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Bhd, name change effected on July 20, 2023) (“ZCITY”).
−Removed: The ZCITY App was successfully launched in
−Removed: Malaysia in June 2020.
−Removed: ZCITY is equipped with the know-how and expertise to develop additional/add-on technology-based products and services
−Removed: to complement the ZCITY App, thereby growing its reach and user base.
+Added: The ZCITY App was successfully launched
+Added: in Malaysia in June 2020.
+Added: ZCITY is equipped with the know-how and expertise to develop additional/add-on technology-based products
+Added: and services to complement the ZCITY App, thereby growing its reach and user base.
Through simplifying a user’s e-payment gateway
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the most well-known commercialized applications more broadly in Southeast Asia and Japan.
−Removed: As of September 25, 2023, we had 2,642,404 registered users and 2,025 registered merchants.
+Added: As of September 25, 2024, we had 2,704,306 registered users and
+Added: 2,027 registered merchants.
Corporate Structure
−Removed: Global Inc is a Delaware corporation that was incorporated on March 20, 2020.
−Removed: We issued 10,000,000 shares to Kok Pin
−Removed: “Darren” Tan, our founder and former Chief Executive Officer on July 1, 2020, who as a result became our sole
+Added: Treasure Global Inc is a Delaware corporation
+Added: that was incorporated on March 20, 2020.
+Added: We issued 10,000,000 shares to Kok Pin “Darren” Tan, our founder and former
+Added: Chief Executive Officer on July 1, 2020, who as a result became our sole shareholder.
(formerly known as Gem Reward
Bhd, name change effected on July 20, 2023), a Malaysia private limited company was incorporated on June 6, 2017.
−Removed: Prior to the incorporation
−Removed: of ZCITY, Kok Pin “Darren” Tan entered into a Beneficial Shareholding Agreement (“Beneficial Shareholding Agreement
−Removed: 1”) with two individuals, one of which is a vice president of the Company (the “Initial ZCITY Shareholders”), which
−Removed: provided for the Initial Shareholders to hold the ZCITY shares issued to them in equal amounts and for the sole benefit of Kok Pin “Darren”
−Removed: Tan and provided Kok Pin “Darren” Tan with control over the voting and disposition over such shares as well as control over
−Removed: the issuance of additional ZCITY shares in consideration for equity in a company that had not been determined on the date of Beneficial
−Removed: Shareholding Agreement 1.
−Removed: On November 10, 2020, Kok Pin “Darren” Tan instructed the Initial ZCITY Shareholders to issue one
−Removed: million additional ZCITY shares to Chong Chan “Sam” Teo, currently our Chief Executive Officer, and as a result each Initial
−Removed: ZCITY Shareholder and Chong Chan “Sam” Teo held one million shares of ZCITY.
+Added: to the incorporation of ZCITY, Kok Pin “Darren” Tan entered into a Beneficial Shareholding Agreement (“Beneficial Shareholding
+Added: Agreement 1”) with two individuals, one of which is a vice president of the Company (the “Initial ZCITY Shareholders”),
+Added: which provided for the Initial Shareholders to hold the ZCITY shares issued to them in equal amounts and for the sole benefit of Kok Pin
+Added: “Darren” Tan and provided Kok Pin “Darren” Tan with control over the voting and disposition over such shares as
+Added: well as control over the issuance of additional ZCITY shares in consideration for equity in a company that had not been determined on
+Added: the date of Beneficial Shareholding Agreement 1.
+Added: On November 10, 2020, Kok Pin “Darren” Tan instructed the Initial ZCITY
+Added: Shareholders to issue one million additional ZCITY shares to Chong Chan “Sam” Teo, currently our Chief Executive Officer,
+Added: and as a result each Initial ZCITY Shareholder and Chong Chan “Sam” Teo held one million shares of ZCITY.
On November 10,
−Removed: Chong Chan “Sam”
−Removed: Teo entered into a Beneficial Shareholding Agreement with Kok Pin “Darren” Tan with terms similar to Beneficial Shareholding
−Removed: Agreement 1 (“Beneficial Shareholding Agreement 2” and together with the Beneficial Shareholding Agreement 1, the “Beneficial
−Removed: Shareholding Agreements”).
−Removed: As a result of Kok Pin “Darren” Tan’s 100% ownership of our common stock and the Beneficial
−Removed: Shareholding Agreements, TGL and ZCITY were both under the sole control of Kok Pin “Darren” Tan.
+Added: Chong Chan “Sam” Teo entered into a Beneficial Shareholding Agreement with Kok Pin “Darren” Tan with terms
+Added: similar to Beneficial Shareholding Agreement 1 (“Beneficial Shareholding Agreement 2” and together with the Beneficial Shareholding
+Added: Agreement 1, the “Beneficial Shareholding Agreements”).
+Added: As a result of Kok Pin “Darren” Tan’s 100% ownership
+Added: of our common stock and the Beneficial Shareholding Agreements, TGL and ZCITY were both under the sole control of Kok Pin “Darren”
TGL and ZCITY were reorganized into a parent subsidiary
−Removed: structure pursuant to a Share Swap Agreement, dated March 11, 2021, as amended on March 11, 2021 among TGL, the Initial ZCITY Shareholders
−Removed: and Chong Chan “Sam” Teo (the “Share Swap Agreement”), in which TGL exchanged 321,585 shares of its common stock
−Removed: (the “Swap Shares”) for all equity of ZCITY.
−Removed: Pursuant to the Share Swap Agreement, the purchase and sale of the Swap Shares
−Removed: was completed on March 11, 2021, but the issuance of the Swap Shares did not occur until October 27, 2021 when TGL amended its certificate
−Removed: of incorporation to increase the number of its authorized common stock to a number that was sufficient to issue the Swap Shares.
−Removed: result of the Share Swap Agreement, (i) ZCITY became the 100% subsidiary of TGL and Kok Pin “Darren” Tan no longer had any
−Removed: control over ZCITY’s ordinary shares;
−Removed: and (ii) Kok Pin “Darren” Tan, the Initial ZCITY Shareholders and Chong Chan “Sam”
−Removed: Teo owned 100% of the TGL common stock (Darren Tan owning 97%).
−Removed: Subsequent to the date of the Share Swap Agreement, Kok Pin “Darren”
−Removed: Tan transferred 9,529,002 of his 10,000,000 shares of TGL common stock to 16 individuals and entities and currently owns less than 5%
−Removed: of our common stock.
−Removed: We operate solely through our subsidiaries:
−Removed: (ii) AY Food Ventures Sdn Bhd;
−Removed: (iii) Morgan Global Sdn.
−Removed: and (iv) Foodlink.
−Removed: ZCITY owns all intellectual property rights to
−Removed: copyrightable, patentable, and other protectable intangible assets relating to our business, including trademarks.
+Added: structure pursuant to a Share Swap Agreement, dated March 11, 2021, as amended on March 11, 2021 among TGL, the Initial
+Added: ZCITY Shareholders and Chong Chan “Sam” Teo (the “Share Swap Agreement”), in which TGL exchanged 321,585 shares
+Added: of its common stock (the “Swap Shares”) for all equity of ZCITY.
+Added: Pursuant to the Share Swap Agreement, the purchase and
+Added: sale of the Swap Shares was completed on March 11, 2021, but the issuance of the Swap Shares did not occur until October 27,
+Added: 2021 when TGL amended its certificate of incorporation to increase the number of its authorized common stock to a number that was sufficient
+Added: to issue the Swap Shares.
+Added: As a result of the Share Swap Agreement, (i) ZCITY became the 100% subsidiary of TGL and Kok Pin “Darren”
+Added: Tan no longer had any control over ZCITY’s ordinary shares;
+Added: and (ii) Kok Pin “Darren” Tan, the Initial ZCITY Shareholders
+Added: and Chong Chan “Sam” Teo owned 100% of the TGL common stock (Darren Tan owning 97%).
+Added: Subsequent to the date of the Share Swap
+Added: Agreement, Kok Pin “Darren” Tan transferred 9,529,002 of his 10,000,000 shares of TGL common stock to 16 individuals and entities
+Added: and currently owns less than 5% of our common stock.
+Added: We have no substantive operations other than holding
+Added: all of the outstanding shares of ZCity Sdn.
+Added: (“ZCITY”), (formerly known as Gem Reward Sdn.
+Added: Bhd, underwent a name change
+Added: on July 20, 2023).
+Added: ZCITY was originally established under the laws of the Malaysia on June 6, 2017, through a reverse recapitalization.
Corporate Information
Our principal executive offices are located at
−Removed: 276 5 th Avenue, Suite 704 #739, New York, New York 10001 and No.29, Jalan PPU 2A, Taman Perindustrian Pusat Bandar Puchong,
−Removed: 47100 Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia.
+Added: 276 5 th Avenue, Suite 704 #739, New York, New York 10001 and No.29, Jalan PPU 2A, Taman Perindustrian Pusat Bandar
+Added: Puchong, 47100 Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia.
Business Developments
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in our business:
−Removed: In November 2022, we announced that we signed a Memorandum of Understanding with iPay88 Holding Sdn Bhd (“iPay88”), a leading payment company that offers e-commerce, retail, online banking, e-wallets solutions and more to its merchants in Southeast Asia, to become TGL’s exclusive payment gateway partner for ZCITY, as well as a partner for TGL’s digital food and beverage (“F&B”) management platform, TAZTE.
−Removed: In January 2023, we announced that we signed a Memorandum of Understanding to discuss a new strategic partnership in Malaysia with Boost, a regional full spectrum fintech player.
−Removed: In March 2023, we announced that our Board of Directors (“Board”) appointed Ho Yi Hui as a member of the Board effective on March 20, 2023.
−Removed: In May 2023, we announced that we entered into a licensing agreement with Morganfield’s Holding Sdn Bhd (“Morganfield’s”), a restaurant chain specializing in comfort food and American-style barbecue, in which Morganfield’s granted TGL an exclusive worldwide license to grant sub-licensees to third parties to use Morganfield’s trademarks for the restaurant business.
−Removed: In May 2023, we announced that we entered into an exclusive partnership with enogy, a health and wellness brand, to expand the range of products available on our e-commerce marketplace, Zstore, targeting the large and growing health and wellness industry.
−Removed: In June 2023, we announced that we entered into a licensing agreement with Sigma Muhibah Sdn Bhd (“Abe Yus”), a fast-growing Malaysian group of F&B brands, in which Abe Yus granted TGL the exclusive worldwide right to grant sub-licensees to third parties to use Abe Yus’ trademarks for the F&B business chain, in line with our strategic plan to become a leading franchisor of F&B companies in Southeast Asia.
−Removed: In July 2023, we announced that we signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a collaboration agreement with the Malaysia Retail Chain Association for TAZTE to become its exclusive partner as the recommended digital F&B management solution to its members in Malaysia.
−Removed: In July 2023, we entered into a Collaboration Agreement (the “Collaboration Agreement”) with VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ:
−Removed: VCIG) (“VCI Global”), a multi-disciplinary consulting group focused on business and technology, in which VCI Global and us shall collaborate to develop an artificial intelligence (“AI”)-powered travel platform (“Platform”) which utilizes advanced technology, including high-tech and predictive technology, to assist its users in discovering the best places to visit, explore, dine and engage in various activities during their travel in Malaysia.
−Removed: In July 2023, we announced that we will collaborate with Borderland Music Festival 2023 to provide the first cashless and ticketing platform-powered music festival in Malaysia.
−Removed: In August 2023, we announced that we signed a letter of intent to form an e-commerce venture in Indonesia, PT Harmoni Bagi Dunia (“HBD”) with industry pioneers Ariadi Anaya and Budihardjo Iduansjah, in which we will hold a 70% major stake in HBD.
+Added: October 5, 2024 we entered into an agreement with YA II PN, Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempt
+Added: limited partnership (“YA”), effective as of October 5, 2023, in which
+Added: - On October 6, 2023, we made a payment to the Investor that
+Added: consisted of the (i) initial Trigger Payment in the amount of $1,092,071 and (ii) an additional payment in the amount of $500,000 (of
+Added: which $467,289.72 was applied as an additional reduction in the principal amount of the Convertible Debentures and $32,710.28 paid the
+Added: associated 7% Redemption Premium).
+Added: - YA agreed that, except as set forth below, beginning on October
+Added: 5, 2023 and ending on November 18, 2023, it shall not sell any shares of common stock of the Company at a price per share less than $1.00.
+Added: The limitation agreed by YA shall not apply (i) at any time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default or
+Added: (ii) upon the prior written consent of the Issuer.
+Added: - YA agreed that any subsequent monthly payments that may become
+Added: due pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Convertible Debentures based on the Trigger Event shall be deferred until November 28, 2023, and
+Added: continuing on the same day of each successive calendar month thereafter until the Convertible Debentures are paid in full, unless such
+Added: payment obligation has ceased in accordance with Section 2(a) of the Convertible Debentures.
+Added: ● ZCITY App offers a “Smart F&B” system that
+Added: provides a one stop solution and digitalization transformation for all registered Food and Beverage (“F&B”) outlets located
+Added: It also allows merchants to easily record transactions with QR Digital Payment technology, set discounts and execute RP
+Added: redemptions and rewards online on the ZCITY App.
+Added: Since December 2022, we have been developing TAZTE.
+Added: However, due to insufficient participation
+Added: from merchant clients, management has decided to discontinue the program as of June 2024.
