FingerMotion, Inc 10-Q for FY2022 Q1
FingerMotion, Inc. (FNGR)
About this 10-Q
FingerMotion, Inc filed this 10-Q on July 15, 2021, covering the quarter ended May 31, 2021 (FY2022 Q1).
Headline figures
Quarter ended May 31, 2021, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $6M
- up 118.6% from $2.74M a year earlier
- Net loss
- $911.89K
- compared with a net loss of $578.08K a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- -$0.02
- compared with -$0.02 a year earlier
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended May 31, 2021
or
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ______________ to _______________
Commission File Number: 000-55477
| FINGERMOTION, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | 20-0077155 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of organization) | (I.R.S. employer identification no.) | |
| 1460
Broadway New York, New York |
10036 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |
(347)
349-5339
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name
of each exchange on which registered | ||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
| Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ | |||
| Emerging growth company | ☐ | |||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date: 39,020,160 shares of common stock outstanding as of July 12, 2021.
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FINGERMOTION,
INC.
FORM 10-Q
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FINGERMOTION, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the three months ended May 31, 2021
(Unaudited - Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
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| FingerMotion, Inc. |
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets |
| May 31, | February 28, | |||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current Assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 789,752 | $ | 850,717 | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 2,684,109 | 4,099,312 | ||||||
| Inventories | 2,368 | 1,401 | ||||||
| Prepayment and deposit | 3,407,406 | 646,377 | ||||||
| Other receivables | 1,517,027 | 1,506,720 | ||||||
| 8,400,662 | 7,104,527 | |||||||
| Non-current Assets | ||||||||
| Equipment | 27,022 | 26,453 | ||||||
| Intangible assets | 152,883 | 161,210 | ||||||
| Right-of-use asset | 32,543 | 49,314 | ||||||
| 212,448 | 236,977 | |||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 8,613,110 | $ | 7,341,504 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S DEFICIT | ||||||||
| Current Liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 2,303,162 | $ | 2,473,636 | ||||
| Accrual and other payables | 1,519,777 | 1,046,190 | ||||||
| Loan payable, current portion | 844,595 | 544,900 | ||||||
| Stock subscription payable | 1,347,000 | — | ||||||
| Lease liability, current portion | 33,626 | 47,569 | ||||||
| 6,048,160 | 4,112,295 | |||||||
| Non-current Liabilities | ||||||||
| Loan payable, non-current portion | 1,109,307 | 1,109,307 | ||||||
| Lease liability, non-current portion | — | 4,936 | ||||||
| 1,109,307 | 1,114,243 | |||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | $ | 7,157,467 | $ | 5,226,538 | ||||
| SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, par value $.0001 per share; Authorized 1,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding -0- shares. | — | — | ||||||
| Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share; Authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 38,995,160 shares and 38,903,494 issued and outstanding at May 31, 2021 and February 28, 2021 respectively | 3,900 | 3,890 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 14,360,804 | 14,170,815 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (13,120,618 | ) | (12,208,728 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 201,090 | 140,906 | ||||||
| Stockholders’ equity before non-controlling interests | 1,445,176 | 2,106,883 | ||||||
| Non-controlling interests | 10,467 | 8,083 | ||||||
| TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | 1,455,643 | 2,114,966 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | 8,613,110 | $ | 7,341,504 | ||||
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| FingerMotion, Inc. |
| Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations |
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| May 31, | May 31, | |||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Revenue | $ | 5,996,489 | $ | 2,742,934 | ||||
| Cost of revenue | (5,376,792 | ) | (2,448,495 | ) | ||||
| Gross profit | 619,697 | 294,439 | ||||||
| Amortization & depreciation | (14,421 | ) | (2,445 | ) | ||||
| General & administrative expenses | (1,179,747 | ) | (742,039 | ) | ||||
| Marketing Cost | (85,007 | ) | — | |||||
| Research & Development | (135,429 | ) | (103,610 | ) | ||||
| Stock compensation expenses | (60,975 | ) | (21,677 | ) | ||||
| Total operating expenses | (1,475,579 | ) | (869,771 | ) | ||||
| Net loss from operations | (855,882 | ) | (575,332 | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||
| Interest income | 1,270 | 145 | ||||||
| Interest expense | (92,566 | ) | (19,606 | ) | ||||
| Exchange gain (loss) | 675 | 73 | ||||||
| Other income | 36,997 | 16,669 | ||||||
| Total other income (expense) | (53,624 | ) | (2,719 | ) | ||||
| Net loss before income tax | $ | (909,506 | ) | $ | (578,051 | ) | ||
| Income tax expenses | — | — | ||||||
| Net Loss | $ | (909,506 | ) | $ | (578,051 | ) | ||
| Less: Net profit attributable to the non-controlling interest | 2,384 | 26 | ||||||
| Net loss attributable to the Company’s shareholders | $ | (911,890 | ) | $ | (578,077 | ) | ||
| Other comprehensive income: | ||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | 60,184 | (15,874 | ||||||
| Comprehensive loss | $ | (851,706 | ) | $ | (593,951 | ) | ||
| Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest | 164 | 83 | ||||||
| Comprehensive loss attributable to the Company | $ | (851,870 | ) | $ | (594,034 | ) | ||
| NET LOSS PER SHARE | ||||||||
| Loss Per Share - Basic | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | ||
| Loss Per Share - Diluted | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | ||
| NET LOSS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY | ||||||||
| Loss Per Share - Basic | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | ||
| Loss Per Share - Diluted | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | ||
| Wgt Ave Common Shares Outstanding - Basic | 38,933,892 | 33,892,953 | ||||||
| Wgt Ave Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted | 38,933,892 | 33,892,953 | ||||||
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| FingerMotion, Inc. |
| Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity |
| Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital Paid | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | in Excess | Shares to be | Accumulated | Comprehensive | Stockholders’ | Non-controlling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | of Par Value | Issued | Deficit | Income | equity | interest | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 1, 2021 | 38,903,494 | 3,890 | 14,170,815 | — | (12,208,728 | ) | 140,906 | 2,106,883 | 8,083 | 2,114,966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued for cash | 86,666 | 9 | 179,990 | — | — | — | 179,999 | — | 179,999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued for professional service | 5,000 | 1 | 9,999 | — | — | — | 10,000 | — | 10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | 60,184 | 60,184 | — | 60,184 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net (Loss) | — | — | — | — | (911,890 | ) | — | (911,890 | ) | 2,384 | (909,506 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at May 31, 2021 | 38,995,160 | 3,900 | 14,360,804 | — | (13,120,618 | ) | 201,090 | 1,445,176 | 10,467 | 1,455,643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital Paid | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | in Excess | Shares to be | Accumulated | Comprehensive | Stockholders’ | Non-controlling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | of Par Value | Issued | Deficit | Income | deficit | interest | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 1, 2020 | 25,847,953 | 2,585 | 7,521,587 | — | (7,826,754 | ) | 3,964 | (298,618 | ) | 4,183 | (294,435 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued for professional service | 8,045,000 | 804 | 282,771 | — | — | — | 283,575 | — | 283,575 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | (15,874 | ) | (15,874 | ) | — | (15,874 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net (Loss) | — | — | — | — | (578,077 | ) | — | (578,077 | ) | 26 | (578,051 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at May 31, 2020 | 33,892,953 | 3,389 | 7,804,358 | — | (8,404,831 | ) | (11,910 | ) | (608,994 | ) | 4,209 | (604,785 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FingerMotion, Inc. |
| Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| May 31, | May 31, | |||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Net (loss) | $ | (909,506 | ) | $ | (578,051 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
| Share based compensation expenses | 60,975 | 21,677 | ||||||
| Amortization and depreciation | 14,421 | 2,445 | ||||||
| Change in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable | 1,415,203 | 946,180 | ||||||
| (Increase) decrease in prepayment and deposit | (2,812,004 | ) | (1,020,797 | ) | ||||
| (Increase) decrease in other receivable | (10,307 | ) | 63,252 | |||||
| (Increase) decrease in inventories | (967 | ) | — | |||||
| (Increase) decrease in right-of-use asset | — | 6,671 | ||||||
| Increase (decrease) in accounts payable | (170,474 | ) | (171,481 | ) | ||||
| Increase (decrease) in accrual and other payables | 473,587 | 774,884 | ||||||
| Increase (decrease) in due to lease liability | (2,108 | ) | (6,671 | ) | ||||
| Net Cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (1,941,180 | ) | 38,109 | |||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
| Purchase of equipment | (4,401 | ) | (11,578 | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (4,401 | ) | (11,578 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
| Repayment to related parties | — | (220,384 | ) | |||||
| Proceed from loan payable | 299,695 | — | ||||||
| Advances from stock subscription payable | 1,347,000 | — | ||||||
| Common stock issued for cash | 179,999 | 261,898 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 1,826,694 | 41,514 | ||||||
| Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | 57,922 | (16,053 | ) | |||||
| Net change in cash | (60,965 | ) | 51,992 | |||||
| Cash at beginning of period | 850,717 | 102,919 | ||||||
| Cash at end of period | $ | 789,752 | $ | 154,911 | ||||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Interest paid | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
| Taxes paid | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
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FINGERMOTION,
INC.
Three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 – Nature of Business and basis of Presentation
FingerMotion, Inc. fka Property Management Corporation of America (the “Company”) was incorporated on January 23, 2014 under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company then offered management and consulting services to residential and commercial real estate property owners who rent or lease their property to third party tenants.
The Company changed its name to FingerMotion, Inc. on July 13, 2017 after a change in control. In July 2017 the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Finger Motion Company Limited (“FMCL”), a Hong Kong corporation that is an information technology company which specialize in operating and publishing mobile games.
Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement with FMCL, effective July 13, 2017 (the “Share Exchange Agreement”, the Company agreed to exchange the outstanding equity stock of FMCL held by the FMCL Shareholders for shares of common stock of the Company. At the Closing Date, the Company issued 12,000,000 shares of common stock to the FMCL shareholders. In addition, the Company issued 600,000 shares to other consultants in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement.
The transaction was accounted for as a “reverse acquisition” since, immediately following completion of the transaction, the shareholders of FMCL effectuated control of the post-combination Company. For accounting purposes, FMCL was deemed to be the accounting acquirer in the transaction and, consequently, the transaction is treated as a recapitalization of FMCL (i.e., a capital transaction involving the issuance of shares by the Company for the shares of FMCL). Accordingly, the consolidated assets, liabilities and results of operations of FMCL became the historical financial statements of FingerMotion, Inc. and its subsidiaries, and the Company’s assets, liabilities and results of operations were consolidated with FMCL beginning on the acquisition date. No step-up in basis or intangible assets or goodwill were recorded in this transaction.
As a result of the Share Exchange Agreement and the other transactions contemplated thereunder, FMCL became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. FMCL, a Hong Kong corporation, was formed in April 6, 2016.
On October 16, 2018, the Company through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Shanghai JiuGe Business Management Co., Ltd. (“JiuGe Management”), entered into a series of agreements known as variable interest agreements (the “VIE Agreements”) pursuant to which Shanghai JiuGe Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“JiuGe Technology”) became JiuGe Management’s contractually controlled affiliate. The use of VIE agreements is a common structure used to acquire PRC corporations, particularly in certain industries in which foreign investment is restricted or forbidden by the PRC government. The VIE Agreements include a Consulting Services Agreement, a Loan Agreement, a Power of Attorney Agreement, a Call Option Agreement, and a Share Pledge Agreement in order to secure the connection and commitments of the JiuGe Technology.
On March 7, 2019, JiuGe Technology also acquired 99% of equity interest of Beijing XunLian (“BX”), a subsidiary that provides bulk distribution of SMS messages for JiuGe customers at discounted rates.
Finger Motion Financial Company Limited was incorporated on January 24, 2020 and is 100% owned by FingerMotion, Inc. The company has been activated for the insurtech business during the last quarter of the fiscal year where the Big Data division secured its first contract and recorded revenue.
Shanghai TengLian JiuJiu Information Communication Technology Co., Ltd. was incorporated on December 23, 2020 for the purpose of venturing into the mobile phone sales in China. It is 99% owned by JiuGe Technology.
On February 5, 2021, JiuGe Technology has disposed of its 99% owned subsidiary, Suzhou BuGuNiao Digital Technology Co., Ltd which was established to venture into R&D projects.
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FINGERMOTION,
INC.
Three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 – Summary of Principal Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation and Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts, transactions, and profits have been eliminated upon consolidation.
Variable interest entity
Pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Section 810, “Consolidation” (“ASC 810”), the Company is required to include in its consolidated financial statements, the financial statements of its variable interest entities (“VIEs”). ASC 810 requires a VIE to be consolidated if that company is subject to a majority of the risk of loss for the VIE or is entitled to receive a majority of the VIE’s residual returns. VIEs are those entities in which a company, through contractual arrangements, bears the risk of, and enjoys the rewards normally associated with ownership of the entity, and therefore the company is the primary beneficiary of the entity.
Under ASC 810, a reporting entity has a controlling financial interest in a VIE, and must consolidate that VIE, if the reporting entity has both of the following characteristics: (a) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly affect the VIE’s economic performance; and (b) the obligation to absorb losses, or the right to receive benefits, that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The reporting entity’s determination of whether it has this power is not affected by the existence of kick-out rights or participating rights, unless a single enterprise, including its related parties and de - facto agents, have the unilateral ability to exercise those rights. JiuGe Technology’s actual stockholders do not hold any kick-out rights that affect the consolidation determination.
Through the VIE agreements disclosed in Note 1, the Company is deemed the primary beneficiary of JiuGe Technology. Accordingly, the results
of JiuGe Technology have been included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. JiuGe Technology has no assets that are
collateral for or restricted solely to settle their obligations. The creditors of JiuGe Technology do not have recourse to the Company’s
general credit.
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FINGERMOTION,
INC.
Three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 – Summary of Principal Accounting Policies (Continued)
The following assets and liabilities of the VIE and VIE’s subsidiaries are included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company as of May 31, 2021 and February 28, 2021:
Assets and liabilities of the VIE
| May 31, 2021 | February 28, 2021 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Current assets | $ | 3,078,457 | $ | 2,251,100 | ||||
| Non-current assets | 45,886 | 45,503 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 3,124,343 | $ | 2,296,603 | ||||
| Current liabilities | $ | 6,250,684 | $ | 4,906,955 | ||||
| Non-current liabilities | — | — | ||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | 6,250,684 | $ | 4,906,955 | ||||
Assets and liabilities of the VIE’s Subsidiaries
| May 31, 2021 | February 28, 2021 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Current assets | $ | 4,844,734 | $ | 4,177,156 | ||||
| Non-current assets | 5,174 | — | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 4,849,908 | $ | 4,177,156 | ||||
| Current liabilities | $ | 3,733,320 | $ | 3,318,450 | ||||
| Non-current liabilities | — | — | ||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | 3,733,320 | $ | 3,318,450 | ||||
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FINGERMOTION,
INC.
