Currenc Group Inc. 10-K

ITEM 1. BUSINESS We are a blank check company incorporated on March 8, 2021 as a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”) having its principal place of business based in the United States whose business purpose is to effect a business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer to throughout this Annual Report as our initial business combination. Our sponsor is InFinT Capital LLC (together with its affiliates, “InFinT Capital” or “Sponsor”), a United States based sponsor group with extensive investment, operating and innovating experience in financial services and technology. We intend to focus on private businesses where we believe InFinT Capital’s background and experience, with our assistance, can execute a plan to create value for our shareholders in the public markets. While we may pursue an acquisition opportunity in any business, industry, sector or geographical location, if the proposed business combination with Seamless is not completed, we intend to focus our search on a target that aligns with the background and experience of Sponsor in the financial services and technology sector. Within financial services and technology, we expect to focus primarily on companies serving five sub-sectors: Banking & Payments, Capital Markets, Data & Analytics, Insurance and Investment Management. We seek financial technology companies in these sub-sectors that exhibit infrastructure-like characteristics and are strategically important to their customers and are also able to rapidly generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for shareholders. Furthermore, we believe that Sponsor’s fully integrated platform of investment expertise, industry perspective and skillset, and technological and innovation capabilities could radically change the trajectory of such companies. On November 23, 2021, the Company consummated an initial public offering (the “IPO,” or the “Initial Public Offering”) of 17,391,200 units at $10.00 per unit (the “Units” and, with respect to the ordinary shares included in the Units, the “Public Shares”) and the sale of 7,032,580 warrants (each, a “Private Warrant” and collectively, the “Private Warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per Private Warrant in a private placement to the Sponsor that closed simultaneously with the closing of the IPO (the “Private Placement”). Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value per share, and one-half of one warrant (each, a “Public Warrant” and collectively, the “Public Warrants”), with each whole warrant entitling the holder to purchase one ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share. The units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $173,912,000. The Company has listed the Units on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). On November 23, 2021, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full, according to which the Company consummated the sale of an additional 2,608,680 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, and the sale of an additional 764,262 Private Warrants, at $1.00 per Private Warrant. Following the closing of the over-allotment option, the Company generated total gross proceeds of $207,795,642 from the IPO and the Private Placement, of which the Company raised $199,998,880 in the IPO, $7,796,842 in the Private Placement and of which $202,998,782 was placed in the Company’s Trust Account established in connection with the IPO. Following the notice of delisting and suspension of trading of Public Warrants by the NYSE due to “abnormally low” price levels, Public Warrants were delisted from the NYSE effective December 13, 2023 and the trading in Public Shares and Units continues on NYSE. Proposed Business Combination On August 3, 2022, the Company, entered into a business combination agreement, which was amended by an amendment dated October 20, 2022, an amendment dated November 29, 2022 and an amendment dated February 20, 2023 (as amended and it may be further amended from time to time, collectively, the “Business Combination Agreement”), with FINTECH Merger Sub Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly owned subsidiary of INFINT (“Merger Sub”), and Seamless Group Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Seamless”). If the Business Combination Agreement is approved by the Company’s shareholders (and the other closing conditions are satisfied or waived in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement), and the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are consummated, Merger Sub will merge with and into Seamless, with Seamless surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “merger” and the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, together, the “Business Combination”). The closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”) is subject to customary conditions of the respective parties, including the approval of the Business Combination by the Company’s shareholders. Shareholder Support Agreement Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company, the holders of Seamless’ shares (“Seamless Shareholders”) and Seamless entered into the Shareholder Support Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, such Seamless Shareholders party thereto agreed to (a) vote their Seamless shares in support and favor of the Business Combination Agreement, the Proposed Transactions and all other matters or resolutions that could reasonably be expected to facilitate the Proposed Transactions, (b) waive any dissenters’ rights in connection with the transactions, (c) not transfer their respective Seamless shares and (d) terminate the Seamless’ shareholders’ agreement at or prior to Closing. 4 Sponsor Support Agreement Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Sponsor, the Company and Seamless had entered into the Sponsor Support Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, Sponsor agreed to (a) vote at the Company’s shareholders’ meeting in favor of the Business Combination Agreement and the Proposed Transactions (as defined below), (b) abstain from redeeming any Sponsor founder shares in connection with the Proposed Transactions (as defined below), and (c) waive certain anti-dilution provisions contained in the Charter (as defined below). Registration Rights Agreement At the Closing, the Company and certain Seamless Shareholders and the Company’s shareholders party thereto (such shareholders, the “Holders”) will enter into the Registration Rights Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company will be obligated to file a registration statement to register the resale of certain New INFINT Ordinary Shares (as defined therein) held by the Holders. The Registration Rights Agreement will also provide the Holders with “piggy-back” registration rights, subject to certain requirements and customary conditions. Lock-Up Agreement At the Closing, the Company will enter into individual Lock-Up Agreements with each of certain Seamless Shareholders (each, a “Locked-Up Shareholder”) pursuant to which, among other things, the New INFINT Ordinary Shares (as defined therein) held by each Locked-Up Shareholder will be locked-up for a period ending on the earlier of (A) six (6) months following the Closing and (B) the date after the Closing on which the Company consummates a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization, or other similar transaction with an unaffiliated third party that results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their shares for cash, securities, or other property. The Business Combination, the Business Combination Agreement, as amended, the Shareholder Support Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Lock-Up Agreement are more fully described in Note 1 and Note 6 to the financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report. A copy (or form) of each of the foregoing agreements was included as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 9, 2022 and is also filed as an exhibit to this Annual Report. Unless specifically stated, this Annual Report does not give effect to Business Combination and does not contain the risks associated with the Business Combination. Such risks and effects relating to the Business Combination are more fully disclosed in our preliminary prospectus/proxy statement included in a Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed with the SEC on September 30, 2022 and amended on December 1, 2022, February 13, 2023, April 18, 2023, June 9, 2023, August 11, 2023, and December 7, 2023. Extensions In accordance with the provisions of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company (the “Charter”) and the Business Combination Agreement, Seamless deposited additional funds in the amount of $2,999,982 to the Company’s Trust Account on November 22, 2022 to automatically extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from November 23, 2022 to February 23, 2023. On February 14, 2023, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Charter (the “First Extension Amendment”). The First Extension Amendment extended the date by which the Company must consummate its initial business combination (the “First Extension”) from February 23, 2023, upon additional funds being deposited into the Company’s Trust Account to August 23, 2023, or such earlier date as determined by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”and such date, as may be further extended by vote of the Company’s shareholders, the “First Extended Date”). In connection with