UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

FOR THE THREE MONTHTHREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED: SEPTEMBERJUNE 30, 20222023

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from ______________ to ______________

 

Commission File Number: 001-39973

 

CUENTAS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Florida 20-3537265
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
 (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

235 Lincoln Rd., Suite 210, Miami Beach, FL 33139

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

800-611-3622

(Registrant’s telephone number)

 

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share CUEN The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
     
Warrants, each exercisable for one share of Common Stock CUENW The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 monthsmonths (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, 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 filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller 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 ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date: As of NovemberAugust 14, 2022,2023, the issuer had 16,720,6902,103,365 shares of its common stock issued and outstanding.

 

 

 

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

CUENTAS, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

AS OF septemberjune 30, 20222023

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 Page
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: 
  
Balance Sheets as of SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 (Unaudited) and December 31, 202120221F-1
  
Statements of Operations for the ninesix and three-months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and 20212022 (Unaudited)2F-2
  
Statement of changes in the Shareholders’ Equity for the ninesix and three-months ended September 30,June30, 2023 and 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)3F-3 - F-4
  
Statements of Cash Flows for the nine-monthssix-months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and 20212022 (Unaudited)5F-5
  
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements6-17F-6 - F-13

 

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CUENTAS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(U.S. dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

 

 September 30,
2022
  December 31,
2021
  June 30,
2023
 December 31,
2022
 
 Unaudited Audited  Unaudited Audited 
ASSETS          
CURRENT ASSETS:          
Cash and cash equivalents  2,108   6,607  $271 $466 
Accounts Receivables, net  264   11 
Accounts Receivables net of allowance for credit losses of $177 as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. 233 209 
Related parties recivables 88 - 
Other current assets  57   162   36  14 
Total current assets  2,429   6,780   628  689 
             
Property and Equipment, net  9   2 
Investment in unconsolidated Entities  892   38 
Property and equipment, net 5 6 
Investment in unconsolidated entities 3,000 776 
Intangible assets  4,080   5,438   100  28 
Total assets  7,410   12,258   3,733  1,499 
             
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY             
CURRENT LIABILITIES:             
Trade payable  1,216   810  $1,286 $1,231 
Other accounts liabilities  990   1,126  658 681 
Deferred revenue  407   683  113 113 
Notes and Loan payable  106   97  115 109 
Stock based liabilities  1   3   1  - 
Total current liabilities  2,720   2,719   2,173  2,134 
             
Other long-term loans  89   89   89  89 
             
TOTAL LIABILITIES  2,809   2,808   2,262  2,223 
             
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY             
             
Common stock, authorized 360,000,000 shares, $0.001 par value; 16,720,690 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and 14,965,690 December 31, 2021, respectively  17   15 
Common stock, authorized 360,000,000 shares, $0.001 par value; 2,103,365 and 1,473,645 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively 2 2 
Additional paid in capital  51,888   47,654  57,359 52,053 
Treasury Stock (33) (29)
Accumulated deficit  (47,304)  (38,219)  (55,857)  (52,750)
Total stockholders’ equity  4,601   9,450   1,471  (724)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  7,410   12,258  $3,733 $1,499 

  

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

 


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CUENTAS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Unaudited)

(U.S. dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

 

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  Three Months Ended
June 30,
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 2022  2021  2022  2021  2023  2022  2023  2022 
                  
REVENUE  1,143   109   2,207   489  $40  $670  $104  $1,064 
                                
COST OF REVENUE  1,027   91   1,902   361   153   615   276   875 
                                
GROSS PROFIT (LOSS)  116   18   305   128 
GROSS (LOSS) PROFIT  (113)  55   (172)  189 
                                
OPERATING EXPENSES                                
                                
Amortization of Intangible assets  453   452   1,358   1,357   4   452   6   905 
Selling, General and Administrative  1,929   1,976   7,962   4,787   776   2,744   2,401   6,033 
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES  2,382   2,428   9,320   6,144   780   3,196   2,407   6,938 
                                
OPERATING LOSS  (2,266)  (2,410)  (9,015)  (6,016)  (893)  (3,141)  (2,579)  (6,749)
                                
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)                
Other Income (expenses)  -   (1)  (32)  2 
Interest expense  1   (1)  (3)  (173)
Gain from Change in fair value of stock-based liabilities  -   6   1   105 
OTHER EXPENSES                
Other loss  (517)  (32)  (517)  (32)
Interest income (expense)  7   (3)  8   (4)
Gain (loss) from Change in fair value of stock-based liabilities  -   1   (1)  1 
TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES  1   4   (34)  (66)  (510)  (34)  (510)  (35)
                                
NET LOSS BEFORE EQUITY LOSSES  (2,265)  (2,406)  (9,049)  (6,082)  (1,403)  (3,175)  (3,089)  (6,784)
                                
Equity losses in non-consolidated entity  (10)  -   (36)  - 
Equity losses in unconsolidated entities  (9)  (11)  (18)  (26)
NET LOSS  (2,275)  (2,406)  (9,085)  (6,082) $(1,412) $(3,186) $(3,107) $(6,810)
                                
Net loss per basic and diluted share  (0.14)  (0.16)  (0.59)  (0.45) $(0.67) $(2.76) $(1.63) $(5.91)
Weighted average number of basic and diluted common shares outstanding  16,037,103   14,896,717   15,352,807   13,564,928   2,103,365   1,157,478   1,900,819   1,154,377 

 

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

 


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CUENTAS, INC.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(U.S. dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

  Common Stock  Additional
Paid-in
  Accumulated  Total
Stockholders’
 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
                
Balance as of January 1, 2022  14,965,690   15   47,654   (38,219)  9,450 
Issuance of Shares of Common Stock, net of issuance expenses **  1,655,000   2   2,686   -   2,688 
Shares issued for services and for employees  100,000   -   1,548   -   1,548 
Net income  -   -   -   (9,085)  (9,085)
Balance as of September 30, 2022  16,720,690  $17  $51,888  $(47,304) $4,601 
  Common Stock  Additional
Paid-in
  Treasury  Accumulated  Total
Stockholders’
 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Stock  Deficit  Equity 
                   
Balance as of December 31, 2022  1,473,645  $2  $52,053  $(29) $(52,750) $(724)
                         
Issuance of Shares of Common Stock for cash, net of issuance expenses **  291,376   *   4,319   -   -   4,319 
Share based Compensation  -       31   -   -   31 
Issuance of Shares of Common due to acquisition of an asset  295,282   *   700   -   -   700 
Treasury stock  (227)      -   (4)  -   (4)
Reverse split  145       -   -   -   - 
Shares issued for services  27,759   *   136   -   -   136 
Shares issued due to a settlement  15,385   *   120   -       120 
Net loss for the period ended June 30, 2023  -   -   -   -   (3,107)  (3,107)
Balance as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited)  2,103,365  $2  $57,359  $(33) $(55,857) $1,471 

 

*Less than $1.
**Issuance expenses totaled to $312$681

 

  Common Stock  Additional
Paid-in
  Accumulated  Total
Stockholders’
 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
                
Balance as of July 1, 2022  15,065,690   15   48,858   (45,029)  3,844 
Issuance of Shares of Common Stock, net of issuance expenses **  1,655,000   2   2,686   -   2,688 
Shares issued for services and for employees  -   -   344   -   344 
Net income  -   -   -   (2,275)  (2,275)
Balance as of September 30, 2022  16,720,690  $17  $51,888  $(47,304) $4,601 

*Less than $1.
**Issuance expenses totaled to $312


  Common Stock  Additional
Paid-in
  Accumulated  Total
Stockholders’
 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
                
Balance as of January 1, 2021  10,590,491   11   28,411   (27,491)  931 
Issuance of Shares of Common Stock, net of issuance expenses **  2,790,697   3   10,611   -   10,614 
Issuance of Warrants      -   4   -   4 
Shares issued for services and for employees  143,334   *   579   -   579 
Shares issued due to exercise of Warrants, net of issuance expenses ***  1,454,443   1   5,764   -   5,765 
Shares issued due to conversion of Convertible Note  30,233   *   81   -   81 
Return of Commitment Shares  (43,525)  *   -   -   - 
Roundup Differences due to Reverse Split  17   *   -   -   - 
Net income  -   -   -   (6,082)  (6,082)
Balance as of September 30, 2021  14,965,690  $15  $45,450  $(33,573) $11,892 
  Common Stock  Additional
Paid-in
  Treasury  Accumulated  Total
Stockholders’
 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Stock  Deficit  Equity 
                   
Balance as of March 31, 2023  2,103,365  $2  $57,355  $(33) $(54,445) $2,879 
                         
Share based Compensation  -   -   4   -   -   4 
Net loss for the period ended June 30, 2023  -   -   -   -   (1,412)  (1412)
Balance as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited)  2,103,365  $2  $57,359  $(33) $(55,857) $1,471 

 

*Less than $1.

**Issuance expenses totaled to $1,386

***Issuance expenses totaled to $499

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  Common Stock  Additional
Paid-in
  Accumulated  Total
Stockholders’
 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
                
Balance as of July 1, 2021  13,739,747   14   40,635   (31,167)  9,482 
Shares issued for services and for employees  70,000   *   255   -   255 
Shares issued due to exercise of Warrants, net of issuance expenses **  1,153,000   1   4,560   -   4,561 
Shares issued due to conversion of Convertible Note  2,943   *   -   -   - 
Net income  -   -   -   (2,406)  (2,406)
Balance as of September 30, 2021  14,965,690  $15  $45,450  $(33,573) $11,892 

CUENTAS, INC.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(U.S. dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

*Less than $1.
  Common Stock  Additional
Paid-in
  Accumulated  Total
Stockholders’
 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
                
Balance as of December 31, 2021  14,965,690   15   47,654   (38,219)  9,450 
                     
Shares issued for services and for employees  100,000   -   1,204   -   1,204 
Net loss for the period ended June 30, 2022  -   -   -   (6,810)  (6,810)
Balance as of June 30, 2022 (unaudited)  15,065,690  $15  $48,858  $(45,029) $3,844 

**Issuance expenses totaled to $396
  Common Stock  Additional
Paid-in
  Accumulated  Total
Stockholders’
 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
                
Balance as of April 1, 2022  14,965,690   15   48,191   (41,843)  6,363 
                     
Shares issued for services and for employees  100,000   -   667   -   667 
Net loss for the period ended June 30, 2022  -   -   -   (3,186)  (3,186)
Balance as of June 30, 2022 (unaudited)  15,065,690  $15  $48,858  $(45,029) $3,844 

 

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

 


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CUENTAS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2022  2021 
       
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:      
Net loss before non-controlling interest  (9,085)  (6,082)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:        
Stock based compensation and shares issued for services  1,548   541 
Equity losses in non-consolidated entity  36   - 
Loss on fair value of marketable securities  -   2 
Interest on loans  9   89 
Gain from change in on fair value of stock-based liabilities  (2)  (56)
Depreciation and amortization expense  1,358   1,357 
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  (486)  (12)
Other receivables  105   (299)
Accounts payable  406   (1,567)
Other Accounts payable  (136)  (1,262)
Related parties, net  -   44 
Deferred revenue  (276)  18 
Net Cash Used by Operating Activities  (6,523)  (7,227)
         
Cash Flows from Investing  Activities:        
Purchase of Intangible Asset  -   (47)
Investment in non-consolidated entity in non-consolidated entity  (657)  - 
Purchase of equipment  (7)  - 
Net Cash used for Investing Activities  (664)  (47)
         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:        
Related party, net  -   (355)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock due to exercise of warrants  -   6,264 
Repayment of loans  -   (730)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance expense  2,688   10,614 
Proceeds from issuance of warrants  -   4 
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities  2,688   15,797 
         
Net Increase (decrease) in Cash  (4,499)  8,523 
Cash at Beginning of Period  6,607   227 
Cash at End of Period  2,108   8,750 
         
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities        
Common stock issued for conversion of convertible note principal  -   81 
Investment in non-consolidated entity in non-consolidated entity against accounts receivables  233   - 
Issuance fee with connection to issuance of common stock due to exercise of warrants  -   499 
  Six  Months Ended
June 30,
 
  2023  2022 
       
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:      
Net loss  (3,107)  (6,810)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Stock based compensation and shares issued for services  287   1,204 
Equity losses in non-consolidated entity  18   26 
Interest  6   6 
Impairment of an investment in an unconsolidated entity  537   - 
Loss (gain) from Change in on fair value of stock-based liabilities  1   (2)
Depreciation and amortization expense  7   905 
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:        
Increase in accounts receivable  (24)  (351)
(Increase) decrease in other current assets  (22)  63 
Increase in accounts payable  55   1,109 
Decrease in other accounts liabilities  (56)  (136)
Related Parties, net  (55)  - 
Decrease in deferred revenue  -   (159)
Net Cash Used for Operating Activities  (2,353)  (4,145)
         
Cash Flows from Investing  Activities:        
Investment in unconsolidated entities  (2,079)  (657)
Purchase of equipment  -   (7)
Purchase of intangible asset  (78)  - 
         
Net Cash used for Investing Activities  (2,157)  (664)
         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:        
         
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance expense  4,319   - 
Treasury stock  (4)  - 
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities  4,315   - 
         
Net decrease in Cash  (195)  (4,809)
Cash at Beginning of Period  466   6,607 
Cash at End of Period $271  $1,798 
         
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities        
         
Investment in unconsolidated entity against accounts receivables $-  $233 
Issuance of Shares of common stock for investment in unconsolidated entity $700  $- 

 

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

 


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CUENTAS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in U.S. dollar thousands, except share and per share data)

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

Cuentas, Inc. (the “Company”) together with its subsidiaries, is mainly focused on financial technology (“FINTECH”) services, delivering mobile financial services, prepaid debit and digital content services to unbanked, underbanked and underserved communities. During 2023-Q1, the Company initiated its first investment into the Real Estate market and, made its second, more significant investment in Real Estate in the second quarter of 2023. The Company derivesderived its revenue from GPR “Debit” Card fees and the sales of prepaid products and services including third party digital content, gift cards, remittances, mobile phone topups and other digital services. Additionally, Thethe Company has an agreement with Interactive Communications International, Inc. (“InComm”) a leading processor of general purpose reloadable (“GPR”) debit cards, to market and distribute a line of prepaid digital content and gift cards targeted towards the Latin American market. Cuentas is able to purchase InComm'sInComm’s prepaid digital content and gift cards at a discount and resell these same products in real time through its mobile app and through the Cuentas SDI network of over 31,000 bodegas. Cuentas is able to offer these digital products to the public through its mobile app and the Cuentas SDI distribution network, many at discounted prices, while making a small profit margin which varies from product to product. The prepaid digital content and gift cards include Amazon Cash, XBox, PlayStation, Nintendo, Karma Koin, Transit System Loads & Reloads (LA TAP, NY Transit, Grand Rapids, CT GO and more coming in 2023), Burger King, Cabela's,Cabela’s, Bass Pro Shops, AT&T, Verizon, Mango Mobile, Black Wireless and many more prepaid wireless carriers in the US and in foreign countries. Cuentas accountholders can also send up to $500 anywhere in the world that WesternUnion operates at a discounted rate. The Company’s real estate investments are intended to broaden its reach into the unbanked, underbanked and underserved communities by using a patented, low cost, sustainable technology that should allow the Company to provide reasonably priced rental apartments to working class residents who have been priced out of rental communities due to severe rent hikes in Florida and other areas in the US.

