• Adjusted EBITDA increases 54% in quarter to $4.8 million
• Cogint’s information services segment revenues rose 39% in quarter
• Pay Per Call, a new product, generated $1.5 million in additional sales in 2Q2017, as wide range of ‘vertical’ clients adopted it

Cogint, Inc. (NASDAQ: COGT) revenues reached $53 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017, a 29% rise as compared to the same period in 2016. Sales for the first half of 2017 ended the same date increased to $103.8 million, also a 29% spike from the prior year, the company announced (http://dtn.fm/aq9Ll).

Cogint is a cloud-based data analytics company with proprietary algorithm technology platforms, such as CORE™ and Agile Audience Engine™, which are applicable to a multitude of industries. The company’s goal is to achieve return-on-investment driven results for clients. The firm uses data fusion and customized analytics to help clients manage risk, identify fraud and abuse, collect debts and acquire new customers.

In a news release, Derek Dubner, chief executive officer of Cogint, said, “We delivered a very strong quarter with revenues of $53 million, up 29% versus the second quarter of 2016, and adjusted EBITDA of $4.8 million, up 54%, driven by enterprise-wide adoption of our products and solutions. Given our innovative-driven product roadmap and the increasing momentum we experienced throughout the quarter, we are very optimistic about the second half of 2017.”

Key to the gains were a 39% jump in sales within information services, a 24% boost in performance marketing and revenue from its new Pay Per Call ad format, which was introduced in December 2016 and generated $1.5 million in additional sales in 2Q2017.

CORE™ is the company’s own next-generation data fusion platform, applicable to a variety of industries. These range from insurance and financial services companies to law enforcement, health care, law firms, government and others.

The Agile Audience Engine™ assists retailers, brands and marketers with customer identification on a massive scale. It targets consumers through personal identification information for the packaged goods, financial services and entertainment industries, among others. What helps make Cogint unique in this sector is its high 80% use of mobile devices for consumer interaction.

For more information, visit the company website at www.Cogint.com

• Company’s PayOnline provides flexible, integrated payment solutions for e-commerce sector
• Platform matches almost all native systems, offline and online, including on mobile
• Online sales reached $395 billion in 2016, remaining a primary growth driver in the overall retail industry

The U.S. e-commerce market is rapidly expanding, as consumers benefit from a growing number of channels for online ordering, driven by a strong preference of younger generations to make their purchases online. Internet sales reached roughly $395 billion in 2016, accounting for 11.7 percent of total retail sales reported nationwide last year, according to Department of Commerce data (http://dtn.fm/7iagU). The trend continued into 2017, with online retail sales reaching $105.7 billion in the first quarter. This fast-growing market offers ample investment opportunities to online payment solution providers such as Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) and its subsidiary PayOnline, an innovative and flexible payment processing platform.

Online retail sales in the United States grew at an accelerated rate in 2016 compared to previous years. With a 15.6 percent increase reported, e-commerce accounted for nearly 42 percent of all U.S. retail market growth last year. For comparison, total retail sales in 2016 were $3.375 trillion, factoring out sales in restaurants and bars, as well as items that are not usually purchased online, such as automobiles, fuel, etc. Most of the e-commerce market share is still held by Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), which remains leader when it comes to online sales and a favorite brand among U.S. consumers. The internet giant reported transactions of $147 billion in 2016, which is more than 31 percent higher than the previous year.

Mobile purchases are leading the way when it comes to the growth of the e-commerce sector, with almost half of the digital retail traffic happening on mobile, according to Business Insider data (http://dtn.fm/QZnV0). But the traffic increase does not translate into actual purchases, with consumers preferring to use desktop computers rather than their smartphones for online orders. The volume of mobile traffic, however, presents a major opportunity for retailers, as mobile allows consumers and vendors to communicate more effectively and more frequently. With the right tools and software, mobile payments could grow exponentially, helping expand the digital sales market further.

This is where global financial technology group Net Element’s PayOnline platform comes in. Having just entered the U.S. e-commerce market, the PayOnline subsidiary is one of the most versatile global online payment solutions in the industry, leveraging its parent company’s experience with omni-channel electronic payments acceptance solutions that include e-commerce, point-of-sale and mobile devices.

