• Developing blockchain platform for oil & gas industry
• About 9% of crude oil transactions are disputed
• Distributed ledger technology may reduce transaction & resolution Costs

There are few sectors as large as the oil and gas industry, which by one account reached 48.7 billion barrels of oil equivalent (“BOE”) in 2016 (http://dtn.fm/h07AW). Despite the depressed prices, revenues climbed to $1,205.6 billion in 2016. West Texas Intermediate (NYMEX WTI) which was trading at over $130 per barrel in 2008 never rose above its current price of $57.75 at any time during 2016. In such a mammoth market, the supply chains crisscrossing the globe are tracked by intricate agreements that span several jurisdictions. With such size and complexity, it is inevitable that contractual disputes arise, resulting in costly reconciliation and resolution procedures. A recent study from Deloitte (http://dtn.fm/24Vpv) concluded that ‘around nine percent of crude oil transactions are disputed, which equates to around USD 150 billion each year.’

However, a new Blockchain platform to be developed by Petroteq Energy Inc. (TSX.V: PQE) (OTCQX: PQEFF), in conjunction with First Bitcoin Capital Corp. (OTC: BITCF), may mitigate some of those frictions. The two companies recently announced a co-development agreement, under which they will develop a new supply chain management platform to be used in the global oil and gas industry, based on advanced Blockchain technology (http://dtn.fm/mES7B). The new platform is appropriately named Petrobloq.

Petroteq Energy is an oil & gas company focused on the development and implementation of proprietary technologies for the environmentally safe extraction of heavy oils from oil sands, oil shale deposits and shallow oil deposits. The company has developed a unique, environmentally-safe, continuous flow, closed loop technology… a first in North America and probably in the world… that requires no tailings ponds, which contain large quantities of toxic sludge resulting from petroleum extraction. Petroteq Energy was featured in two recent Network News Wire editorials: Blockchain to Enable Frictionless Transactions (http://dtn.fm/RtSO8) and Can Blockchain Technology Revolutionize the Global Oil & Gas Industry Supply Chain (http://dtn.fm/TBwK6).

Although commonly associated with cryptocurrencies, Blockchain or distributed ledger technology potentially has many other uses because of its major characteristics. Most importantly, two parties attempting to enter into a transaction will very often know nothing of each other. Consequently, they will typically rely on a trusted third party or intermediary to ensure they are fairly treated. In money transactions, the role of the trusted intermediary is usually taken by a financial institution, which naturally charges for its participation. This gives rise to transaction costs that discourage market participation and may, in some instances, distort markets unduly. However, Blockchain or distributed ledger technology employs a peer-to-peer network and so obviates the need for a ‘referee’ or trusted intermediary.

The distributed ledger aspect of the technology means that new transactions and updates are circulated to all nodes on the network simultaneously. The information in the ledger, which is more like an accounting journal rather than a ledger, is structured and encrypted in such a way that it cannot be altered without agreement by a majority of the nodes in a network (which automatically and simultaneously check the change against the ledger). A transaction is initiated by one party and validated by another using a combination of private and public keys. And since the information is distributed, the greater the number of nodes, the more secure the network becomes. Any attempt at fraud would require the corruption of the same chain in every node in a network simultaneously during the few seconds that the Blockchain is processing a change.

New information is added to the system in “blocks”, which are linked to previous blocks, hence the term “Blockchain”. This history of past transactions further establishes the accuracy and authenticity of transactions since it leaves a trail that can be audited. Thus, the technology can be used in cryptocurrencies, identity documentation, land and share registration and in verifying oil and gas contracts.