 

The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida on September 21, 2005 to act as a holding company for its subsidiaries. Its subsidiary is Meimoun and Mammon, LLC (100% owned) (“M&M”),Tel3, a business segment of Meimoun and Mammon, LLC provides prepaid calling cards to consumers directly and operates in a complimentary space as Meimoun and Mammon, LLC. The Company also owns 50% of CUENTASMAX LLC which installs WiFi6 shared network (“WSN”) systems in locations in the New York metropolitan tristate area using access points and small cells to provide users with access to the WSN.

 

On May 27, 2022,February 3, 2023, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “MIPA”)(MIPA) with SDI Black 011,Core Development Holdings Corporation (“Core”). Core holds approximately 29.3% of 4280 Lakewood Road Manager, LLC (“SDI Black”Lakewood Manager”), the holders of all the membership interests of SDI Black and Cuentas SDI, LLC, a Florida limited liability (“Cuentas SDI”), for the acquisition of 19.99%which in turn owns 86.45% of the membership interests in 4280 Lakewood Road, LLC (“4280 Project”), an affordable multi-family real estate project located in Lake Worth, Florida. Core agreed to sell to the Company 6% of Cuentas SDIits interest in the Lakewood Manager to the Company in exchange for $750,000.for295,282 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing 19.99% of the then outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. The 6% equity in the Lakewood Manager was valued at approximately $700. The Company also hadclosed this transaction on or about March 9, 2023.

The 295,282 of the rightCompany’s shares were equal to close19.9% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company as of the date of the Agreement. The Company closed this transaction on or about March 9th, 2023.

The company used the measurement alternative which provides an accounting framework for valuing an equity security investment in the absence of a readily determinable fair value. Accordingly, the investment was accounted for at a cost basis.

On April 13, 2023, the Company signed an Operating Agreement to be a majority member in Brooksville Development Partners, LLC (“Brooksville”) with 2 minority members for the purpose of acquiring land for the development of a residential apartment community consisting of approximately 360 apartments. All real and personal property owned by Brooksville shall be owned by Brooksville as an entity, and neither the Members nor the Manager will have any ownership interest in such property. One of the minority members will be the manager of the project.

On April 28, 2023, the Company and minority partners in Brooksville closed on the potential acquisitiontransaction to acquire a 21.8 acre site for development of the remaining 80.01%Brooksville project. The Company had deposited an “Initial Capital Contribution” of $2,000 into a title insurance escrow account which was released from escrow by the membership interestsTitle Agent to fund the balance of Cuentas SDI within 60 days (with a potential 30 day extension, the “Potential Acquisition Period”) in exchange for a purchase price of an additional $2,459,000. SDI Black previously transferred allthe Vacant Land, together with a $3,050 bank loan to Brooksville from Republic Bank of its assets includingChicago. The Company is currently a 63% interest holder in Brooksville but that may change in the platform, portals, domain names, and related software necessary to conduct its business to Cuentas SDI.  The MIPA further provides that during the Potential Acquisition Period,future if the Company will invoice and Cuentas SDI will pay invoices on a seven-net-ten day basis and during this same period, Cuentas SDI will allowis not able to raise sufficient financing to complete the project. Since the Company to realize 40% ofdoes not manage or control the Cuentas SDI gross revenuesLLC and reflect 40% of the gross revenues on its books and records.The MIPA contains a number of representations and warranties by each of the parties thereto which we believelosses are customary for transactions similarlimited to the transactions contemplated bycost amount, the MIPA. The 60-day option to acquireBrooksville transaction was accounted for as an investment in an unconsolidated entity in accordance with ASC 323, using the remaining 80.01%equity method of accounting with the membership interests of Cuentas SDI expired on July 27, 2022.Company as the acquirer. 

 

On August 22, 2022, the Company entered into a Software Licensing and transaction sharing Agreement with The OLB Group, Inc. (“OLB), a Delaware corporation whereas OLB, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries will establish a merchant services relationship whereby the parties will seek to sell or rent OLB’s point-of-sale (POS) devices to merchants in the network established by Cuentas SDI, LLC for the merchants in the SDI network and the Company will use reasonable best efforts to interconnect its reload agreement with the OLB POS platform for use in qualified merchant locations. The Company will market the OLB-branded products under the processing platform as a Cuentas white label application for payment processing and debit cards. OLB will develop for Cuentas’ Mobile App and associated products, an Application Programming Interface (API), databases and servers at no cost to the Company to allow for the registration, approval and onboarding of consumers onto the Cuentas GPR/Mobile App/Mobile Wallet platform with complete functions as currently available through the Cuentas App and associated products and services. OLB agreed to provide OLB’s Services for Cuentas’ benefit in exchange for revenue sharing and OLB will utilize its developers to enhance the Cuentas GPR-Mobile-App. Before the relaunch of the Cuentas GPR-Mobile-App, the OLB developers in consultation with Cuentas shall as necessary test the functionality, reliability and process of the Cuentas GPR-Mobile-App in a controlled testing environment. Upon approval by the Company of the results of the controlled testing environment to move the Cuentas GPR-Mobile-App into production, the OLB developers, in consultation with the Company, shall perform periodic test of the Cuentas GPR-Mobile-App to ensure continued functionality, reliability and process of the Cuentas GPR-Mobile-App and to remove and repair any bugs or malfunctions in the Cuentas GPR-Mobile-App as soon as practicable. All net revenue generated by OLB from the following: (i) net revenues from the sale or rental of OLB POS devices to Cuentas SDI Merchants, (ii) all other net revenues generated by OLB arising from or related to the OLB POS devices elected to be utilized by the Cuentas SDI Merchants, (iii) all net revenues generated by OLB from the Cuentas White Label Products/Services, and (iv) to the extent that the Reload Provider agrees to provide its reload capability through the OLB POS devices, the net revenues generated by OLB from the reloads shall be split between OLB and Cuentas. All net revenue generated by Cuentas from the following: (i) net revenues from each reload purchased though the OLB POS device through a Cuentas SDI Merchant, (ii) all retail digital products as set forth on Schedule A sold through a OLB POS device through a Cuentas SDI Merchant or the Cuentas White Label Products/Services, (iii) mobile top-ups net revenues sold through a OLB POS device through a Cuentas SDI Merchant: all net revenues to be split between OLB and Cuentas. Net revenue will be shared between the Parties and profits will be calculated and settled on a 30 net 30 basis (after each 30-day period closes, the Parties have 30 days to calculate and settle net revenue). On August 22, 2022, the Company entered into an Independent Sales Organization Processing Agreement with eVance, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The OLB Group, Inc., whereby eVance is in the business of providing credit and debit card processing services to merchants. The Company desires to solicit and refer merchants to eVance for those Services under the terms of this Agreement. eVance will provide Merchants with access to Third-Party Authorization Networks, Settlement and other services to authorize, capture and transmit data relating to transactions on major credit and debit card networks.

On August 31, 2022 The Company entered into a one year Marketing Agreement with LSI Group, which is extendable to 3 years total with completion of certain milestones. LSI will market the US based Cuentas Prepaid Debit Card, Mobile App and Cuentas Mobile’s USA phone service in countries including El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras with plans to expand to South America, starting with Colombia. As of Septemeber 30, 2022 the Company has not generated any revenue from this transaction.F-6


 

 

CUENTAS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in U.S. dollar thousands, except share and per share data)

 

NASDAQ

On June 21, 2022, the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Staff (the “Staff”) issued the Company a delist letter citing its failure to comply with the minimum bid price requirement under Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). In accordance with Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company was provided 180 calendar days, or until December 19, 2022, to regain compliance with Rule 5550(a)(2). On December 20, 2022, the Staff notified the Company that it had determined to delist the Company as it did not comply with bid price requirement for listing on the Exchange. On April 14, 2023, the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Staff issued the Company a compliance letter citing that that the Company had regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement.

COVID-19REVERSE SPLIT

 

In December 2019,On March 24, 2023, the Company completed a novel strainreverse stock split of coronavirus was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China, which has and is continuing to spread throughout China and other partsits common stock. As a result of the world, includingreverse stock split, the United States.following changes have occurred (i) every thirteen shares of common stock have been combined into one share of common stock; (ii) the number of shares of common stock underlying each common stock option or common stock warrant have been proportionately decreased on a 1-for-13 basis, and the exercise price of each such outstanding stock option and common warrant has been proportionately increased on a 1-for-13 basis. Accordingly, all option numbers, share numbers, warrant numbers, share prices, warrant prices, exercise prices and losses per share have been adjusted within these consolidated financial statements, on a retroactive basis, to reflect this 1-for-13 reverse stock split. On January 30, 2020,April 14, 2023, the World Health Organization declaredNasdaq Listing Qualifications Staff issued the outbreak ofCompany a compliance letter citing that that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” On January 31, 2020, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II declared a public health emergency forCompany had regained compliance with the United States to aid the U.S. healthcare community in responding to COVID-19, and on March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization characterized the outbreak as a “pandemic”. A significant outbreak of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases could result in a widespread health crisis that could adversely affect the economies and financial markets worldwide, as well as our business and operations. COVID- 19 effectively reduced the Company’s capability to acquire accounts holders as a significant portion of our target demographic lost their ability to earn wages and subsequently could not load funds to the Company’s product. If the disruptions posed by COVID-19 or other matters of global concern continue for an extensive period of time, our business and results of operations may be materially adversely affectedminimum bid price requirement.

 

GOING CONCERN

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, the Company had approximately $2,108$271 in cash and cash equivalents, approximately $291$1,545 in negative working capital, shareholder’s equity of $1,471 and an accumulated deficit of approximately $47,304.$55,857. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon raising capital from financing transactions and revenue from operations. Management anticipates their business will require substantial additional investments that have not yet been secured. Management is continuing in the process of fund raising in the private equity and capital markets as the Company will need to finance future activities. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that may be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

SECURITIES OFFERING

On February 6, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with an institutional investor (the “Investor”) for the purpose of raising approximately $5,000 in gross proceeds for the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to sell, in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of (i) 163,344 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”) and (ii) pre-warrants to purchase up to 128,031 shares of Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants” and such shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants, the “Pre-Funded Warrant Shares”) and, in a concurrent private placement, warrants (the “Purchase Warrants”) to purchase 291,375 shares of Common Stock (the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Purchase Warrants, the “Purchase Warrant Shares”). The combined purchase price per Share and Purchase Warrant is $17.16 and the combined purchase price per Pre-Funded Warrant and Purchase Warrant of $17.16. The Pre-Funded Warrants were sold, in lieu of shares of Common Stock, to any Investor whose purchase of shares of Common Stock in the Registered Offering would otherwise result in such Investor, together with its affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 4.99% (or, at such Investor’s option upon issuance, 9.99%) of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock immediately following the consummation of the Registered Offering. Each Pre-Funded Warrant represents the right to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.0013 per share. As of March 31, 2023 the Pre-Funded Warrants were exercised in full. The Purchase Warrants will be exercisable on or before August 5, 2023 and will expire on August 5, 2028 at an exercise price of $17.36 per share. The closing of the sales of these securities under the Purchase Agreement occurred on or about February 8, 2023. H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“Wainwright”) acted as exclusive placement agent for the offering pursuant to an engagement agreement between the Company and Wainwright dated as of December 13, 2022. As compensation for such placement agent services, the Company agreed to pay Wainwright an aggregate cash fee equal to 7.0% of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the offering, plus a management fee equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the offerings, a non-accountable expense of $65 and $16 for clearing expenses. The Company has also agreed to issue to Wainwright or its designees warrants to purchase 20,397 shares of Common Stock (the “PA Warrants” and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the PA Warrants, the “PA Warrant Shares”). The PA Warrants have a term of five years from the issuance date and have an exercise price of $23.17 per share. The net proceeds to the Company from the registered direct offering and concurrent private placement, after deducting the Placement Agent’s fees and expenses and the Company’s offering expenses were $4,319.

 


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CUENTAS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in U.S. dollar thousands, except share and per share data)

 

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Unaudited Interim Financial Statements

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the financial statements presented herein have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm but include all material adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the for nine-monthssix-months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022.2023. However, these results are not necessarily indicative of results for any other interim period or for the year endingended December 31, 2022.2023. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company to make certain estimates and assumptions for the reporting periods covered by the financial statements. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. Actual amounts could differ from these estimates.

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been omitted pursuant to the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021,2022, filed with the SEC on April 1, 2022March 31, 2023 (the “Annual Report”“2022 Form 10-K”). For further information, reference is made to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on2022 Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.10-K.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with US GAAP. The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the Company and its wholly owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, certain revenues and expenses, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 


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CUENTAS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in U.S. dollar thousands, except share and per share data)

Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue is comprised mainly of unearned revenue related to prepayments from retail consumers for telecommunications minutes. The following table represents the changes in deferred revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2022:

  Deferred
Revenue
 
Balance at December 31, 2021 $683 
Change in deferred revenue  (276)
Balance at September 30, 2022 $407 

Revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations represent contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized (“contracted not recognized”). Contracted not recognized revenue was $407 as of September 30, 2022, of which the Company expects to recognize 100% of the revenue over the next 12 months.