Three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 – Summary of Principal Accounting Policies (Continued)
Operating Result of VIE
| For the three months ended May 31, 2021 | For the three months ended May 31, 2020 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||
| Revenue | $ | 373,151 | $ | 393,792 | ||||
| Cost of revenue | (109,046 | ) | (189,806 | ) | ||||
| Gross profit (loss) | $ | 264,105 | $ | 203,986 | ||||
| Amortization and depreciation | (2,068 | ) | (1,671 | ) | ||||
| General and administrative expenses | (589,750 | ) | (356,892 | ) | ||||
| Research & Development | (135,429 | ) | (32,207 | ) | ||||
| Total operating expenses | $ | (727,247 | ) | $ | (390,770 | ) | ||
| Profit (loss) from operations | $ | (463,142 | ) | $ | (186,786 | ) | ||
| Interest income | 1,215 | 121 | ||||||
| Other income | 139 | 10,733 | ||||||
| Total other income (expense) | $ | 1,354 | $ | 10,854 | ||||
| Tax expense | — | — | ||||||
| Net profit (loss) | $ | (461,788 | ) | $ | (175,932 | ) | ||
Operating Result of VIE’s Subsidiaries
| For the three months ended May 31, 2021 | For the three months ended May 31, 2020 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||
| Revenue | $ | 5,524,623 | $ | 2,349,142 | ||||
| Cost of revenue | (5,177,746 | ) | (2,258,688 | ) | ||||
| Gross profit (loss) | $ | 346,877 | $ | 90,454 | ||||
| Amortization and depreciation | (225 | ) | (68 | ) | ||||
| General and administrative expenses | (145,121 | ) | (78,331 | ) | ||||
| Research & Development | — | (14,863 | ) | |||||
| Total operating expenses | $ | (145,346 | ) | $ | (93,262 | ) | ||
| Profit (loss) from operations | $ | 201,531 | $ | (2,808 | ) | |||
| Interest income | 14 | 18 | ||||||
| Other income | 36,858 | 5,936 | ||||||
| Total other income (expense) | $ | 36,872 | $ | 5,954 | ||||
| Tax expense | — | (568 | ) | |||||
| Net profit (loss) | $ | 238,403 | $ | 2,578 | ||||
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FINGERMOTION,
INC.
Three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 – Summary of Principal Accounting Policies (Continued)
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management makes its best estimate of the ultimate outcome for these items based on historical trends and other information available when the financial statements are prepared. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Certain Risks and Uncertainties
The Company relies on cloud-based hosting through a global accredited hosting provider. Management believes that alternate sources are available; however, disruption or termination of this relationship could adversely affect our operating results in the near-term.
Identifiable Intangible Assets
Identifiable intangible assets are recorded at cost and are amortized over 3-10 years. Similar to tangible property and equipment, the Company periodically evaluates identifiable intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company classifies its long-lived assets into: (i) computer and office equipment; (ii) furniture and fixtures, (iii) leasehold improvements, and (iv) finite – lived intangible assets.
Long-lived assets held and used by the Company are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be fully recoverable. It is possible that these assets could become impaired as a result of technology, economy or other industry changes. If circumstances require a long-lived asset or asset group to be tested for possible impairment, the Company first compares undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by that asset or asset group to its carrying value. If the carrying value of the long-lived asset or asset group is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, an impairment is recognized to the extent that the carrying value exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow models, relief from royalty income approach, quoted market values and third-party independent appraisals, as considered necessary.
The Company makes various assumptions and estimates regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors in determining the fair values of the respective assets. The assumptions and estimates used to determine future values and remaining useful lives of long-lived assets are complex and subjective. They can be affected by various factors, including external factors such as industry and economic trends, and internal factors such as the Company’s business strategy and its forecasts for specific market expansion.
Accounts Receivable and Concentration of Risk
Accounts receivable, net is stated at the amount the Company expects to collect, or the net realizable value. The Company provides a provision for allowances that includes returns, allowances and doubtful accounts equal to the estimated uncollectible amounts. The Company estimates its provision for allowances based on historical collection experience and a review of the current status of trade accounts receivable. It is reasonably possible that the Company’s estimate of the provision for allowances will change.
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FINGERMOTION,
INC.
Three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 – Summary of Principal Accounting Policies (Continued)
Lease
Operating and finance lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of the future lease payments over the lease term. When the rate implicit to the lease cannot be readily determined, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of the future lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate is derived from information available at the lease commencement date and represents the rate of interest that the Company would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term and amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. The right-of-use asset includes any lease payments made and lease incentives received prior to the commencement date. Operating lease right-of-use assets also include any cumulative prepaid or accrued rent when the lease payments are uneven throughout the lease term. The right-of-use assets and lease liabilities may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents represent cash on hand, demand deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments placed with banks, which have original maturities of three months or less and are readily convertible to known amounts of cash.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes at rates based on the estimated useful lives of the assets. Estimated useful lives range from three to seven years. Land is classified as held for sale when management has the ability and intent to sell, in accordance with ASC Topic 360-45.
Earnings Per Share
Basic (loss) earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period while the effects of potential common shares outstanding during the period are included in diluted earnings per share.
FASB Accounting Standard Codification Topic 260 (“ASC 260”), “Earnings Per Share,” requires that employee equity share options, non-vested shares and similar equity instruments granted to employees be treated as potential common shares in computing diluted earnings per share. Diluted earnings per share should be based on the actual number of options or shares granted and not yet forfeited, unless doing so would be anti-dilutive. The Company uses the “treasury stock” method for equity instruments granted in share-based payment transactions provided in ASC 260 to determine diluted earnings per share. Antidilutive securities represent potentially dilutive securities which are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings or loss per share as their impact was antidilutive.
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FINGERMOTION,
INC.
Three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 – Summary of Principal Accounting Policies (Continued)
Revenue Recognition
The Company adopted ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) beginning on January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach. ASC 606 establishes principles for reporting information about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from the entity’s contracts to provide goods or services to customers. The core principle requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that it expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services recognized as performance obligations are satisfied.
The Company has assessed the impact of the guidance by reviewing its existing customer contracts and current accounting policies and practices to identify differences that will result from applying the new requirements, including the evaluation of its performance obligations, transaction price, customer payments, transfer of control and principal versus agent considerations. Based on the assessment, the Company concluded that there was no change to the timing and pattern of revenue recognition for its current revenue streams in scope of ASC 606 and therefore there was no material changes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements upon adoption of ASC 606.
The Company recognizes revenue from providing hosting and integration services and licensing the use of its technology platform to its customers. The Company recognizes revenue when all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement; (2) the service has been provided to the customer (for licensing, revenue is recognized when the Company’s technology is used to provide hosting and integration services); (3) the amount of fees to be paid by the customer is fixed or determinable; and (4) the collection of fees is probable. We account for our multi-element arrangements, such as instances where we design a custom website and separately offer other services such as hosting, which are recognized over the period for when services are performed.
Income Taxes
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). Under this method, income tax expense is recognized as the amount of: (i) taxes payable or refundable for the current year and (ii) future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if based on the weight of available evidence it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Non-controlling interest
Non-controlling interests held 1% of the shares of two of our subsidiaries are recorded as a component of our equity, separate from the Company’s equity. Purchase or sales of equity interests that do not result in a change of control are accounted for as equity transactions. Results of operations attributable to the non-controlling interest are included in our consolidated results of operations and, upon loss of control, the interest sold, as well as interest retained, if any, will be reported at fair value with any gain or loss recognized in earnings.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
The Company does not believe recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the consolidated financial position, statements of operations and cash flows.
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FINGERMOTION,
INC.
Three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3 – Going Concern
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates, among other things, the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company had an accumulated deficit of $13,120,618 and $12,208,728 as at May 31, 2021 and February 28, 2021 respectively, and had a net loss of $909,506 and $578,051 for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
The Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent on its ability to obtain additional financing to fund operations, implement its business model, and ultimately, attain profitable operations. The Company will need to secure additional funds through various means, including equity and debt financing or any similar financing. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain additional equity or debt financing, if and when needed, on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all. Any additional equity or debt financing may involve substantial dilution to the Company’s stockholders, restrictive covenants or high interest costs. The Company’s long-term liquidity also depends upon its ability to generate revenues and achieve profitability.
Note 4 – Revenue
We recorded $5,996,489 and $2,742,934 in revenue, respectively, for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020.
| For the three months ended | ||||||||
| May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||
| Telecommunication Products & Services | $ | 1,737,080 | $ | 393,792 | ||||
| SMS & MMS Business | 4,160,694 | 2,349,142 | ||||||
| Big Data | 98,715 | — | ||||||
| $ | 5,996,489 | $ | 2,742,934 | |||||
Note 5 – Equipment
At May 31, 2021 and February 28, 2021, the company has the following amounts related to tangible assets:
| May 31, 2021 | February 28, 2021 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Equipment | $ | 52,354 | $ | 47,953 | ||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (25,332 | ) | (21,500 | ) | ||||
| Net equipment | $ | 27,022 | $ | 26,453 | ||||
No significant residual value is estimated for the equipment. Depreciation expense for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020 totaled $3,500 and $2,445, respectively.
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FINGERMOTION,
INC.
Three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 6 – Intangible Assets
At May 31, 2021 and February 28, 2021, the company has the following amounts related to intangible assets:
| May 31, 2021 | February 28, 2021 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Licenses | $ | 200,000 | $ | 200,000 | ||||
| Mobile applications | 225,340 | 221,489 | ||||||
| 425,340 | 421,489 | |||||||
| Less: accumulated amortization | (231,412 | ) | (219,234 | ) | ||||
| Impairment of intangible assets | (41,045 | ) | (41,045 | ) | ||||
| Net intangible assets | $ | 152,883 | $ | 161,210 | ||||
No significant residual value is estimated for these intangible assets. Amortization expense for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020 totaled $10,921 and $15,905, respectively.
Note 7 – Prepayment and Deposit
Prepaid expenses consist of the deposit pledge to the vendor for stocks credits for resale. Our current vendors are China Unicom and China Mobile for our Telecommunication Products & Services business and China Mobile for our SMS & MMS business.
| May 31, 2021 | February 28, 2021 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Telecommunication Products & Services | ||||||||
| Deposit Paid / Prepayment | $ | 746,891 | $ | 333,646 | ||||
| Deposit received | — | — | ||||||
| Net Prepaid expenses for Telecommunication Products & Services | $ | 746,891 | $ | 333,646 | ||||
| Others prepayment | 358,207 | 143,288 | ||||||
| Prepayment and deposit | $ | 1,105,098 | $ | 476,934 | ||||
| May 31, 2021 | February 28, 2021 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| SMS & MMS Business | ||||||||
| Deposit Paid / Prepayment | $ | 2,302,308 | $ | 169,443 | ||||
| Deposit received | — | |||||||
| Net Prepaid expenses for SMS | $ | 2,302,308 | $ | 169,443 | ||||
| Others prepayment | — | — | ||||||
| Prepayment and deposit | $ | 2,302,308 | $ | 169,443 | ||||
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FINGERMOTION,
INC.
Three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 8 – Right-of-use Asset and Lease Liability
The Company has entered into lease agreements with various third parties. The terms of operating leases are one to two years. These operating leases are included in “Right-of-use Asset” on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet and represent the Company’s right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The Company’s obligation to make lease payments are included in “Lease liability” on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. Additionally, the Company has entered into various short-term operating leases with an initial term of twelve months or less. These leases are not recorded on the Company’s balance sheet. All operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term in the three months ended May 31, 2021.
Information related to the Company’s right-of-use assets and related lease liabilities were as follows:
| May 31, 2021 | February 28, 2021 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Right-of-use asset | ||||||||
| Right-of-use asset, net | $ | 32,543 | $ | 49,314 | ||||
| Lease liability | ||||||||
| Current lease liability | $ | 33,626 | $ | 47,569 | ||||
| Non-current lease liability | — | 4,936 | ||||||
| Total lease liability | $ | 33,626 | $ | 52,505 | ||||
| February 28, 2021 | ||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Remaining lease term and discount rate | ||||||||
| Weighted-average remaining lease term | 1.4 years | |||||||
| Weighted-average discount rate | 2.48 | % | ||||||
Commitments
The following table summarizes the future minimum lease payments due under the Company’s operating leases as of May 31, 2021:
| 2021 | $ | 33,986 | ||
| Thereafter | — | |||
| Less: imputed interest | (360 | ) | ||
| $ | 33,626 |
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FINGERMOTION,
INC.
Three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 9 – Loan Payable
The following table summarizes loan principal due by the Company as of May 31, 2021:
| Lender | Term | May 31, 2021 | February 28, 2021 | |||||||
| Liew Yow Ming | From Apr 8, 2020 to Apr 7, 2022 | $ | 758,063 | $ | 758,063 | |||||
| Liew Yow Ming | From Apr 16, 2020 to Apr 15, 2022 | 351,244 | 351,244 | |||||||
| Liew Yow Ming | From Jul 29, 2020 to Jul 28, 2021 | 544,900 | 544,900 | |||||||
| Liew Yow Ming | From May 3, 2021 to Aug 2, 2021 | 299,695 | — | |||||||
| $ | 1,953,902 | $ | 1,654,207 | |||||||
| Current portion | $ | 844,595 | $ | 544,900 | ||||||
| Non-current portion | $ | 1,109,307 | $ | 1,109,307 | ||||||
Liew Yow Ming is a non-controlling stockholder of the Company. Loans from Mr. Liew Yow Ming are fixed at rate of 20% per annum. Interest expenses incurred on loans payable for three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020 was $92,566 and $6,827, respectively.
Note 10 – Common Stock
The Company issued 798,200 shares of common stock for the year ended February 29, 2020 for consideration of $1,699,799, including 200,000 shares of common stock to consultants.
The Company issued 242,000 shares of common stock at a deemed price of $1.00 per share during the fiscal year ended February 29, 2020 pursuant to the conversion of promissory notes in the aggregate amount of $220,000 plus interest of $22,000.
