MICT Closes Acquisition of GFH with $15 Million in Committed Funding
- Global Fintech Holdings' proprietary trading technology platform aims to serve high growth sectors in the global fintech space.
Nasdaq-listed MICT announced today that it has completed the acquisition of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Fintech Fintech Financial Technology (fintech) is defined as ay technology that is geared towards automating and enhancing the delivery and application of financial services. The origin of the term fintechs can be traced back to the 1990s where it was primarily used as a back-end system technology for renowned financial institutions. However, it has since grown outside the business sector with an increased focus upon consumer services.What Purpose Do Fintechs Serve?The main purpose of fintechs would be to suppl Financial Technology (fintech) is defined as ay technology that is geared towards automating and enhancing the delivery and application of financial services. The origin of the term fintechs can be traced back to the 1990s where it was primarily used as a back-end system technology for renowned financial institutions. However, it has since grown outside the business sector with an increased focus upon consumer services.What Purpose Do Fintechs Serve?The main purpose of fintechs would be to suppl Read this Term Holdings Ltd. ("GFH") for approximately $25 million in convertible securities.
MICT revealed that in connection with the previously announced private placement of convertible promissory notes, it has also received commitments to purchase the full $15 million of such notes. Upon stockholder approval, both the securities issued as merger consideration and the promissory notes issued in the private placement will be convertible into shares of MICT common stock at a conversion price of $1.10 per share.
"Our acquisition of GFH is a transformative milestone which we believe will springboard our future revenue and earnings growth and positively impact stockholder value. We have created a global platform to organically, and through further accretive acquisitions, grow both our fintech and telematics businesses. We are incredibly excited about the future of our company and are eager to execute on a pipeline of significant business opportunities available to us. We anticipate updating our shareholders of these new significant developments in the coming weeks and months," stated MICT CEO Darren Mercer.
"Finally, I would like to thank our employees and stockholders for their continued support throughout the acquisition process," he added.
MICT
MICT operates through its subsidiaries, Global Fintech Holdings Intermediate Ltd ("GFH") and Micronet Ltd. ("Micronet"). GFH's versatile proprietary trading technology platform is designed to serve a large number of high growth sectors in the global fintech space.
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Nasdaq-listed MICT announced today that it has completed the acquisition of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Fintech Fintech Financial Technology (fintech) is defined as ay technology that is geared towards automating and enhancing the delivery and application of financial services. The origin of the term fintechs can be traced back to the 1990s where it was primarily used as a back-end system technology for renowned financial institutions. However, it has since grown outside the business sector with an increased focus upon consumer services.What Purpose Do Fintechs Serve?The main purpose of fintechs would be to suppl Financial Technology (fintech) is defined as ay technology that is geared towards automating and enhancing the delivery and application of financial services. The origin of the term fintechs can be traced back to the 1990s where it was primarily used as a back-end system technology for renowned financial institutions. However, it has since grown outside the business sector with an increased focus upon consumer services.What Purpose Do Fintechs Serve?The main purpose of fintechs would be to suppl Read this Term Holdings Ltd. ("GFH") for approximately $25 million in convertible securities.
MICT revealed that in connection with the previously announced private placement of convertible promissory notes, it has also received commitments to purchase the full $15 million of such notes. Upon stockholder approval, both the securities issued as merger consideration and the promissory notes issued in the private placement will be convertible into shares of MICT common stock at a conversion price of $1.10 per share.
"Our acquisition of GFH is a transformative milestone which we believe will springboard our future revenue and earnings growth and positively impact stockholder value. We have created a global platform to organically, and through further accretive acquisitions, grow both our fintech and telematics businesses. We are incredibly excited about the future of our company and are eager to execute on a pipeline of significant business opportunities available to us. We anticipate updating our shareholders of these new significant developments in the coming weeks and months," stated MICT CEO Darren Mercer.
"Finally, I would like to thank our employees and stockholders for their continued support throughout the acquisition process," he added.
MICT
MICT operates through its subsidiaries, Global Fintech Holdings Intermediate Ltd ("GFH") and Micronet Ltd. ("Micronet"). GFH's versatile proprietary trading technology platform is designed to serve a large number of high growth sectors in the global fintech space.
Primary areas of focus include online brokerage for Equities Equities Equities can be characterized as stocks or shares in a company that investors can buy or sell. When you buy a stock, you are in essence buying an equity, becoming a partial owner of shares in a specific company or fund.However, equities do not pay a fixed interest rate, and as such are not considered guaranteed income. As such, equity markets are often associated with risk.When a company issues bonds, it’s taking loans from buyers. When a company offers shares, on the other hand, it’s selling pa Equities can be characterized as stocks or shares in a company that investors can buy or sell. When you buy a stock, you are in essence buying an equity, becoming a partial owner of shares in a specific company or fund.However, equities do not pay a fixed interest rate, and as such are not considered guaranteed income. As such, equity markets are often associated with risk.When a company issues bonds, it’s taking loans from buyers. When a company offers shares, on the other hand, it’s selling pa Read this Term trading and sales of insurance products in several high-growth foreign markets including Asia where GFH owns a substantial propriety database of users. Micronet operates in the growing commercial Mobile Resource Management (MRM) market, mainly in the United States. Micronet designs, develops, manufactures and sells rugged mobile computing devices that provide fleet operators and field workforces with computing solutions in challenging work environments.