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Usewalter Announces C$4,125,000 Private Placement

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Montreal, Quebec–(Newsfile Corp. – January 11, 2021) – GOLO Mobile Inc. doing business as Usewalter (TSXV: WLTR) (“Usewalter” or “the Company”) today announced that it has entered into subscription agreements with certain insiders and related parties to complete a non-brokered, non-arm’s length private placement of an aggregate of 45,833,331 common shares of the Company (the “Shares”) at a price of C$0.09 per Share for aggregate gross proceeds of C$4,125,000 (the “Private Placement”).

Closing of the Private Placement is subject to approval of the TSXV and other closing conditions customary for offerings of this nature. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Private Placement to fund general working capital requirements and for general corporate purposes.

In connection with the Private Placement, Paysafe UK GOLO Holdco Limited (“UK Holdco”), James McRoberts, Danny Chazonoff, and Habsfan Holdings Inc. (“HHI”) are expected to purchase 27,777,777 Shares, 4,166,666 Shares, 7,222,222 Shares and 6,666,666 Shares, respectively. Each of the subscribers is a related party of the Company and, as a result, the Private Placement will be a related party transaction for purposes of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Shareholders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”). On the date hereof, UK Holdco, Mr. McRoberts and HHI (including persons affiliated with each of them, respectively) own, directly or indirectly, approximately 46.9%, 19.3% and 6.0%, respectively, of the issued and outstanding Shares on an undiluted basis, each of Mr. McRoberts and HHI (including persons affiliated with each of them, respectively) hold certain warrants to acquire additional Shares and Mr. Chazonoff holds certain options to acquire additional Shares. Following completion of the Private Placement, UK Holdco, Mr. McRoberts, Mr. Chazonoff and HHI (including persons affiliated with each of them, respectively) will hold approximately 50.01%, 17.02%, 3.57% and 7.96%, respectively, of the issued and outstanding Shares on an undiluted basis.

The Company will rely on the exemption from the requirement to obtain a formal valuation in Section 5.5(g) of MI 61-101 and on the exemption from the requirement to obtain minority approval in Section 5.7(1)(e) of MI 61-101 as: (i) the Board, and each of the Company’s independent directors in respect of the Private Placement, acting in good faith have determined that: (A) the Company is in serious financial difficulty; (B) the Private Placement is designed to improve the financial position of the Company; (C) Section 5.5(f) of MI 61-101 is not applicable; and (D) the terms of the Private Placement are reasonable in the circumstances of the Company; and (ii) there is no other requirement, corporate or otherwise, to hold a meeting to obtain any approval of the Company’s shareholders for the Private Placement. To Usewalter’s knowledge, no formal valuation of the Company or its securities or material assets has been made in the 24 months prior to the date hereof.

Following discussion and deliberation among the members of the Board who are independent with respect to the Private Placement, the Board determined that the Private Placement is in the best interests of the Company and the Private Placement was unanimously approved by the Board, provided that Danny Chazonoff disclosed his interest in the resolutions relating to the Private Placement and abstained from voting thereon in accordance with Section 120 of the Canada Business Corporations Act. In considering and approving the Private Placement and relying on the formal valuation exemption in Section 5.5(g) of MI 61-101 and the minority approval exemption in section 5.7(1)(e) of MI 61-101, the Board took into account factors including, but not limited to: (i) the financial position and outlook of the Company, including as more particularly disclosed in the Company’s financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020; (ii) the Company’s immediate and pressing need for capital to fund its working capital needs, the speed and certainty with which the Private Placement could be completed and the fact that the Private Placement is essential to fund such immediate working capital needs; (iii) the alternative sources of financing explored by the Company and the lack of alternative sources that could be completed on similarly favourable terms or quickly enough to satisfy the Company’s immediate working capital needs or with adequate certainty of completion; and (iv) its understanding that the terms of the Private Placement are likely more favourable to the Company than those that could be obtained from arm’s length investors for similar aggregate proceeds.

The Company expects that it will not file a material change report in respect of the Private Placement more than 21 days before the expected closing date of the Private Placement as the Company wishes to close the Private Placement on an expedited basis for sound business reasons and in a timeframe consistent with usual market practice for transactions of this nature.