Derivative and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Fair value accounting requires bifurcation of embedded derivative instruments such as conversion features in convertible debt or equity instruments and measurement of their fair value for accounting purposes. In assessing the convertible debt instruments, management determines if the convertible debt host instrument is conventional convertible debt and further if there is a beneficial conversion feature requiring measurement. If the instrument is not considered conventional convertible debt under ASC 470, the Company will continue its evaluation process of these instruments as derivative financial instruments under ASC 815.

Once determined, derivative liabilities are adjusted to reflect fair value at each reporting period end, with any increase or decrease in the fair value being recorded in results of operations as an adjustment to fair value of derivatives.

Fair value of certain of the Company’s financial instruments including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, notes payables, and other accrued liabilities approximate cost because of their short maturities. The Company measures and reports fair value in accordance with ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure” defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.

 

Fair value, as defined in ASC 820, is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value of an asset should reflect its highest and best use by market participants, principal (or most advantageous) markets, and an in-use or an in-exchange valuation premise. The fair value of a liability should reflect the risk of nonperformance, which includes, among other things, the Company’s credit risk.

 


CUENTAS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in U.S. dollar thousands, except share and per share data)

Valuation techniques are generally classified into three categories: the market approach; the income approach; and the cost approach. The selection and application of one or more of the techniques may require significant judgment and are primarily dependent upon the characteristics of the asset or liability, and the quality and availability of inputs. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value under ASC 820 must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. ASC 820 also provides fair value hierarchy for inputs and resulting measurement as follows:

 

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2: Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and

 

Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability that are supported by little or no market activity, and that are significant to the fair values.

 

Fair value measurements are required to be disclosed by the Level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall. Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (in Level 3 measurements) are subject to expanded disclosure requirements including a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes during the period attributable to the following: (i) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings, and a description of where those gains or losses included in earning are reported in the statement of income.

 

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

 Balance as of September 30, 2022 Balance as of June 30, 2023 
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
                 
Liabilities:                 
Stock based liabilities  1   -   -   1   1   -      -   1 
Total liabilities  1   -   -   1     1   -   -   1 

 

  Balance as of December 31, 2021
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
         
Liabilities:        
Stock based liabilities  3   -   -   3 
Total liabilities  3   -   -   3 

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CUENTAS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in U.S. dollar thousands, except share and per share data)

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

New pronouncementsIn June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued butAccounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” This updated guidance sets forth a current expected credit loss model based on expected losses. Under this model, an entity recognizes an allowance for expected credit losses based on historical experience, current conditions and forecasted information rather than the current methodology of delaying recognition of credit losses until it is probable a loss has been incurred. This guidance becomes effective for the Company beginning in interim periods starting in fiscal year 2023. The impact of adopting the new standard did not effective as of September 30, 2022 are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements upon adoption.

 

NOTE 3 – STOCK OPTIONS

The following table summarizes all stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2023:

  Shares  Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price Per
Share
 
Outstanding, December 31, 2022  128,477  $56.44 
Forfeited  6,093  $186.55 
Outstanding, June 30, 2023  122,384  $49.96 

The following table discloses information regarding outstanding and exercisable options as of June 30, 2023:

   Outstanding  Exercisable 
Exercise Prices  Number of
Option
Shares
  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life
(Years)
  Number of
Option
Shares
  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
                 
$97.50   2,769  $97.50   0.21   2,769  $97.50 
$67.99   1,538  $67.99   0.74   1,538  $67.99 
$36.40   118,077  $36.40   8.43   114,228  $36.40 
     122,384  $49.96   8.13   118,535  $38.24 

The following table discloses information regarding outstanding and exercisable options at June 30, 2022:

   Outstanding  Exercisable 
Exercise Prices  Number of
Option
Shares
  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life
(Years)
  Number of
Option
Shares
  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
$186.55   6,093  $186.55   0.74   6,093  $186.55 
$97.50   2,769  $97.50   1.21   2,769  $97.50 
$67.99   1,538  $67.99   1.74   1,538  $67.99 
$36.40   142,308  $36.40   9.38   61,538  $36.40 
     152,708  $47.97   9.09   71,938  $52.13 


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CUENTAS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in U.S. dollar thousands, except share and per share data)

 

NOTE 3 – STOCK OPTIONS

The following table summarizes all stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2022:

  Shares  Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price Per
Share
 
Outstanding, December 31, 2021  1,585,200  $3.69 
Granted  400,000   2.80 
Forfeited  (215,000)  2.80 
Outstanding, September 30, 2022  1,770,200  $3.44 

The following table discloses information regarding outstanding and exercisable options at September 30, 2022:

   Outstanding  Exercisable 
Exercise Prices  Number of
Option
Shares
  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life
(Years)
  Number of
Option
Shares
  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
$14.35   79,200  $14.35   0.49   79,200  $14.35 
 7.50   36,000   7.50   0.961   36,000   7.50 
 5.23   20,000   5.23   1.49   20,000   5.23 
 2.80   1,635,000   2.80   9.13   1,010,000   2.80 
     1,770,200  $3.44   8.50   1,145,200  $3.79 

On August 19, 2022, the Board of Directors approved the immediate acceleration of the vesting of 160,000 options previously issued under the Stock Option Plan TP Jeffery D. Johnson that will be exercisable for a period of three years after his resignation.

On May 17, 2022, the Company issued 200,000 options to its two members of the board of the Directors of the Company. The options carry an exercise price of $2.80 per share. half of the options vested on May17, 2022 and the balance shall vest on the first anniversary of grant date, so long as they engaged by the Company on that date. The Options are exercisable until May 17, 2032. The Company has estimated the fair value of such options at a value of $134 at the date of issuance using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following assumptions:

Common stock price0.67
Dividend yield0%
Risk-free interest rate2.98%
Expected term (years)10
Expected volatility480%


CUENTAS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in U.S. dollar thousands, except share and per share data)

On February1, 2022, the Company issued 200,000 options to its Chief Operating Officer of the Company. The options carry an exercise price of $2.80 per share. Fifty Thousand (50,000) of the options vested on February1, 2022. The option shall vest on the first, second and third anniversary of grant date, so long as its Chief Operating Officer is employed by the Company on that date. The Options are exercisable until January 31, 2032. The Company has estimated the fair value of such options at a value of $213 at the date of issuance using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following assumptions:

Common stock price1.07
Dividend yield0%
Risk-free interest rate1.79%
Expected term (years)10
Expected volatility197%

The following table discloses information regarding outstanding and exercisable options at December 31, 2021:

   Outstanding  Exercisable 
Exercise Prices  Number of
Option
Shares
  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life (Years)
  Number of
Option
Shares
  Weighted
Average
Exercise
 Price
 
$14.35   79,200  $14.35   1.24   79,200  $14.35 
 7.50   36,000   7.50   1.71   36,000   7.50 
 5.23   20,000   5.23   2.24   20,000   5.23 
 2.80   1,450,000   2.80   9.84   785,000   2.80 
     1,585,200  $3.69   9.13   920,200  $4.24 

NOTE 54 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Related partyparties’ balances as of Septemberat June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 20212022 consisted of the following:

Due from related parties

  June 30,
2023
  December 31,
2022
 
  (dollars in thousands) 
       
Arik Maimon (Chairman of the Board and the CEO) $42  $               - 
Michael De Prado (Vice Chairman of the Board and President) 46  - 
SDI Cuentas LLC, net of allowance for credit losses of $157 as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. Refer to note 7. $223  $198 
Total Due from related parties $311  $198 

Related party payablestransactions

 

  September 30,
2022
  December 31,
2021
 
  (dollars in thousands) 
       
(a) Due to Cima Telecom Inc. $     -      417 
Total Due to related parties $-  $417 
  6 Months ended at
June 30,
2023
  6 Months ended at
June 30,
2022
 
  (dollars in thousands) 
       
Sales to SDI Cuentas LLC $30  $732 
         
Carol Pepper (b)  -   80 
Cima Telecom Inc. (a) $120  878 
  $        120  $958 

 

(a)

Composed fromof fees in the amount of $120 thousand for the maintenance and support services during the first half of 2023. Composed of annual fees in the amount of $700 thousand for the maintenance and support services in accordance with the software maintenance agreement for the secondfirst quarter of the third calendar year from the Effective Date and other$178 thousand for software development services.services during the first half of 2022.

(b)Composed of a consulting fee in addition to the directorship fees.

  3 Months ended at
June,
2023
  3 Months ended at
June 30,
2022
 
  (dollars in thousands) 
       
Sales to SDI Cuentas LLC $            18  $          518 
         
Carol Pepper (b)  -   40 
Cima Telecom Inc. (a) $-  $559 
  $-  $599 

(a)Composed of annual fees in the amount of $525 thousand for the maintenance and support services in accordance with the software maintenance agreement for the first quarter of the third calendar year and $34 thousand for software development services during the second quarter of 2022.

(b)Composed of a consulting fee in addition to the directorship fees.

 


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CUENTAS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in U.S. dollar thousands, except share and per share data)

 

Related party transactions

  9 months
ends at
September 30,
2022
  9 months  
ends at
September 30,
2021
 
  (dollars in thousands) 
       
Carol Pepper (b)  80   - 
Cima Telecom Inc. (a) $942   552 
  $40  $552 

(a)Composed of periodic fees in the amount of $700 thousand for the maintenance and support services in accordance with the software maintenance agreement and the a Settlement Agreement and General Release dated August 2, 2022 and the and $375 for the first half of the second calendar year from the effective date of the agreement, $242 thousand for software development services during the first nine months  of 2022 and 147$ thousand for software development services during the nine months of 2021 and  $30 thousand for the consulting services for the first quarter of 2021. Refer to note 6.

(b)Composed of consulting fee for the first half of 2022 in additional to the directorship fees.

  3 months
ends at
September 30,
2022
  3 months  
ends at
September 30,
2021
 
  (dollars in thousands) 
Cima Telecom Inc. (a) $383   260 
  $383  $260 

(a)Composed of fees in the amount of $383 thousand for the maintenance and support services in accordance with the software maintenance agreement and the Settlement Agreement and General Release dated August 2, 2022 and $125 for the third quarter of the second calendar year from the effective date of the agreement, 135$ thousand for software development services during the third quarter of 2021. Please refer to note 6.

Employment Agreements

On August 18, 2022, Jeffery D. Johnson signed a Separation of Employment Agreement between himself and the Company and resigned as the chief executive officer of the Company effective immediately. On August 19, 2022, the Board of Directors approved the Separation and General Release Agreement, approved the immediate acceleration of the vesting of 160,000 options previously issued to him under the Stock Option Plan that will be exercisable for a period of three years after the resignation and noted that the separation was cordial and positive. Mr. Johnson received a onetime Separation Payment of $100, and the Company will pay all costs for COBRA (health insurance) benefits through the end of calendar year 2022.

On September 30, 2022, Anthony H. Meadows resigned as chief operating officer of the “Company. The Company is negotiating a settlement agreement with Mr. Meadows and may enter into a consulting agreement with Mr. Meadows to complete certain projects that Mr. Meadows was working on prior to his resignation.


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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in U.S. dollar thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 65 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

From time to time, the Company may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business.

 

On December 20, 2017, a complaint was filed by J. P. Carey Enterprises, Inc. (“JP Carey”) alleging a claim for $473 related to Franjose Yglesias-Bertheau, a former Vice President of PLKD. Even though the Company made the agreed payment of $10on January 2, 2017 and issued 6,001 shares of Common Stock as conversion of the $70,000 note as agreed in its settlement agreement, JP Carey alleges damages that the Company claims are without merit because JP Carey received full compensation as agreed. The Company is in the process of defending itself against these claims. The Company has not accrued losses related to this claim due to the early stages of litigation. On January 29, 2019, the Company was served with another complaint by JP Carey claiming similar issues as to the previous complaint, with the new claimed damages totaling $1,108. JP Carey and the Company filed motions for a summary judgment. On June 23, 2020, the case was transferred to the Business Court at the request of the Superior Court Judge previously assigned to the case. Judge Ellerbe from the Business Court has been assigned as the new judge. On October 1, 2020, the court granted the Company’s motion for summary judgment and denied JP Carey’s motion for summary judgment. On October 30, 2020, JP Carey filed a notice of appeal to the trial court’s October 1 and 7, 2020 orders granting summary judgment in favor of the Company. The briefing in the appeal was completed during the first quarter of 2021. Oral argument held on April 13, 2021 but no decision has been rendered yet. On November 16, 2020, the Company filed a motion seeking payment from JP Carey of $141 in attorney fees and costs accrued as of November 13, 2020. JP Carey’s respondent brief was filed on or about December 21, 2020 and thereafter the Company filed its reply. JP Carey’s petition to the Georgia Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari remains pending and is fully briefed as of January 14, 2022. On May 5, 2022 the Georgia Supreme Court denied JP Carey’s petition. On or about July 20, 2022 the parties settled the Company’s claim regarding attorney fees and costs for the amount of $40.

On October 23, 2018, the Company was served by Telco Cuba Inc. for an amount in excess of $15 but the total amount was not specified. The Company was served on December 7, 2018, with a complaint alleging damages including unspecified damages for product, advertising and other damages in addition to $50 paid to the Defendants. The Company retained an attorney and has taken steps to defend itself vigorously in this case. Depositions are in process of being scheduled. On or about April 27, 2022, the Company settled the Telco Cuba Inc. matter in consideration of a settlement amount of $32.