+Added: ● On October 12, 2023, ZCity Sdn Bhd, our wholly owned subsidiary
+Added: and AI Lab Martech Sdn.
+Added: (the “Licensor”), a company that provides application, services and turnkey solutions on artificial
+Added: intelligence (“AI”) in various aspects, including customization, video production, brand engagement, marketing and content
+Added: creation, entered into a License and Service Agreement (the “License Agreement”), in which the Licensor shall provide a non-exclusive,
+Added: non-transferable, royalty-free license to use and operate an AI software solutions (the “AI Software”) in exchange for the
+Added: issuance of USD$563,000 worth of our common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, or 2,943,021 shares valued at USD$0.1913 per share.
+Added: The License Agreement is for a period of 12 months (the “Term”).
+Added: At the expiration of the Term, ZCity Sdn Bhd shall have
+Added: an option to renew the term of the License Agreement for an additional 12 months.
+Added: The License Agreement may be terminated if ZCity Sdn
+Added: Bhd or the Licensor materially breaches any of its obligations or undertakings as set forth in the License Agreement or if either ZCity
+Added: Sdn Bhd or the Licensor is subject to any form of insolvency administration, ceases to conduct its business or has a liquidator appointed
+Added: over any part of its assets.
+Added: On October 30, 2023, we issued a total of 1,816,735 restricted shares of common stock of the Company to its Chief Executive Officer Chong Chan “Sam” Teo, and to Kok Pin “Darren” Tan (collectively, the “Creditors”) in exchange for the cancellation of $321,562.08 in aggregate indebtedness owed to the Creditors (the “Transaction”).
+Added: The 1,816,735 shares of common stock issued included, 1,057,519 shares issued to Chong Chan “Sam” Teo and 759,216 shares issued to Kok Pin “Darren” Tan.
+Added: ● On November 28, 2023, we entered into an agreement with Yorkville
+Added: Advisors Global, L.P.
+Added: (“YA”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay $2,102,909.59 to YA, which represents payment in
+Added: full of all amounts owed under the Convertible Debenture (the “Convertible Debenture”) issued by us to YA on February 28,
+Added: Such amount includes all amounts due and payable under the Convertible Debenture as of November 28, 2023, plus per diem interest
+Added: of $208.22 for each day after November 28, 2023, provided that such payment is made promptly upon the closing of the Company’s
+Added: public offering (the “Offering”), which occurred on November 30, 2023.
+Added: In return for the our agreement to repay the Convertible
+Added: Denture from the proceeds of the Offering, YA agreed not to sell any shares of the Company’s common stock until December 4, 2023.
+Added: ● On February 28, 2023, we entered into a Securities Purchase
+Added: Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with YA II PN, Ltd., pursuant to which YA II PN, Ltd.
+Added: purchased two unsecured
+Added: convertible debentures (the “Convertible Debentures”) in the aggregate principal amount of $5,500,000.00 in a private placement
+Added: for a purchase price with respect to each Convertible Debenture of 92% of the initial principal amount of such Convertible Debenture.
+Added: On December 6, 2023, we paid a total of $2,102,909.59 (the “Payment”), which represented the outstanding balance of one of
+Added: the Convertible Debentures issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.
+Added: The other Convertible Debenture had already been fully
+Added: converted into shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company, prior to December 6, 2023.
+Added: As a result of the Payment
+Added: being made, the Company fully satisfied all obligations under the Convertible Debentures, which resulted in the termination of the Securities
+Added: Purchase Agreement.
+Added: ● On December 19, 2023, we and VT Smart Venture Sdn Bhd (the
+Added: “Developer”), a company that is in the business of, among other things, technology services, entered into a Software Development
+Added: Agreement (the “Agreement”), in which the Developer shall provide application, services and turnkey solutions on software
+Added: development in various aspects, including customization, software design layout, creative media platform development, artificial embedded
+Added: and artificial intelligence related media platform and design in exchange for USD$1,000,000 worth of common stock, par value $0.00001
+Added: per share, of the Company, or 10,000,000 shares valued at USD $0.10 per share (the “TGL Shares”).
+Added: The Agreement is for a
+Added: period of one month (the “Term”).
+Added: At the expiration of the Term, we do not have an option to renew the term of the Agreement
+Added: for any additional months.
+Added: The Agreement may be terminated if the Company or the Developer materially breaches any of its obligations
+Added: or undertakings as set forth in the Agreement or if either the we or the Developer is subject to any form of insolvency administration,
+Added: ceases to conduct its business or has a liquidator appointed over any part of its assets.
+Added: On March 12, 2024, We entered into a Software Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Myviko Holding Sdn.
+Added: (“Myviko”), in which Myviko agreed to transfer all rights, title and interest to us, including without limitation, all computer software and its source code and software licenses in exchange for the issuance of 198,412 shares of common stock (the “Shares”).
+Added: The Shares were issued on March 13, 2024.
+Added: ● On April 8, 2024, we and MYUP Solution Sdn Bhd (the “Seller”),
+Added: a company that is in the business of, among other things, technology services, entered into a Software Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”),
+Added: in which the Seller agreed to sell to the Company a certain software application in exchange for USD$495,500 worth of common stock, par
+Added: value $0.00001 per share, of the Company, or 126,082 shares valued at USD $3.93 per share.
+Added: The Agreement may be terminated if the we
+Added: or the Seller materially breaches any of its obligations or undertakings as set forth in the Agreement or if either the Company or the
+Added: Seller is subject to any form of insolvency administration, ceases to conduct its business or has a liquidator appointed over any part
+Added: of its assets.
+Added: The Agreement contains customary representations and warranties.
+Added: On May 5, 2024, we entered into a digital marketing agreement (“Marketing
+Added: Agreement”) with TraDigital Marketing Group.
+Added: Pursuant to the Marketing Agreement, the consultant shall provide digital marketing
+Added: service to us and we will compensate the consultant with a cash consideration of $120,000.
+Added: We issued 20,000 shares of the common
+Added: stock on May 5, 2024 pursuant to the Marketing Agreement.
+Added: ● On May 24, 2024, we, Jeffrey Goh Sim Ik (the “Purchaser”)
+Added: and Koo Siew Leng (the “Guarantor”) entered into a Share Sale and Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”), in which
+Added: the Company agreed to sell all of the capital shares it owns in Foodlink Global Sdn Bhd, a company incorporated under the laws of Malaysia
+Added: (“Foodlink”), which represents all of the issued and outstanding capital shares of Foodlink, to the Purchaser, in exchange
+Added: for a total of approximately USD$148,500, of which shall be payable by the Purchaser to the Company as follows:
+Added: (i) an initial deposit
+Added: payable on May 24, 2024;
+Added: and (ii) the balance of the purchase price payable in eight installment payments starting from May 24, 2024.
+Added: The total sale price is equivalent to the Company’s initial total capital investment in Foodlink and as such, the Company is recovering
+Added: 100% of its initial investment in Foodlink.
+Added: In the event that the Purchaser fails to perform its obligations under the Agreement, the
+Added: Guarantor agreed to guarantee the installment payments payable pursuant to the terms of the Agreement.
+Added: The Agreement contains customary
+Added: representations and warranties and covenants made by each of the Purchaser and the Company as of the date of the Agreement or other specified
+Added: ● On May 27, 2024, we and Falcon Gateway Sdn Bhd (the “Seller”),
+Added: a company that is in the business of, among other things, technology services, entered into a Software Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”),
+Added: in which the Seller agreed to sell to the Company a certain software application in exchange for USD$495,500 worth of common stock, par
+Added: value $0.00001 per share, of the Company, or 126,082 shares valued at USD $3.93 per share (the “TGL Shares”).
+Added: The Agreement
+Added: may be terminated if the Company or the Seller materially breaches any of its obligations or undertakings as set forth in the Agreement
+Added: or if either the Company or the Seller is subject to any form of insolvency administration, ceases to conduct its business or has a liquidator
+Added: appointed over any part of its assets.
+Added: The Agreement contains customary representations and warranties.
+Added: On June 13, 2024, Chong Chan “Sam” Teo resigned as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”), which was immediately effective.
+Added: On June 13, 2024, the Board appointed Carlson Thow as Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective as of June 13, 2024.
+Added: On June 14, 2024, Michael Chan Meng Chun resigned as Chief Financial Officer, which was immediately effective.
+Added: On June 14, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed Sook Lee Chin as Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective as of June 14, 2024.
+Added: ● On June 21, 2024, Su Chen “Chanell” Chuah resigned
+Added: as Chief Operating Officer, effective as of July 21, 2024.
+Added: On June 21, 2024, the Board appointed Chai Ching “Henry” Loong
+Added: as Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective as of June 21, 2024.
+Added: On June 30, 2024, Yi Hui Ho’s resigned as executive director of the Company.
+Added: On July 4, 2024, the Board appointed Carlson Thow as an executive director and Kok Pin “Darren” Tan as a non-executive director of the Company, effective as of July 5, 2024.
+Added: ● On August 30, 2024, Joseph “Bobby” Banks and
+Added: Jeremy Roberts resigned as members of the Board.
+Added: On August 29, 2024 and September 3, 2024 respectively, the Board appointed (i) Wei Ping Leong as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (“Board”), as Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board (“Audit Committee”), a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (“Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee”) and a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board (“Compensation Committee”), effective as of August 29, 2024, and (ii) Anand Ramakrishnan as a member of the Board, a member of the Audit Committee, a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Chairman of the Compensation Committee, effective as of September 3, 2024.
+Added: On September 5, 2024, the Board appointed Wai Kuan Chan as a member of the Board as Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board, a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board and a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, effective as of September 6, 2024.
+Added: On September 6, 2024, the Company accepted the resignations of Marco Baccanello as a member of the Board effective as of September 6, 2024 and Chai Ching “Henry” Loong as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective as of September 6, 2024.
+Added: ● On September 20, 2024, we entered into a partnership agreement
+Added: (the “Agreement”) with Credilab Sdn.
+Added: Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company and CLSB will establish
+Added: a strategic partnership aimed at leveraging their respective core competencies, resources and market expertise to drive mutual benefit
+Added: and growth upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement.
+Added: ● On September 20, 2024, Mr.
+Added: Anand Ramakrishnan, an independent
+Added: director of the Board resigned from the Board.
Recent Developments
−Removed: In July 2023, we engaged WWC, P.C.
−Removed: to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm, effective July 3, 2023.
−Removed: In August 2023, we received a letter from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) therein stating that for the 30 consecutive business day period between July 6, 2023 through August 16, 2023, the common stock of the Company had not maintained a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share required for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Bid Price Rule”).
−Removed: Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company was provided an initial period of 180 calendar days, or until February 13, 2024 (the “Compliance Period”), to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule.
−Removed: To regain compliance, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock must meet or exceed $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive trading days, unless extended by Nasdaq under Nasdaq Rule 5810(c)(3)(H), prior to February 13, 2024.
−Removed: The notice from Nasdaq has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock and its common stock will continue to be listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “TGL.” The Company is currently evaluating its options for regaining compliance.
−Removed: There can be no assurance that the Company will regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule or maintain compliance with any of the other Nasdaq continued listing requirements.
+Added: ● On October 9, 2023 we received a written notice (the “Notice”)
+Added: from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), notifying the Company that it is no longer in compliance with the minimum stockholders’
+Added: equity requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market.
+Added: Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) requires listed companies to maintain
+Added: stockholders’ equity of at least $2,500,000.
+Added: In the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30,
+Added: 2023, the Company reported stockholders’ equity of $(130,332), which is below the minimum stockholders’ equity required for
+Added: continued listing pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1).
+Added: Subsequently in November, 2023, we met the minimum stockholders’
+Added: equity amount required by Nasdaq as a result of the closing of the November 2023 Offering (as defined below).
+Added: ● On November 28, 2023, we entered into an underwriting agreement
+Added: (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with EF Hutton LLC as the underwriter (the “Underwriter”), relating to a firm
+Added: commitment underwritten public offering (the “November 2023 Offering”) of (i) 26,014,000 shares of common stock, par value
+Added: $0.00001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a public offering price of $0.10 per share of Common Stock and (ii) 14,000,000
+Added: pre-funded warrants (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”), each with the right to purchase one share of Common Stock, at a public offering
+Added: price of $0.0999 per Pre-Funded Warrant.
+Added: The Company granted the Underwriter a 45-day over-allotment option to purchase up to 6,002,100
+Added: additional shares of common stock and/or Pre-Funded Warrants.
+Added: The November 2023 Offering closed on November 30, 2023.The net proceeds
+Added: to the Company from the November 2023 Offering were approximately $3.6 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions
+Added: and the payment of other offering expenses associated with the Offering that were payable by the Company.
+Added: We paid the Underwriter an
+Added: underwriting discount equal to 7.0% of the gross proceeds of the November 2023 Offering and a non-accountable expense fee equal to 1.0%
+Added: of the gross proceeds of the November 2023 Offering.
+Added: We intend to use the net proceeds of the November 2023 Offering for repayment of
+Added: convertible debentures issued to YA II PN, Ltd.
+Added: and for general corporate purposes, including working capital.
+Added: ● On February 22, 2024, we filed a Certificate of Amendment
+Added: to the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Certificate
+Added: of Amendment”) that provides for a 1-for-70 reverse stock split (the “Split”) of its shares of common stock, par value
+Added: $0.00001 per share, that became effective at 12:00 a.m.
+Added: on February 27, 2024.