About Usewalter

Usewalter is a smart building technology SaaS solution for property managers and residents in high‐density urban environments. Designed as ‘the one app no one can live without’, Usewalter enables efficient and cost‐effective management of a building across the key areas of communication, Internet of Things management and commerce and delivery within multi‐residential and commercial properties. The Company is positioned to leverage its first‐mover advantage to access new markets, secure additional partners and further build revenue momentum. Usewalter is publicly traded on the TSXV. Learn more at www.usewalter.com.

Forward-Looking Information

When used in this news release, the words “estimate”, “project”, “belief”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “expect”, “plan”, “predict”, “may” or “should” and the negative of these words or such variations thereon or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements and information. Although the Company believes, in light of the experience of its officers and directors, current conditions and expected future developments and other factors that have been considered appropriate that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements and information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on them because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. The forward-looking statements and information in this news release include, without limitation: information relating to the Private Placement including the timing and ability of the parties to satisfy the conditions to the completion thereof; the approval of the TSXV for the Private Placement; the terms of the Private Placement (including the structure, subscribers, size, offering price, securities to be issued, and gross proceeds); the use of proceeds from the Private Placement; and the post-closing shareholdings of the Private Placement subscribers.

With respect to the forward-looking statements contained in this news release, assumptions have been made regarding, among other things: the completion of the Private Placement; timing of receipt of approvals of the TSXV for the Private Placement; the Company’s ability to achieve, sustain or increase profitability, and fund its operations with existing capital and/or raise additional capital to fund operations; expenditures by the Company, merchants and customers in the Company’s network; continuing demand for the Company’s services and the pricing of such services; the ability of the Company to market its services successfully to existing and new merchants and customers; the economy generally; competition in the mobile delivery industry; stability of the general regulatory environment in which the Company operates; and the absence of significant disruptions to the Company’s operations such as may result from pandemic, harsh weather, natural disaster, accident or other calamitous event.

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements, or other future events, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following risks: there is no assurance that the Private Placement will be completed on the terms contemplated in this news release or at all; there is no assurance that the Company will obtain all requisite approvals for the Private Placement, including the approval of the TSXV; following completion of the Private Placement, the Company may require additional financing from time to time in order to continue its operations and financing may not be available when needed or on terms and conditions acceptable to the Company; although the Company has expectations regarding the use of proceeds from the Private Placement, there may be circumstances where, for business reasons, a reallocation of funds may be necessary as may be determined at the Company’s discretion and there can be no assurance as to how those funds may be reallocated; and the other risk factors that are set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Management Information Circular dated July 23, 2020, which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

The Company cautions that the foregoing lists of assumptions and risks are not exhaustive. When relying on the Company’s forward-looking statements and information to make decisions, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing assumptions and risks and other uncertainties and potential events. The forward-looking information contained in this news release represents the expectations of the Company as of the date of this news release and, accordingly, is subject to change after such date. Readers should not place undue importance on forward-looking information and should not rely upon this information as of any other date. GOLO does not undertake to publicly update or revise the forward-looking information contained in this news release to reflect new events or circumstances, except as required pursuant to applicable laws.

For Further Information:
Peter Mazoff, Chief Executive Officer
1-855-465-6515
[email protected]

Cindy Gray
5 Quarters Investor Relations, Inc.
(403) 231-4372
[email protected]

No securities regulatory authority has either approved or disapproved of the contents of this news release. This news release is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of U.S. persons (as such terms are defined in Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”)), absent registration or an exemption from registration. The securities offered have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act or any state securities laws and, therefore, may not be offered for sale in the United States, except in transactions exempt from registration under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) is responsible for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.

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How to identify authenticity in crypto influencer channels

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Modern brands stake on influencer marketing, with 76% of users making a purchase after seeing a product on social media.The cryptocurrency industry is no exception to this trend. However, promoting crypto products through influencer marketing can be particularly challenging. Crypto influencers pose a significant risk to a brand’s reputation and ROI due to rampant scams. Approximately 80% of channels provide fake statistics, including followers counts and engagement metrics. Additionally, this niche is characterized by high CPMs, which can increase the risk of financial loss for brands.

In this article Nadia Bubennnikova, Head of agency Famesters, will explore the most important things to look for in crypto channels to find the perfect match for influencer marketing collaborations.

 

  1. Comments 

There are several levels related to this point.

 

LEVEL 1

Analyze approximately 10 of the channel’s latest videos, looking through the comments to ensure they are not purchased from dubious sources. For example, such comments as “Yes sir, great video!”; “Thanks!”; “Love you man!”; “Quality content”, and others most certainly are bot-generated and should be avoided.