On May 1, 2019, the Company received a notice of demand for arbitration from Secure IP Telecom, Inc. (“Secure IP), who allegedly had a Reciprocal Carrier Services Agreement (“RCS”) exclusively with Limecom and not with the Company. The arbitration demand originated from another demand for arbitration that Secure IP received from VoIP Capital International (“VoIP”) in March 2019, demanding $1,053 in damages allegedly caused by unpaid receivables that Limecom assigned to VoIP based on the RCS. On or about October 5, 2020, the trial court appointed a receiver over Limecom, Inc. (“Limecom”) in the matter of Spectrum Intelligence Communications Agency, LLC. v. Limecom, Inc., case no. 2018-027150-CA-01 pending in the 11th Circuit for Miami-Dade County, Florida. On June 5, 2020, Secure IP Telecom, Inc. (“Secure IP”) filed a complaint against Limecom, Heritage Ventures Limited (“Heritage”), an unrelated third party and owner of Limecom, and the Company, case no. 20-11972-CA-01. Secure IP alleges that the Company received certain transfers from Limecom during the period that the Company wholly owned Limecom that may be an avoidable under Florida Statute § 725.105. On July 13, 2021, the two cases were consolidated, and are now pending before the same trial court under the former case number. The Company has answered and denied any liability with respect to both complaints. To the extent the Company has exposure for any transfers from Limecom, Heritage has indemnified the Company for any such liability and the Company has a pending cross-claim against Heritage for purposes of enforcing the indemnification obligation. A review of the books and records of the Company reflect aggregate transfers from Limecom to the Company or its affiliates of less than $600,000.$600. The Company’s books and records reflect that the Company fully reimbursed Limecom through direct payment of expenses of Limecom and through issuance of shares by the Company to employees or other vendors on behalf of Limecom for settlement and release of claims the employees or vendors may have asserted against Limecom. The books and records of the Company therefore do not reflect an identifiable avoidable transfer, but this analysis may change as the discovery process continues. At this time, based upon an analysis of the Company’s books and records, the loss contingency is not capable of reasonable estimation under the above circumstances, and the likelihood of an adverse judgment is not probable at this time. An adverse judgment in this matter is reasonably possible and based upon an analysis of litigation costs and likelihood of a settlement, the undersigned recommends a litigation reserve of $200 to $300 thousand. As of SeptemberJune 30, 20222023, the companyCompany accrued $300 thousand due to this matter.

 

On October 4, 2022, Crosshair Media Placement, LLC, a Kentucky based marketing company, filed and served a complaint on Cuentas for breach of contract alleging breach of contract damages of $629,807.74,$630, which case remains pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, case no. 3:22-CV-512-CHB. Cuentas is vigorously defending itself against this complaint and onOn November 8, 2022, filed a Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction and a Motion to Change Venue. On May 9, 2023, the Company and the plaintiff attended a court settlement conference before the federal magistrate judge presiding over the matter. The parties reached a settlement that the Company will make the following payments to fully resolve the matter: $50 on or about June 1, $20 on or about July 1, and nine equal $15 monthly payments due the first of each month, then a final payment of $425 due May 1, 2024. As of June 30, 2023 the Company had paid $70 to the plaintiff under the above referenced settlement agreement.

On March 14, 2023, the Company was served with a complaint for Breach of Contract of an Employment Agreement in excess of $30. The Company has retained counsel and is aggressively defending its rights.

On April 1, 2021 the Company executed a lease for office space effective April 1, 2021. The lease requires monthly rental payments of $9.

 


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CUENTAS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in U.S. dollar thousands, except share and per share data)

 

On May 25, 2022, the Company received a notice of default from CIMA Telecom, Inc. (“CIMA”) related to that certain Platform Exclusive License Agreement, maintenance, and related agreements by and among Cuentas, CIMA, Knetik, Inc., and Auris, LLC. The notice provides that Cuentas has failed to pay $700,000 of maintenance and pass-through fees that CIMA alleges are owed under the License Agreement and also afforded Cuentas the required sixty-day period (through July 24, 2022) to cure the default as provided under the License Agreement.. On August 2, 2022, the Company and CIMA, along with two of CIMA’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Knetik, Inc. and Auris, LLCexecuted a Settlement Agreement and General Release which resolves the issues related to the July 8, 2022 notice of default from CIMA related to that certain Platform Exclusive License Agreement, maintenance, and related agreements by and among Cuentas, CIMA, Knetik, Inc., and Auris, LLC. The Parties executed Mutual General Releases and the settlement terms are as follows: In exchange for the consideration provided in the Settlement Agreement, (1) the Company paid CIMA $350,000.00 on August 2, 2022 and (2) on or before 5:00 p.m New York City time, on August 15, 2022, Cuentas will pay CIMA the balance of the Unpaid Fees ($420,239.78) by wire transfer (3) Cuentas will a period of 30 days from execution date, the exclusive right to facilitate a third party (including to current shareholders and directors of Cuentas) purchase (without markup or broker fee) of, all of the shares of Cuentas held by CIMA at the higher of: (i) the average per share trading price for the three day average before notice in writing is provided by Cuentas of the intent to purchase CIMA’s Cuentas shares, or (ii) the minimum price of $0.50 per share on or before 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on August 31, 2022 pursuant to a purchase agreement delivered by and acceptable to CIMA without any changes thereto (provided, that CIMA shall not be required to provide any representations or warranties other than fundamental warranties related to (a) organization and good standing, (b) power and authority to undertake the transaction and (c) ownership of such shares, and ordinary representations and warranties that the Cuentas shares are being transferred free and clear of any liens, claims, or encumbrances); and (iv) on or before 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on August 2, 2022, Cuentas shall, and shall cause (x) Dinar Zuz, LLC, (y) Michael De Prado and (z) Arik Maimon to provide signed waiver letters, expressly waiving any right of first refusal and co-sale rights granted in their favor under that certain letter agreement, dated December 31, 2019, by and among CIMA, Dinar Zuz, LLC, Michael Del Prado and Arik Maimon, and (y) CIMA agrees: (i) to restore immediately Cuentas’ access to the Platform upon receipt of the $350,000.00 payment ; (ii) to provide Cuentas with a limited license to utilize the Platform the terms of which are detailed specifically in Section 6 of the agreement, and to use reasonable efforts, subject to Cuentas’ compliance hereto, to provide Cuentas’ customer data to Cuentas through the end of the limited license term described below in Section 6 of the agreement; (iii) deliver to Cuentas the Source Code (as that term is defined in paragraph 1.18 of the License Agreement) relating to Out-Of-Scope Services, and as further detailed in Section 6 of the agreement; (iv) not enforce its rights under the Side Letter (as that term is defined in the paragraph 1.1 of the Purchase Agreement) through and including August 31, 2022, and (v) shall not transfer, sell, or encumber its Cuentas shares through and including August 31, 2022, except as permitted herein. Cuentas acknowledges and agrees that the amount of Unpaid Fees ($770,239.78) is valid and outstanding, and waives any right to dispute them. If Cuentas fails to comply with any term of this Settlement Agreement, in addition to the Stipulated Judgment described in Section 5 of the agreement, the limited license set forth in Section 6 and any of CIMA’s obligations under this Settlement Agreement shall become null and CIMA shall have the right to shut off Cuentas access to the Platform without notice. The Settlement Agreement also provides for mutual general releases by Cuentas for the benefit of CIMA and by CIMA for the benefit of Cuentas of all claims other than claims relating to a breach of the Settlement Agreement. The settlement agreement by its terms in effect terminates the obligations under the license agreement, dated December 31, 2019 by and between Cuentas and CIMA. The Company did not exercise its exclusive right to facilitate a third party purchase of, all of the shares of Cuentas held by CIMA.

On April 1, 2021 the Company executed a lease for office space effective April 1, 2021. The lease requires monthly rental payments of $7.


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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in U.S. dollar thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 76 – SEGMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The Company reports segment information based on the “management” approach. The management approach designates the internal reporting used by management for making decisions and assessing performance as the source of the Company’s reportable operating segments. The Company manages its business primarily on a product basis. The accounting policies of the various segments are the same as those described in Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.” The Company evaluates the performance of its reportable operating segments based on net sales and gross profit.

 

Revenue by product for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, and the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 are as follows:

 

 September 30,
2022
  September 30,
2021
  June 30,
2023
  June 30,
2022
 
 (dollars in thousands)  (dollars in thousands) 
Telecommunications $484  $440  $35  $318 
Digital products and General Purpose Reloadable Cards  1,723   49   69   746 
Total revenue $2,207  $489  $104  $1,064 

 

Gross profit (loss) by product for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, and the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 are as follows: 

 

 September 30,
2022
  September 30,
2021
  June 30,
2023
  June 30,
2022
 
 (dollars in thousands)  (dollars in thousands) 
Telecommunications $297  $183  $(44) $200 
Digital products and General Purpose Reloadable Cards  8   (55)  (128)  (11)
Total gross profit $305  $128 
Total Gross (Loss) Profit $(172) $189 

 

Revenue by product for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, and the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 are as follows:

 

 September 30,
2022
  September 30,
2021
  June 30,
2023
  June 30,
2022
 
 (dollars in thousands)  (dollars in thousands) 
Telecommunications $166  $87  $20  $143 
Digital products and General Purpose Reloadable Cards  977   22   20   527 
Total revenue $1,143  $109  $40  $670 

 


CUENTAS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in U.S. dollar thousands, except share and per share data)

Gross profit (loss) by product for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, and the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 are as follows: 

 

  September 30,
2022
  September 30,
2021
 
  (dollars in thousands) 
Telecommunications $97  $34 
Digital products and General Purpose Reloadable Cards  19   (16)
Total gross profit $116  $18 

Long lived assets by product for September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are as follows:

 September 30,
2022
  December 31,
2021
  June 30,
2023
  June 30,
2022
 
 (dollars in thousands)  (dollars in thousands) 
Telecommunications $-  $-  $(37) $81 
Digital products and General Purpose Reloadable Cards  4,050   5,400   (76)  (26)
Total Long lived assets by product $4,050  $5,400 
Total Gross (Loss) Profit $(113) $55 

 

NOTE 87STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITYOTHER LOSS

 

Other loss is mainly composed from impairment of an investment of $537 in Cuentas SDI. On August 4, 2022, the Company,June 15, 2023, The OLB Group, Inc. entered into a SecuritiesMembership Interest Purchase Agreement dated as of June 15, 2023 with SDI Black 001, LLC whereby it acquired 80.01% of the membership interests of Cuentas SDI, LLC for a purchase price of $850. This purchase price resulted with an institutional investor pursuant to which the Purchaser agreed to purchase, and the Company agreed to issue and sell to the PurchaserImpairment of an investment of $537 in a private placement, an aggregate of 1,655,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 2,569,044 shares of Common and warrants to purchase up to 4,224,044 shares of Common Stock. The purchase price per Share and associated Common Stock Warrant was $0.71022 and the purchase price per Pre Funded Warrant and associated Common Stock Warrant was $0.71012. Each Common Stock Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.59 per share. Each Pre Funded Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share. The Common Stock Warrants are exercisable for a period of five years and nine months commencing on the issuance date and the Pre Funded Warrants are exercisable until exercised. The Warrants also contain customary beneficial ownership limitations that may be waived at the option of each holder upon 61 days’ notice to the Company. The Private Placement closed on August 8, 2022. The gross proceeds to the Company, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses, were approximately $3.0 million and the net proceeds to the Company, after deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses, were approximately $2.7 million . On August 4, 2022, in connection with the Private Placement, the Company entered into a registration rights with the Purchaser, pursuant to which the Company agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to register for resale the Shares and any shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants within 30 days of the signing of the Registration Rights Agreement, with such registration statement becoming effective within 60 days after the signing of the Registration Rights Agreement, subject to adjustment in the event of a review by the SEC. The Company is subject to customary penalties and liquidated damages in the event it does not meet certain filing requirements and deadlines set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. The registration statement was declared effective on September 22, 2022

Pursuant to an engagement agreement, H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC was engaged by the Company to act as its placement agent for the Private Placement. The Company agreed to pay the Placement Agent a cash fee equal to 7.0% of the gross proceeds received by the Company in the Private Placement, in addition to the reimbursement of certain expenses. The Company also agreed to issue to the Placement Agent warrants to purchase up to 295,683 shares of Common Stock, exercisable for a period of five years and six months commencing on the issuance date, at an exercise price of $0.8878 per share. We issued such shares in reliance on the exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.Cuentas SDI.

 

NOTE 8 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTEVENTS

 

On October 4, 2022, Crosshair Media Placement, LLC,July 14, 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with OLB and Cuentas-SDI (the “OLB Agreement”) in which OLB agreed to cause Cuentas-SDI to enter into an agreement with the Company pursuant to which Cuentas-SDI would agree to pay the Company $229 to satisfy outstanding invoices and, subject to the Company’s receipt of the first $100, for the Company to restore the services it had previously provided Cuentas-SDI on a Kentucky based marketing company, filedpurchase or services order basis (the “Payment Agreement”). On July 14, 2023 the Company and served a complaint on Cuentas for breach of contract alleging breach of contract damages of $629,807.74,Cuentas-SDI entered into the Payment Agreement pursuant to which case remains pendingCuentas-SDI agreed to pay amounts due under the outstanding invoices in the United States District Court foramount of $229. To date, Cuentas-SDI has paid the Western DistrictCompany $121. The balance is payable in five monthly installments of Kentucky, case no. 3:22-CV-512-CHB. Cuentas is vigorously defending itself against this complaint and on November 8, 2022, filed a Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction and a Motion to Change Venue.$21 commencing September 1, 2023.

 


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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.2022. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis, particularly with respect to our plans and strategy for our business and related financing, includes forward-looking statements within the meanings of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, including statements regarding expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies for the future. When used in this report, the terms “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would” and words or phrases of similar import, as they relate to our company or our management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We intend that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are only predictions and reflect our views as of the date they are made with respect to future events and financial performance, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise, nor do we have a policy of updating or revising, any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required under applicable law. Forward-looking statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of several factors including those set forth under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.2022.

 

The Company notes that in addition to the description of historical facts contained herein, this report contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties as detailed herein and from time to time in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and elsewhere. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those, described in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, among others: (a) the Company’s fluctuations in sales and operating results; (b) regulatory, competitive and contractual risks; (c) development risks; (d) the ability to achieve strategic initiatives, including but not limited to the ability to achieve sales growth across the business segments through a combination of enhanced sales force, new products, and customer service; and (e) pending litigation.