+Added: No fractional shares were issued in connection with the
+Added: Split and fractional amounts were rounded up to one whole share.
+Added: The new CUSIP number for the common stock following the Reverse Stock
+Added: Split will be 89458T205.
+Added: On March 20, 2024, we received a written notice from the staff of Nasdaq (the “Staff”), notifying the Company that (1) it was not in compliance with the shareholder approval requirement of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c) (the “Rule”) because on October 11, 2023, the Company issued restricted shares in the aggregate amount of 1,816,735 in exchange for the cancellation of $321,562.08 of debt, resulting in an effective price per share of $0.176, 1,057,519 of such shares were issued to Chong Chan “Sam” Teo, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer at the time (the “former CEO”), and the closing bid price on the day preceding the signing of the binding agreement was $0.192;
+Added: (2) the aforementioned issuance of shares to the former CEO were issued at a discount and as such, required shareholder approval under the Rule and (3) the Company regained compliance with the Rule on March 13, 2024, when the CEO made a cash payment to the Company to bring the effective price per share to at least the closing bid price on the day preceding the issuance of the shares.
+Added: ● On February 15, 2024, the Company received a letter from
+Added: the Staff stating that the Company has not regained compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule and the Company requested to appeal this
+Added: determination with the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”).
+Added: On February 16, 2024, the Company submitted a hearing request
+Added: to the Panel to appeal Nasdaq’s determination and submit a compliance plan, which in accordance with Nasdaq rules stays the delisting
+Added: of the Company’s common stock from Nasdaq pending the Panel’s decision.
+Added: The hearing was scheduled to occur on April 16, 2024.
+Added: On February 27, 2024, the Company effected a 1:70 reverse stock split of its shares of common stock.
+Added: On March 20, 2024, the Company received
+Added: a letter from the Panel informing the Company that since the common stock of the Company had traded at $1.00 per share or greater for
+Added: a 10 consecutive business day period between February 27, 2024 and March 20, 2024, the hearing request was deemed moot.
+Added: the Company has regained compliance with the Bid Price Rule and this matter is closed.
Market Opportunity
−Removed: We expect that continued strong economic expansion,
−Removed: robust population growth, rising level of urbanization, the emergence of the middle class and the increasing rate of adoption of mobile
−Removed: technology provide market opportunities for our Company in Southeast Asia (“SEA”).
−Removed: SEA is a large economy and, as of 2022,
−Removed: its gross domestic product (“GDP”) was US$3.66 trillion.
−Removed: 1 In comparison, the respective GDP for both the European
−Removed: Union (“EU”) and the United States (“US”) totaled EUR$15.8 trillion and US$25.5 trillion 2 in 2022.
−Removed: SEA has experienced rapid economic growth rates in recent years, far exceeding growth in major world economies such as Japan, the EU
−Removed: According to the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”), Malaysia’s GDP growth averaged more than 4.5% from
−Removed: 2016 to 2019.
−Removed: However, it experienced a deficit of -5.5% in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
−Removed: Nevertheless, it rebounded to 3.1% and
−Removed: 8.7% in 2021 and 2022 respectively, and it is expected to maintain an average annual growth rate of 4.5% for the next five years, including
−Removed: 3 The GDP of Malaysia amounted to US$337 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach approximately US$500 billion by 2025.
+Added: We expect that continued strong economic
+Added: expansion, robust population growth, rising level of urbanization, the emergence of the middle class and the increasing rate of
+Added: adoption of mobile technology provide market opportunities for our Company in Southeast Asia (“SEA”).
+Added: SEA is a large
+Added: economy and, as of 2022, its gross domestic product (“GDP”) was US$3.66 trillion.
+Added: 1 In comparison, the
+Added: respective GDP for both the European Union (“EU”) and the United States (“US”) totaled
+Added: EUR$15.8 trillion and US$25.5 trillion 2 in 2022.
+Added: SEA has experienced rapid economic growth rates in
+Added: recent years, far exceeding growth in major world economies such as Japan, the EU and the US.
+Added: According to the
+Added: International Monetary Fund (“IMF”), Malaysia’s GDP growth averaged more than 4.5% from 2016 to 2019.
+Added: experienced a deficit of -5.5% in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
+Added: Nevertheless, it rebounded to 3.1% and 8.7% in 2021 and 2022
+Added: respectively, and it is expected to maintain an average annual growth rate of 4.5% for the next five years, including
+Added: 3 The GDP of Malaysia amounted to US$337 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach approximately
+Added: US$500 billion by 2025.
4 Malaysia registered a strong post-pandemic recovery in 2022.
−Removed: Its strong macroeconomic policy frameworks, including a track record of
−Removed: fiscal prudence and a credible monetary policy framework, have served the country well.
+Added: Its strong macroeconomic
+Added: policy frameworks, including a track record of fiscal prudence and a credible monetary policy framework, have served the country
SEA continues to enjoy robust population growth.
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growing to 681 million in 2022.
−Removed: According to the World Bank, Malaysia had a population of approximately 33 million people in 2022 compared
−Removed: to 23 million people in 2000.
−Removed: https://www.statista.com/statistics/796245/gdp-of-the-asean-countries/
−Removed: https://www.statista.com/statistics/279447/gross-domestic-product-gdp-in-the-european-union-eu/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/263591/gross-domestic-product-gdp-of-the-united-states/
−Removed: https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2023/05/31/pr23191-malaysia-imf-executive-board-concludes-2023-article-iv-consultation-with-malaysia
−Removed: IMF Staff Report March 2021
−Removed: https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/south-eastern-asia-population/
−Removed: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=MY
+Added: According to the World Bank, Malaysia had a population of approximately 33 million people in
+Added: 2022 compared to 23 million people in 2000.
A high percentage of Malaysians have lived in
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pandemic, the Internet economy continues to boom in SEA.
−Removed: According to a Google Temasek e-Conomy SEA 2022 Report (the “Google Report”),
−Removed: internet usage in the region increased with 20 million new users added in 2022 for a total of 460 million compared to 360 million in 2019
−Removed: and 440 million in 2021.
−Removed: An additional 100 million internet users have come online in the last three years since 2020.
−Removed: year 2022, 94% of Malaysia’s population is now online, compared to approximately 62% in 2013.
−Removed: 11 It is forecasted to continuously
−Removed: increase between 2024 and 2028, totaling a growth of 0.4 percentage points.
−Removed: 81% and 80% of Malaysia and SEA’s internet users, respectively,
−Removed: have made at least one purchase online.
−Removed: E-commerce, online media and food delivery adoption and usage surged with the total value of goods
−Removed: and services sold via the Internet, or gross merchandise value (“GMV”), in SEA, expected to reach approximately US$200 billion
−Removed: by year end 2022 according to the Google Report.
−Removed: In fact, according to the Google Report, the SEA Internet sector GMV is forecast to grow
−Removed: to over US$360 billion by 2025 up from the $300 billion forecast in the Google, Temasek, Bain SEA Report 2022.
+Added: According to a Google Temasek e-Conomy SEA 2022 Report (the “Google
+Added: Report”), internet usage in the region increased with 20 million new users added in 2022 for a total of 460 million compared
+Added: to 360 million in 2019 and 440 million in 2021.
+Added: An additional 100 million internet users have come online in the last three years
+Added: 10 In year 2022, 94% of Malaysia’s population is now online, compared to approximately 62% in 2013.
+Added: It is forecasted to continuously increase between 2024 and 2028, totaling a growth of 0.4 percentage points.
+Added: 81% and 80% of Malaysia and
+Added: SEA’s internet users, respectively, have made at least one purchase online.
+Added: E-commerce, online media and food delivery adoption
+Added: and usage surged with the total value of goods and services sold via the Internet, or gross merchandise value (“GMV”), in
+Added: SEA, expected to reach approximately US$200 billion by year end 2022 according to the Google Report.
+Added: In fact, according to the Google
+Added: Report, the SEA Internet sector GMV is forecast to grow to over US$360 billion by 2025 up from the $300 billion forecast in
+Added: the Google, Temasek, Bain SEA Report 2022.
Malaysia’s internet economy has grown from
$14 billion in 2020 to $21 billion in 2021 (47% growth) and is expected to grow to $35 billion in 2025.
−Removed: As consumers in these markets gradually shift
−Removed: towards the online platform model, the total value of internet-based transactions has grown tremendously and is expected to keep doing
−Removed: According to the Google Report, total the GMV of South Asia’s Internet economy is expected to skyrocket from US$174 billion
−Removed: in 2021 to US$363 billion in 2025.
−Removed: We believe that these ongoing positive economic and demographic trends
−Removed: in SEA and South Asia propel demand for our e-commerce platform.
+Added: 1 https://www.statista.com/statistics/796245/gdp-of-the-asean-countries/
+Added: 2 https://www.statista.com/statistics/279447/gross-domestic-product-gdp-in-the-european-union-eu/
+Added: https://www.statista.com/statistics/263591/gross-domestic-product-gdp-of-the-united-states/
+Added: 3 https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2023/05/31/pr23191-malaysia-imf-executive-board-concludes-2023-article-iv-consultation-with-malaysia
+Added: 4 IMF Staff Report March 2021
+Added: 5 https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/south-eastern-asia-population/
+Added: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=MY
6 https://www.statista.com/statistics/455880/urbanization-in-malaysia/
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13 https://www.digitalnewsasia.com/digital-economy/e-conomy-sea-report-2021-malaysias-internet-economy-crosses-us21-bil
+Added: As consumers in these markets gradually shift
+Added: towards the online platform model, the total value of internet-based transactions has grown tremendously and is expected to keep doing
+Added: According to the Google Report, total the GMV of South Asia’s Internet economy is expected to skyrocket from US$174 billion
+Added: in 2021 to US$363 billion in 2025.
+Added: We believe that these ongoing positive economic
+Added: and demographic trends in SEA and South Asia propel demand for our e-commerce platform.
About the ZCITY App
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Geo-location-based Homepage
−Removed: Based on the users’
−Removed: location, nearby merchants and exclusive offers are selected and directed to them on their homepage for a smooth, user-friendly
+Added: Based on the users’ location, nearby
+Added: merchants and exclusive offers are selected and directed to them on their homepage for a smooth, user-friendly interaction.
Affiliate Partnership
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than five local services providers such as Shopee and Lazada.
−Removed: The ZCITY App allows users to enjoy more rewards when they navigate from the
−Removed: ZCITY App to a partner’s website.
+Added: The ZCITY App allows users to enjoy more rewards when they navigate from
+Added: the ZCITY App to a partner’s website.
Bill Payment & Prepaid service
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Users can earn daily rewards by playing
−Removed: our ZCITY App minigame “Spin & Win” where they can earn further ZCITY RP, ZCITY e-Vouchers as well as monthly grand prizes.
+Added: our ZCITY App minigame “Spin & Win” where they can earn further ZCITY RP, ZCITY e-Vouchers as well as monthly grand
ZCITY RAHMAH Package
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ZCITY App offers a “Smart F&B”
−Removed: system that provides a one stop solution and digitalization transformation for all registered Food and Beverage (“F&B”)
+Added: system that provides a one stop solution and digitalization transformation for all registered Food “F&B”
outlets located in Malaysia.
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and execute RP redemptions and rewards online on the ZCITY App.
−Removed: By utilizing our CRM analytics software
−Removed: to attract and retain consumers through personalized promotions, we believe that data-driven engagement can be more efficiently harnessed
−Removed: to generate greater profitability.
+Added: Since December 2022, we have been developing TAZTE.
+Added: However, due to
+Added: insufficient participation from merchant clients, management has decided to discontinue the program as of June 2024.
Zstore is ZCITY App’s e-mall service
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key partnerships by category:
−Removed: Merchant Agreements .
−Removed: We have retail merchant agreements with Morganfield’s Holdings Sdn.
−Removed: Bhd, and the Alley which together
−Removed: own more than 100 offline food and beverage franchises in Malaysia.
−Removed: Each of these retail merchants have signed our standard retail merchant
−Removed: agreement which allow merchants to sell their products on the ZCITY App for which we receive a commission ranging from 1% to 10% depending
−Removed: on the category of goods or services being purchased on the ZCITY App.
−Removed: These agreements also provide that each party may use the intellectual
−Removed: property marks of the other party without charge.
+Added: Retail Merchant Agreements .
+Added: have retail merchant agreements with Morganfield’s Holdings Sdn.
+Added: Bhd, and the Alley which together own more than 100 offline food
+Added: and beverage franchises in Malaysia.
+Added: Each of these retail merchants have signed our standard retail merchant agreement which allow merchants
+Added: to sell their products on the ZCITY App for which we receive a commission ranging from 1% to 10% depending on the category of goods or
+Added: services being purchased on the ZCITY App.
+Added: These agreements also provide that each party may use the intellectual property marks of the
+Added: other party without charge.
These agreements may be terminated by either party with 30 days’ notice.
−Removed: 6, 2023, TGL entered into a licensing agreement with the fast-growing Malaysian F&B brand, Abe Yus.
−Removed: This agreement grants TGL the
−Removed: exclusive worldwide right to sublicense third parties to use Abe Yus’ trademarks for their F&B business chain.
−Removed: Serving as the
−Removed: master franchisor, TGL will oversee brand loyalty and raw material supply.
−Removed: Additionally, all Abe Yus F&B outlets will be required
−Removed: to adopt TAZTE, TGL’s digital F&B management system, across all their operations and generating more revenue through monthly
−Removed: licensing fees, start-up fees for new location and supply chain management.