the shareholder vote to approve the First Extension Amendment, the holders of 10,415,452 Class A ordinary shares property exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.49 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $109.31 million, leaving approximately $100.59 million in the Trust Account. On August 18, 2023, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Charter to extend the date by which it has to consummate a Business Combination (the “Second Extension”) from August 23, 2023 to February 23, 2024, or such earlier date as determined by the Board (such date, as may be further extended by vote of the Company’s shareholders, the “Second Extended Date”). In connection with the votes to approve the Second Extension, the holders of 2,176,003 Class A ordinary shares of the Company properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.94 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $23.8 million, leaving approximately $81.1 million in the Company’s Trust Account. On February 16, 2024, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Charter to extend the date by which it has to consummate a Business Combination (the “Third Extension”) from February 23, 2024 to November 23, 2024, or such earlier date as determined by the Board (such date, as may be further extended by vote of the Company’s shareholders, the “Third Extended Date”). In connection with the votes to approve the Third Extension, the holders of 2,661,404 Class A ordinary shares of the Company properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $11.36 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $30.26 million, leaving approximately $53.97 million in the Company’s Trust Account. In accordance with the Business Combination Agreement, as amended, additional funds in the amount of $80,000 were deposited by Seamless to the Trust Account on February 20, 2024, and the required contributions will continue to be deposited on or before the 23rd day of each subsequent calendar month into the Trust Account until the Third Extended Date or the date an initial business combination is completed. Sponsor The Company was founded by our Sponsor, which was founded by a talented group of financial services and technology industry experts who have led or been involved in investments or M&A transactions in the financial technology & services, insurance, and info/tech services sectors. We believe the background and experience of our Sponsor members will allow us to source, identify and execute an attractive transaction for our shareholders. Our Sponsor represents a tightly knit team of industry executives with extensive investment, operating and innovating experience in financial technology. The holistic combination of these three capabilities provides Sponsor with a differentiated playbook providing a competitive advantage across the investment life cycle, positioning it as the partner-of-choice to founders, management teams and vendors of target portfolio companies, and their customers alike. The Company is led by Alexander Edgarov, Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board, our Board member (and founder of our Sponsor) Kevin Chen, our Chairman of the Board Eric Weinstein, and Sheldon Brickman, our Chief Financial Officer, who are supported by our team as well as our directors, as further described below. 5 Alexander Edgarov has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our Board since March 2021. Mr. Edgarov is a sponsor investor of, and since November 2020 has served as a senior advisor to Edoc Acquisition Corporation, (NASDAQ: ADOC), a healthcare special purpose acquisition company. From 2016 to 2018, he was a venture partner with New Margin Capital, a leading venture capital fund in China. Mr. Edgarov has served as a Principal at Sapta Group Corp since 2014. Earlier in his career, Mr. Edgarov served as a global account executive for a leading international supply chain company, where he oversaw multiple teams across the globe and worked with Fortune 100 companies overseeing multi-million dollar accounts in the fields of automotive, fashion and technology. He is an investor and advisor to a wide-range portfolio of clients including companies, alternative investment funds, venture capital funds, and family offices with a focus on both public and private markets in the United States and China. Mr. Edgarov is an expert in building multi-level connections between business people and companies from China, the United States and Israel in the areas of venture capital, entertainment and technology. By relying on his extensive international network of contacts and partners, Mr. Edgarov provides strategic and tactical guidance, analysis and introduction services to companies and individuals who need to gain deeper understanding of local markets and seek to form partnerships and pursue opportunities with aligned partners who are leaders in their fields. Mr. Edgarov completed his undergraduate degree in Economics and Business and received his Bachelors of Art from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. He graduated summa cum laude from the Master of Arts program in International Affairs at the City College of New York. We believe that Mr. Edgarov’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his extensive financial services leadership positions and entrepreneurial experience. Sheldon Brickman has served as our Chief Financial Officer since March 2021. Mr. Brickman is the President of Rockshore Advisors LLC, which he founded in May of 2013. providing a range of advisory services, including traditional mergers & acquisitions services, due diligence, valuations and strategic consulting. Rockshore Advisors, LLC is particularly focused on advising investors in the insurance and healthcare sectors. Mr. Brickman, who received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Brooklyn College, brings over 25 years of M&A advisory and business development experience. He has worked for numerous multibillion dollar insurance carriers, including assignments for companies as AIG, Aetna and National General. Mr. Brickman has assisted international companies in the UAE, UK, Asia and Latin America, and advised regional insurance carriers on their business. Mr. Brickman’s experience covers the property casualty and life/health markets, including work with insurance carriers, managing general agencies, wholesalers, retailers and third party administrators. He served as Head of International M&A and Business Development for Aetna International from March of 2012 through April of 2013. Mr. Brickman previously worked at AIG for more than 17 years in various executive level M&A and business development positions around the world where he was responsible for buying and selling numerous businesses on behalf of the company. Before joining AIG, Mr. Brickman spent four years at Hanwa Company LTD, a Japanese investment Company, and three years at the international accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche. We believe that Mr. Brickman’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his substantial experience as a financial technology executive and entrepreneur, having held senior leadership positions in large corporations and having founded an industry-leading global financial services and consulting firm. Eric Weinstein is the Chairman of the Board and is one of the Company’s independent directors. Mr. Weinstein serves as an Investment Manager at Eastmore Group since February 2018 where his responsibilities as a managing director include screening and overseeing investments. He has previously served as a Managing Director at Neuberger Berman from May 2009 to January 2018 where he was also the Chairman of Hedge Fund Solutions and a member of the Investment Risk Committee and Alternatives Investment Committee. Mr. Weinstein has over 30 years of experience at global financial services firms that include Neuberger Berman, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Swiss Bank Corporation, and Morgan Stanley. At Lehman Brothers, Mr. Weinstein acted as a Chief Investment Officer of Lehman Brothers Alternative Investment Management and oversaw a pool of capital that exceeded $5 billion U.S. dollars. He has served as the co-manager of a private equity investment start-up which was focused on providing seed capital to start up investment firms. He has also served as a director to a number of investment funds. Mr. Weinstein has global experience managing investments and servicing clients in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. In the 1990s, Mr. Weinstein managed a team of derivative analysts in Hong Kong (Swiss Bank), and he visited Beijing and Hong Kong on a regular basis to meet with then-existing and then-potential clients when working with Lehman Brothers and then Neuberger until 2015. Mr. Weinstein currently serves as Investment Manager for the Eastmore Group, which makes minority investments in companies that have assets in China, however Mr. Weinstein has never advised on any such investments. Mr. Weinstein received his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Brandeis University. 