how its Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) manages the business, makes operating decisions around the allocation of resources, and evaluates operating performance. Our CODM is our Chief Executive Officer and we have identified two reportable segments: North America and International. These segments represent the components of the Company for which separate financial information is available that is utilized on a regular basis by the CODM to assess segment performance, set strategic goals, and allocate the Company’s resources. The primary financial measure used by the CODM to evaluate the performance of its segments and allocate resources to them is operating income or (loss).

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial InstrumentsCredit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, as amended by subsequently issued ASUs 2018-19, 2019-04, 2019-05, 2019-10, 2019-11, 2020-02, 2020-03 and 2022-02 (collectively, “Topic 326”). Topic 326 requires entities to utilize a new impairment model known as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model for certain financial assets held at the reporting date. The CECL model requires entities to estimate lifetime “expected credit loss” amounts and record them as an allowance that, when deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial asset, presents the net amount expected to be collected on the financial asset. The CECL model is expected to result in more timely recognition of credit losses. The guidance also amends the impairment model for available for sale debt securities and requires entities to determine whether all or a portion of the unrealized loss on such debt security is a credit loss. The Company adopted the updates as of January 1, 2023, with no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, “Business Combinations (ASC 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers,” which requires contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured by the acquirer on the acquisition date in accordance with ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” as if the acquirer had originated the contracts. Under current accounting standards, contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination are to be recorded at fair value using the ASC 805 measurement principle. ASU 2021-08 is effective for fiscal years and interim reporting periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The adoption of ASU 2021-08, effective January 1, 2023, did not have an impact on the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and disclosures of the Company.

 

 

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging Contracts in Entitys Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entitys Own Equity (ASU 2020-06). ASU 2020-06 aims to simplify the accounting for convertible instruments by reducing the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock. ASU 2020-06 also simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity and amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments. Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. For SEC filers, excluding smaller reporting companies, ASU 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, ASU 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods therein. The adoption of ASU 2020-06, effective January 1, 2024, did not have an impact on the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and disclosures of the Company.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The amended guidance requires incremental reportable segment disclosures, primarily about significant segment expenses. The amendments also require entities with a single reportable segment to provide all disclosures required by these amendments, and all existing segment disclosures. The amendments will be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact this amended guidance may have on the footnotes to its consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-08, Intangibles Goodwill and Other Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60): Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets. This amended guidance requires fair value measurement of certain crypto assets each reporting period with the changes in fair value reflected in net income. The amendments also require disclosures of the name, fair value, units held, and cost bases for each significant crypto asset held and annual reconciliations of crypto asset holdings. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. We are required to apply these amendments as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which the guidance is adopted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have an impact on our consolidated financial statements, as we currently do not hold any crypto assets.

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The amended guidance enhances income tax disclosures primarily related to the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. This guidance requires disclosure of specific categories in the effective tax rate reconciliation and further information on reconciling items meeting a quantitative threshold. In addition, the amended guidance requires disaggregating income taxes paid (net of refunds received) by federal, state, and foreign taxes. It also requires disaggregating individual jurisdictions in which income taxes paid (net of refunds received) is equal to or greater than 5 percent of total income taxes paid (net of refunds received). The amended guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The guidance can be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact this amended guidance may have on the footnotes to our consolidated financial statements.

 

3.

Acquisitions

 

Logicquest Technology, Inc.

 

In April 2023, the Company executed a purchase agreement for 99.4 million shares of restricted common stock of Logicquest Technology, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Logicquest”) representing ownership of 99.1% of Logicquest, 48 shares of Series C Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock of Logicquest, and 10 shares of Series D Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock of Logicquest, in exchange for an aggregate purchase price of $225,000. Logicquest was a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) quoted on the Over-the-Counter Pink Open Market under the symbol “LOGQ” and is required to file reports and other information with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act. In June 2023, the Company merged the assets of Coyni, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Logicquest, with Logicquest as the surviving entity. Subsequently, Logicquest changed its name to Coyni, Inc. (“Coyni PubCo”). In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company amended the share purchase agreement to reflect 98 million shares of restricted common stock of Logicquest, 48 shares of Series C Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock of Logicquest, and 10 shares of Series D Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock of Logicquest, in exchange for an aggregate purchase price of $225,000. In accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations, this transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition and the acquired assets are included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of March 31, 2024.

 

 

As previously disclosed, the Company originally intended to transfer the Coyni Platform assets, which are owned by the Company, into Coyni PubCo, and subsequently spin-off Coyni PubCo into a new publicly traded entity. However, we subsequently determined that it was in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders to retain the Coyni Platform at the Company to expand payment processing and banking-as-a-service solutions. As such, management no longer plans to pursue a spin-off of Coyni PubCo.

 

Merchant Payment Solutions LLC

 

In November 2021, the Company executed a term sheet to acquire certain Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) business of Merchant Payment Solutions LLC (“MPS”). Upon execution of the term sheet, the Company made a refundable earnest money deposit in the amount of $725,000 toward the total purchase price. After conducting due diligence, the Company elected to terminate the term sheet on April 21, 2023. In June 2023, the Company and MPS agreed to finalize a Portfolio Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company acquired the ACH portfolio of MPS for $725,000. In accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations, this transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition.

 

4.

Property and Equipment, Net

 

The following table details property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation (dollars in thousands):

 

   

March 31, 2024

   

December 31, 2023

 

Computers and equipment

  $ 286     $ 276  

Furniture and fixtures

    152       152  

Improvements

    183       171  

Total property and equipment

    621       599  

Less: accumulated depreciation

    (331 )     (293 )

Net property and equipment

  $ 290     $ 306  

 

Depreciation expense was $0.04 million and $0.04 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

 

5.

Goodwill

 

The following table summarizes goodwill activity by reportable segment (dollars in thousands):

 

   

North America

   

International

   

Consolidated

 

Goodwill - December 31, 2023

  $ 6,548     $ 20,205     $ 26,753  

Goodwill Acquired

    -       -       -  

Adjustments (1)

    -     $ (445 )   $ (445 )
                         

Goodwill – March 31, 2024

  $ 6,548     $ 19,760     $ 26,308  

 

(1) The adjustments to goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2024 pertained to foreign currency translation adjustments.

 

6.

Intangible Assets, Net

 

The following table details acquired intangible assets (dollars in thousands):

 

       

March 31, 2024

   

December 31, 2023

 

Intangible Assets

 

Amortization Period

 

Cost

   

Accumulated

Amortization

   

Net

   

Cost

   

Accumulated

Amortization

   

Net

 

Customer relationships

 

3-5 years

  $ 7,812     $ (4,586 )   $ 3,226     $ 7,812     $ (4,100 )   $ 3,712  

Business technology/IP

 

5 years

    2,675       (1,462 )     1,213       2,675       (1,328 )     1,347  
                                                     

Total intangible assets

  $ 10,487     $ (6,048 )   $ 4,439     $ 10,487     $ (5,428 )   $ 5,059  

 

Amortization expense was $0.6 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

 

The estimated amortization expense related to intangible assets as of March 31, 2024 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Year

 

Amount

 

2024 (remainder)

  $ 1,383  

2025

    1,844  

2026

    992  

2027

    148  

2028

    72  

Total

  $ 4,439  

 

7.

Accrued Liabilities

 

The following table details the balance in accrued liabilities (dollars in thousands):

 

   

March 31, 2024

   

December 31, 2023

 

Accrued gateway fees

  $ 27     $ 2,356  

Payroll related accruals

    1,546       1,235  

Accrued legal and professional fees

    1,907       1,342  

Accrued taxes

    503       528  

Other

    670       294  

Total accrued liabilities

  $ 4,653     $ 5,755  

 

8.

Long-Term Debt, Net

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s debt as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):

 

   

March 31, 2024

   

December 31, 2023

 

$100,000,000 8% senior convertible note, due April 5, 2025

  $ 19,200     $ 19,200  

Less: Unamortized debt discount

    (2,998 )     (3,906 )

Net carrying value

    16,202       15,294  
                 

$149,900 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), interest rate of 3.75%, due June 1, 2050

    145       146  

$500,000 EIDL, interest rate of 3.75%, due May 8, 2050

    484       487  

Total debt

    16,831       15,927  
                 

Less: current portion

    (15 )     (15 )

Long-term debt, net

  $ 16,816     $ 15,912  

 

Senior Convertible Note

 

On November 8, 2021, the Company sold and issued, in a registered direct offering, an 8% Senior convertible note, originally due November 3, 2023, and subsequently extended to April 5, 2025, in the aggregate original principal amount of $100 million (the “Note”). The Note had an original issue discount of sixteen percent (16%) resulting in gross proceeds of $84 million. The Note was sold pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated November 2, 2021 (the “SPA”), between the Company and the investor in the Note (the “Investor”).

 

The Note was issued on November 8, 2021, pursuant to an indenture dated November 2, 2021 between us and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by a first supplemental indenture thereto, dated November 2, 2021, relating to the Note (the “First Supplemental Indenture” and the Base Indenture as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, the “First Indenture”). The terms of the Note include those provided in the First Indenture and those made part of the First Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act.

 

 

First Exchange Agreement

 

On July 25, 2023, the Company entered into an Exchange Agreement (the “First Exchange Agreement”) under which the Company and the Investor agreed to exchange (the “Series A Exchanges”), in two separate exchanges, an aggregate of $22.703 million of the outstanding principal and interest under the Note for 15,000 shares of a newly authorized series of preferred stock of the Company designated as Series A Preferred Convertible Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), the terms of which are set forth in a Certificate of Designations of Rights and Preferences of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of RYVYL Inc. (the “Series A Certificate of Designations”), which the Company filed with the Nevada Secretary of State prior to the initial issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock is further described in Note 10, Convertible Preferred Stock. As part of the First Exchange Agreement, the Company also agreed to allow for the conversion of up to an additional $9.0 million of principal (together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon) of the Note at a conversion price equal to 97.5% of the lower of (x) the then in effect conversion price and (y) the lowest volume weighted average price of the Company’s Common Stock during the five trading days immediately prior to such conversion; and the Investor agreed to waive any interest that would otherwise accrue on the Note during the period commencing on April 1, 2023 through, and including, December 31, 2023.

 

On July 31, 2023, pursuant to the terms of the First Exchange Agreement, the Company closed the initial exchange (the “Initial Series A Exchange”) and issued 6,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock in exchange for $4.297 million of the outstanding principal balance of the Note and $1.703 million of accrued interest. Additionally, upon satisfaction of all applicable closing conditions, including, without limitation, the Company having obtained any stockholder approval required for the consummation of the transactions and the issuance of the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock (unless waived by the applicable other party), in the final exchange (the “Final Series A Exchange”), the parties agreed to exchange the remaining $16.703 million of outstanding principal balance subject to the Series A Exchanges for 9,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock on a date mutually agreed to by the Company and the Investor. The Company determined that the parties’ obligation to exchange the remaining $16.703 million of outstanding principal balances subject to the Series A Exchanges for 9,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock in the Final Series A Exchange represents an embedded conversion feature that does not require bifurcation and separate valuation because it would not meet the definition of a derivative, if freestanding, under ASC 815 as net settlement could not be achieved.

 

The Company analyzed the changes made to the Note under the First Exchange Agreement under ASC 470-50 to determine if extinguishment accounting was applicable. Under ASC 470-50-40-10, a modification or an exchange that adds or eliminates a substantive conversion option as of the conversion date is always considered substantial and requires extinguishment accounting. Since the First Exchange Agreement added a substantive conversion option, the Company determined that extinguishment accounting was applicable. In accordance with the extinguishment accounting guidance, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of $1.3 million which represents the difference between (a) the fair value of the modified Note and the 6,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued in the Initial Series A Exchange and (b) the carrying amount of the Note and the fair value of the bifurcated embedded derivative immediately prior to giving effect to the First Exchange Agreement.

 

Second Exchange Agreement

 

Under the terms of the First Exchange Agreement, a final closing was to be held upon which the Investor was to exchange an additional $16.703 million of principal of the Note into 9,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Unissued Series A Preferred Stock”) which shares of Unissued Series A Preferred Stock were convertible into shares of Common Stock, in accordance with the terms of the Series A Certificate of Designations.

 

On November 27, 2023, the Company entered into an Exchange Agreement (the “Second Exchange Agreement”) with the Investor under which the Company and the Investor agreed to exchange (the “Series B Exchange”), (i) all of the existing shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued to the Investor in the Initial Series A Exchange, (ii) the right to exchange the shares of Unissued Series A Preferred Stock for an additional $16.703 million of principal of the Note, and (iii) $60.303 million of the outstanding principal under the Note for 55,000 shares of a newly authorized series of preferred stock of the Company designated as Series B Preferred Convertible Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), the terms of which are set forth in a Certificate of Designations of Rights and Preferences of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of RYVYL Inc. (the “Series B Certificate of Designations”), which the Company filed with the Nevada Secretary of State prior to the initial issuance of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock. The Series B Preferred Stock is further described in Note 10, Convertible Preferred Stock. As additional consideration for the Series B Exchange, the Company has also agreed to make a cash payment to the Investor in the amount of $3.0 million. As part of the Second Exchange Agreement, the Investor also agreed to forbear from requiring the repayment of the Note (to the extent such repayment obligation arises solely as a result of the occurrence of the maturity date and not with respect to any event of default or redemption rights in the Note or pursuant to the Indenture (as such term is defined in the Second Exchange Agreement)) during the period commencing on November 5, 2024 through, and including, April 5, 2025; and to extend the waiver of payment of interest under the Note through July 1, 2024.

 

 

The Company analyzed the changes made to the Note under the Second Exchange Agreement under ASC 470-50 to determine if extinguishment accounting was applicable. Under ASC 470-50-40-10, a modification or an exchange that adds or eliminates a substantive conversion option as of the conversion date is always considered substantial and requires extinguishment accounting. Since the Second Exchange Agreement eliminated a substantive conversion option (the parties’ obligation to exchange the remaining $16.703 million of outstanding principal balances subject to the Series A Exchanges for 9,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock in the Final Series A Exchange), the Company determined that extinguishment accounting was applicable. In accordance with the extinguishment accounting guidance, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of $22.5 million which represents the difference between (a) the fair value of the modified Note, the fair value of the 55,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued in the Series B Exchange, and the $3.0 million cash payment made to the Investor, and (b) the carrying amount of the Note, the fair value of the bifurcated embedded derivative immediately prior to giving effect to the Second Exchange Agreement, and the fair value of the existing shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued to the Investor in the Initial Series A Exchange forfeited to the Company by the Investor.

 

On November 29, 2023, the Company closed the Series B Exchange, pursuant to which the Company issued to the Investor 55,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and paid the Investor a cash payment in the amount of $3.0 million, in exchange for 6,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock previously issued to the Investor, the right to exchange the shares of Unissued Series A Preferred Stock for an additional $16.703 million of principal of the Note, and the reduction of principal of the Note in the aggregate amount of $60.303 million.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Investor converted $8.55 million of the outstanding principal balance into 5,986,954 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a weighted average conversion price of $1.43. In addition, the Company paid the Investor $6.9 million in January 2022 in exchange for cancellation of $6.0 million of the outstanding principal balance. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Investor converted $1.65 million of the outstanding principal balance into 1,397,327 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a weighted average conversion price of $1.18.

 

Ranking

 

The Note is the senior unsecured obligation of the Company and not the financial obligation of our subsidiaries. Until such date as the principal amount of the Note is $5 million or less, all payments due under the Note will be senior to all other indebtedness of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries.

 

Maturity Date

 

Under its original terms, unless earlier converted, or redeemed, the Note was to mature on November 3, 2023, the second anniversary of the issuance date, which we refer to herein as the “Maturity Date,” subject to the right of the Investor to extend the date:

 

 

(i)

if an event of default under the Note has occurred and is continuing (or any event shall have occurred and be continuing that with the passage of time and the failure to cure would result in an event of default under the Note) and

 

 

(ii)

for a period of 20 business days after the consummation of a fundamental transaction if certain events occur.

 

We are required to pay, on the Maturity Date, all outstanding principal, accrued and unpaid interest and accrued and unpaid late charges on such principal and interest, if any.

 

As part of the Restructuring Agreement entered into with the Investor on August 16, 2022 (the “Restructuring Agreement”), the Company obtained a forbearance of the Maturity Date from November 5, 2023 to November 5, 2024. As part of the Second Exchange Agreement entered into with the Investor on November 27, 2023, the Company obtained a further forbearance of the Maturity Date from November 5, 2024 to April 5, 2025.

 

Interest

 

The Note bears interest at the rate of 8% per annum which (a) shall commence accruing on the date of issuance, (b) shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and twelve 30-day months and (c) shall be payable in cash quarterly in arrears on the first trading day of each calendar quarter or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Note. If the holder elects to convert or redeem all or any portion of the Note prior to the Maturity Date, all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount being converted or redeemed will also be payable. If we elect to redeem all or any portion of the Note prior to the Maturity Date, all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount being redeemed will also be payable. The interest rate of the Note will automatically increase to 15% per annum upon the occurrence and continuance of an event of default (See “Events of Default” below).

 

 

Subject to the satisfaction of certain equity conditions, the terms of the Restructuring Agreement require the holder to voluntarily convert certain interest payments when due under the Note at 95% of the lower of (i) the then in effect conversion price and (ii) the lowest volume weighted average price of our Common Stock during the five trading days immediately prior to such conversion.

 

As part of the First Exchange Agreement, the Investor agreed to waive any interest that would otherwise accrue on the Note during the period commencing on April 1, 2023 through, and including, December 31, 2023. As part of the Second Exchange Agreement, the Investor agreed to extend the waiver of payment of interest under the Note through July 1, 2024.

 

Late Charges

 

The Company is required to pay a late charge of 15% on any amount of principal or other amounts that are not paid when due.

 

Conversion

 

Fixed Conversions at Option of Holder

 

The holder of the Note may convert all, or any part, of the outstanding principal and interest of the Note, at any time at such holder’s option, into shares of our Common Stock at an initial fixed conversion price, which is subject to:

 

 

proportional adjustment upon the occurrence of any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination and/or similar transactions; and

 

 

full-ratchet adjustment in connection with a subsequent offering at a per share price less than the fixed conversion price then in effect.

 

Pursuant to the original terms of the Note, since during the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2022, the Company (i) failed to process at least $750 million in transaction volume or (ii) had revenue that was less than $12 million, the Note’s fixed conversion price then in effect exceeded the greater of (x) the Note's $1.67 floor and (y) 140% of the market price as of April 1, 2022 (the “Adjustment Measuring Price”), on April 1, 2022, the fixed conversion price automatically adjusted to the Adjustment Measuring Price.

 

As part of the Restructuring Agreement, the Company agreed to allow for the conversion of up to $4.5 million of principal (together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon) of the Note at a conversion price equal to the lesser of (i) $2.40 and (ii) 97.5% of the lower of (x) the then in effect conversion price and (y) the lowest volume weighted average price of our Common Stock during the five trading days immediately prior to such conversion.

 

As part of the First Exchange Agreement, the Company agreed to allow for the conversion of up to an additional $9.0 million of principal (together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon) of the Note at a conversion price equal to 97.5% of the lower of (x) the then in effect conversion price and (y) the lowest volume weighted average price of our Common Stock during the five trading days immediately prior to such conversion.

 

1-Year Alternate Optional Conversion

 

At any time following the first anniversary of the issuance date of the Note, but only if the closing bid price of our Common Stock on the immediately prior trading day is less than $6.50, the holder of the Note shall have the option to convert, at such holder’s option, pro rata, up to $30 million of the principal amount of the Note (in $250,000 increments) at the “alternate optional conversion price,” which is equal to the lower of (i) the then in effect conversion price and (ii) the greater of (x).the Note’s $1.67 floor price or (y) 98% of the market price on the conversion date.

 

Alternate Event of Default Optional Conversion

 

If an event of default has occurred under the Note, the holder may alternatively elect to convert the Note (subject to an additional 15% redemption premium) at the “alternate event of default conversion price” equal to the lesser of:

 

 

the fixed conversion price then in effect; and

 

 

the greater of:

 

 

the floor price; and

 

 

80% of the lowest volume weighted average price of our Common Stock during the five trading days immediately prior to such conversion.

 

Beneficial Ownership Limitation

 

The Note may not be converted, and shares of Common Stock may not be issued under the Note if, after giving effect to the conversion or issuance, the applicable holder of the Note (together with its affiliates, if any) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock, which is referred to herein as the “Note Blocker”. The Note Blocker may be raised or lowered to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% at the option of the applicable holder of the Note, except that any raise will only be effective upon 61 days’ prior notice to us.

 

Change of Control Redemption Right

 

In connection with a change of control of the Company, the holder may require us to redeem in cash all, or any portion, of the Notes at a 15% redemption premium to the greater of the face value, the equity value of our Common Stock underlying the Note, and the equity value of the change of control consideration payable to the holder of our Common Stock underlying the Note.

 

The equity value of our Common Stock underlying the Note is calculated using the greatest closing sale price of our Common Stock during the period immediately preceding the consummation or the public announcement of the change of control and ending the date the holder gives notice of such redemption.

 

The equity value of the change of control consideration payable to the holder of our Common Stock underlying the Note is calculated using the aggregate cash consideration and aggregate cash value of any non-cash consideration per share of our Common Stock to be paid to the holders of our Common Stock upon the change of control.

 

Events of Default

 

Under the terms of the First Supplemental Indenture, the events of default contained in the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Note. Rather, the Note contains standard and customary events of default including but not limited to: (i) the suspension from trading or the failure to list the Company’s Common Stock within certain time periods; (ii) failure to make payments when due under the Notes; and (iii) bankruptcy or insolvency of the Company.

 

If an event of default occurs, the holder may require us to redeem all or any portion of the Note (including all accrued and unpaid interest and late charges thereon), in cash, at a 15% redemption premium to the greater of the face value and the equity value of the Company’s Common Stock underlying the Note.

 

The equity value of the Company’s Common Stock underlying the Note is calculated using the greatest closing sale price of the Company’s Common Stock on any trading day immediately preceding such event of default and the date the Company makes the entire payment required.

 

Company Optional Redemption Rights

 

At any time no event of default exists, the Company may redeem all, but not less than all, of the Note outstanding in cash all, or any portion, of the Note at a 5% redemption premium to the greater of the face value and the equity value of the Company’s Common Stock underlying the Note.

 

 

The equity value of the Company’s Common Stock underlying the Note is calculated using the greatest closing sale price of the Company’s Common Stock on any trading day during the period commencing on the date immediately preceding such date the Company notifies the applicable holder of such redemption election and the date the Company makes the entire payment required.