For more information, visit www.PetroteqEnergy.com

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• Consummation of transaction is anticipated late in calendar 2017, with the merger calling for WPCS to be renamed DropCar after the closing; stock would continue to trade on NASDAQ under a ticker symbol proposed as DCAR
• Spencer Richardson, DropCar co-founder and CEO, would be CEO of the new entity; Sebastian Giordano, WPCS CEO, would serve on newly merged company’s board
• Goal for WPCS is to offer greater shareholder value for its stockholders; when merger is completed, WPCS shareholders would hold 16% of the outstanding common stock in the merged entity while DropCar’s shareholders and advisors would hold the remaining 84%

WPCS International, Inc. (NASDAQ: WPCS), through a wholly-owned subsidiary, has signed a definitive agreement to merge with privately-owned DropCar, Inc. The surviving entity will be named DropCar and the company’s common stock is proposed to trade on the NASDAQ Capital Market under ticker symbol DCAR, according to a December 7, 2017 WPCS SEC S-4 amendment filing.

WPCS will acquire DropCar in an all-stock transaction, the companies announced (http://dtn.fm/hQu6O). The transaction is expected to be consummated late in the fourth quarter of CY 2017. Sebastian Giordano, CEO of WPCS, would serve on the board of the new entity. Spencer Richardson, co-founder and CEO of DropCar, will be CEO of the merged entity.

WPCS is a California-based, low-voltage solutions provider. It installs and services integrated structured cabling, audio-visual and security services for public services, healthcare, energy, and corporate enterprise markets in the U.S.  DropCar offers a cloud-based logistics and vehicle support platform designed to reduce the costs and hassles of owning a car in an urban center.

“This is a new and exciting chapter for WPCS,” Giordano said, explaining that the transaction would enable DropCar to “leverage its technology” and grow in the automotive support and logistics market.

Richardson added in a conference call that DropCar plans to expand into major cities worldwide in the future and said that the company already has more than 1,000 subscriber customers (http://dtn.fm/ZMyg4). He called the company “well positioned” to grow as a destructor within the platform of automotive logistics.

When the transaction is completed, it is anticipated that WPCS common stock shareholders would hold 16% of the new entity’s common, while DropCar’s shareholders and advisors would hold the remaining 84%. However, as a December 4, 2017 SEC 8K filing shows, the actual percentages will be tweaked and modified by amendments to the merger agreement.  Conditions to the closing call for DropCar to raise at least $4 million prior to consummation.

WPCS International offers full service and low-voltage end-to-end solutions. It can transform organizations with new ways to connect their services, communications, and resourcing.

DropCar, founded and launched in New York City in 2015 offers a cloud-based platform and mobile app that coordinates the activities of trained valets in urban centers. They move cars from secured garages to/from the people who own them. It targets, as its customers, both consumers and businesses, including dealerships and shared mobility companies. They use DropCar’s streamlined logistics for parking, taking the cost and hassle out of owning a car in a congested city.

DropCar recently signed a definitive agreement with Toyota of Manhattan for that dealership to utilize its Enterprise Vehicle Assistance & Logistics (“VAL”) platform, which offers tech logistics in the handling of service and delivery of vehicles.

For more information, visit www.WPCsir.com or www.DropCar.com

• Amidst increasing awareness regarding potential health benefits of cannabinoids, Lexaria is at the forefront of a booming industry
• LXRP stakeholders have the opportunity to participate on a global scale to improve the delivery and performance of various products
• Lexaria’s patented technology provides an enabling layer in cannabinoid research and development, existing products and applications

Amidst increasing awareness regarding cannabinoids and their potential health benefits, Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (CSE: LXX) (OTCQB: LXRP) is at the forefront of the booming cannabis industry with its patented delivery technology, DehydraTECH™. The technology provides an enabling layer to advances in cannabinoid research and development as well as existing products and applications, and allows LXRP and stakeholders to participate, on a global scale, in the medical marijuana market that is expected to reach a value of USD $55.8 billion by 2025 according to a report by Grand View Research, Inc. (http://dtn.fm/Vw4k5)

John Docherty, President of Lexaria Bioscience Corp., recently issued a video clip discussing the company’s innovative technology that allows for the enhanced flavor and faster absorption of edible products. He discussed opportunities LXRP stakeholders have in commercial applications via third-party licensing in order to leverage the innovative technology to improve delivery and performance of various products in a cost-effective manner (http://dtn.fm/DBj6s).