Providing flexible high-tech payment solutions to more than 3,000 companies in markets such as Eastern and Western Europe, Central Asia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, PayOnline is designed to allow retailers to expand their business by offering customers as many payment options as possible. In addition, the platform is developer-friendly, with its API and SDK allowing merchants to easily integrate it with their native systems, both offline and online, including via mobile apps.

PayOnline supports more than 100 payment methods in as many currencies, in addition to credit card acceptance, and it is certified with most payment processors in the United States and globally. With industry-leading security features making the system a safe and viable option for all retailers, PayOnline also offers easy e-commerce and CMS integration, already being available on the most popular platforms.

Net Element expects the fully integrated payment solution to be as successful in the U.S. as it has been abroad, allowing it to generate significant revenue for the company. The successful implementation of PayOnline on the local e-commerce market will expand the company’s global reach and position Net Element as a leading provider of state-of-the-art, high-tech payment solutions for multiple verticals.

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

• Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have become a global phenomenon
• China is a dominant player in bitcoin volume
• CIIX announces cryptocurrency education and trading subscription service

Bitcoin, the world’s first and most recognized cryptocurrency, recently vaulted to new record highs above $4,000. Valued around seven dollars five years ago, the digital currency has quadrupled in 2017, climbing by 40 percent in August alone (http://dtn.fm/Qs9KS). A $1,000 flyer five years ago would now be worth over a half a million dollars.

Cryptocurrencies have attracted a lot of attention in recent years. Seen as a novel trade by some, a safe haven by others, or a new currency with valuable underlying technology, demand for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is on the rise. The underlying blockchain technology of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has the potential to transform transactional business by transferring value anywhere around the world without the need for traditional intermediaries such as clearing firms or banks. The ability to transfer value solely through software could become a transformational breakthrough.

With rapidly increasing public interest in cryptocurrencies, ChineseInvestors.com (OTCQB: CIIX) just announced the launch of a new cryptocurrency education and trading subscription service (http://dtn.fm/E0Kwc). Since 1999, ChineseInvestors.com has delivered real-time market commentary, analysis, and education-related services in the Chinese language on its Chinesefn.com website, and it offers several types of subscription-based services. Headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in New York City and Shanghai, this specialized investment services company maintains a 100,000+ user base, providing consultation, advertising, and public relations services to China-based companies.

“Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have become a global phenomenon,” Warren Wang, founder and CEO of CIIX, noted in a news release. “Since January 2015, the price of Bitcoin has increased 500% … and just spiked to a record high over $4,000 as US-North Korea tensions escalated. Likewise, ethereum has surged from less than $10 to more than $300 this year. With the use and trading of cryptocurrencies on the rise in Asia, it appears that a much wider adoption of digital assets may be right around the corner. With an estimated 85% market share, China is one of the dominant players controlling bitcoin volume… CIIX intends to provide fundamental knowledge to Chinese speaking newcomers to cryptocurrency, including straightforward explanations of the basics of cryptocurrency, how to buy it and straightforward trading guidelines.”

Expected to be extremely well received, CIIX’s new subscription service will provide news, analysis and insights covering all aspects of the cryptocurrency markets. This will give individual Chinese investors the opportunity to intelligently participate in the global cryptocurrency explosion. If the future is anything like the recent past in cryptocurrencies, it should be one heck of a ride.

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

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• Kit is available online and details the company’s diversified marketing strategy in the cannabis, legal marijuana fields
• SinglePoint’s growth by acquisition and portfolio of acquired businesses generate multiple revenue streams
• Experienced and successful executive management team is profiled

SinglePoint, Inc. (OTC: SING) has released a new 16-page investor relations kit, available online at http://dtn.fm/Wpt2a, detailing investment opportunities presented by the company, which transitioned from a full service provider of mobile technology to focus on diversification into horizontal markets. By acquiring under-valued companies, SinglePoint is now a holding company achieving multiple revenue streams from platforms which provide solutions for small and mid-sized client firms.

The investor relations kit specifies the benefits of the company’s acquisition portfolio. Included is a profile of SinglePoint’s entry into a number of markets. One is a payment processing solution for the legal marijuana industry, utilizing proprietary technology using bitcoin in the “unbankable” cannabis market. This is a joint venture with First Bitcoin Capital, Inc. (OTC: BITCF).