The Company issued an aggregate of 44,000 shares of common stock at a deemed price of $2.50 per share during the fiscal year ended February 29, 2020 pursuant to the conversion of promissory notes in the aggregate amount of $100,000 plus interest of $4,000.
The Company issued approximately 8,045,000 shares of common stock to consultants for the three months ended May 31, 2020 for consideration of $283,575. 7,645,000 of 8,045,000 shares of common stock at a deemed price of $0.20 per share to 24 individuals and two entities pursuant to consulting agreements, management agreements and to employees. 150,000 shares of common stock at a deemed price of $0.40 per share to three individuals pursuant to a financial advisory services agreement and 250,000 shares of common stock at a deemed price of $0.25 per share to one entity pursuant to a management consulting agreement.
On July 22, 2020, the Company cancelled 150,000 shares of our common stock which issued to three individuals pursuant to a financial advisory services agreement.
On September 14, 2020, the Company issued 40,000 shares of our common stock to a consultant for consideration of $34,000 pursuant to settlement and release agreement. 34,103 shares of our common stock were issued to a consultant for consideration of $33,251 pursuant to marketing services agreement on September 25, 2020.
On October 2, 2020, the Company issued 700,000 shares of our common stock for consideration of $350,000 to four individuals and one entity pursuant to consulting agreements and management agreements.
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FINGERMOTION,
INC.
Three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 10 – Common Stock (Continued)
On October 19, 2020, the Company issued (i) 830,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $0.50 per share to five individuals, (ii) 100,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $1.00 per share to one individual, (iii) 438,500 shares of our common stock at a price of $1.00 per share to twelve individuals and three entities, whereby each unit is comprised of one share of our common stock and one common stock purchase warrant with each warrant entitling the holder to purchase one additional share of common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share and having an expiry date of two years from the date of issuance, (iv) 265,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $1.50 per share to four individuals and (v) 50,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $1.50 per share to one individual, whereby each unit is comprised of one share of our common stock and one common stock purchase warrant with each warrant entitling the holder to purchase one additional share of common stock at an exercise price of $3.00 per share and having an expiry date of two years from the date of issuance.
On January 13, 2021, the Company issued (i) 1,604,334 shares of our common stock at price of $1.50 per share to 28 individuals and 4 entities, whereby each unit is comprised of one share of our common stock and one common stock purchase warrant with each warrant entitling the holder to purchase one additional share of common stock at an exercise price of $3.00 per share and having an expiry date of two years from the date of issuance, (ii) 534,500 shares of our common stock at a price of $2.00 per share to 15 individuals, (iii) 500,000 shares of our common stock at price of $2.00 to one individual pursuant to the conversion of promissory note, (iv) 34,103 shares of our common stock at a deemed price of $3.90 per share to one entity pursuant to a marketing services agreement, and (v) 5,000 shares of our common stock at price of $2.00 per share to one individual pursuant to a consulting agreement.
On January 21, 2021, the Company issued 25,000 shares of our common stock at $2.00 per share to one individual pursuant to the exercise of warrants.
On March 29, 2021, the Company issued 10,000 shares of our common stock at $2.00 per share to one individual pursuant to the exercise of warrants.
On April 14, 2021, the Company issued 5,000 shares of our common stock at price of $2.00 per share to one individual pursuant to a consulting agreement.
On May 7, 2021, the Company issued (i) 70,000 shares of our common stock at $2.00 per share to 2 individuals and one entity pursuant to the exercise of warrants, and (ii) 6,666 shares of our common stock at $3.00 to one entity pursuant to the exercise of warrants.
During the quarter ended May 31, 2021, the Company received $90,000 from exercise of warrants for the purchase of 45,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $2.00 per share from 2 individuals which securities have not been issued as of May 31, 2021. In addition, the Company received $1,257,000 from subscriptions for the purchase of 251,400 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $5.00 per share from 10 individuals and one entity, which securities have not been issued as of May 31, 2021.
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FINGERMOTION,
INC.
Three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 11 – Earnings Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share:
| For the three months ended | ||||||||
| May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Numerator - basic and diluted | ||||||||
| Net Loss | $ | (909,506 | ) | $ | (578,051 | ) | ||
| Denominator | ||||||||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — basic | 38,933,892 | 33,892,953 | ||||||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — diluted | 38,933,892 | 33,892,953 | ||||||
| Loss per common share — basic | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | ||
| Loss per common share — diluted | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | ||
Note 12 – Income Taxes
The Company and its subsidiaries file separate income tax returns.
The United States of America
FingerMotion, Inc. is incorporated in the State of Delaware in the U.S. and is subject to a U.S. federal corporate income tax of 21%. The Company generated a taxable loss for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020.
Hong Kong
Finger Motion Company Limited is incorporated in Hong Kong and Hong Kong’s profits tax rate is 16.5%. Finger Motion Company Limited did not earn any income that was derived in Hong Kong for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020.
The People’s Republic of China (PRC)
JiuGe Management, JiuGe Technology and Beijing XunLian were incorporated in the People’s Republic of China and subject to PRC income tax at 25%.
Income tax mainly consists of foreign income tax at statutory rates and the effects of permanent and temporary differences. The Company’s effective income tax rates for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:
| For the three months ended | ||||||||
| May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||
| U.S. statutory tax rate | 21.0 | % | 21.0 | % | ||||
| Foreign income not registered in the U.S. | (21.0 | %) | (21.0 | %) | ||||
| PRC profit tax rate | 25.0 | % | 25.0 | % | ||||
| Changes in valuation allowance and others | (25.0 | %) | (25.0 | %) | ||||
| Effective tax rate | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | ||||
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FINGERMOTION,
INC.
Three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 12 – Income Taxes (Continued)
At May 31, 2021 and February 28, 2021, the Company has a deferred tax asset of $227,973 and $1,095,494, resulting from certain net operating losses in U.S., respectively. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets depends on the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those net operating losses are available. The Company considers projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making its assessment. At present, the Company concludes that it is more-likely-than-not that the Company will be able to realize all of its tax benefits in the near future and therefore a valuation allowance has been provided for the full value of the deferred tax asset. A valuation allowance will be maintained until sufficient positive evidence exists to support the reversal of any portion or all of the valuation allowance. At May 31, 2021 and February 28, 2021, the valuation allowance was $227,973 and $1,095,494, respectively.
| May 31, 2021 | February 28, 2021 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Deferred tax asset from operating losses carry-forwards | $ | 227,973 | $ | 1,095,494 | ||||
| Valuation allowance | (227,973 | ) | (1,095,494 | ) | ||||
| Deferred tax asset, net | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
Note 13 – Disposal of a subsidiary
Disposal of Suzhou BuGuNiao
On January 28, 2021, JiuGe Technology disposed its 99% owned subsidiary, Suzhou BuGuNiao Digital Technology Co., Ltd which was set up to venture into R&D projects.
The following table summarizes the gain on disposal for Suzhou BuGuNiao at the disposal date.
| Consideration | $ | — | ||
| Net Asset | 8,382 | |||
| NCI | (84 | ) | ||
| Gain on Disposal | $ | 8,298 |
Note 14 – Related Parties Transaction
| a) | Related parties: |
| Name of related parties | Relationship with the Company | |
| Mr Liew Yow Ming | Non-controlling Stockholder |
| b) | The Company had the following related party balances at May 31, 2021 and February 28, 2021: |
The amount due to related party is without interest and due on demand.
| May 31, 2021 | February 28, 2021 | |||||||
| Loan payables | ||||||||
| Mr. Liew Yow Ming | $ | 1,953,902 | $ | 1,654,207 | ||||
Note 15 – Commitments and Contingencies
Legal proceedings
The Company is not aware of any material outstanding claim and litigation against them.
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FINGERMOTION,
INC.
Three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 16 – Subsequent Events
On June 1, 2021, the Company issued 25,000 shares of our common stock at a deemed price of $5.00 per shares to one individual pursuant to a consulting agreement.
On July 13, 2021, the Company issued (i) 568,900 shares of our common stock at price of $5.00 per share to 17 individuals and 2 entities (ii) 45,000 shares of our common stock at $2.00 per share to 2 individuals pursuant to the exercise of warrants, (iii) 60,000 shares of our common stock at $3.00 per share to one individual pursuant to the exercise of warrants, (iv) 5,000 shares of our common stock at deemed price of $2.00 per share to one individual pursuant to a consulting agreement, and (v) 25,000 shares of our common stock at a deemed price of $5.00 per share to one individual pursuant to a consulting agreement.
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ITEM 2 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The terms the “Registrant”, “we”, “us”, “our”, “FingerMotion” and the “Company” mean FingerMotion, Inc. or as the context requires, collectively with its consolidated subsidiaries and contractually controlled companies.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The following management’s discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations (the “MD&A”) contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions including, among others, statements regarding our capital needs, business plans and expectations. In evaluating these statements, you should consider various factors, including the risks, uncertainties and assumptions set forth in reports and other documents we have filed with or furnished to the SEC and, including, without limitation, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended May 31, 2021, and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2021, including the consolidated financial statements and related notes contained therein. These factors, or any one of them, may cause our actual results or actions in the future to differ materially from any forward-looking statement made in this document. Refer to “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements” as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2021, and Item 1A, Risk Factors, under Part II - Other Information of this Quarterly Report.
Introduction
This MD&A is focused on material changes in our financial condition from February 28, 2021, our most recently completed year end, to May 31, 2021, and our results of operations for the three months ended May 31, 2021, and should be read in conjunction with Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations as contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2021.
Corporate Information
The Company was initially incorporated as Property Management Corporation of America on January 23, 2014 in the State of Delaware.
On June 21, 2017, the Company amended its certificate of incorporation to effect a 1-for-4 reverse stock split of the Company’s outstanding common stock, to increase the authorized shares of common stock to 200,000,000 shares and to change the name of the Company from “Property Management Corporation of America” to “FingerMotion, Inc.” (the “Corporate Actions”). The Corporate Actions and the amended certificate of incorporation became effective on June 21, 2017.
Our principal executive offices are located at 1460 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, and our telephone number at that address is (347) 349-5339.
Share Exchange Agreement
Effective July 13, 2017, the Company entered into that certain Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) by and among the Company, Finger Motion Company Limited, a Hong Kong corporation (“FMCL”) and certain shareholders of FMCL (the “FMCL Shareholders”). FMCL, a Hong Kong corporation, was formed on April 6, 2016 and is an information technology company that specializes in operating and publishing mobile games. Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, the Company agreed to exchange the outstanding equity stock of FMCL held by the FMCL Shareholders for shares of common stock of the Company. On the closing date of the Share Exchange Agreement, the Company issued 12,000,000 shares of common stock to the FMCL shareholders. In addition, the Company issued 600,000 shares to consultants in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement, and 2,562,500 additional shares to accredited investors, which was a concurrent financing but not a condition of closing the Share Exchange Agreement.
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As a result of the Share Exchange Agreement and the other transactions contemplated thereunder, FMCL became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company operates its video game division through FMCL. However, in June 2018, the Company decided to pause the operation of the game division as it saw the opportunity in the telecommunication business and have since refocused into this business.
This description of the Share Exchange Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement, which was filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 20, 2017 and incorporated by reference herein.
VIE Agreements
On October 16, 2018, the Company, through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Shanghai JiuGe Business Management Co., Ltd. (“JiuGe Management”), entered into a series of agreements known as variable interest agreements (the “VIE Agreements”) pursuant to which Shanghai JiuGe Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“JiuGe Technology”) became our contractually controlled affiliate. The use of VIE agreements is a common structure used to acquire PRC corporations, particularly in certain industries in which foreign investment is restricted or forbidden by the PRC government. The VIE Agreements include a Consulting Services Agreement, a Loan Agreement, a Power of Attorney Agreement, a Call Option Agreement, and a Share Pledge Agreement in order to secure the connection and commitments of the JiuGe Technology. We operate our mobile payment platform business through JiuGe Technology.
The VIE Agreements included:
| ● | a consulting services agreement through which JiuGe Management is mainly engaged in data marketing, technical services, technical consulting and business consultancy to JiuGe Technology (the “JiuGe Technology Consulting Services Agreement”); |
| ● | a loan agreement through which JiuGe Management grants a loan to the Legal Representative of JiuGe Technology for the purpose of capital contribution (the “JiuGe Technology Loan Agreement”); |
| ● | a power of attorney agreement under which the owner of JiuGe Technology has vested their collective voting control over JiuGe Technology to JiuGe Management and will only transfer their equity interests in JiuGe Technology to JiuGe Management or its designee(s) (the “JiuGe Technology Power of Attorney Agreement”); |
| ● | a call option agreement under which the owner of JiuGe Technology has granted to JiuGe Management the irrevocable and unconditional right and option to acquire all of their equity interests in JiuGe Technology or transfer these rights to a third party (the “JiuGe Technology Call Option Agreement”); and |
| ● | a share pledge agreement under which the owner of JiuGe Technology has pledged all of their rights, titles and interests in JiuGe Technology to JiuGe Management to guarantee JiuGe Technology’s performance of its obligations under the JiuGe Technology Consulting Services Agreement (the “JiuGe Technology Share Pledge Agreement”). |
In the first half of 2018, JiuGe Technology secured contracts with China Unicom and China Mobile to distribute mobile data for businesses and corporations in 9 provinces/municipalities, namely Chengdu, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Chongqing, Shanghai, Zhuhai, Zhejiang, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia.
In September 2018, JiuGe Technology launched and commercialized mobile payment and recharge services to businesses for China Unicom. The JiuGe Technology mobile payment and recharge platform enables the seamless delivery of real-time payment and recharge services to third-party channels and businesses. We earn a negotiated rebate amount from each of China Unicom and China Mobile for all monies paid by consumers to China Unicom and China Mobile that we process. To encourage consumers to utilize our portal instead of using our competitors’ platforms or paying China Unicom or China Mobile directly, we offer mobile data and talk time at a rate discounted from these companies’ stated rates, which are also the rates we must pay to them to purchase the mobile data and talk time provided to consumers through the use of our platform. Accordingly, we earn income on the rebates we receive from the telecommunications companies, reduced by the amounts by which we discount the mobile data and talk time sold through our platform.
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In October 2018, China Unicom and China Mobile awarded JiuGe Technology with contracts that established partnerships for data analysis, that could unlock potential value-added services.
This description of the VIE Agreements discussed above do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the terms of the VIE Agreements, which were filed as exhibits to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 27, 2018 and are incorporated by reference herein.