−Removed: Partners Agreements .
+Added: Services Partners Agreements .
We have service provider agreements with Coup Marketing Asia Pacific Sdn.
−Removed: D/B/A Pay’s Gift
−Removed: and MOL Access Portal Sdn.
−Removed: D/B/A Razer Gold in which Pay’s Gift and Razer Gold provide us with e-vouchers for use on the
−Removed: ZCITY App that provide users with discounts on goods and services of many top multinational and lifestyle brands, including gas,
−Removed: clothing, fast food, movie theaters and others.
+Added: D/B/A Pay’s Gift and MOL Access Portal Sdn.
+Added: D/B/A Razer Gold in which Pay’s Gift and Razer Gold provide us with e-vouchers for use on the ZCITY App that provide
+Added: users with discounts on goods and services of many top multinational and lifestyle brands, including gas, clothing, fast food, movie
+Added: theaters and others.
We pay the service partner for the cost of the e-voucher plus a service fee.
−Removed: contracts provide for the use by us of the trademarks of the service providers and may be terminated at any time with 30 days’
−Removed: ZCITY has also entered into an agreement with Apigate Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Axiata Digital, branded as Boost
−Removed: This agreement was entered into on July 28, 2023, and commenced on the same date, July 28, 2023.
+Added: These contracts provide for the
+Added: use by us of the trademarks of the service providers and may be terminated at any time with 30 days’ notice.
+Added: also entered into an agreement with Apigate Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Axiata Digital, branded as Boost Connect.
+Added: agreement was entered into on July 28, 2023, and commenced on the same date, July 28, 2023.
It shall continue until
March 1, 2024.
−Removed: Apigate Sdn Bhd is a global digital monetization and customer growth platform ecosystem provider, which offers us the
−Removed: services for the reselling of digital vouchers.
+Added: Apigate Sdn Bhd is a global digital monetization and customer growth platform ecosystem provider, which offers
+Added: us the services for the reselling of digital vouchers.
Local Strategic Partner Agreements .
−Removed: We have local strategic partner agreements with iPay88.
+Added: have local strategic partner agreements with iPay88.
The agreements we enter into with these local strategic partners provide us with
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The iPay88 agreement was entered into on August 6,
−Removed: 6, 2021 and provides our users with payment gateways that include credit card processing, online banking services from certain banks in
−Removed: Malaysia and eWallet payment processing such as Touch’ N Go eWallet, Grabpay, ShopeePay, Boost eWallet etc for which iPay88 receives
−Removed: a fee ranging from 1.0% to 1.6% of the processed transaction depending on the credit card used or if the transaction is online banking
−Removed: Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Gem Reward Sdn Bhd), has entered into a business partner agreement with CIMB Bank to establish a payment gateway.
−Removed: This agreement enables users to conveniently make payments using their CIMB Bank credit and debit cards.
−Removed: Additionally, users have the
−Removed: added benefit of enjoying rewards for their spending at ZCITY through this partnership.
+Added: 2021 and provides our users with payment gateways that include credit card processing, online banking services from certain banks in Malaysia
+Added: and eWallet payment processing such as Touch’ N Go eWallet, Grabpay, ShopeePay, Boost eWallet etc for which iPay88 receives a fee
+Added: ranging from 1.0% to 1.6% of the processed transaction depending on the credit card used or if the transaction is online banking or eWallet.
+Added: ZCity Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Gem Reward Sdn
+Added: Bhd), has entered into a business partner agreement with CIMB Bank to establish a payment gateway.
+Added: This agreement enables users to conveniently
+Added: make payments using their CIMB Bank credit and debit cards.
+Added: Additionally, users have the added benefit of enjoying rewards for their spending
+Added: at ZCITY through this partnership.
Local Demands Agreements .
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which provide ZCITY App users bill payment services.
−Removed: The Digi agreement was entered on December 16, 2021 and provides our
−Removed: users with bill payment services for all of its telecommunication products and services to postpaid subscribers.
−Removed: We receive a commission
−Removed: from Digi of 0.5% for each transaction.
−Removed: ZCITY App users may also use Digi’s prepaid automatic internet payment service for which
−Removed: we receive a commission from Digi of 2.5% for each reload.
−Removed: The Digi agreement may be terminated by either party with 30 days’ notice.
+Added: The Digi agreement was entered on December 16,
+Added: 2021 and provides our users with bill payment services for all of its telecommunication products and services to postpaid subscribers.
+Added: We receive a commission from Digi of 0.5% for each transaction.
+Added: ZCITY App users may also use Digi’s prepaid automatic internet payment
+Added: service for which we receive a commission from Digi of 2.5% for each reload.
+Added: The Digi agreement may be terminated by either party with
+Added: 30 days’ notice.
CelcomDigi kicked off full-scale integration of Digi & Celcom network in December 2022.
−Removed: This marks one of the largest telecommunications
−Removed: network deployment projects in Malaysia.
+Added: marks one of the largest telecommunications network deployment projects in Malaysia.
The ATX agreement was entered into on November 8,
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with 30 days’ notice.
−Removed: The Company has both direct and indirect
−Removed: relationships with merchants and service providers.
−Removed: In terms of the Company’s indirect relationships, through the service
−Removed: partner’s agreement the Company is able to offer e-vouchers for leading brands including, among others, Shell, Lazada
−Removed: FamilyMart and Watsons;
−Removed: while via the iPay88 agreement, the Company gains access to other e-wallet providers, such as Boost and
−Removed: Additionally, through the Company’s agreement with ATX Distribution, it is able to gain access to bill payment
−Removed: services provided by Malaysia’s telco service provider such as, among others, CelcomDigi, U Mobile, Astro and Air
+Added: The Company has both direct and indirect relationships
+Added: with merchants and service providers.
+Added: In terms of the Company’s indirect relationships, through the service partner’s agreement
+Added: the Company is able to offer e-vouchers for leading brands including, among others, Shell, Lazada FamilyMart and Watsons;
+Added: while via the
+Added: iPay88 agreement, the Company gains access to other e-wallet providers, such as Boost and Grabpay.
+Added: Additionally, through the Company’s
+Added: agreement with ATX Distribution, it is able to gain access to bill payment services provided by Malaysia’s telco service provider
+Added: such as, among others, CelcomDigi, U Mobile, Astro and Air Selangor.
Download ZCITY App
−Removed: ZCITY App is free to download from the Google Play Store, Apple iOS
−Removed: Store, and Huawei AppGallery.
+Added: ZCITY App is free to download from the Google
+Added: Play Store, Apple iOS Store, and Huawei AppGallery.
ZCITY Apps’s Reward Points Program
Operating under the hashtag #RewardsOnRewards,
−Removed: we believe the ZCITY App reward points program encourages users to sign up the app, as well
−Removed: as increasing user engagement and spending on purchases/repeat purchases and engenders user loyalty.
+Added: we believe the ZCITY App reward points program encourages users to sign up the app, as well as increasing user engagement and spending
+Added: on purchases/repeat purchases and engenders user loyalty.
Furthermore, we believe the simplicity of the
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● 50% RP of every user paid amount;
−Removed: 25% RP of every referred user paid amount as a result of the referral.
+Added: ● 25% RP of every referred user paid amount as a result of
+Added: the referral.
The key objectives of our RP are:
● Social Engagement;
−Removed: ○ RP are offered to users
−Removed: for increased social engagement.
−Removed: ○ RP incentivizes users
−Removed: with every MYR spent in order to increase the spending potential and to build users loyalty.
−Removed: ○ Drives loyalty and greater
−Removed: customer engagement.
−Removed: Every new user onboarded will get 200 RP as welcoming gift.
+Added: ● RP are offered to users for increased social engagement.
+Added: ● RP incentivizes users with every MYR spent in order to increase
+Added: the spending potential and to build users loyalty.
+Added: ● Drives loyalty and greater customer engagement.
+Added: user onboarded will get 200 RP as welcoming gift.
● Referral Program;
−Removed: ○ Rewards users with RP
−Removed: when they refer a new user.
+Added: ● Rewards users with RP when they refer a new user.
Offline Merchant
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user, our ZCITY App RP program will credit RP to the user for all MYR paid.
−Removed: Merchant Facing Business
−Removed: At present, our ZCITY merchants are concentrated
−Removed: in the F&B and lifestyle sectors.
−Removed: Moving forward, we plan to expand our product/service offering to include grocery stores, convenience
−Removed: stores, “micro-SME” (“small to medium size enterprises”) loan programs, affiliate p rograms
−Removed: and advertising agencies.
−Removed: We believe that ZCITY’s TAZTE Smart F&B
−Removed: System, launched in the fourth quarter of 2022, provides merchants with a one-stop automated solution to digitalize their business.
−Removed: offers an innovative and integrated technology ecosystem that addresses and personalizes each merchant’s technological needs and
−Removed: aims to be at the forefront of creating a smart consumer experience, thereby eliminating conventional and outdated standalone point of
−Removed: sale (or “POS”) systems.
−Removed: TAZTE allows merchants to effortlessly record
−Removed: transactions with online payment or QR digital payment technology, set discounts and execute RP redemptions and rewards online, all via
−Removed: our ZCITY App.
−Removed: It utilizes ZCITY App’s CRM analytics software to attract and retain consumers through personalized, data-driven
−Removed: engagement to generate greater profitability.
−Removed: TAZTE Smart F&B System also features a ‘Deviceless
−Removed: Queue System’ that reduces staff headcount and a private domain delivery service that will allow merchants access to multiple dedicated
−Removed: delivery partners to ensure outstanding delivery service to consumers.
−Removed: Licensing Agreements
−Removed: On June 6, 2023, AY Food Ventures Sdn Bhd (“AYFV”),
−Removed: one of our wholly owned subsidiaries entered into a licensing agreement with Sigma Muhibah Sdn Bhd, a food & beverage company, in
−Removed: which Abe Yus granted AYFV the exclusive worldwide right to grant sub-licensees to any third parties to use Abe Yus’ trademarks
−Removed: for its food & beverage business chain (the “Abe Yus Licensing Agreement”).
−Removed: As the master franchisor, AYFV will manage
−Removed: brand loyalty and raw material supply.
−Removed: Under the Abe Yus Licensing Agreement, all the Abe Yus F&B outlets will be obligated to adopt
−Removed: TAZTE, our digital F&B management system, across all our businesses.
−Removed: Morganfield’s
−Removed: On May 1, 2023, through our subsidiary, Morgan
−Removed: and Morganfield’s Holdings Sdn.
−Removed: Bhd., a restaurant chain specializing in comfort food and American-style barbecue,
−Removed: entered into a Worldwide Master License Agreement (the “Morganfield’s License Agreement”), in which Morganfield’s
−Removed: granted us an exclusive worldwide license to grant sub-licensees to third parties to use Morganfield’s trademarks for the restaurant
−Removed: Pursuant to the Morganfield’s License Agreement, Morganfield’s will also adopt our digital food & beverage management
−Removed: system, TAZTE, in its nine franchisees in Malaysia, China and Singapore, accelerating the rollout of TAZTE in the region.
−Removed: The term of the Morganfield’s License Agreement
−Removed: is for a period of five years, from May 1, 2023 to May 1, 2028, and will automatically renew for another five years upon expiration of
−Removed: the initial term unless the Morganfield’s License Agreement is terminated.
−Removed: We will be entitled the right to collect payment of the
−Removed: total monthly collections from our sub-licensees, namely current licensees and the newly-appointed sub-licensees provided that we pay
−Removed: to Morganfield’s the monthly management fees, the amount of which will range depending on our total monthly collection from our
−Removed: sublicensees in any given period, with a minimum monthly payment of RM 90,000 in year 1, RM 100,000 in year 2, RM 110,000 in year 3, RM
−Removed: 120,000 in year 4 and RM 130,000 in year 5.
−Removed: As we became closer to the F&B industry and
−Removed: increased our understanding, we saw a significant opportunity that would not only support the distribution of TAZTE, but establish several
−Removed: new revenue streams for us.
−Removed: Our strategic plan is to establish synergies with our technology solutions by becoming a master licensor of
−Removed: F&B companies in Southeast Asia.
−Removed: We will adopt TAZTE into new restaurants, while also receiving revenue from monthly licensing fees
−Removed: and start-up fees with little barrier to entry.
−Removed: Under the subsidiary named “Foodlink”
−Removed: that TGL has established to house F&B master franchisor activity, the subsidiary will manage all brand royalties and related IP through
−Removed: lease, ownership or JV agreements;
−Removed: and provide F&B consulting including market & product optimization as well as supply chain monetization.
−Removed: TAZTE Smart F&B System shall be adopted in Morgan Global and AY Food Venture licensee holder.
Marketing Strategy — Consumer
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App Campaign (or “UAC”) by Google.
−Removed: UAC helps promote our ZCITY App across Google’s
−Removed: largest properties including Google Search, Google Play Store , YouTube, and the Google Display
−Removed: It combines information Google has on users’ tendencies and perceived intents outside of the app (such as what they have
−Removed: searched for, what other apps they have downloaded and what they watched on YouTube) with advertisers’ information on user actions
−Removed: uses machine learning technology to make decisions for each ad by analyzing potential data signal combinations in real-time, including
−Removed: the platform where users are most likely to engage with our ad (such as YouTube or Gmail), the right ad format (whether video, text, or
−Removed: combination of the two) and keywords that will perform best for our marketing goals.