 

Overview and Outlook

 

OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK

 

The Company was incorporated inunder the laws of the State of Florida on September 21, 2005 to act as an operational company and as a holding company for its subsidiaries. Its subsidiaries are Meimoun and Mammon, LLC (100% owned) (“M&M”),Tel3, a business segment of Meimoun and Mammon, LLC provides prepaid calling cards to consumers directly and operates in a complimentary space as Meimoun and Mammon, LLC. The Company also owns 50% of CUENTASMAX LLC which is a joint venture and installs WiFi6 shared network (“WSN”) systems in locations in the technology, telecomNew York metropolitan tristate area using access points and banking industries.small cells to provide users with access to the WSN.

The Company mainly invests in financial technology and engages in use of certain licensed technology to provide innovative telecommunications, mobility, and remittance solutions to unserved, unbanked, and emerging markets. The Company uses proprietary technology and certain licensed technology to provide innovative telecommunications and telecommunications mobility and remittance solutions in emerging markets. The Company also offers wholesale telecommunications minutes and prepaid telecommunications minutes to consumers through its Tel3 division. the Since the first quarter of 2023, the Company has made a number of equity investments in real estate projects in Florida. Cuentas partners with leading edge developers and construction technology companies to create sustainable, inclusive and affordable residential communities specifically designed to provide high quality housing alternatives at extremely competitive pricing. The Company’s goal is to source land zoned and ready for development of multi-family buildings in strategic areas where rental prices are increasing dramatically, placing financial stress and pressure on working class families. The Company believe that providing affordable apartments to the Hispanic Latino and other immigrant communities in Florida will enable us to introduce them our fintech solutions and generate revenue. We believe that providing affordable apartments to the Hispanic Latino and other immigrant communities in Florida will enable us to introduce them our fintech solutions and generate revenue.

 

The Company’s subsidiary, Meimoun and Mammon, LLC (100% owned) (“M&M”), through. Tel3, a business segment of Meimoun and Mammon, LLC provides prepaid calling cards to consumers directly. 

The Company also owns 50% of CUENTASMAX LLC which installs WiFi6 shared network (“WSN”) systems in locations in the New York metropolitan tristate area using access points and small cells to provide users with access to the WSN. CUENTASMAX LLC generated a net loss of $20,000 during the third quarter of 2022 and approximately $77,000 since its inception.

Cuentas SDI, LLC (the “Cuentas-SDI”) was incorporated in the State of Florida on January 4, 2022 and was a wholly owned subsidiary of SDI Black 011, Inc. (“SDI Black”). Cuentas-SDI is engaged in the business of electronic distribution and sales of virtual products via its Black 011 portal located at Yonkers, NY. Its electronic products range from prepaid wireless SIM activation, International mobile recharge services and international long distance phone services. During 2020, Cuentas-SDI also started sales of general merchandise to its retail reseller customers. Cuentas-SDI owns the assets of Black Wireless MVNO, Black 011 Long distance platform and operations and the SDI Black distribution platform and network of over 31,000 bodegas and convenience stores.


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On May 27, 2022,March 7, 2023, the Company entered intoacquired a six percent (6%) equity interest in Lakewood Village from Core Development Holdings Corporation (“Core”), pursuant to a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “MIPA”(“MIPA”) with SDI Black 011,, in exchange for 295,282 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately19.99% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock. Core holds approximately 29.3% of 4280 Lakewood Road Manager, LLC (“SDI Black”Lakewood Manager”), the holders of all the membership interests of SDI Black and Cuentas SDI, LLC, a Florida limited liability (“Cuentas SDI”), for the acquisition of 19.99%which in turn owns 86.45% of the membership interests in 4280 Lakewood Road, LLC (“4280 Project”), an affordable multi-family real estate project located in Lake Worth, Florida. Lakewood Manager, an affiliate of Cuentas SDIRENCo USA, Inc. (“Renco”), is constructing the 4280 Lakewood Project with RENCO Structural Building System, a proprietary composite structural system distributed by Renco. Lakewood Village is the first sustainable rental housing project developed in exchangethe US using a patented MCFR Mineral Composite Fiber Reinforced Construction Technology that has been approved for $750,000.hurricane-prone areas as such in Florida. The Lakewood Village project is an affordable multi-family real estate development located in Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida, consisting of 96 apartments that have two and three bedrooms.

In March 2023, the Company signed a 10 year supply agreement with Renco to provide Renco’s patented building materials for new, sustainable rental housing projects. Renco is an innovative green construction technology company that has a patented MCFR (Mineral Composite Fiber Reinforced) Construction System which provides cost efficiency, reduced build time, and sustainable benefits. Renco’s system is hurricane proof up to Category 5, which is a major benefit for developing housing projects in the South Florida market and other hurricane prone areas where we are planning to develop projects. Renco’s system is also earthquake resistant. Renco has the rightexclusive rights in the USA to closethe patented building process. The Renco Wall, Floor and Roofing System is a unique MCFR Building System that creates interlocking, fiber reinforced, composite building blocks and other construction related products that can be connected in an almost limitless variety of designs. Renco’s system can be used to create homes, apartment buildings, hotels, office buildings, warehouses, infrastructure products.

On April 13, 2023, the Company signed an Operating Agreement to be a majority member in Brooksville Development Partners, LLC (“Brooksville”) with 2 minority members for the purpose of acquiring land for the development of a residential apartment community consisting of approximately 360 apartments. All real and personal property owned by Brooksville will be owned by Brooksville as an entity. One of the minority members will be the manager of the project.

On April 28, 2023, the Company and minority partners in Brooksville closed on the potential acquisitiontransaction to acquire a 21.8 acre site for development of the remaining 80.01%Brooksville project. Cuentas had deposited as an initial capital contribution $2,000,000.00 (Two Million Dollars) into a title insurance escrow account which was released from escrow by the Title Agent to fund the balance of the membership interests of Cuentas SDI within 60 days (with a potential 30 day extension, the “Potential Acquisition Period”) in exchange for a purchase price of anthe Vacant Land, together with a $3.05 million bank loan from Republic Bank of Chicago. Brooksville owns the Vacant Land, free and clear of any liens, claims and encumbrances with the sole exception being the Republic Bank loan. The Company is currently a 63% interest holder in Brooksville but that may change in the future if the Company is not able to raise sufficient financing to complete the project. On June 29, 2023, the Company contributed additional $2,459,000. SDI Black previously transferred all$64,000 contribution for further development of its assets includingthe project.

In April 2023, CIMA, which provided maintenance and support services for our technology platform, shut down access to the platform portals, domain names,as we were transitioning to a new, improved platform. During the first quarter of 2023, we reduced product availability to Cuentas-SDI to allow Cuentas-SDI to catch up on its payments and related software necessary to conduct its business to Cuentas SDI.  The MIPA further provides that during the Potential Acquisition Period,second quarter of 2023 we curtailed all services to Cuentas-SDI and marketing initiatives with Cuentas-SDI due to its inability to reduce its debt significantly. These disruptions to our fintech solutions and technology business were a major reason for the Company will invoicedecline in revenue between the Q1-Q2 periods in 2022 and Cuentas SDI will pay invoices on a seven-net-ten day basis and during this same period, Cuentas SDI will allow the Company to realize 40% of the Cuentas SDI gross revenues and reflect 40% of the gross revenues on its books and records.The MIPA contains a number of representations and warranties by each of the parties thereto which we believe are customary for transactions similar to the transactions contemplated by the MIPA.2023. In May 2023, The 60-days option to acquire the remaining 80.01% of the membership interests of Cuentas SDI expired on July 27, 2022.

On August 22, 2022, the Company entered intoOLB Group (NASDAQ: OLB) (“OLB”) terminated a Software Licensing and transaction sharingTransaction Sharing Agreement with The OLB Group, Inc. (“OLB), a Delaware corporation whereas OLB, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries will establish a merchant services relationship whereby the parties will seek to sell or rent OLB’s point-of-sale (POS) devices to merchants in the network established by Cuentas SDI, LLCCompany for the merchants inpurpose of upgrading the SDI network and the Company will use reasonable best efforts to interconnect its reload agreement with the OLB POS platform for use in qualified merchant locations. The Company will market the OLB-branded products under the processing platform as a Cuentas white label application for payment processing and debit cards. OLB will develop for Cuentas’ Mobile App and associated products, an Application Programming Interface (API), databases and servers at no cost todigital distribution system. In June 2023, OLB acquired 80.01% of Cuentas-SDI. In July 2023, the Company and Cuentas-SDI settled certain payment issues and renewed discussions and cooperation to allow forre-open the registration, approvaldigital distribution network and onboardingsystems through Cuentas-SDI’s convenience store distribution network of consumers ontoover 31,000 locations, including many across the Cuentas GPR/Mobile App/Mobile Wallet platform with complete functions as currently available through the Cuentas AppNew York, New Jersey and associated products and services. OLB agreed to provide OLB’s Services for Cuentas’ benefit in exchange for revenue sharing and OLB will utilize its developers to enhance the Cuentas GPR-Mobile-App. Before the relaunch of the Cuentas GPR-Mobile-App, the OLB developers in consultation with Cuentas shall as necessary test the functionality, reliability and process of the Cuentas GPR-Mobile-App in a controlled testing environment. Upon approval by the Company of the results of the controlled testing environment to move the Cuentas GPR-Mobile-App into production, the OLB developers, in consultation with the Company, shall perform periodic test of the Cuentas GPR-Mobile-App to ensure continued functionality, reliability and process of the Cuentas GPR-Mobile-App and to remove and repair any bugs or malfunctions in the Cuentas GPR-Mobile-App as soon as practicable. All net revenue generated by OLB from the following: (i) net revenues from the sale or rental of OLB POS devices to Cuentas SDI Merchants, (ii) all other net revenues generated by OLB arising from or related to the OLB POS devices elected to be utilized by the Cuentas SDI Merchants, (iii) all net revenues generated by OLB from the Cuentas White Label Products/Services, and (iv) to the extent that the Reload Provider agrees to provide its reload capability through the OLB POS devices, the net revenues generated by OLB from the reloads shall be split between OLB and Cuentas. All net revenue generated by Cuentas from the following: (i) net revenues from each reload purchased though the OLB POS device through a Cuentas SDI Merchant, (ii) all retail digital products as set forth on Schedule A sold through a OLB POS device through a Cuentas SDI Merchant or the Cuentas White Label Products/Services, (iii) mobile top-ups net revenues sold through a OLB POS device through a Cuentas SDI Merchant: all net revenues to be split between OLB and Cuentas. Net revenue will be shared between the Parties and profits will be calculated and settled on a 30 net 30 basis (after each 30-day period closes, the Parties have 30 days to calculate and settle net revenue).Connecticut tri state area. On August 22, 2022,July 14, 2023, the Company entered into an Independent Sales Organization Processingagreement with OLB and Cuentas-SDI (the “OLB Agreement”) in which OLB agreed to cause Cuentas-SDI to enter into an agreement with the Company pursuant to which Cuentas-SDI would agree to pay the Company $228,752 to satisfy outstanding invoices and, subject to the Company’s receipt of the first $100,373, for the Company to restore the services it had previously provided Cuentas-SDI on a purchase or services order basis (the “Payment Agreement”). On July 14, 2023 the Company and Cuentas-SDI entered into the Payment Agreement with eVance, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The OLB Group, Inc.,. whereby eVance ispursuant to which Cuentas-SDI agreed to pay amounts due under the outstanding invoices in the businessamount of providing credit and debit card processing services to merchants. The Company desires to solicit and refer merchants to eVance for those Services under the terms of this Agreement. eVance will provide Merchants with access to Third-Party Authorization Networks, Settlement and other services to authorize, capture and transmit data relating to transactions on major credit and debit card networks. As of the$228,752. To date, of this report,Cuentas-SDI has paid the Company has not generated any revenue from this transaction.

On August 31, 2022 the Company entered into a one year Marketing Agreement with LSI Group, which$121,333. The balance is extendable to 3 years total with completionpayable in five monthly installments of certain milestones. LSI will market the US based Cuentas Prepaid Debit Card, Mobile App and Cuentas Mobile’s USA phone service in countries including El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras with plans to expand to South America, starting with Colombia, with the goal to sign 200,000 US-based Cuentas customers in$21,333 commencing September 1, year for international cross-border remittances. As of the date of this report, the Company has not generated any revenue from this transaction.2023.


 

OUTLOOK

 

Business Environment

 

We are mainly a technology payment platform company that enables digital and mobile payments on behalf of under-bank and unbanked individuals. During 2023-Q1, the Company initiated its first investment into the Real Estate market and recently, made its second, more significant investment in Real Estate. We believe in providing simple, affordable, secure and reliable financial services and digital payments to help our customers to achieve their financial goals. The Company’s real estate investments are intended to broaden its reach into the unbanked, underbanked and underserved communities by using a patented, low cost, sustainable technology that should allow it to provide reasonably priced rental apartments to working class residents who have been priced out of rental communities due to severe rent price hikes in Florida and other areas in the US.

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We strive to increase our relevance for consumers, and family to access and move their money anywhere in the world, anytime, on any platform and through any device (e.g., mobile, tablets, personal computers or wearables). We provide safer and simpler ways for businesses of all sizes to accept payments from merchant websites, mobile devices and applications, and at offline retail locations through a wide range of payment solutions. We also facilitate person to person payments through Cuentas GPR Card.

  

We operate globally and in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment characterized by a heightened regulatory focus on all aspects of the payments industry. That focus continues to become even more heightened as regulators on a global basis focus on such important issues as countering terrorist financing, anti-money laundering, privacy and consumer protection. Some of the laws and regulations to which we are subject were enacted recently and the laws and regulations applicable to us, including those enacted prior to the advent of digital and mobile payments, are continuing to evolve through legislative and regulatory action and judicial interpretation. Non-compliance with laws and regulations, increased penalties and enforcement actions related to non-compliance, changes in laws and regulations or their interpretation, and the enactment of new laws and regulations applicable to us could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Therefore, we monitor these areas closely to ensure compliant solutions for our customers who depend on us.

