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Red River Capital Announces Proposed Qualifying Transaction

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Calgary, Alberta–(Newsfile Corp. – June 2, 2020) – Red River Capital Corp. (TSXV: XBT.P) (“Red River” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce details concerning its proposed arm’s length qualifying transaction (the “Proposed Transaction”) involving a proposed business combination with 1739001 Alberta Ltd. o/a Bitcoin Solutions (“Bitcoin Solutions”), a private company incorporated under the laws of the Province of Alberta.

Established in 2013, Bitcoin Solutions is a leading cryptocurrency ATM machine operator in Canada with a national network of Bitcoin ATMs.

Red River entered into a letter of intent with Bitcoin Solutions dated June 1, 2020, pursuant to which Red River intends to acquire all of the issued and outstanding securities of Bitcoin Solutions (the “Bitcoin Solutions Securities”), effected by way of an exempt take-over bid, share exchange or similar transaction pursuant to the terms of a definitive agreement to be entered into by Red River and Bitcoin Solutions (the “Definitive Agreement”). For convenience, Red River as it will exist after completion of the Proposed Transaction, is sometimes referred to herein as the “Resulting Issuer”.

In connection with the Proposed Transaction, it is anticipated that at least 80,000,000 Red River common shares will be issued to Bitcoin Solutions securityholders in exchange for their Bitcoin Solutions Securities. The Proposed Transaction values the Red River common shares at $0.12 per share. It is estimated that there will be at least 85.6 million common shares of the Resulting Issuer issued and outstanding immediately following closing of the Proposed Transaction, with former Red River shareholders holding approximately 5% of such common shares and former Bitcoin Solutions securityholders holding approximately 95% of such common shares.

Closing of the Proposed Transaction is not subject to a financing condition, however Bitcoin Solutions may complete an equity financing prior to the closing of the Proposed Transaction at a price of no less than $1.07 per Bitcoin Solutions share. The financing may be completed on a brokered or non-brokered basis, or a combination of the two. As of the date of this press release, no broker has been engaged by Bitcoin Solutions.

Upon completion of the Proposed Transaction, Red River will change its name to The Bitcoin Well Inc. Concurrent with the completion of the Proposed Transaction, it is expected that all directors and officers of Red River will resign and be replaced by Bitcoin Solutions nominees.

It is intended that the Proposed Transaction, when completed, will constitute the Corporation’s “Qualifying Transaction” in accordance with Policy 2.4 of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”). A more comprehensive news release will be issued by the Corporation disclosing details of the Proposed Transaction, including financial information respecting Bitcoin Solutions, the names and backgrounds of all persons who will constitute insiders of The Bitcoin Well, and information respecting sponsorship, once an agreement has been finalized and certain conditions have been met, including:

i) approval of the Proposed Transaction by the board of directors of the Corporation;
ii) satisfactory completion of due diligence; and
iii) execution of the definitive agreement.

Shareholder approval is not required with respect to the Proposed Transaction under the rules of the Exchange. However, shareholder approval will be required to change the name of the Corporation. In the event a final agreement is not reached, the Corporation will notify shareholders. Trading in the common shares of the Corporation has been halted and is not expected to resume trading until the Proposed Transaction is completed or until the Exchange receives the requisite documentation to resume trading. If the Proposed Transaction is completed the Corporation expects to be listed on the Exchange as a technology issuer.

For further information, please contact:

Red River Capital Corp.
Julian Klymochko – Director and Chief Executive Officer
Phone: (403) 801-2445

Advisories

As noted above, completion of the Proposed Transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including but not limited to, Exchange, if applicable, majority of the minority shareholder approval, execution of the Definitive Agreement, receipt of all other authorizations and consents. The Proposed Transaction cannot close until the required approvals have been obtained. There can be no assurance that the Proposed Transaction will be completed as proposed or at all.

Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the continuous disclosure document containing full, true and plain disclosure regarding the Proposed Transaction required to be filed with the securities regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the affairs of Red River, any information released or received with respect to the Proposed Transaction may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon. The trading in the securities of Red River on the Exchange should be considered highly speculative.

The TSX Venture Exchange Inc. has in no way passed on the merits of the Proposed Transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release.

Forward-Looking Information Cautionary Statement

Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking information. These statements relate to future events or the Corporation’s future performance. The use of any of the words “could”, “expect”, “believe”, “will”, “projected”, “estimated” and similar expressions and statements relating to matters that are not historical facts are intended to identify forward-looking information and are based on the Corporation’s current belief or assumptions as to the outcome and timing of such future events. Actual future results may differ materially. In particular, the Corporation’s stated use of proceeds, the structure of the Proposed Transaction, the total number of Red River Shares to be issued pursuant to the Proposed Transaction and its expectation as to the resumption of trading of the Common Shares on the Exchange is forward-looking information. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by this forward-looking information. The Corporation disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be expressly required by applicable securities laws.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its regulation services provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Not for distribution to united states news wire services or dissemination in united states.