LXRP’s technology enables improved delivery of bioactive substances via oral ingestion that results in increased absorption without the need for unhealthy practices of inhalational dosing that result in damaging affects to the lungs. The technology also eliminates the need for co-administration with unhealthy sugars or sweeteners in delivery that are commonly used to mask the bitter tastes. With DehydraTECH™, bioactive substance delivery is improved by combining molecules with certain fatty acids and carriers, then dehydrated in order to not only accommodate delivery via taste receptors but also accelerate effects as well as intestinal absorption (with accelerated rate of absorption up to 10 times), providing an improved consumer experience and lower cost per dose.

Lexaria’s CBD-based products include tablets, protein energy bars, teas and TurboCBD™ high absorption hemp oil capsules. To date, LXRP has signed royalty agreements with several companies in the United States and Canada for licensed use of its patented technology.

Lexaria is the only company in the world that has been awarded a patent in the United States, Canada, and Australia, for the improved (oral or ingestible) delivery of all non-psychoactive cannabinoids (including liquid emulsions, tablets, capsules, etc.), in addition to delivery of THC and other psychoactive cannabinoids. Additional patents are pending in 40 more countries for use worldwide in an array of applications.

LXRP’s technology is a complimentary layer that works within all research and development applications of cannabinoids in the growing global market. As a result, the technology enables efficacy and results in delivery across a broad spectrum of uses.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.LexariaEnergy.com

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• Bitcoin crosses $12,000 ceiling
• Company offers bitcoin mining
• Company offers blockchain software development

Now that Bitcoin has crossed the $12,000 mark (http://dtn.fm/fZe8y), the demand for Bitcoin mining gear and services is likely to follow the cryptocurrency’s climb to the stratosphere. Despite the caveats, interest in the virtual currency continues to grow. In response, the financial services industry is gearing up to get involved. The Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”) has promised to start offering Bitcoin futures in December 2017 and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (“CME”) plans a similar timetable for its Bitcoin futures. Meanwhile in New York, NASDAQ is set to debut its Bitcoin futures product by June 2018, according to Bloomberg (http://dtn.fm/o7F3d). Bitcoin is slipping into the mainstream and as it does, Bitcoin Services (OTC: BTSC) is set to offer its expertise in Bitcoin mining and Blockchain software development.

Bitcoin is, of course, the world’s first completely decentralized digital currency. It differs essentially from what, in recent times, has been regarded as money. Before its advent, there were four main kinds of money, currency, central bank reserves, bank deposits and money market mutual fund deposits, all of which are issued by a trusted institution. The integrity of these issuing authorities is, naturally, vital if one or other of these forms of money is to be widely accepted. Together these four types of money amount to around $13.7 trillion dollars, according to FRED, an economic service of the St. Louis Fed (http://dtn.fm/ALey4). And around 10 percent ($1.5 trillion) of that is held in demand (checking) accounts, a sizeable sum that makes up most of what we use when making payments by electronic means. Now, beginning with Bitcoin, virtual money has been added to the mix and being digital, virtual currencies have increased the amount of funds we can use to transact electronically.

However, although using money balances recorded electronically to make payments offers the advantages of time savings and convenience, such a system poses a problem akin to counterfeiting in the physical world. Making a copy of a digital asset, such as a money balance, stored as a computer file is even easier than counterfeiting bank notes. This possibility of electronic counterfeiting gives rise to what has come to be known as the “double spending” problem, which is one reason that traditional payment systems rely on a trusted third party intermediary.

Bitcoin, as a payment system, solves this double spending problem without relying on a third party. It does this by distributing a record of all transactions, called a ledger, to all users of the system via a peer-to-peer network. Every Bitcoin transaction is registered in this public, distributed ledger, which is called the block chain. New transactions are checked against the block chain to ensure that the same Bitcoins have not been previously spent, thus eliminating the double-spending problem. The global peer-to-peer network, composed of thousands of Bitcoin nodes, takes the place of an intermediary.