Acquisition of Beijing Technology
On March 7, 2019, the Company through JiuGe Technology acquired Beijing XunLian TianXia Technology Co., Ltd. (“Beijing Technology”), a company in the business of providing mass SMS text services to businesses looking to communicate with large numbers of their customers and prospective customers. Through Beijing Technology, the Company entered into the business of mass SMS text message service as a compliment to its mobile payment and recharge business. The mass SMS text message service offers bulk SMS services to end consumers with competitive pricing. Currently, the Company’s SMS integrated platform is processing more than 150 million SMS text messages per month. Beijing Technology retains a license from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to operate SMS and MMS business in the PRC. Similar to the mobile recharge business, Beijing Technology is required to make a deposit or bulk purchase in advance and has secured business customers that will utilize Beijing Technology’s SMS integrated platform to send bulk SMS text messages monthly. Beijing Technology has the capability to manage and track the entire process, including to assist the Company’s clients to fulfill the government guidelines, until the SMS messages have been delivered successfully.
China Unicom Cooperation Agreement
On July 7, 2019, JiuGe Technology entered into that certain Yunnan Unicom Electronic Sales Platform Construction and Operation Cooperation Agreement (the “Cooperation Agreement”) with China United Network Communications Limited Yunnan Branch (“China Unicom Yunnan”). Under the Cooperation Agreement, JiuGe Technology is responsible for constructing and operating China Unicom Yunnan’s electronic sales platform through which consumers can purchase various goods and services from China Unicom Yunnan, including mobile telephones, mobile telephone service, broadband data services, terminals, “smart” devices and related financial insurance. The Cooperation Agreement provides that JiuGe Technology is required to construct and operate the platform’s webpage in accordance with China Unicom Yunnan’s specifications and policies, and applicable law, and bear all expenses in connection therewith. As consideration for the services it provides under the Cooperation Agreement, JiuGe Technology receives a percentage of the revenue received from all sales it processes for China Unicom Yunnan on the platform.
The Cooperation Agreement expires three years from the date of its signature, but it may be terminated by (i) JiuGe Technology upon three months’ written notice or (ii) by China Unicom Yunnan unilaterally. The Cooperation Agreement contains customary representations from each party regarding such party’s authority to enter into and perform under the Cooperation Agreement, and provides customary events of default, including for various types of failure to perform. Any disputes arising between the parties under the Cooperation Agreement will be adjudicated in Chinese courts.
This description of the Cooperation Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the Cooperation Agreement, which was filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 9, 2019 and is incorporated by reference herein.
China Mobile Cooperation Agreement
In December 2020, JiuGe Technology entered into a strategic cooperation agreement (the “China Mobile Cooperation Agreement”) with China Mobile’s subsidiary, China Mobile Financial Technology Co., Ltd. (“China Mobile Financial”) to explore and create a new forward-leaning business model that combines the traditional loyalty point redemption business with an e-commerce platform designed to create a higher evolution of brand loyalty.
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From the beginning of 2020, JiuGe Technology began actively seeking cooperation with China Mobile Financial, given China Mobile’s years of experience in the financial services industry. Currently, of China Mobile’s estimated 900 million subscribers, only an estimated 600 million currently participate and accumulate points within the loyalty reward program, often referred to as “Points Mall”, meaning there is still plenty of room for growth. These estimated 600 million subscribers have accumulated an aggregate of points worth an estimated 20 billion yuan (approximately US$2.86 billion) (Source: China Securities Journal, “China Mobile will open “points” ecological stock, customer points worth over 20 billion yuan”, Yang Jie, November 15, 2019).
The “Points Mall” business is the US equivalent of a loyalty rewards program. The program uses “points” as a form of currency that allows users to exchange them for products and services. The loyalty program strives to keep its content fresh and is on the lookout for partnerships with other unique brands to expand the universe of redemption products and services offered.
Intercorporate Relationships
The following is a list of all of our subsidiaries and the corresponding date of jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and the ownership interest of each entity. All of our subsidiaries are directly or indirectly owned or controlled by us:
| Name of Entity | Place
of Incorporation / Formation |
Ownership Interest | ||
| Finger Motion Company Limited (1) | Hong Kong | 100% | ||
| Finger Motion (CN) Global Limited (2) | Samoa | 100% | ||
| Finger Motion (CN) Limited (3) | Hong Kong | 100% | ||
| Shanghai JiuGe Business Management Co., Ltd.(4) | PRC | 100% | ||
| Shanghai JiuGe Information Technology Co., Ltd.(5) | PRC | Contractually controlled (5) | ||
| Beijing XunLian TianXia Technology Co., Ltd.(6) | PRC | Contractually controlled | ||
| Finger Motion Financial Group Limited(7) | Samoa | 100% | ||
| Finger Motion Financial Company Limited(8) | Hong Kong | 100% | ||
| Shanghai TengLian JiuJiu Information Communication Technology Co., Ltd.(9) | PRC | Contractually controlled |
Notes:
| (1) | Finger Motion Company Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FingerMotion, Inc. | |
| (2) | Finger Motion (CN) Global Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FingerMotion, Inc. | |
| (3) | Finger Motion (CN) Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Finger Motion (CN) Global Limited. | |
| (4) | Shanghai JiuGe Business Management Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Finger Motion (CN) Limited. | |
| (5) | Shanghai JiuGe Information Technology Co., Ltd. is a variable interest entity that is contractually controlled by Shanghai JiuGe Business Management Co., Ltd. | |
| (6) | Beijing XunLian TianXia Technology Co., Ltd. is a 99% owned subsidiary of Shanghai JiuGe Information Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| (7) | Finger Motion Financial Group Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FingerMotion, Inc. | |
| (8) | Finger Motion Financial Company Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Finger Motion Financial Group Limited. | |
| (9) | Shanghai TengLian JiuJiu Information Communication Technology Co., Ltd. is a 99% owned subsidiary of Shanghai JiuGe Information Technology Co., Ltd. |
Overview
The Company operates the following lines of business: (i) telecommunications products and services; (ii) SMS and MMS service; (iii) a rich communication services (RCS) platform; (iv) big data insights; and (v) a video game division (inactive).
Telecommunications Products and Services
The Company’s current product mix consisting of payment and recharge services, data plans, subscription plans, mobile phones, and loyalty points redemption. Chinese mobile phone consumers often utilize third-party e-marketing websites to pay their phone bills. If the consumer connected directly to the telecommunications provider to pay his or her bill, the consumer would miss out on any benefits or marketing discounts that e-marketers provide. Thus, consumers log on to these e-marketers’ websites, click into their respective phone provider’s store, and “top up,” or pay, their telecommunications provider for additional mobile data and talk time.
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To connect to the respective mobile telecommunications providers, these e-marketers must utilize a portal licensed by the applicable telecommunication company that processes the payment. We have been granted one of these licenses by China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd. (“China Unicom”) and China Mobile Communications Corporation (“China Mobile”), each of which is a major telecommunications provider in China. We principally earn revenue by providing mobile payment and recharge services to customers of China Unicom and China Mobile.
We conduct our mobile payment business through Shanghai JiuGe Technology Co., Ltd. (“JiuGe Techology”), our contractually controlled affiliate through the entry into a series of agreements known as variable interest agreements (the “VIE Agreements”) in October 2018. In the first half of 2018, JiuGe Technology secured contracts with China Unicom and China Mobile to distribute mobile data for businesses and corporations in nine provinces/municipalities, namely Chengdu, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Chongqing, Shanghai, Zhuhai, Zhejiang, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia. In September 2018, JiuGe Technology launched and commercialized mobile payment and recharge services to businesses for China Unicom.
The JiuGe Technology mobile payment and recharge platform enables the seamless delivery of real-time payment and recharge services to third-party channels and businesses. We earn a rebate from each telecommunications company on the funds paid by consumers to the telecommunications companies we process. To encourage consumers to utilize our portal instead of using our competitors’ platforms or paying China Unicom or China Mobile directly, we offer mobile data and talk time at a rate discounted from these companies’ stated rates, which are also the rates we must pay to them to purchase the mobile data and talk time provided to consumers through the use of our platform. Accordingly, we earn income on the rebates we receive from China Unicom and China Mobile, reduced by the amounts by which we discount the mobile data and talk time sold through our platform.
FingerMotion started and commercialized its “Business to Business” (“B2B”) model by integrating with various e-commerce platforms to provide its mobile payment and recharge services to subscribers or end consumers. In the first quarter of 2019 FingerMotion expanded its business by commercializing its first “Business to Consumer” (“B2C”) model, offering the telecommunication providers’ products and services, including data plans, subscription plans, mobile phones, and loyalty points redemption, directly to subscribers or customers of the e-commerce companies, such as PinDuoDuo (“PDD”) and TMall (“TMALL”). The Company is planning to further expand its universal exchange platform by setting up B2C stores on several other major e-commerce platforms in China. In addition to that, we have been assigned as one of China’s Mobile’s loyalty redemption partner where we will be providing the services for their customers via our platform.
Additionally, as previously disclosed, on July 7, 2019, JiuGe Technology, our contractually controlled affiliate, entered into that certain Yunnan Unicom Electronic Sales Platform Construction and Operation Cooperation Agreement (the “Cooperation Agreement”) with China Unicom’s Yunnan subsidiary. Under the Cooperation Agreement, JiuGe Technology is responsible for constructing and operating China Unicom’s electronic sales platform through which consumers can purchase various goods and services from China Unicom, including mobile telephones, mobile telephone service, broadband data services, terminals, “smart” devices and related financial insurance. The Cooperation Agreement provides that JiuGe Technology is required to construct and operate the platform’s webpage in accordance with China Unicom’s specifications and policies, and applicable law, and bear all expenses in connection therewith. As consideration for the service it provides under the Cooperation Agreement, JiuGe Technology receives a percentage of the revenue received from all sales it processes for China Unicom on the platform. The Cooperation Agreement expires three years from the date of its signature, but it may be terminated by (i) JiuGe Technology upon three months’ written notice or (ii) by China Unicom unilaterally.
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During the recent fiscal year, the Company expanded its offering under their telecommunication product and services by increasing their product line revenue streams. In March 2020, FingerMotion secure a contract with both China Mobile and China Unicom to acquire new users to take up the respective subscription plans. On December 2, 2020, our contractually controlled subsidiary, Shanghai JiuGe Information Technology Co., Ltd., and China Mobile Financial Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Mobile, signed a strategic cooperation agreement to explore and create a new forward-leaning business model that combines the traditional loyalty point redemption business with an e-commerce platform designed to create a higher evolution of brand loyalty. Recently, in February 2021, we increased the mobile phones sales to end users using all of our platforms.
SMS and MMS Services
On March 7, 2019, the Company through JiuGe Technology acquired Beijing XunLian TianXia Technology Co., Ltd. (“Beijing Technology”), a company in the business of providing mass SMS text services to businesses looking to communicate with large numbers of their customers and prospective customers. With this acquisition, the Company expanded into a second partnership with the telecom companies by acquiring bulk Short Message Service (“SMS”) and Multimedia Messaging Service (“MMS”) bundles at reduced prices and offering bulk SMS services to end consumers with competitive pricing. FingerMotion’s subsidiary, Beijing Technology, retains a license from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) to operate the SMS and MMS business in the PRC. Similar to the mobile payment and recharge business, Beijing Technology is required to make a deposit or bulk purchase in advance and has secured business customers, including premium car manufacturers, hotel chains, airlines and e-commerce companies, that utilize Beijing Technology’s SMS integrated platform to send bulk SMS text messages monthly. Beijing Technology has the capability to manage and track the entire process, including guiding the Company’s customer to meet MIIT’s guidelines on messages composed, until the SMS messages have been delivered successfully.
Rich Communication Services
In March 2020, the Company began development of an RCS platform, also known as MaaP (Messaging as a Platform). This RCS platform will be a proprietary business messaging platform that enables businesses and brands to communicate and service their customers on the 5G infrastructure, delivering a better and more efficient user experience at a lower cost. For example, with the new 5G RCS message service, consumers will have the ability to list available flights by sending a message regarding a holiday and will also be able to book and buy flights by sending messages. This will allow telecommunication providers like China Unicom and China Mobile to retain users on their systems, without having to utilize third party apps or log onto the internet, which will increase their user retention. We expect this to open up a new marketing channel for the Company’s current and prospective business partners.
Big Data Insights
In July 2020, the Company launched its proprietary technology platform “Sapientus” as its big data insights arm to deliver data-driven solutions and insights for businesses within the insurance, healthcare, and financial services industries.. The Company applies its vast experience in the insurance and financial services industry and capabilities in technology and data analytics to develop revolutionary solutions targeted towards insurance and financial consumers. Integrating diverse publicly available information, insurance and financial based data with technology and finally registering them into the FingerMotion telecommunications and insurance ecosystem, the Company would be able to provide functional insights and facilitate the transformation of key components of the insurance value chain, including driving more effective and efficient underwriting, enabling fraud evaluation and management, empowering channel expansion and market penetration through novel product innovation, and more. The ultimate objective is to promote, enhance and deliver better value to our partners and customers.
The Company’s proprietary risk assessment engine offers standard and customized scoring and appraisal services based on multi-dimensional factors. The Company has the ability to provide potential customers and partners with insights-driven and technology-enabled solutions and applications including preferred risk selection, precision marketing, product customization, and claims management (e.g., fraud detection). The Company’s mission is to deliver the next generation of data-driven solutions in the financial services, healthcare, and insurance industries that result in more accurate risk assessments, more efficient processes, and a more delightful user experience.
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On or around January 25, 2021, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Finger Motion Financial Company Limited’s, big data analytic arm branded “Sapientus,” entered into a services agreement with Pacific Life Re, a global life reinsurer serving the insurance industry with a comprehensive suite of products and services.
Our Video Game Division
The video game industry covers multiple sectors and is currently experiencing a move away from physical games towards digital software. Advances in technology and streaming now allow users to download games rather than visiting retailers. Video game publishers are expanding their direct-to-consumer channels with mobile gaming, the current growth leader, and eSports and virtual reality gaining momentum as the next big sectors.
In June 2018, we temporarily paused its publishing and operating plans for existing games, and the Company’s board of directors decided to re-focus the company’s resources into new business opportunities in China, particularly the mobile phone payment and data business.
