CannaOne Completes Acquisition of a Controlling Interest in Payright - Adding Singapore to its Regional Digital Payment Network
CannaOne Completes Acquisition of a
Controlling Interest in Payright - Adding
Singapore to its Regional Digital Payment
Network
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 8, 2021) -
CannaOne Technologies Inc. (CSE:
CNNA) (OTC Pink: CNONF) (FSE: 3CT)
("
CannaOne
" or the "
Company
") is pleased to announce
that it has formally closed the acquisition of a 51% equity interest of Singapore based, Payright Pte Ltd.
("
Payright
") (the "
Transaction
").
The Company issued an aggregate of 1,530,000 common shares (the
"
Consideration Shares
"), with a value of CDN$1,4750,000 to the current shareholders of Payright, in
exchange for 6,480 common shares of Payright, representing a 51% equity interest in Payright.
The Consideration Shares are subject to voluntary pooling restrictions on resale in the following
aggregate amounts until the following dates: (a) 50% of the Consideration Shares are subject to
restrictions on resale until August 8, 2021; (b) an additional 15% of the Consideration Shares are
subject to restrictions on resale until July 6, 2021; (c) an additional 15% of the Consideration Shares are
subject to restrictions on resale until October 4, 2021; (d) an additional 10% of the Consideration Shares
are subject to restrictions on resale until December 3, 2021; and (e) the remaining 10% of the
Consideration Shares are subject to restriction on resale until April 7, 2022. 100% of the Consideration
Shares are also subject to a statutory hold period expiring August 8, 2021.
Mr. Aldaba is director of the Company and a minority shareholder of Payright, and as such the
Transaction is deemed to be a related party transaction under the policies of Multilateral Instrument 61-
101 -
Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions
("
MI-61-101
"). The Company is
relying on exemptions from the minority shareholder approval and formal valuation requirements
applicable to the related party transactions under sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a), respectively, of MI 61-
101, as the fair market value of the 183,694 Consideration Shares to be received by Mr. Aldaba do not
exceed 25 percent of the Company's market capitalization. The Transaction was approved by the board
of directors of the Company, with Mr. Aldaba having disclosed his interest in the Transaction and
abstaining from voting on the Transaction. The Company has not received, nor has it requested a
valuation of its securities or the subject matter of the Insider Participation in the 24 months prior to the
date hereof.
The Consideration Shares are not registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any
state securities laws. The Transaction neither constitutes a fundamental change nor a change of
business for the Company, nor has it resulted in a change of control of the Company within the meaning
of applicable securities laws and the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange.
ABOUT PAYRIGHT
Payright, based in Singapore, through its partnerships will act as a single-source provider payment
technology solution with global issuing and merchant acquiring. Payright is partnered with Right Choice
Payments Pte Ltd., (
www.rightchoicepayments.com
), a Major Payments Institution (MPI) license holder in
Singapore. These partnerships will enable Payright to offer services and solutions for payment
processing and card issuing able to accommodate and fulfill the needs of merchants, financial
institutions, and other industry B2B or Fintech partners in its market.
ABOUT CANNAONE TECHNOLOGIES:
Since inception CannaOne has focused on development and deployment of its proprietary online
marketplace platform. Integral to the true intent and directive of the long-term planning of these
development efforts was an early-stage technology agreement to allow for integration of a payment and
financial technology platform to facilitate merchant sales within its online platform. As such, since March
2017 the company has worked closely with payment technology providers in South East Asia, to
ascertain the pathways to the greatest potential for future growth in the world's fastest growing digital
payment markets. With the existence of ever-evolving international relationships with parties specifically
focused on the facilitation of payment processing and bank acquiring infrastructure, the Company sees
potential to increase revenue over time with the continued integration and utilization of complete payment
processing capabilities within our online marketplace solutions. The Company will look to expand its
online client portfolio to include additional business sectors, such as those to service the payment
processing requirements of e-commerce providers most effectively.
CannaOne seeks to become a global leader in financial technology, solutions, and services for
merchants as it works hand in hand with select niche banking partners. CannaOne intends to integrate
PCI certified payment solutions with its proprietary and proven online marketplace technology platform to
offer a truly comprehensive suite of products and services to serve B-to-B merchant clientele. The
Company has targeted banking relationships outside of North America, (specifically in SE Asia), and by
working with selected banking or licensed EMI partners, our solutions may include merchant acquiring
solutions; integrated payment solutions; global eCommerce solutions; core processing and ancillary
applications solutions; digital and online marketplace solutions, including internet, mobile and eBanking;
fraud, risk management and compliance solutions; electronic funds transfer and network services
solutions; and/or card and online retail payment solutions. The Company is focused on organic growth
while investigating potential strategic acquisitions, that may contribute critical technology applications,
services and immediate revenue streams that can complement or enhance our existing offerings and
potentially increase or expedite our path to future profitability. While CannaOne believes that significant
near-term opportunities exist for the Company's solutions, there can be no assurance that customer
agreements will be reached or that such agreements will be profitable should they be implemented.
For more information, please contact:
Michael Penner, CEO
(604) 396-9974
NEITHER THE CANADIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATIONS SERVICES
PROVIDERS HAVE REVIEWED OR ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR
ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
Certain information contained herein may constitute "forward-
looking information" under Canadian securities legislation. Generally, forward-looking information can be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as, "will be", or variations of such words and
phrases or statements that certain actions, events, or results "will" occur. Forward-looking statements
are based on the Company's estimates and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance, or achievements of
CannaOne and Payright to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-
looking statements or forward-looking information, including capital expenditures, other costs, or implied
future forecasts. The Company further again cautions that all forward-looking statements are inherently
uncertain, and that actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors, many of which
are beyond the Company's control. Such factors include, among other things: risks and uncertainties
relating to the Company's limited operating history and the need to comply with governmental
regulations. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results
and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information. CannaOne will not
update any forward-looking statements or forward-looking information that are incorporated by reference
herein, except as required by applicable securities laws.
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