SAN ANTONIO, June 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Payment Data Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYDS ) (“Payment Data” or “Company”), an integrated electronic payment solutions provider, today announced that it has amended the terms of its non-binding Letter of Intent (“LOI”) to acquire Singular Payments, LLC (“Singular”) to extend its expiration until August 1, 2017. The amendment was agreed upon by both Payment Data and Singular, in order for Payment Data to finish its due diligence and for Singular to conclude its audit.
Louis Hoch, President and CEO of Payment Data Systems stated, “We continue to believe the acquisition of Singular is in alignment with our growth strategy and should provide enhanced value to our shareholders. We need additional time to finalize the acquisition process, and Singular needs additional time to conclude the audit of their financials. We look forward to welcoming the Singular team to Payment Data later this summer.”
About Payment Data Systems, Inc.
Payment Data Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYDS ), a leading integrated payment solutions provider, offers a wide range of payment solutions to merchants, billers, banks, service bureaus, and card issuers. The Company operates credit, debit/prepaid and ACH payment processing platforms to deliver convenient, world-class payment solutions and service to their clients. The strength of the Company lies in its ability to provide tailored solutions for card issuance, payment acceptance, and bill payments as well as its unique technology in the prepaid sector. Payment Data is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, and has offices in New York, New York; and Long Beach, California. For additional information please visit www.paymentdata.com . Websites: www.akimbocard.com and www.ficentive.com . Find us on Facebook® .
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Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this release include certain forward-looking statements, which are covered by safe harbors. Those statements include, but may not be limited to, all statements regarding management’s intent, belief and expectations, such as statements concerning the acquisition of Singular Payments, our future and our operating and growth strategy. These forward-looking statements are identified by the use of words such as “believe,” “intend,” “look forward,” and “expect” among others. Forward-looking statements in this press release are subject to certain risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company’s business that could cause actual results to vary, including such risks related to the closing of the proposed Singular acquisition, the realization of the anticipated opportunities from the proposed Singular acquisition, the management of the Company’s growth, the loss of key resellers, the relationships with the Automated Clearinghouse network, bank sponsors, third-party card processing providers and merchants, the security of our software, hardware and information, and compliance with complex federal, state and local laws and regulations, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. One or more of these factors have affected, and in the future, could affect our businesses and financial results in the future and could cause actual results to differ materially from plans and projections. We believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements included in this release will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that our objectives and plans will be achieved. All forward-looking statements made in this release are based on information presently available to our management. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
Investor Contact: Allyson Pooley Financial Profiles PYDS@finprofiles.com
