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        ANNOUNCEMENTS                                             venture to bring "digital currency to those outside of the
                                                                  global technological and financial elite, enabling any
                                                                  person with access to the Internet to easily use crypto-
          EVO on IPO roadshow                                     currency for daily activities such as splitting a restaurant

          EVO Payments International launched a roadshow for      bill or buying clothing online."
          an initial public offering (IPO) of 13,333,333 shares of its   PayJunction takes home two Stevies
          Class A common stock to be priced between $14 and $16
          per share; plus an additional 666,667 shares to be offered   PayJunction won the Gold Stevie Award in the Customer
          by a selling stockholder. EVO expects to grant under-   Service Department of the Year category in The 16th
          writers a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional   Annual American Business Awards, marking the second
          2.1 million shares at the IPO price, less underwriting   consecutive year the company has earned an award
          discounts  and  commissions,  to  cover  over-allotments.   in this category. PayJunction also received a Bronze
          Shares are expected to trade on The Nasdaq Global       Stevie Award for Best FinTech Software. The American
          Select Market under the ticker symbol EVOP.             Business Awards recognize outstanding performance in
                                                                  the workplace. Over 3,700 nominations were submitted
          Merit launches MRT digital currency, wallet             by U.S. organizations in the public, private, for-profit

          Merit Foundation staked its claim on being the first to   and nonprofit sectors.
          launch an invite-only  cryptocurrency  and  digital wal-  Secure Cryptopayments pilots Sabr coin
          let, and feature decentralized vaults and escrows on the
          blockchain. Merit stated that it self-funded the $1 million   The Secure Cryptopayments  LLC, which  enables mer-
                                                                       chants to accept cryptocurrency payments, is add-
                                                                       ing Sabr coin as a payment option in North
                                                                       America. ISOs, merchant level salespeople, part-
                               AN OPPORTUNITY                          ners, and thousands of brick-and-mortar and
                                                                       online merchants in the region will soon be able
                                                                       to integrate and accept Sabr in real time as a form
                               AS BIG AS YOUR                          of payment for goods and services, the company
                                                                       stated. Beta testing is underway, with full integra-
                               DREAMS!                                 tion and rollout expected next quarter.
                                                                       Splitit unveils debit card installment program

                                                                       Splitit launched an interest-free debit card install-
                       Agile    At Electronic Merchant Systems our     ment payment offering for U.S. and European
                  Contracts    agent partnering approach stems         online, in-person and mobile purchases of $400
                               from the understanding that our         or less. The patented technology extends its exist-
                   Lifetime    success is based upon your success.     ing credit card program, which is now available
                                                                       in 25 countries. Splitit co-founder and CEO Gil
                  Residuals    We are committed to building            Don believes that the company's application-free,
                               a lasting relationship with you         instant-approval process helps merchants ensure
                    Success    and strive to provide you with          a seamless, efficient and customer-centered check-
                 Assurance     the personal service that you           out experience.
                               deserve from an Agent partnership       Volusion takes ecommerce to GCP
                   Portfolio   with EMS.
              Management                                               Volusion LLC, an  ecommerce platform built  for
                                                                       small and midsize businesses, migrated its 30,000
                                                                       ecommerce stores to the Google Cloud Platform
                                                                       (GCP).  Advantages to GCP include unsurpassed
                      Take Your Career To the Next Level               page speed, greater network reliability, and world-
                                                                       class, site-wide security, Volusion noted, adding
                              Call 866.272.5247                        that the migration has already positively impacted
                                                                       site performance for merchants, which has led to
                                                                       increased conversion and overall revenue growth
                                                                       for many.
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