In return for verifying transactions and updating the ledger, the operators of these Bitcoin nodes are compensated with newly minted Bitcoins. It’s tough work; to verify a transaction, a node must employ complex mathematical techniques in a process that has been likened to the search for prime numbers. However, rather than looking for prime numbers, Bitcoin miners search for sequences of data called “blocks” that produce a particular pattern when the Bitcoin hash algorithm is applied to the data. When a match occurs, the miner gets new Bitcoins for getting it right plus a fee, in Bitcoins, if that block was used to certify a transaction.

The number of Bitcoins to be supplied has been capped at 21 million. At November 30, 2017, there had been 16.7 million already issued, which leaves over 4 million Bitcoins waiting to be discovered. At a price of $10,000, that’s a fortune of $40 billion for Bitcoin miners.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.BitcoinServicesCorp.com.

• Victory Square invests in innovative, game-changing entrepreneurs
• Provides entrepreneurs access to education programs, global mentorship networks, distribution partners, and other resources
• Company has secured multiple early partnerships and investments in the blockchain space

Victory Square Technologies Inc. (CSE: VST) (OTC: VSQTF) (FRANKFURT: 6F6) (WKN: A2AKL8) is a venture builder that creates, funds and empowers entrepreneurs working in the fields of blockchain technology, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, personalized health, gaming and film. As a technology incubator, Victory Square invests in game-changing entrepreneurs who are provided access to education programs, global mentorship networks, distribution partners, creative workspaces, resources, and other forms of operational support to help them scale internationally.

Victory Square has made multiple early partnerships and investments in the blockchain space. Approximately three years ago the company incubated and invested in BTL Group, which is now a $150 million dollar TSX-listed company offering blockchain solutions across multiple industries with particular focus on the finance, energy and gaming sectors. BTL’s showcase product – Interbit – is a blockchain platform that facilitates the rapid development of business applications that dramatically improve efficiency. Some of the world’s largest institutions are using Interbit to explore new opportunities on private blockchains.

A new social sports betting platform to be developed by Victory Square’s wholly owned subsidiary, FansUnite Media Inc. As a social sports data platform, FansUnite relies on robust data to allow members of its community to engage with like-minded individuals by collaborating, discussing, and predicting the winners of sporting events with a free virtual currency. The integration of blockchain technology into FansUnite’s social sports data platform could also lead to blockchain initiatives developed by other divisions and subsidiaries of Victory Square.

Integral to the FansUnite platform is the introduction of FAN Tokens, an in-game currency purchased with the cryptocurrency Ethereum that token holders can use to place wagers. FansUnite members will be able to earn FAN Tokens through participation in any number of networking effects identified in the company’s Bounty program.

“Blockchain technology and the inherent security it provides will enable us to push every envelope we can to build the most dynamic and responsive social sports betting platform,” said Darius Eghdami, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of FansUnite. “The opportunity to secure data through Blockchain certainly appeals to the accountant in me and we are confident it will become the gold standard among sports betting sites around the world.”

Company subsidiary Victory Square Health Inc., which serves as the venture arm dedicated to companies focused on the development of solutions in personalized health technologies, has also invested in Personalized Biomarkers Inc. (PBI). PBI develops test kits that reliably predict the expected response to a number of therapies prior to prescription, with an initial focus on diabetes. Within this field, five potential biomarkers have been identified, allowing PBI to enter a $4 billion market opportunity.

“We are excited for the opportunity to partner with Personalized Biomarkers as they have correctly identified a massive market opportunity, and have formed an exceptional team of industry leaders,” said Shafin Diamond Tejani, Chief Executive Officer of Victory Square. “This is another investment that is fully aligned with our newly created subsidiary, and one we expect to significantly impact the landscape of personalized medicine.”

A partnership with Insight Diagnostics Inc., also through Victory Square Health, will focus on the development of a personalized diagnostic solution for the improved management and prevention of Type II diabetes.