Recent Developments
Recently, our contractually controlled subsidiary, Shanghai JiuGe Information Technology Co., Ltd., successfully entered into a volume-based contract with China Mobile Fujian with respect to our SMS services.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended May 31, 2021 Compared to Three Months Ended May 31, 2020
The following table sets forth our results of operations for the periods indicated:
| For the three months ended | ||||||||
| May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Revenue | $ | 5,996,489 | $ | 2,742,934 | ||||
| Cost of revenue | $ | (5,376,792 | ) | $ | (2,448,495 | ) | ||
| Total operating expenses | $ | (1,475,579 | ) | $ | (869,771 | ) | ||
| Total other income (expenses) | $ | (53,624 | ) | $ | (2,719 | ) | ||
| Net Loss attributable to the Company’s shareholders | $ | (911,890 | ) | $ | (578,077 | ) | ||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | $ | 60,184 | $ | (15,874 | ) | |||
| Comprehensive loss attributable to the Company | $ | (851,870 | ) | $ | (594,034 | ) | ||
| Basic Loss Per Share attributable to the Company | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | ||
| Diluted Loss Per Share attributable to the Company | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | ||
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Revenue
The following table sets forth the Company’s revenue from its three lines of business for the periods indicated:
| For the three months ended | ||||||||||||
| May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | Change (%) | ||||||||||
| Telecommunication Products & Services | $ | 1,737,080 | $ | 393,792 | 341 | % | ||||||
| SMS & MMS Business | $ | 4,160,694 | $ | 2,349,142 | 77 | % | ||||||
| Big Data | $ | 98,715 | $ | — | 100 | % | ||||||
| Total Revenue | $ | 5,996,489 | $ | 2,742,934 | 119 | % | ||||||
We recorded $5,996,489 in revenue for the quarter ended May 31, 2021, an increase of $3,253,555 or 119%, compared to the quarter ended May 31, 2020. This increase resulted from an increase in revenue of $1,343,288, $1,811,552 and $98,715 from our Telecommunication Products & Services, SMS & MMS business and Big Data business, respectively. We principally earn revenue by providing mobile payment and recharge services to customers of telecommunications companies in China. Specifically, we earn a negotiated rebate amount from the telecommunications companies for all monies paid by consumers to those companies that we process. As we continue to develop our mobile recharge business, we expect that revenues will continue to grow. Our SMS texting service has grown substantially compared to last year. The growth is expected to flourish further with the Company continuing to make prepayments to purchase large bulks of inventories to be resold to our increasing corporate clientele. We also earned revenue during the most recently completed fiscal year from our new venture on subscription plan acquisition and mobile phone sales. The Company expects and hopes that these new product offerings will continue to provide additional revenue for the Company in the future. During the last quarter of the fiscal year, our Big Data division secured a contract with Pacific Life Re, a global life reinsurance serving the insurance industry with comprehensive suite of products and services, to develop a holistic multi-faceted risk rating concept, leveraging the Company’s proprietary approach to analytics by drawing data from novel sources and filtering them through advance algorithms with the ultimate goal to apply new insights generated from our FingerMotion’s predictive model to the traditional insurance industry. This division has since recorded revenue and we expect additional revenue from this division in the future.
Cost of Revenue
The following table sets forth the Company’s cost of revenue for the periods indicated:
| For the three months ended | ||||||||
| May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Telecommunication Products & Services | $ | 1,474,203 | $ | 189,806 | ||||
| SMS & MMS Business | $ | 3,812,589 | $ | 2,258,689 | ||||
| Big Data | $ | 90,000 | $ | — | ||||
| Total Cost of Revenue | $ | 5,376,792 | $ | 2,448,495 | ||||
We recorded $5,376,792 in costs of revenue for the quarter ended May 31, 2021, an increase of $2,928,297 or 120%, compared to the quarter ended May 31, 2020. As previously mentioned, we principally earn revenue by providing mobile payment and recharge services to customers of telecommunications companies, subscription plans and mobile phone sales in China. To earn this revenue, we incur cost of the product, certain customer acquisition costs, including discounts to our customers and promotional expenses, which is reflected in our cost of revenue.
Gross profit
Our gross profit for the quarter ended May 31, 2021 was $619,697, an increase of $325,258 or 110%, compared to the quarter ended May 31, 2020. This increase in gross profit resulted from higher revenue for the period.
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Amortization & Depreciation
We recorded depreciation of $14,421 for fixed assets for the quarter ended May 31, 2021, an increase of $11,976 or 490%, compared to the quarter ended May 31, 2020. This increase resulted in purchase of equipment.
General & Administrative Expenses
The following table sets forth the Company’s general and administrative expenses for the periods indicated:
| For the three months ended | ||||||||
| May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Accounting | $ | 39,743 | $ | 15,000 | ||||
| Consulting | $ | 355,843 | $ | 250,475 | ||||
| Entertainment | $ | 39,507 | $ | 29,172 | ||||
| IT | $ | 14,267 | $ | 17,717 | ||||
| Rent | $ | 25,135 | $ | 40,385 | ||||
| Salaries & Wages | $ | 588,427 | $ | 317,068 | ||||
| Technical Fee | $ | 23,114 | $ | 23,746 | ||||
| Travelling | $ | 27,589 | $ | 6,764 | ||||
| Others | $ | 66,122 | $ | 41,712 | ||||
| Total G&A Expenses | $ | 1,179,747 | $ | 742,039 | ||||
We recorded $1,179,747 in general and administrative expenses for the quarter ended May 31, 2021, an increase of $437,708 or 59%, compared to the quarter ended May 31, 2020. The increased consulting and staff salaries are principally the result of the commencement and building of our three lines of businesses.
Marketing Cost
The following table sets forth the Company’s marketing cost for the periods indicated:
| For the three months ended | ||||||||
| May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Marketing Cost | $ | 85,007 | $ | — | ||||
We recorded $85,007 in marketing cost for the quarter ended May 31, 2021 for our telecommunication products and services business. Marketing costs represent the costs of promoting our product offerings through all our platforms including other digital marketing expenses.
Research & Development
The following table sets forth the Company’s research & development for the periods indicated:
| For the three months ended | ||||||||
| May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Research & Development | $ | 135,429 | $ | 103,610 | ||||
We incurred fees of $135,429 in research & development for the quarter ended May 31, 2021 as compared to $103,610 for the quarter ended May 31, 2020. The increase of $31,819 or 31% was due to higher data access and usage fees charged by telecommunications companies.
The Insurtech division of FingerMotion focuses on consumer behavioral insights extraction for the purpose of risk assessment. Insights are mined from a multitude of data sources, harmonized with the objectives of our various business partners. The initial phase of business application is to focus on insurance industry particularly in the area of underwriting risk rating, complementary claims adjudication and assessment, and risk segmentation & market penetration.
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This division comprises of experienced actuaries, data scientists and computer programmers.
The expenses for research & development include associated wages and salaries, data access fees and IT infrastructure.
The 1st stage of prototyping on Phase 1 - analytical framework and business applications have been completed and target to commercialize by the end of calendar 2021.
Share Compensation Expenses
The following table sets forth the Company’s share compensation expenses for the periods indicated:
| For the three months ended | ||||||||
| May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Share compensation expenses | $ | 60,975 | $ | 21,677 | ||||
We incurred fees of $60,975 in share issuance for consultants in consideration of the services which have been provided to the company for the quarter ended May 31, 2021 as compared to $21,677 for the quarter ended May 31, 2020. The increase of $39,298 or 181% was due to more consultants were compensated with shares of the company.
Operating Expenses
We recorded $1,475,579 in operating expenses for the quarter ended May 31, 2021, as compared to $869,771 in operating expenses for the quarter ended May 31, 2020. The increase of $605,808 or 70%, for the quarter ended May 31, 2021 is as set forth above.
Net Loss attributable to the Company’s shareholders
The net loss attributable to the Company’s shareholders was $911,890 for the quarter ended May 31, 2021 and $578,077 for the quarter ended May 31, 2020. The increase in net loss attributable to the Company’s shareholders of $333,813 or 58% resulted primarily from the increase in total operating expenses as discussed above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table sets out our cash and working capital as of May 31, 2021 and February 28, 2021:
| As at May 31, 2021 | As at February 28, 2021 | |||||||
| Cash reserves | $ | 789,752 | $ | 850,717 | ||||
| Working capital (deficiency) | $ | 2,352,502 | $ | 2,992,232 | ||||
At May 31, 2021, we had cash and cash equivalents of $789,752 as compared to cash and cash equivalents of $850,717 at February 28, 2021. In order for us to continue to operate our mobile payment business, we must deposit funds with our telecommunication companies from time to time in order to obtain access to the mobile data and talk-time we make available to consumers on our portal. Accordingly, the amount of cash we have on hand fluctuates significantly from period to period. The Company otherwise does not have any planned capital expenditures and has historically funded its operations from revenues and sales of securities, including convertible debt securities. We believe that our cash on hand, cash equivalents and short-term investments, along with our revenues from operations, will fund our projected operating requirements, fund our current operations and repay our outstanding indebtedness, in each case, for at least the next 12 months. However, to grow our business substantially, we will need to increase the amount of funds we have deposited with the telecommunications companies for which we process mobile recharge payments. Accordingly, we expect to seek additional capital through public or private sales of our equity or debt securities, or both. We might also enter into financing arrangements with commercial banks or non-traditional lenders. We cannot provide investors with any assurance that we will be able to raise additional funding from the sale of our equity or debt securities, or both, in order to increase our deposits with our telecommunications company clients, or if available, that such funding will be on terms acceptable to us.
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We did, however, raise $179,999 through the sale of shares of our common stock in private placement transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, during the quarter ended May 31, 2021.
Statement of Cashflows
The following table provides a summary of cash flows for the periods presented:
| For the three months ended | ||||||||
| May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (1,941,180 | ) | $ | 38,109 | |||
| Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (4,401 | ) | $ | (11,578 | ) | ||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | $ | 1,826,694 | $ | 41,514 | ||||
| Effect of exchange rates on cash & cash equivalents | $ | 57,922 | $ | (16,053 | ) | |||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | $ | (60,965 | ) | $ | 51,992 | |||
Cash Flow used in Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities increased by $1,979,289 in the three months ended May 31, 2021 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2020, primarily due to an increase in prepayment and deposit of ($2,812,004) (May 31, 2020: ($1,020,797)), increase in other receivable of ($10,307) (May 31, 2020: $63,252), increase in inventories of ($967) (May 31, 2020: $nil), decrease in accounts payable of ($170,474) (May 31, 2020: ($171,481)), decrease in lease liability of ($2,108) (May 31, 2020: ($6,671)); offset by a decrease in account receivable of $1,415,203 (May 31, 2020: $946,180), and an increase in accrual and other payable of $473,587 (May 31, 2010: $774,884).
Cash Flow used in Investing Activities
During the quarter ended May 31, 2021, investing activities decreased by $7,177 compared to quarter ended May 31, 2020.
Cash Flow provided by Financing Activities
During the quarter ended May 31, 2021, financing activities increased by $1,785,180 compared to the quarter ended May 31, 2020, which was primarily due to advances from stock subscription, a loan from a non-controlling stockholder and proceeds from issuance of shares of our common stock.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
There are no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
Subsequent Events
On June 1, 2021, the Company issued 25,000 shares of our common stock at a deemed price of $5.00 per shares to one individual pursuant to a consulting agreement.
On July 13, 2021, the Company issued (i) 568,900 shares of our common stock at price of $5.00 per share to 17 individuals and 2 entities (ii) 45,000 shares of our common stock at $2.00 per share to 2 individuals pursuant to the exercise of warrants, (iii) 60,000 shares of our common stock at $3.00 per share to one individual pursuant to the exercise of warrants, (iv) 5,000 shares of our common stock at a deemed price of $2.00 per share to one individual pursuant to a consulting agreement, and (v) 25,000 shares of our common stock at a deemed price of $5.00 per share to one individual pursuant to a consulting agreement.
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Critical Accounting Policies
For a complete summary of all of our significant accounting policies refer to Note 2: Summary of Principal Accounting Policies of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as presented under Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended February 28, 2021.
Refer to “Critical Accounting Policies” under Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended February 28, 2021.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
The Company does not believe recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the consolidated financial position, statements of operations and cash flows.
ITEM 3 – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
As a smaller reporting company as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company is not required to provide the information required by this item.
ITEM 4 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), as of May 31, 2021. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (1) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (2) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of May 31, 2021, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that due to the existence of material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting, as discussed in more detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were not completely effective as of May 31, 2021. Management has continued to monitor the implementation of the remediation plan described below.
Material Weakness
As previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2021, management concluded that material weaknesses existed in our internal control over financial reporting. Specifically, we determined that:
| ● | We did not have written documentation of our internal control policies and procedures. Written documentation of key internal controls over financial reporting is a requirement of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which is applicable to us as a reporting company; and |
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| ● | We have limited segregation of duties and oversight of work performed as well as lack of compensating controls in the Company’s finance and accounting functions due to limited personnel. As a result, segregation of all conflicting duties may not always be possible and may not be economically feasible. Furthermore, we cannot provide reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with management and director authorization. However, to the extent possible, the initiation of transactions, the custody of assets and the recording of transactions should be performed by separate individuals. |
In order to remediate the documented material weaknesses, management has begun implementing the following corrective measures:
| ● | finalizing a Corporate Governance Policy that will further align the Company’s governance procedures with the requirements noted in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and |
| ● | finalizing a comprehensive Code of Conduct, which reflects the overall corporate principles, policies and values that will also provide the overall guidance for our control procedures. |
Management is committed to improving our internal control processes and believes that the measures described above should remediate the material weaknesses identified and strengthen internal control over financial reporting. As we continue to evaluate and improve internal control over financial reporting, additional measures to remediate the material weaknesses or modifications to certain of the remediation procedures described above may be necessary. The material weaknesses will not be considered remediated until the applicable remediated controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively. Notwithstanding the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, we believe that our consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly present our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the period covered thereby.
Change in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Except for the remediation procedures being implemented by the Company as described above, there have been no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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The Company is not a party to any pending legal proceeding. We are not aware of any pending legal proceeding to which any of our officers, directors, affiliates or any beneficial holders of 5% or more of our voting securities are adverse to us or have a material interest adverse to us.
In addition to the information contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2021, and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have identified the following material risks and uncertainties which reflect our outlook and conditions known to us as of the date of this Quarterly Report. These material risks and uncertainties should be carefully reviewed by our stockholders and any potential investors in evaluating the Company, our business and the market value of our common stock. Furthermore, any one of these material risks and uncertainties has the potential to cause actual results, performance, achievements or events to be materially different from any future results, performance, achievements or events implied, suggested or expressed by any forward-looking statements made by us or by persons acting on our behalf. Refer to “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements” as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2021.