SinglePoint is also in the text message marketing business, providing an effective way for companies to send messages to all of their subscribers simultaneously. This is an effective way for clients to receive text messages universally.

The investor book also specifies SinglePoint’s other acquisitions, such as SingleSeed, Convectium and Discount Indoor Garden Supply (DIGS). All are related to fast-growing legal marijuana industries.

Finally, the kit profiles SinglePoint’s experienced and successful management team leaders.

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

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• Meeting will be at Swissotel in Beijing, China, on September 29 at 10:00 a.m. local time in order to accommodate more shareholders; the new record date is August 30, 2017
• SeeThruEquity projects that Moxian revenues will reach $24.1 million by FY2018
• Moxian is targeting a Chinese mobile market of 1.3 billion people, the world’s largest

Moxian, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOXC) has changed both its venue and record date for its 2017 general meeting of stockholders. The new record date is August 30, 2017, and the location of the meeting has been moved to the Swissotel in Beijing, China, in the Hong Kong Macau Center.

The meeting’s time and date remain unchanged. It will held on September 29 at 10 a.m. local time, which is 10 p.m. ET on September 28.

Moxian is headquartered in Shenzhen, China, with offices in Beijing, Malaysia and Hong Kong. It is an online-to-offline (O2O) integrated platform operator. The company is converting its unpaid platforms to paid. It has the Moxian+ Business mobile app, which generates revenue by connecting consumers to small- and medium-sized market enterprises (SMEs) through social platforms, games and rewards available through earned Mo-Points. Client merchants can then learn more about consumers, completing online sales via their own brick-and-mortar offline stores.

The company generates revenues via subscription and licensing income, selling premium consumer data to merchant clients, advertising, and a percentage of all transactions. Moxian already has 31,600 merchants on Moxian+ Business. By mining data gleaned through analytics, Moxian enables vendor clients to promote and market their products.

To consumers, it offers the Moxian+ User app. It has some 300,000 registered users on this platform, which is also being converted to paid, and offers social events, contests and prizes. The company also has the proprietary Mo-Talk, a voice-chat service on both apps, enabling client merchants and consumers to interact.

SeeThruEquity estimates that the company will generate revenues of $24.1 million by FY2018 (http://dtn.fm/Po0qP). Moxian is targeting a Chinese mobile phone market of 1.3 billion people, the research firm notes, quoting China’s Ministry of Industry and Technology statistics. That market is the largest of its kind in the world.

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

• ABcann’s low current market cap compared to similar companies offers an obvious opportunity for investors
• ABcann Global is one of Canada’s most dominant growers of medical marijuana and one of the growers to meet Canadian government’s stringent licensing requirements
• Major expansion of ABcann’s production capacity is underway

An interesting opportunity for investors can be found in ABcann Global Corporation (TSX.V: ABCN) (OTCQB: ABCCF), a Canadian grower of medical marijuana. ABcann recently acquired ABcann Medicinals and boasts a recent IPO, appointment of a new medical consultant, and major expansion plans.

ABcann is new to the public market, having launched its initial public offering on May 4. However, the company is one of the most experienced Canadian growers. ABcann is one of Canada’s dominant medical growers, producing organically grown, pesticide-free medicinal-grade marijuana using scalable, proprietary growing technology, which allows the consistent generation of high-quality products.

The company’s low current market cap offers an obvious opportunity for investors, as ABcann compares well with other companies in the industry. For example, Supreme Pharmaceuticals has a market cap of $250 million, and Hydropothecary Corp. is valued at $150 million. Emblem Corp. – with the same size growing facility as ABcann – is valued at $200 million.

ABcann’s expansion plans are ramping up, and its proprietary, advanced growing technology is highly scalable. A new chamber is planned for the company’s current facility in Napanee, Ontario, which currently produces 1,000 kilograms annually.

In addition, land has already been purchased for a new 71,000 square-foot facility which will have a production capacity of 20,000 kilograms each year – 20 times ABcann’s current production. In further plans, a 65-acre property for a planned 1.2 million square-foot growing facility is ready for development.

One of the first companies to obtain a production license under Canadian Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulation, ABcann acquired a license in March 2014. Only three percent of companies that apply for a license make it through the extensive six-step process, which requires a comprehensive background check and prior investment in a growing facility.