 

The following is a rollforward of the senior convertible note balance (dollars in thousands):

 

Balance, December 31, 2020

  $ -  

Convertible debentures issued

    100,000  

Derivative liability

    (21,580 )

Original issue discount of 16%

    (16,000 )

Placement fees and issuance costs

    (7,200 )

Accretion and write-off of debt discount

    3,435  

Balance, net of unamortized debt discount of $41,345 - December 31, 2021

    58,655  

Repayments and conversion

    (14,550 )

Accretion and write-off of debt discount

    16,996  

Balance, net of unamortized debt discount of $24,349 - December 31, 2022

    61,101  

Repayments and conversion

    (66,250 )

Accretion and write-off of debt discount

    20,443  

Balance, net of unamortized debt discount of $3,906 - December 31, 2023

    15,294  

Accretion of debt discount

    908  

Balance, net of unamortized debt discount of $2,998 – March 31, 2024

  $ 16,202  

 

The Company recorded debt discount accretion expense of $0.9 million and $2.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

The Company incurred other interest expense of $0.03 million and $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

Derivative Liability

 

The senior convertible note contains embedded derivatives representing certain conversion features, redemption rights, and contingent payments upon the occurrence of certain events of default. The Company determined that these embedded derivatives required bifurcation and separate valuation.

 

The Company utilizes a binomial lattice model to value its bifurcated derivatives included in the note. ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) does not permit an issuer to account separately for individual derivative terms and features embedded in hybrid financial instruments that require bifurcation and liability classification as derivative financial instruments. Rather, such terms and features must be combined and fair-valued as a single compound embedded derivative. The Company selected a binomial lattice model to value the compound embedded derivative because it believes this technique is reflective of all significant assumptions that market participants would likely consider in negotiating the transfer of the note. Such assumptions include, among other inputs, stock price volatility, risk-free rates, credit risk assumptions, early redemption and conversion assumptions, and the potential for future adjustment of the conversion price due to triggering events. Additionally, there are other embedded features of the note requiring bifurcation, other than the conversion features, which had no value at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, due to management’s estimates of the likelihood of certain events, but that may have value in the future should those estimates change.

 

The following is a rollforward of the derivative liability balance (dollars in thousands):

 

Balance, December 31, 2021

  $ 18,735  

Change in fair value 2022

    (18,480 )

Balance, December 31, 2022

    255  

Increase in derivative liability upon extinguishment of debt

    6,312  

Change in fair value 2023

    (6,548 )

Balance, December 31, 2023

    19  

Change in fair value 2024

    -  

Balance, March 31, 2024

  $ 19  

 

 

Small Business Association CARES Act Loans

 

On June 9, 2020, the Company entered into a 30-year loan agreement with the Small Business Association (“SBA”) under the CARES Act in the amount of $149,900. The loan bears interest at 3.75% per annum and requires monthly principal and interest payments of $731 beginning June 9, 2021. Both the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Company signed personal guarantees under this loan. As of March 31, 2024, the loan is not in default.

 

On May 8, 2020, Charge Savvy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a 27-year loan agreement with the SBA under its Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) assistance program in the amount of $150,000. The loan bears interest at 3.75% per annum and required principal and interest payments of $731 beginning on May 8, 2021, which were subsequently deferred to November 8, 2022. On August 4, 2021, Charge Savvy was granted a loan increase in the amount of $350,000 on identical terms as the initial loan, for an aggregate loan amount of $500,000. Monthly principal and interest payments on the aggregate loan are $2,477 and began on November 8, 2022. Pursuant to the terms of Security Agreements executed in connection with this loan, the SBA was granted a security interest in all tangible and intangible personal property of Charge Savvy. As of March 31, 2024, the loan is not in default.

 

9.

Convertible Preferred Stock

 

On July 31, 2023, the Company issued 6,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock in exchange for $4.297 million of the outstanding principal balance of the 8% senior convertible note due April 5, 2025 and $1.703 million of accrued interest pursuant to the First Exchange Agreement entered into with the investor in the senior convertible note on July 25, 2023. On November 29, 2023, the existing shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued to the investor were forfeited to the Company by the investor and the Company issued 55,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, along with a cash payment of $3.0 million, in exchange for $60.303 million of the outstanding principal balance of the senior convertible note pursuant to the Second Exchange Agreement entered into with the investor on November 27, 2023. See Note 9, Long-Term Debt, for further information. The Series A Preferred Stock had a stated value of $1,000 per share and a fair value of approximately $1,111 per share at issuance, as determined by a valuation performed by third-party experts. The Series B Preferred Stock has a stated value of $1,000 per share and a fair value of approximately $1,339 per share at issuance, as determined by a valuation performed by third-party experts.

 

Preferred Stock consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

 

   

March 31, 2024

 
   

Preferred Shares

Authorized

   

Preferred Shares

Issued and Outstanding

   

Carrying

Value

   

 

Liquidation

Preference

   

Common Stock

Issuable Upon

Conversion

 

Series A

    15,000       15,000     $ -     $ -     $ -  

Series B

    55,000       55,000       73,631       63,250       17,684,888  

Total Preferred Stock

    70,000       70,000     $ 73,631     $ 63,250     $ 17,684,888  

 

   

December 31, 2023

 
   

Preferred Shares

Authorized

   

Preferred Shares

Issued and Outstanding

   

Carrying

Value

   

 

Liquidation

Preference

   

Common Stock

Issuable Upon

Conversion

 

Series A

    15,000       15,000     $ -     $ -       -  

Series B

    55,000       55,000       73,631       63,250       17,684,888  

Total Preferred Stock

    70,000       70,000     $ 73,631     $ 63,250       17,684,888  

 

 

The holders of the Preferred Stock have the following rights and preferences:

 

Voting The Preferred Stock has no voting power and the holders of Preferred Stock have no right to vote on any matter at any time, either as a separate series or class or together with any other series or class of share of capital stock.

 

Dividends The holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to receive dividends when and as declared by the Board of Directors, from time to time, in its sole discretion. Such dividends are not cumulative. No such dividends have been declared to date.

 

Liquidation In the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive in cash out of the assets of the Company, prior and in preference to any distribution of the proceeds of such liquidation event to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock or common stock, an amount per share of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the greater of (A) 115% of the stated value of such share of Series B Preferred Stock plus all declared and unpaid dividends on such share of Series B Preferred Stock and (B) the amount per share such holder would receive if it converted such share of Series B Preferred Stock into common stock (at the Series B Alternate Conversion Price, as defined below, then in effect) immediately prior to the date of such payment. If at any time, there is more than one holder of the Series B Preferred Stock, and the proceeds thus distributed among the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full aforesaid preferential amounts, then the entire proceeds legally available for distribution shall be distributed ratably among the holders in proportion to the full preferential amount that each such holder is otherwise entitled to receive.

 

Redemption – Upon a change of control of the Company (as defined in the Company’s Certificate of Designations of Rights and Preferences of Series B Preferred Stock, or the “Series B Certificate of Designations”), the holders of Series B Preferred Stock may require the Company to exchange their shares of Series B Preferred Stock for consideration, in the form of the securities or other assets to which holders of shares of common stock are entitled to receive with respect to or in exchange for their shares of common stock in such change of control, equal to the greatest of (i) 115% of the stated value of such share of Series B Preferred Stock plus all declared and unpaid dividends on such share of Series B Preferred Stock, (ii) 115% of the greatest closing sale price of the number of shares of common stock into which such share of Series B Preferred Stock could be converted (at the Series B Alternate Conversion Price, as defined below, then in effect) during the period beginning on the date immediately preceding the earlier to occur of (a) the consummation of the applicable change of control and (b) the public announcement of such change of control and ending on the date such holder delivers notice to the Company of its election, and (iii) the aggregate cash consideration and the aggregate cash value of any non-cash consideration per share of common stock that would be paid to the holder upon consummation of such change of control if it converted all of its shares of Series B Preferred Stock into common stock at the conversion price then in effect.

 

ConversionEach share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder, at any time after the date of issuance of such share, into shares of common stock either (i) at the fixed conversion price then in effect, which initially is $3.11 (subject to standard antidilution adjustments and adjustments as a result of subsequent issuances of securities where the effective price of the common stock is less than the then current fixed conversion price) or (ii) at the Series B Alternate Conversion Price, as defined below. The Series B Certificate of Designations also provides that in the event of certain “Triggering Events,” any holder may, at any time, convert any or all of such holder’s Series B Preferred Stock at a conversion rate equal to the product of (i) the Series B Alternate Conversion Price and (ii) 115% of the stated value of the Series B Preferred Stock subject to such conversion. “Triggering Events” include, among others, (i) a failure to timely deliver shares of common stock, upon a conversion, (ii) a suspension of trading on the principal trading market or the failure to be traded or listed on the principal market for five days or more, (iii) the failure to pay any dividend to the holders of Series B Preferred Stock when required, (iv) the failure to remove restrictive legends when required, (v) the Company’s default in payment of indebtedness in an aggregate amount of $2 million or more, (vi) proceedings for a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation, which are not dismissed with 30 days, (vii) commencement of a voluntary bankruptcy proceeding, and (viii) final judgments against the Company for the payment of money in excess of $2 million. The “Series B Alternate Conversion Price” means the lower of (i) the applicable conversion price then in effect and (ii) the greater of (x) $0.62 and (y) 97.5% of the lowest volume weighted average price of the common stock during the five consecutive trading day period ending and including the trading day immediately preceding the delivery of the applicable conversion notice.

 

10.

Income Taxes

 

The Company recorded approximately $0.2 million and $0.01 million of income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. We estimate our annual effective income tax rate to be -7.38% for calendar year 2024, which is different from the U.S. federal statutory rate, primarily due to the Company’s its full valuation allowance position.

 

As of March 31, 2024, we have no material unrecognized tax benefits and we expect no material unrecognized tax benefits for next 12 months.

 

 

11.

Stock-Based Compensation

 

Equity Incentive Plans

 

The Company adopted the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (“2023 Plan”) on November 2, 2023, which provides employees, directors, and consultants with opportunities to acquire the Company’s shares, or to receive monetary payments based on the value of such shares. Management has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company to replace the 2020 Incentive and Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, the 2021 Incentive and Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, and the 2021 Restricted Stock Plan, with one plan, the 2023 Plan, pursuant to which the Company will be able to grant stock option awards, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and other stock-based awards. The 2023 Plan provides for up to 1,098,262 shares of common stock. Grants made under the 2023 Plan will generally vest and become exercisable at various times from the grant dates. These awards will have such vesting or other provisions as may be established by the Board of Directors at the time of each award.

 

Stock Option Activity

 

A summary of stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

   

Shares

   

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2023

    766,142     $ 3.76  

Granted

    -       N/A  

Exercised

    (11,999 )     1.98  

Cancelled/forfeited/expired

    -       -  

Outstanding at March 31, 2024

    754,143     $ 3.78  
                 

Exercisable at March 31, 2024

    284,813     $ 6.68  

 

The aggregate intrinsic value for stock options exercised was $0.03 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024. There were no stock options granted or exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

 

Restricted Stock Activity

 

A summary of RSA activity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

   

Number of Shares

   

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

 

Unvested at January 1, 2024

    189,893     $ 2.28  

Granted

    23,478       4.16  

Vested

    (15,729 )     5.83  

Forfeited

    -          

Unvested at March 31, 2024

    197,645     $ 2.22  

 

The total fair value of restricted shares that vested was $0.10 million and $0.50 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

12.

Operating Leases

 

The Company leases office space under operating leases at four locations in the United States (California, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Florida) and one location in the European Union (Sofia, Bulgaria). The Company had no finance lease obligations as of March 31, 2024.

 

The Company’s operating lease expense totaled $0.3 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, the weighted-average remaining lease term was 4.4 years and the weighted average discount rate was 11.0%.

 

 

Future minimum lease payments under our operating leases and reconciliation to the operating lease liability as of March 31, 2024, are as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ending December 31,

 

Total

 

2024 (remainder)

  $ 815  

2025

    1,161  

2026

    1,329  

2027

    1,046  

2028

    1,041  

Total lease payments

    5,392  

Less: imputed interest

    (1,153 )

Present value of total lease payments

    4,239  

Less: current portion

    (717 )

Long-term lease liabilities

  $ 3,522  

 

13.

Related Party Transactions

 

Family Relationships

 

The Company employs two of our CEO’s brothers, Dan and Liron Nusonivich, who are paid approximately $200,000 and $110,000 per year, respectively. There are no family relationships between any of other directors or executive officers and any other employees or directors or executive officers.

 

The Company did not pay any commissions to the related parties mentioned above for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

 

14.

Commitments and Contingencies

 

From time-to-time, the Company is involved in legal proceedings. The Company records a liability for those legal proceedings when it determines it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company also discloses when it is reasonably possible that a material loss may be incurred, however, the amount cannot be reasonably estimated. From time to time, the Company may enter into discussions regarding settlement of these matters, and may enter into settlement agreements, if it believes settlement is in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders.

 

The following is a summary of our current outstanding litigation. Note that references to GreenBox POS are for historical purposes. GreenBox POS changed its name to RYVYL Inc. on October 13, 2022.

 

 

On November 8, 2022, the Company filed a complaint against its former Chief Operating Officer Vanessa Luna, Luna Consultant Group, LLC and Does 1 through 50 in San Diego Superior Court (the “Company Filing”). The Company is alleging that Ms. Luna abused her position for additional compensation, failed to follow proper protocols and breached her fiduciary duties and duty of loyalty by secretly maintaining alternative employment. The action seeks damages, including interest and costs of suit incurred. On November 10, 2022, Ms. Luna filed her own complaint against the Company and Fredi Nisan in San Diego Superior Court (the “Luna Filing”). Ms. Luna alleges that Mr. Nisan used contract negotiations to coerce her, that the Company improperly coded transactions and misled investors, and that when her concerns were reported to management, she was wrongfully terminated, resulting in a number of claims. Ms. Luna also alleges sexual misconduct on the part of Mr. Nisan.  Ms. Luna is seeking damages including compensatory damages, unpaid wages (past and future), loss of wages and benefits (past and future), and other damages to be proven at trial. The Company and Mr. Nisan deny all allegations of the Luna Filing. In April 2023, Ms. Luna sought to add Coyni, Inc. as a defendant with regard to her claims.  She was granted permission to file a Second Amended Complaint, and Coyni, Inc. is evaluating the allegations to determine whether to challenge the filing by way of demurrer or otherwise. As the Company cannot predict the outcome of the matter, the probability of an outcome cannot be determined. The Company intends to vigorously defend against all claims asserted by Ms. Luna and to vigorously prosecute its own claims against Ms. Luna. The San Diego Superior Court consolidated the Company Filing and Luna Filing into a single proceeding, RYVYL Inc. v. Luna, on August 4, 2023. The parties are currently in the discovery phase.

 

 

 

On December 12, 2022, Jacqueline Dollar (aka Jacqueline Reynolds), former Chief Marketing Officer of the Company, filed a complaint against the Company, Fredi Nisan, and Does 1-20 in San Diego Superior Court. Ms. Dollar is alleging she was undercompensated compared to her male counterparts and retaliated against after raising concerns to management resulting in sex discrimination in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) and failure to prevent discrimination in violation of FEHA. Ms. Dollar is also claiming intentional infliction of emotional distress. Ms. Dollar is seeking an unspecified amount of damages related to, among other things, payment of past and future lost wages, stock issuances, bonuses and benefits, compensatory damages, and general, economic, non-economic, and special damages. As the Company cannot predict the outcome of the matter, the probability of an outcome cannot be determined. The Company intends to vigorously defend against all claims. The parties are currently in the discovery phase.

 

 

On February 1, 2023, a putative class action lawsuit titled Cullen v. RYVYL Inc. fka GreenBox POS, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:23-cv-00185-GPC-AGS, was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against several defendants, including the Company and certain of our current and former directors and officers (the “Cullen Defendants”). The complaint was filed on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s publicly traded securities between January 29, 2021 and January 20, 2023. The complaint alleged that the Cullen Defendants violated Sections 11, 12(a)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act and Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act by making false and/or misleading statements regarding the Company’s financial controls, performance and prospects. On June 30, 2023, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint. All defendants filed motions to dismiss the amended complaint on August 14, 2023. On March 1, 2024, the Court issued an order granting in part and denying in part defendants’ motions to dismiss, which included dismissing all Securities Act claims and narrowing the potential class period. Plaintiff filed a second amended complaint on April 30, 2024, which alleges claims under Exchange Act Sections 10(b) and 20(a) only and a class period of May 13, 2021 through January 20, 2023. Cullen Defendants’ response is due by June 30, 2024.

 

The action seeks damages, including interest, and the award of reasonable fees and costs to the putative class. The Company denies all allegations of liability and intends to vigorously defend against all claims. However, given the preliminary stage of the lawsuit, the uncertainty of litigation, and the legal standards that must be met for success on the merits, the Company cannot predict the outcome at this time or estimate a reasonably possible loss or range of loss that may result from this action.

 

 

On June 22, 2023, a shareholder derivative complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against certain of the Company’s current and/or former officers and directors (the “Hertel Defendants”), Christy Hertel, derivatively on behalf of RYVYL Inc., f/k/a GreenBox POS v. Ben Errez et al., Case No. 3:23-CV-01165-GPC-SBC. On August 4, 2023, a second shareholder derivative complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against the Hertel Defendants, Marcus Gazaway, derivatively on behalf of RYVYL Inc., f/k/a GreenBox POS v. Ben Errez et al., Case No. 3:23-CV-01425-LAB-BLM. Both derivative complaints generally allege that the Hertel Defendants failed to implement adequate internal controls that would prevent false and misleading financial information from being published by the Company and that controlling shareholders participated in overpayment misconduct resulting in violations of Sections 10(b), 14(a) and 20 of the Exchange Act and breached their fiduciary duties and, purportedly on behalf of the Company. On April 2, 2024, the Court granted the parties’ joint motion for an order consolidating the Hertel and Gazaway cases under the caption In re RYVYL Inc. Derivative Litigation, Lead Case No. 3:23-CV-01165-GPC-SBC (S.D. Cal.). On May 6, 2024, the Court issued an order staying the action until after the final resolution of any motion to dismiss the securities class action detailed above.

 

The complaint seeks damages and contribution from the Hertel Defendants and a direction that the Company and the Hertel Defendants take actions to reform and improve corporate governance and internal procedures to comply with applicable laws. The Hertel Defendants deny all allegations of liability and intend to vigorously defend against all claims. However, given the preliminary stage of the lawsuits, the uncertainty of litigation, and the legal standards that must be met for success on the merits, the Company cannot predict the outcome of either case at this time.

 

 

On October 1, 2023, the Company filed a demand for arbitration against Sky Financial with the American Arbitration Association in San Diego, California (the “Arbitration”). In the Arbitration, the Company seeks to recover for breach of the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2022 (the “2022 Agreement”), between Sky Financial and the Company, for Sky Financial’s failure to perform its obligations under the 2022 Agreement. Additionally, to the extent the Company’s 2019 Asset Purchase Agreement with Sky Financial is implicated by Sky Financial’s failure to perform its obligations under the 2022 Agreement, either directly or through the incorporation by reference of the 2019 Agreement into the 2022 Agreement, the Company is also alleging Sky Financial has breached the 2019 Agreement. On October 2, 2023, the Company filed a complaint against Sky Financial in San Diego Superior Court asserting the same claims asserted in the Arbitration, solely to toll any applicable statutes of limitations pending the Arbitration and, if necessary, provide jurisdiction for the court to compel arbitration. The action seeks damages, including interest and costs of suit incurred. The parties have agreed to proceed in the Arbitration and have stipulated to a stay of the San Diego Superior Court action pending the Arbitration.

 

 

 

On July 6, 2022, the Company’s subsidiary, RYVYL EU (formerly known as Transact Europe OOD), received a notary invitation from Satya Consulting PTE Limited (“Satya”) filed in Bulgaria. In the filed claim, Satya alleges nonpayment of its fee in the amount of EUR 900,000, to which statutory default interest is to be added, for failure of payment under the Company’s stock purchase agreement for Transact Europe Holdings OOD. RYVYL EU has retained Bulgarian counsel to assist in the defense of the asserted claim and denies all allegations. As RYVYL EU cannot predict the outcome of the matter, the probability of an outcome cannot be determined. RYVYL EU intends to vigorously defend against all claims.

 

 

On January 2, 2024, the Company filed a Statement of Claim against Chessa Sabourin in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Case No. CV-24-00712190-0000. The Company seeks to recover funds unlawfully held by Sabourin, or in the alternative, damages in the equivalent amount. Additionally, punitive and exemplary damages. In September 2023, the Company mistakenly sent funds to Ms. Sabourin and attempted to reverse or recall the transfers but was unable to do so. To date, Ms. Sabourin has failed and/or refused to return the funds mistakenly sent to her. Given the preliminary stage of the lawsuit, the uncertainty of litigation, and the legal standards that must be met for success on the merits, the Company cannot predict the outcome at this time or estimate a reasonably possible loss or range of loss that may result from this action.

 

15.

Segment Reporting

 

The Company has organized its operations into two reportable segments: North America and International. These segments represent the components of the Company for which separate financial information is available that is utilized on a regular basis by the CODM to assess segment performance, set strategic goals, and allocate the Company's resources.

 

The following tables present discrete financial information for our two reportable segments (dollars in thousands):

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2024

   

2023

 

Revenue

               

North America

  $ 9,674     $ 8,804  

International

    7,100       2,487  

Total revenue

  $ 16,774     $ 11,291  

 

Income (loss) from operations

               

North America

  $ (3,448 )   $ (3,728 )

International

    1,542       48 )

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ (1,906 )   $ (3,680 )

 

Depreciation and amortization

               

North America

  $ 491     $ 458  

International

    166       162  

Total depreciation and amortization

  $ 657     $ 620  

 

Net income (loss)

               

North America

  $ (4,323 )   $ (7,889 )

International

    1,634       (90 )

Total net income (loss)

  $ (2,689 )   $ (7,979 )

 

Assets by reportable segment were not included, as that information is not reviewed by the CODM to make operating decisions or allocate resources. Assets are reviewed on a consolidated basis.

 

16.

Subsequent Events

 

On April 15, 2024, the Company announced that it had commenced an underwritten public offering of shares of its common stock. Subsequently, on April 16, 2024, the Company announced the cancellation of the proposed offering. The cancellation was primarily due to management’s assessment that the pricing of the proposed offering would not be in the best interests of the Company or its stockholders. The Company is currently not pursuing a new capital raise and is continuing to evaluate alternative potential sources of funding. Refer to the “Going Concern” subsection within Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, for additional information.

 

 

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10Q (this “Report”) and other materials we have filed or may filed, as well as information included in our oral or written statements, contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These statements are often identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “will,” “would” or the negative or plural of these words, or similar expressions or variations. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that could cause actual results and the timing of certain events to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified herein and in our other SEC filings. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events.

 

You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The cautionary statements set forth in this Report identify important matters or factors which you should consider in evaluating our forward-looking statements. These matters or factors include, among other things:

 

 

Our ability to effectively execute our business plan;

 

 

 

 

Our ability to manage our expansion, growth and operating expenses both domestically and internationally;

 

 

 

 

Our ability to comply with new regulations and compliance requirements that affect our business;

 

 

 

 

Our ability to evaluate and measure our business, prospects and performance metrics;

 

 

 

 

Our ability to compete and succeed in an evolving industry;

 

 

 

 

Our ability to respond and adapt to rapid changes in technology;

     
 

Our ability to identify and complete, acquisitions, post-acquisition integrations, dispositions and other strategic growth opportunities and initiatives;

     
 

Our ability to avoid or minimize risks related to the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry or changes in the regulatory environment and turmoil in the banking sector with respect to digital asset management; and

     
 

Our ability to protect our proprietary technology.

