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Dash Capital and Simply Solventless Announce Receipt of Simply Solventless Health Canada Licenses, Closing of the Rocky View Facility Acquisition and Private Placement of Convertible Debentures

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Calgary, Alberta–(Newsfile Corp. – July 6, 2022) – Dash Capital Corp. (“Dash“) (TSXV: DCX.P) and Simply Solventless Concentrates Ltd. (“SSC“) are pleased to announce that SSC has received its Health Canada standard cultivation, standard processing, and sales licenses (“Licenses“) and that SSC has closed its previously announced acquisition of the Rocky View cannabis facility (the “Facility“). Dash and SSC also announce that SSC has launched a private placement of convertible debentures for proceeds of $1,000,000 and that Dash, SSC and Dash Subco (as defined below) have entered into a second amending agreement to the Amalgamation Agreement (as defined below) dated June 20, 2022, with effect as of May 31, 2022 (the “Second Amending Agreement“).

Health Canada Licenses

The Licenses allow SSC to cultivate, manufacture/process, and sell products to all authorized provincial and territorial distributors/retailers as well as to registered medical patients.

Prior to receiving the Licenses, SSC built its team, quality management system, processes, and key client relationships while working in the Facility under the prior license holder. With a premier team of hashishins, SSC has successfully commercialized products across the entire solventless spectrum, including dry sift, traditional pressed hash, soft hash, flower rosin, bubble hash, hash/live rosin (and derivatives), and hash/live rosin vape sauce.

Rocky View Facility Acquisition

In addition to receiving the Licenses, SSC has closed on the previously announced acquisition of the Facility. The Facility totals 33,000 square feet, of which approximately 25,000 is licensed by Health Canada. With industry leading solventless production capacity, the Facility is ideally equipped for SSC to execute on its high-impact business plan and on its mission to provide pure, potent, terpene rich solventless concentrates to discerning cannabis consumers. SSC now has the infrastructure and facility to match its world class team of hashishins!

SSC’s Near-Term Objectives

SSC’s core focus is to achieve material revenue and profitability in the near-term. These objectives are underpinned by SSC’s team, B2B and tolling contracts with premier cannabis companies, the ability to produce consistently high-quality products at scale, and a reputation for exceptional customer service.

SSC is currently in the process of advancing its branded solventless products and expects to “hit shelves” across several product categories in early 2023.

SSC Convertible Debenture Financing

SSC is currently conducting a non-brokered private placement of convertible debentures of up to $1,000,000, the gross proceeds of which will be used for inventory, minor capital expenditures, the advancement of its branded product strategy and general working capital purposes. For information regarding this financing, please contact SSC.

Second Amending Agreement

As previously disclosed on August 9, 2021, Dash, SSC and 2366191 Alberta Ltd. (“Dash Subco“), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dash, entered into an amalgamation agreement dated August 6, 2021 (the “Amalgamation Agreement“), which, among other things, sets forth the terms and conditions of the business combination, which will constitute the Qualifying Transaction (as defined in TSX Venture Exchange policies) of Dash (the “Transaction“). On February 3, 2022, Dash announced that Dash, SSC and Dash Subco entered into an amending agreement (the “Amending Agreement“) to the Amalgamation Agreement dated January 31, 2022, with effect as of December 31, 2021, which, among other things, extended the outside date for completion of the Transaction. Upon completion of the Transaction, it is intended that Dash (the “Resulting Issuer“) will continue SSC’s business in the cannabis industry. Details of the Transaction, including the amount and type of proposed consideration, were previously disclosed in the news releases of Dash dated June 11, 2021, August 9, 2021, February 3, 2022 and March 16, 2022.

The Second Amending Agreement extended the outside date for the closing date of the Transaction to November 30, 2022 and amended the consolidation of Dash shares contemplated by the Amalgamation Agreement to be on the basis of one Dash share for two existing Dash shares. A copy of the Amalgamation Agreement, Amending Agreement and Second Amending Agreement have been filed on Dash’s SEDAR profile and are available for viewing at www.sedar.com.

The completion of the Transaction is subject to a number of conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, the satisfaction or waiver of closing conditions customary to transactions of the nature of the Transaction, obtaining all requisite shareholder and corporate approvals, approvals of all regulatory bodies having jurisdiction in connection with the Transaction, and the final approval of the TSXV, including the satisfaction of its initial listing requirements. There can be no assurance that the Transaction will be completed as proposed or at all. A filing statement in respect of the Transaction will be prepared in accordance with the requirements of the TSXV and will be filed under Dash’s issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

About Dash Capital Corp.

Dash is a public company incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta). Dash’s principal business is the identification and evaluation of assets or businesses with a view to completing a Qualifying Transaction (as defined in TSX Venture Exchange policies). Investors are cautioned that trading in the securities of a capital pool company should be considered highly speculative.

About Simply Solventless Concentrates Ltd.

SSC is a private company incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta). SSC’s mission is to provide pure, potent, terpene-rich solventless concentrates to discerning cannabis consumers. For more information regarding SSC, please see www.simplysolventless.ca.

Further Information

All information contained in this press release with respect to Dash and SSC was supplied by the respective party for inclusion herein, without independent review by the other party, and each party and its directors and officers have relied on the other party for any information concerning the other party.

For further information:

Dash Capital Corp.
Darrell Denney, Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 403-651-9009
Email: [email protected]

Simply Solventless Concentrates Ltd.
Jeff Swainson, Special Advisor to the Board of Directors
Phone: 403-796-3640
Email: [email protected]

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

Notice on Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, “forward-looking statements“) within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Any statements that are contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often identified by terms such as “may”, “should”, “anticipate”, “will”, “estimates”, “believes”, “intends” “expects” and similar expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements. More particularly and without limitation, this press release contains forward-looking statements concerning the private placement of convertible debentures of SSC, the use of proceeds from the private placement of convertible debentures of SSC, SSC’s sales and operations, SSC’s business plan, the timing of SSC commercializing its products, the closing of the Transaction, and certain financial information and forecasts. Dash cautions that all forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and that actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors, assumptions and expectations, many of which are beyond the control of Dash and SSC, including expectations and assumptions concerning Dash, SSC, the Resulting Issuer, the Transaction, the timely receipt of all required shareholder, court and regulatory approvals (as applicable), including the acceptance of the TSXV, the satisfaction of other closing conditions in accordance with the terms of the Amalgamation Agreement, Amending Agreement and Second Amending Agreement, as well as other risks and uncertainties, including those described in Dash’s final prospectus dated April 26, 2021 filed with the British Columbia Securities Commission, the Alberta Securities Commission, the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan, and the Ontario Securities Commission and available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The reader is cautioned that assumptions used in the preparation of any forward-looking statements may prove to be incorrect. Events or circumstances may cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted as a result of numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of Dash and SSC. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Such information, although considered reasonable by management at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and Dash and SSC do not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by securities law.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction.

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To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/130172

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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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