6 We believe that Mr. Weinstein’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his substantial experience as a financial executive, having held senior leadership positions in large financial institutions. Michael Moradzadeh is a member of the Board and is one of the Company’s independent directors. Michael Moradzadeh is a Founding Partner and the Chief Executive Officer of Rimon PC, and its affiliate NovaLaw, Inc. He has served and managed the firm in these capacities from its incipience in 2008. Mr. Moradzadeh’s legal practice focuses on technology company representation and international transactions. He represents both companies and investors in investment rounds and stock sales. He has worked on deals ranging from small angel investments to representing a private equity firm in a $6 billion acquisition. He is also heavily involved in secondary markets of private stock, representing sellers of restricted stock in Facebook, Twitter, Zynga, SolarCity, Dropbox, Bloom Energy, Gilt Groupe, Etsy and other pre-IPO companies. Internationally, Mr. Moradzadeh represented Bain Capital and Morgan Stanley in their international investment funds and has worked with foreign counsel in 130 jurisdictions on several international securities deals. Mr. Moradzadeh has presented on innovations in law firm management and business models at Harvard Law School, Stanford Law School, UC Berkeley Law School, and UC Hastings College of the Law. Mr. Moradzadeh has also presented to the board of directors of global law firms to help them innovate their own structures. Mr. Moradzadeh’s innovations with Rimon have received awards from the Financial Times and the American Bar Association Journal and have appeared in a wide array of international publications, including the Economist, the Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, the American Lawyer Magazine, the National Law Journal, American Bar Association Magazine, the National Post, Bloomberg, Law & More, Legal Management Magazine, the San Francisco and Los Angeles Daily Journals, the San Francisco Business Times, the Silicon Valley Business Journal, American Lawyer’s Law Technology News, Law 360, and eLawyering. Mr. Moradzadeh received his Bachelor of Arts in from the University of California, Berkeley, and his Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School in New York. We believe that Mr. Moradzadeh’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his unique legal, business and management experience with a focus on the financial technology industry, along with his extensive private company experience. Dave Cameron is a member of the Board and is one of the Company’s independent directors. Mr. Cameron is a strategic, C-level data security and risk management executive who drives enterprise profitability and protects stakeholders by securing information assets, managing cyber risk, and enabling business strategies. From April of 2017 to September of 2020, Mr. Cameron acted as Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer for US, UK, and France-based operations of AXA XL, a multi-line global insurance and reinsurance companies and was accountable for driving cultural and organizational change throughout the entities and implementing a sustainable cost effective information security practice. As a key advisor, Mr. Cameron’s duties included global management responsibilities covering cyber security, business continuity management and physical security as well as global responsibility for the overall information risk management programs, including the company’s information risk and security strategies, tactics, planning, governance, architecture, and operations. At XL Global Services, Inc., another insurance and reinsurance company, he served as Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer, and VP of Information Risk from 2002 through April of 2017. At XL Global Services, he had global responsibility for overall Information Risk Management program, including the company’s information risk and security strategies, tactics, planning, governance, architecture, and operations. Mr. Cameron is an expert at navigating the complex global regulatory environment (General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”), International Traffic in Arms Regulations( “ITAR”)) and US regulatory regime as it pertains to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (the “CFIUS”). As a firm believer in security for both individuals and enterprises, Mr. Cameron achieved an “All Star” designation from Risk and Insurance magazine for his ongoing peer recognition in security awareness and education. One of these unique initiatives raised over $10,000 for Medicine Sans Frontier. As an active member of various global security consortiums including the FS-ISAC and the European-based Information Security Forum (“ISF”), he participated in thought leadership efforts to create a global information security culture. Additionally, he continuously participates in round table and panel discussions at international conferences to further entrench the security mindset and awareness. Mr. Cameron holds and maintains a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (“CISSP”) designation and an Associates in Business from the University of Phoenix. 7 We believe that Mr. Cameron’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his substantial experience in risk management, along with his extensive experience in senior management. Mr. Cameron has over 20 years of combined experience in Information Security, Physical Security, Business Continuity Management and Regulatory Affairs. Jing Huang is a member of the Board and is one of the Company’s independent directors. Ms. Huang currently serves as Global Life & Health Chief Actuary for Gen Re, an American multinational property/casualty and life/health reinsurance company. Ms. Huang served as Senior Vice President, Consumer Lines Strategy at Oscar Health, Inc. (NYSE: OSCR), a technology-driven health insurance company dedicated to creating a better healthcare experience for members with inclusive products and services from November 2021 to October 2022. She served as Senior Vice President, Head of Individual Business, at Oscar Health, Inc. from October 2020 to Nov 2021 and Senior Vice President, Commercial Finance, at Oscar Health, Inc. from February 2020 to October 2020. Ms. Huang has prior experience at the multinational fintech giant Ant Group, where she acted as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ant Technologies US and Head of Intelligent Product and Services at Ant Financial from October 2017 to June 2019, focusing on inclusive financial service innovation and partnership. Prior to joining Ant Financial, Ms. Huang was Senior Managing Director, Global Treasury from April 2016 to September 2017 at AIG, a multi-line global insurer, responsible for group capital assessment including rating agency and Basel requirements, engagement in the development of IAIS Insurance Capital Standards, and various regulatory requirements with domestic and international regulators. At AIG, Ms. Huang also worked as a Managing Director, Global Actuarial from January 2011 to March 2014, and Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Insurance Company Capital and Asset Liability Management from March 2014 to April 2016. Ms. Huang was an adjunct faculty member of Columbia University’s Masters of Science program, Enterprise Risk Management. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Fudan University and a Ph.D. in Computational Biology from New York University. We believe that Ms. Huang’s qualifications to serve on our Board include her extensive experience in M&A, insurance, financial and risk management, regulatory engagement in global settings, and global experience in product development and go-to-market on financial service innovation. Ms. Huang is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. Andrey Novikov is a member of the Board and is one of the Company’s independent directors. Mr. Novikov has since June of 2019 acted as Chief Executive Officer of Cardpay Mexico SAPI de CV, a Europe-based provider of physical and virtual payment services in Mexico. The company offers a wide range of services and a global merchant acquirer on a mission to enable fast, convenient, and secure payments for the businesses worldwide. Meanwhile, since November of 2019, he acts as Chief Financial Officer of Yunhong International (NASDAQ: ZGYH), a Cayman Islands special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”). Since 2014, Mr. Novikov serves as a member of the board of directors of Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. (OTC: IPSI), a US-based provider of physical and virtual payment services in Mexico. From 2008 to 2014, Mr. Novikov served as Vice President of QIWI PLC (NASDAQ: QIWI) and was primarily responsible for international business development and merger and acquisition transactions. From 1999 to 2007, Mr. Novikov served as the Deputy Director General of Bela Catarina Ltd., a Portuguese-Russian trading and manufacturing company. His responsibilities included negotiating with customers and partners in foreign countries, organizing the marketing events in Russia and Belarus, and implementing new sales analysis methods for business development and expansion. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Novikov founded and managed Kvalitet Ltd., a trade company where he was involved in business development and implementation of innovative sales technology. He received an undergraduate degree from Moscow State Technological University Stankin. We believe that Mr. Novikov’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his leadership roles and financial expertise. Mr. Novikov has extensive experience and managerial skills in the international trade, FinTech, e-commerce, and financial industries. 