 

The foregoing list of important factors does not include all such factors, nor necessarily present them in order of importance. In addition, you should consult other disclosures made by us (such as in our other filings with the SEC or in our press releases) for other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected by us. For additional information regarding risk factors that could affect our results, see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 14 of the 2023 Annual Report.

 

We intend the forward-looking statements to speak only as of the time of such statements and do not undertake or plan to update or revise such forward-looking statements as more information becomes available or to reflect changes in expectations, assumptions or results. We can give no assurance that such expectations or forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. An occurrence of, or any material adverse change in, one or more of the risk factors or risks and uncertainties referred to in this Report, could materially and adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, and future performance.

 

In this Report, unless the context otherwise requires, all references to “the Company,” “we,” “our”, “us” and “PubCo” refer collectively to RYVYL Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its subsidiaries.

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to “PrivCo” refer to GreenBox POS LLC, a limited liability company, formed in the state of Washington.

 

 

Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Results of Operations contains not only statements that are historical facts, but also statements that are forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are, by their very nature, uncertain and risky. These risks and uncertainties include international, national and local general economic and market conditions; demographic changes; our ability to sustain, manage, or forecast growth; our ability to successfully make and integrate acquisitions; raw material costs and availability; new product development and introduction; existing government regulations and changes in, or the failure to comply with, government regulations; adverse publicity; competition; the loss of significant customers or suppliers; fluctuations and difficulty in forecasting operating results; changes in business strategy or development plans; business disruptions; the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; the ability to protect technology; and other risks that might be detailed from time to time in our filings with the SEC.

 

Although the forward-looking statements in this Report reflect the good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by them. Consequently, and because forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, the actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in the forward-looking statements. You are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this Report and in our other reports as we attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

 

Overview Organization and Name Changes

 

RYVYL Inc. is a financial technology company that develops, markets, and sells innovative blockchain-based payment solutions, which we believe offer significant improvements for the payment solutions marketplace. The Company’s core focus is to develop and monetize disruptive blockchain-based applications, integrated within an end-to-end suite of financial products, capable of supporting a multitude of industries. The Company’s proprietary, blockchain-based systems are designed to facilitate, record and store a virtually limitless volume of tokenized assets, representing cash or data, on a secured, immutable blockchain-based ledger.

 

The Company was formerly known as ASAP Expo, Inc. and was incorporated in the State of Nevada on April 10, 2007. On January 4, 2020, PubCo and PrivCo entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement to memorialize a verbal agreement (the “Verbal Agreement”) entered into on April 12, 2018, by and among PubCo (the buyer) and PrivCo (the seller). On April 12, 2018, pursuant to the Verbal Agreement, the Company acquired PrivCo’s blockchain gateway and payment system business, point of sale system business, delivery business and kiosk business, bank and merchant accounts, as well as all intellectual property related thereto (the “GreenBox Business”). As consideration for the GreenBox Business, on April 12, 2018, the Company assumed PrivCo’s liabilities that had been incurred in the normal course of the GreenBox Business.

 

On May 3, 2018, the Company formally changed its name to “GreenBox POS, LLC,” then subsequently changed its name to “GreenBox POS” on December 13, 2018. On October 13, 2022, GreenBox POS changed its name to “RYVYL Inc.”

 

On May 21, 2021, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Northeast Merchant Systems, Inc. (“NEMS”) in a transaction treated as a business combination. NEMS is a merchant services company providing merchant credit card processing through its own Bank Identification Number with the acquiring bank, Merrick. This involves inside operations for new merchants that include sales assistance and applications processing, underwriting, and onboarding and inside operations for existing merchants include risk monitoring and customer service. Outside operations include equipment service or replacement; sales calls and applications; site inspections and identity verification; security verification; and on-site customer service and technical support.

 

On July 13, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), GreenBox POS entered into and closed on a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Charge Savvy LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (“Charge Savvy”), and Charge Savvy’s three members (collectively, the “Sellers”). One of the Sellers, Ken Haller, was an employee of the Company on the Closing Date. As a result of the Purchase Agreement, the Company purchased all of Charge Savvy’s issued and outstanding membership interests from the Sellers and Charge Savvy became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The purchase price under the Purchase Agreement for the all-stock transaction consisted of 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock being issued and delivered to Sellers in proportion to the Sellers’ share of their membership interests in Charge Savvy. The share price at issuance was $12.14. Charge Savvy is a fintech company specializing in developing software and providing payment processing and point-of-sale (“POS”) services to the merchant services industry. Charge Savvy also owned an approximately 64,000 square foot office building located in Chicago, Illinois, where it is headquartered.

 

On March 31, 2022, the Company acquired a portfolio of merchant accounts from Sky Financial & Intelligence LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company (“Sky Financial”) for $18,110,000. The Company paid $16,000,000 of cash in March 2022 and issued 500,000 shares of restricted common stock for the transaction on May 12, 2022.

 

 

On April 1, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of Transact Europe Holdings OOD (“Transact Europe Holdings”). Transact Europe Holdings is the holding company of Transact Europe EAD (“TEU”). TEU formally changed its name to RYVYL EU on December 16, 2022. RYVYL EU is a European Union (“EU”) regulated electronic money institution headquartered in Sofia, Bulgaria. RYVYL EU is a Principal Level member of Visa, a worldwide member of MasterCard, and a principal member of China UnionPay. In addition, RYVYL EU is part of the direct Single Euro Payments Area (“SEPA”) program, a payment system enabling cashless payments across continental Europe. RYVYL EU provides complete payment solutions by offering acquiring, issuing of prepaid cards and agent banking, serving hundreds of clients. With a global footprint, proprietary payment gateway, and technology platforms, RYVYL EU offers a comprehensive portfolio of services and decades of industry experience. The Company paid approximately $28.8 million (€26.0 million) in total consideration for the purchase.

 

Recent Developments

 

In February 2024, the Company transitioned its QuickCard product in North America away from terminal-based to app-based processing. This transition coincided with a change in our banking partner that was prompted by recent changes in the compliance environment and banking regulations. The unforeseen abrupt nature of the transition and slow initial adoption of the app-based product has led to a significant decline in processing volume in North America, which in turn has adversely affected revenue in the North America segment.

 

This temporary decline in revenue has adversely impacted the Company’s liquidity in its North America segment in the short term. As a result, management has determined that its cash and cash equivalents in the North America segment as of March 31, 2024, will not be sufficient to fund the segment’s operations and capital needs for the next 12 months from the issuance of this Report. Management’s intended plan over the next twelve months to address the temporary liquidity shortfall in the North America segment includes, but is not limited to, the following:

 

 

acceleration of the Company’s business development efforts to drive volumes in diversified business verticals;

 

the implementation of cost control measures to more effectively manage spending in the North America segment and right sizing the organization, where appropriate;

 

the sale of certain noncore assets; and

 

repatriation of offshore profits from the Company’s European subsidiaries, whose continued accelerated growth and generation of positive cash flow have already provided, and will continue to provide, an immediate and viable short-term source of capital during this product transition (to date, the Company has repatriated $7.5 million from Europe).

 

Management has assessed that its intended plan is appropriate and sufficient to address the liquidity shortfall in its North America segment. However, there can be no guarantee that we will be successful in implementing our plan, that our projections of our future capital needs will prove accurate, or that any additional funding will be sufficient to continue our operations in the North America segment.

 

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 (Unaudited) Compared to Three Months March 31, 2023 (Unaudited):

(Dollars in thousands)

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

                 
   

2024

   

2023

   

Change

 
           

% of

           

% of

                 
   

Amount

   

Revenue

   

Amount

   

Revenue

   

Amount

   

%

 
                                                 

Revenue

  $ 16,774       100.0 %   $ 11,291       100.0 %   $ 5,483       48.6 %

Cost of revenue

    9,743       58.1 %     6,178       54.7 %     3,564       57.7 %

Gross profit

    7,031       41.9 %     5,113       45.3 %     1,918       37.5 %
                                                 

Operating expenses:

                                               

Advertising and marketing

    17       0.1 %     75       0.7 %     (58 )     -77.7 %

Research and development

    1,393       8.3 %     1,936       17.1 %     (543 )     -28.1 %

General and administrative

    2,042       12.2 %     1,452       12.9 %     590       40.7 %

Payroll and payroll taxes

    3,569       21.3 %     2,714       24.0 %     855       31.5 %

Professional fees

    1,035       6.2 %     1,803       16.0 %     (768 )     -42.6 %

Stock compensation expense

    224       1.3 %     193       1.7 %     31       16.1 %

Depreciation and amortization

    657       3.9 %     620       5.5 %     37       6.0 %

Total operating expenses

    8,937       53.3 %     8,793       52.4 %     144       1.6 %
                                                 

Loss from operations

    (1,906 )     -11.4 %     (3,680 )     -21.9 %     1,774       -48.2 %
                                                 

Other income (expense):

                                               

Interest expense

    (28 )     -0.2 %     (1,729 )     -15.3 %     1,701       -98.4 %

Accretion of debt discount

    (908 )     -5.4 %     (2,622 )     -23.2 %     1,714       -65.4 %

Changes in fair value of derivative liability

    -       0.0 %     168       1.5 %     (168 )     -100.0 %

Other expense

    343       2.0 %     (111 )     -1.0 %     454       -410.1 %

Total other income (expense)

    (593 )     -3.5 %     (4,294 )     -25.6 %     3,701       -86.2 %
                                                 

Loss before provision for income taxes

    (2,499 )     -14.9 %     (7,974 )     -47.5 %     5,475       -68.7 %
                                                 

Provision for income taxes

    190       1.1 %     5       0.0 %     184       3849.9 %
                                                 

Net loss

  $ (2,689 )     -16.0 %   $ (7,979 )     -47.6 %   $ 5,290       -66.3 %

 

 

Revenue

 

   

Quarter Ended March 31,

 
   

2024

   

2023

   

$ Change

   

% Change

 
                                 

North America

  $ 9,674     $ 8,804     $ 870       9.9 %

International

    7,100       2,487       4,613       185.4 %

Total revenue

  $ 16,774     $ 11,291     $ 5,483       48.6 %

 

Revenue increased by $5.5 million, or 48.6%, to $16.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $11.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. In the North America segment, revenue increased $0.9 million, or 9.9%, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023. In the International segment, revenue increased $4.6 million, or 185.4%, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase in revenue was primarily attributable to continued growth in processing volume, which increased from $566 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, to $994 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase in processing volume was driven by the continued expansion in multiple verticals within our International segment, primarily, our ISO and partnership network, our global payments processing businesses, and banking-as-a-service offering, and business growth in American Samoa.

 

Cost of Revenue

 

Cost of revenue increased by $3.6 million, or 57.7%, to $9.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $6.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. In the North America segment, cost of revenue increased $0.8 million, or 16.4%, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023. In the International segment, cost of revenue increased $2.8 million, or 193.9%, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023. Cost of revenue consists of various processing fees paid to gateways, as well as commission payments to the ISOs responsible for establishing and maintaining merchant relationships. The increase in cost of revenue is primarily attributable to the increase in processing volume, which resulted in higher processing fees paid to gateways and commission payments to ISOs, primarily in the International segment.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses increased by $0.1 million, or 1.7%, to $8.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $8.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase was due primarily to an increase in general and administrative expenses of $0.6 million due to higher bad debt expense and an increase in payroll and payroll taxes of $0.9 million primarily related to employee bonuses and commissions during the period. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in research and development expense of $0.5 million and a decrease in professional fees of $0.8 million due to lower accounting, consulting, and legal fees incurred in 2023 in connection with the Company’s restatement of prior period consolidated financial statements.

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

Other expense decreased by $3.7 million, or 86.2%, to $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $4.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to lower interest expense of $1.7 million due to the accrued interest waiver on the convertible note through June 2024 and the decrease in the convertible note discount, which were both due to the restructuring of the Company’s convertible note in the fourth quarter of 2023.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Company’s consolidated working capital at December 31, 2023 was $3.2 million, which included cash and cash equivalents of $10.5 million and restricted cash of $78.3 million. Historically, the Company has financed its operations with proceeds from cash from operations, the sales of equity securities, and its $100 million convertible note. Our material liquidity needs principally relate to working capital requirements and research and development expenditures.

 

Due to the product transition described under the Recent Developments section above, we believe that our cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2024 are not sufficient to fund the North America segment’s operations and capital needs for the next 12 months from the issuance of this Report. Our ability to fund working capital and other expenditures in the North America segment will depend on our ability to generate cash from operating activities from our two operating segments, which is subject to our future operating success, further repatriation of offshore profits from our European subsidiaries, short-term borrowings in the U.S., and a capital raise, which the Company intends to consummate in the near term. The Company is actively engaged in discussions with multiple investment banks regarding a capital raise. However, there can be no guarantee that a capital raise will be available on a timely basis or on favorable terms and is subject to factors beyond our control, including general economic, political, and financial market conditions.

 

 

Our ability to successfully address the short-term liquidity shortfall in the North America segment is contingent on management’s intended plan over the next twelve months to improve the segment’s liquidity and working capital requirements. Management has determined that its intended plan is appropriate and sufficient to address the liquidity shortfall. However, there can be no guarantee that we will be successful in implementing our plan or in acquiring additional funding, that our projections of our future capital needs will prove accurate, or that any additional funding will be sufficient to continue our operations in the North America segment.

 

Cash Flow

 

The following table shows cash flows for the periods presented (dollars in thousands):

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
   

2024

   

2023

 

Cash provided by operating activities

  $ 15,525     $ 16,379  

Cash used in investing activities

    (22 )     (17 )

Cash provided used in financing activities

    (4 )     -  

Effects of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

    (1 )     (58 )

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

  $ 15,498     $ 16,304  

 

Operating Activities – For the three months ended March 30, 2024 and 2023, net cash provided by operating activities was $15.5 million and $16.4 million, respectively. The cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to timing of settlement of assets and liabilities.

 

Investing Activities – Net cash used in investing activities in the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were negligible.

 

Financing Activities – Net cash used by financing activities in the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were negligible.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

 

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”). GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We base our estimates on historical experience, anticipated future trends, and other assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Because these estimates require significant judgment, our actual results may differ materially from our estimates.

 

Cash Due from Gateways

 

The Company generates the majority of its revenue from payment processing services provided to its merchant clients. When a merchant makes a sale, the process of receiving the payment card information, engaging the banks for transferring the proceeds to the merchant’s account via digital gateways, and recording the transaction on a blockchain ledger, are the activities for which the Company gets to collect fees.

 

The gateways have strict guidelines pertaining to the scheduling of the release of funds to merchants based on several criteria that include, but are not limited to, return and chargeback history, associated risk for the specific business vertical, average transaction amount, etc. To mitigate potential credit losses associated with these risks, these gateway policies determine reserve requirements and a payment in arrears strategy. While reserve and payment in arrears restrictions are in effect for a merchant payout, the Company records the reserved amounts against cash due from the gateways until released.

 

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this Item.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Our management has evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of March 31, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting described below. In light of this fact, our management has performed additional analysis, investigations, and other post-closing procedures and has concluded that, notwithstanding the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, the consolidated financial statements for the periods covered by and included in this report fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with GAAP.

 

Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

In connection with their evaluation for the three months ended March 31, 2024, management identified a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting resulting from not having a complete process in place to fully reconcile the transactions between its operating system (a Company-developed platform) and its general ledger system, at the individual transaction level, which hampers the Company’s ability to timely and accurately identify differences that may require adjustment to its consolidated financial statements. As a result, we did not maintain effective controls over the reconciliation of transactions between the Company’s operating system and its general ledger system, at the individual transaction level. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

Remediation Plan

 

We have commenced measures to remediate the identified material weakness, including the implementation of an enhanced reconciliation preparation and review process, and improved reporting from the Company’s operating system.

 

While we have initiated a plan to remediate the noted material weakness, these actions and planned actions are subject to ongoing evaluation by management and will require testing and validation of design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting over future periods. We are committed to the continuous improvement of our internal control over financial reporting and intend to continue to take actions necessary to remediate deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting.

 

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

 

Except as discussed above, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2024, which has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

From time-to-time, the Company is involved in legal proceedings. The following is a summary of our current outstanding litigation. Note that references to GreenBox POS are for historical purposes. GreenBox POS changed its name to RYVYL Inc. on October 13, 2022.

 

 

On November 8, 2022, the Company filed a complaint against its former Chief Operating Officer Vanessa Luna, Luna Consultant Group, LLC and Does 1 through 50 in San Diego Superior Court (the “Company Filing”). The Company is alleging that Ms. Luna abused her position for additional compensation, failed to follow proper protocols and breached her fiduciary duties and duty of loyalty by secretly maintaining alternative employment. The action seeks damages, including interest and costs of suit incurred. On November 10, 2022, Ms. Luna filed her own complaint against the Company and Fredi Nisan in San Diego Superior Court (the “Luna Filing”). Ms. Luna alleges that Mr. Nisan used contract negotiations to coerce her, that the Company improperly coded transactions and misled investors, and that when her concerns were reported to management, she was wrongfully terminated, resulting in a number of claims. Ms. Luna also alleges sexual misconduct on the part of Mr. Nisan.  Ms. Luna is seeking damages including compensatory damages, unpaid wages (past and future), loss of wages and benefits (past and future), and other damages to be proven at trial. The Company and Mr. Nisan deny all allegations of the Luna Filing. In April 2023, Ms. Luna sought to add Coyni, Inc. as a defendant with regard to her claims.  She was granted permission to file a Second Amended Complaint, and Coyni, Inc. is evaluating the allegations to determine whether to challenge the filing by way of demurrer or otherwise. As the Company cannot predict the outcome of the matter, the probability of an outcome cannot be determined. The Company intends to vigorously defend against all claims asserted by Ms. Luna and to vigorously prosecute its own claims against Ms. Luna. The San Diego Superior Court consolidated the Company Filing and Luna Filing into a single proceeding, RYVYL Inc. v. Luna, on August 4, 2023. The parties are currently in the discovery phase.

 

 

On December 12, 2022, Jacqueline Dollar (aka Jacqueline Reynolds), former Chief Marketing Officer of the Company, filed a complaint against the Company, Fredi Nisan, and Does 1-20 in San Diego Superior Court. Ms. Dollar is alleging she was undercompensated compared to her male counterparts and retaliated against after raising concerns to management resulting in sex discrimination in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) and failure to prevent discrimination in violation of FEHA. Ms. Dollar is also claiming intentional infliction of emotional distress. Ms. Dollar is seeking an unspecified amount of damages related to, among other things, payment of past and future lost wages, stock issuances, bonuses and benefits, compensatory damages, and general, economic, non-economic, and special damages. As the Company cannot predict the outcome of the matter, the probability of an outcome cannot be determined. The Company intends to vigorously defend against all claims. The parties are currently in the discovery phase.

 

 

On February 1, 2023, a putative class action lawsuit titled Cullen V. RYVYL Inc. fka GreenBox POS, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:23-cv-00185-GPC-AGS, was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against several defendants, including the Company and certain of our current and former directors and officers (the “Cullen Defendants”). The complaint was filed on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s publicly traded securities between January 29, 2021 and January 20, 2023. The complaint generally alleges that the Cullen Defendants violated Sections 11, 12(a)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act and Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act by making false and/or misleading statements regarding the Company’s financial controls, performance and prospects. On June 30, 2023, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint. All defendants filed motions to dismiss the amended complaint on August 14, 2023. On March 1, 2024, the Court issued an order granting in part and denying in part defendants’ motions to dismiss, which included dismissing all Securities Act claims and narrowing the potential class period. Plaintiff filed a second amended complaint on April 30, 2024, which alleges claims under Exchange Act Sections 10(b) and 20(a) only and a class period of May 13, 2021 through January 20, 2023. Cullen Defendants’ response is due by June 30, 2024.

 

The action seeks damages, including interest, and the award of reasonable fees and costs to the putative class. The Company denies all allegations of liability and intends to vigorously defend against all claims. However, given the preliminary stage of the lawsuit, the uncertainty of litigation, and the legal standards that must be met for success on the merits, the Company cannot predict the outcome at this time or estimate a reasonably possible loss or range of loss that may result from this action.

 

 

 

On June 22, 2023, a shareholder derivative complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against certain of the Company’s current and/or former officers and directors (the “Hertel Defendants”), Christy Hertel, derivatively on behalf of RYVYL Inc., f/k/a GreenBox POS v. Ben Errez et al., Case No. 3:23-CV-01165-GPC-SBC. On August 4, 2023, a second shareholder derivative complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against the Hertel Defendants, Marcus Gazaway, derivatively on behalf of RYVYL Inc., f/k/a GreenBox POS v. Ben Errez et al., Case No. 3:23-CV-01425-LAB-BLM. Both derivative complaints generally allege that the Hertel Defendants failed to implement adequate internal controls that would prevent false and misleading financial information from being published by the Company and that controlling shareholders participated in overpayment misconduct resulting in violations of Sections 10(b), 14(a) and 20 of the Exchange Act and breached their fiduciary duties and, purportedly on behalf of the Company. On April 2, 2024, the Court granted the parties’ joint motion for an order consolidating the Hertel and Gazaway cases under the caption In re RYVYL Inc. Derivative Litigation, Lead Case No. 3:23-CV-01165-GPC-SBC (S.D. Cal.). On May 6, 2024, the Court issued an order staying the action until after the final resolution of any motion to dismiss the securities class action detailed above.

 

The complaint seeks damages and contribution from the Hertel Defendants and a direction that the Company and the Hertel Defendants take actions to reform and improve corporate governance and internal procedures to comply with applicable laws. The Hertel Defendants deny all allegations of liability and intend to vigorously defend against all claims. However, given the preliminary stage of the lawsuits, the uncertainty of litigation, and the legal standards that must be met for success on the merits, the Company cannot predict the outcome of either case at this time.

 

 

On October 1, 2023, the Company filed a demand for arbitration against Sky Financial with the American Arbitration Association in San Diego, California (the “Arbitration”). In the Arbitration, the Company seeks to recover for breach of the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2022 (the “2022 Agreement”), between Sky Financial and the Company, for Sky Financial’s failure to perform its obligations under the 2022 Agreement. Additionally, to the extent the Company’s 2019 Asset Purchase Agreement with Sky Financial is implicated by Sky Financial’s failure to perform its obligations under the 2022 Agreement, either directly or through the incorporation by reference of the 2019 Agreement into the 2022 Agreement, the Company is also alleging Sky Financial has breached the 2019 Agreement. On October 2, 2023, the Company filed a complaint against Sky Financial in San Diego Superior Court asserting the same claims asserted in the Arbitration, solely to toll any applicable statutes of limitations pending the Arbitration and, if necessary, provide jurisdiction for the court to compel arbitration. The action seeks damages, including interest and costs of suit incurred. The parties have agreed to proceed in the Arbitration and have stipulated to a stay of the San Diego Superior Court action pending the Arbitration.