The company’s investment in V2 Games, a development and publishing studio of high-quality mobile games, is another example of incubating great ideas. V2 Games is well known for its successful launch of PAC-MAN Bounce and Beast Brawlers, two of the company’s releases that are capturing the gaming world by the millions of downloads.

In a move designed to strengthen its presence in film and entertainment, Victory Square has acquired a 40 percent equity stake in United Film Fund II, LLC, which is producing three major motion pictures in 2017 and 2018 including “What They Had,” starring two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank.

“This kind of investment in entertainment and film represents a major plank for our Company going forward and we consider ourselves fortunate to have the opportunity to acquire this 40% stake in the Film Fund,” said Tejani, who has launched more than 40 startups in 21 countries that employ hundreds of people and generate more than $100 million in annual revenues. “We believe it’s another strong initiative in film production for us and our stakeholders,” he added.

Victory Square has strategically positioned itself in the legal cannabis industry through an investment in Tantalus Labs, a Canadian-based cannabis cultivation company. Tantalus Labs optimizes plant health and sustainable cultivation by using a unique, environmentally controlled greenhouse engineered specifically for growing cannabis. Called a “SunLab,” the greenhouse takes 90 percent less electricity, uses filtered rainwater, and cools the growing environment to prevent stagnant moisture, recycling the air every 7 minutes to achieve maximum airflow.

Victory Square and its leadership team have seamlessly transitioned from its former identity as Fantasy 6 Sports Inc, a company focused solely on fantasy sports, mobile gaming and immersive sports, to a strategic technology company that creates, funds and successfully executes leading-edge ideas. A long-time technology entrepreneur and advocate of the industry, Tejani received the Person-of-the-Year Award at the 2017 Technology Impact Awards in British Columbia, a hallmark award category that recognizes betterment of the tech industry through leadership and philanthropic or enterprise skills and talents. Tejani has pledged to match up to $1 million in donated funds to be shared by a number of Canadian endeavors aimed at education and child-safe projects.

“These are exciting and important steps in the evolution and growth of our Company, and which properly and fully align with our strategic plan focusing on our core competencies in Blockchain Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Gaming, Personalized Health, Film and Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality,” said Tejani. “We’re spurred on by the success we have had in building on our original forays into fantasy sports, mobile gaming and immersive sports. In addition, we are energized by our most recent initiatives in sports, personalized health and entertainment and the confidence being shown by our shareholders in the dynamic direction of the Company.”

Victory Square Technologies and its management team believe innovation, incubation of excellent ideas and social responsibility are at the core of its growing success.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.VictorySquare.com

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• LTTGF disrupts the market and lottery ticket purchase methods, making it easier than ever to get in on the game
• Customers can quickly and conveniently pool tickets to increase odds
• The innovative company employs a strategic business model to expand to 22 additional states and allow enhanced digital payment options

While the chances of hitting the jackpot in any major American lottery game are one in millions, the old adage that “you have to be in it to win it” rings true no matter the odds. LottoGopher Holdings Inc. (OTCQB: LTTGF) (CSE: LOTO) (FSE: 2LG) makes it easier than ever to get in on the game. The Los Angeles based company disrupts the market and the old way of purchasing tickets, and redefines convenience from even the ease of a quick stop at a “convenience” store to bringing purchase options to its customers to order lottery tickets online. LTTGF provides a quick, innovative and convenient way for California residents to purchase tickets online for Powerball, Mega Millions and/or California’s own SuperLotto Plus.

And, while a player’s odds increase with the simple purchase of a ticket (i.e., from zero to one in millions for the jackpot or zero to one in 23 to 25 for winning any prize, depending on the game), LTTGF customers can quickly and conveniently pool tickets to further increase odds of winning.

LTTGF customers buy tickets online at face value, without additional markups, based on membership-level payment options for use of the service. The messenger service purchases tickets at a physical location, as well as provides membership access to its online system and tracking functionality. First single-ticket orders are allowed with free membership and, thereafter, membership options include a daily, monthly or yearly subscription for use of the service.