8 Kevin Chen is a member of the Board and a co-founder of our Sponsor. Mr. Chen is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Edoc Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: ADOC), a SPAC focused on businesses in the North American and Asian-Pacific healthcare and healthcare provider sectors, since August of 2020. Mr. Chen also has since February of 2019 served as a member of the board of directors of Horizon Global Access Fund, a segregate, Cayman Islands-based, portfolio of Flagship Healthcare Properties Fund, which is a leading U.S. Healthcare REIT. Mr. Chen has also acted as Chief Investment Officer and Chief Economist of Horizon Financial, a New York-based investment management firm that offers cross-border solutions for global clients, with a specialty in investment in U.S. healthcare facilities, since January of 2018. He is responsible for advising clients investing in healthcare facilities in the United States. In addition, Mr. Chen currently serves as a Manager of ACM Macro LLC, a registered investment advisor and affiliated entity of Horizon Financial Advisors LLC. He took this position in June 2017. From 2013 to 2017, Mr. Chen managed portfolios at several investment firms that were not registered with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (the “FINRA”). From January of 2017 to June 2017, Mr. Chen acted as Chief Strategist at Hywin Capital Management, LLC. Mr. Chen was the Chief Investment Officer at Three Mountain Capital Management LP from August of 2013 until January of 2017. He has extensive experience with and has cultivated a broad network in investment management, particularly in the context of healthcare facilities. In his extensive business experience, Mr. Chen held essential positions such as co-founder and vice-chairman of the Absolute Return Investment Management Association of China, director of asset allocation at Morgan Stanley from August 2004 to August 2008, and manager at China Development Bank from September 1998 to August 2000. Mr. Chen has been a guest speaker at Harvard University, Fordham University, Pace University, and IESE Business School. He is a former member of the Adjunct Advisory Committee and former Interim Head of the Private Sector Concentration program of Master of Science in Global Affairs, New York University, and has been an adjunct professor in the Center for Global Affairs there since 2012. He received his PhD in Finance from the Financial Asset Management Engineering Center at University of Lausanne, Switzerland, an MBA in Finance from the Center for Economic Research, Tilburg University in the Netherlands, and a B.A. in Economics from the Renmin University of China in Beijing, China. We believe that Mr. Chen’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his substantial experience in finance, along with his extensive experience in senior management. Business Strategy Our business strategy is to identify and consummate an initial business combination with a target that can benefit from the investment, operating and innovating experience of our management team. Specifically, we focus on opportunities where we can efficiently enact our proven and replicable value creation strategy, centered around five key pillars (Strategy and M&A, Sales and Marketing, Product Development and Innovation, Operational Improvements, Talent). Although we may pursue targets in any industry, we are focused on making investments in growth equity and buyout transactions in respect of which we can exercise control and/or significant influence focused on financial technology, generally headquartered in North America, Asia, Latin America, Europe and Israel, provided, however, that we have no intention of ever conducting our principal operations in, or acquiring any business that is based in, or which does business in, China or Hong Kong or which uses, or may use, a variable interest entity structure to conduct China-based operations. Specifically, we intend to pursue targets serving five main sub-sectors: Banking & Payments, Capital Markets, Data & Analytics, Insurance and Investment Management. We seek financial technology companies in these sub-sectors that exhibit infrastructure-like characteristics and are strategically important to their customers. As such, these businesses tend to have attractive business models, high recurring revenues, stable earnings, predictable cash flows, and can generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for shareholders. Our selection process will leverage our management’s and our Sponsor’s extensive relationship network, deep and specialized operational experiences and proven deal sourcing capabilities to access proprietary acquisition opportunities. We believe that our management team and Sponsor team’s track record of identifying and sourcing transactions positions us well to appropriately evaluate potential business combinations and select one that will be well received by the public markets. Our sourcing process will leverage the extensive networks of our Sponsor and our management team, which we believe should provide us with a number of business combination opportunities. 9 Acquisition Criteria Consistent with our strategy, we have identified the following general criteria and guidelines, which we believe are essential in evaluating prospective target businesses. We will use these guidelines to evaluate acquisition opportunities, including the proposed business combination, although if the proposed business combination with Seamless is not completed, we may decide to enter into our initial business combination with a target business that does not meet these criteria and guidelines. We intend to acquire one or more businesses that we believe: ● utilizes our management’s and our Sponsor’s extensive network of relationships, which enables access to proprietary and advantaged deal flow; ● benefits from our Sponsor’s investment expertise, industry perspective and skillset, and technological and innovation capabilities; ● provides strategically important infrastructure and business services to its customers, and thus has a defensible market position with high barriers to entry against new potential market entrants; ● has a history of strong operating and financial results, and strong fundamentals, which can be improved further under our ownership; ● is prepared to be a public company and will benefit from having a public currency in order to enhance its ability to pursue accretive acquisitions, high-return product development and innovation, and/or strengthen its balance sheet; ● will offer an attractive risk-adjusted return for our shareholders, potential upside from growth in the target business and an improved capital structure that will be weighed against any identified downside risks; and ● has attractive business fundamentals. These criteria are not intended to be exhaustive. Any evaluation relating to the merits of a particular initial business combination may be based, to the extent relevant, on these general guidelines as well as other considerations, factors and criteria that our management may deem relevant. In the event that we decide to enter into our initial business combination with a target business that does not meet the above criteria and guidelines, we will disclose that the target business does not meet the above criteria in our shareholder communications related to our initial business combination, which, as discussed in this Annual Report, would be in the form of tender offer documents or proxy solicitation materials that we would file with the SEC. Our Acquisition Process In evaluating a prospective target business, as was the case with Seamless, we expect to conduct a thorough due diligence review which will encompass, among other things, meetings with incumbent management and employees, document reviews, inspection of facilities, as well as a review of financial, operational, legal and other information which will be made available to us. In addition, we have agreed not to enter into a definitive agreement regarding an initial business combination without the prior consent of our Sponsor. Members of our management team may directly or indirectly own our ordinary shares and/or private placement warrants following the IPO, and, accordingly, may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our initial business combination. Our officers and directors may also have conflicts of interest with other entities to which they owe fiduciary or contractual obligations with respect to initial business combination opportunities. Further, each of our officers and directors may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination if the retention or resignation of any such officers and directors is included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to our initial business combination. 