 

 

On July 6, 2022, the Company’s subsidiary, RYVYL EU (formerly known as Transact Europe OOD), received a notary invitation from Satya Consulting PTE Limited (“Satya”) filed in Bulgaria. In the filed claim, Satya alleges nonpayment of its fee in the amount of EUR 900,000, to which statutory default interest is to be added, for failure of payment under the Company’s stock purchase agreement for Transact Europe Holdings OOD. RYVYL EU has retained Bulgarian counsel to assist in the defense of the asserted claim and denies all allegations. As RYVYL EU cannot predict the outcome of the matter, the probability of an outcome cannot be determined. RYVYL EU intends to vigorously defend against all claims.

 

 

On January 2, 2024, the Company filed a Statement of Claim against Chessa Sabourin in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Case No. CV-24-00712190-0000. The Company seeks to recover funds unlawfully held by Sabourin, or in the alternative, damages in the equivalent amount. Additionally, punitive and exemplary damages. In September 2023, the Company mistakenly sent funds to Ms. Sabourin and attempted to reverse or recall the transfers but was unable to do so. To date, Ms. Sabourin has failed and/or refused to return the funds mistakenly sent to her. Given the preliminary stage of the lawsuit, the uncertainty of litigation, and the legal standards that must be met for success on the merits, the Company cannot predict the outcome at this time or estimate a reasonably possible loss or range of loss that may result from this action.

 

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

There have been no material changes with respect to risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2024.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

None.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

31.1

Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2

Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1*

Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2*

Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

 

* In accordance with SEC Release 33-8238, Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 are being furnished and not filed.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

RYVYL INC.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 14, 2024

By:

/s/ Fredi Nisan

 

 

 

Fredi Nisan

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 14, 2024

By:

/s/ George Oliva

 

 

 

George Oliva

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

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Exhibit 31.1

 

Certification of the Principal Executive Officer

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, Fredi Nisan, certify that:

 

 

1.

I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2024 of RYVYL INC.;

 

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b) Designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal controls over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

By:   

/s/ Fredi Nisan

 

 

Fredi Nisan

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: May 14, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

 

Certification of the Principal Financial Officer

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, George Oliva, certify that:

 

 

1.

I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2024 of RYVYL INC.;

 

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b) Designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal controls over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

By:   

/s/ George Oliva

 

 

George Oliva

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: May 14, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

Certification of the Principal Executive Officer

 

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of RYVYL Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Fredi Nisan, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

 

 

1.

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

 

2.

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.

 

 

By:

/s/ Fredi Nisan

 

Name:

Fredi Nisan

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date: May 14, 2024

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.2

 

Certification of the Principal Financial Officer

 

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of RYVYL Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, George Oliva, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

 

 

1.

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

 

2.

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.

 

 

By:

/s/ George Oliva

 

Name:

George Oliva

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

Date: May 14, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Cover - shares
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
May 13, 2024
Document Information [Line Items]    
Document Type 10-Q  
Document Quarterly Report true  
Document Transition Report false  
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes  
Amendment Flag false  
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2024  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2024  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q1  
Entity Information [Line Items]    
Entity Registrant Name RYVYL INC.  
Entity Central Index Key 0001419275  
Entity File Number 001-34294  
Entity Tax Identification Number 22-3962936  
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code NV  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes  
Entity Shell Company false  
Entity Filer Category Non-accelerated Filer  
Entity Small Business true  
Entity Emerging Growth Company false  
Entity Contact Personnel [Line Items]    
Entity Address, Address Line One 3131 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 1400  
Entity Address, City or Town San Diego  
Entity Address, State or Province CA  
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 92108  
Entity Phone Fax Numbers [Line Items]    
City Area Code 619  
Local Phone Number 631-8261  
Entity Listings [Line Items]    
Title of 12(b) Security Common Stock, $0.001 par value  
Trading Symbol RVYL  
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   6,469,342
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Current Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 10,523 $ 12,180
Restricted cash 78,293 61,138
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $40 and $23, respectively 1,066 859
Cash due from gateways, net of allowance of $2,636 and $2,636, respectively 1,426 12,834
Prepaid and other current assets 2,954 2,854
Total current assets 94,262 89,865
Non-current Assets:    
Property and equipment, net 290 306
Goodwill 26,308 26,753
Intangible assets, net 4,439 5,059
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 4,036 4,279
Other assets 2,536 2,403
Total non-current assets 37,609 38,800
Total assets 131,871 128,665
Current Liabilities:    
Accounts payable 1,321 1,819
Accrued liabilities 4,653 5,755
Payment processing liabilities, net 83,916 76,772
Current portion of operating lease liabilities 717 692
Other current liabilities 456 504
Total current liabilities 91,063 85,542
Long term debt, net of debt discount 16,816 15,912
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion 3,522 3,720
Total liabilities 111,401 105,174
Commitments and contingencies 0 0
Stockholders' Equity:    
Preferred stock, Series B, par value $0.01, 5,000,000 shares authorized; 55,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 1 1
Common stock, par value $0.001, 100,000,000 shares authorized, shares issued and outstanding of 6,001,487 and 5,996,948, respectively 6 6
Additional paid-in capital 175,777 175,664
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (44) 401
Accumulated deficit (155,270) (152,581)
Total stockholders' equity 20,470 23,491
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 131,871 $ 128,665
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parentheticals) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Accounts receivable, allowance for credit losses (in Dollars) $ 40 $ 23
Cash due from gateways, allowance (in Dollars) $ 2,636 $ 2,636
Common stock, par value (in Dollars per share) $ 0.001 $ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized 100,000,000 100,000,000
Common stock shares issued 6,001,487 5,996,948
Common stock, shares outstanding 6,001,487 5,996,948
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]    
Preferred stock, par value (in Dollars per share) $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized 5,000,000 5,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued 55,000 55,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding 55,000 55,000
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]    
Revenue $ 16,774 $ 11,291
Cost of Goods Sold 9,743 6,178
Gross Profit 7,031 5,113
Operating expenses:    
Advertising and marketing 17 75
Research and development 1,393 1,936
General and administrative 2,042 1,452
Payroll and payroll taxes 3,569 2,714
Professional fees 1,035 1,803
Stock compensation expense 224 193
Depreciation and amortization 657 620
Total operating expenses 8,937 8,793
Loss from operations (1,906) (3,680)
Other income (expense):    
Interest expense (28) (1,729)
Accretion of debt discount (908) (2,622)
Changes in fair value of derivative liability 0 168
Other income or expense, net 343 (111)
Total other expense, net (593) (4,294)
Loss before provision for income taxes (2,499) (7,974)
Income tax provision 190 5
Net Income (loss) (2,689) (7,979)
Comprehensive income statement:    
Net loss (2,689) (7,979)
Foreign currency translation adjustment (445) (58)
Total comprehensive loss $ (3,134) $ (8,037)
Net loss per share:    
Basic and diluted (in Dollars per share) $ (0.45) $ (1.53)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:    
Basic and diluted (in Shares) 5,988,424 5,221,060
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Restricted Stock [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Restricted Stock [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Restricted Stock [Member]
Interest Expense [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Interest Expense [Member]
Common Stock to be Issued [Member]
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Treasury Stock, Common [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Preferred Stock [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
Common Stock to be Issued [Member]
Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2022           $ (7) $ 5   $ 97,494 $ 357 $ (99,772) $ 0 $ (1,923)
Balance (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2022           (13,689) 4,972,736         175,392  
Common stock issued to employees as stock compensation                 31       31
Common stock issued to employees as stock compensation (in Shares)             (891)            
Common stock issued for interest on convertible debt         $ 0                
Common stock issued for interest on convertible debt (in Shares)       175,392 (175,392)                
Share repurchase           $ 7     (7)        
Share repurchase (in Shares)           13,689 (13,672)            
Carryover effects of financial statement restatements in prior periods                     294   294
Net loss and comprehensive loss                   (58) (7,979)   (8,037)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2023             $ 5   97,518 299 (107,457) $ 0 (9,635)
Balance (in Shares) at Mar. 31, 2023           0 5,133,565         0  
Balance at Dec. 31, 2023             $ 6 $ 1 175,664 401 (152,581)   23,491
Balance (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2023             5,996,948 55,000          
Issuance of common stock $ 1 $ 93 $ 94           119       $ 119
Issuance of common stock (in Shares) 14,443           6,333            
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options (in Shares)             6,218           11,999
Shares forfeited             $ (1)   (99)       $ (100)
Shares forfeited (in Shares)             (22,455)            
Net loss and comprehensive loss                   (445) (2,689)   (3,134)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2024             $ 6 $ 1 $ 175,777 $ (44) $ (155,270)   $ 20,470
Balance (in Shares) at Mar. 31, 2024             6,001,487 55,000          
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net loss $ (2,689) $ (7,979)
Depreciation and amortization expense 657 620
Noncash lease expense 70 913
Stock compensation expense 224 193
Accretion of debt discount 908 2,622
Changes in fair value of derivative liability 0 (168)
Changes in assets and liabilities:    
Accounts receivable, net (207) 296
Prepaid and other current assets 159 5,741
Cash due from gateways, net 11,408 119
Other assets (391) (2,017)
Accounts payable (499) 8,144
Accrued and other current liabilities (1,259) (915)
Accrued interest 0 709
Payment processing liabilities, net 7,144 8,101
Net cash provided by operating activities 15,525 16,379
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Purchases of property and equipment (22) (17)
Net cash used in investing activities (22) (17)
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Repayments on long-term debt (4) 0
Net cash used in financing activities (4) 0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (1) (58)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 15,498 16,304
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash – beginning of period 73,318 40,834
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash – end of period 88,816 57,138
Cash paid during the period for:    
Interest 0 1,000
Income taxes $ 0 $ 0
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Description of the Business
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

1.

Description of the Business

 

Organization

 

RYVYL Inc. is a financial technology company that develops, markets, and sells innovative blockchain-based payment solutions, which offer significant improvements for the payment solutions marketplace. The Company’s core focus is developing and monetizing disruptive blockchain-based applications, integrated within an end-to-end suite of financial products, capable of supporting a multitude of industries. The Company’s proprietary, blockchain-based systems are designed to facilitate, record, and store a limitless volume of tokenized assets, representing cash or data, on a secured, immutable blockchain-based ledger.

 

Name Change

 

On May 3, 2018, PubCo formally changed its name to GreenBox POS LLC, then subsequently changed its name to GreenBox POS on December 13, 2018. On October 13, 2022 GreenBox POS changed its name to RYVYL Inc. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to “the Company,” “we,” “our”, “us” and “PubCo” refer collectively to RYVYL Inc. and its subsidiaries. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to “PrivCo” or the “Private Company” refer to GreenBox POS LLC, a limited liability company, formed in the state of Washington.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

2.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Going Concern

 

Since February 2024, the Company’s North America segment has been experiencing a significant decline in revenue, which is the direct result of having to abruptly transition its QuickCard product from terminal-based to app-based processing. While this decline in revenue is considered temporary, it has adversely impacted the Company’s liquidity in the short term, within the North America segment. As a result, management has determined that the Company’s cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2024 are not sufficient to fund the North America segment’s operations and capital needs for the next 12 months from the issuance of this Report.

 

As a result of the developments described above, substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is contingent upon the successful execution of management’s intended plan over the next twelve months to improve the liquidity of its North America segment, which includes, without limitation:

 

 

acceleration of the Company’s business development efforts to drive volumes in diversified business verticals;

 

the implementation of cost control measures to more effectively manage spending in the North America segment and right sizing the organization, where appropriate;

 

the sale of certain noncore assets; and

 

repatriation of offshore profits from the Company’s European subsidiaries, whose continued accelerated growth and generation of positive cash flow have already provided, and will continue to provide, an immediate and viable short-term source of capital during this product transition(to date, the Company has repatriated $7.5 million from Europe).

 

Management has assessed that its intended plan is appropriate and sufficient to address the liquidity shortfall in its North America segment. However, there can be no guarantee that we will be successful in implementing our plan, that our projections of our future capital needs will prove accurate, or that any additional funding will be sufficient to continue our operations in the North America segment. The unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. The report of the Company’s independent auditor on the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 contains an explanatory paragraph referring to a substantial doubt concerning the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

 

The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the Company’s annual audited financial statements and accompanying notes have been condensed or omitted in this accompanying interim consolidated financial statements and footnotes. Accordingly, the accompanying interim consolidated financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 26, 2024 (the “2023 Annual Report”).

 

In the opinion of management, these unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments and accruals, consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair statement of the results of all interim periods reported herein. The results of the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full fiscal year or any other interim period or any future year or period.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

On September 6, 2023, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to effect a 1-for-10 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of the Company’s shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “common stock”). Such amendment and ratio were previously approved by the board of directors. Under Nevada Revised Statutes Section 78.207, stockholder approval of the Reverse Stock Split was not required because (i) both the number of authorized shares of the common stock and the number of issued and outstanding shares of the common stock were proportionally reduced as a result of the Reverse Stock Split; (ii) the Reverse Stock Split did not adversely affect any other class of stock of the Company; and (iii) the Company did not pay money or issue scrip to stockholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, which was effective September 6, 2023, every ten shares of the Company’s pre-reverse split outstanding common stock were combined and reclassified into one share of common stock. Proportionate voting rights and other rights of common stockholders were not affected by the Reverse Stock Split. Any fractional shares of common stock resulting from the Reverse Stock Split were rounded up to the nearest whole share. All stock options outstanding and common stock reserved for issuance under the Company’s equity incentive plans outstanding immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split were adjusted by dividing the number of affected shares of common stock by ten and, as applicable, multiplying the exercise price by ten. All share numbers, share prices, exercise prices and per share amounts have been adjusted, on a retroactive basis to reflect this 1-for-10 Reverse Stock Split.

 

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

 

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, cash on deposit with banks, and highly liquid debt investments with an original maturity of three months or less.

 

Restricted cash substantially consists of cash received from gateways for merchant transactions processed, which has yet to be distributed to merchants, Independent Sales Organizations (“ISOs”)and their agents at the end of the period.

 

The gateways have strict policies pertaining to the scheduling of the release of funds to merchants based on several criteria that include, but are not limited to, return and chargeback history, associated risk for the specific business vertical, average transaction amount, etc. To mitigate potential credit losses associated with these risks, the gateways use these policies to determine reserve requirements and a payment in arrears strategy. While reserve and payment in arrears restrictions are in effect for a merchant payout, the Company records the reserved amounts against cash due from the gateways until the restriction is released.

 

Cash Due from Gateways, Net

 

The Company generates the majority of its revenue from payment processing services provided to its merchant clients. When a merchant makes a sale, the process of receiving the payment card information, engaging the banks for transferring the proceeds to the merchant’s account via digital gateways, and recording the transaction on a blockchain ledger, are the activities for which the Company gets to collect fees. Cash due from gateways represent amounts due to the Company for transactions processed but not yet distributed by the gateways.

 

Payment Processing Liabilities

 

The Company’s proprietary blockchain-based technology serves as the settlement engine for all transactions within the Company’s ecosystem. The blockchain ledger provides a robust and secure platform to log large volumes of immutable transactional records in real time. In summary, blockchain is a distributed ledger that uses digitally encrypted keys to verify, secure and record details of each transaction conducted within an ecosystem. Unlike general blockchain-based systems, the Company uses proprietary, private ledger technology to verify every transaction conducted within the Company’s ecosystem. The verification of transaction data comes from trusted partners, all of whom have been extensively vetted by the Company. The Company facilitates all financial elements of its closed-loop ecosystem, and it acts as the administrator for all related accounts. Using the Company’s TrustGateway technology, the Company seeks authorization and settlement for each transaction from Gateways to the issuing bank responsible for the credit/debit card used in the transaction. When a gateway settles the transaction, the company’s TrustGateway technology composes a chain of blockchain instructions to the Company’s ledger manager system.

 

When consumers use their credit or debit cards to pay for transactions with merchants who use our ecosystem, the transaction starts with the consumer funding their virtual wallets with an amount that is equal to the cost of the good or service they intend to purchase from the merchant. Once this occurs, the Company transfers the respective funds to the merchant’s virtual wallet, after which the merchant releases its goods or services to the consumer. These transfers take place instantaneously and seamlessly, allowing the transaction experience to seem like any other ordinary credit or debit card transaction to the consumer and merchant.

 

While the Company’s blockchain ledger records transaction details instantaneously, the final cash settlement of each transaction can take days to weeks, depending upon contract terms between the Company and the gateways the Company uses, between the Company and its ISOs, and between the Company and/or its ISOs and merchants who use the Company’s services. In the case where the gateways have not yet remitted funds to the Company pertaining to transactions already processed, the Company records those amounts as cash due from gateways, net – a current asset. Concurrently, the Company records a portion of the cash due from gateways as revenue and the remaining balance, which is due to merchants and ISOs, as payment processing liabilities, net – a current liability. The balance included in payment processing liabilities, net in the consolidated balance sheets is equal to the sum of amounts due to merchants and ISOs related to the aforementioned unsettled transactions and the amounts due to merchants and ISOs on already settled transactions that these merchants and ISOs have not yet redeemed in the blockchain.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.

 

The Company generates the majority of its revenue from payment processing services. Payment processing services revenue is typically based on a percentage of the value of each transaction processed and/or upon fixed amounts specified per each transaction or service. The Company satisfies its performance obligations and, therefore, recognizes the processing fees as revenue at a point in time, upon the authorization of a merchant sale transaction.

 

Research and Development Costs

 

Research and development costs primarily consist of salaries and benefits for research and development personnel and outsourced contracted services, as well as associated supplies and materials. These costs are expensed as incurred.

 

Accounts Receivable, Net

 

Accounts receivable consist of amounts recorded in connection with the sale of payment processing terminals and related accessories. Accounts receivable are recorded at invoiced amounts, net of an allowance for credit losses, and do not bear interest. In accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments Credit Losses (ASC 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (ASU 2016-13), the Company measures its allowance for credit losses using an expected credit loss model that reflects the Company’s current estimate of expected credit losses inherent in the enterprise and the accounts receivable balance. In determining the expected credit losses, the Company considers its historical loss experience, the aging of its accounts receivable balance, current economic and business conditions, and anticipated future economic events that may impact collectability. The Company reviews its allowance for credit losses periodically and, as needed, amounts are written-off when determined to be uncollectible. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the allowance for credit losses was immaterial.

 

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets primarily consist of inventory and deposits made by our European subsidiaries with credit card companies.

 

Property and Equipment, Net

 

Property and equipment primarily consist of computer equipment, leasehold improvements, and furniture and fixtures. Property and equipment are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from three to eight years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the related asset. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. For assets sold or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any related gain or loss is reflected in income for the period.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company applies fair value accounting for assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the consolidated financial statements on a recurring basis. Fair value is defined as the price received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.

 

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements, establishes a three-level hierarchy priority for disclosure of assets and liabilities recorded at fair value. The ordering of priority reflects the degree to which objective prices in external active markets are available to measure fair value. The classification of assets and liabilities within the hierarchy is based on whether the inputs to the valuation methodology used for measurement are observable or unobservable. The Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible. The three levels in the hierarchy are as follows:

 

 

Level 1 – Observable inputs, such as unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities accessible to the reporting entity at the measurement date.

 

 

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

 

 

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that cannot be directly corroborated by observable market data and that typically reflect management’s estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

 

The Company measures its convertible note and related derivative liability at fair value. The Company classifies these liabilities as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, as fair values are estimated using models that use both observable (e.g., changes in market interest rates) and unobservable (e.g., changes in unobservable long-dated volatilities) inputs.

 

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

Goodwill is recorded when the consideration paid for an acquisition of a business exceeds the fair value of the identifiable net tangible and intangible assets acquired.

 

Goodwill is tested for impairment, at a minimum, on an annual basis at the reporting unit level by first performing a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value. If the reporting unit does not pass the qualitative assessment, then the reporting unit’s carrying value is compared to its fair value. Goodwill is considered impaired if the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value. The Company’s policy is to perform its annual impairment test of goodwill as of December 31 of each fiscal year. Based on our most recent annual impairment assessment, we determined that no adjustment to the carrying value of goodwill of our reporting unit was required.

 

Intangible assets consist of acquired customer relationships and business intellectual properties. Intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives, ranging from two to five years, using the straight-line method. No significant residual value is estimated for intangible assets.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company evaluates property and equipment and finite-lived intangible assets for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of such assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset or an asset group to estimated undiscounted future net cash flows expected to be generated. If the carrying amount of the long–lived asset or asset group is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, an impairment is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques including discounted cash flow models, quoted market values, and third–party independent appraisals, as considered necessary. The Company determined that the values of its long-lived assets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, are supportable and recoverable.

 

Leases

 

The Company leases office space under non-cancellable operating leases with various expiration dates. The Company determines whether an arrangement is a lease for accounting purposes at contract inception. Operating leases are recorded as right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, which are included within noncurrent assets, and lease liabilities, which are included within current and noncurrent liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets.

 

Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the future lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets are based on the lease liability and are increased by prepaid lease payments and decreased by lease incentives received, where applicable. The interest rate used to determine the present value of the future lease payments is the Company’s incremental borrowing rate because the interest rate implicit in the Company’s leases is not readily determinable. The Company’s incremental borrowing rate is estimated to approximate the interest rate that the Company would pay to borrow on a collateralized basis with similar terms and payments as the lease, and in economic environments where the leased asset is located. Certain leases require the Company to pay taxes, maintenance, and other operating expenses associated with the leased asset. Such amounts are not included in the measurement of the ROU assets and lease liabilities. These lease costs are recognized as lease expenses when incurred.

 

The Company evaluates ROU assets related to leases for indicators of impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a ROU asset may not be recoverable. When a decision has been made to exit a lease prior to the contractual term or to sublease that space, the Company evaluates the asset for impairment and recognizes the associated impact to the ROU asset and related expense, if applicable. The evaluation is performed at the asset group level initially and when appropriate, at the lowest level of identifiable cash flows, which is at the individual lease level. Undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the related ROU assets are estimated over the ROU assets’ useful lives. If the evaluation indicates that the carrying amount of the ROU assets may not be recoverable, any potential impairment is measured based upon the fair value of the related ROU asset or asset group as determined by appropriate valuation techniques.

 

Foreign Currency

 

Assets and liabilities are translated into the reporting currency using the exchange rates in effect on the consolidated balance sheet dates. Equity accounts are translated at historical rates, except for the change in retained earnings during the period, which is the result of the income statement translation process. Revenue and expense accounts are translated using the weighted average exchange rate during the period. The cumulative translation adjustments associated with the net assets of foreign subsidiaries are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income in the accompanying consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity.

 

Stock Based Compensation

 

Stock-based compensation expense relates to restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) and stock options granted to employees and non-employee directors under the Company’s equity incentive plans, which are measured based on the grant-date fair value. The fair value of RSAs is determined by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The fair value of stock options is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model. Generally, stock-based compensation expense is recorded on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur.