 

Industry Trends

 

Our industry is dynamic and highly competitive, with frequent changes in both technologies and business models. The Fintech industry has had to adapt to the COVID pandemic with resulting challenges due to changes in the labor market, supply chains, inflation, increasing interest rates and the stock market uncertainty. Each industry shift is an opportunity to conceive new products, new technologies, or new ideas that can further transform the industry and our business. At Cuentas, we push the boundaries of what is possible through a broad range of research and development activities that seek to anticipate the changing demands of customers, industry trends and competitive forces. Society has seen a major shift towards cashless transactions and acceptance of digital currency for normal dayThe Company’s entrance into the real estate market should allow it to day transactions and services. Cuentas is currently offering digital reloads for several mass transit agenciesprovide reasonably priced rental apartments to working class residents who should benefit from Cuentas’ financial solutions in parallel with the USA and expects to increase that segment significantly as people continue to return to normal work commutes. Discounted digital offerings are also expected to increase in popularity as the public leans towards digital, touchless transactions and Cuentas is strategically aligned and interconnected with one of the largest digital gift card providers in the USA. Sports arenas are once again full and Cuentas has aligned itself with MASL, a new indoor soccer league starting in November 2022, which we believe has tremendous potential as the upcoming World Cup competition will stimulate interest in professional soccer leagues.residential solutions.


 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Comparison of the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 to the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022

 

Revenue

 

The Company generates revenues through the sale and distribution of prepaid telecom minutes, digitalDigital products, General Purpose Reloadable Cards and other related telecom services. The Company also generated sales from its Fintech products and services commencing in the third quarter of 2020. Revenues during the ninesix months ended September 30, 2022June 30,2023, totaled $ 2,207,000$104.000 compared to $489,000$1,064,000 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021.2022. The increasedecrease in our sales of digital products and General-Purpose Reloadable Cards is mainly due to increase in thedecreasing our sales of our digital telecom products due towith Cuentas SDI including online and other marketing initiatives, including but not limited to distribution agreements. The decrease in our sales of digital products and General-Purpose Reloadable Cards is mainly due to reducing our cooperation with Cuentas SDI including online and other marketing initiatives. The decrease in our sales of telecommunications products is mainly due to reducing our activities in this segment. The Company has studied and evaluated its previous mobile phone offerings and has modified its mobile phone program to be aggressively priced within marketing standards that have been proven to be successful by other prepaid cellular carriers in the US. The Company has invested the past 9 months to re-organize its “Cuentas Mobile” prepaid cellular phone service offering, website and marketing strategy and is currently in the testing and provisioning phase. These efforts and testing are ongoing and should be fully implemented during the second half of 2023, allowing the formal launch of the services. We expect to produce significant revenue with Cuentas Mobile due to its low-cost pricing structure which has proven to be successful by other prepaid cellular phone carriers. Cuentas anticipates the real estate investments to produce direct and indirect revenue streams as the projects come to completion and begin to produce rental revenue and the property values appreciate. This is not anticipated to happen until 2024, at the earliest.

Revenue by product for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022, and2023, as compared to the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022 are as follows: 

 

 September 30,
2022
  September 30,
2021
  June 30,
2023
  June 30,
2022
 
 (dollars in thousands)  (dollars in thousands) 
Telecommunications $484  $440  $35  $318 
Digital products and General Purpose Reloadable Cards  1,723   49   69   746 
Total revenue $2,207  $489  $104  $1,064 

  

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Costs of Revenue and Gross profit

 

Cost of revenues during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 totaled $1,902,000$276,000 compared to $361,000$875,000 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021.2022.

 

Cost of revenue consists of the purchase of wholesale minutes for resale, related telecom platform costs and purchase of digital products in the amount of $187,000$113,000 during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and $257,000$118,000 during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021.2022.

 

Cost of revenue also consists of costs related to the sale of the Company’s Digitaldigital products and GPR Cards in the amount of $1,715,000$163,000 during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and $104,000$757,000 during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021.2022.

 

Gross profit (loss) by product lines for ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023 and 20212022 are as follows: 

 

 September 30,
2022
  September 30,
2021
  June 30,
2023
  June 30,
2022
 
 (dollars in thousands)  (dollars in thousands) 
Telecommunications $297  $183  $(44) $200 
Digital products and General Purpose Reloadable Cards  8   (55)  (128)  (11)
Total gross profit $305  $128 
Total Gross profit (loss) $(172) $189 

 

Gross profit margin for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 was 14% consisting of 62% marginnegative for both the telecommunications segment and less than 1% margin for the digital product and general purpose reloadable cards.cards segment. The gross loss for the sale of digital product and general-purpose reloadable cards stemmed from ceasing all activities with Cuentas SDI LLC. In addition, in 2021stemmed fromApril 2023, CIMA, which provided maintenance and support services for our technology platform, shut down access to the lower marginsplatform as we were transitioning to a new, improved platform. During the first quarter of 2023, we reduced product availability to Cuentas-SDI to allow Cuentas-SDI to catch up on its payments and during the second quarter of 2023 we curtailed all services to Cuentas-SDI and marketing initiatives with Cuentas-SDI due to its inability to reduce its debt significantly. These disruptions to our fintech solutions and technology business were a major reason for the decline in revenue between the first half period in 2022 and 2023. In May 2023, The OLB Group terminated a Software Licensing and Transaction Sharing Agreement with the Company for the purpose of upgrading the Cuentas Mobile App and digital distribution system. In June 2023, OLB acquired 80.01% of Cuentas-SDI. In July 2023, the Company and Cuentas-SDI settled certain payment issues and renewed discussions and cooperation to re-open the digital products sincedistribution network and systems through Cuentas-SDI’s convenience store distribution network of over 31,000 locations, including many across the sales derived from the sale of digital products has minimal gross margins.New York, New Jersey and Connecticut tri state area.


 

Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses consist of selling, general and administrative Expenses and amortization of Intangible assets as discussed below and totaled $9,320,000$2407,000 during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, compared to $6,144,000$6,938,000 during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 representing a net increasedecrease of $3,176,000.$4,531,000.

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

The table below summarizes our general and administrative expenses incurred during the periods presented:

  Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  2023  2022 
  (Unaudited in thousands) 
General and Administrative Expenses:      
Officers compensation $408  $766 
Directors fees  104   124 
Share-based compensation  287   1,204 
Directors’ and officers’ insurance  -   316 
Professional services  486   621 
maintenance and support services  120   700 
Legal fees  160   195 
payments in accordance with the processing service agreement with Incomm  125   375 
Selling and Marketing  229   1,089 
Settlements  299   - 
Other  183   643 
Total $2,401  $6,033 

Selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $7,962,0002,401 during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023, compared to $4,787,000$6,033,000 during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022, representing a net increasedecrease of $3,175,000.$3,632,000. Included in in the Selling, general and administrative expenses, Stock-basedOfficers compensation amountedin the amount of $408,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2023 as opposed to $1,438,000$766,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2022. The decrease was due to the departure of Jeffery Johnson in 2022 and the reduction in the number of the officers of the Company in 2023. Share-based compensation and shares issued for services expenses amounted to $110,000$287,000 during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022 compared to $541,0002023, and $1,204,000 during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021. This increase was2022. The decrease is mainly due to issuance of 1,550,000 stock options to directors and officersthe decrease in the amount of the Companyvested option in 2023 as opposed to 2022 which was mitigated by an increase in the 2021number of shares that were issued for services and 400,000 stock options to officer and directors of the Company in the 2022. Such options can be exercised until 2032.settlement. The increasedecrease in the other operating expenses is mainly due to an increasea decrease in the agreed maintenance and support services in accordance with the software maintenance agreement withthat were provided by CIMA and settlement agreement in the amount to $942,000of $580,000 from $700,000 during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022, due to the settlement agreement with CIMA, increasedecrease in the agreed payments in accordance with the processing service agreement with Incomm in the amount of $185,000 to $625,000$250,000 during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2023 from $375,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2022, increasedecrease in our compensationDirectors’ and director fees inofficers’ insurance from $316,000 to 0 since the approximate amountCompany cancelled its policy during the fourth quarter of $270,000 to $1,334,000 and2022, an increase of approximately $299,000 in our settlements expenses and decrease of $1,090,000approximately $860,000 in our selling and marketing expenses during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022.2023 since the Company reduced significantly its selling and marketing campaigns in 2023 due to its ineffectiveness and lack of resources.

 

Amortization of Intangible assets

 

Amortization of Intangible assets totaled $1,358,000$6,000 during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and $1,357,000$905,000 during the ninesix months ended Septemeber 2021.June 30, 2022. The amortization expense of $905,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2022, mainly stemsstemmed from the one-time licensing fee in the amount of $9,000,000 that was paid in shares to Cima, on December 31, 2019. The acquired intangible assets that consisted of a perpetual software license had an estimated fair value of $9,000,000. TheDuring the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company amortizesrecorded an impairment charge of $3,600,000 whereas as no amortization amount was assigned to the intangible assetsacquired platforms on a straight-line basis over their expected useful life of 60 months which is approximately $453,000 per quarter. 


Other Income (expenses)December 31, 2022 and after.

 

The Company recognized other expense of $34,000duringOther Expenses

Other expenses totaled $510,000 during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022 compared2023, mainly due to other expensean impairment loss of $66,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The other expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, included$537,000 which resulted from a decrease in cost of an expense of $32,000 for the settlement of the Telco – Cuba matter.investment in Cuentas SDI LLC.

 

Net Income (Loss) 

 

We incurred a net loss of $9,085,000$3,107,000 for the nine monthssix-month period ended September 30,2022June 30, 2023, as compared to a net loss of 6,082,0006,810,000 for the nine monthssix-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 due to the increase in selling and general administrative expenses as described above.

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Comparison of the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 to the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022

 

Revenue

 

The Company generates revenues through the sale and distribution of prepaid telecom minutes, digital products, and other related telecom services. The Company also generated sales from its Fintech products and services commencing in the third quarter of 2020. Revenues during the three months ended September 30, 2022June 30,2023, totaled $1,143,000$40,000 compared to $109,000$670,000 for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021.2022. The increasedecrease in our sales of digital products and General-Purpose Reloadable Cards is mainly due to increase in thedecreasing sales of our digital telecom product due towith Cuentas SDI including online and other marketing initiatives, including but not limited to distribution agreements. The decrease in our sales of digital products and General-Purpose Reloadable Cards is mainly due to reducing our cooperation with Cuentas SDI including online and other marketing initiatives. The decrease in our sales of telecommunications products is mainly due to reducing our activities in this segment. The Company has studied and evaluated its previous mobile phone offerings and has modified its mobile phone program to be aggressively priced within marketing standards that have been proven to be successful by other prepaid cellular carriers in the US. The Company has invested the past 9 months to re-organize its “Cuentas Mobile” prepaid cellular phone service offering, website and marketing strategy and is currently in the testing and provisioning phase. These efforts and testing are ongoing and should be fully implemented during the second half of 2023, allowing the formal launch of the services. We expect to produce significant revenue with Cuentas Mobile due to its low-cost pricing structure which has proven to be successful by other prepaid cellular phone carriers. Cuentas anticipates the real estate investments to produce direct and indirect revenue streams as the projects come to completion and begin to produce rental revenue and the property values appreciate. This is not anticipated to happen until at least 2024.

 

Revenue by product for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, and the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 are as follows:

 

 September 30,
2022
  September 30,
2021
  June 30,
2023
  June 30,
2022
 
 (dollars in thousands)  (dollars in thousands) 
Telecommunications $166  $87  $20  $143 
Digital products and General Purpose Reloadable Cards  977   22   20   527 
Total revenue $1,143  $109  $40  $670 

 

Costs of Revenue and Gross profit

 

Cost of revenues during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 totaled $1,027,000$153,000 compared to $91,000$615,000 for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021.2022.

 

Cost of revenue consists of the purchase of wholesale minutes for resale, related telecom platform costs and purchase of digital products in the amount of $ 69,000$57,000 during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and $53,000$61,000 during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021.2022.

 

Cost of revenue also consists of costs related to the sale of the Company’s Digital products and GPR Card in the amount of $958,000$96,000 during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and $38,000$547,000 during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021.2022.


 

Gross profit (loss) by product lines for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023, and 2021the three months ended June 30, 2022 are as follows: 

 

 September 30,
2022
  September 30,
2021
  June 30,
2023
  June 30,
2022
 
 (dollars in thousands)  (dollars in thousands) 
Telecommunications $97  $34  $(37) $81 
Digital products and General Purpose Reloadable Cards  19   (16)  (76)  (26)
Total revenue $116  $18 
Total Gross profit (loss) $(113) $55 

  

Gross profit margin for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30 2022,, 2023 was 10% consisting of 58% marginnegative for both the telecommunications segment and 2% margin for the digital product and general-purposegeneral purpose reloadable cards.cards segment. The gross loss for the sale of digital product and general-purpose reloadable cards stemmed from ceasing all activities with Cuentas SDI LLC. In addition, in 2021stemmed fromApril 2023, CIMA, which provided maintenance and support services for our technology platform, shut down access to the lower marginsplatform as we were transitioning to a new, improved platform. During the second quarter of 2023 we curtailed all services to Cuentas-SDI and marketing initiatives with Cuentas-SDI due to its inability to reduce its debt significantly. These disruptions to our fintech solutions and technology business were a major reason for the decline in our revenue between the first half period in 2022 and 2023. In May 2023, OLB terminated a Software Licensing and Transaction Sharing Agreement with the Company for the purpose of upgrading the Cuentas Mobile App and digital distribution system. In June 2023, OLB acquired 80.01% of Cuentas-SDI. In July 2023, the Company and Cuentas-SDI settled certain payment issues and renewed discussions and cooperation to re-open the digital products sincedistribution network and systems through Cuentas-SDI’s convenience store distribution network of over 31,000 locations, including many across the sales derived from the sale of digital products has minimal gross margins. The gross loss for the sale of digital productNew York, New Jersey and general-purpose reloadable cards in 2021stemmed from the lower margins of the digital products since the sales derived from the sale of digital products has minimal gross margins.Connecticut tri state area.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses consist of selling, general and administrative Expenses and amortization of Intangible assets as discussed below and totaled $2,382,000$780,000 during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, compared to $2,428,000$3,196,000 during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 representing a net decrease of $46,000.$2,416,000.