There is no assurance that we will be successful in preventing the material adverse effects that any one or more of the following material risks and uncertainties may cause on our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results, which may result in a significant decrease in the market price of our common stock. Furthermore, there is no assurance that these material risks and uncertainties represent a complete list of the material risks and uncertainties facing us. There may be additional risks and uncertainties of a material nature that, as of the date of this Quarterly Report, we are unaware of or that we consider immaterial that may become material in the future, any one or more of which may result in a material adverse effect on us. You could lose all or a significant portion of your investment due to any one of these material risks and uncertainties.
Risks Related to the Business
We have a limited operating history and, as a result, our past results may not be indicative of future operating performance.
We have a limited operating history, which makes it difficult to forecast our future results. You should not rely on our past results of operations as indicators of future performance. You should consider and evaluate our prospects in light of the risks and uncertainty frequently encountered by companies like ours.
If we fail to address the risks and difficulties that we face, including those described elsewhere in this “Risk Factors” section, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. Further, because we have limited historical financial data and operate in an evolving market, any predictions about our future revenue and expenses may not be as accurate as they would be if we had a longer operating history or operated in a more predictable market. We have encountered in the past, and will encounter in the future, risks and uncertainties frequently experienced by growing companies with limited operating histories in rapidly changing industries. If our assumptions regarding these risks and uncertainties are incorrect or change, or if we do not address these risks successfully, our results of operations could differ materially from our expectations and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We have a history of net losses and we may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability in the future.
For all annual periods of our operating history we have experienced net losses. We generated a net loss of approximately $0.91 million during the three month period ended May 31, 2021 and net losses of approximately $4.3 million, $3.0 million and $2.9 million for the years ended February 28, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As of May 31, 2021 and February 28, 2021, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $13.12 million and $12.2 million, respectively. We have not achieved profitability, and we may not realize sufficient revenue to achieve profitability in future periods. Our expenses will likely increase in the future as we develop and launch new offerings and platform features, expand in existing and new markets, increase our sales and marketing efforts and continue to invest in our platform. These efforts may be more costly than we expect and may not result in increased revenue or growth in our business. If we are unable to generate adequate revenue growth and manage our expenses, we may continue to incur significant losses in the future and may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability.
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If we fail to effectively manage our growth, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We are currently experiencing growth in our business. This expansion increases the complexity of our business and has placed, and will continue to place, strain on our management, personnel, operations, systems, technical performance, financial resources and internal financial control and reporting functions. Our ability to manage our growth effectively and to integrate new employees, technologies and acquisitions into our existing business will require us to continue to expand our operational and financial infrastructure and to continue to retain, attract, train, motivate and manage employees. Continued growth could strain our ability to develop and improve our operational, financial and management controls, enhance our reporting systems and procedures, recruit, train and retain highly skilled personnel and maintain user satisfaction. Additionally, if we do not effectively manage the growth of our business and operations, the quality of our offerings could suffer, which could negatively affect our reputation and brand, business, financial condition and results of operations.
The impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the global economy, our operations and consumer demand for consumer goods and services remains uncertain, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition and on the market price of our common shares.
In December 2019, a strain of novel coronavirus (now commonly known as COVID-19) was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China. COVID-19 has since spread rapidly throughout many countries, and, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. In an effort to contain and mitigate the spread of COVID-19, many countries, including the United States, Canada and China, have imposed unprecedented restrictions on travel, and there have been business closures and a substantial reduction in economic activity in countries that have had significant outbreaks of COVID-19. Although our operating subsidiaries and contractually controlled entity report that is operation have not been materially affected at this point, significant uncertainty remains as to the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operations and on the global economy as a whole. It is currently not possible to predict how long the pandemic will last or the time that it will take for economic activity to return to prior levels. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant financial market volatility and uncertainty over the last year or so.. A continuation or worsening of the levels of market disruption and volatility seen in the recent past could have an adverse effect on our ability to access capital, on our business, results of operations and financial condition, on the market price of our common shares, and on consumer demand for consumer services, including those offered by our Company.
We depend on our key personnel and other highly skilled personnel, and if we fail to attract, retain, motivate or integrate our personnel, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Our success depends in part on the continued service of our founders, senior management team, key technical employees and other highly skilled personnel and on our ability to identify, hire, develop, motivate, retain and integrate highly qualified personnel for all areas of our organization. We may not be successful in attracting and retaining qualified personnel to fulfill our current or future needs. Our competitors may be successful in recruiting and hiring members of our management team or other key employees, and it may be difficult for us to find suitable replacements on a timely basis, on competitive terms or at all. If we are unable to attract and retain the necessary personnel, particularly in critical areas of our business, we may not achieve our strategic goals.
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Our concentration of earnings from two telecommunications companies may have a material adverse affect on our financial condition and results of operations.
We currently derive a substantial amount of our total revenue through contracts secured with China Unicom and China Mobile. If we were to lose the business of one or both of these mobile telecommunications companies, if either were to fail to fulfill its obligations to us, if either were to experience difficulty in paying rebates to us on a timely basis, if either negotiated lower pricing terms, or if either increased the number of licensed payment portals it permits to process its payments, it could have a material adverse effect on our competitive position, business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Additionally, we cannot guarantee that the volume of revenue we earn from China Unicom and China Mobile will remain consistent going forward. Any substantial change in our relationships with either China Unicom or China Mobile, or both, whether due to actions by our competitors, regulatory authorities, industry factors or otherwise, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Any actual or perceived security or privacy breach could interrupt our operations, harm our brand and adversely affect our reputation, brand, business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our business involves the processing and transmission of our users’ personal and other sensitive data. Because techniques used to obtain unauthorized access to or to sabotage information systems change frequently and may not be known until launched against us, we may be unable to anticipate or prevent these attacks. Unauthorized parties may in the future gain access to our systems or facilities through various means, including gaining unauthorized access into our systems or facilities or those of our service providers, partners or users on our platform, or attempting to fraudulently induce our employees, service providers, partners, users or others into disclosing names, passwords, payment information or other sensitive information, which may in turn be used to access our information technology systems, or attempting to fraudulently induce our employees, partners or others into manipulating payment information, resulting in the fraudulent transfer of funds to criminal actors. In addition, users on our platform could have vulnerabilities on their own mobile devices that are entirely unrelated to our systems and platform but could mistakenly attribute their own vulnerabilities to us. Further, breaches experienced by other companies may also be leveraged against us. For example, credential stuffing attacks are becoming increasingly common and sophisticated actors can mask their attacks, making them increasingly difficult to identify and prevent. Certain efforts may be state-sponsored or supported by significant financial and technological resources, making them even more difficult to detect.
Although we have developed systems and processes that are designed to protect our users’ data, prevent data loss and prevent other security breaches, these security measures cannot guarantee security. Our information technology and infrastructure may be vulnerable to cyberattacks or security breaches; also, employee error, malfeasance or other errors in the storage, use or transmission of personal information could result in an actual or perceived privacy or security breach or other security incident.
Any actual or perceived breach of privacy or security could interrupt our operations, result in our platform being unavailable, result in loss or improper disclosure of data, result in fraudulent transfer of funds, harm our reputation and brand, damage our relationships with third-party partners, result in significant legal, regulatory and financial exposure and lead to loss of confidence in, or decreased use of, our platform, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Any breach of privacy or security impacting any entities with which we share or disclose data (including, for example, our third-party providers) could have similar effects.
Additionally, defending against claims or litigation based on any security breach or incident, regardless of their merit, could be costly and divert management’s attention. We cannot be certain that our insurance coverage will be adequate for data handling or data security liabilities actually incurred, that insurance will continue to be available to us on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, or that any insurer will not deny coverage as to any future claim. The successful assertion of one or more large claims against us that exceed available insurance coverage, or the occurrence of changes in our insurance policies, including premium increases or the imposition of large deductible or co-insurance requirements, could have an adverse effect on our reputation, brand, business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Systems failures and resulting interruptions in the availability of our platform or offerings could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our systems, or those of third parties upon which we rely, may experience service interruptions or degradation because of hardware and software defects or malfunctions, distributed denial-of-service and other cyberattacks, human error, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, natural disasters, power losses, disruptions in telecommunications services, fraud, military or political conflicts, terrorist attacks, computer viruses, ransomware, malware or other events. Our systems also may be subject to break-ins, sabotage, theft and intentional acts of vandalism, including by our own employees. Some of our systems are not fully redundant and our disaster recovery planning may not be sufficient for all eventualities. Our business interruption insurance may not be sufficient to cover all of our losses that may result from interruptions in our service as a result of systems failures and similar events.
We have not experienced any system failures or other events or conditions that have interrupted the availability or reduced or affected the speed or functionality of our offerings. These events, were they to occur in the future, could adversely affect our business, reputation, results of operations and financial condition.
The successful operation of our business depends upon the performance and reliability of Internet, mobile, and other infrastructures that are not under our control.
Our business depends on the performance and reliability of Internet, mobile and other infrastructures that are not under our control. Disruptions in Internet infrastructure or the failure of telecommunications network operators to provide us with the bandwidth we need to provide our services and offerings could interfere with the speed and availability of our platform. If our platform is unavailable when platform users attempt to access it, or if our platform does not load as quickly as platform users expect, platform users may not return to our platform as often in the future, or at all, and may use our competitors’ products or offerings more often. In addition, we have no control over the costs of the services provided by national telecommunications operators. If mobile Internet access fees or other charges to Internet users increase, consumer traffic may decrease, which may in turn cause our revenue to significantly decrease.
Our business depends on the efficient and uninterrupted operation of mobile communications systems. The occurrence of an unanticipated problem, such as a power outage, telecommunications delay or failure, security breach or computer virus could result in delays or interruptions to our services, offerings and platform, as well as business interruptions for us and platform users. Furthermore, foreign governments may leverage their ability to shut down directed services, and local governments may shut down our platform at the routing level. Any of these events could damage our reputation, significantly disrupt our operations, and subject us to liability, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results. We have invested significant resources to develop new products to mitigate the impact of potential interruptions to mobile communications systems, which can be used by consumers in territories where mobile communications systems are less efficient. However, these products may ultimately be unsuccessful.
We may be subject to claims, lawsuits, government investigations and other proceedings that may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may be subject to claims, lawsuits, arbitration proceedings, government investigations and other legal and regulatory proceedings as our business grows and as we deploy new offerings, including proceedings related to our products or our acquisitions, securities issuances or business practices. The results of any such claims, lawsuits, arbitration proceedings, government investigations or other legal or regulatory proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. Any claims against us, whether meritorious or not, could be time-consuming, result in costly litigation, be harmful to our reputation, require significant management attention and divert significant resources. Determining reserves for litigation is a complex and fact-intensive process that requires significant subjective judgment and speculation. It is possible that such proceedings could result in substantial damages, settlement costs, fines and penalties that could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. These proceedings could also result in harm to our reputation and brand, sanctions, consent decrees, injunctions or other orders requiring a change in our business practices. Any of these consequences could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, under certain circumstances, we have contractual and other legal obligations to indemnify and to incur legal expenses on behalf of our business and commercial partners and current and former directors and officers.
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We may require additional funding to support our business.
To grow our business, FingerMotion currently looks to take advantage of the immense mobile phone payment market, estimated at a monthly gross transaction volume (GTV) is estimated at US$153 billion in 2019 and is expected to increase to US$165 billion by 2024 (source: https://telecomstechnews.com/news/2019/nov/21/total-mobile-service-revenue-china-hit-165bn-end-2024-reveals-globaldata/). For the Company to continue to grow, the deposit with the Telecoms needs to increase, as the GTV we process is dependent on the size of the deposit we have with each Telecom. We will likely need to raise additional capital to materially increase the amounts of these deposits. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity, equity-linked or debt securities, those securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of our common stock, and our existing stockholders may experience dilution. Any debt financing secured by us in the future could involve restrictive covenants relating to our capital-raising activities and other financial and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital and to pursue business opportunities. We cannot be certain that additional funding will be available to us on favorable terms, or at all. If we are unable to obtain adequate funding or funding on terms satisfactory to us, when we require it, our ability to continue to support our business growth and to respond to business challenges could be significantly limited, and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Claims by others that we infringed their proprietary technology or other intellectual property rights could harm our business.
Companies in the Internet and technology industries are frequently subject to litigation based on allegations of infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights. In addition, certain companies and rights holders seek to enforce and monetize patents or other intellectual property rights they own, have purchased or otherwise obtained. As we gain a public profile and the number of competitors in our market increases, the possibility of intellectual property rights claims against us grows. From time to time, third parties may assert claims of infringement of intellectual property rights against us. Many potential litigants, including some of our competitors and patent-holding companies, have the ability to dedicate substantial resources to assert their intellectual property rights. Any claim of infringement by a third party, even those without merit, could cause us to incur substantial costs defending against the claim, could distract our management from our business and could require us to cease use of such intellectual property. Furthermore, because of the substantial amount of discovery required in connection with intellectual property litigation, we risk compromising our confidential information during this type of litigation. We may be required to pay substantial damages, royalties or other fees in connection with a claimant securing a judgment against us, we may be subject to an injunction or other restrictions that prevent us from using or distributing our intellectual property, or we may agree to a settlement that prevents us from distributing our offerings or a portion thereof, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
With respect to any intellectual property rights claim, we may have to seek out a license to continue operations found to be in violation of such rights, which may not be available on favorable or commercially reasonable terms and may significantly increase our operating expenses. Some licenses may be non-exclusive, and therefore our competitors may have access to the same technology licensed to us. If a third party does not offer us a license to its intellectual property on reasonable terms, or at all, we may be required to develop alternative, non-infringing technology, which could require significant time (during which we would be unable to continue to offer our affected offerings), effort and expense and may ultimately not be successful. Any of these events could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Risks Related to Our Securities
Our stock has limited liquidity.
Our common stock trades on the OTCQX operated by OTC Markets Group Inc. Trading volume in our shares may be sporadic and the price could experience volatility. If adverse market conditions exist, you may have difficulty selling your shares.
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The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to numerous factors, some of which are beyond our control, including the following:
| ● | actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results; |
| ● | changes in financial estimates by securities analysts or our failure to perform in line with such estimates; |
| ● | changes in market valuations of other companies, particularly those that market services such as ours; |
| ● | announcements by us or our competitors of significant innovations, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments; |
| ● | introduction of product enhancements that reduce the need for our products; and |
| ● | departure of key personnel. |
We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.
We have never declared nor paid cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain any future earnings to finance the operation and expansion of our business, and we do not expect to declare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. As a result, stockholders must rely on sales of their common stock after price appreciation as the only way to realize any future gains on their investment.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, the market price and trading volume of our common stock could decline.