10 Each of our officers and directors presently has, and any of them in the future may have additional, fiduciary or contractual obligations to another entity pursuant to which such officer or director is or will be required to present a business combination opportunity to such entity. Accordingly, if any of our officers or directors becomes aware of a business combination opportunity which is suitable for an entity to which he or she has then-current fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she will honor his or her fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such business combination opportunity to such other entity, subject to their fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law. We do not believe, however, that the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of our officers or directors will materially affect our ability to complete our initial business combination. Our Charter provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) no individual serving as a director or an officer shall have any duty, except and to the extent expressly assumed by contract, to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as us; and (ii) we renounce any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for any director or officer any director or officer, on the one hand, and us, on the other. Initial Business Combination In accordance with the rules of NYSE, our initial business combination must occur with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the amount of deferred underwriting discounts held in trust and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with our initial business combination. We refer to this as the 80% of net assets test. If our Board is not able to independently determine the fair market value of the target business or businesses, we will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions with respect to satisfaction of such criteria. We will also provide a summary of any such opinion or report to shareholders in connection with any vote on an initial business combination in our proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable, related to our initial business combination in accordance with Section 1015(b) of Regulation S-K. We will also need to obtain the approval of a majority of our disinterested independent directors. We do not intend to purchase multiple businesses in unrelated industries in conjunction with our initial business combination. Subject to this requirement, our management will have virtually unrestricted flexibility in identifying and selecting one or more prospective businesses, although we will not be permitted to effectuate our initial business combination with another blank check company or a similar company with nominal operations. We anticipate structuring our initial business combination so that the post-transaction company in which our public shareholders own shares will own or acquire 100% of the equity interests or assets of the target business or businesses. We may, however, structure our initial business combination such that the post-transaction company owns or acquires less than 100% of such interests or assets of the target business in order to meet certain objectives of the prior owners of the target business, the target management team or shareholders or for other reasons, but we will only complete such business combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. Even if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the voting securities of the target, our shareholders prior to the business combination may collectively own a minority interest in the post-transaction company, depending on valuations ascribed to the target and us in the business combination transaction. For example, we could pursue a transaction in which we issue a substantial number of new shares in exchange for all of the outstanding capital stock, shares or other equity interests of a target. In this case, we would acquire a 100% controlling interest in the target. However, as a result of the issuance of a substantial number of new shares, our shareholders immediately prior to our initial business combination could own less than a majority of our issued and outstanding shares subsequent to our initial business combination. If less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business or businesses are owned or acquired by the post-transaction company, the portion of such business or businesses that is owned or acquired is what will be valued for purposes of the 80% of net assets test. If the business combination involves more than one target business, the 80% of net assets test will be based on the aggregate value of all of the target businesses and we will treat the target businesses together as the initial business combination for purposes of a tender offer or for seeking shareholder approval, as applicable. 11 To the extent we effect our initial business combination with a company or business that may be financially unstable or in its early stages of development or growth, we may be affected by numerous risks inherent in such company or business. Although our management will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business, we cannot assure you that we will properly ascertain or assess all significant risk factors. Corporate Information We are a Cayman Islands exempted company having its principal place of based in the United States. Exempted companies are Cayman Islands companies conducting business mainly outside the Cayman Islands and, as such, are exempted from complying with certain provisions of the Companies Act. As an exempted company, we have obtained a tax exemption undertaking from the Cayman Islands government that, in accordance with Section 6 of the Tax Concessions Act (2018 Revision) of the Cayman Islands, for a period of 20 years from the date of the undertaking, no law which is enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations will apply to us or our operations and, in addition, that no tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations or which is in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax will be payable (i) on or in respect of our shares, debentures or other obligations or (ii) by way of the withholding in whole or in part of a payment of dividend or other distribution of income or capital by us to our shareholders or a payment of principal or interest or other sums due under a debenture or other obligation of us. We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). As such, we are eligible to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the prices of our securities may be more volatile. In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We intend to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period. 12 We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the completion of the IPO, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s Class A ordinary share during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day after the day on which the Company completes a Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) held by non-affiliates equals or exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period. References herein to “emerging growth company” will have the meaning associated with it in the JOBS Act. Additionally, we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of any fiscal year for so long as either (1) the Market Value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates does not equal or exceed $250 million as of the prior June 30, or (2) our annual revenues did not equal or exceed $100 million during such completed fiscal year and the Market Value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates did not equal or exceed $700 million as of the prior June 30. To the extent we take advantage of such reduced disclosure obligations, it may also make comparison of our financial statements with other public companies difficult or impossible. Status as a Public Company We believe our structure will make us an attractive business combination partner to target businesses. As an existing public company, we offer a target business an alternative to the traditional initial public offering through a merger or other business combination with us. In a business combination transaction with us, the owners of the target business may, for example, exchange their stock, shares or other equity interests in the target business for our Class A ordinary shares (or shares of a new holding company) or for a combination of our Class A ordinary shares and cash, allowing us to tailor the consideration to the specific needs of the sellers. We believe target businesses will find this method a more expeditious and cost effective method to becoming a public company than the typical initial public offering. The typical initial public offering process takes a significantly longer period of time than the typical business combination transaction process, and there are significant expenses, market and other uncertainties in the initial public offering process, including underwriting discounts and commissions, marketing and road show efforts that may not be present to the same extent in connection with a business combination with us. Furthermore, once a proposed business combination is completed, the target business will have effectively become public, whereas an initial public offering is always subject to the underwriter’s ability to complete the offering, as well as general market conditions, which could delay or prevent the offering from occurring or could have negative valuation consequences. Following an initial business combination, we believe the target business would then have greater access to capital, an additional means of providing management incentives consistent with shareholders’ interests and the ability to use its shares as currency for acquisitions. Being a public company can offer further benefits by augmenting a company’s profile among potential new customers and vendors and aid in attracting talented employees. While we believe that our structure and our management team’s backgrounds will make us an attractive business partner, some potential target businesses may view our status as a blank check company, such as our lack of an operating history and our ability to seek shareholder approval of any proposed initial business combination, negatively. Financial