 

Income Taxes

 

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred income taxes are recognized for temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements, net of operating loss carry forwards and credits, by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is not more likely than not that some portion of or all the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Judgment is required in determining and evaluating income tax provisions and valuation allowances for deferred income tax assets. We recognize an income tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position.

 

Current income taxes are provided for in accordance with the laws of the relevant taxing authorities. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we have valuation allowances which serve to reduce net deferred tax assets.

 

Net Loss Per Share

 

The Company’s basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period without consideration of potentially dilutive securities. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding, adjusted for the dilutive effect of all potential shares of common stock. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company’s diluted net loss per share is the same as the basic net loss per share, since there are no common stock equivalents outstanding that would have a dilutive effect.

 

Segment Reporting

 

The Company determines its reportable segments based on how its Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) manages the business, makes operating decisions around the allocation of resources, and evaluates operating performance. Our CODM is our Chief Executive Officer and we have identified two reportable segments: North America and International. These segments represent the components of the Company for which separate financial information is available that is utilized on a regular basis by the CODM to assess segment performance, set strategic goals, and allocate the Company’s resources. The primary financial measure used by the CODM to evaluate the performance of its segments and allocate resources to them is operating income or (loss).

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial InstrumentsCredit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, as amended by subsequently issued ASUs 2018-19, 2019-04, 2019-05, 2019-10, 2019-11, 2020-02, 2020-03 and 2022-02 (collectively, “Topic 326”). Topic 326 requires entities to utilize a new impairment model known as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model for certain financial assets held at the reporting date. The CECL model requires entities to estimate lifetime “expected credit loss” amounts and record them as an allowance that, when deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial asset, presents the net amount expected to be collected on the financial asset. The CECL model is expected to result in more timely recognition of credit losses. The guidance also amends the impairment model for available for sale debt securities and requires entities to determine whether all or a portion of the unrealized loss on such debt security is a credit loss. The Company adopted the updates as of January 1, 2023, with no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, “Business Combinations (ASC 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers,” which requires contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured by the acquirer on the acquisition date in accordance with ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” as if the acquirer had originated the contracts. Under current accounting standards, contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination are to be recorded at fair value using the ASC 805 measurement principle. ASU 2021-08 is effective for fiscal years and interim reporting periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The adoption of ASU 2021-08, effective January 1, 2023, did not have an impact on the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and disclosures of the Company.

 

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging Contracts in Entitys Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entitys Own Equity (ASU 2020-06). ASU 2020-06 aims to simplify the accounting for convertible instruments by reducing the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock. ASU 2020-06 also simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity and amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments. Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. For SEC filers, excluding smaller reporting companies, ASU 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, ASU 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods therein. The adoption of ASU 2020-06, effective January 1, 2024, did not have an impact on the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and disclosures of the Company.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The amended guidance requires incremental reportable segment disclosures, primarily about significant segment expenses. The amendments also require entities with a single reportable segment to provide all disclosures required by these amendments, and all existing segment disclosures. The amendments will be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact this amended guidance may have on the footnotes to its consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-08, Intangibles Goodwill and Other Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60): Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets. This amended guidance requires fair value measurement of certain crypto assets each reporting period with the changes in fair value reflected in net income. The amendments also require disclosures of the name, fair value, units held, and cost bases for each significant crypto asset held and annual reconciliations of crypto asset holdings. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. We are required to apply these amendments as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which the guidance is adopted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have an impact on our consolidated financial statements, as we currently do not hold any crypto assets.

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The amended guidance enhances income tax disclosures primarily related to the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. This guidance requires disclosure of specific categories in the effective tax rate reconciliation and further information on reconciling items meeting a quantitative threshold. In addition, the amended guidance requires disaggregating income taxes paid (net of refunds received) by federal, state, and foreign taxes. It also requires disaggregating individual jurisdictions in which income taxes paid (net of refunds received) is equal to or greater than 5 percent of total income taxes paid (net of refunds received). The amended guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The guidance can be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact this amended guidance may have on the footnotes to our consolidated financial statements.

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Acquisitions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

3.

Acquisitions

 

Logicquest Technology, Inc.

 

In April 2023, the Company executed a purchase agreement for 99.4 million shares of restricted common stock of Logicquest Technology, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Logicquest”) representing ownership of 99.1% of Logicquest, 48 shares of Series C Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock of Logicquest, and 10 shares of Series D Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock of Logicquest, in exchange for an aggregate purchase price of $225,000. Logicquest was a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) quoted on the Over-the-Counter Pink Open Market under the symbol “LOGQ” and is required to file reports and other information with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act. In June 2023, the Company merged the assets of Coyni, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Logicquest, with Logicquest as the surviving entity. Subsequently, Logicquest changed its name to Coyni, Inc. (“Coyni PubCo”). In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company amended the share purchase agreement to reflect 98 million shares of restricted common stock of Logicquest, 48 shares of Series C Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock of Logicquest, and 10 shares of Series D Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock of Logicquest, in exchange for an aggregate purchase price of $225,000. In accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations, this transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition and the acquired assets are included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of March 31, 2024.

 

As previously disclosed, the Company originally intended to transfer the Coyni Platform assets, which are owned by the Company, into Coyni PubCo, and subsequently spin-off Coyni PubCo into a new publicly traded entity. However, we subsequently determined that it was in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders to retain the Coyni Platform at the Company to expand payment processing and banking-as-a-service solutions. As such, management no longer plans to pursue a spin-off of Coyni PubCo.

 

Merchant Payment Solutions LLC

 

In November 2021, the Company executed a term sheet to acquire certain Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) business of Merchant Payment Solutions LLC (“MPS”). Upon execution of the term sheet, the Company made a refundable earnest money deposit in the amount of $725,000 toward the total purchase price. After conducting due diligence, the Company elected to terminate the term sheet on April 21, 2023. In June 2023, the Company and MPS agreed to finalize a Portfolio Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company acquired the ACH portfolio of MPS for $725,000. In accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations, this transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition.

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Property and Equipment
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

4.

Property and Equipment, Net

 

The following table details property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation (dollars in thousands):

 

   

March 31, 2024

   

December 31, 2023

 

Computers and equipment

  $ 286     $ 276  

Furniture and fixtures

    152       152  

Improvements

    183       171  

Total property and equipment

    621       599  

Less: accumulated depreciation

    (331 )     (293 )

Net property and equipment

  $ 290     $ 306  

 

Depreciation expense was $0.04 million and $0.04 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

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Goodwill
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]  
Goodwill Disclosure [Text Block]

5.

Goodwill

 

The following table summarizes goodwill activity by reportable segment (dollars in thousands):

 

   

North America

   

International

   

Consolidated

 

Goodwill - December 31, 2023

  $ 6,548     $ 20,205     $ 26,753  

Goodwill Acquired

    -       -       -  

Adjustments (1)

    -     $ (445 )   $ (445 )
                         

Goodwill – March 31, 2024

  $ 6,548     $ 19,760     $ 26,308  

 

(1) The adjustments to goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2024 pertained to foreign currency translation adjustments.

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Intangible Assets
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

6.

Intangible Assets, Net

 

The following table details acquired intangible assets (dollars in thousands):

 

       

March 31, 2024

   

December 31, 2023

 

Intangible Assets

 

Amortization Period

 

Cost

   

Accumulated

Amortization

   

Net

   

Cost

   

Accumulated

Amortization

   

Net

 

Customer relationships

 

3-5 years

  $ 7,812     $ (4,586 )   $ 3,226     $ 7,812     $ (4,100 )   $ 3,712  

Business technology/IP

 

5 years

    2,675       (1,462 )     1,213       2,675       (1,328 )     1,347  
                                                     

Total intangible assets

  $ 10,487     $ (6,048 )   $ 4,439     $ 10,487     $ (5,428 )   $ 5,059  

 

Amortization expense was $0.6 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

The estimated amortization expense related to intangible assets as of March 31, 2024 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Year

 

Amount

 

2024 (remainder)

  $ 1,383  

2025

    1,844  

2026

    992  

2027

    148  

2028

    72  

Total

  $ 4,439  
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Accrued Liabilities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Other Liabilities and Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Redemption [Abstract]  
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

7.

Accrued Liabilities

 

The following table details the balance in accrued liabilities (dollars in thousands):

 

   

March 31, 2024

   

December 31, 2023

 

Accrued gateway fees

  $ 27     $ 2,356  

Payroll related accruals

    1,546       1,235  

Accrued legal and professional fees

    1,907       1,342  

Accrued taxes

    503       528  

Other

    670       294  

Total accrued liabilities

  $ 4,653     $ 5,755  
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Long-Term Debt, Net
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

8.

Long-Term Debt, Net

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s debt as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):

 

   

March 31, 2024

   

December 31, 2023

 

$100,000,000 8% senior convertible note, due April 5, 2025

  $ 19,200     $ 19,200  

Less: Unamortized debt discount

    (2,998 )     (3,906 )

Net carrying value

    16,202       15,294  
                 

$149,900 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), interest rate of 3.75%, due June 1, 2050

    145       146  

$500,000 EIDL, interest rate of 3.75%, due May 8, 2050

    484       487  

Total debt

    16,831       15,927  
                 

Less: current portion

    (15 )     (15 )

Long-term debt, net

  $ 16,816     $ 15,912  

 

Senior Convertible Note

 

On November 8, 2021, the Company sold and issued, in a registered direct offering, an 8% Senior convertible note, originally due November 3, 2023, and subsequently extended to April 5, 2025, in the aggregate original principal amount of $100 million (the “Note”). The Note had an original issue discount of sixteen percent (16%) resulting in gross proceeds of $84 million. The Note was sold pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated November 2, 2021 (the “SPA”), between the Company and the investor in the Note (the “Investor”).

 

The Note was issued on November 8, 2021, pursuant to an indenture dated November 2, 2021 between us and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by a first supplemental indenture thereto, dated November 2, 2021, relating to the Note (the “First Supplemental Indenture” and the Base Indenture as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, the “First Indenture”). The terms of the Note include those provided in the First Indenture and those made part of the First Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act.

 

First Exchange Agreement

 

On July 25, 2023, the Company entered into an Exchange Agreement (the “First Exchange Agreement”) under which the Company and the Investor agreed to exchange (the “Series A Exchanges”), in two separate exchanges, an aggregate of $22.703 million of the outstanding principal and interest under the Note for 15,000 shares of a newly authorized series of preferred stock of the Company designated as Series A Preferred Convertible Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), the terms of which are set forth in a Certificate of Designations of Rights and Preferences of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of RYVYL Inc. (the “Series A Certificate of Designations”), which the Company filed with the Nevada Secretary of State prior to the initial issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock is further described in Note 10, Convertible Preferred Stock. As part of the First Exchange Agreement, the Company also agreed to allow for the conversion of up to an additional $9.0 million of principal (together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon) of the Note at a conversion price equal to 97.5% of the lower of (x) the then in effect conversion price and (y) the lowest volume weighted average price of the Company’s Common Stock during the five trading days immediately prior to such conversion; and the Investor agreed to waive any interest that would otherwise accrue on the Note during the period commencing on April 1, 2023 through, and including, December 31, 2023.

 

On July 31, 2023, pursuant to the terms of the First Exchange Agreement, the Company closed the initial exchange (the “Initial Series A Exchange”) and issued 6,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock in exchange for $4.297 million of the outstanding principal balance of the Note and $1.703 million of accrued interest. Additionally, upon satisfaction of all applicable closing conditions, including, without limitation, the Company having obtained any stockholder approval required for the consummation of the transactions and the issuance of the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock (unless waived by the applicable other party), in the final exchange (the “Final Series A Exchange”), the parties agreed to exchange the remaining $16.703 million of outstanding principal balance subject to the Series A Exchanges for 9,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock on a date mutually agreed to by the Company and the Investor. The Company determined that the parties’ obligation to exchange the remaining $16.703 million of outstanding principal balances subject to the Series A Exchanges for 9,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock in the Final Series A Exchange represents an embedded conversion feature that does not require bifurcation and separate valuation because it would not meet the definition of a derivative, if freestanding, under ASC 815 as net settlement could not be achieved.

 

The Company analyzed the changes made to the Note under the First Exchange Agreement under ASC 470-50 to determine if extinguishment accounting was applicable. Under ASC 470-50-40-10, a modification or an exchange that adds or eliminates a substantive conversion option as of the conversion date is always considered substantial and requires extinguishment accounting. Since the First Exchange Agreement added a substantive conversion option, the Company determined that extinguishment accounting was applicable. In accordance with the extinguishment accounting guidance, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of $1.3 million which represents the difference between (a) the fair value of the modified Note and the 6,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued in the Initial Series A Exchange and (b) the carrying amount of the Note and the fair value of the bifurcated embedded derivative immediately prior to giving effect to the First Exchange Agreement.

 

Second Exchange Agreement

 

Under the terms of the First Exchange Agreement, a final closing was to be held upon which the Investor was to exchange an additional $16.703 million of principal of the Note into 9,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Unissued Series A Preferred Stock”) which shares of Unissued Series A Preferred Stock were convertible into shares of Common Stock, in accordance with the terms of the Series A Certificate of Designations.

 

On November 27, 2023, the Company entered into an Exchange Agreement (the “Second Exchange Agreement”) with the Investor under which the Company and the Investor agreed to exchange (the “Series B Exchange”), (i) all of the existing shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued to the Investor in the Initial Series A Exchange, (ii) the right to exchange the shares of Unissued Series A Preferred Stock for an additional $16.703 million of principal of the Note, and (iii) $60.303 million of the outstanding principal under the Note for 55,000 shares of a newly authorized series of preferred stock of the Company designated as Series B Preferred Convertible Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), the terms of which are set forth in a Certificate of Designations of Rights and Preferences of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of RYVYL Inc. (the “Series B Certificate of Designations”), which the Company filed with the Nevada Secretary of State prior to the initial issuance of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock. The Series B Preferred Stock is further described in Note 10, Convertible Preferred Stock. As additional consideration for the Series B Exchange, the Company has also agreed to make a cash payment to the Investor in the amount of $3.0 million. As part of the Second Exchange Agreement, the Investor also agreed to forbear from requiring the repayment of the Note (to the extent such repayment obligation arises solely as a result of the occurrence of the maturity date and not with respect to any event of default or redemption rights in the Note or pursuant to the Indenture (as such term is defined in the Second Exchange Agreement)) during the period commencing on November 5, 2024 through, and including, April 5, 2025; and to extend the waiver of payment of interest under the Note through July 1, 2024.

 

The Company analyzed the changes made to the Note under the Second Exchange Agreement under ASC 470-50 to determine if extinguishment accounting was applicable. Under ASC 470-50-40-10, a modification or an exchange that adds or eliminates a substantive conversion option as of the conversion date is always considered substantial and requires extinguishment accounting. Since the Second Exchange Agreement eliminated a substantive conversion option (the parties’ obligation to exchange the remaining $16.703 million of outstanding principal balances subject to the Series A Exchanges for 9,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock in the Final Series A Exchange), the Company determined that extinguishment accounting was applicable. In accordance with the extinguishment accounting guidance, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of $22.5 million which represents the difference between (a) the fair value of the modified Note, the fair value of the 55,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued in the Series B Exchange, and the $3.0 million cash payment made to the Investor, and (b) the carrying amount of the Note, the fair value of the bifurcated embedded derivative immediately prior to giving effect to the Second Exchange Agreement, and the fair value of the existing shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued to the Investor in the Initial Series A Exchange forfeited to the Company by the Investor.

 

On November 29, 2023, the Company closed the Series B Exchange, pursuant to which the Company issued to the Investor 55,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and paid the Investor a cash payment in the amount of $3.0 million, in exchange for 6,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock previously issued to the Investor, the right to exchange the shares of Unissued Series A Preferred Stock for an additional $16.703 million of principal of the Note, and the reduction of principal of the Note in the aggregate amount of $60.303 million.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Investor converted $8.55 million of the outstanding principal balance into 5,986,954 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a weighted average conversion price of $1.43. In addition, the Company paid the Investor $6.9 million in January 2022 in exchange for cancellation of $6.0 million of the outstanding principal balance. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Investor converted $1.65 million of the outstanding principal balance into 1,397,327 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a weighted average conversion price of $1.18.

 

Ranking

 

The Note is the senior unsecured obligation of the Company and not the financial obligation of our subsidiaries. Until such date as the principal amount of the Note is $5 million or less, all payments due under the Note will be senior to all other indebtedness of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries.

 

Maturity Date

 

Under its original terms, unless earlier converted, or redeemed, the Note was to mature on November 3, 2023, the second anniversary of the issuance date, which we refer to herein as the “Maturity Date,” subject to the right of the Investor to extend the date:

 

 

(i)

if an event of default under the Note has occurred and is continuing (or any event shall have occurred and be continuing that with the passage of time and the failure to cure would result in an event of default under the Note) and

 

 

(ii)

for a period of 20 business days after the consummation of a fundamental transaction if certain events occur.

 

We are required to pay, on the Maturity Date, all outstanding principal, accrued and unpaid interest and accrued and unpaid late charges on such principal and interest, if any.

 

As part of the Restructuring Agreement entered into with the Investor on August 16, 2022 (the “Restructuring Agreement”), the Company obtained a forbearance of the Maturity Date from November 5, 2023 to November 5, 2024. As part of the Second Exchange Agreement entered into with the Investor on November 27, 2023, the Company obtained a further forbearance of the Maturity Date from November 5, 2024 to April 5, 2025.

 

Interest

 

The Note bears interest at the rate of 8% per annum which (a) shall commence accruing on the date of issuance, (b) shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and twelve 30-day months and (c) shall be payable in cash quarterly in arrears on the first trading day of each calendar quarter or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Note. If the holder elects to convert or redeem all or any portion of the Note prior to the Maturity Date, all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount being converted or redeemed will also be payable. If we elect to redeem all or any portion of the Note prior to the Maturity Date, all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount being redeemed will also be payable. The interest rate of the Note will automatically increase to 15% per annum upon the occurrence and continuance of an event of default (See “Events of Default” below).

 

Subject to the satisfaction of certain equity conditions, the terms of the Restructuring Agreement require the holder to voluntarily convert certain interest payments when due under the Note at 95% of the lower of (i) the then in effect conversion price and (ii) the lowest volume weighted average price of our Common Stock during the five trading days immediately prior to such conversion.

 

As part of the First Exchange Agreement, the Investor agreed to waive any interest that would otherwise accrue on the Note during the period commencing on April 1, 2023 through, and including, December 31, 2023. As part of the Second Exchange Agreement, the Investor agreed to extend the waiver of payment of interest under the Note through July 1, 2024.

 

Late Charges

 

The Company is required to pay a late charge of 15% on any amount of principal or other amounts that are not paid when due.

 

Conversion

 

Fixed Conversions at Option of Holder

 

The holder of the Note may convert all, or any part, of the outstanding principal and interest of the Note, at any time at such holder’s option, into shares of our Common Stock at an initial fixed conversion price, which is subject to:

 

 

proportional adjustment upon the occurrence of any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination and/or similar transactions; and

 

 

full-ratchet adjustment in connection with a subsequent offering at a per share price less than the fixed conversion price then in effect.

 

Pursuant to the original terms of the Note, since during the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2022, the Company (i) failed to process at least $750 million in transaction volume or (ii) had revenue that was less than $12 million, the Note’s fixed conversion price then in effect exceeded the greater of (x) the Note's $1.67 floor and (y) 140% of the market price as of April 1, 2022 (the “Adjustment Measuring Price”), on April 1, 2022, the fixed conversion price automatically adjusted to the Adjustment Measuring Price.

 

As part of the Restructuring Agreement, the Company agreed to allow for the conversion of up to $4.5 million of principal (together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon) of the Note at a conversion price equal to the lesser of (i) $2.40 and (ii) 97.5% of the lower of (x) the then in effect conversion price and (y) the lowest volume weighted average price of our Common Stock during the five trading days immediately prior to such conversion.

 

As part of the First Exchange Agreement, the Company agreed to allow for the conversion of up to an additional $9.0 million of principal (together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon) of the Note at a conversion price equal to 97.5% of the lower of (x) the then in effect conversion price and (y) the lowest volume weighted average price of our Common Stock during the five trading days immediately prior to such conversion.

 

1-Year Alternate Optional Conversion

 

At any time following the first anniversary of the issuance date of the Note, but only if the closing bid price of our Common Stock on the immediately prior trading day is less than $6.50, the holder of the Note shall have the option to convert, at such holder’s option, pro rata, up to $30 million of the principal amount of the Note (in $250,000 increments) at the “alternate optional conversion price,” which is equal to the lower of (i) the then in effect conversion price and (ii) the greater of (x).the Note’s $1.67 floor price or (y) 98% of the market price on the conversion date.

 

Alternate Event of Default Optional Conversion

 

If an event of default has occurred under the Note, the holder may alternatively elect to convert the Note (subject to an additional 15% redemption premium) at the “alternate event of default conversion price” equal to the lesser of:

 

 

the fixed conversion price then in effect; and

 

the greater of:

 

 

the floor price; and

 

 

80% of the lowest volume weighted average price of our Common Stock during the five trading days immediately prior to such conversion.

 

Beneficial Ownership Limitation

 

The Note may not be converted, and shares of Common Stock may not be issued under the Note if, after giving effect to the conversion or issuance, the applicable holder of the Note (together with its affiliates, if any) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock, which is referred to herein as the “Note Blocker”. The Note Blocker may be raised or lowered to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% at the option of the applicable holder of the Note, except that any raise will only be effective upon 61 days’ prior notice to us.

 

Change of Control Redemption Right

 

In connection with a change of control of the Company, the holder may require us to redeem in cash all, or any portion, of the Notes at a 15% redemption premium to the greater of the face value, the equity value of our Common Stock underlying the Note, and the equity value of the change of control consideration payable to the holder of our Common Stock underlying the Note.

 

The equity value of our Common Stock underlying the Note is calculated using the greatest closing sale price of our Common Stock during the period immediately preceding the consummation or the public announcement of the change of control and ending the date the holder gives notice of such redemption.

 

The equity value of the change of control consideration payable to the holder of our Common Stock underlying the Note is calculated using the aggregate cash consideration and aggregate cash value of any non-cash consideration per share of our Common Stock to be paid to the holders of our Common Stock upon the change of control.

 

Events of Default

 

Under the terms of the First Supplemental Indenture, the events of default contained in the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Note. Rather, the Note contains standard and customary events of default including but not limited to: (i) the suspension from trading or the failure to list the Company’s Common Stock within certain time periods; (ii) failure to make payments when due under the Notes; and (iii) bankruptcy or insolvency of the Company.

 

If an event of default occurs, the holder may require us to redeem all or any portion of the Note (including all accrued and unpaid interest and late charges thereon), in cash, at a 15% redemption premium to the greater of the face value and the equity value of the Company’s Common Stock underlying the Note.

 

The equity value of the Company’s Common Stock underlying the Note is calculated using the greatest closing sale price of the Company’s Common Stock on any trading day immediately preceding such event of default and the date the Company makes the entire payment required.