Subscriber perks include options to:

• Monitor exclusive membership information, such as strategies, alerts and current lottery news.
• Create groups and take office or other friends and family pools online, while running and tracking with the online service.
• Browse and join public lottery pools, which range from two to 100 members per group, and utilize the service to find groups that are winning often, groups that seem overdue for a big prize, play in multiple groups, play in local or similar-interest groups, or find groups employing appealing methods of number selection, etc.

LTTGF service is currently available to California residents only, with a strategic business model and plans to expand to 22 additional states by year-end 2018. The company has joined forces with Lottoland, the online lottery world leader, and it is working to enhance cashless options to allow encrypted payment with digital cryptocurrencies.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.LottoGopher.com

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• Veritas Pharma is unlocking the science underlying medical cannabis
• Clinically profiling select cannabis strains – pharmacologically identifying strains for specific disease conditions
• Entering human clinical studies with valuable IP’s in place

There is growing support for medicinal cannabis. Repeated peer-reviewed studies have demonstrated positive patient responses in a variety of maladies. However, to date, the response has been largely anecdotal, and, unlike rigorous pharmacology, the precise mechanisms and chemical profiles of cannabinoids remain unknown.  Through exacting scientific protocols, Veritas Pharma Inc. (CSE: VRT) (OTC: VRTHF) (FRT: 2VP) is about to radically change the understanding and applications of this millennia-old medicine.

Led by experienced management and bolstered with veteran academic pharmacologists, anesthetists and chemists, Veritas Pharma is rapidly unlocking the science underlying medical cannabis. The company chemically profiles different marijuana cultivars (specific plant varieties produced in cultivation by selective breeding). The cultivars are then pharmacologically profiled to identify disease-specific strains, and once these stringent protocols are achieved, Veritas performs clinical trials to establish the clinical utility and efficacy of each cultivar.

After exhaustive chemical and animal assays delivered favorable results, Veritas recently announced its research subsidiary, Cannevert Therapeutics Ltd., has signed a letter of intent to initiate the human study of CTL-X, the company’s lead cannabis strain targeting pain (http://dtn.fm/i92nV). The study will be undertaken at Fundación de Investigación, a highly respected clinical research center with state-of-the-art facilities and in-house bioanalytical laboratory located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Veritas’s CEO Lui Franciosi stated in part, “It’s important to us to move quickly into this next phase of providing clinical proof of cannabis’ effectiveness….We aim to provide physicians and patients with scientifically tested and clinically proven cannabis therapies targeting pain.  In the next year, Veritas’s goal is to have a branded analgesic strain in which its dose and method of administration are standardized to actively compete with over-the-counter analgesics as well as potentially reducing or eliminating opioid use in the acute and chronic pain markets.”

Delivering scientifically tested and clinically proven standardized cannabis therapies is a potential game changer throughout the entire nascent medical cannabis industry. In addition to developing clinically proven effective cannabis strains (cultivars) specific to pain, Veritas is targeting pain, nausea, epilepsy and PTSD. During development of these therapies, the company institutes broad patent protections for its potential blockbuster intellectual properties. Targeting multi-billion dollar global markets, the company’s unique value proposition uses a low-cost research and development model to drive speed-to-market. Veritas intends to license or sell its IP’s to cancer clinics, the insurance industry and pharmaceutical companies.

Anecdotally embraced, the rush into marijuana as medicine has been hamstrung by lack of pharmacologically profiled, scientifically tested, clinically proven therapies. Real medicine requires real science. Veritas Pharma is poised to deliver the requisite real science and indelibly transform medical cannabis therapeutics.

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• Tapinator games garner hundreds of thousands of daily downloads, millions of players, and coveted “New Games We Love” distinctions
• Strategic releases include highly anticipated puzzle game “ColorFill” in advance of holiday shopping season, as part of aggressive Full-Featured release strategy
• Business strategy reflects staying power and ability to tap into the healthy and growing revenues of the global gaming industry

Tapinator, Inc. (OTCQB: TAPM), a leading developer of mobile games on the iOS, Google Play, and Amazon platforms, is tapping into the growing mobile gaming market with staying power based on a strategic release schedule, strong business model, and unique revenue-generating approach, that produces a consistent and attractive return on investment.