Position With funds available for a business combination in the amount of approximately $47.97 million after payment of $5,999,964 of deferred underwriting fees and payment of an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $30.26 million as a result of the approval of the Third Extension, we offer a target business a variety of options such as creating a liquidity event for its owners, providing capital for the potential growth and expansion of its operations or strengthening its balance sheet by reducing its debt ratio. Because we are able to complete our initial business combination using our cash, debt or equity securities, or a combination of the foregoing, we have the flexibility to use the most efficient combination that will allow us to tailor the consideration to be paid to the target business to fit its needs and desires. However, we have not taken any steps to secure third party financing and there can be no assurance it will be available to us. 13 Effecting Our Initial Business Combination General We intend to effectuate our initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of the IPO and the private placement of the private placement warrants, the proceeds of the sale of our shares in connection with our initial business combination (pursuant to forward purchase agreements or backstop agreements we may enter into following the consummation of the IPO or otherwise), shares issued to the owners of the target, debt issued to bank or other lenders or the owners of the target, or a combination of the foregoing. We may seek to complete our initial business combination with a company or business that may be financially unstable or in its early stages of development or growth, which would subject us to the numerous risks inherent in such companies and businesses. If our initial business combination is paid for using equity or debt securities, or not all of the funds released from the Trust Account are used for payment of the consideration in connection with our initial business combination or used for redemptions of our Class A ordinary shares, we may use the balance of the cash released to us from the Trust Account following the closing for general corporate purposes, including for maintenance or expansion of operations of the post-transaction company, the payment of principal or interest due on indebtedness incurred in completing our initial business combination, to fund the purchase of other companies or for working capital. We have entered into the Business Combination Agreement with Seamless. While we may pursue an initial business combination target in any industry, we intend to focus our search on companies in the financial technology sector. Although our management will assess the risks inherent in a particular target business with which we may combine, including Seamless, we cannot assure you that this assessment will result in our identifying all risks that a target business may encounter. Furthermore, some of those risks may be outside of our control, meaning that we can do nothing to control or reduce the chances that those risks will adversely affect a target business. We may seek to raise additional funds through a private offering of debt or equity securities in connection with the completion of our initial business combination and we may effectuate our initial business combination using the proceeds of such offering rather than using the amounts held in the Trust Account. In addition, we intend to target businesses with enterprise values that are greater than we could acquire with the net proceeds of the IPO and the sale of the private placement warrants, and, as a result, if the cash portion of the purchase price exceeds the amount available from the Trust Account, net of amounts needed to satisfy any redemptions by public shareholders, we may be required to seek additional financing to complete such proposed initial business combination. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we would expect to complete such financing only simultaneously with the completion of our initial business combination. In the case of an initial business combination funded with assets other than the Trust Account assets, our proxy materials or tender offer documents disclosing the initial business combination would disclose the terms of the financing and, only if required by law, we would seek shareholder approval of such financing. There is no limitation on our ability to raise funds through the issuance of equity or equity-linked securities or through loans, advances or other indebtedness in connection with our initial business combination, including pursuant to forward purchase agreements or backstop agreements we may enter into following consummation of the IPO. At this time, we are not a party to any arrangement or understanding with any third party with respect to raising any additional funds through the sale of securities or otherwise. Neither our Sponsor nor any of our officers, directors or shareholders is required to provide any financing to us in connection with or after our initial business combination. 14 Sources of Target Businesses We anticipate that target business candidates will be brought to our attention from various unaffiliated sources, including investment bankers and private investment funds. Target businesses may be brought to our attention by such unaffiliated sources as a result of being solicited by us through calls or mailings. These sources may also introduce us to target businesses in which they think we may be interested on an unsolicited basis, since many of these sources will have read this Annual Report and know what types of businesses we are targeting. Our officers and directors, as well as their affiliates, may also bring to our attention target business candidates of which they become aware through their business contacts as a result of formal or informal inquiries or discussions they may have, as well as attending trade shows or conventions. In addition, we expect to receive a number of proprietary deal flow opportunities that would not otherwise necessarily be available to us as a result of the track record and business relationships of our officers and directors. While we do not presently anticipate engaging the services of professional firms or other individuals that specialize in business acquisitions on any formal basis, we may engage these firms or other individuals in the future, in which event we may pay a finder’s fee, consulting fee or other compensation to be determined in an arm’s length negotiation based on the terms of the transaction. We will engage a finder only to the extent our management determines that the use of a finder may bring opportunities to us that may not otherwise be available to us or if finders approach us on an unsolicited basis with a potential transaction that our management determines is in our best interest to pursue. Payment of a finder’s fee is customarily tied to completion of a transaction, in which case any such fee will be paid out of the funds held in the Trust Account. In no event, however, will our Sponsor or any of our existing officers or directors, or any entity with which they are affiliated, be paid any finder’s fee, consulting fee or other compensation by the company prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the completion of our initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is). In addition, commencing on November 22, 2021, we have been paying our Sponsor or an affiliate thereof up to $10,000 per month for office space, utilities, secretarial and administrative support services provided to members of our management team. Any such payments prior to our initial business combination will be made from funds held outside the Trust Account. Other than the foregoing, there will be no finder’s fees, reimbursement, consulting fee, monies in respect of any payment of a loan or other compensation paid by us to our Sponsor, officers or directors, or any affiliate of our Sponsor or officers prior to, or in connection with any services rendered in order to effectuate, the consummation of our initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is). We are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with a business combination target that is affiliated with our Sponsor, officers or directors, or from completing the business combination through a joint venture or other form of shared ownership with our Sponsor, officers or directors. In the event we seek to complete our initial business combination with a business combination target that is affiliated with our Sponsor, officers or directors, we, or a committee of independent directors, would obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions, that such an initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view. We will also provide a summary of any such opinion or report to shareholders in connection with any vote on an initial business combination in our proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable, related to our initial business combination in accordance with Section 1015(b) of Regulation S-K. We are not required to obtain such an opinion in any other context. We will also need to obtain the approval of a majority of our disinterested independent directors. 