The trading market for our common stock may depend in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us, our business, our market or our competition. The analysts’ estimates are based upon their own opinions and are often different from our estimates or expectations. If one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our common stock, provide a more favorable recommendation about our competitors or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, the price of our securities would likely decline. If few securities analysts commence coverage of us, or if one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our securities could decrease, which might cause the price and trading volume of our common stock to decline.
We are subject to federal legislation to protect investors against corporate fraud.
Federal legislation, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Dodd-Frank Act, has resulted in the adoption of various corporate governance measures designed to promote the integrity of the corporate management and the securities markets. Some of these measures have been adopted in response to legal requirements. Others have been adopted by companies in response to the requirements of national securities exchanges, such as the NYSE or the Nasdaq Stock Market, on which their securities are listed. Among the corporate governance measures that are required under the rules of national securities exchanges are those that address board of directors’ independence, audit committee oversight and the adoption of a code of ethics.
We have not yet adopted any of these corporate governance measures such as an audit or other independent committees of our board of directors. Additionally, since our securities are not yet listed on a national securities exchange, we are not required to do so. If we expand our board membership in future periods to include independent directors, we may seek to establish an audit and other committees of our board of directors. It is possible that if we were to adopt some or all of these corporate governance measures, stockholders would benefit from somewhat greater assurances that internal corporate decisions were being made by disinterested directors and that policies had been implemented to define responsible conduct. For example, in the absence of audit, nominating and compensation committees comprised of at least a majority of independent directors, decisions concerning matters such as compensation packages to our senior officers and recommendations for director nominees are made by a majority of directors who have an interest in the outcome of the matters being decided. Prospective investors should consider our current lack of corporate governance measures in making their investment decisions.
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If we fail to maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting, our ability to produce timely and accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations could be impaired.
As a public company, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. We are continuing to develop and refine our disclosure controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we will file with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that information required to be disclosed in reports under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our principal executive and financial officers. We are also continuing to improve our internal control over financial reporting. We have expended, and anticipate that we will continue to expend, significant resources in order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting.
Our current controls and any new controls that we develop may become inadequate because of changes in the conditions in our business. Further, weaknesses in our disclosure controls or our internal control over financial reporting may be discovered in the future. Any failure to develop or maintain effective controls, or any difficulties encountered in their implementation or improvement, could harm our results of operations or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations and may result in a restatement of our financial statements for prior periods. Any failure to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could also adversely affect the results of periodic management evaluations and annual independent registered public accounting firm attestation reports regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting that we will eventually be required to include in our periodic reports that will be filed with the SEC. Ineffective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial and other information, which would likely adversely affect the market price of our common stock
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) sales practice requirements may also limit a shareholder’s ability to buy and sell our Common Shares, which could depress the price of our Common Shares.
In addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, FINRA has adopted rules that require a broker-dealer to have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer before recommending an investment to a customer. Prior to recommending speculative low-priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives, and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low-priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. Thus, the FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our Common Shares, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our Common Shares, have an adverse effect on the market for our Common Shares, and thereby depress our price per Common Share.
Risks Related to the VIE Agreements
The PRC government may determine that the VIE Agreements are not in compliance with applicable PRC laws, rules and regulations
JiuGe Management manages and operates the mobile data business through JiuGe Technology pursuant to the rights its holds under the VIE Agreements. Almost all economic benefits and risks arising from JiuGe Technology’s operations are transferred to JiuGe Management under these agreements.
There are risks involved with the operation of our business in reliance on the VIE Agreements, including the risk that the VIE Agreements may be determined by PRC regulators or courts to be unenforceable. Our PRC counsel has provided a legal opinion that the VIE Agreements are binding and enforceable under PRC law, but has further advised that if the VIE Agreements were for any reason determined to be in breach of any existing or future PRC laws or regulations, the relevant regulatory authorities would have broad discretion in dealing with such breach, including:
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| ● | imposing economic penalties; |
| ● | discontinuing or restricting the operations of JiuGe Technology or JiuGe Management; |
| ● | imposing conditions or requirements in respect of the VIE Agreements with which JiuGe Technology or JiuGe Management may not be able to comply; |
| ● | requiring our company to restructure the relevant ownership structure or operations; |
| ● | taking other regulatory or enforcement actions that could adversely affect our company’s business; and |
| ● | revoking the business licenses and/or the licenses or certificates of JiuGe Management, and/or voiding the VIE Agreements. |
Any of these actions could adversely affect our ability to manage, operate and gain the financial benefits of JiuGe Technology, which would have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our ability to manage and operate JiuGe Technology under the VIE Agreements may not be as effective as direct ownership.
We conduct our mobile data business in the PRC and generate virtually all of our revenues through the VIE Agreements. Our plans for future growth are based substantially on growing the operations of JiuGe Technology. However, the VIE Agreements may not be as effective in providing us with control over JiuGe Technology as direct ownership. Under the current VIE arrangements, as a legal matter, if JiuGe Technology fails to perform its obligations under these contractual arrangements, we may have to (i) incur substantial costs and resources to enforce such arrangements, and (ii) rely on legal remedies under PRC law, which we cannot be sure would be effective. Therefore, if we are unable to effectively control JiuGe Technology, it may have an adverse effect on our ability to achieve our business objectives and grow our revenues.
As the VIE Agreements are governed by PRC law, we would be required to rely on PRC law to enforce our rights and remedies under them; PRC law may not provide us with the same rights and remedies as are available in contractual disputes governed by the law of other jurisdictions.
The VIE Agreements are governed by the PRC law and provide for the resolution of disputes through arbitral proceedings pursuant to PRC law. If JiuGe Technology or its shareholders fail to perform the obligations under the VIE Agreements, we would be required to resort to legal remedies available under PRC law, including seeking specific performance or injunctive relief, or claiming damages. We cannot be sure that such remedies would provide us with effective means of causing JiuGe Technology to meet its obligations or recovering any losses or damages as a result of non-performance. Further, the legal environment in China is not as developed as in other jurisdictions. Uncertainties in the application of various laws, rules, regulations or policies in PRC legal system could limit our liability to enforce the VIE Agreements and protect our interests.
The payment arrangement under the VIE Agreements may be challenged by the PRC tax authorities.
We generate our revenues through the payments we receive pursuant to the VIE Agreements. We could face adverse tax consequences if the PRC tax authorities determine that the VIE Agreements were not entered into based on arm’s length negotiations. For example, PRC tax authorities may adjust our income and expenses for PRC tax purposes which could result in our being subject to higher tax liability or cause other adverse financial consequences.
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Shareholders of JiuGe Technology have potential conflicts of interest with our company which may adversely affect our business.
Li Li is the legal representative and general manager, and also a shareholder of JiuGe Technology. There could be conflicts that arise from time to time between our interests and the interests of Ms. Li. There could also be conflicts that arise between us and JiuGe Technology that would require our shareholders and JiuGe Technology’s shareholders to vote on corporate actions necessary to resolve the conflict. There can be no assurance in any such circumstances that Ms. Li will vote her shares in our best interest or otherwise act in the best interests of our company. If Ms. Li fails to act in our best interests, our operating performance and future growth could be adversely affected.
We rely on the approval certificates and business license held by JiuGe Management and any deterioration of the relationship between JiuGe Management and JiuGe Technology could materially and adversely affect our business operations.
We operate our mobile data business in China on the basis of the approval certificates, business license and other requisite licenses held by JiuGe Management and JiuGe Technology. There is no assurance that JiuGe Management and JiuGe Technology will be able to renew their licenses or certificates when their terms expire with substantially similar terms as the ones they currently hold.
Further, our relationship with JiuGe Technology is governed by the VIE Agreements that are intended to provide us with effective control over the business operations of JiuGe Technology. However, the VIE Agreements may not be effective in providing control over the application for and maintenance of the licenses required for our business operations. JiuGe Technology could violate the VIE Agreements, go bankrupt, suffer from difficulties in its business or otherwise become unable to perform its obligations under the VIE Agreements and, as a result, our operations, reputations and business could be severely harmed.
If JiuGe Management exercises the purchase option it holds over JiuGe Technology’s share capital pursuant to the VIE Agreements, the payment of the purchase price could materially and adversely affect our financial position.
Under the VIE Agreements, JiuGe Technology’s shareholders have granted JiuGe Management an option for the maximum period of time permitted by law to purchase all of the equity interest in JiuGe Technology at a price equal to one dollar or the lowest applicable price allowable by PRC laws and regulations. As JiuGe Technology is already our contractually controlled affiliate, JiuGe Management’s exercising of the option would not bring immediate benefits to our company, and payment of the purchase prices could adversely affect our financial position.
Risks Related to Doing Business in China
Changes in China’s political or economic situation could harm us and our operating results.
Economic reforms adopted by the Chinese government have had a positive effect on the economic development of the country, but the government could change these economic reforms or any of the legal systems at any time. This could either benefit or damage our operations and profitability. Some of the things that could have this effect are:
| ● | Level of government involvement in the economy; |
| ● | Control of foreign exchange; |
| ● | Methods of allocating resources; |
| ● | Balance of payments position; |
| ● | International trade restrictions; and |
| ● | International conflict. |
The Chinese economy differs from the economies of most countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD, in many ways. For example, state-owned enterprises still constitute a large portion of the Chinese economy and weak corporate governance and a lack of flexible currency exchange policy still prevail in China. As a result of these differences, we may not develop in the same way or at the same rate as might be expected if the Chinese economy was similar to those of the OECD member countries.
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Uncertainties with respect to the PRC legal system could limit the legal protections available to you and us.
We conduct substantially all of our business through our operating subsidiary and affiliate in the PRC. Our principal operating subsidiary and affiliate, JiuGe Management and JiuGe Technology, are subject to laws and regulations applicable to foreign investments in China and, in particular, laws applicable to foreign-invested enterprises. The PRC legal system is based on written statutes, and prior court decisions may be cited for reference but have limited precedential value. Since 1979, a series of new PRC laws and regulations have significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various forms of foreign investments in China. However, since the PRC legal system continues to evolve rapidly, the interpretations of many laws, regulations and rules are not always uniform and enforcement of these laws, regulations and rules involves uncertainties, which may limit legal protections available to you and us. In addition, any litigation in China may be protracted and result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention. In addition, most of our executive officers and all of our directors are not residents of the United States, and substantially all the assets of these persons are located outside the United States. As a result, it could be difficult for investors to effect service of process in the United States or to enforce a judgment obtained in the United States against our Chinese operations, subsidiary and affiliate.
You may have difficulty enforcing judgments against us.
We are a Delaware holding company, but Finger Motion (CN) Limited is a Hong Kong company, and our principal operating affiliate and subsidiary, JiuGe Technology and JiuGe Management, are located in the PRC. Most of our assets are located outside the United States and most of our current operations are conducted in the PRC. In addition, most of our directors and officers are nationals and residents of countries other than the United States. A substantial portion of the assets of these persons is located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for you to effect service of process within the United States upon these persons. It may also be difficult for you to enforce in U.S. courts judgments predicated on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against us and our officers and directors, most of whom are not residents in the United States and the substantial majority of whose assets are located outside the United States. In addition, there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the PRC would recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts. The recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments are provided for under the PRC Civil Procedures Law. Courts in China may recognize and enforce foreign judgments in accordance with the requirements of the PRC Civil Procedures Law based on treaties between China and the country where the judgment is made or on reciprocity between jurisdictions. China does not have any treaties or other arrangements that provide for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments with the United States. In addition, according to the PRC Civil Procedures Law, courts in the PRC will not enforce a foreign judgment against us or our directors and officers if they decide that the judgment violates basic principles of PRC law or national sovereignty, security or the public interest. Therefore, it is uncertain whether a PRC court would enforce a judgment rendered by a court in the United States.
The PRC government exerts substantial influence over the manner in which we must conduct our business activities.
The PRC government has exercised and continues to exercise substantial control over virtually every sector of the Chinese economy through regulation and state ownership. Our ability to operate in China may be harmed by changes in its laws and regulations, including those relating to taxation, import and export tariffs, environmental regulations, land use rights, property and other matters. We believe that our operations in China are in material compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements. However, the central or local governments of the jurisdictions in which we operate may impose new, stricter regulations or interpretations of existing regulations that would require additional expenditures and efforts on our part to ensure our compliance with such regulations or interpretations.
Accordingly, government actions in the future, including any decision not to continue to support recent economic reforms and to return to a more centrally planned economy or regional or local variations in the implementation of economic policies, could have a significant effect on economic conditions in China or particular regions thereof and could require us to divest ourselves of any interest we then hold in Chinese properties or joint ventures.
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Future inflation in China may inhibit our ability to conduct business in China.
In recent years, the Chinese economy has experienced periods of rapid expansion and highly fluctuating rates of inflation. During the past ten years, the rate of inflation in China has been as high as 20.7% and as low as -2.2%. These factors have led to the adoption by the Chinese government, from time to time, of various corrective measures designed to restrict the availability of credit or regulate growth and contain inflation. High inflation may in the future cause the Chinese government to impose controls on credit and/or prices, or to take other action, which could inhibit economic activity in China, and thereby harm the market for our products and our company.
Restrictions on currency exchange may limit our ability to receive and use our revenues effectively.
The majority of our revenues will be settled in Chinese Renminbi (RMB), and any future restrictions on currency exchanges may limit our ability to use revenue generated in RMB to fund any future business activities outside China or to make dividend or other payments in U.S. dollars. Although the Chinese government introduced regulations in 1996 to allow greater convertibility of the RMB for current account transactions, significant restrictions still remain, including primarily the restriction that foreign-invested enterprises may only buy, sell or remit foreign currencies after providing valid commercial documents, at those banks in China authorized to conduct foreign exchange business. In addition, conversion of RMB for capital account items, including direct investment and loans, is subject to governmental approval in China, and companies are required to open and maintain separate foreign exchange accounts for capital account items. We cannot be certain that the Chinese regulatory authorities will not impose more stringent restrictions on the convertibility of the RMB.
Fluctuations in exchange rates could adversely affect our business and the value of our securities.
The value of our common stock will be indirectly affected by the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollars and RMB and between those currencies and other currencies in which our sales may be denominated. Appreciation or depreciation in the value of the RMB relative to the U.S. dollar would affect our financial results reported in U.S. dollar terms without giving effect to any underlying change in our business or results of operations. Fluctuations in the exchange rate will also affect the relative value of any dividend we issue that will be exchanged into U.S. dollars as well as earnings from, and the value of, any U.S. dollar-denominated investments we make in the future.
