Digital Payments Plc: Final results
DIGITAL PAYMENTS PLC
RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2014
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
I am pleased to be able to report on this my first year as Chairman of Digital Payments plc and on our
first year of trading for the year ended 31 December 2014.
In the year just ended, we have listed the Company on the Main Quote of the Danish GXG Market, completed on
two acquisitions and had three fund raisings. A very busy start by any standards.
I am pleased with the way the acquisitions have integrated into the Group. We have a very good team.
On the 29 July 2014 we acquired Baytron Limited. With Baytron came Signia Associates Ltd, a prepaid-based
payroll management company and the assets and software of White Eagle Global Payments, a company which
since its inception, had developed more than 40 prepaid card programs for clients across different
industries and geographies. Signia Associates Limited owns the Globus Card brand, which was specifically
developed for European employers of migrant workers in Europe.
On the 7 August 2014 we completed our second acquisition which was of the entire issued share capital of
Muscato Group Inc. ("MGI") a USA, company, based in Florida. MGI includes M2 Payment Solutions Inc. ("M2")
and all of its affiliates. MGI and M2 provide financial institutions, companies, and government agencies in
the United States, Latin America and Europe with the technology, transaction processing and infrastructure
needed to launch innovative payment products and services.
M2 continues to operate under its current brand and business structure; adding more functionality and
resources to build on its global market presence. Over the past 12 months M2 has released new products in
both multi-currency and loyalty management and expects to continue the path of new market products and
services to deliver to its customer base.
Within MGI we have a superb team of prepaid and payment industry people and I am proud that we are part of
the same team. International acquisitions and operations bring unique difficulties. With daily
communication we have been fortunate to have very few integration difficulties.
I would personally like to thank Brantley Muscato for taking on the role of Chief Executive of M2 and to
thank once again his team for all their hard work and effort this past year.
The completion of both acquisitions enables Digital Payments PLC to complete another step in our ambition
of being a global vertically-integrated payment company with worldwide processing capability.
We have not stood still and have spent time and resources to take the best from both acquisitions and
invested into substantial additional development resources to commence work on the next generation multi-
currency wallet platform, the formal release of which we are planning in the 4th quarter of 2015.
The Group turnover for the 5 months of post-acquisition integration is GBP731,000 of which the loss for the
year is GBP8,168,000. Whilst it is always disappointing to report any loss, even in the first year of
trading, the figures contain significant expenditure on research and development and one off costs for the
acquisitions and admission to the GXG market. The Company however will not be making a dividend payment
this year.
On 5 January 2015, I was delighted to appoint Michael Muscato to the board of Digital Payments plc.
Outlook
Our businesses has great opportunities in the forthcoming year together with strong and energetic
management in place to drive it forward. M2 has made a very encouraging start to the year and is set for
further growth.
We have also formed a number of strategic regional marketing partnerships, which will allow DPP to switch
from passive to proactive marketing model on a global scale. Furthermore DPP is negotiating a controlling
stake in a Maltese company, which will be using DPP's new platform and has already applied for an E-money
license in Malta.
I am very encouraged both by our business opportunities and the start we have made to the current year.
Mikhail Raskin
Director
29 May 2015
The Directors of the Issuer accept responsibility for the contents of this announcement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Mikhail Raskin
Director
Digital Payments Plc
Telephone: +44 207 493 0387
Email: press@digitalpaymentsplc.com
GXG Corporate Advisor
Nick Michaels and Jon Isaacs
Alfred Henry Corporate Finance Limited
www.alfredhenry.com
Tel: +44 207251 3762
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2014
Period ended
31 December
2014
GBP'000
Continuing operations
Revenue 731
Cost of sales (192)
Gross profit 539
Administrative expenses (1,508)
Operating loss (969)
Impairment of intangibles (9,208)
Other income 101
Loss on ordinary activities before taxation (10,076)
Income tax credit 1,908
Loss for the period attributable to the owners of the parent (8,168)
Loss per share (expressed in pence per share) (2.28)p
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2014
As at 31 December
2014
GBP'000
Assets
Non-current assets
Intangible assets 11,615
Property, Plant & Equipment 33
Investments 181
11,829
Current assets
Trade and other receivables 432
Cash and cash equivalents 63
495
Total assets 12,324
Equity and liabilities
Equity attributable to owners of the parent
Ordinary shares 5,596
Share premium 11,468
Retained losses (8,168)
Total equity 8,896
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 1,090
Borrowings 21
Total liabilities 1,111
Non-current liabilities
Deferred tax liability 2,317
2,317
Total equity and liabilities 12,324
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2014
Period ended
31 December
2014
GBP'000
Net cash generated from operating activities 90
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of subsidiaries (4,985)
Cash acquired on purchase of subsidiaries 37
Purchases of intangible assets (27)
Purchase of investments (181)
Net cash flows from investing activities (5,156)
Cash flows from financing activities
Issue of ordinary share capital 5,129
Net cash flows from financing activities 5,129
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 63
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period -
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 63
NOTES TO RESULTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2014
1. The financial information set out above does not constitute statutory accounts for the purpose of
Section 240 of the Companies Act 1985. The financial information has been extracted from the statutory
accounts of Digital Payments Plc and is presented using the same accounting policies, which have not yet
been filed with the Registrar of companies, but on which the auditors gave an unqualified report on 29 May
2015.
2. Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders by
the weighted average number of ordinary shares during the period. The weighted average number of equity
shares in issue was 358,882,684 and the loss after tax was GBP 8,168,065.
Digital Payments plc