15 Evaluation of a Target Business and Structuring of Our Initial Business Combination In evaluating a prospective target business, as was the case with Seamless, we expect to conduct a due diligence review which may encompass, among other things, meetings with incumbent management and employees, document reviews, interviews of customers and suppliers, inspection of facilities, as applicable, as well as a review of financial, operational, legal and other information which will be made available to us. If we determine to move forward with a particular target, we will proceed to structure and negotiate the terms of the business combination transaction. The time required to select and evaluate a target business and to structure and complete our initial business combination, and the costs associated with this process, are not currently ascertainable with any degree of certainty. Any costs incurred with respect to the identification and evaluation of, and negotiation with, a prospective target business with which our initial business combination is not ultimately completed will result in our incurring losses and will reduce the funds we can use to complete another business combination. Lack of Business Diversification For an indefinite period of time after the completion of our initial business combination, the prospects for our success may depend entirely on the future performance of a single business. Unlike other entities that have the resources to complete business combinations with multiple entities in one or several industries, it is probable that we will not have the resources to diversify our operations and mitigate the risks of being in a single line of business. By completing our initial business combination with only a single entity, our lack of diversification may: ● subject us to negative economic, competitive and regulatory developments, any or all of which may have a substantial adverse impact on the particular industry in which we operate after our initial business combination; and ● cause us to depend on the marketing and sale of a single product or limited number of products or services. Limited Ability to Evaluate the Target’s Management Team Although we intend to closely scrutinize the management of a prospective target business when evaluating the desirability of effecting our initial business combination with that business, our assessment of the target business’s management may not prove to be correct. In addition, the future management may not have the necessary skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company. Furthermore, the future role of members of our management team, if any, in the target business cannot presently be stated with any certainty. The determination as to whether any of the members of our management team will remain with the combined company will be made at the time of our initial business combination. While it is possible that one or more of our directors will remain associated in some capacity with us following our initial business combination, it is unlikely that any of them will devote their full efforts to our affairs subsequent to our initial business combination. Moreover, we cannot assure you that members of our management team will have significant experience or knowledge relating to the operations of the particular target business. We cannot assure you that any of our key personnel will remain in senior management or advisory positions with the combined company. The determination as to whether any of our key personnel will remain with the combined company will be made at the time of our initial business combination. 16 Following a business combination, we may seek to recruit additional managers to supplement the incumbent management of the target business. We cannot assure you that we will have the ability to recruit additional managers, or that additional managers will have the requisite skills, knowledge or experience necessary to enhance the incumbent management. Redemption Rights for Public Shareholders upon Completion of Our Initial Business Combination We will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Class A ordinary shares upon the completion of our initial business combination at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial business combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to us to pay our taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations and on the conditions described herein. The amount in the Trust Account is currently anticipated to be $11.36 per public share. The per-share amount we will distribute to investors who properly redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions we will pay to the underwriter. The redemption rights will include the requirement that a beneficial holder must identify itself in order to validly redeem its shares. Our Sponsor, certain advisor transferees, officers and directors and EF Hutton as a holder of representative shares have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and any public shares they may hold in connection with the completion of our initial business combination. Limitations on Redemptions Our Charter provides that in no event will we redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. In addition, our proposed initial business combination may impose a minimum cash requirement for (i) cash consideration to be paid to the target or its owners, (ii) cash for working capital or other general corporate purposes or (iii) the retention of cash to satisfy other conditions. In the event the aggregate cash consideration we would be required to pay for all Class A ordinary shares that are validly submitted for redemption plus any amount required to satisfy cash conditions pursuant to the terms of the proposed initial business combination exceed the aggregate amount of cash available to us, we will not complete the initial business combination or redeem any shares, and all Class A ordinary shares submitted for redemption will be returned to the holders thereof. We may, however, raise funds through the issuance of equity-linked securities or through loans, advances or other indebtedness in connection with our initial business combination, including pursuant to forward purchase agreements or backstop arrangements we may enter into following consummation of the IPO, in order to, among other reasons, satisfy such net tangible assets or minimum cash requirements. Competition In identifying, evaluating and selecting a target business for our initial business combination, we have in the past and, if the proposed business combination with Seamless is not completed, may in the future encounter competition from other entities having a business objective similar to ours, including other special purpose acquisition companies, private equity groups and leveraged buyout funds, public companies and operating businesses seeking strategic acquisitions. Many of these entities are well established and have extensive experience identifying and effecting business combinations directly or through affiliates. Moreover, many of these competitors possess similar or greater financial, technical, human and other resources than us. Our ability to acquire larger target businesses will be limited by our available financial resources. This inherent limitation gives others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of a target business. Furthermore, our obligation to pay cash in connection with our public shareholders who exercise their redemption rights may reduce the resources available to us for our initial business combination and our issued and outstanding warrants, and the future dilution they potentially represent, may not be viewed favorably by certain target businesses. Either of these factors may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating an initial business combination. 17 Employees We currently have two officers: Alexander Edgarov, Chief Executive Officer, and Sheldon Brickman, Chief Financial Officer. These individuals are not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our matters but they intend to devote as much of their time as they deem necessary to our affairs until we have completed our initial business combination. The amount of time they will devote in any time period will vary based on whether a target business has been selected for our initial business combination and the stage of the business combination process we are in. We do not intend to have any full-time employees prior to the completion of our initial business combination. Our Website Our corporate website address is www.infintspac.com. The information contained on, or accessible through our corporate website or any other website that we may maintain is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report. Periodic Reporting and Financial Information We have registered our units, Class A ordinary shares and warrants under the Exchange Act and have reporting obligations, including the requirement that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with the SEC. In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, our annual reports will contain financial statements audited and reported on by our independent registered public accountants. We will provide shareholders with audited financial statements of the prospective target business as part of the proxy solicitation materials or tender offer documents sent to shareholders to assist them in assessing the target business. In all likelihood, these financial statements will need to be prepared in accordance with, or reconciled to, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) or international financial reporting standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”), depending on the circumstances, and the historical financial statements may be required to be audited