In July, ABcann announced its inclusion in the Horizons Medical Marijuana Life Sciences ETF (TSX: HMMJ). The ETF index selects companies with operations in biopharmaceuticals, medical manufacturing, distribution, and other marijuana industry services.

In June, the company announced the appointment of Dr. Michael Shannon as chief medical consultant. Shannon brings a long history of health care experience in the private and public sectors and joins an all-star management and advisory team which includes Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, a professor of medicinal chemistry at Hebrew University of Jerusalem who is widely regarded as the “Father of Marijuana Research.”

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.ABcann.ca

• InMed to test INM-750 in vitro, estimates clinical trials for 2018-2020
• ATERA SAS to develop 3D skin models to help pre-clinical tests of INM-750
• INM-750 being developed to treat skin disease epidermolysis bullosa, with a successful therapy having potential global market of $1 billion

InMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CSE: IN) (OTCQB: IMLFF), a biopharmaceutical company focused on identifying and commercializing prescription drugs using non-THC cannabinoids, recently reached a research and development agreement with tissue engineering company ATERA SAS of France (http://dtn.fm/Yv6Bd). The fundamental benefits of this agreement for InMed, as it eyes a clinical trial program, are a proprietary assessment tool, a biosynthesis manufacturing process, and drug development programs.

Vancouver-based InMed’s lead compound is INM-750, a proprietary topical cannabinoid product candidate aimed at treating skin disease epidermolysis bullosa (EB). EB is a skin disease which retards wound healing and can cause pain, itching, and inflammation. INM-750 may reverse the disease, for which there are currently no approved therapies. In its corporate presentation, InMed said that it sees a potential global market of $1 billion for INM-750, if approved.

ATERA SAS, as part of the agreement, will develop 3D human skin models that will assist InMed in assessing INM-750’s effectiveness in treating EB in vitro ahead of upcoming clinical trials estimated by InMed to take place in 2018, 2019 and 2020. ATERA SAS will produce 3D skin models in a controlled environment, creating a unique tool for drug development screening. ATERA SAS is expected to develop the 3D models from EB patient biopsies in order to help InMed assess INM-750.

ATERA SAS is a tissue engineering company tasked in this agreement with developing advanced human tissue models to assist InMed in analyzing pre-trial tests. The French company will also investigate INM-750 at the ultra-structural cellular and molecular levels. It will create 3D in vitro reconstructed human full thickness skin models of both normal and EB-derived skin cells.

At InMed, Dr. Ado Muhammed, MD, DPM and MFPM, is the chief medical officer. He previously served as associate medical director at GW Pharmaceuticals, where he was key in leading the company in the development and FDA approval of one of the first cannabis drugs. InMed is the only cannabis biotech company led by a former GW Pharmaceuticals executive.

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

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In an interview with Stock Day, CEO Chris Bunka of Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (CSE: LXX) (OTCQB: LXRP) discussed the company’s recent achievements and its plans for the near future. Revenues are climbing, exceeding, so far in 2017, the total for all of 2016, and the potential for further increases is imminent. The company is in negotiation with at least four large pharmaceutical companies to license its technology. The smallest of these could increase revenues by $1 million; the largest could increase revenues by much, much more, according to Bunka. Getting any of these deals signed will boost the bottom line almost as much as they would raise revenues. Lexaria will be employing a lucrative licensing model that is likely to yield 90-100% of revenues as profit. The company expects to have its first major agreement wrapped up by the end of the year.

Apart from attracting the attention of big pharma, Lexaria has been working with the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada, an agency of the Canadian federal government, to explore the effects of its technology. The company has developed technology that allows non-psychoactive cannabinoids, vitamins, non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and nicotine to be absorbed at much higher rates. Lexaria’s superior delivery system offers the promise of potentially reducing required doses of these substances, since less of them goes to waste. The technology also speeds up delivery. It can deliver payload molecules to the bloodstream in 15-25 minutes, as opposed to 60-90 minutes for current methods, and is already in use in a number of consumer products.