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

The table below summarizes our general and administrative expenses incurred during the periods presented:

  Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
  2023  2022 
  (Unaudited in thousands) 
General and Administrative Expenses:      
Officers compensation $181  $413 
Directors fees  54   68 
Share-based compensation  4   667 
Directors’ and officers’ insurance  -   130 
Professional services  228   260 
maintenance and support services  -   525 
Legal fees  60   153 
payments in accordance with the processing service agreement with Incomm  75   225 
Selling and Marketing  87   170 
Other  87   133 
Total $776  $2,744 

Selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $1,929,000776,000_ during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023, compared to $1,976,000$2,744,000 during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022, representing a net decrease of $47,000.$1,968,000. Included in in the Selling,selling, general and administrative expenses, were officers compensation in the amount of $181,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to $413,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022. The decrease was due to the departure of Jeffery Johnson in 2022 and the reduction in the number of the officers of the Company in 2023. Stock-based compensation and shares issued for services expenses amounted to $234,000$4,000 during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023, and $255,000$667,000 during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021. This2022. The decrease was mainly due to issuance of 1,550,000 stock options to directors and officersthe decrease in the amount of the Companyvested option in the 2021 and 400,000 stock options2023 as opposed to officer and directors of the Company in the 2022. Such options can be exercised until, 2032.

The increasedecrease in the other operating expenses iswas mainly due to an increasedecrease in the agreed maintenance and support services in accordance with the software maintenance agreement withthat were provided by CIMA in the amount of $383,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2022 in accordance with the software maintenance agreement and the Settlement Agreement and General Release dated August 2, 2022, increase$525,000, decrease in the agreed payments in accordance with the processing service agreement with Incomm in the amount of $70,000 to $250,000$150,000 during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022, and decrease in our compensation and director fees in the approximate amount of $3,000 to $403,0002023 from $225,000 during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022, a decrease in Directors’ and increaseOfficers’ insurance from $130,000 to 0 since the Company cancelled its policy during the fourth quartr of 2022 and a decrease of approximately of $147,000$83,000 in our selling and marketing expenses during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022.2023 since the Company reduced significantly its selling and marketing campaigns in 2023 due to its ineffectiveness and lack of resources.

 

Amortization of Intangible assets

 

Amortization of Intangible assets totaled $453,000$4,000 during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and 2021.$452,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2022. The amortization expense of $452,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2022, mainly stemsstemmed from the one-time licensing fee in the amount of $9,000,000 that was paid in shares to Cima, on December 31, 2019. The acquired intangible assets that consisted of a perpetual software license had an estimated fair value of $9,000,000. TheDuring the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company amortizesrecorded an impairment charge of $3,600,000 whereas as no amount was assigned to the intangible assetsacquired platforms on a straight-line basis over their expected useful life of 60 months which is approximately $453,000 per quarter. 


Other Income December 31, 2022 and after.

 

The Company recognized other income of $1,000Other Expenses

Other expenses totaled $510,000 during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022 compared2023, mainly due to other expensesimpairment loss of $4,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2021.$537,000 which was resulted from a decrease in cost of an investment in Cuentas SDI LLC.

 

Net Income (Loss) 

 

We incurred a net loss of $2,275,000$1,412,000 for the three-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, as compared to a net loss of 2,406,0003,186,000 for the three-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021due2022 due to the increase in selling and general administrative expenses as described above.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity is the ability of a company to generate funds to support its current and future operations, satisfy its obligations, and otherwise operate on an ongoing basis. Significant factors in the management of liquidity are funds generated by operations, levels of accounts receivable and accounts payable and capital expenditures.

 

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As of SeptemberJune 30, 2023, the Company had total current assets of $628,000, including $271,000 of cash, accounts receivables of $233,000, related parties in the amount of $88,000 and other current assets of $36,000 and total current liabilities of $2,173,000 creating a working capital deficit of $1,545,000.

As of December 31, 2022, the Company had total current assets of $2,429,000,$689,000, including $2,108,000$466,000 of cash, accounts receivables of $264,000,$209,000, and other current assets of $ 57,000 and total current liabilities of $2,720,000 creating a working capital deficit of $291,000.

$14,000. As of December 31, 2021,2022, the Company had total current assets of $6,780,000, including $6,607,000 of cash, accounts receivables of $11,000, and other current assets of $162,000 and total current liabilities of $2,719,000$ 2,134,000 creating a negative working capital deficit of $4,061,000.$1,445,000.

 

The decrease in our working capital deficit was mainly attributabledue to our negative cash flow from operations activities in the decreaseamount of in the amount of $2,353,000 and negative cash flow from investment activities in the amount of $2,157,000 which included investment in Brooksville Development Partners, LLC in the amount of $2,064,000, investment in Cuentas Max, LLC in the amount of $15,000, and purchasing roof.com domain in the amount of $78,000. The negative cash flow from operations and investment activities was mitigated by increase in our Cash and Cash equivalents from financing activities in the amount of $4,499,000$4,3169,000 due to the sale of our losses.shares.

 

To date, we have principally financed our operations through the sale of our Common Stock. Nevertheless, management anticipates that our current cash and cash equivalents position and generating revenue from the sales of our digital products, and General-Purpose Reloadable Cards and prepaid cellular phone services will provide us limited financial resources for the near future to continue implementing our business strategy of further developing our digital products, and General Purpose Reloadable Card, enhance our digital products offering and increase our sales and marketing. Management has taken important stepsWe also may be required to reduceinvest additional funds to support the financial burn ratereal estate projects that we are invested in. Our ownership may change in the future, and has curtailed some ineffective marketing programs, concentrating on those programs that have been provenwe can incur additional losses if we will not be able to produce good results. Reduction of some top-level personnel has brought savingsraise sufficient financing to the company as current executives took over the vacant positions at no additional cost to the Company.complete these projects. Management plans to secure additional financing sources, including but not limited to the sale of our Common Stock in future financings.financing. This is expected to be used to further support our operations as described above and to complete the development of its new portal and financial technology capabilities and the development of our real estate projects. There can be no assurance, however, that the company will be successful in raising additional capital or that the company will have net income from operations to fund the business plan of the company for the near future or long term.

As of September 30, 2022, the Company had approximately $2,108 thousand in cash and cash equivalents, approximately $291 thousand in negative working capital and an accumulated deficit of approximately $47,304 thousand . These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. On August 4, 2022, the Company, sold an aggregate of 1,655,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 2,569,044 shares of Common and warrants to purchase up to 4,224,044 shares of Common Stock in consideration of $3.0 million. The net proceeds to the Company, after deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses, were approximately $2.7 million. Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon raising capital from financing transactions and revenue from operations. Management anticipates their business will require substantial additional investments that have not yet been secured. Management is continuing in the process of fund raising in the private equity and capital markets as the Company will need to finance future activities.


 

Cash Flows – Operating Activities

 

The Company’s operating activities for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, resulted in net cash used of $6,523,000.$2,353,000. Net cash used in operating activities consisted of a net loss of $9,085,000$3,156,000, partially offset by non-cash expenses mainly consisting of share-based compensation of $1,548,000$287,000 and amortizationimpairment loss due to decrease in cost of intangible assetsan investment in a non-consolidated entity in the amount of $1,358,000.$537,000, Changes in operating assets and liabilities usedutilized cash of $387,000,$102,000, resulting mainly from an increase in accounts payablesrelated parties of $406,000 which was mitigated in an increase of in accounts receivables of $486,000.$88,000.

 

The Company’s operating activities for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2023, resulted in net cash used of $7,227,000.$4,145,000. Net cash used in operating activities consisted of a net loss of $6,082,000, which were$6,810,000, partially offset partially by non-cash expenses consisting of share-based compensation of $541,000$1,204,000 and amortization of intangible assets of $1,357,000.$905,000. Changes in operating assets and liabilities utilizedgenerated cash of $3,078,000,$526,000, resulting mainly from an increase in accounts receivablepayables of $12,000,$1,109,000 was mitigated by an increase in accounts receivables of $351,000 and decrease in accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $262,000, and a decrease in accounts payables of $1,567,000.$136,000 .

 

Cash Flows – Investing Activities

 

The Company’s investment activities for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2023 resulted in net cash used of $664,000 and net cash used of $47,000 for the same period in 2021. The increase was mainly$2,157,000 due to the Company’s investment in Brooksville Development Partners, LLC. in the amount of $2,064,000 , investment in the amount of $15,000 in Cuentas SDI LLC.Max LLC and investment in the amount of $78,000 in the roof.com domain

 

Cash Flows – Financing Activities

 

The Company’s financing activities for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, resulted in net cash in the amountreceived of $2,688,000$4,315,000 mainly consisting of $4,319,000 received from the sale of our common stock. .

The Company’sCompany had no financing activities for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021, resulted in net cash received of $15,797,000, consisting of $10,614,000 received from2022. Further, we have principally financed our operations through the sale of our common stockCommon Stock. We also may be required to invest additional funds to support the real estate projects that we are invested in. Our ownership may change in the future, and $6,264,000we can incur additional losses if we will not be able to raise sufficient financing to complete these projects. Management plans to secure additional financing sources, including but not limited to the sale of our Common Stock in future financing. There can be no assurance, however, that the company will be successful in raising additional capital or that the company will have net income from operations to fund the issuancebusiness plan of shares due to exercise of warrants, partially offset by repayments of loans of $730,000 and repayments of $355,000 of loans from a related party. the company for the near future or long term.

 

Inflation and Seasonality

 

In management’s opinion, our results of operations have not been materially affected by inflation or seasonality, and management does not expect that inflation risk or seasonality would cause material impact on our operations in the future.

 


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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements of any nature.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP in the United States requires our management to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements, including the notes thereto, and related disclosures of commitments and contingencies, if any. Note 32 to our consolidated audited financial statements filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021,2022, describes the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of our financial statements.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards 

 

New pronouncements issued but not effective as of SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements upon adoption.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this item.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures 

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of disclosure controls and procedures are met. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

 

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, and as discussed in greater detail below, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, disclosure controls and procedures are not effective: 

 

 to give reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in reports that are file under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and

 

 to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that are file or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to management, including our CEO and our Treasurer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Our management, with the participation of our CEO and CFO, performed an evaluation to determine whether any change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the three-month period ended September 30, 2022. Based on that evaluation, our CEO and our CFO concluded thatThere were no change occurredchanges in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 


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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business.

 

On December 20, 2017, a complaint was filed by J. P. Carey Enterprises, Inc. (“JP Carey”) alleging a claim for $473,000 related to Franjose Yglesias-Bertheau, a former Vice President of PLKD. Even though the Company made the agreed payment of $10,000 on January 2, 2017, and issued 6,001 shares of Common Stock as conversion of the $70,000 note as agreed in its settlement agreement, JP Carey alleges damages that the Company claims are without merit because JP Carey received full compensation as agreed. The Company is in the process of defending itself against these claims. The Company has not accrued losses related to this claim due to the early stages of litigation. On January 29, 2019, the Company was served with another complaint by JP Carey claiming similar issues as to the previous complaint, with the new claimed damages totaling $1,108,037.85. JP Carey and the Company filed motions for a summary judgment. On October 1, 2020, the Superior Court of Fulton County, State of Georgia granted the Company’s motion for summary judgment and denied JP Carey’s motion for summary judgment. On October 30, 2020, JP Carey filed a notice of appeal to the trial court’s October 1 and 7, 2020 orders granting summary judgment in favor of the Company. The briefing in the appeal was completed during the first quarter of 2021. Oral argument held on April 13, 2021 but no decision has been rendered yet. On November 16, 2020, the Company filed a motion seeking payment from JP Carey of $140,970.82 in attorney fees and costs accrued as of November 13, 2020. JP Carey’s responded brief was filed on or about December 21, 2020 and thereafter the Company filed its reply. JP Carey’s petition to the Georgia Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari remains pending and is fully briefed as of January 14, 2022. On May 5, 2022 the Georgia Supreme Court denied JP Carey’s petition. On or about July 20, 2022 the parties settled the Company’s claim regarding attorney fees and costs for the amount of $40,000.

On October 23, 2018, the Company was served by Telco Cuba Inc. for an amount in excess of $15,000 but the total amount was not specified. The Company was served on December 7, 2018, with a complaint alleging damages including unspecified damages for product, advertising and other damages in addition to $50,000 paid to Defendants. The Company has hired an attorney and has taken steps to defend itself vigorously in this case. Depositions are in process of being scheduled.  On or about April 27, 2022, the Company settled the Telco Cuba Inc. matter in consideration of a settlement amount of $32,000.

On May 1, 2019, the Company received a notice of demand for arbitration from Secure IP Telecom, Inc. (“Secure IP”)IP), who allegedly had a Reciprocal Carrier Services Agreement (“RCS”) exclusively with Limecom and not with the Company. The arbitration demand originated from another demand for arbitration that Secure IP received from VoIP Capital International (“VoIP”) in March 2019, demanding $1,052,838.09$1,053 in damages allegedly caused by unpaid receivables that Limecom assigned to VoIP based on the RCS. On or about October 5, 2020, the trial court appointed a receiver over Limecom, Inc. (“Limecom”) in the matter of Spectrum Intelligence Communications Agency, LLC. v. Limecom, Inc., case no. 2018-027150-CA-01 pending in the 11th Circuit for Miami-Dade County, Florida. On June 5, 2020, Secure IP Telecom, Inc. (“Secure IP”) filed a complaint against Limecom, Heritage Ventures Limited (“Heritage”Heritage), an unrelated third party and owner of Limecom, and the Company. The complaint primarily concerns alleged indebtedness owedCompany, case no. 20-11972-CA-01. Secure IP by Limecom. Secure IP also alleges that the Company received certain transfers of funds which it allegesfrom Limecom during the period that the Company wholly owned Limecom that may be an avoidable transfer under Florida Statute §725.105 up to $1,052,838.09.§ 725.105. On July 13, 2021, the two cases were consolidated, and are now pending before the same trial court under the former case number. The Company is contemplating filing a motionhas answered and denied any liability with respect to dismiss the complaint and disputes that it received the alleged $1,052,838.09 from Limecom. Moreover, toboth complaints. To the extent the Company has exposure for any transfers from Limecom, both Limecom and Heritage havehas indemnified the Company for any such liability. Theliability and the Company continues to vigorously defend its position to be removed ashas a named party in this action duepending cross-claim against Heritage for purposes of enforcing the indemnification obligation. A review of the books and records of the Company reflect aggregate transfers from Limecom to the factCompany or its affiliates of less than $600,000. The Company’s books and records reflect that the Company rescindedfully reimbursed Limecom through direct payment of expenses of Limecom and through issuance of shares by the Company to employees or other vendors on behalf of Limecom Acquisition on January 30, 2019. Cuentas has provided requestedfor settlement and release of claims the employees or vendors may have asserted against Limecom. The books and records of the Company therefore do not reflect an identifiable avoidable transfer, but this analysis may change as the discovery process continues. At this time, based upon an analysis of the Company’s books and expects depositions to be scheduled shortly.records, the loss contingency is not capable of reasonable estimation under the above circumstances, and the likelihood of an adverse judgment is not probable at this time. An adverse judgment in this matter is reasonably possible and based upon an analysis of litigation costs and likelihood of a settlement. As of SeptemberJune 30, 20222023, the company accrued $300,000$300 thousand due to this matter.