in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”). These financial statement requirements may limit the pool of potential target businesses we may conduct an initial business combination with because some targets may be unable to provide such statements in time for us to disclose such statements in accordance with federal proxy rules and complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame. We cannot assure you that any particular target business identified by us as a potential business combination candidate will have financial statements prepared in accordance with the requirements outlined above, or that the potential target business will be able to prepare its financial statements in accordance with the requirements outlined above. To the extent that these requirements cannot be met, we may not be able to acquire the proposed target business. While this may limit the pool of potential business combination candidates, we do not believe that this limitation will be material. We are required to evaluate our internal control procedures over financial reporting for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Only in the event we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer or an accelerated filer and no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, will we be required to have our internal control procedures audited. A target business may not be in compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding adequacy of their internal controls. The development of the internal controls of any such entity to achieve compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may increase the time and costs necessary to complete any such business combination. We have filed a Registration Statement on Form 8-A with the SEC to voluntarily register our units, Class A ordinary shares and public warrants under Section 12 of the Exchange Act. As a result, we are subject to the rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act. We have no current intention of filing a Form 15 to suspend our reporting or other obligations under the Exchange Act prior or subsequent to the consummation of our initial business combination. We are a Cayman Islands exempted company having its principal place of business based in the United States. Exempted companies are Cayman Islands companies conducting business mainly outside the Cayman Islands and, as such, are exempted from complying with certain provisions of the Companies Act. As an exempted company, we have received a tax exemption undertaking from the Cayman Islands government that, in accordance with Section 6 of the Tax Concessions Act (2018 Revision) of the Cayman Islands, for a period of 20 years from the date of the undertaking, no law which is enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations will apply to us or our operations and, in addition, that no tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations or which is in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax will be payable (i) on or in respect of our shares, debentures or other obligations or (ii) by way of the withholding in whole or in part of a payment of dividend or other distribution of income or capital by us to our shareholders or a payment of principal or interest or other sums due under a debenture or other obligation of us. 18 RISKS FACTORS SUMMARY An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. The occurrence of one or more of the events or circumstances described in the section entitled “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” alone or in combination with other events or circumstances, may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results. In that event, the trading price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. Such risks include, but are not limited to, the following: ● We are a recently incorporated company with no operating history and no revenues, and our shareholders have no basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective. ● Past performance by our management team or their respective affiliates may not be indicative of future performance of an investment in us. ● Our shareholders may not be afforded an opportunity to vote on our proposed initial business combination, which means we may complete our initial business combination even though a majority of our shareholders do not support such a combination. Their only opportunity to effect the investment decision regarding a potential business combination may be limited to the exercise of their right to redeem their shares from us for cash. ● If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, our initial shareholders have agreed to vote in favor of such initial business combination, regardless of how our public shareholders vote. ● The ability of our public shareholders to redeem their shares for cash may make our financial condition unattractive to potential business combination targets, which may make it difficult for us to enter into a business combination with a target. ● The ability of our public shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares may not allow us to complete the most desirable business combination or optimize our capital structure. ● The requirement that we consummate an initial business combination prior to the Third Extended Date may give potential target businesses leverage over us in negotiating a business combination and may limit the time we have in which to conduct due diligence on potential business combination targets, in particular as we approach our dissolution deadline, which could undermine our ability to complete our initial business combination on terms that would produce value for our shareholders. ● Our search for a business combination, and any target business with which we ultimately consummate a business combination, may be materially adversely affected by the past and ongoing impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and the status of debt and equity markets. ● If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination, our initial shareholders, directors, executive officers, advisors and their affiliates may elect to purchase public shares or warrants, which may influence a vote on a proposed business combination and reduce the public “float” of our Class A ordinary shares or public warrants. ● The NYSE may delist our securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions. ● Recent increases in inflation and interest rates in the United States and elsewhere could make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial business combination. ● If the Company is deemed a “foreign person” under the regulations relating to CFIUS, its failure to obtain any required approvals within the requisite time period may require us to liquidate. ● Because of our limited resources and the significant competition for business combination opportunities, it may be more difficult for us to complete our initial business combination. If we have not consummated our initial business combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $11.36 per public share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our Trust Account and our warrants will expire worthless. ● If the net proceeds of the IPO and the sale of the private placement warrants not being held in the Trust Account are insufficient to allow us to operate the Third Extended Date, it could limit the amount available to fund our search for a target business or businesses and our ability to complete our initial business combination, and we will depend on loans from our Sponsor, its affiliates or members of our management team to fund our search and to complete our initial business combination. ● Holders of Class A ordinary shares will not be entitled to vote on any appointment of directors we hold prior to our initial business combination. ● After our initial business combination, substantially all of our assets may be located in a foreign country and substantially all of our revenue may be derived from our operations in any such country. Accordingly, our results of operations and prospects will be subject, to a significant extent, to the economic, political and social conditions and government policies, developments and conditions in the country in which we operate. ● Provisions in our Charter may inhibit a takeover of us, which could limit the price investors might be willing to pay in the future for our Class A ordinary shares and could entrench management. ● If we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we may be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and our activities may be restricted, which may make it difficult for us to complete our initial business combination. ● To mitigate the risk that we might be deemed to be an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act, we may, at any time, instruct the trustee to liquidate the securities held in the Trust Account and instead to hold the funds in the Trust Account in cash until the earlier of the consummation of our initial business combination or our liquidation. As a result, following the liquidation of securities in the Trust Account, the interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account may be materially reduced, which would reduce the dollar amount our public shareholders would receive upon any redemption or liquidation of the Company. ● Our independent registered public accounting firm’s report contains an explanatory paragraph that expresses substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a “going concern.” 19