 

Company Optional Redemption Rights

 

At any time no event of default exists, the Company may redeem all, but not less than all, of the Note outstanding in cash all, or any portion, of the Note at a 5% redemption premium to the greater of the face value and the equity value of the Company’s Common Stock underlying the Note.

 

The equity value of the Company’s Common Stock underlying the Note is calculated using the greatest closing sale price of the Company’s Common Stock on any trading day during the period commencing on the date immediately preceding such date the Company notifies the applicable holder of such redemption election and the date the Company makes the entire payment required.

 

The following is a rollforward of the senior convertible note balance (dollars in thousands):

 

Balance, December 31, 2020

  $ -  

Convertible debentures issued

    100,000  

Derivative liability

    (21,580 )

Original issue discount of 16%

    (16,000 )

Placement fees and issuance costs

    (7,200 )

Accretion and write-off of debt discount

    3,435  

Balance, net of unamortized debt discount of $41,345 - December 31, 2021

    58,655  

Repayments and conversion

    (14,550 )

Accretion and write-off of debt discount

    16,996  

Balance, net of unamortized debt discount of $24,349 - December 31, 2022

    61,101  

Repayments and conversion

    (66,250 )

Accretion and write-off of debt discount

    20,443  

Balance, net of unamortized debt discount of $3,906 - December 31, 2023

    15,294  

Accretion of debt discount

    908  

Balance, net of unamortized debt discount of $2,998 – March 31, 2024

  $ 16,202  

 

The Company recorded debt discount accretion expense of $0.9 million and $2.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

The Company incurred other interest expense of $0.03 million and $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

Derivative Liability

 

The senior convertible note contains embedded derivatives representing certain conversion features, redemption rights, and contingent payments upon the occurrence of certain events of default. The Company determined that these embedded derivatives required bifurcation and separate valuation.

 

The Company utilizes a binomial lattice model to value its bifurcated derivatives included in the note. ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) does not permit an issuer to account separately for individual derivative terms and features embedded in hybrid financial instruments that require bifurcation and liability classification as derivative financial instruments. Rather, such terms and features must be combined and fair-valued as a single compound embedded derivative. The Company selected a binomial lattice model to value the compound embedded derivative because it believes this technique is reflective of all significant assumptions that market participants would likely consider in negotiating the transfer of the note. Such assumptions include, among other inputs, stock price volatility, risk-free rates, credit risk assumptions, early redemption and conversion assumptions, and the potential for future adjustment of the conversion price due to triggering events. Additionally, there are other embedded features of the note requiring bifurcation, other than the conversion features, which had no value at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, due to management’s estimates of the likelihood of certain events, but that may have value in the future should those estimates change.

 

The following is a rollforward of the derivative liability balance (dollars in thousands):

 

Balance, December 31, 2021

  $ 18,735  

Change in fair value 2022

    (18,480 )

Balance, December 31, 2022

    255  

Increase in derivative liability upon extinguishment of debt

    6,312  

Change in fair value 2023

    (6,548 )

Balance, December 31, 2023

    19  

Change in fair value 2024

    -  

Balance, March 31, 2024

  $ 19  

 

Small Business Association CARES Act Loans

 

On June 9, 2020, the Company entered into a 30-year loan agreement with the Small Business Association (“SBA”) under the CARES Act in the amount of $149,900. The loan bears interest at 3.75% per annum and requires monthly principal and interest payments of $731 beginning June 9, 2021. Both the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Company signed personal guarantees under this loan. As of March 31, 2024, the loan is not in default.

 

On May 8, 2020, Charge Savvy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a 27-year loan agreement with the SBA under its Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) assistance program in the amount of $150,000. The loan bears interest at 3.75% per annum and required principal and interest payments of $731 beginning on May 8, 2021, which were subsequently deferred to November 8, 2022. On August 4, 2021, Charge Savvy was granted a loan increase in the amount of $350,000 on identical terms as the initial loan, for an aggregate loan amount of $500,000. Monthly principal and interest payments on the aggregate loan are $2,477 and began on November 8, 2022. Pursuant to the terms of Security Agreements executed in connection with this loan, the SBA was granted a security interest in all tangible and intangible personal property of Charge Savvy. As of March 31, 2024, the loan is not in default.

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Convertible Preferred Stock
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]  
Preferred Stock [Text Block]

9.

Convertible Preferred Stock

 

On July 31, 2023, the Company issued 6,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock in exchange for $4.297 million of the outstanding principal balance of the 8% senior convertible note due April 5, 2025 and $1.703 million of accrued interest pursuant to the First Exchange Agreement entered into with the investor in the senior convertible note on July 25, 2023. On November 29, 2023, the existing shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued to the investor were forfeited to the Company by the investor and the Company issued 55,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, along with a cash payment of $3.0 million, in exchange for $60.303 million of the outstanding principal balance of the senior convertible note pursuant to the Second Exchange Agreement entered into with the investor on November 27, 2023. See Note 9, Long-Term Debt, for further information. The Series A Preferred Stock had a stated value of $1,000 per share and a fair value of approximately $1,111 per share at issuance, as determined by a valuation performed by third-party experts. The Series B Preferred Stock has a stated value of $1,000 per share and a fair value of approximately $1,339 per share at issuance, as determined by a valuation performed by third-party experts.

 

Preferred Stock consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

 

   

March 31, 2024

 
   

Preferred Shares

Authorized

   

Preferred Shares

Issued and Outstanding

   

Carrying

Value

   

 

Liquidation

Preference

   

Common Stock

Issuable Upon

Conversion

 

Series A

    15,000       15,000     $ -     $ -     $ -  

Series B

    55,000       55,000       73,631       63,250       17,684,888  

Total Preferred Stock

    70,000       70,000     $ 73,631     $ 63,250     $ 17,684,888  

 

   

December 31, 2023

 
   

Preferred Shares

Authorized

   

Preferred Shares

Issued and Outstanding

   

Carrying

Value

   

 

Liquidation

Preference

   

Common Stock

Issuable Upon

Conversion

 

Series A

    15,000       15,000     $ -     $ -       -  

Series B

    55,000       55,000       73,631       63,250       17,684,888  

Total Preferred Stock

    70,000       70,000     $ 73,631     $ 63,250       17,684,888  

 

The holders of the Preferred Stock have the following rights and preferences:

 

Voting The Preferred Stock has no voting power and the holders of Preferred Stock have no right to vote on any matter at any time, either as a separate series or class or together with any other series or class of share of capital stock.

 

Dividends The holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to receive dividends when and as declared by the Board of Directors, from time to time, in its sole discretion. Such dividends are not cumulative. No such dividends have been declared to date.

 

Liquidation In the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive in cash out of the assets of the Company, prior and in preference to any distribution of the proceeds of such liquidation event to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock or common stock, an amount per share of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the greater of (A) 115% of the stated value of such share of Series B Preferred Stock plus all declared and unpaid dividends on such share of Series B Preferred Stock and (B) the amount per share such holder would receive if it converted such share of Series B Preferred Stock into common stock (at the Series B Alternate Conversion Price, as defined below, then in effect) immediately prior to the date of such payment. If at any time, there is more than one holder of the Series B Preferred Stock, and the proceeds thus distributed among the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full aforesaid preferential amounts, then the entire proceeds legally available for distribution shall be distributed ratably among the holders in proportion to the full preferential amount that each such holder is otherwise entitled to receive.

 

Redemption – Upon a change of control of the Company (as defined in the Company’s Certificate of Designations of Rights and Preferences of Series B Preferred Stock, or the “Series B Certificate of Designations”), the holders of Series B Preferred Stock may require the Company to exchange their shares of Series B Preferred Stock for consideration, in the form of the securities or other assets to which holders of shares of common stock are entitled to receive with respect to or in exchange for their shares of common stock in such change of control, equal to the greatest of (i) 115% of the stated value of such share of Series B Preferred Stock plus all declared and unpaid dividends on such share of Series B Preferred Stock, (ii) 115% of the greatest closing sale price of the number of shares of common stock into which such share of Series B Preferred Stock could be converted (at the Series B Alternate Conversion Price, as defined below, then in effect) during the period beginning on the date immediately preceding the earlier to occur of (a) the consummation of the applicable change of control and (b) the public announcement of such change of control and ending on the date such holder delivers notice to the Company of its election, and (iii) the aggregate cash consideration and the aggregate cash value of any non-cash consideration per share of common stock that would be paid to the holder upon consummation of such change of control if it converted all of its shares of Series B Preferred Stock into common stock at the conversion price then in effect.

 

Conversion – Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder, at any time after the date of issuance of such share, into shares of common stock either (i) at the fixed conversion price then in effect, which initially is $3.11 (subject to standard antidilution adjustments and adjustments as a result of subsequent issuances of securities where the effective price of the common stock is less than the then current fixed conversion price) or (ii) at the Series B Alternate Conversion Price, as defined below. The Series B Certificate of Designations also provides that in the event of certain “Triggering Events,” any holder may, at any time, convert any or all of such holder’s Series B Preferred Stock at a conversion rate equal to the product of (i) the Series B Alternate Conversion Price and (ii) 115% of the stated value of the Series B Preferred Stock subject to such conversion. “Triggering Events” include, among others, (i) a failure to timely deliver shares of common stock, upon a conversion, (ii) a suspension of trading on the principal trading market or the failure to be traded or listed on the principal market for five days or more, (iii) the failure to pay any dividend to the holders of Series B Preferred Stock when required, (iv) the failure to remove restrictive legends when required, (v) the Company’s default in payment of indebtedness in an aggregate amount of $2 million or more, (vi) proceedings for a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation, which are not dismissed with 30 days, (vii) commencement of a voluntary bankruptcy proceeding, and (viii) final judgments against the Company for the payment of money in excess of $2 million. The “Series B Alternate Conversion Price” means the lower of (i) the applicable conversion price then in effect and (ii) the greater of (x) $0.62 and (y) 97.5% of the lowest volume weighted average price of the common stock during the five consecutive trading day period ending and including the trading day immediately preceding the delivery of the applicable conversion notice.

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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

10.

Income Taxes

 

The Company recorded approximately $0.2 million and $0.01 million of income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. We estimate our annual effective income tax rate to be -7.38% for calendar year 2024, which is different from the U.S. federal statutory rate, primarily due to the Company’s its full valuation allowance position.

 

As of March 31, 2024, we have no material unrecognized tax benefits and we expect no material unrecognized tax benefits for next 12 months.

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Stock-Based Compensation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Disclosure [Abstract]  
Disclosure of Share-Based Compensation Arrangements by Share-Based Payment Award [Table Text Block]

11.

Stock-Based Compensation

 

Equity Incentive Plans

 

The Company adopted the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (“2023 Plan”) on November 2, 2023, which provides employees, directors, and consultants with opportunities to acquire the Company’s shares, or to receive monetary payments based on the value of such shares. Management has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company to replace the 2020 Incentive and Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, the 2021 Incentive and Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, and the 2021 Restricted Stock Plan, with one plan, the 2023 Plan, pursuant to which the Company will be able to grant stock option awards, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and other stock-based awards. The 2023 Plan provides for up to 1,098,262 shares of common stock. Grants made under the 2023 Plan will generally vest and become exercisable at various times from the grant dates. These awards will have such vesting or other provisions as may be established by the Board of Directors at the time of each award.

 

Stock Option Activity

 

A summary of stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

   

Shares

   

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2023

    766,142     $ 3.76  

Granted

    -       N/A  

Exercised

    (11,999 )     1.98  

Cancelled/forfeited/expired

    -       -  

Outstanding at March 31, 2024

    754,143     $ 3.78  
                 

Exercisable at March 31, 2024

    284,813     $ 6.68  

 

The aggregate intrinsic value for stock options exercised was $0.03 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024. There were no stock options granted or exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

 

Restricted Stock Activity

 

A summary of RSA activity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

   

Number of Shares

   

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

 

Unvested at January 1, 2024

    189,893     $ 2.28  

Granted

    23,478       4.16  

Vested

    (15,729 )     5.83  

Forfeited

    -          

Unvested at March 31, 2024

    197,645     $ 2.22  

 

The total fair value of restricted shares that vested was $0.10 million and $0.50 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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Operating Leases
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]  
Lessor, Operating Leases [Text Block]

12.

Operating Leases

 

The Company leases office space under operating leases at four locations in the United States (California, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Florida) and one location in the European Union (Sofia, Bulgaria). The Company had no finance lease obligations as of March 31, 2024.

 

The Company’s operating lease expense totaled $0.3 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, the weighted-average remaining lease term was 4.4 years and the weighted average discount rate was 11.0%.

 

Future minimum lease payments under our operating leases and reconciliation to the operating lease liability as of March 31, 2024, are as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ending December 31,

 

Total

 

2024 (remainder)

  $ 815  

2025

    1,161  

2026

    1,329  

2027

    1,046  

2028

    1,041  

Total lease payments

    5,392  

Less: imputed interest

    (1,153 )

Present value of total lease payments

    4,239  

Less: current portion

    (717 )

Long-term lease liabilities

  $ 3,522  
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Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

13.

Related Party Transactions

 

Family Relationships

 

The Company employs two of our CEO’s brothers, Dan and Liron Nusonivich, who are paid approximately $200,000 and $110,000 per year, respectively. There are no family relationships between any of other directors or executive officers and any other employees or directors or executive officers.

 

The Company did not pay any commissions to the related parties mentioned above for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

v3.24.1.1.u2
Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

14.

Commitments and Contingencies

 

From time-to-time, the Company is involved in legal proceedings. The Company records a liability for those legal proceedings when it determines it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company also discloses when it is reasonably possible that a material loss may be incurred, however, the amount cannot be reasonably estimated. From time to time, the Company may enter into discussions regarding settlement of these matters, and may enter into settlement agreements, if it believes settlement is in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders.

 

The following is a summary of our current outstanding litigation. Note that references to GreenBox POS are for historical purposes. GreenBox POS changed its name to RYVYL Inc. on October 13, 2022.

 

 

On November 8, 2022, the Company filed a complaint against its former Chief Operating Officer Vanessa Luna, Luna Consultant Group, LLC and Does 1 through 50 in San Diego Superior Court (the “Company Filing”). The Company is alleging that Ms. Luna abused her position for additional compensation, failed to follow proper protocols and breached her fiduciary duties and duty of loyalty by secretly maintaining alternative employment. The action seeks damages, including interest and costs of suit incurred. On November 10, 2022, Ms. Luna filed her own complaint against the Company and Fredi Nisan in San Diego Superior Court (the “Luna Filing”). Ms. Luna alleges that Mr. Nisan used contract negotiations to coerce her, that the Company improperly coded transactions and misled investors, and that when her concerns were reported to management, she was wrongfully terminated, resulting in a number of claims. Ms. Luna also alleges sexual misconduct on the part of Mr. Nisan.  Ms. Luna is seeking damages including compensatory damages, unpaid wages (past and future), loss of wages and benefits (past and future), and other damages to be proven at trial. The Company and Mr. Nisan deny all allegations of the Luna Filing. In April 2023, Ms. Luna sought to add Coyni, Inc. as a defendant with regard to her claims.  She was granted permission to file a Second Amended Complaint, and Coyni, Inc. is evaluating the allegations to determine whether to challenge the filing by way of demurrer or otherwise. As the Company cannot predict the outcome of the matter, the probability of an outcome cannot be determined. The Company intends to vigorously defend against all claims asserted by Ms. Luna and to vigorously prosecute its own claims against Ms. Luna. The San Diego Superior Court consolidated the Company Filing and Luna Filing into a single proceeding, RYVYL Inc. v. Luna, on August 4, 2023. The parties are currently in the discovery phase.

 

 

On December 12, 2022, Jacqueline Dollar (aka Jacqueline Reynolds), former Chief Marketing Officer of the Company, filed a complaint against the Company, Fredi Nisan, and Does 1-20 in San Diego Superior Court. Ms. Dollar is alleging she was undercompensated compared to her male counterparts and retaliated against after raising concerns to management resulting in sex discrimination in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) and failure to prevent discrimination in violation of FEHA. Ms. Dollar is also claiming intentional infliction of emotional distress. Ms. Dollar is seeking an unspecified amount of damages related to, among other things, payment of past and future lost wages, stock issuances, bonuses and benefits, compensatory damages, and general, economic, non-economic, and special damages. As the Company cannot predict the outcome of the matter, the probability of an outcome cannot be determined. The Company intends to vigorously defend against all claims. The parties are currently in the discovery phase.

 

 

On February 1, 2023, a putative class action lawsuit titled Cullen v. RYVYL Inc. fka GreenBox POS, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:23-cv-00185-GPC-AGS, was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against several defendants, including the Company and certain of our current and former directors and officers (the “Cullen Defendants”). The complaint was filed on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s publicly traded securities between January 29, 2021 and January 20, 2023. The complaint alleged that the Cullen Defendants violated Sections 11, 12(a)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act and Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act by making false and/or misleading statements regarding the Company’s financial controls, performance and prospects. On June 30, 2023, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint. All defendants filed motions to dismiss the amended complaint on August 14, 2023. On March 1, 2024, the Court issued an order granting in part and denying in part defendants’ motions to dismiss, which included dismissing all Securities Act claims and narrowing the potential class period. Plaintiff filed a second amended complaint on April 30, 2024, which alleges claims under Exchange Act Sections 10(b) and 20(a) only and a class period of May 13, 2021 through January 20, 2023. Cullen Defendants’ response is due by June 30, 2024.

 

The action seeks damages, including interest, and the award of reasonable fees and costs to the putative class. The Company denies all allegations of liability and intends to vigorously defend against all claims. However, given the preliminary stage of the lawsuit, the uncertainty of litigation, and the legal standards that must be met for success on the merits, the Company cannot predict the outcome at this time or estimate a reasonably possible loss or range of loss that may result from this action.

 

 

On June 22, 2023, a shareholder derivative complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against certain of the Company’s current and/or former officers and directors (the “Hertel Defendants”), Christy Hertel, derivatively on behalf of RYVYL Inc., f/k/a GreenBox POS v. Ben Errez et al., Case No. 3:23-CV-01165-GPC-SBC. On August 4, 2023, a second shareholder derivative complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against the Hertel Defendants, Marcus Gazaway, derivatively on behalf of RYVYL Inc., f/k/a GreenBox POS v. Ben Errez et al., Case No. 3:23-CV-01425-LAB-BLM. Both derivative complaints generally allege that the Hertel Defendants failed to implement adequate internal controls that would prevent false and misleading financial information from being published by the Company and that controlling shareholders participated in overpayment misconduct resulting in violations of Sections 10(b), 14(a) and 20 of the Exchange Act and breached their fiduciary duties and, purportedly on behalf of the Company. On April 2, 2024, the Court granted the parties’ joint motion for an order consolidating the Hertel and Gazaway cases under the caption In re RYVYL Inc. Derivative Litigation, Lead Case No. 3:23-CV-01165-GPC-SBC (S.D. Cal.). On May 6, 2024, the Court issued an order staying the action until after the final resolution of any motion to dismiss the securities class action detailed above.

 

The complaint seeks damages and contribution from the Hertel Defendants and a direction that the Company and the Hertel Defendants take actions to reform and improve corporate governance and internal procedures to comply with applicable laws. The Hertel Defendants deny all allegations of liability and intend to vigorously defend against all claims. However, given the preliminary stage of the lawsuits, the uncertainty of litigation, and the legal standards that must be met for success on the merits, the Company cannot predict the outcome of either case at this time.

 

 

On October 1, 2023, the Company filed a demand for arbitration against Sky Financial with the American Arbitration Association in San Diego, California (the “Arbitration”). In the Arbitration, the Company seeks to recover for breach of the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2022 (the “2022 Agreement”), between Sky Financial and the Company, for Sky Financial’s failure to perform its obligations under the 2022 Agreement. Additionally, to the extent the Company’s 2019 Asset Purchase Agreement with Sky Financial is implicated by Sky Financial’s failure to perform its obligations under the 2022 Agreement, either directly or through the incorporation by reference of the 2019 Agreement into the 2022 Agreement, the Company is also alleging Sky Financial has breached the 2019 Agreement. On October 2, 2023, the Company filed a complaint against Sky Financial in San Diego Superior Court asserting the same claims asserted in the Arbitration, solely to toll any applicable statutes of limitations pending the Arbitration and, if necessary, provide jurisdiction for the court to compel arbitration. The action seeks damages, including interest and costs of suit incurred. The parties have agreed to proceed in the Arbitration and have stipulated to a stay of the San Diego Superior Court action pending the Arbitration.

 

 

On July 6, 2022, the Company’s subsidiary, RYVYL EU (formerly known as Transact Europe OOD), received a notary invitation from Satya Consulting PTE Limited (“Satya”) filed in Bulgaria. In the filed claim, Satya alleges nonpayment of its fee in the amount of EUR 900,000, to which statutory default interest is to be added, for failure of payment under the Company’s stock purchase agreement for Transact Europe Holdings OOD. RYVYL EU has retained Bulgarian counsel to assist in the defense of the asserted claim and denies all allegations. As RYVYL EU cannot predict the outcome of the matter, the probability of an outcome cannot be determined. RYVYL EU intends to vigorously defend against all claims.

 

 

On January 2, 2024, the Company filed a Statement of Claim against Chessa Sabourin in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Case No. CV-24-00712190-0000. The Company seeks to recover funds unlawfully held by Sabourin, or in the alternative, damages in the equivalent amount. Additionally, punitive and exemplary damages. In September 2023, the Company mistakenly sent funds to Ms. Sabourin and attempted to reverse or recall the transfers but was unable to do so. To date, Ms. Sabourin has failed and/or refused to return the funds mistakenly sent to her. Given the preliminary stage of the lawsuit, the uncertainty of litigation, and the legal standards that must be met for success on the merits, the Company cannot predict the outcome at this time or estimate a reasonably possible loss or range of loss that may result from this action.

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Segment Reporting
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

15.

Segment Reporting

 

The Company has organized its operations into two reportable segments: North America and International. These segments represent the components of the Company for which separate financial information is available that is utilized on a regular basis by the CODM to assess segment performance, set strategic goals, and allocate the Company's resources.

 

The following tables present discrete financial information for our two reportable segments (dollars in thousands):

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2024

   

2023

 

Revenue

               

North America

  $ 9,674     $ 8,804  

International

    7,100       2,487  

Total revenue

  $ 16,774     $ 11,291  

 

Income (loss) from operations

               

North America

  $ (3,448 )   $ (3,728 )

International

    1,542       48 )

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ (1,906 )   $ (3,680 )

 

Depreciation and amortization

               

North America

  $ 491     $ 458  

International

    166       162  

Total depreciation and amortization

  $ 657     $ 620  

 

Net income (loss)

               

North America

  $ (4,323 )   $ (7,889 )

International

    1,634       (90 )

Total net income (loss)

  $ (2,689 )   $ (7,979 )

 

Assets by reportable segment were not included, as that information is not reviewed by the CODM to make operating decisions or allocate resources. Assets are reviewed on a consolidated basis.