 


On May 25, 2022, the Company received a notice of default from CIMA Telecom, Inc. (“CIMA”) related to that certain Platform Exclusive License Agreement, maintenance, and related agreements by and among Cuentas, CIMA, Knetik, Inc., and Auris, LLC. The notice provides that Cuentas has failed to pay $700,000 of maintenance and pass-through fees that CIMA alleges are owed under the License Agreement and also afforded Cuentas the required sixty-day period (through July 24, 2022) to cure the default as provided under the License Agreement. On August 2, 2022, the Company and CIMA, along with two of CIMA’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Knetik, Inc. (“Knetik”) and Auris, LLC, (“Auris” ) executed a Settlement Agreement and General Release (“Settlement Agreement”) which resolves the issues related to the July 8, 2022 notice of default from CIMA Telecom, Inc. (“CIMA”) related to that certain Platform Exclusive License Agreement, maintenance, and related agreements (collectively, the “License Agreement”) by and among Cuentas, CIMA, Knetik, Inc., and Auris, LLC. The Parties have signed Mutual General Releases and the settlement terms are as follows: In exchange for the consideration provided in the Settlement Agreement, (1) Cuentas paid CIMA $350,000.00 on August 2, 2022 and (2) on or about August 15, 2022, Cuentas paid CIMA the balance of the Unpaid Fees ($420,239.78) by wire transfer (3) the Company will had a period of 30 days from execution date, the exclusive right to facilitate a third party (including to current shareholders and directors of Cuentas) purchase (without markup or broker fee) of, all of the shares of Cuentas held by CIMA at the higher of: (i) the average per share trading price for the three day average before notice in writing is provided by Cuentas of the intent to purchase CIMA’s Cuentas shares, or (ii) the minimum price of $0.50 per share on or before 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on August 31, 2022 pursuant to a purchase agreement delivered by and acceptable to CIMA without any changes thereto (provided, that CIMA shall not be required to provide any representations or warranties other than fundamental warranties related to (a) organization and good standing, (b) power and authority to undertake the transaction and (c) ownership of such shares, and ordinary representations and warranties that the Cuentas shares are being transferred free and clear of any liens, claims, or encumbrances); and (iv) on or before 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on August 2, 2022, Cuentas shall, and shall cause (x) Dinar Zuz, LLC, (y) Michael De Prado and (z) Arik Maimon to provide signed waiver letters, expressly waiving any right of first refusal and co-sale rights granted in their favor under that certain letter agreement, dated December 31, 2019, by and among CIMA, Dinar Zuz, LLC, Michael Del Prado and Arik Maimon, and (y) CIMA agrees: (i) to restore immediately Cuentas’s access to the Platform upon receipt of the $350,000.00 payment ; (ii) to provide Cuentas with a limited license to utilize the Platform the terms of which are detailed specifically in Section 6 of the agreement, and to use reasonable efforts, subject to Cuentas’ compliance hereto, to provide Cuentas’ customer data to Cuentas through the end of the limited license term described below in Section 6 of the agreement; (iii) deliver to Cuentas the Source Code (as that term is defined in paragraph 1.18 of the License Agreement) relating to Out-Of-Scope Services, and as further detailed in Section 6 of the agreement; (iv) not enforce its rights under the Side Letter (as that term is defined in the paragraph 1.1 of the Purchase Agreement) through and including August 31, 2022, and (v) shall not transfer, sell, or encumber its Cuentas shares through and including August 31, 2022, except as permitted herein. Cuentas acknowledges and agrees that the amount of Unpaid Fees ($770,239.78) is valid and outstanding, and waives any right to dispute them. If Cuentas fails to comply with any term of this Settlement Agreement, in addition to the Stipulated Judgment described in Section 5 of the agreement, the limited license set forth in Section 6 and any of CIMA’s obligations under this Settlement Agreement shall become null and CIMA shall have the right to shut off Cuentas access to the Platform without notice. The Settlement Agreement also provides for mutual general releases by Cuentas for the benefit of CIMA and by CIMA for the benefit of Cuentas of all claims other than claims relating to a breach of the Settlement Agreement. The settlement agreement by its terms in effect terminates the obligations under the license agreement, dated December 31, 2019 by and between Cuentas and CIMA. The Company did not exercise its exclusive right to facilitate a third party purchase of, all of the shares of Cuentas held by CIMA.

On October 4, 2022, Crosshair Media Placement, LLC, a Kentucky based marketing company, filed and served a complaint on Cuentas for breach of contract alleging breach of contract damages of $629,807.74, which case remains pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, case no. 3:22-CV-512-CHB. Cuentas is vigorously defending itself againstOn May 9, 2023, the Company and the plaintiff attended a court settlement conference before the federal magistrate judge presiding over the matter. The parties reached a settlement that the Company will make the following installments in the amount of $630,000 to fully resolve the matter: $50,000 on or about June 1, $20,000 on or about July 1, and nine equal $15,000 monthly payments due the first of each month, then a final payment of $425,000 due May 1, 2024. As of June 30, 2023 the Company has paid $70,000 to the plaintiff under the above referenced settlement agreement.

On March 14, 2023, the Company was served with a complaint for Breach of Contract of an Employment Agreement in excess of $30,000. As of June 30, 2023, the company accrued $35,000 due to this complaint and on November 8, 2022, filed a Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction and a Motion to Change Venue.matter.

 


ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

Not applicable.Reference is made to the risks and uncertainties disclosed in Item 1A (“Risk Factors”) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “2022 Form 10-K”) and our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-273552) declared effective on August 9, 2023 (the “2023 Resale Registration Statement”) under the caption “Risk Factors,” which sections are incorporated by reference into this report. Prospective investors are encouraged to consider the risks described in our 2022 Form 10-K, the 2023 Resale Registration Statement, our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in this Report and other information publicly disclosed or contained in documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission before purchasing our securities.

We have relied upon vendors and other third parties to develop, manage and operate our fintech solutions. To the extent our vendors and other third parties encounter financial and operational difficulties, our business, results of operations and financial conditions may be materially and adversely affected.

During the early stages of our financial solutions and technology business, due to our limited financial resources, we have relied upon vendors and other third parties to develop, manage and operate those businesses, To the extent our vendors and other third parties encounter financial and operational difficulties, our business, results of operations and financial conditions may be materially and adversely affected.

In April 2023, CIMA, which provided maintenance and support services for our technology platform, shut down access to the platform as we were transitioning to a new, improved platform, and during the first quarter of 2023, we reduced product availability to Cuentas-SDI to allow Cuentas-SDI to catch up on its payments and during the second quarter of 2023 we curtailed all services to Cuentas-SDI and marketing initiatives with Cuentas-SDI due to its inability to reduce its debt significantly. These disruption to our fintech solutions and technology business were a major reason for the decline in revenue between the Q1-Q2 periods in 2022 and 2023.

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The success of our equity investments in real estate projects in Florida will depend upon the ability of the real estate developers, contractors, property managers and operators to develop, construct, manage and operate those projects and other factors beyond our control.

We own a minority equity interest in certain real estate development projects in Florida. The success of those projects will depends upon ability of the real estate developers, contractors, property managers and operators to develop, construct, manage and operate those projects and certain factors beyond our control, including occupancy and rental rates, economic conditions in the areas where the properties are located as well as changes in population, employment and household earnings and expenses, the condition of the financial and real estate markets and the economy, in general, the ability of developers to identify attractive acquisition opportunities consistent with our investment strategy and to obtain financing, inflation, interest rates levels and volatility, title litigation, litigation with guests, legal compliance, real estate taxes, HOA fees and insurance; and our ability to obtain financing to invest in projects on terms acceptable to us.

Our failure to meet the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq could result in a de-listing of our Common Stock.

If we fail to satisfy the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq, such as the corporate governance, minimum closing bid price or minimum shareholders’ equity requirements, Nasdaq may take steps to de-list our securities. Such a de-listing would likely have a negative effect on the price of our Common Stock and would impair your ability to sell or purchase our Common Stock when you wish to do so. In the event of a de-listing, we would take actions to restore our compliance with Nasdaq’s listing requirements, but we can provide no assurance that any such action taken by us would allow our Common Stock to become listed again, stabilize the market price or improve the liquidity of our Common Stock, prevent our Common Stock from dropping below the Nasdaq minimum bid price requirement or prevent future non-compliance with Nasdaq’s other continued listing requirements. The Company effected a 1-for 13 reverse stock split of its Common Stock on March 24, 2023 to bring it in compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirements. There can be no assurance that we will continue to comply with the minimum bid price or other continued listing requirements to maintain our listing on Nasdaq in the future. We are required to maintain shareholders’ equity of at least $2,500,000 for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. As of June 30, 2023, our shareholders’ equity was $1,471,000. Unless we are able to regain compliance with the minimum shareholders’ equity requirement within the cure period provided under Nasdaq rules, Nasdaq may take steps to delist our securities.

 

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

 

On August 4, 2022, the Company, entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) with an institutional investor (the “Purchaser”) pursuant to which the Purchaser agreed to purchase, and the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Purchaser in a private placement, an aggregate of 1,655,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 2,569,044 shares of Common and warrants to purchase up to 4,224,044 shares of Common Stock. The purchase price per Share and associated Common Stock Warrant was $0.71022 and the purchase price per Pre Funded Warrant and associated Common Stock Warrant was $0.71012. Each Common Stock Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.59 per share. Each Pre Funded Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share. The Common Stock Warrants are exercisable for a period of five years and six months commencing on the issuance date and the Pre Funded Warrants are exercisable until exercised. The Warrants also contain customary beneficial ownership limitations that may be waived at the option of each holder upon 61 days’ notice to the Company. The Private Placement closed on August 8, 2022. The gross proceeds to the Company, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses, are approximately $3.0 million. On August 4, 2022, in connection with the Private Placement, the Company entered into a registration rights with the Purchaser, pursuant to which the Company agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to register for resale the Shares and any shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants within 30 days of the signing of the Registration Rights Agreement, with such registration statement becoming effective within 60 days after the signing of the Registration Rights Agreement, subject to adjustment in the event of a review by the SEC. The Company is subject to customary penalties and liquidated damages in the event it does not meet certain filing requirements and deadlines set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.None

 

Pursuant to an engagement agreement, H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (the “Placement Agent’) was engaged by the Company to act as its placement agent for the Private Placement. The Company agreed to pay the Placement Agent a cash fee equal to 7.0% of the gross proceeds received by the Company in the Private Placement, in addition to the reimbursement of certain expenses. The Company also agreed to issue to the Placement Agent warrants to purchase up to 295,683 shares of Common Stock, exercisable for a period of five years and six months commencing on the issuance date, at an exercise price of $0.8878 per share. We issued such shares in reliance on the exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR DEBT

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

None.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Employment AgreementsNone.

 

On August 18, 2022, Jeffery D. Johnson signed a Separation of Employment Agreement between himself and the Company and resigned as the chief executive officer of the Company effective immediately. On August 19, 2022, the Board of Directors approved the Separation and General Release Agreement, approved the immediate acceleration of the vesting of 160,000 options previously issued under the Stock Option Plan that will be exercisable for a period of three years after the resignation and noted that the separation was cordial and positive. Mr. Johnson received a onetime Separation Payment of $100,000 and the Company will pay all costs for COBRA (health insurance) benefits through the end of calendar year 2022.

On September 30, 2022, Anthony H. Meadows resigned as chief operating officer of the “Company. The Company is negotiating a settlement agreement with Mr. Meadows and may enter into a consulting agreement with Mr. Meadows to complete certain projects that Mr. Meadows was working on prior to his resignation.


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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No. Description Location
10.1Separation Agreement, dated as of August 18, 2022, by and between Cuentas, Inc. and Jeffery D. JohnsonForm 8-K filed at August 24, 2022
10. 2SOFTWARE LICENSING AND TRANSACTION SHARING AGREEMENT -REDACTEDForm 8-K filed at August 26, 2022
10.3INDEPENDENT SALES ORGANIZATION PROCESSING AGREEMENT - REDACTEDForm 8-K filed at August 26, 2022
10.4Marketing Agreementfiled herewith
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Filed herewith
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Filed herewith
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Filed herewith
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Filed herewith
10.1 Operating Agreement signed April 13, 2023 Form 8-K filed at April 19, 2023
10.2Addendum to Purchase and Sale Agreement signed April 14, 2023Form 8-K filed at April 19, 2023
101.INS   Inline XBRL Instance Document.   Filed herewith
101.SCH   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.   Filed herewith
101.CAL   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.   Filed herewith
101.DEF   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.   Filed herewith
101.LAB   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.   Filed herewith
101.PRE   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.   Filed herewith
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).   Filed herewith

 


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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.

 

 Cuentas, Inc.
 (Registrant)
  
Date: NovemberAugust 14, 20222023By: /s/ Shalom Arik Maimon
  Interim Chief Executive Officer
   
 By:/s/ Ran Daniel
  Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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