−Removed: in order to obtain more accurate data for analysis, AppsFlyer SDK is installed in our ZCITY App, where it provides conversion data of
−Removed: user acquisition and retention campaigns.
+Added: UAC helps promote our ZCITY App across Google’s largest properties including
+Added: Google Search, Google Play Store, YouTube, and the Google Display Network.
+Added: It combines information Google has on users’ tendencies
+Added: and perceived intents outside of the app (such as what they have searched for, what other apps they have downloaded and what they watched
+Added: on YouTube) with advertisers’ information on user actions in the app.
+Added: UAC then uses machine learning technology to make
+Added: decisions for each ad by analyzing potential data signal combinations in real-time, including the platform where users are most likely
+Added: to engage with our ad (such as YouTube or Gmail), the right ad format (whether video, text, or combination of the two) and keywords that
+Added: will perform best for our marketing goals.
+Added: In addition, in order to obtain more accurate
+Added: data for analysis, AppsFlyer SDK is installed in our ZCITY App, where it provides conversion data of user acquisition and retention campaigns.
Through AppsFlyer SDK, we can monitor digital media activities to optimize our marketing budget.
−Removed: The data can be utilized and turned into actionable insights (to run campaigns and promotions
−Removed: which users are more favorable to) that will share our strategic and tactical business decisions, while boosting the ZCITY App
−Removed: brand presence.
−Removed: Marketing Strategy - Merchants “6Cs”
+Added: The data can be utilized and turned into
+Added: actionable insights (to run campaigns and promotions which users are more favorable to) that will share our strategic and tactical business
+Added: decisions, while boosting the ZCITY App brand presence.
+Added: Marketing Strategy — Merchants
+Added: “6Cs” Strategy
In order to roll out our system, we plan to implement
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generate brand loyalty.
−Removed: We have developed “The PILOT” program where we plan offer prospective merchant F&B owners a free
−Removed: TAZTE Smart F&B system to facilitate their O2O business.
Convenience .
−Removed: We plan to demonstrate the
−Removed: convenience provided by our ZCITY App by launching a digitalization initiative which can get a merchant up and running on our platform
−Removed: within 24 hours.
−Removed: We believe this strategy emphasizes the ease of onboarding potential merchants and the potential positive transformation
−Removed: of their business in the shortest amount of time.
+Added: plan to demonstrate the convenience provided by our ZCITY App by launching a digitalization initiative which can get a merchant up and
+Added: running on our platform within 24 hours.
+Added: We believe this strategy emphasizes the ease of onboarding potential merchants and the potential
+Added: positive transformation of their business in the shortest amount of time.
Competition .
−Removed: To further differentiate our
−Removed: system from our competitors, we expect to identify, compare and discover issues within their business model of operations against our
−Removed: own business model.
−Removed: The “SWITCH 180” program is where we plan to offer F&B owners not only a free TAZTE Smart F&B
−Removed: system, but we will also offer additional support such as artificial intelligence inventory management system and discount vouchers.
+Added: further differentiate our system from our competitors, we expect to identify, compare and discover issues within their business model
+Added: of operations against our own business model.
Consistency with Creative Content .
−Removed: to maintain a consistent brand image across all our current marketing approaches with creative and innovative content.
−Removed: We strive to make
−Removed: our brand recognizable to stand out among competitors to increase brand awareness and recognition.
+Added: plan to maintain a consistent brand image across all our current marketing approaches with creative and innovative content.
+Added: to make our brand recognizable to stand out among competitors to increase brand awareness and recognition.
Corporate Social Responsibilities .
−Removed: to integrate social and environmental concerns in our business operations to gain positive publicity and recognition and greater market
−Removed: For example, our “Love Delivery” program under TAZTE will allow consumers to donate food through our merchant family
−Removed: to charitable establishments such as orphanages and senior centers and similar charitable organizations.
−Removed: Our “Green Oil” program
−Removed: will allow our merchants to contribute to zero pollution by recycling used cooking oil with one of our strategic partners.
+Added: expect to integrate social and environmental concerns in our business operations to gain positive publicity and recognition and greater
+Added: market exposure.
+Added: For example, our “Green Oil”
+Added: program will allow our merchants to contribute to zero pollution by recycling used cooking oil with one of our strategic partners.
Credibility .
−Removed: We expect to prove our credibility
−Removed: by presenting our expertise to potential merchants who are seeking alternative business strategies in the ever-expanding technological
+Added: We expect to prove our
+Added: credibility by presenting our expertise to potential merchants who are seeking alternative business strategies in the ever-expanding
+Added: technological age.
We believe that promoting a credible and reliable system for merchants will increase referrals and positive reviews.
−Removed: Cares <3” program offers F&B owners free business operations “health checks” and offers troubleshooting solutions
−Removed: by introducing TAZTE Smart F&B System into their business.
Revenue Model
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(1) product and loyalty program revenue, (2) transaction revenue, and (3) agent subscription revenue.
−Removed: Please see “Management’s
−Removed: Discussion and Analysis ̶ Revenue Recognition .”
+Added: see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Revenue Recognition .”
Our Competitive Strengths
Powerful, Unique and Integrated App .
−Removed: have designed an application – the ZCITY App – which serves both consumers and merchants in ways that concurrently maximize
−Removed: value creation and enhance the shopping experience.
−Removed: Furthermore, through the application of our proprietary developed AI technology, we
−Removed: can offer consumers a more personalized and targeted rewards offering/experience.
+Added: have designed an application — the ZCITY App — which serves both consumers and merchants in ways that
+Added: concurrently maximize value creation and enhance the shopping experience.
+Added: Furthermore, through the application of our proprietary developed
+Added: AI technology, we can offer consumers a more personalized and targeted rewards offering/experience.
Unique Loyalty Program .
−Removed: Operating under
−Removed: our hashtag #RewardsOnRewards, we believe our RP program increases user engagement and loyalty.
−Removed: Through consumer redemption and platform
−Removed: issuance of RP, we believe our system is advantageous to both consumers and merchants.
+Added: under our hashtag #RewardsOnRewards, we believe our RP program increases user engagement and loyalty.
+Added: Through consumer redemption and
+Added: platform issuance of RP, we believe our system is advantageous to both consumers and merchants.
Attractive Markets .
−Removed: We currently operate
−Removed: in Malaysia, which according to the IMF is expected to average annual growth rate of 4.5% GDP growth over the next five years.
+Added: currently operate in Malaysia, which according to the IMF is expected to average annual growth rate of 4.5% GDP growth over the next five years.
See Part I, Item 1.
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trends and accelerating adoption of mobile technology.
+Added: https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2023/05/31/pr23191-malaysia-imf-executive-board-concludes-2023-article-iv-consultation-with-malaysia
Experienced Management Team .
−Removed: Our executives
−Removed: and directors combine decades of on-the-ground local e-commerce operations and social media marketing experience, as well as professional
−Removed: expertise in the global finance field.
+Added: executives and directors combine decades of on-the-ground local e-commerce operations and social media marketing experience, as well as
+Added: professional expertise in the global finance field.
Our Growth Strategy
Our main goal is focused on the recruitment of
−Removed: new consumers and the registration of as many TAZTE merchants as possible in the most efficient way in the shortest amount of time.
+Added: new consumers and the registration of as many merchants as possible in the most efficient way in the shortest amount of time.
believe that this approach establishes a cycle where more consumers lead to more merchants and more merchants lead to more consumers.
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Consumer Growth .
−Removed: We strive to provide consumers
−Removed: with a smarter shopping experience from ordering to receiving goods and services as one seamless process.
−Removed: Our marketing efforts will focus
−Removed: on attracting consumers by awarding RP upon the execution of successful transactions (where they can redeem instant rebates).
+Added: strive to provide consumers with a smarter shopping experience from ordering to receiving goods and services as one seamless process.
+Added: Our marketing efforts will focus on attracting consumers by awarding RP upon the execution of successful transactions (where they can
+Added: redeem instant rebates).
Merchant Growth .
−Removed: We believe that our TAZTE
−Removed: program is an example of an O2O platform focusing on transforming traditional ways of operating F&B business with digitalized smart
−Removed: ecosystems which better streamline merchant business operations and directly contribute to higher revenues.
−Removed: We feel TAZTE has the potential
−Removed: for our ZCITY App to pioneer a generation of technologically astute “Smart Merchants,” effectively encouraging more merchants
−Removed: to join the technological trend.
−Removed: Apart from the technological advantages, merchants would be able to gain access to a significant consumer
−Removed: database of nearly one million registered users currently for their own brand marketing.
+Added: We feel our ZCITY App has the potential to pioneer a generation of
+Added: technologically astute “Smart Merchants,” effectively encouraging more merchants to join the technological trend.
+Added: the technological advantages, merchants would be able to gain access to a significant consumer database of nearly 2.7 million registered
+Added: users currently for their own brand marketing.
Partner Growth .
−Removed: We are continuously enhancing
−Removed: the ZCITY App through adding further strategic partnerships.
−Removed: We believe that collaborations will enable merchants and consumers to have
−Removed: more options to choose from and the delivery speed and rates related to transparency will benefit all parties.
+Added: are continuously enhancing the ZCITY App through adding further strategic partnerships.
+Added: We believe that collaborations will enable merchants
+Added: and consumers to have more options to choose from and the delivery speed and rates related to transparency will benefit all parties.
Expansion Growth .
−Removed: With our proven systems
−Removed: and by leveraging our large network, leading technology, operational excellence, and product expertise, we expect the ZCITY App to launch
−Removed: and scale our expansion plans to neighboring countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, and Japan, by partnering with or acquiring local establishments.
+Added: our proven systems and by leveraging our large network, leading technology, operational excellence, and product expertise, we expect the
+Added: ZCITY App to launch and scale our expansion plans to neighboring countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, and Japan, by partnering with
+Added: or acquiring local establishments.
Acquisition Growth .
−Removed: In order to complement
−Removed: our organic growth strategy, we will continue to evaluate investment and acquisition opportunities that will enable us to become market
−Removed: Our anticipated investments and acquisitions of other e-commerce platforms in different verticals are expected to expand our
−Removed: service offerings and attract new consumers and merchants.
−Removed: We expect negotiations with acquisition targets in the e-Commerce industries.
+Added: order to complement our organic growth strategy, we will continue to evaluate investment and acquisition opportunities that will enable
+Added: us to become market leaders.
+Added: Our anticipated investments and acquisitions of other e-commerce platforms in different verticals are expected
+Added: to expand our service offerings and attract new consumers and merchants.
+Added: We expect negotiations with acquisition targets in the e-Commerce
Furthermore, we would expect to finance such acquisitions through internal and potential financings from the stock market.
−Removed: https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2023/05/31/pr23191-malaysia-imf-executive-board-concludes-2023-article-iv-consultation-with-malaysia
Strategic Partnerships
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Competitive Outlook
−Removed: We compete with other online platforms and apps
−Removed: for merchants, who can sell their products/services on other online shopping marketplaces and other food ordering platforms.
−Removed: We also compete
−Removed: with other e-commerce platforms and apps, fashion and lifestyle retailers and restaurants for the attention of consumers.
−Removed: Consumers have
−Removed: the choice of shopping with any online or offline retailer, large marketplaces or restaurant chain.
−Removed: We compete for consumers and merchants
−Removed: based on our ability to deliver a personalized e-commerce experience with an easy-to-use mobile app, unique cross-business reward system,
−Removed: instant rebate & cashback, and a trusted payment gateway which is both secure and convenient.
+Added: We compete with other online platforms and
+Added: apps for merchants, who can sell their products/services on other online shopping marketplaces and other food ordering platforms.
+Added: also compete with other e-commerce platforms and apps, fashion and lifestyle retailers and restaurants for the attention of
+Added: Consumers have the choice of shopping with any online or offline retailer, large marketplaces or restaurant chain.
+Added: compete for consumers and merchants based on our ability to deliver a personalized e-commerce experience with an easy-to-use mobile
+Added: app, unique cross-business reward system, instant rebate & cashback, and a trusted payment gateway which is both secure and
Within the Malaysian market, we believe the principal
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We expect to be able to successfully compete for
−Removed: merchants based on our unique cross-business reward system, reward points module, instant rebate and cashback program ,
−Removed: upcoming new features, which we expect will build lasting customer loyalty for our merchants, as well as our personalized, data-driven
−Removed: approach to customer engagement, both of which ensure that our success is aligned with that of our merchants.
+Added: merchants based on our unique cross-business reward system, reward points module, instant rebate and cashback program, upcoming new features,
+Added: which we expect will build lasting customer loyalty for our merchants, as well as our personalized, data-driven approach to customer engagement,
+Added: both of which ensure that our success is aligned with that of our merchants.
Intellectual Property Matters
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not be easily replaced and therefore could materially affect our business and results of operations.
−Removed: ZCITY has filed one trademark application stylized as “ ” with the trademark offices of Malaysia.
−Removed: The name and mark, ZCITY
−Removed: App and other trade names and service marks of ZCITY in this prospectus are our property.
−Removed: ZCITY has filed one patent application
−Removed: entitled “A Revenue Allocation System” with the Patents Registration Office of Malaysia.
−Removed: We manage all our intellectual property matters
−Removed: in Malaysia including the registration of patents, trademarks, trade names, and service marks in the name of ZCITY, our subsidiary in
+Added: has filed one trademark application stylized as “” with the trademark offices of Malaysia.