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Subsequent Events
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events [Text Block]

16.

Subsequent Events

 

On April 15, 2024, the Company announced that it had commenced an underwritten public offering of shares of its common stock. Subsequently, on April 16, 2024, the Company announced the cancellation of the proposed offering. The cancellation was primarily due to management’s assessment that the pricing of the proposed offering would not be in the best interests of the Company or its stockholders. The Company is currently not pursuing a new capital raise and is continuing to evaluate alternative potential sources of funding. Refer to the “Going Concern” subsection within Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, for additional information.

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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Pay vs Performance Disclosure    
Net Income (Loss) $ (2,689) $ (7,979)
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Insider Trading Arrangements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Trading Arrangements, by Individual  
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Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Substantial Doubt about Going Concern [Text Block]

Going Concern

Since February 2024, the Company’s North America segment has been experiencing a significant decline in revenue, which is the direct result of having to abruptly transition its QuickCard product from terminal-based to app-based processing. While this decline in revenue is considered temporary, it has adversely impacted the Company’s liquidity in the short term, within the North America segment. As a result, management has determined that the Company’s cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2024 are not sufficient to fund the North America segment’s operations and capital needs for the next 12 months from the issuance of this Report.

As a result of the developments described above, substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is contingent upon the successful execution of management’s intended plan over the next twelve months to improve the liquidity of its North America segment, which includes, without limitation:

 

acceleration of the Company’s business development efforts to drive volumes in diversified business verticals;

 

the implementation of cost control measures to more effectively manage spending in the North America segment and right sizing the organization, where appropriate;

 

the sale of certain noncore assets; and

 

repatriation of offshore profits from the Company’s European subsidiaries, whose continued accelerated growth and generation of positive cash flow have already provided, and will continue to provide, an immediate and viable short-term source of capital during this product transition(to date, the Company has repatriated $7.5 million from Europe).

Management has assessed that its intended plan is appropriate and sufficient to address the liquidity shortfall in its North America segment. However, there can be no guarantee that we will be successful in implementing our plan, that our projections of our future capital needs will prove accurate, or that any additional funding will be sufficient to continue our operations in the North America segment. The unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reverse Stock Split [Policy Text Block]

Reverse Stock Split

On September 6, 2023, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to effect a 1-for-10 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of the Company’s shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “common stock”). Such amendment and ratio were previously approved by the board of directors. Under Nevada Revised Statutes Section 78.207, stockholder approval of the Reverse Stock Split was not required because (i) both the number of authorized shares of the common stock and the number of issued and outstanding shares of the common stock were proportionally reduced as a result of the Reverse Stock Split; (ii) the Reverse Stock Split did not adversely affect any other class of stock of the Company; and (iii) the Company did not pay money or issue scrip to stockholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, which was effective September 6, 2023, every ten shares of the Company’s pre-reverse split outstanding common stock were combined and reclassified into one share of common stock. Proportionate voting rights and other rights of common stockholders were not affected by the Reverse Stock Split. Any fractional shares of common stock resulting from the Reverse Stock Split were rounded up to the nearest whole share. All stock options outstanding and common stock reserved for issuance under the Company’s equity incentive plans outstanding immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split were adjusted by dividing the number of affected shares of common stock by ten and, as applicable, multiplying the exercise price by ten. All share numbers, share prices, exercise prices and per share amounts have been adjusted, on a retroactive basis to reflect this 1-for-10 Reverse Stock Split.

Receivable [Policy Text Block]

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, cash on deposit with banks, and highly liquid debt investments with an original maturity of three months or less.

Restricted cash substantially consists of cash received from gateways for merchant transactions processed, which has yet to be distributed to merchants, Independent Sales Organizations (“ISOs”)and their agents at the end of the period.

The gateways have strict policies pertaining to the scheduling of the release of funds to merchants based on several criteria that include, but are not limited to, return and chargeback history, associated risk for the specific business vertical, average transaction amount, etc. To mitigate potential credit losses associated with these risks, the gateways use these policies to determine reserve requirements and a payment in arrears strategy. While reserve and payment in arrears restrictions are in effect for a merchant payout, the Company records the reserved amounts against cash due from the gateways until the restriction is released.

Payment Processing Liabilities [Policy Text Block]

Payment Processing Liabilities

The Company’s proprietary blockchain-based technology serves as the settlement engine for all transactions within the Company’s ecosystem. The blockchain ledger provides a robust and secure platform to log large volumes of immutable transactional records in real time. In summary, blockchain is a distributed ledger that uses digitally encrypted keys to verify, secure and record details of each transaction conducted within an ecosystem. Unlike general blockchain-based systems, the Company uses proprietary, private ledger technology to verify every transaction conducted within the Company’s ecosystem. The verification of transaction data comes from trusted partners, all of whom have been extensively vetted by the Company. The Company facilitates all financial elements of its closed-loop ecosystem, and it acts as the administrator for all related accounts. Using the Company’s TrustGateway technology, the Company seeks authorization and settlement for each transaction from Gateways to the issuing bank responsible for the credit/debit card used in the transaction. When a gateway settles the transaction, the company’s TrustGateway technology composes a chain of blockchain instructions to the Company’s ledger manager system.

When consumers use their credit or debit cards to pay for transactions with merchants who use our ecosystem, the transaction starts with the consumer funding their virtual wallets with an amount that is equal to the cost of the good or service they intend to purchase from the merchant. Once this occurs, the Company transfers the respective funds to the merchant’s virtual wallet, after which the merchant releases its goods or services to the consumer. These transfers take place instantaneously and seamlessly, allowing the transaction experience to seem like any other ordinary credit or debit card transaction to the consumer and merchant.

While the Company’s blockchain ledger records transaction details instantaneously, the final cash settlement of each transaction can take days to weeks, depending upon contract terms between the Company and the gateways the Company uses, between the Company and its ISOs, and between the Company and/or its ISOs and merchants who use the Company’s services. In the case where the gateways have not yet remitted funds to the Company pertaining to transactions already processed, the Company records those amounts as cash due from gateways, net – a current asset. Concurrently, the Company records a portion of the cash due from gateways as revenue and the remaining balance, which is due to merchants and ISOs, as payment processing liabilities, net – a current liability. The balance included in payment processing liabilities, net in the consolidated balance sheets is equal to the sum of amounts due to merchants and ISOs related to the aforementioned unsettled transactions and the amounts due to merchants and ISOs on already settled transactions that these merchants and ISOs have not yet redeemed in the blockchain.

Revenue [Policy Text Block]

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.

The Company generates the majority of its revenue from payment processing services. Payment processing services revenue is typically based on a percentage of the value of each transaction processed and/or upon fixed amounts specified per each transaction or service. The Company satisfies its performance obligations and, therefore, recognizes the processing fees as revenue at a point in time, upon the authorization of a merchant sale transaction.

Accounts Receivable [Policy Text Block]

Accounts Receivable, Net

Accounts receivable consist of amounts recorded in connection with the sale of payment processing terminals and related accessories. Accounts receivable are recorded at invoiced amounts, net of an allowance for credit losses, and do not bear interest. In accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments Credit Losses (ASC 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (ASU 2016-13), the Company measures its allowance for credit losses using an expected credit loss model that reflects the Company’s current estimate of expected credit losses inherent in the enterprise and the accounts receivable balance. In determining the expected credit losses, the Company considers its historical loss experience, the aging of its accounts receivable balance, current economic and business conditions, and anticipated future economic events that may impact collectability. The Company reviews its allowance for credit losses periodically and, as needed, amounts are written-off when determined to be uncollectible. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the allowance for credit losses was immaterial.

 

Prepaid Expenses, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets primarily consist of inventory and deposits made by our European subsidiaries with credit card companies.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment primarily consist of computer equipment, leasehold improvements, and furniture and fixtures. Property and equipment are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from three to eight years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the related asset. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. For assets sold or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any related gain or loss is reflected in income for the period.

Fair Value Measurement, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Fair Value Measurements

The Company applies fair value accounting for assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the consolidated financial statements on a recurring basis. Fair value is defined as the price received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements, establishes a three-level hierarchy priority for disclosure of assets and liabilities recorded at fair value. The ordering of priority reflects the degree to which objective prices in external active markets are available to measure fair value. The classification of assets and liabilities within the hierarchy is based on whether the inputs to the valuation methodology used for measurement are observable or unobservable. The Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible. The three levels in the hierarchy are as follows:

 

Level 1 – Observable inputs, such as unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities accessible to the reporting entity at the measurement date.

 

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

 

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that cannot be directly corroborated by observable market data and that typically reflect management’s estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

The Company measures its convertible note and related derivative liability at fair value. The Company classifies these liabilities as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, as fair values are estimated using models that use both observable (e.g., changes in market interest rates) and unobservable (e.g., changes in unobservable long-dated volatilities) inputs.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill is recorded when the consideration paid for an acquisition of a business exceeds the fair value of the identifiable net tangible and intangible assets acquired.

Goodwill is tested for impairment, at a minimum, on an annual basis at the reporting unit level by first performing a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value. If the reporting unit does not pass the qualitative assessment, then the reporting unit’s carrying value is compared to its fair value. Goodwill is considered impaired if the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value. The Company’s policy is to perform its annual impairment test of goodwill as of December 31 of each fiscal year. Based on our most recent annual impairment assessment, we determined that no adjustment to the carrying value of goodwill of our reporting unit was required.

Intangible assets consist of acquired customer relationships and business intellectual properties. Intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives, ranging from two to five years, using the straight-line method. No significant residual value is estimated for intangible assets.

 

Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company evaluates property and equipment and finite-lived intangible assets for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of such assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset or an asset group to estimated undiscounted future net cash flows expected to be generated. If the carrying amount of the long–lived asset or asset group is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, an impairment is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques including discounted cash flow models, quoted market values, and third–party independent appraisals, as considered necessary. The Company determined that the values of its long-lived assets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, are supportable and recoverable.

Lessee, Leases [Policy Text Block]

Leases

The Company leases office space under non-cancellable operating leases with various expiration dates. The Company determines whether an arrangement is a lease for accounting purposes at contract inception. Operating leases are recorded as right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, which are included within noncurrent assets, and lease liabilities, which are included within current and noncurrent liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets.

Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the future lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets are based on the lease liability and are increased by prepaid lease payments and decreased by lease incentives received, where applicable. The interest rate used to determine the present value of the future lease payments is the Company’s incremental borrowing rate because the interest rate implicit in the Company’s leases is not readily determinable. The Company’s incremental borrowing rate is estimated to approximate the interest rate that the Company would pay to borrow on a collateralized basis with similar terms and payments as the lease, and in economic environments where the leased asset is located. Certain leases require the Company to pay taxes, maintenance, and other operating expenses associated with the leased asset. Such amounts are not included in the measurement of the ROU assets and lease liabilities. These lease costs are recognized as lease expenses when incurred.

The Company evaluates ROU assets related to leases for indicators of impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a ROU asset may not be recoverable. When a decision has been made to exit a lease prior to the contractual term or to sublease that space, the Company evaluates the asset for impairment and recognizes the associated impact to the ROU asset and related expense, if applicable. The evaluation is performed at the asset group level initially and when appropriate, at the lowest level of identifiable cash flows, which is at the individual lease level. Undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the related ROU assets are estimated over the ROU assets’ useful lives. If the evaluation indicates that the carrying amount of the ROU assets may not be recoverable, any potential impairment is measured based upon the fair value of the related ROU asset or asset group as determined by appropriate valuation techniques.

Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block]

Foreign Currency

Assets and liabilities are translated into the reporting currency using the exchange rates in effect on the consolidated balance sheet dates. Equity accounts are translated at historical rates, except for the change in retained earnings during the period, which is the result of the income statement translation process. Revenue and expense accounts are translated using the weighted average exchange rate during the period. The cumulative translation adjustments associated with the net assets of foreign subsidiaries are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income in the accompanying consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity.

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Policy Text Block]

Stock Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense relates to restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) and stock options granted to employees and non-employee directors under the Company’s equity incentive plans, which are measured based on the grant-date fair value. The fair value of RSAs is determined by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The fair value of stock options is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model. Generally, stock-based compensation expense is recorded on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur.

 

Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred income taxes are recognized for temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements, net of operating loss carry forwards and credits, by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is not more likely than not that some portion of or all the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Judgment is required in determining and evaluating income tax provisions and valuation allowances for deferred income tax assets. We recognize an income tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position.

Current income taxes are provided for in accordance with the laws of the relevant taxing authorities. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we have valuation allowances which serve to reduce net deferred tax assets.

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Net Loss Per Share

The Company’s basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period without consideration of potentially dilutive securities. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding, adjusted for the dilutive effect of all potential shares of common stock. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company’s diluted net loss per share is the same as the basic net loss per share, since there are no common stock equivalents outstanding that would have a dilutive effect.

Segment Reporting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Segment Reporting

The Company determines its reportable segments based on how its Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) manages the business, makes operating decisions around the allocation of resources, and evaluates operating performance. Our CODM is our Chief Executive Officer and we have identified two reportable segments: North America and International. These segments represent the components of the Company for which separate financial information is available that is utilized on a regular basis by the CODM to assess segment performance, set strategic goals, and allocate the Company’s resources. The primary financial measure used by the CODM to evaluate the performance of its segments and allocate resources to them is operating income or (loss).

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial InstrumentsCredit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, as amended by subsequently issued ASUs 2018-19, 2019-04, 2019-05, 2019-10, 2019-11, 2020-02, 2020-03 and 2022-02 (collectively, “Topic 326”). Topic 326 requires entities to utilize a new impairment model known as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model for certain financial assets held at the reporting date. The CECL model requires entities to estimate lifetime “expected credit loss” amounts and record them as an allowance that, when deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial asset, presents the net amount expected to be collected on the financial asset. The CECL model is expected to result in more timely recognition of credit losses. The guidance also amends the impairment model for available for sale debt securities and requires entities to determine whether all or a portion of the unrealized loss on such debt security is a credit loss. The Company adopted the updates as of January 1, 2023, with no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, “Business Combinations (ASC 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers,” which requires contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured by the acquirer on the acquisition date in accordance with ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” as if the acquirer had originated the contracts. Under current accounting standards, contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination are to be recorded at fair value using the ASC 805 measurement principle. ASU 2021-08 is effective for fiscal years and interim reporting periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The adoption of ASU 2021-08, effective January 1, 2023, did not have an impact on the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and disclosures of the Company.

 

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging Contracts in Entitys Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entitys Own Equity (ASU 2020-06). ASU 2020-06 aims to simplify the accounting for convertible instruments by reducing the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock. ASU 2020-06 also simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity and amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments. Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. For SEC filers, excluding smaller reporting companies, ASU 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, ASU 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods therein. The adoption of ASU 2020-06, effective January 1, 2024, did not have an impact on the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and disclosures of the Company.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The amended guidance requires incremental reportable segment disclosures, primarily about significant segment expenses. The amendments also require entities with a single reportable segment to provide all disclosures required by these amendments, and all existing segment disclosures. The amendments will be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact this amended guidance may have on the footnotes to its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-08, Intangibles Goodwill and Other Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60): Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets. This amended guidance requires fair value measurement of certain crypto assets each reporting period with the changes in fair value reflected in net income. The amendments also require disclosures of the name, fair value, units held, and cost bases for each significant crypto asset held and annual reconciliations of crypto asset holdings. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. We are required to apply these amendments as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which the guidance is adopted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have an impact on our consolidated financial statements, as we currently do not hold any crypto assets.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The amended guidance enhances income tax disclosures primarily related to the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. This guidance requires disclosure of specific categories in the effective tax rate reconciliation and further information on reconciling items meeting a quantitative threshold. In addition, the amended guidance requires disaggregating income taxes paid (net of refunds received) by federal, state, and foreign taxes. It also requires disaggregating individual jurisdictions in which income taxes paid (net of refunds received) is equal to or greater than 5 percent of total income taxes paid (net of refunds received). The amended guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The guidance can be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact this amended guidance may have on the footnotes to our consolidated financial statements.

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Property and Equipment (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block] The following table details property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation (dollars in thousands):
   

March 31, 2024

   

December 31, 2023

 

Computers and equipment

  $ 286     $ 276  

Furniture and fixtures

    152       152  

Improvements

    183       171  

Total property and equipment

    621       599  

Less: accumulated depreciation

    (331 )     (293 )

Net property and equipment

  $ 290     $ 306  
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Goodwill (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]  
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] The following table summarizes goodwill activity by reportable segment (dollars in thousands):
   

North America

   

International

   

Consolidated

 

Goodwill - December 31, 2023

  $ 6,548     $ 20,205     $ 26,753  

Goodwill Acquired

    -       -       -  

Adjustments (1)

    -     $ (445 )   $ (445 )
                         

Goodwill – March 31, 2024

  $ 6,548     $ 19,760     $ 26,308  

(1) The adjustments to goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2024 pertained to foreign currency translation adjustments.

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Intangible Assets (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] The following table details acquired intangible assets (dollars in thousands):
       

March 31, 2024

   

December 31, 2023

 

Intangible Assets

 

Amortization Period

 

Cost

   

Accumulated

Amortization

   

Net

   

Cost

   

Accumulated

Amortization

   

Net

 

Customer relationships

 

3-5 years

  $ 7,812     $ (4,586 )   $ 3,226     $ 7,812     $ (4,100 )   $ 3,712  

Business technology/IP

 

5 years

    2,675       (1,462 )     1,213       2,675       (1,328 )     1,347  
                                                     

Total intangible assets

  $ 10,487     $ (6,048 )   $ 4,439     $ 10,487     $ (5,428 )   $ 5,059  
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block] The estimated amortization expense related to intangible assets as of March 31, 2024 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

Year

 

Amount

 

2024 (remainder)

  $ 1,383  

2025

    1,844  

2026

    992  

2027

    148  

2028

    72  

Total

  $ 4,439  
v3.24.1.1.u2
Accrued Liabilities (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Other Liabilities and Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Redemption [Abstract]  
Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block] The following table details the balance in accrued liabilities (dollars in thousands):
   

March 31, 2024

   

December 31, 2023

 

Accrued gateway fees

  $ 27     $ 2,356  

Payroll related accruals

    1,546       1,235  

Accrued legal and professional fees

    1,907       1,342  

Accrued taxes

    503       528  

Other

    670       294  

Total accrued liabilities

  $ 4,653     $ 5,755  
v3.24.1.1.u2
Long-Term Debt, Net (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block] The following table summarizes the Company’s debt as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):
   

March 31, 2024

   

December 31, 2023

 

$100,000,000 8% senior convertible note, due April 5, 2025

  $ 19,200     $ 19,200  

Less: Unamortized debt discount

    (2,998 )     (3,906 )

Net carrying value

    16,202       15,294  
                 

$149,900 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), interest rate of 3.75%, due June 1, 2050

    145       146  

$500,000 EIDL, interest rate of 3.75%, due May 8, 2050

    484       487  

Total debt

    16,831       15,927  
                 

Less: current portion

    (15 )     (15 )

Long-term debt, net

  $ 16,816     $ 15,912  
Convertible Debt [Table Text Block] The following is a rollforward of the senior convertible note balance (dollars in thousands):

Balance, December 31, 2020

  $ -  

Convertible debentures issued

    100,000  

Derivative liability

    (21,580 )

Original issue discount of 16%

    (16,000 )

Placement fees and issuance costs

    (7,200 )

Accretion and write-off of debt discount

    3,435  

Balance, net of unamortized debt discount of $41,345 - December 31, 2021

    58,655  

Repayments and conversion

    (14,550 )

Accretion and write-off of debt discount

    16,996  

Balance, net of unamortized debt discount of $24,349 - December 31, 2022

    61,101  

Repayments and conversion

    (66,250 )

Accretion and write-off of debt discount

    20,443  

Balance, net of unamortized debt discount of $3,906 - December 31, 2023

    15,294  

Accretion of debt discount

    908  

Balance, net of unamortized debt discount of $2,998 – March 31, 2024

  $ 16,202  
Schedule of Derivative Liabilities at Fair Value [Table Text Block] The following is a rollforward of the derivative liability balance (dollars in thousands):

Balance, December 31, 2021

  $ 18,735  

Change in fair value 2022

    (18,480 )

Balance, December 31, 2022

    255  

Increase in derivative liability upon extinguishment of debt

    6,312  

Change in fair value 2023

    (6,548 )

Balance, December 31, 2023

    19  

Change in fair value 2024

    -  

Balance, March 31, 2024

  $ 19  

 

v3.24.1.1.u2
Convertible Preferred Stock (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]  
Schedule of Stock by Class [Table Text Block] Preferred Stock consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
   

March 31, 2024

 
   

Preferred Shares

Authorized

   

Preferred Shares

Issued and Outstanding

   

Carrying

Value

   

 

Liquidation

Preference

   

Common Stock

Issuable Upon

Conversion

 

Series A

    15,000       15,000     $ -     $ -     $ -  

Series B

    55,000       55,000       73,631       63,250       17,684,888  

Total Preferred Stock

    70,000       70,000     $ 73,631     $ 63,250     $ 17,684,888  
   

December 31, 2023

 
   

Preferred Shares

Authorized

   

Preferred Shares

Issued and Outstanding

   

Carrying

Value

   

 

Liquidation

Preference

   

Common Stock

Issuable Upon

Conversion

 

Series A

    15,000       15,000     $ -     $ -       -  

Series B

    55,000       55,000       73,631       63,250       17,684,888  

Total Preferred Stock

    70,000       70,000     $ 73,631     $ 63,250       17,684,888  

 

v3.24.1.1.u2
Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Disclosure [Abstract]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Activity [Table Text Block] A summary of stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is as follows (dollars in thousands):
   

Shares

   

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2023

    766,142     $ 3.76  

Granted

    -       N/A  

Exercised

    (11,999 )     1.98  

Cancelled/forfeited/expired

    -       -  

Outstanding at March 31, 2024

    754,143     $ 3.78  
                 

Exercisable at March 31, 2024

    284,813     $ 6.68  
Nonvested Restricted Stock Shares Activity [Table Text Block] A summary of RSA activity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is as follows (dollars in thousands):
   

Number of Shares

   

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

 

Unvested at January 1, 2024

    189,893     $ 2.28  

Granted

    23,478       4.16  

Vested

    (15,729 )     5.83  

Forfeited

    -          

Unvested at March 31, 2024

    197,645     $ 2.22  
v3.24.1.1.u2
Operating Leases (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]  
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Maturity [Table Text Block] Future minimum lease payments under our operating leases and reconciliation to the operating lease liability as of March 31, 2024, are as follows (in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,

 

Total

 

2024 (remainder)

  $ 815  

2025

    1,161  

2026

    1,329  

2027

    1,046  

2028

    1,041  

Total lease payments

    5,392  

Less: imputed interest

    (1,153 )

Present value of total lease payments

    4,239  

Less: current portion

    (717 )

Long-term lease liabilities

  $ 3,522  
v3.24.1.1.u2
Segment Reporting (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]
   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2024

   

2023

 

Revenue

               