The company, recently featured in an editorial titled, “Highly Anticipated Game Releases” (http://dtn.fm/1qeEt), has built a broad portfolio of over 300 mobile games that have been downloaded by more than 450 million players worldwide. Hailed as “One to Watch” (http://dtn.fm/x2UUj) within the mobile gaming market, TAPM has garnered considerable market attention recently with its hundreds of thousands of daily player downloads, and hit releases of “Big Sport Fishing 2017” and “Dice Mage 2” both of which were distinguished as “New Games We Love” on the Apple iOS platform (http://dtn.fm/7B5Qn).

Among highly-anticipated new releases is the Company’s puzzle game, “ColorFill” that is scheduled for worldwide release on December 7, 2017. Available just in time for the holiday shopping season, this new revolutionary puzzle game blends features and elements similar to those found in popular games such as “Sudoku” and “Minesweeper” in order to attract a large loyal audience and create a new classic.

TAPM’s offerings include best-in-class titles intended to entertain consumers over a long period, which the Company refers to as “Full-Featured Games.” These products include TAPM’s popular titles, such as “ROCKY^™” and “Solitaire Dash.” The Full-Featured line collectively hit a cord with the gaming community, reflecting a 255 percent growth in bookings through the third quarter of 2017. Based on this momentum, Tapinator just announced a Full-Featured release strategy (http://dtn.fm/vW5Z7) that is two-fold: (i) optimize existing hit games in terms of engagement and monetization and (ii) release new games with great home run and/or long-term/evergreen potential.

In addition to its Full-Featured titles, the Company offers a wide and strong selection of simple, simulation-style mobile games, which it refers to as Rapid-Launch Games. These are hard-hitting games with low development costs that are very popular in the mobile gaming community, often based on current and popular trends.

Across Tapinator’s large catalog of games, virtual goods can be purchased via in-app purchases to enhance the gameplay experience. By blending consumer app store transactions with the Company’s sale of strategically-placed branded advertisements, TAPM has managed to generate consistent and attractive investment returns.

TAPM’s business model and aggressive release strategy reflect its staying power and ability to tap into the strong growth of global mobile gaming, which Statistics portal Statista.com forecasts will have grown to $188.9 billion by 2020, up from $69.7 billion in 2015. As reflected in a recent Morningstar article titled, “Should You Stuff Your Stocking With Video Game Stocks?” (http://dtn.fm/PV8dG), TAPM’s strategies for enhancing the engagement of current users and increasing revenue from existing games is right in line with industry leaders and presents a ripe opportunity to increase revenue and grow margins. Explained by George Cipolloni, a portfolio manager at Chartwell Investment Partners and manager of Berwyn Income, this is a boon to margins, “If you’re buying extra ammo or weapons, that’s really additive to the bottom line,” he says. “It’s pure margin for these companies, and we have seen margins and free cash exploding as a result.”

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Tapinator.com

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• Targeting unmet medical needs with proprietary topical formulations
• License-based business model translates to worldwide opportunities
• Patented Invisicare™ technology offers enhanced drug delivery system
• Global skincare market projected to reach $135 billion by 2021

Research and development company Skinvisible Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCQB: SKVI), continues to add significant value to its core business model with several key movements involving a proposed merger, new licensing agreements and formation of a specialized subsidiary.

The Company’s November 27 announcement that it has entered into a non-binding term sheet regarding a proposed merger with Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd., pending customary closing conditions, melds industry veterans committed to developing products which address major societal issues with Skinvisible’s team of R&D scientists. Quoin’s two lead products are targeting crises such as the opioid epidemic and the military veteran suicide rate that result in the death of almost 120 people in the United States every day (http://dtn.fm/4eOib).