+Added: The name and mark, ZCITY App and
+Added: other trade names and service marks of ZCITY in this prospectus are our property.
+Added: filed one patent application entitled “A Revenue Allocation System” with the Patents Registration Office of Malaysia.
+Added: We manage all our intellectual property
+Added: matters in Malaysia including the registration of patents, trademarks, trade names, and service marks in the name of ZCITY, our
+Added: subsidiary in Malaysia.
While we have not delineated each of our trademarks, the foregoing constitutes our material trademarks.
−Removed: Without prejudice to
−Removed: the generality of foregoing, ZCITY is, inter alia, the direct owner of the registered trademark “ZCITY” in connection with
−Removed: artificial intelligence software, electronic payment services, loyalty programs, SaaS platforms, and other subsets of our business.
+Added: Without prejudice to the generality of foregoing, ZCITY is, inter alia, the direct owner of the registered trademark
+Added: “ZCITY” in connection with artificial intelligence software, electronic payment services, loyalty programs, SaaS
+Added: platforms, and other subsets of our business.
Information Technology Protection .
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AWScloud and is compliant with SOC2, which we believe securely manages our data across six aspects:
−Removed: Security – protects the system resources against unauthorized access.
+Added: ● Security — protects the system resources
+Added: against unauthorized access.
Apply security group rules as security control.
Enabled AWS WAF rule for more protection.
−Removed: AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall) is a managed security service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that helps protect web applications from various web-based attacks.
−Removed: It acts as a protective layer between your web applications and the internet, allowing you to control and monitor incoming traffic to your web applications.
−Removed: Availability – makes sure the server accessibility meets the SLA.
+Added: AWS WAF (Web Application
+Added: Firewall) is a managed security service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that helps protect web applications from various web-based
+Added: It acts as a protective layer between your web applications and the internet, allowing you to control and monitor incoming traffic
+Added: to your web applications.
+Added: ● Availability — makes sure the server accessibility
+Added: meets the SLA.
Regularly review and report on server availability metrics to track performance against SLA targets.
−Removed: Provide transparent reporting to stakeholders, including customers, about server uptime and downtime.
−Removed: Moreover, continuously monitor and analyze server performance data (AWS) to identify areas for improvement.
+Added: Provide transparent
+Added: reporting to stakeholders, including customers, about server uptime and downtime.
+Added: Moreover, continuously monitor and analyze server performance
+Added: data (AWS) to identify areas for improvement.
Implement optimizations to enhance server availability and performance over time.
−Removed: Processing integrity– data process monitoring couple with quality assurance procedures can help ensure processing integrity.
−Removed: Confidentiality – data is encrypted during network transmission.
−Removed: Subscripted to the cloud flare service, which offers a range of services to protect websites, applications, and company data.
+Added: ● Processing integrity — data process monitoring
+Added: couple with quality assurance procedures can help ensure processing integrity.
+Added: ● Confidentiality — data is encrypted during
+Added: network transmission.
+Added: Subscripted to the cloud flare service, which offers a range of services to protect websites, applications, and
+Added: company data.
● Privacy — data collection, use, retention,
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● Backup — Enabled AWS Backup service.
−Removed: It helps you centralize and automate the backup of data across various AWS services and on-premises resources.
−Removed: AWS Backup is designed to be efficient, scalable, and reliable.
+Added: you centralize and automate the backup of data across various AWS services and on-premises resources.
+Added: AWS Backup is designed to be efficient,
+Added: scalable, and reliable.
We practice Disaster Recovery SOP to easily overcome
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to other in-service data centers.
−Removed: Disaster Recovery – First-in-class automated disaster recovery mechanism with multi-AZ support https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/disaster-recovery-workloads-on-aws/disaster-recovery-options-in-the-cloud.html
The controls for restricting user access to our
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5) Managing Privileged User access
−Removed: Separation of Duties to reduce the risk of misuse of client code and assets
−Removed: Change management, risk management and issue management are exercised as part of Management Reviews
+Added: 6) Separation of Duties to reduce the risk of misuse of client
+Added: code and assets
+Added: 7) Change management, risk management and issue management are
+Added: exercised as part of Management Reviews
+Added: 29 Disaster Recovery — First-in-class automated disaster recovery mechanism with multi-AZ support https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/disaster-recovery-workloads-on-aws/disaster-recovery-options-in-the-cloud.html
From time to time, we may become involved in legal
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We lease and maintain our offices at located at
−Removed: 276 5 th Avenue, Suite 704 #739, New York, New York 10001 and No.29, Jalan PPU 2A, Taman Perindustrian Pusat Bandar Puchong,
−Removed: 47100 Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia.
+Added: 276 5 th Avenue, Suite 704 #739, New York, New York 10001 and No.29, Jalan PPU 2A, Taman Perindustrian Pusat Bandar
+Added: Puchong, 47100 Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia.
Human Capital Resources
−Removed: As of June 30, 2023, we had a total of 103 full-time
−Removed: employees and a total of [*] independent contractors and consultants.
−Removed: We engage consultants on an as-needed basis to supplement existing
+Added: As of June 30, 2024, we had a total of 25 full-time employees
+Added: and a total of 3 independent contractors and consultants.
+Added: We engage consultants on an as-needed basis to supplement existing staff.
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have taken an integrated approach to helping our employees manage their work and personal
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Our ZCITY website address is https://zcity.io .
−Removed: Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form
−Removed: 8-K, any amendments to those reports, and registration statements filed or furnished with the SEC, are available free of charge through
−Removed: We make these materials available through our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such
−Removed: materials with, or furnish such materials to, the SEC.
−Removed: The reports filed with the SEC by our executive officers and directors pursuant
−Removed: to Section 16 under the Exchange Act are also made available, free of charge on our website, as soon as reasonably practicable after
−Removed: copies of those filings are provided to us by those persons.
−Removed: These materials can be accessed through the “Investors” section
−Removed: of our website.
−Removed: The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this Annual Report on Form
−Removed: R isk Factors.
+Added: Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current
+Added: Reports on Form 8-K, any amendments to those reports, and registration statements filed or furnished with the SEC, are available
+Added: free of charge through our website.
+Added: We make these materials available through our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically
+Added: file such materials with, or furnish such materials to, the SEC.
+Added: The reports filed with the SEC by our executive officers and directors
+Added: pursuant to Section 16 under the Exchange Act are also made available, free of charge on our website, as soon as reasonably
+Added: practicable after copies of those filings are provided to us by those persons.
+Added: These materials can be accessed through the “Investors”
+Added: section of our website.
+Added: The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this Annual Report on
Investing in our common stock is highly speculative
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Before you invest in our securities, you should give careful consideration to the following
−Removed: risk factors, in addition to the other information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including our financial statements and
−Removed: related notes, before deciding whether to invest in our securities.
−Removed: The occurrence of any of the adverse developments described in the
−Removed: following risk factors could materially and adversely harm our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects.
−Removed: case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
−Removed: Risks Related to Our
+Added: risk factors, in addition to the other information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including our financial statements
+Added: and related notes, before deciding whether to invest in our securities.
+Added: The occurrence of any of the adverse developments described in
+Added: the following risk factors could materially and adversely harm our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects.
+Added: In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
+Added: Risks Related to Our Business
There is substantial doubt about our ability
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We have incurred substantial operating losses since our inception.
−Removed: For the year ended June 30, 2023, we had approximately $4.6 million cash on hand, an accumulated deficit of approximately $31.4 million
−Removed: at June 30, 2023, a net loss of approximately $11.7 million for the year ended June 30, 2023, and approximately $9.6 million net cash
−Removed: used by operating activities for the year ended June 30, 2023.
−Removed: The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on
−Removed: a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
+Added: the year ended June 30, 2024, we had approximately $200,013 cash on hand, an accumulated deficit of approximately $38.0 million
+Added: at June 30, 2024, a net loss of approximately $6.59 million for the year ended June 30, 2024, and approximately $4.7 million
+Added: net cash used by operating activities for the year ended June 30, 2024.
+Added: The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been
+Added: prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of
We anticipate incurring additional losses until such time, if ever, that we will be able to effectively market our products.
−Removed: we will seek to obtain additional capital through the sale of debt or equity financing or other arrangements to fund operations;
−Removed: there can be no assurance that we will be able to raise needed capital under acceptable terms, if at all.
−Removed: The sale of additional equity
−Removed: may dilute existing stockholders and newly issued shares may contain senior rights and preferences compared to currently outstanding
−Removed: shares of common stock.
−Removed: Issued debt securities may contain covenants and limit our ability to pay dividends or make other distributions
−Removed: to stockholders.
−Removed: If we are unable to obtain such additional financing, future operations would need to be scaled back or discontinued.
−Removed: Due to these factors, management believes that there is substantial doubt in our ability to continue as a going concern for twelve months
−Removed: from the issuance of these consolidated financial statements.
−Removed: If we have insufficient capital to operate our business under our current
−Removed: business plan, we have contingency plans for our business that include, among other things, the delay of the introduction of new products
−Removed: and a reduction in headcount which is expected to substantially reduce revenue growth and delay our profitability.
−Removed: There can be no assurance
−Removed: that our implementation of these contingency plans will not have a material adverse effect on our business.
+Added: Also, we will seek to obtain additional capital
+Added: through the sale of debt or equity financing or other arrangements to fund operations;
+Added: however, there can be no assurance that we will
+Added: be able to raise needed capital under acceptable terms, if at all.
+Added: The sale of additional equity may dilute existing stockholders and
+Added: newly issued shares may contain senior rights and preferences compared to currently outstanding shares of common stock.
+Added: Issued debt securities
+Added: may contain covenants and limit our ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to stockholders.
+Added: If we are unable to obtain such
+Added: additional financing, future operations would need to be scaled back or discontinued.
+Added: Due to these factors, management believes that there
+Added: is substantial doubt in our ability to continue as a going concern for twelve months from the issuance of these consolidated financial
+Added: If we have insufficient capital to operate our
+Added: business under our current business plan, we have contingency plans for our business that include, among other things, the delay of the
+Added: introduction of new products and a reduction in headcount which is expected to substantially reduce revenue growth and delay our profitability.
+Added: There can be no assurance that our implementation of these contingency plans will not have a material adverse effect on our business.
We have a limited operating history in an
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could terminate the iPay88 Agreement without any notice.
−Removed: If one or more of these contracts were not renewed or were terminated and
−Removed: we were not able to enter into agreements with others that could replace these services, the ZCITY App could lose material features and
−Removed: in turn we could find it harder to maintain and grow our user base, which would have a material adverse effect on our business.
−Removed: description of these material contracts See “ Business—About ZCITY App .”
+Added: If one or more of these contracts were not renewed or were terminated and we were not able to enter into
+Added: agreements with others that could replace these services, the ZCITY App could lose material features and in turn we could find it harder
+Added: to maintain and grow our user base, which would have a material adverse effect on our business.
+Added: For a description of these material contracts
+Added: See “ Business — About ZCITY App .”
We rely on email, internet search engines
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material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
−Removed: We use internally developed systems to operate
−Removed: our service and for transaction processing.
−Removed: We must continually enhance and improve these systems in order to accommodate the level of
−Removed: use of our products and services and increase our security.
−Removed: Furthermore, in the future, we may add new features and functionality to our
−Removed: services that would result in the need to develop or license additional technologies.
−Removed: Our inability to add new software and hardware to
−Removed: develop and further upgrade our existing technology, transaction processing systems or network infrastructure to accommodate increased
−Removed: traffic on our platforms or increased transaction volume through our processing systems or to accommodate new operating systems, networks
−Removed: or devices broadly used in the marketplace or to provide new features or functionality may cause unanticipated system disruptions, slower
−Removed: response times, degradation in levels of customer service, impaired quality of the user’s experience on our service, and delays
−Removed: in reporting accurate financial information.
−Removed: There can be no assurance that we will be able in a timely manner to effectively upgrade
−Removed: and expand our systems or to integrate smoothly any newly developed or purchased technologies with our existing systems.
−Removed: Any inability
−Removed: to do so would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
+Added: We use internally developed systems to
+Added: operate our service and for transaction processing.
+Added: We must continually enhance and improve these systems in order to accommodate
+Added: the level of use of our products and services and increase our security.
+Added: Furthermore, in the future, we may add new features and
+Added: functionality to our services that would result in the need to develop or license additional technologies.
+Added: Our inability to add new
+Added: software and hardware to develop and further upgrade our existing technology, transaction processing systems or network
+Added: infrastructure to accommodate increased traffic on our platforms or increased transaction volume through our processing systems or
+Added: to accommodate new operating systems, networks or devices broadly used in the marketplace or to provide new features or
+Added: functionality may cause unanticipated system disruptions, slower response times, degradation in levels of customer service, impaired
+Added: quality of the user’s experience on our service, and delays in reporting accurate financial information.
+Added: There can be no
+Added: assurance that we will be able in a timely manner to effectively upgrade and expand our systems or to integrate smoothly any newly
+Added: developed or purchased technologies with our existing systems.
+Added: Any inability to do so would have a material adverse effect on our
+Added: business, results of operations and financial condition.
As we increase our reliance on cloud-based
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Domain names similar to ours may be registered in the United States and elsewhere.
−Removed: We may be unable to prevent
−Removed: third parties from acquiring and using domain names that infringe on, are similar to, or otherwise decrease the value of our brand or
−Removed: our trademarks or service marks.