North America

  $ 9,674     $ 8,804  

International

    7,100       2,487  

Total revenue

  $ 16,774     $ 11,291  

Income (loss) from operations

               

North America

  $ (3,448 )   $ (3,728 )

International

    1,542       48 )

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ (1,906 )   $ (3,680 )

Depreciation and amortization

               

North America

  $ 491     $ 458  

International

    166       162  

Total depreciation and amortization

  $ 657     $ 620  

Net income (loss)

               

North America

  $ (4,323 )   $ (7,889 )

International

    1,634       (90 )

Total net income (loss)

  $ (2,689 )   $ (7,979 )
v3.24.1.1.u2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2023
$ / shares
Sep. 06, 2023
$ / shares
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]      
Stockholders' Equity, Reverse Stock Split 1-for-10 reverse stock split    
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share) $ 0.001 $ 0.001 $ 0.001
Number of Reportable Segments   2  
Minimum [Member]      
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]      
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life   3 years  
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life   2 years  
Maximum [Member]      
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]      
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life   8 years  
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life   5 years  
v3.24.1.1.u2
Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Apr. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
Logicquest Technology Inc [Member]      
Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]      
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage   99.10%  
Logicquest Technology Inc [Member]      
Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]      
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares   99,400,000 98,000,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred (in Dollars)   $ 225,000 $ 225,000
Logicquest Technology Inc [Member] | Series C Preferred Stock [Member]      
Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]      
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares   48 48
Logicquest Technology Inc [Member] | Series D Preferred Stock [Member]      
Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]      
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares   10 10
Merchant Payment Solutions LLC [Member]      
Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]      
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred (in Dollars) $ 725,000    
v3.24.1.1.u2
Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]    
Depreciation $ 0.04 $ 0.04
v3.24.1.1.u2
Property and Equipment (Details) - Property, Plant and Equipment - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment $ 621 $ 599
Less: accumulated depreciation (331) (293)
Net property and equipment 290 306
Computer Equipment [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment 286 276
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment 152 152
Building Improvements [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment $ 183 $ 171
v3.24.1.1.u2
Goodwill (Details) - Schedule of Goodwill
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Goodwill [Line Items]  
Goodwill $ 26,753
Goodwill Acquired 0
Adjustments (445) [1]
Goodwill 26,308
North America [Member]  
Goodwill [Line Items]  
Goodwill 6,548
Goodwill Acquired 0
Adjustments 0 [1]
Goodwill 6,548
International [Member]  
Goodwill [Line Items]  
Goodwill 20,205
Goodwill Acquired 0
Adjustments (445) [1]
Goodwill $ 19,760
[1]

(1) The adjustments to goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2024 pertained to foreign currency translation adjustments.

v3.24.1.1.u2
Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]    
Amortization of Intangible Assets $ 0.6 $ 0.6
v3.24.1.1.u2
Intangible Assets (Details) - Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Cost $ 10,487 $ 10,487
Accumulated Amortization (6,048) (5,428)
Net 4,439 5,059
Customer Relationships [Member]    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Cost 7,812 7,812
Accumulated Amortization (4,586) (4,100)
Net $ 3,226 3,712
Customer Relationships [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Amortization Period 3 years  
Customer Relationships [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Amortization Period 5 years  
Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Amortization Period 5 years  
Cost $ 2,675 2,675
Accumulated Amortization (1,462) (1,328)
Net $ 1,213 $ 1,347
v3.24.1.1.u2
Intangible Assets (Details) - Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Schedule Of Finite Lived Intangible Assets Future Amortization Expense Abstract    
2024 (remainder) $ 1,383  
2025 1,844  
2026 992  
2027 148  
2028 72  
Total $ 4,439 $ 5,059
v3.24.1.1.u2
Accrued Liabilities (Details) - Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Schedule Of Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Abstract    
Accrued gateway fees $ 27 $ 2,356
Payroll related accruals 1,546 1,235
Accrued legal and professional fees 1,907 1,342
Accrued taxes 503 528
Other 670 294
Total $ 4,653 $ 5,755
v3.24.1.1.u2
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Nov. 29, 2023
USD ($)
shares
Nov. 27, 2023
USD ($)
shares
Jul. 31, 2023
USD ($)
shares
Jul. 25, 2023
USD ($)
shares
Nov. 08, 2021
USD ($)
Aug. 04, 2021
USD ($)
Jun. 09, 2020
USD ($)
May 08, 2020
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
$ / item
Mar. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) [Line Items]                              
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date         Apr. 05, 2025                    
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Amount $ 60,303,000   $ 4,297,000                        
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Terms of Conversion Feature                   Subject to the satisfaction of certain equity conditions, the terms of the Restructuring Agreement require the holder to voluntarily convert certain interest payments when due under the Note at 95% of the lower of (i) the then in effect conversion price and (ii) the lowest volume weighted average price of our Common Stock during the five trading days immediately prior to such conversion.          
Long-Term Debt                   $ 16,831,000     $ 15,927,000    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage     8.00%                        
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage                   15.00%          
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)                   $ 908,000 $ 2,622,000        
Interest Expense, Other                   $ 30,000.00 $ 1,700,000        
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]                              
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) [Line Items]                              
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued (in Shares) | shares     6,000                        
Shares Issued to Investor (in Shares) | shares 6,000                            
Shares Issued to Investor, Value $ 16,703,000                            
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]                              
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) [Line Items]                              
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued (in Shares) | shares 55,000                            
Shares Issued to Investor (in Shares) | shares 55,000                            
Shares Issued to Investor, Value $ 3,000,000                            
Interest Expense [Member]                              
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) [Line Items]                              
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Amount     $ 1,703,000                        
Senior Convertible Debt ]Member]                              
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) [Line Items]                              
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date                   Apr. 05, 2025          
Debt Instrument, Face Amount         $ 100,000,000         $ 100,000,000          
Debt, Original Issue Discount Rate         16.00%                   16.00%
Proceeds from Debt, Net of Issuance Costs         $ 84,000,000                    
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Amount                         $ 1,650,000 $ 8,550,000  
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued (in Shares) | shares                         1,397,327 5,986,954  
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Terms of Conversion Feature     upon satisfaction of all applicable closing conditions, including, without limitation, the Company having obtained any stockholder approval required for the consummation of the transactions and the issuance of the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock (unless waived by the applicable other party), in the final exchange (the “Final Series A Exchange”), the parties agreed to exchange the remaining $16.703 million of outstanding principal balance subject to the Series A Exchanges for 9,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock on a date mutually agreed to by the Company and the Investor. As part of the First Exchange Agreement, the Company also agreed to allow for the conversion of up to an additional $9.0 million of principal (together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon) of the Note at a conversion price equal to 97.5% of the lower of (x) the then in effect conversion price and (y) the lowest volume weighted average price of the Company’s Common Stock during the five trading days immediately prior to such conversion; and the Investor agreed to waive any interest that would otherwise accrue on the Note during the period commencing on April 1, 2023 through, and including, December 31, 2023.           At any time following the first anniversary of the issuance date of the Note, but only if the closing bid price of our Common Stock on the immediately prior trading day is less than $6.50, the holder of the Note shall have the option to convert, at such holder’s option, pro rata, up to $30 million of the principal amount of the Note (in $250,000 increments) at the “alternate optional conversion price,” which is equal to the lower of (i) the then in effect conversion price and (ii) the greater of (x).the Note’s $1.67 floor price or (y) 98% of the market price on the conversion date.          
Long-Term Debt     $ 16,703,000                        
Shares Subject To Exchange (in Shares) | shares     9,000                        
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt     $ 1,300,000                        
Remaining Outstanding Principal                 $ 6,000,000            
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares                         $ 1.18 $ 1.43  
Repayments of Debt                 $ 6,900,000            
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description                   The Note is the senior unsecured obligation of the Company and not the financial obligation of our subsidiaries. Until such date as the principal amount of the Note is $5 million or less, all payments due under the Note will be senior to all other indebtedness of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries.          
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage                   8.00%          
Debt, Late Charge, Percentage                   15.00%          
Debt Instrument, Debt Default, Description of Violation or Event of Default                   If an event of default has occurred under the Note, the holder may alternatively elect to convert the Note (subject to an additional 15% redemption premium) at the “alternate event of default conversion price” equal to the lesser of:   ● the fixed conversion price then in effect; and  the greater of:   ● the floor price; and   ● 80% of the lowest volume weighted average price of our Common Stock during the five trading days immediately prior to such conversion.          
Debt, Ownership Limitations                   The Note may not be converted, and shares of Common Stock may not be issued under the Note if, after giving effect to the conversion or issuance, the applicable holder of the Note (together with its affiliates, if any) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock, which is referred to herein as the “Note Blocker”. The Note Blocker may be raised or lowered to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% at the option of the applicable holder of the Note, except that any raise will only be effective upon 61 days’ prior notice to us.          
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Description                   At any time no event of default exists, the Company may redeem all, but not less than all, of the Note outstanding in cash all, or any portion, of the Note at a 5% redemption premium to the greater of the face value and the equity value of the Company’s Common Stock underlying the Note          
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)                   $ 908,000     $ 20,443,000 $ 16,996,000 $ 3,435,000
Senior Convertible Debt ]Member] | Series A Preferred Stock [Member]                              
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) [Line Items]                              
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued (in Shares) | shares     6,000 15,000                      
Senior Convertible Debt ]Member] | Principal [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock [Member]                              
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) [Line Items]                              
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Amount     $ 4,297,000                        
Senior Convertible Debt ]Member] | Interest Expense [Member]                              
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) [Line Items]                              
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Amount     $ 1,703,000                        
Senior Convertible Debt ]Member] | Adjustment Measuring Price [Member]                              
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) [Line Items]                              
Debt Conversion, Description                       the Company (i) failed to process at least $750 million in transaction volume or (ii) had revenue that was less than $12 million, the Note’s fixed conversion price then in effect exceeded the greater of (x) the Note's $1.67 floor and (y) 140% of the market price as of April 1, 2022 (the “Adjustment Measuring Price”), on April 1, 2022, the fixed conversion price automatically adjusted to the Adjustment Measuring Price.      
Senior Convertible Debt ]Member] | Restructuring Agreement [Member]                              
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) [Line Items]                              
Debt Conversion, Description                       the Company agreed to allow for the conversion of up to $4.5 million of principal (together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon) of the Note at a conversion price equal to the lesser of (i) $2.40 and (ii) 97.5% of the lower of (x) the then in effect conversion price and (y) the lowest volume weighted average price of our Common Stock during the five trading days immediately prior to such conversion.      
Senior Convertible Debt ]Member] | Exchange Agreement [Member]                              
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) [Line Items]                              
Debt Conversion, Description                       the Company agreed to allow for the conversion of up to an additional $9.0 million of principal (together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon) of the Note at a conversion price equal to 97.5% of the lower of (x) the then in effect conversion price and (y) the lowest volume weighted average price of our Common Stock during the five trading days immediately prior to such conversion.      
Senior Convertible Debt ]Member] | One Year Alternate Optional Conversion [Member]                              
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) [Line Items]                              
Debt Instrument, Face Amount                   30,000,000          
Increments Debt Amount                   $ 250,000          
Derivative, Floor Price (in Dollars per Item) | $ / item                   1.67          
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Discount from Market Price, Offering Date                   98.00%          
SBA CARES Act Loan [Member]                              
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) [Line Items]                              
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date                   Jun. 01, 2050          
Debt Instrument, Face Amount             $ 149,900 $ 150,000   $ 149,900          
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage             3.75%     3.75%          
Debt Instrument, Term             30 years 27 years              
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment             $ 731                
Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) [Member]                              
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) [Line Items]                              
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date                   May 08, 2050          
Debt Instrument, Face Amount           $ 500,000       $ 500,000          
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage                   3.75%          
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment           2,477   $ 731              
Debt Instrument, Increase (Decrease), Net           $ 350,000                  
Exchange Agreement [Member] | Senior Convertible Debt ]Member]                              
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) [Line Items]                              
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Amount       $ 22,703,000                      
Second Exchange Agreement [Member]                              
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) [Line Items]                              
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt   $ 22,500,000                          
Second Exchange Agreement [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock [Member]                              
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) [Line Items]                              
Shares Subject To Exchange (in Shares) | shares   9,000 9,000                        
Remaining Outstanding Principal   $ 16,703,000 $ 16,703,000                        
Second Exchange Agreement [Member] | Series B Preferred Stock [Member]                              
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) [Line Items]                              
Shares Subject To Exchange (in Shares) | shares   55,000                          
Remaining Outstanding Principal   $ 60,303,000                          
Proceeds from Issuance of Convertible Preferred Stock   3,000,000                          
Proceeds from Issuance of Preferred Stock and Preference Stock   $ 3,000,000                          
v3.24.1.1.u2
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) - Schedule of Debt - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Jul. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 30, 2020
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) - Schedule of Debt [Line Items]            
Total debt $ 16,831 $ 15,927        
Less: current portion (15) (15)        
Net long-term debt 16,816 15,912        
Senior Convertible Debt ]Member]            
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) - Schedule of Debt [Line Items]            
Convertible note, gross 19,200 19,200        
Less: Unamortized debt discount (2,998) (3,906)   $ (24,349) $ (41,345)  
Net carrying value 16,202 15,294   $ 61,101 $ 58,655 $ 0
Total debt     $ 16,703      
SBA CARES Act Loan [Member]            
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) - Schedule of Debt [Line Items]            
Notes payable 145 146        
Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) [Member]            
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) - Schedule of Debt [Line Items]            
Notes payable $ 484 $ 487        
v3.24.1.1.u2
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) - Schedule of Debt (Parentheticals) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Nov. 08, 2021
Aug. 04, 2021
Jun. 09, 2020
May 08, 2020
Senior Convertible Debt ]Member]          
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) - Schedule of Debt (Parentheticals) [Line Items]          
Principal $ 100,000,000 $ 100,000,000      
Interest rate 8.00%        
Due Apr. 05, 2025        
SBA CARES Act Loan [Member]          
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) - Schedule of Debt (Parentheticals) [Line Items]          
Principal $ 149,900     $ 149,900 $ 150,000
Interest rate 3.75%     3.75%  
Due Jun. 01, 2050        
Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) [Member]          
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) - Schedule of Debt (Parentheticals) [Line Items]          
Principal $ 500,000   $ 500,000    
Interest rate 3.75%        
Due May 08, 2050        
v3.24.1.1.u2
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) - Convertible Debt - Senior Convertible Debt ]Member] - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) - Convertible Debt [Line Items]        
Balance $ 15,294 $ 61,101 $ 58,655  
Repayments and conversion   (66,250) (14,550)  
Convertible debentures issued       $ 100,000
Derivative liability       (21,580)
Original Issue Discount of 16%       (16,000)
Placement fees and issuance costs       (7,200)
Accretion and write-off of debt discount 908 20,443 16,996 3,435
Balance $ 16,202 $ 15,294 $ 61,101 $ 58,655
v3.24.1.1.u2
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) - Convertible Debt (Parentheticals) - Senior Convertible Debt ]Member] - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Nov. 08, 2021
Dec. 31, 2021
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) - Convertible Debt (Parentheticals) [Line Items]          
Original Issue Discount 16.00% 16.00%      
unamortized debt discount   $ 41,345 $ 2,998 $ 3,906 $ 24,349
v3.24.1.1.u2
Long-Term Debt, Net (Details) - Schedule of Derivative Liabilities at Fair Value - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Schedule Of Derivative Liabilities At Fair Value Abstract      
Balance $ 19 $ 255 $ 18,735
Increase in derivative liability upon extinguishment of debt   6,312  
Change in fair value 0 (6,548) (18,480)
Balance $ 19 $ 19 $ 255
v3.24.1.1.u2
Convertible Preferred Stock (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Nov. 29, 2023
Jul. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Convertible Preferred Stock (Details) [Line Items]        
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Amount (in Dollars) $ 60,303 $ 4,297    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   8.00%    
Interest Expense [Member]        
Convertible Preferred Stock (Details) [Line Items]        
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Amount (in Dollars)   $ 1,703    
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]        
Convertible Preferred Stock (Details) [Line Items]        
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued (in Shares)   6,000    
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share $ 1,000      
Shares Issued, Price Per Share $ 1,111      
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]        
Convertible Preferred Stock (Details) [Line Items]        
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued (in Shares) 55,000      
Repayments of Convertible Debt (in Dollars) $ 3,000      
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share $ 1,000   $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Shares Issued, Price Per Share $ 1,339      
Preferred Stock, Conversion Basis     Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder, at any time after the date of issuance of such share, into shares of common stock either (i) at the fixed conversion price then in effect, which initially is $3.11 (subject to standard antidilution adjustments and adjustments as a result of subsequent issuances of securities where the effective price of the common stock is less than the then current fixed conversion price) or (ii) at the Series B Alternate Conversion Price, as defined below. The Series B Certificate of Designations also provides that in the event of certain “Triggering Events,” any holder may, at any time, convert any or all of such holder’s Series B Preferred Stock at a conversion rate equal to the product of (i) the Series B Alternate Conversion Price and (ii) 115% of the stated value of the Series B Preferred Stock subject to such conversion. “Triggering Events” include, among others, (i) a failure to timely deliver shares of common stock, upon a conversion, (ii) a suspension of trading on the principal trading market or the failure to be traded or listed on the principal market for five days or more, (iii) the failure to pay any dividend to the holders of Series B Preferred Stock when required, (iv) the failure to remove restrictive legends when required, (v) the Company’s default in payment of indebtedness in an aggregate amount of $2 million or more, (vi) proceedings for a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation, which are not dismissed with 30 days, (vii) commencement of a voluntary bankruptcy proceeding, and (viii) final judgments against the Company for the payment of money in excess of $2 million. The “Series B Alternate Conversion Price” means the lower of (i) the applicable conversion price then in effect and (ii) the greater of (x) $0.62 and (y) 97.5% of the lowest volume weighted average price of the common stock during the five consecutive trading day period ending and including the trading day immediately preceding the delivery of the applicable conversion notice.  
Preferred Stock, Convertible, Conversion Price     $ 3.11  
v3.24.1.1.u2
Convertible Preferred Stock (Details) - Schedule of Stock by Class - Preferred Stock [Member] - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Class of Stock [Line Items]    
Preferred Shares Authorized 70,000 70,000
Preferred Shares Issued and Outstanding 70,000 70,000
Carrying Value (in Dollars) $ 73,631 $ 73,631
Liquidation Preference (in Dollars) $ 63,250 $ 63,250
Common Stock Issuable Upon Conversion 17,684,888 17,684,888
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]    
Class of Stock [Line Items]    
Preferred Shares Authorized 15,000 15,000
Preferred Shares Issued and Outstanding 15,000 15,000
Carrying Value (in Dollars) $ 0 $ 0
Liquidation Preference (in Dollars) $ 0 $ 0
Common Stock Issuable Upon Conversion 0 0
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]    
Class of Stock [Line Items]    
Preferred Shares Authorized 55,000 55,000
Preferred Shares Issued and Outstanding 55,000 55,000
Carrying Value (in Dollars) $ 73,631 $ 73,631
Liquidation Preference (in Dollars) $ 63,250 $ 63,250
Common Stock Issuable Upon Conversion 17,684,888 17,684,888
v3.24.1.1.u2
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]    
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $ 190 $ 5
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent (7.38%)  
v3.24.1.1.u2
Stock-Based Compensation (Details) - Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member] - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Nov. 02, 2023
Stock-Based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]      
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in Shares)     1,098,262
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value $ 30    
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Restricted Stock Award, Forfeitures $ 100 $ 500  
v3.24.1.1.u2
Stock-Based Compensation (Details) - Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option, Activity
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
$ / shares
shares
Share Based Payment Arrangement Option Activity Abstract  
Granted, Shares | shares 0
Granted, Weighted-Average Exercise Price | $ / shares $ 0
Exercise, Shares | shares (11,999)
Exercised, Weighted-Average Exercis Price | $ / shares $ 1.98
Forfeited or Expired, Shares | shares 0
Forfeited or Expired, Weighted-Average Exercise Price | $ / shares $ 0
Outstanding, Shares | shares 766,142
Outstanding, Weighted-Average Exercise Price | $ / shares $ 3.76
Exercisable, Shares | shares 284,813
Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price | $ / shares $ 6.68
Outstanding, Shares | shares 754,143
Outstanding, Weighted-Average Exercise Price | $ / shares $ 3.78
v3.24.1.1.u2
Stock-Based Compensation (Details) - Nonvested Restricted Stock Shares Activity
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
$ / shares
shares
Nonvested Restricted Stock Shares Activity Abstract  
Non-vested Restricted Stock Awards | shares 189,893
Non-vested Restricted Stock Awards, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | $ / shares $ 2.28
Granted | shares 23,478
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | $ / shares $ 4.16
Vested | shares (15,729)
Vested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | $ / shares $ 5.83
Forfeited | shares 0
Forfeited, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | $ / shares $ 0
Non-vested Restricted Stock Awards | shares 197,645
Non-vested Restricted Stock Awards, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | $ / shares $ 2.22
v3.24.1.1.u2
Operating Leases (Details)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Operating Leases (Details) [Line Items]    
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease, Number of Units 4  
Operating Lease, Expense (in Dollars) $ 0.3 $ 0.2
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term 4 years 4 months 24 days  
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 11.00%  
Europe [Member]    
Operating Leases (Details) [Line Items]    
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease, Number of Units 1  
v3.24.1.1.u2
Operating Leases (Details) - Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Lessee Operating Lease Liability Maturity Abstract    
2024 (remainder) $ 815  
2025 1,161  
2026 1,329  
2027 1,046  
2028 1,041  
Total lease payments 5,392  
Less: imputed interest (1,153)  
Present value of total lease payments 4,239  
Less: current portion (717) $ (692)
Long-term lease liabilities $ 3,522 $ 3,720
v3.24.1.1.u2
Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Family of CEO #1 [Member]    
Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]    
Salary and Wage, NonOfficer, Excluding Cost of Good and Service Sold $ 200,000  
Family of CEO #2 [Member]    
Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]    
Salary and Wage, NonOfficer, Excluding Cost of Good and Service Sold   $ 110,000
v3.24.1.1.u2
Segment Reporting (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Number of Operating Segments 2
v3.24.1.1.u2
Segment Reporting (Details) - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Revenue    
Revenue $ 16,774 $ 11,291
Income (loss) from operations    
Income (loss) from operations (1,906) (3,680)
Depreciation and amortization    
Depreciation and amortization 657 620
Net income (loss)    
Net income (loss) (2,689) (7,979)
North America [Member]    
Revenue    
Revenue 9,674 8,804
Income (loss) from operations    
Income (loss) from operations (3,448) (3,728)
Depreciation and amortization    
Depreciation and amortization 491 458
Net income (loss)    
Net income (loss) (4,323) (7,889)
International [Member]    
Revenue    
Revenue 7,100 2,487
Income (loss) from operations    
Income (loss) from operations 1,542 48
Depreciation and amortization    
Depreciation and amortization 166 162
Net income (loss)    
Net income (loss) $ 1,634 $ (90)

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