Since July 2005, the RMB is no longer pegged to the U.S. dollar. Although the People’s Bank of China regularly intervenes in the foreign exchange market to prevent significant short-term fluctuations in the exchange rate, the RMB may appreciate or depreciate significantly in value against the U.S. dollar in the medium to long term. Moreover, it is possible that in the future PRC authorities may lift restrictions on fluctuations in the RMB exchange rate and lessen intervention in the foreign exchange market.
Very limited hedging transactions are available in China to reduce our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations. To date, we have not entered into any hedging transactions. While we may enter into hedging transactions in the future, the availability and effectiveness of these transactions may be limited, and we may not be able to successfully hedge our exposure at all. In addition, our foreign currency exchange losses may be magnified by PRC exchange control regulations that restrict our ability to convert RMB into foreign currencies.
Restrictions under PRC law on our PRC subsidiary’s ability to make dividends and other distributions could materially and adversely affect our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions that could benefit our business, pay dividends to our shareholders, and otherwise fund and conduct our businesses.
Substantially all of our revenue is earned by JiuGe Management, our PRC subsidiary. PRC regulations restrict the ability of our PRC subsidiary to make dividends and other payments to its offshore parent company. PRC legal restrictions permit payments of dividends by our PRC subsidiary only out of its accumulated after-tax profits, if any, determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. Our PRC subsidiary is also required under PRC laws and regulations to allocate at least 10% of our annual after-tax profits determined in accordance with PRC GAAP to a statutory general reserve fund until the amounts in said fund reaches 50% of our registered capital. Allocations to these statutory reserve funds can only be used for specific purposes and are not transferable to us in the form of loans, advances or cash dividends. Any limitations on the ability of our PRC subsidiary to transfer funds to us could materially and adversely limit our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions that could be beneficial to our business, pay dividends and otherwise fund and conduct our business.
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Failure to comply with PRC regulations relating to the establishment of offshore special purpose companies by PRC residents may subject our PRC resident shareholders to personal liability, limit our ability to acquire PRC companies or to inject capital into our PRC subsidiary or affiliate, limit our PRC subsidiary’s and affiliate’s ability to distribute profits to us or otherwise materially adversely affect us.
In October 2005, the Chinese State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”), issued the Notice on Relevant Issues in the Foreign Exchange Control over Financing and Return Investment Through Special Purpose Companies by Residents Inside China, generally referred to as Circular 75, which required PRC residents to register with the competent local SAFE branch before establishing or acquiring control over an offshore special purpose company, or SPV, for the purpose of engaging in an equity financing outside of China on the strength of domestic PRC assets originally held by those residents. Internal implementing guidelines issued by SAFE, which became public in June 2007 (known as Notice 106), expanded the reach of Circular 75 by (1) purporting to cover the establishment or acquisition of control by PRC residents of offshore entities which merely acquire “control” over domestic companies or assets, even in the absence of legal ownership; (2) adding requirements relating to the source of the PRC resident’s funds used to establish or acquire the offshore entity; covering the use of existing offshore entities for offshore financings; (3) purporting to cover situations in which an offshore SPV establishes a new subsidiary in China or acquires an unrelated company or unrelated assets in China; and (4) making the domestic affiliate of the SPV responsible for the accuracy of certain documents which must be filed in connection with any such registration, notably, the business plan which describes the overseas financing and the use of proceeds. Amendments to registrations made under Circular 75 are required in connection with any increase or decrease of capital, transfer of shares, mergers and acquisitions, equity investment or creation of any security interest in any assets located in China to guarantee offshore obligations and Notice 106 makes the offshore SPV jointly responsible for these filings. In the case of an SPV which was established, and which acquired a related domestic company or assets, before the implementation date of Circular 75, a retroactive SAFE registration was required to have been completed before March 31, 2006; this date was subsequently extended indefinitely by Notice 106, which also required that the registrant establish that all foreign exchange transactions undertaken by the SPV and its affiliates were in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Failure to comply with the requirements of Circular 75, as applied by SAFE in accordance with Notice 106, may result in fines and other penalties under PRC laws for evasion of applicable foreign exchange restrictions. Any such failure could also result in the SPV’s affiliates being impeded or prevented from distributing their profits and the proceeds from any reduction in capital, share transfer or liquidation to the SPV, or from engaging in other transfers of funds into or out of China.
We have advised our shareholders who are PRC residents, as defined in Circular 75, to register with the relevant branch of SAFE, as currently required, in connection with their equity interests in us and our acquisitions of equity interests in our PRC subsidiary and affiliate. However, we cannot provide any assurances that their existing registrations have fully complied with, and they have made all necessary amendments to their registration to fully comply with, all applicable registrations or approvals required by Circular 75. Moreover, because of uncertainty over how Circular 75 will be interpreted and implemented, and how or whether SAFE will apply it to us, we cannot predict how it will affect our business operations or future strategies. For example, our present and prospective PRC subsidiary’s and affiliate’s ability to conduct foreign exchange activities, such as the remittance of dividends and foreign currency-denominated borrowings, may be subject to compliance with Circular 75 by our PRC resident beneficial holders. In addition, such PRC residents may not always be able to complete the necessary registration procedures required by Circular 75. We also have little control over either our present or prospective direct or indirect shareholders or the outcome of such registration procedures. A failure by our PRC resident beneficial holders or future PRC resident shareholders to comply with Circular 75, if SAFE requires it, could subject these PRC resident beneficial holders to fines or legal sanctions, restrict our overseas or cross-border investment activities, limit our subsidiary’s and affiliate’s ability to make distributions or pay dividends or affect our ownership structure, which could adversely affect our business and prospects.
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Under the New EIT Law, we may be classified as a “resident enterprise” of China. Such classification will likely result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders.
Under the New EIT Law effective on January 1, 2008, an enterprise established outside China with “de facto management bodies” within China is considered a “resident enterprise,” meaning that it can be treated in a manner similar to a Chinese enterprise for enterprise income tax purposes. The implementing rules of the New EIT Law define de facto management as “substantial and overall management and control over the production and operations, personnel, accounting, and properties” of the enterprise.
On April 22, 2009, the State Administration of Taxation issued the Notice Concerning Relevant Issues Regarding Cognizance of Chinese Investment Controlled Enterprises Incorporated Offshore as Resident Enterprises pursuant to Criteria of de facto Management Bodies, or the Notice, further interpreting the application of the New EIT Law and its implementation non-Chinese enterprise or group controlled offshore entities. Pursuant to the Notice, an enterprise incorporated in an offshore jurisdiction and controlled by a Chinese enterprise or group will be classified as a “non-domestically incorporated resident enterprise” if (i) its senior management in charge of daily operations reside or perform their duties mainly in China; (ii) its financial or personnel decisions are made or approved by bodies or persons in China; (iii) its substantial assets and properties, accounting books, corporate chops, board and shareholder minutes are kept in China; and (iv) at least half of its directors with voting rights or senior management often resident in China. A resident enterprise would be subject to an enterprise income tax rate of 25% on its worldwide income and must pay a withholding tax at a rate of 10% when paying dividends to its non-PRC shareholders. However, it remains unclear as to whether the Notice is applicable to an offshore enterprise incorporated by a Chinese natural person. Nor are detailed measures on imposition of tax from non-domestically incorporated resident enterprises are available. Therefore, it is unclear how tax authorities will determine tax residency based on the facts of each case.
Given the above conditions, although unlikely, we may be deemed to be a resident enterprise by Chinese tax authorities. If the PRC tax authorities determine that we are a “resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes, a number of unfavorable PRC tax consequences could follow. First, we may be subject to the enterprise income tax at a rate of 25% on our worldwide taxable income as well as PRC enterprise income tax reporting obligations. In our case, this would mean that income such as interest on financing proceeds and non-China source income would be subject to PRC enterprise income tax at a rate of 25%. Second, although under the New EIT Law and its implementing rules dividends paid to us from our PRC subsidiary would qualify as “tax-exempt income,” we cannot guarantee that such dividends will not be subject to a 10% withholding tax, as the PRC foreign exchange control authorities, which enforce the withholding tax, have not yet issued guidance with respect to the processing of outbound remittances to entities that are treated as resident enterprises for PRC enterprise income tax purposes. Finally, it is possible that future guidance issued with respect to the new “resident enterprise” classification could result in a situation in which a 10% withholding tax is imposed on dividends we pay to our non-PRC shareholders and with respect to gains derived by our non-PRC shareholders from transferring our shares. We are actively monitoring the possibility of “resident enterprise” treatment.
If we were treated as a “resident enterprise” by PRC tax authorities, we would be subject to taxation in both the U.S. and China, and our PRC tax may not be creditable against our U.S. tax.
We may be exposed to liabilities under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Chinese anti-corruption laws, and any determination that we violated these laws could have a material adverse effect on our business.
We are subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act, or FCPA, and other laws that prohibit improper payments or offers of payments to foreign governments and their officials and political parties by U.S. persons and issuers as defined by the statute, for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. We have operations, agreements with third parties and we earn the majority of our revenue in China. PRC also strictly prohibits bribery of government officials. Our activities in China create the risk of unauthorized payments or offers of payments by our executive officers, employees, consultants, sales agents or other representatives of our Company, even though they may not always be subject to our control. It is our policy to implement safeguards to discourage these practices by our employees. However, our existing safeguards and any future improvements may prove to be less than effective, and the executive officers, employees, consultants, sales agents or other representatives of our Company may engage in conduct for which we might be held responsible. Violations of the FCPA or Chinese anti-corruption laws may result in severe criminal or civil sanctions, and we may be subject to other liabilities, which could negatively affect our business, operating results and financial condition. In addition, the U.S. government may seek to hold our Company liable for successor liability FCPA violations committed by companies in which we invest or that we acquire.
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Because our business is located in the PRC, we may have difficulty establishing adequate management, legal and financial controls, which we are required to do in order to comply with U.S. securities laws.
PRC companies have historically not adopted a Western style of management and financial reporting concepts and practices, which includes strong corporate governance, internal controls and, computer, financial and other control systems. Some of our staff is not educated and trained in the Western system, and we may have difficulty hiring new employees in the PRC with such training. As a result of these factors, we may experience difficulty in establishing management, legal and financial controls, collecting financial data and preparing financial statements, books of account and corporate records and instituting business practices that meet Western standards. Therefore, we may, in turn, experience difficulties in implementing and maintaining adequate internal controls as required under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This may result in significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our internal controls, which could impact the reliability of our financial statements and prevent us from complying with Commission rules and regulations and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Any such deficiencies, weaknesses or lack of compliance could have a materially adverse effect on our business.
ITEM 2 – UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
On March 29, 2021, we issued 10,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $2.00 per share pursuant to the exercise of outstanding warrants to one individual. We relied upon the exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 506(b) or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the issuance of the shares to the individual who is a U.S. person.
On April 14, 2021, we issued 5,000 shares of our common stock at a deemed price of $2.00 per share to one individual pursuant to a consulting agreement. We relied upon the exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 506(b) or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the issuance of the shares to the individual who is a U.S. person.
On May 7, 2021, we issued an aggregate of 76,666 shares of our common stock pursuant to the exercise of outstanding warrants to two individuals and one entity, of which 70,000 shares were issued at a price of $2.00 per shares and 6,666 shares were issued at a price of $3.00 per share. We relied upon the exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 506(b) or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the issuance of the shares to the two individuals who are U.S. persons and on the exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 903 of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act to the one entity that is a non-U.S. person as the shares were issued to the entity through an offshore transaction which was negotiated and consummated outside of the United States.
On June 1, 2021, we issued 25,000 shares of our common stock at a deemed price of $5.00 per share to one individual pursuant to a consulting agreement. We relied upon the exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 506(b) or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the issuance of the shares to the individual who is a U.S. person.
On July 13, 2021, we issued 568,900 shares of our common stock at a price of $5.00 per share to 17 individuals and 2 entities pursuant to the closing of a private placement offering. We relied upon the exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 903 of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act to the 17 individuals and 2 entities that are all non-U.S. persons as the shares were issued to the investors through offshore transactions which was negotiated and consummated outside of the United States.
On July 13, 2021, we issued 45,000 shares of our common stock at $2.00 per share pursuant to the exercise of outstanding warrants to 2 individuals. We relied upon the exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 506(b) or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the issuance of the shares to the 2 individuals who are U.S. persons.
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On July 13, 2021, we issued 60,000 shares of our common stock at $3.00 per share pursuant to the exercise of outstanding warrants to one individual. We relied upon the exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 903 of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act to the one individual that is a non-U.S. person as the shares were issued to the individual through an offshore transactions which was negotiated and consummated outside of the United States.
On July 13, 2021, we issued 5,000 shares of our common stock at a deemed price of $2.00 per share to one individual pursuant to a consulting agreement. We relied upon the exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 506(b) or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the issuance of the shares to the individual who is a U.S. person.
On July 13, 2021, we issued 25,000 shares of our common stock at a deemed price of $5.00 per share to one individual pursuant to a consulting agreement. We relied upon the exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 506(b) or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the issuance of the shares to the individual who is a U.S. person.
ITEM 3 – DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None
ITEM 4 – MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable
None
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The following exhibits are included with this Quarterly Report:
| Exhibit | Description of Exhibit |
| 31.1 | |
| 31.2 | |
| 32.1 | |
| 101.INS | XBRL Instance Document |
| 101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
| 101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
| 101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document |
| 101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
| 101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| FINGERMOTION, INC. | |||
| Dated: July 15, 2021 | By: | /s/ Martin J. Shen | |
| Martin J. Shen, Chief Executive Officer | |||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Martin J. Shen, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Form 10-Q of FingerMotion, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f)) for the registrant and have:
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: July 15, 2021
| /s/ Martin J. Shen |
Martin J. Shen, Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Yew Hon Lee, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Form 10-Q of FingerMotion, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f)) for the registrant and have:
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: July 15, 2021
| /s/ Yew Hon Lee |
Yew Hon Lee, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
The undersigned, Martin Shen, the Chief Executive Officer of FingerMotion, Inc., and Yew Hon Lee, the Chief Financial Officer of FingerMotion, Inc., each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to their knowledge, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of FingerMotion, Inc. for the quarterly period ended May 31, 2021 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and that the information contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of FingerMotion, Inc.
Date: July 15, 2021
| /s/ Martin J. Shen |
Martin J. Shen, Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
| /s/ Yew Hon Lee |
Yew Hon Lee, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to FingerMotion, Inc. and will be retained by FingerMotion, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.