−Removed: Protecting and enforcing our rights in our domain names may require litigation, which could result in
−Removed: substantial costs and diversion of management’s attention.
+Added: We may be unable
+Added: to prevent third parties from acquiring and using domain names that infringe on, are similar to, or otherwise decrease the value of our
+Added: brand or our trademarks or service marks.
+Added: Protecting and enforcing our rights in our domain names may require litigation, which could
+Added: result in substantial costs and diversion of management’s attention.
We may be required to expend resources to
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including risks associated with:
−Removed: recruiting and retaining qualified, multi-lingual employees, including customer support personnel;
−Removed: increased competition from local websites and guides and potential preferences by local populations for local providers;
−Removed: compliance with applicable foreign laws and regulations, including different privacy, censorship and liability standards and regulations and different intellectual property laws;
−Removed: providing solutions in different languages for different cultures, which may require that we modify our solutions and features to ensure that they are culturally relevant in different countries;
+Added: ● recruiting and retaining qualified, multi-lingual employees,
+Added: including customer support personnel;
+Added: ● increased competition from local websites and guides and
+Added: potential preferences by local populations for local providers;
+Added: ● compliance with applicable foreign laws and regulations,
+Added: including different privacy, censorship and liability standards and regulations and different intellectual property laws;
+Added: ● providing solutions in different languages for different
+Added: cultures, which may require that we modify our solutions and features to ensure that they are culturally relevant in different countries;
● the enforceability of our intellectual property rights;
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● currency exchange rate fluctuations;
−Removed: foreign exchange controls that might prevent us from repatriating cash earned outside the United States;
+Added: ● foreign exchange controls that might prevent us from repatriating
+Added: cash earned outside the United States;
● political and economic instability in some countries;
−Removed: double taxation of our international earnings and potentially adverse tax consequences due to changes in the tax laws of the United States or the foreign jurisdictions in which we operate;
+Added: ● double taxation of our international earnings and potentially
+Added: adverse tax consequences due to changes in the tax laws of the United States or the foreign jurisdictions in which we operate;
● higher costs of doing business internationally.
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us, which may ultimately affect the total number of users using our platform and harm our business, financial condition and results of
−Removed: Our offline and online merchants obtain their
−Removed: products, or the raw materials comprised of their products or used in their services, from manufacturers and distributors located around
−Removed: the world, and may have entered into long-term contracts or exclusive agreements that would ensure their ability to acquire the types
−Removed: and quantities of products or raw materials they desire at acceptable prices and in a timely manner.
−Removed: Any potential disruption in and other
−Removed: risks relating to the offline or online merchants’ supply chain as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic or Russia’s invasion
−Removed: of Ukraine, could increase the costs of their products or services to consumers, potentially causing consumers to limit their spending
−Removed: or seek products or services from alternative businesses that may not be registered as a merchant with us, which may ultimately affect
−Removed: the total number of users using our platform and harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
+Added: Our offline and online merchants obtain
+Added: their products, or the raw materials comprised of their products or used in their services, from manufacturers and distributors
+Added: located around the world, and may have entered into long-term contracts or exclusive agreements that would ensure their ability to
+Added: acquire the types and quantities of products or raw materials they desire at acceptable prices and in a timely manner.
+Added: Any potential
+Added: disruption in and other risks relating to the offline or online merchants’ supply chain as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
+Added: or Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, could increase the costs of their products or services to consumers, potentially causing
+Added: consumers to limit their spending or seek products or services from alternative businesses that may not be registered as a merchant
+Added: with us, which may ultimately affect the total number of users using our platform and harm our business, financial condition and
+Added: results of operations.
Our business will be exposed to foreign
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between the currencies of countries of SEA and Japan on the one hand and the U.S.
−Removed: dollar on the other could expose us to foreign exchange
+Added: dollar on the other could expose us to foreign
+Added: exchange risk.
Some of the currencies of the countries of SEA
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The value of the RM against the U.S.
−Removed: other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in Malaysia’s political and economic conditions.
+Added: and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in Malaysia’s political and economic conditions.
The value of our common stock will be indirectly affected by the foreign exchange rate between U.S.
−Removed: dollars and RM and between those currencies
−Removed: and other currencies in which our revenue may be denominated.
−Removed: Appreciation or depreciation in the value of the RM relative to the U.S.
+Added: dollars and RM and between those
+Added: currencies and other currencies in which our revenue may be denominated.
+Added: Appreciation or depreciation in the value of the RM relative
dollar would affect our financial results reported in U.S.
−Removed: dollar terms without giving effect to any underlying change in our business
−Removed: or results of operations.
−Removed: As we rely entirely on revenues earned in Malaysia, any significant revaluation of RM may materially and adversely
−Removed: affect our cash flows, revenues and financial condition.
−Removed: For example, to the extent that we need to convert U.S.
−Removed: dollars we receive from
−Removed: an offering of our securities into RM for our operations, appreciation of the RM against the U.S.
−Removed: dollar could cause the RM equivalent
−Removed: dollars to be reduced and therefore could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
+Added: dollar terms without giving effect to any underlying
+Added: change in our business or results of operations.
+Added: As we rely entirely on revenues earned in Malaysia, any significant revaluation of RM
+Added: may materially and adversely affect our cash flows, revenues and financial condition.
+Added: For example, to the extent that we need to convert
+Added: dollars we receive from an offering of our securities into RM for our operations, appreciation of the RM against the U.S.
+Added: could cause the RM equivalent of U.S.
+Added: dollars to be reduced and therefore could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
+Added: condition and results of operations.
Conversely, if we decide to convert our RM into U.S.
−Removed: dollars for the purpose of making dividend payments on our common stock or for other
−Removed: business purposes and the U.S.
+Added: dollars for the purpose of making dividend
+Added: payments on our common stock or for other business purposes and the U.S.
dollar appreciates against the RM, the U.S.
−Removed: dollar equivalent of the RM we convert would be reduced.
−Removed: addition, the depreciation of significant U.S.
−Removed: dollar denominated assets could result in a change to our operations and a reduction in
−Removed: the value of these assets.
+Added: equivalent of the RM we convert would be reduced.
+Added: In addition, the depreciation of significant U.S.
+Added: dollar denominated assets could
+Added: result in a change to our operations and a reduction in the value of these assets.
We may not be able to maintain the listing
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and decrease or eliminate your investment.
−Removed: On August 17, 2023, we received a letter from Nasdaq notifying us that
−Removed: we were no longer in compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on Nasdaq under Nasdaq Listing Rule
−Removed: Although Nasdaq has granted us 180 calendar days, or until February 13, 2024, to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule,
−Removed: there can be no assurance that we will regain such compliance and Nasdaq could make a determination to delist our common stock.
−Removed: Any delisting determination by Nasdaq could seriously decrease or eliminate
−Removed: the value of an investment in our common stock and other securities linked to our common stock.
−Removed: While a listing on an over-the-counter
−Removed: exchange could maintain some degree of a market in our common stock, we could face substantial material adverse consequences, including,
−Removed: but not limited to, the following:
−Removed: limited availability for market quotations for our common stock;
−Removed: reduced liquidity with respect to
−Removed: and decreased trading prices of our common stock;
−Removed: a determination that shares of our common stock are “penny stock” under
−Removed: the SEC rules, subjecting brokers trading our common stock to more stringent rules on disclosure and the class of investors to which the
−Removed: broker may sell the common stock;
−Removed: limited news and analyst coverage for our Company, in part due to the “penny stock” rules;
−Removed: decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future;
−Removed: and potential breaches under or terminations
−Removed: of our agreements with current or prospective large stockholders, strategic investors and banks.
−Removed: The perception among investors that we
−Removed: are at heightened risk of delisting could also negatively affect the market price of our securities and trading volume of our common stock.
+Added: On August 17, 2023, we received a
+Added: letter from Nasdaq notifying us that we were no longer in compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for continued
+Added: listing on Nasdaq under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2).
+Added: Although Nasdaq has granted us 180 calendar days, or until
+Added: February 13, 2024, to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule.
+Added: On February 27, 2024, the Company effected a 1:70 reverse stock split of
+Added: its shares of common stock.
+Added: On March 20, 2024, the Company received a letter from the Panel informing the Company that since the common
+Added: stock of the Company had traded at $1.00 per share or greater for a 10 consecutive business day period between February 27, 2024 and March
+Added: Accordingly, the Company has regained compliance with the Bid Price Rule and this matter is closed.
+Added: However, there can be no
+Added: assurance that we will continue to be in compliance and Nasdaq could make a determination to issue another notice regarding such incompliance.
+Added: Any delisting determination by Nasdaq could
+Added: seriously decrease or eliminate the value of an investment in our common stock and other securities linked to our common stock.
+Added: While a listing on an over-the-counter exchange could maintain some degree of a market in our common stock, we could face
+Added: substantial material adverse consequences, including, but not limited to, the following:
+Added: limited availability for market quotations
+Added: for our common stock;
+Added: reduced liquidity with respect to and decreased trading prices of our common stock;
+Added: a determination that
+Added: shares of our common stock are “penny stock” under the SEC rules, subjecting brokers trading our common stock to more
+Added: stringent rules on disclosure and the class of investors to which the broker may sell the common stock;
+Added: limited news and analyst
+Added: coverage for our Company, in part due to the “penny stock” rules;
+Added: decreased ability to issue additional securities or
+Added: obtain additional financing in the future;
+Added: and potential breaches under or terminations of our agreements with current or
+Added: prospective large stockholders, strategic investors and banks.
+Added: The perception among investors that we are at heightened risk of
+Added: delisting could also negatively affect the market price of our securities and trading volume of our common stock.
Geopolitical conditions, including acts
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United States and other countries due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
−Removed: It is not possible to predict the broader
−Removed: consequences of the conflict, including related geopolitical tensions, and the measures and retaliatory actions taken by the U.S.
−Removed: other countries in respect thereof as well as any counter measures or retaliatory actions by Russia or Belarus in response, including,
−Removed: for example, potential cyberattacks or the disruption of energy exports, is likely to cause regional instability, geopolitical shifts,
−Removed: and could materially adversely affect global trade, currency exchange rates, regional economies and the global economy.
−Removed: Any such event
−Removed: may in turn have a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position.
+Added: It is not possible to predict
+Added: the broader consequences of the conflict, including related geopolitical tensions, and the measures and retaliatory actions taken by the
+Added: and other countries in respect thereof as well as any counter measures or retaliatory actions by Russia or Belarus in response,
+Added: including, for example, potential cyberattacks or the disruption of energy exports, is likely to cause regional instability, geopolitical
+Added: shifts, and could materially adversely affect global trade, currency exchange rates, regional economies and the global economy.
+Added: event may in turn have a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position.
Because our principal assets are located
−Removed: outside of the United States and all of our directors and all our officers reside outside of the United States, it may be difficult for
−Removed: you to enforce your rights based on U.S.
−Removed: Federal Securities Laws against us and our officers and directors or to enforce a judgment of
−Removed: a United States court against us or our officers and directors.
+Added: outside of the United States and all of our directors and all our officers reside outside of the United States, it may be difficult
+Added: for you to enforce your rights based on U.S.
+Added: Federal Securities Laws against us and our officers and directors or to enforce a judgment
+Added: of a United States court against us or our officers and directors.
All of our directors and officers reside outside
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In addition, substantially all of our assets are located outside of the United States.
−Removed: It may therefore be difficult
−Removed: for investors in the United States to enforce their legal rights based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S.
−Removed: federal securities
−Removed: laws against us in the courts of either the U.S.
+Added: It may therefore
+Added: be difficult for investors in the United States to enforce their legal rights based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S.
+Added: securities laws against us in the courts of either the U.S.
or Malaysia and, even if civil judgments are obtained in U.S.
−Removed: courts, to enforce such
−Removed: judgments in Malaysian courts.
+Added: to enforce such judgments in Malaysian courts.
Our failure to maintain effective internal
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of our internal controls over financial reporting may have an adverse impact on the price of our common stock.
−Removed: In preparing our consolidated financial statements
−Removed: as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023, we and our independent registered public accounting firms identified 2 material weaknesses
−Removed: and other control deficiencies including significant deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in the
−Removed: standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
−Removed: A “material weakness” is a deficiency, or a combination
−Removed: of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement
−Removed: of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
+Added: In preparing our consolidated financial statements as of and for the
+Added: year ended June 30, 2024, we and our independent registered public accounting firms identified 2 material weaknesses and other
+Added: control deficiencies including significant deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in the standards
+Added: established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
+Added: A “material weakness” is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies,
+Added: in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s
+Added: annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
The material weaknesses identified included the
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The current accounting staff is inexperienced in applying U.S.
−Removed: GAAP standard as they are
−Removed: primarily engaged in ensuring compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) accounting and reporting
−Removed: requirement for our consolidated operating entities, and thus require substantial training.
−Removed: The current staff’s accounting skills
−Removed: and understanding as to how to fulfill the requirements of U.S.
−Removed: GAAP-based reporting, including subsidiary financial statements consolidation,
−Removed: are inadequate;
−Removed: and (2) Inadequate internal
−Removed: audit function.
−Removed: We lack of a functional internal audit department or personnel that monitors the consistencies of the preventive internal
−Removed: control procedures and lack of adequate policies and procedures in internal audit function to ensure that our policies and procedures
−Removed: have been carried out as planned.