Just to compare: 

LEVEL 2

Don’t rush to conclude that you’ve discovered the perfect crypto channel just because you’ve come across some logical comments that align with the video’s topic. This may seem controversial, but it’s important to dive deeper. When you encounter a channel with logical comments, ensure that they are unique and not duplicated under the description box. Some creators are smarter than just buying comments from the first link that Google shows you when you search “buy YouTube comments”. They generate topics, provide multiple examples, or upload lists of examples, all produced by AI. You can either manually review the comments or use a script to parse all the YouTube comments into an Excel file. Then, add a formula to highlight any duplicates.

LEVEL 3

It is also a must to check the names of the profiles that leave the comments: most of the bot-generated comments are easy to track: they will all have the usernames made of random symbols and numbers, random first and last name combinations, “Habibi”, etc. No profile pictures on all comments is also a red flag.

 

LEVEL 4

Another important factor to consider when assessing comment authenticity is the posting date. If all the comments were posted on the same day, it’s likely that the traffic was purchased.

 

2. Average views number per video

This is indeed one of the key metrics to consider when selecting an influencer for collaboration, regardless of the product type. What specific factors should we focus on?

First & foremost: the views dynamics on the channel. The most desirable type of YouTube channel in terms of views is one that maintains stable viewership across all of its videos. This stability serves as proof of an active and loyal audience genuinely interested in the creator’s content, unlike channels where views vary significantly from one video to another.

Many unauthentic crypto channels not only buy YouTube comments but also invest in increasing video views to create the impression of stability. So, what exactly should we look at in terms of views? Firstly, calculate the average number of views based on the ten latest videos. Then, compare this figure to the views of the most recent videos posted within the past week. If you notice that these new videos have nearly the same number of views as those posted a month or two ago, it’s a clear red flag. Typically, a YouTube channel experiences lower views on new videos, with the number increasing organically each day as the audience engages with the content. If you see a video posted just three days ago already garnering 30k views, matching the total views of older videos, it’s a sign of fraudulent traffic purchased to create the illusion of view stability.

 

3. Influencer’s channel statistics

The primary statistics of interest are region and demographic split, and sometimes the device types of the viewers.

LEVEL 1

When reviewing the shared statistics, the first step is to request a video screencast instead of a simple screenshot. This is because it takes more time to organically edit a video than a screenshot, making it harder to manipulate the statistics. If the creator refuses, step two (if only screenshots are provided) is to download them and check the file’s properties on your computer. Look for details such as whether it was created with Adobe Photoshop or the color profile, typically Adobe RGB, to determine if the screenshot has been edited.

LEVEL 2

After confirming the authenticity of the stats screenshot, it’s crucial to analyze the data. For instance, if you’re examining a channel conducted in Spanish with all videos filmed in the same language, it would raise concerns to find a significant audience from countries like India or Turkey. This discrepancy, where the audience doesn’t align with regions known for speaking the language, is a red flag.

If we’re considering an English-language crypto channel, it typically suggests an international audience, as English’s global use for quality educational content on niche topics like crypto. However, certain considerations apply. For instance, if an English-speaking channel shows a significant percentage of Polish viewers (15% to 30%) without any mention of the Polish language, it could indicate fake followers and views. However, if the channel’s creator is Polish, occasionally posts videos in Polish alongside English, and receives Polish comments, it’s important not to rush to conclusions.

Example of statistics

 

Wrapping up

These are the main factors to consider when selecting an influencer to promote your crypto product. Once you’ve launched the campaign, there are also some markers to show which creators did bring the authentic traffic and which used some tools to create the illusion of an active and engaged audience. While this may seem obvious, it’s still worth mentioning. After the video is posted, allow 5-7 days for it to accumulate a basic number of views, then check performance metrics such as views, clicks, click-through rate (CTR), signups, and conversion rate (CR) from clicks to signups.

If you overlooked some red flags when selecting crypto channels for your launch, you might find the following outcomes: channels with high views numbers and high CTRs, demonstrating the real interest of the audience, yet with remarkably low conversion rates. In the worst-case scenario, you might witness thousands of clicks resulting in zero to just a few signups. While this might suggest technical issues in other industries, in crypto campaigns it indicates that the creator engaged in the campaign not only bought fake views and comments but also link clicks. And this happens more often than you may realize.

Summing up, choosing the right crypto creator to promote your product is indeed a tricky job that requires a lot of resources to be put into the search process. 

Author Nadia Bubennikova, Head of agency  at Famesters

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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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