Lexaria recently raised $4 million in capital. The company intends to spend part of the proceeds in setting up an R&D program for nicotine. The initiative comes at an opportune time. In August, the FDA announced “a new comprehensive plan for tobacco and nicotine regulation that will serve as a multi-year roadmap to better protect kids and significantly reduce tobacco-related disease and death” (http://dtn.fm/hlb4O). The agency plans to stimulate public dialogue on lowering nicotine levels in combustible cigarettes to non-addictive levels. This is good news for Lexaria, which is hoping its technology can provide a delivery method for nicotine that is safer than smoking. As its CEO has remarked, “Regulation is great news for Lexaria.”

The interview can be heard at http://dtn.fm/194Mx

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

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• Multi-billion industry growing at a compound annual growth rate of 31%
• Unique business plan providing ground-floor investment opportunities
• Existing portfolio with flagship app once ranking as #1 iOS family game in five countries

AppSwarm, Inc. (OTC: SWRM) is a technology development and incubation acceleration company that partners up with developers through joint ventures, royalty agreements, marketing partnerships, and outright purchase agreements. Focusing on the ever-growing mobile applications market, the company provides all the resources needed for engagement, retention, virality and monetization.

The global games market generated approximately $100 billion in revenues in 2016, but large global game companies have made it extremely difficult for smaller developers to achieve success in the marketplace. As a result, many great ideas aren’t monetized. AppSwarm solves this problem by providing the funding and critical business expertise needed to successfully launch and market new applications.

Business applications is another area of focus for the company. Targeting small to medium sized businesses, AppSwarm will be developing and acquiring mobile application tools and platforms that increase productivity and security via data encryption, cloud storage, content management and delivery, digital payments, automation, and customer loyalty marketing solutions. Recent acquisitions made so far represent only a small example of future planned initiatives to develop and market tools for the business community.

Regardless of the target market, AppSwarm can help developers accelerate the success of their app through funding, technology and marketing expertise, as well as a unique eco system that accelerates user acquisition. The company is able to assist at any state of development with completion of concept, market analysis, business and financial management, direct sales and marketing, social game development to ensure correct product application and expedient deployment with cost efficiency.

Ron Brewer, CEO of the company, has accumulated extensive leadership in the technology sector and brings valuable knowledge gained as a Director of Southbridge Advisory Group for nearly 20 years. Ron’s C-level experience includes merger & acquisition and post-acquisition turnaround in both the private and small-cap public sector. John Rabbit, director of finance, is a seasoned business veteran that has worked with Fortune 500 firms and served in CEO, COO and CFO positions for firms ranking from $5 million to $300 million in annual revenues. John was directly involved in numerous acquisitions and served in executive capacities for several multinational subsidiaries.

With a well-suited management team, multiple synergistic revenue streams, and diversified growth strategy, AppSwarm is well positioned in a steadily growing industry with countless opportunities for capitalization.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.App-Swarm.com

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• Leading-edge provider of prepaid card programs and processing services
• Portfolio includes millions of prepaid debit cards
• Company serves some of the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers in the world

Operating at the cutting edge of innovation, 3PEA International, Inc. (OTCQB: TPNL) is a vertically integrated prepaid card programs and processing services provider, offering solutions for corporate, consumer and government applications. The company is revolutionizing the payments market, catering to a variety of users and industries with innovative solutions and options designed to streamline operations, reduce costs, boost revenue, accelerate product adoption and bolster loyalty.

A trusted and experienced payment processor and provider of prepaid debit card payment solutions, 3PEA International boasts millions of prepaid debit cards within its portfolio. Through its PaySign® brand, the company designs and develops payment solutions, prepaid card programs and customized payment services.

3PEA provides and manages programs for some of the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers in the world, offering co-pay assistance products that are designed to maximize acquisition, retention and adherence of patients. The company also offers corporate incentive prepaid cards, which are transforming the way corporations reward, motivate and engage their existing customers, potential customers, employees and agents.

The customizable prepaid solutions offered by 3PEA enable substantial cost savings and also enhance brand recognition and customer loyalty. The company’s customers include health care companies, major pharmaceutical companies and source plasma providers, large multinationals, prominent universities and social media companies.

Marketed under the proprietary PaySign brand, 3PEA’s solutions are designed to attain measurable results through motivating actions and behaviors. Whether clients are seeking a way to reward consumers, agents, employees or channel partners, 3PEA’s PaySign products provide a solution to meet their specific needs.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.3PEA.com