−Removed: the identification of the material weaknesses and control deficiencies, we plan to take remedial measures including (i) hiring more qualified
−Removed: accounting personnel with relevant U.S.
−Removed: GAAP and SEC reporting experience and qualifications to strengthen the financial reporting function
−Removed: and to set up a financial and system control framework;
+Added: GAAP standard
+Added: as they are primarily engaged in ensuring compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) accounting
+Added: and reporting requirement for our consolidated operating entities, and thus require substantial training.
+Added: The current staff’s accounting
+Added: skills and understanding as to how to fulfill the requirements of U.S.
+Added: GAAP-based reporting, including subsidiary financial statements
+Added: consolidation, are inadequate;
+Added: and (2) Inadequate internal audit function.
+Added: We lack of a functional internal audit department or personnel
+Added: that monitors the consistencies of the preventive internal control procedures and lack of adequate policies and procedures in internal
+Added: audit function to ensure that our policies and procedures have been carried out as planned.
+Added: Following the identification of the material weaknesses
+Added: and control deficiencies, we plan to take remedial measures including (i) hiring more qualified accounting personnel with relevant
+Added: GAAP and SEC reporting experience and qualifications to strengthen the financial reporting function and to set up a financial
+Added: and system control framework;
(ii) implementing regular and continuous U.S.
−Removed: GAAP accounting and financial reporting
−Removed: training programs for our accounting and financial reporting personnel;
+Added: GAAP accounting and financial reporting training
+Added: programs for our accounting and financial reporting personnel;
(iii) establishing internal audit function by engaging an external
consulting firm to assist us with assessment of Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance requirements and improvement of overall internal control;
−Removed: strengthening corporate governance.
−Removed: However, the implementation of these measures may not fully address the material weaknesses in our
−Removed: internal control over financial reporting.
−Removed: Our failure to correct the material weaknesses or our failure to discover and address any
−Removed: other material weaknesses or control deficiencies could result in inaccuracies in our consolidated financial statements and could also
−Removed: impair our ability to comply with applicable financial reporting requirements and related regulatory filings on a timely basis.
−Removed: result, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, as well as the trading price of our common stocks, may
+Added: and (iv) strengthening corporate governance.
+Added: However, the implementation of these measures may not fully address the material weaknesses
+Added: in our internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: Our failure to correct the material weaknesses or our failure to discover and address
+Added: any other material weaknesses or control deficiencies could result in inaccuracies in our consolidated financial statements and could
+Added: also impair our ability to comply with applicable financial reporting requirements and related regulatory filings on a timely basis.
+Added: a result, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, as well as the trading price of our common stocks, may
be materially and adversely affected.
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to prevent fraud.
−Removed: system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control
−Removed: system are met.
−Removed: In addition, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefit
−Removed: of controls must be relative to their costs.
−Removed: Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no system of controls can provide
−Removed: absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our Company have been detected.
−Removed: These inherent limitations
−Removed: include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.
−Removed: Further, controls can be circumvented by individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more persons, or by management override
−Removed: of the controls.
−Removed: The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events,
−Removed: and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
−Removed: time, a control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate.
−Removed: Because of inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be detected.
−Removed: to have effective controls and procedures for financial reporting in place, we could be unable to provide timely and accurate financial
−Removed: information which could result in an investigation by the SEC and civil or criminal sanctions;
−Removed: investors losing confidence in the accuracy
−Removed: of our periodic reports filed under the Exchange Act;
+Added: A control system, no matter how well conceived
+Added: and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.
+Added: In addition, the
+Added: design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefit of controls must be relative to
+Added: Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no system of controls can provide absolute assurance that all
+Added: control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our Company have been detected.
+Added: These inherent limitations include the realities
+Added: that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.
+Added: Further, controls can
+Added: be circumvented by individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more persons, or by management override of the controls.
+Added: design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be
+Added: no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
+Added: Over time, a control may
+Added: become inadequate because of changes in conditions or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate.
+Added: inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be detected.
+Added: If we fail to have effective controls and procedures
+Added: for financial reporting in place, we could be unable to provide timely and accurate financial information which could result in an investigation
+Added: by the SEC and civil or criminal sanctions;
+Added: investors losing confidence in the accuracy of our periodic reports filed under the Exchange Act;
and a decline in our stock price.
−Removed: are an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable
−Removed: to emerging growth companies will make our common stock less attractive to investors.
−Removed: an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting
−Removed: requirements that are not applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not
−Removed: limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced
−Removed: disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements
−Removed: of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously
−Removed: We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions.
−Removed: investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock
−Removed: price may be more volatile.
−Removed: Section 10 7 of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition
−Removed: period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) for complying with new or revised
−Removed: accounting standards.
−Removed: In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards
−Removed: until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.
−Removed: We have chosen to take advantage of the extended transition period
−Removed: for complying with new or revised accounting standards.
+Added: We are an “emerging growth company”
+Added: under the JOBS Act and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our
+Added: common stock less attractive to investors.
+Added: We are an “emerging growth company,”
+Added: as defined in the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are not applicable
+Added: to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply
+Added: with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive
+Added: compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote
+Added: on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
+Added: We cannot predict if investors
+Added: will find our common stock less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions.
+Added: If some investors find our common stock less attractive
+Added: as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.
+Added: In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act
+Added: also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of
+Added: the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) for complying with new or revised accounting standards.
+Added: words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise
+Added: apply to private companies.
+Added: We have chosen to take advantage of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting
We will remain an “emerging growth company”
−Removed: until the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of our common stock pursuant to an
−Removed: effective registration statement under the Securities Act, although we will lose that status sooner if our revenues exceed $1.235 billion,
−Removed: if we issue more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt in a three year period, or if the market value of our common stock that is held
−Removed: by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter.
+Added: until the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of our common stock pursuant
+Added: to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, although we will lose that status sooner if our revenues exceed $1.235 billion,
+Added: if we issue more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt in a three year period, or if the market value of our common stock that
+Added: is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter.
The elimination of personal liability against
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● termination of contracts;
−Removed: failure to obtain, maintain or renew certain licenses, approvals, permits, registrations or filings necessary to conduct our operations;
−Removed: temporary or permanent debarment from sales to public service organizations.
+Added: ● failure to obtain, maintain or renew certain licenses, approvals,
+Added: permits, registrations or filings necessary to conduct our operations;
+Added: ● temporary or permanent debarment from sales to public service
+Added: organizations.
If any governmental sanctions are imposed, or
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In addition, we
−Removed: may become, or be determined to be, subject to United States federal or state laws or laws in Malaysia or other countries where we operate
−Removed: regulating money transmitters or aimed at preventing money laundering or terrorist financing, including the Bank Secrecy Act, the USA
−Removed: Patriot Act and other similar future laws or regulations in the United States and in the applicable SEA or East Asia countries.
+Added: may become, or be determined to be, subject to United States federal or state laws or laws in Malaysia or other countries where we
+Added: operate regulating money transmitters or aimed at preventing money laundering or terrorist financing, including the Bank Secrecy Act,
+Added: the USA Patriot Act and other similar future laws or regulations in the United States and in the applicable SEA or East Asia countries.
If we become subject to claims or are required
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As a public company, we are subject to the reporting
−Removed: requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
−Removed: and Consumer Protection Act, and other applicable securities rules and regulations.
−Removed: Compliance with these rules and regulations increases
−Removed: our legal and financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time-consuming or costly and increase demand on our systems
−Removed: and resources.
−Removed: The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business
−Removed: and operating results.
−Removed: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures
−Removed: and internal control over financial reporting.
−Removed: In order to maintain and, if required, improve our disclosure controls and procedures and
−Removed: internal control over financial reporting to meet this standard, significant resources and management oversight may be required.
−Removed: result, management’s attention may be diverted from other business concerns, which could harm our business and operating results.
−Removed: We may need to hire more employees in the future to maintain compliance with these requirements, which will increase our costs and expenses.
−Removed: In addition, changing laws, regulations and standards
−Removed: relating to corporate governance and public disclosure are creating uncertainty for public companies, increasing legal and financial compliance
−Removed: costs and making some activities more time consuming.
−Removed: These laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations, in
−Removed: many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided
−Removed: by regulatory and governing bodies.
−Removed: This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated
−Removed: by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices.
−Removed: We intend to invest resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations and
−Removed: standards, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management’s time
−Removed: and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities.
−Removed: If our efforts to comply with new laws, regulations and standards
−Removed: differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to practice, regulatory authorities may
−Removed: initiate legal proceedings against us and our business may be harmed.
+Added: requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), the Dodd-Frank
+Added: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and other applicable securities rules and regulations.
+Added: Compliance with these rules and
+Added: regulations increases our legal and financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time-consuming or costly and increase
+Added: demand on our systems and resources.
+Added: The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual, quarterly and current reports
+Added: with respect to our business and operating results.
+Added: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure
+Added: controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: In order to maintain and, if required, improve our disclosure controls
+Added: and procedures and internal control over financial reporting to meet this standard, significant resources and management oversight may
+Added: As a result, management’s attention may be diverted from other business concerns, which could harm our business and
+Added: operating results.
+Added: We may need to hire more employees in the future to maintain compliance with these requirements, which will increase
+Added: our costs and expenses.
+Added: In addition, changing laws, regulations and
+Added: standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure are creating uncertainty for public companies, increasing legal and
+Added: financial compliance costs and making some activities more time consuming.
+Added: These laws, regulations and standards are subject to
+Added: varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve
+Added: over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies.
+Added: This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding
+Added: compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices.
+Added: We intend to invest
+Added: resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards, and this investment may result in increased general and
+Added: administrative expenses and a diversion of management’s time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance
+Added: If our efforts to comply with new laws, regulations and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or
+Added: governing bodies due to ambiguities related to practice, regulatory authorities may initiate legal proceedings against us and our
+Added: business may be harmed.
We also expect that being a public company and
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These factors could also make it more difficult for
−Removed: us to attract and retain qualified members of our board of directors (“Board”), particularly to serve on our audit committee
+Added: us to attract and retain qualified members of our Board, particularly to serve on our audit committee
and renumeration committee, and qualified executive officers.
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anti-corruption laws and the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which generally prohibits U.S.
−Removed: companies from engaging in bribery
−Removed: or other prohibited payments to foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business.
−Removed: In addition, we are required to
−Removed: maintain records that accurately and fairly represent our transactions and have an adequate system of internal accounting controls.
−Removed: companies, including some of our competitors, are not subject to these prohibitions.
−Removed: Corruption, extortion, bribery, pay-offs, theft and
−Removed: other fraudulent practices occur from time-to-time in Malaysia.
−Removed: If our competitors engage in these practices, they may receive preferential
−Removed: treatment from personnel of some companies, giving our competitors an advantage in securing business or from government officials who
−Removed: might give them priority in obtaining new licenses, which would put us at a disadvantage.
−Removed: Although we inform our personnel that such practices
−Removed: are illegal, we cannot assure you that our employees or other agents will not engage in such conduct for which we might be held responsible.
−Removed: If our employees or other agents are found to have engaged in such practices, we could suffer severe penalties and other consequences
−Removed: that may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
−Removed: In addition, our brand and reputation,
−Removed: our sales activities or the price of our ordinary shares could be adversely affected if we become the target of any negative publicity
−Removed: as a result of actions taken by our employees or other agents.
+Added: companies from engaging
+Added: in bribery or other prohibited payments to foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business.
+Added: In addition, we are required
+Added: to maintain records that accurately and fairly represent our transactions and have an adequate system of internal accounting controls.
+Added: Foreign companies, including some of our competitors, are not subject to these prohibitions.
+Added: Corruption, extortion, bribery, pay-offs,
+Added: theft and other fraudulent practices occur from time-to-time in Malaysia.
+Added: If our competitors engage in these practices, they may receive
+Added: preferential treatment from personnel of some companies, giving our competitors an advantage in securing business or from government officials
+Added: who might give them priority in obtaining new licenses, which would put us at a disadvantage.
+Added: Although we inform our personnel that such
+Added: practices are illegal, we cannot assure you that our employees or other agents will not engage in such conduct for which we might be held
+Added: If our employees or other agents are found to have engaged in such practices, we could suffer severe penalties and other
+Added: consequences that may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
+Added: In addition, our
+Added: brand and reputation, our sales activities or the price of our ordinary shares could be adversely affected if we become the target of
+Added: any negative publicity as a result of actions taken by our employees or other agents.
Litigation is costly and time consuming
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protect the confidential nature of our proprietary information using commonly accepted physical and technological security measures.
−Removed: measures may not, for example, in the case of misappropriation of a trade secret by an employee or third party with authorized access,
+Added: Such measures may not, for example, in the case of misappropriation of a trade secret by an employee or third party with authorized access,
provide adequate protection for our proprietary information.
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Our principal executive offices are located at
−Removed: 276 5th Avenue, Suite 704 #739, New York, New York 10001 and
−Removed: No.29, Jalan PPU 2A, Taman Perindustrian Pusat
+Added: 276 5 th Avenue, Suite 704 #739, New York, New York 10001 and No.29, Jalan PPU 2A, Taman Perindustrian Pusat
Bandar Puchong, 47100 Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia.
−Removed: We lease and maintain our offices, and we
−Removed: currently do not own any real estate.
+Added: We lease and maintain our offices, and we currently do not own any real estate.
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