To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/57070

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Central banks and the FinTech sector unite to change global payments space

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The BIS, along with seven leading central banks and a cohort of private financial firms, has embarked on an ambitious venture known as Project Agorá.

Named after the Greek word for “marketplace,” this initiative stands at the forefront of exploring the potential of tokenisation to significantly enhance the operational efficiency of the monetary system worldwide.

Central to this pioneering project are the Bank of France (on behalf of the Eurosystem), the Bank of Japan, the Bank of Korea, the Bank of Mexico, the Swiss National Bank, the Bank of England, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. These institutions have joined forces under the banner of Project Agorá, in partnership with an extensive assembly of private financial entities convened by the Institute of International Finance (IIF).

At the heart of Project Agorá is the pursuit of integrating tokenised commercial bank deposits with tokenised wholesale central bank money within a unified, public-private programmable financial platform. By harnessing the advanced capabilities of smart contracts and programmability, the project aspires to unlock new transactional possibilities that were previously infeasible or impractical, thereby fostering novel opportunities that could benefit businesses and consumers alike.

The collaborative effort seeks to address and surmount a variety of structural inefficiencies that currently plague cross-border payments. These challenges include disparate legal, regulatory, and technical standards; varying operating hours and time zones; and the heightened complexity associated with conducting financial integrity checks (such as anti-money laundering and customer verification procedures), which are often redundantly executed across multiple stages of a single transaction due to the involvement of several intermediaries.

As a beacon of experimental and exploratory projects, the BIS Innovation Hub is committed to delivering public goods to the global central banking community through initiatives like Project Agorá. In line with this mission, the BIS will soon issue a call for expressions of interest from private financial institutions eager to contribute to this ground-breaking project. The IIF will facilitate the involvement of private sector participants, extending an invitation to regulated financial institutions representing each of the seven aforementioned currencies to partake in this transformative endeavour.

Source: fintech.globa

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TD Bank inks multi-year strategic partnership with Google Cloud

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TD Bank has inked a multi-year deal with Google Cloud as it looks to streamline the development and deployment of new products and services.

The deal will see the Canadian banking group integrate the vendor’s cloud services into a wider portion of its technology solutions portfolio, a move which TD expects will enable it “to respond quickly to changing customer expectations by rolling out new features, updates, or entirely new financial products at an accelerated pace”.

This marks an expansion of the already established relationship between TD Bank and Google Cloud after the group previously adopted the vendor’s Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) for TD Securities Automated Trading (TDSAT), the Chicago-based subsidiary of its investment banking unit, TD Securities.

TDSAT uses GKE for process automation and quantitative modelling across fixed income markets, resulting in the development of a “data-driven research platform” capable of processing large research workloads in trading.

Dan Bosman, SVP and CIO of TD Securities, claims the infrastructure has so far supported TDSAT with “compute-intensive quantitative analysis” while expanding the subsidiary’s “trading volumes and portfolio size”.

TD’s new partnership with Google Cloud will see the group attempt to replicate the same level of success across its entire portfolio.

Source: fintechfutures.com

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MAS launches transformative platform to combat money laundering

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The MAS has unveiled Cosmic, an acronym for Collaborative Sharing of Money Laundering/Terrorism Financing Information and Cases, a new money laundering platform.

According to Business Times, launched on April 1, Cosmic stands out as the first centralised digital platform dedicated to combating money laundering, terrorism financing, and proliferation financing on a worldwide scale. This move follows the enactment of the Financial Services and Markets (Amendment) Act 2023, which, along with its subsidiary legislation, commenced on the same day to provide a solid legal foundation and safeguards for information sharing among financial institutions (FIs).

Cosmic enables participating FIs to exchange customer information when certain “red flags” indicate potential suspicious activities. The platform’s introduction is a testament to MAS’s commitment to ensuring the integrity of the financial sector, mandating participants to establish stringent policies and operational safeguards to maintain the confidentiality of the shared information. This strategic approach allows for the efficient exchange of intelligence on potential criminal activities while protecting legitimate customers.

Significantly, Cosmic was co-developed by MAS and six leading commercial banks in Singapore—OCBC, UOB, DBS, Citibank, HSBC, and Standard Chartered—which will serve as participant FIs during its initial phase. The initiative emphasizes voluntary information sharing focused on addressing key financial crime risks within the commercial banking sector, such as the misuse of legal persons, trade finance, and proliferation financing.

Loo Siew Yee, assistant managing director for policy, payments, and financial crime at MAS, highlighted that Cosmic enhances the existing collaboration between the industry and law enforcement authorities, fortifying Singapore’s reputation as a well-regulated and trusted financial hub. Similarly, Pua Xiao Wei of Citi Singapore and Loretta Yuen of OCBC have expressed their institutions’ support for Cosmic, noting its potential to ramp up anti-money laundering efforts and its significance as a development in the banking sector’s ability to combat financial crimes efficiently. DBS’ Lam Chee Kin also praised Cosmic as a “game changer,” emphasizing the careful balance between combating financial crime and ensuring legitimate customers’ access to financial services.

Source: fintech.global

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