Skinvisible has developed over 40 product formulations using Invisicare both in the medical and skincare markets, in addition to being granted 14 patents. The company is focused on licensing its formulations and Invisicare to other companies in the pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical industries. The Company’s business model emphasizes four revenue streams that include fees for new product development, license fees, sales of branded products, and on-going royalty fees based on a licensee’s sales.

There’s plenty of room for Skinvisible’s proprietary technology within the skincare, dermatology and over-the-counter cosmeceutical markets, as evidenced by numerous reports from MarketResearch.com which state the global skincare market alone is projected to reach $135 billion by 2021 (http://dtn.fm/7wIdB).

In September, Skinvisible announced it had signed a licensing agreement with Canopy Growth Corporation, the world’s largest cannabis company.  This was followed in November when Skinvisible reported it had formed a new subsidiary, Ovation Science Inc., for the purpose of better serving the needs of licensees, as well as to focus on specific product development within the cannabis market. In fact, Ovation Science has already reached a licensing agreement with Cannabiniers, a subsidiary of Lighthouse Strategies, LLC, to distribute Skinvisible’s patented cannabis products to select markets in the United States where medical cannabis products have been legalized (http://dtn.fm/V2Exx). Invisicare’s game-changing technology enhances topical and transdermal drug delivery, enabling improved release and penetration of the product.

Another milestone was reached in June of this year when the Company first sold its hand sanitizer DermSafe product in China. Clinical studies show that frequent hand washing and sanitization is an effective way to help prevent the spread of flu viruses, including some of the more virulent forms now being seen around the world (http://dtn.fm/sJy9O). Interestingly, DermSafe was used by the Canadian Olympic team during the games in Rio, addressing concerns stemming from poor water quality through the use of the hand sanitizer. The Canadian Olympic team will also be protected by DermSafe in February 2018 at the Winter Olympic Games in South Korea.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Skinvisible.com

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• Report predicts 20 percent of back office payment shifting to BPaaS by 2021
• Company has eight new health care services contracts rolling out in early 2018
• IOSOFT applications are compliant with integration requirements for firms such as Blue Cross, Aetna and CIGNA

Health care industries are experiencing a growing push to streamline services and increase their transparency with patients (http://dtn.fm/O9wnd) amid continued volatility in health care and insurance industry politics (http://dtn.fm/2g4cK). RJD Green, Inc. (OTC: RJDG) is among a variety of enterprises providing smart-business solutions to help meet the digital needs of tomorrow’s industries.

RJD Green is a holding company focused on acquiring and managing businesses with proven revenue track records. It has subsidiaries in environmental services and specialty construction, as well as the health care services industry.

RJDG’s IOSOFT Inc. is providing discrete payment applications through software and services being incorporated into health care provider networks, enabling hospitals, individual providers and health care payers to work together more seamlessly. IOSOFT software applications are being integrated by third party administrators and other medical services providers nationally.

“From ongoing negotiations that are occurring now, we expect to see more accelerated monthly contracts procured in the first calendar quarter of 2018,” IoSoft President Vincent Valentine stated in a September news release.

The company has eight health care services contracts that it expects to launch during the first quarter of 2018. It is anticipating revenue of $9.6 million over the course of the year.

A November IDC Health Insights report titled ‘Worldwide Health Industry 2018 Predictions’ forecasts that, by 2021, 20 percent of commercial payer back office operations will have been shifted to cloud outsourcing contracts (BPaaS) in order to meet overwhelming data management requirements (http://dtn.fm/exX3x). The report also predicts that digital tracking of assets and inventory through Internet of Things network-enabled hospital systems will have doubled worldwide by 2020 as part of the trend.

In addition to RJD Green’s positioning for health care industry advances, the company owns its Earthlinc Environmental Services Division, which furthers technologies and services in green industries, as well as its Silex Holdings Division, a manufacturing company that fills a market niche between home improvement retailers and local contractors with specialties in granite counter tops, cabinets and related products. Silex has forecast revenue and profit growth of 50 percent in 2018.

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