CXI Announces Exchange Bank of Canada Closes Its Transaction with a Canadian International Payments Business
30 July 2020 - 7:00AM
Currency Exchange International, Corp. (TSX: CXI) (OTCBB:
CURN ), a full service foreign exchange technology and
services provider, is pleased to announce its wholly-owned
subsidiary Exchange Bank of Canada (EBC) has closed its acquisition
of the assets of a Canadian international payments business that
has operated 24 years in the Province of Québec. The regulatory
approval for the asset purchase agreement was first announced in
the Company’s press release dated June 30, 2020.
“The acquisition of this proven international
payments business is reflective of the Bank of Canada's dedication
to growing its international payments business line and its total
contribution to the bank group. With approximately 400 active
corporate customers transitioning to EBC, the transaction is
expected to be accretive to the Company’s annual earnings results,”
said Stephen Fitzpatrick, Chief Financial Officer of EBC.
The acquired corporate international payment
business's assets will be integrated into EBC's current business
and will use the Exchange Bank of Canada name. The retained
employees are an experienced group capable of streamlining the
transition of its corporate customers. Operational efficiencies are
expected by bank management due to similar business operations and
overlap of some back-office functions. At the request of the
seller, further details will remain private.
About Currency Exchange International,
Corp.
The Company is in the business of providing a
range of foreign currency exchange technology and processing
services in North America, including the Hawaiian Islands. Primary
products and services include the exchange of foreign currencies,
wire transfer payments, Global EFTs, purchase and sale of foreign
bank drafts, and foreign check clearing. Related services include
the licensing of proprietary FX software applications delivered on
its web-based interface, www.ceifx.com (“CEIFX”), and
licensing retail foreign currency operations to select companies in
agreed locations.
The Company’s wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary,
Exchange Bank of Canada, based in Toronto, Canada, provides foreign
exchange and international payment services to financial
institutions and select corporate clients in Canada through the use
of its proprietary software - www.ebcfx.com .
Contact Information
For further information please contact: Bill Mitoulas Investor
Relations (416) 479-9547 Email: bill.mitoulas@ceifx.com Website:
www.ceifx.com
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Actual results may differ materially from results indicated in
forward-looking information due to a number of factors including,
without limitation, the business prospects for the international
payments business acquisition and the ability to successfully
integrate this business on terms which are economic or at all, the
competitive nature of the foreign exchange industry, the ability to
predict and counteract the effects of COVID-19 on the business of
the Company, including but not limited to the effects of COVID-19
on demand for the Companies products, capital market conditions,
restriction on labour and international travel and supply chains,
currency exchange risks, the need for the Company to manage its
planned growth, the effects of product development and the need for
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network security risks, the ability of the Company to maintain
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deterioration negatively impacting tourism, volatile securities
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