Editing Unbanked

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'''Connecting DeFi and cryptocurrencies to banks, cards, and other legacy finance'''

== Summary ==

* A global neo-bank platform built on blockchain technology
* VISA FastTrack Enablement partner for B2B Card Issuing & Program Management
* Bank accounts are available in over 200 countries & territories
* Audited revenue: $1.7M in 2019, $9.3M in 2020, $20M forecasted in 2021
* 2 previous oversubscribed rounds—totaling $1.4M raised
* Blockchain- and cryptocurrency-agnostic
* Over 10 white label customers including Paxful, Nexo, Litecoin Foundation.

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== Problem ==

=== Banking technology is decades out of date ===
After 50 years using the same technology, consumers expect more than traditional banks can offer. People have become accustomed to the ease of use of modern tech-enabled service platforms; in comparison, banking tech is slow and expensive, and setting up an account is far from easy.

Cryptocurrencies and DeFi are rapidly disrupting the legacy finance ecosystem.  They are bringing about a paradigm shift in finance—just as the internet did with communication and commerce.  It's the fourth industrial revolution! 

== Solution ==
'''A global neo-bank platform built on blockchain'''

Introducing a new kind of banking experience that empowers everyone to participate in the financial system—whether they choose to work with a legacy institution, or take complete control by becoming their own custodian of blockchain-based assets.

Its platform puts mobile digital banking first; and, with blockchain technology, Unbanked is able to provide a better, cheaper, faster experience.

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=== Choose your own financial experience ===
Go beyond the traditional “off the shelf” approach to modern banking, and take advantage of a suite of crypto-enabled financial products and features that meet (and exceed) the needs of your life.

=== Modern solutions for modern problems ===
Blockchain is more than just a buzzword—it’s a real solution for an outdated system of fees and slow payments that impact each consumer. By utilizing this cutting-edge technology, Unbanked is able to help you reduce processing times and keep more of your money.

=== Use digital currency in real-time ===
From depositing and spending your digital currencies, to sending payments anywhere in the world, Unbanked puts the control back in your hands—without the need for an intermediary.

=== Seamlessly convert fiat to crypto ===
Want to buy crypto? Simply send USD to your Unbanked bank account via wire, ACH, or credit card. You can then purchase currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum and settle to your self-custodial wallet. Your keys, your crypto!

== Product ==
'''Get Unbanked'''

Unbanked offers a suite of financial products designed to give your cryptocurrency real-world utility. Whether pairing with one of today’s leading payment digital payment platforms like Apple Pay, or swiping your card in person at one of the millions of supported locations worldwide, Unbanked puts your money back in your hands.

=== How the Unbanked BlockCard works ===
You can pair your card with Apple, Google, or Samsung Pay to make payments or swipe normally.  You can also fund your card with cryptocurrency, an Unbanked bank account, or at thousands of retailers worldwide like Walmart, Walgreens, and 7-11.

=== Unbanked's Intuitive Bank Accounts ===

==== A better kind of financial experience ====
Unbanked’s Intuitive Bank Accounts empower global citizens with a globally-supported, crypto-friendly financial instrument that tracks everything from spending and purchasing to transfers and beyond.

==== Borderless transfers ====
No matter if you’re sending money to a friend across the city or someone across the world, Unbanked makes it better, faster, and cheaper to send money whenever (and whenever) you need it.

==== Link with your BlockCard ====
Whether you’re transacting online or offline at one of the millions of locations around the world, the Unbanked Bank Account gets even more powerful when you link it with the BlockCard. You can even get up to 6.38% on all your purchases.

==== Crypto purchases, done better ====
Purchase BTC, ETH, and TERN directly from your bank account to your self-custodial wallet with no hassle. Unbanked will even aggregate prices across multiple exchanges to help you find the best price. Most important, Unbanked settles the purchase to your self-custodial wallet so you're always in control.

==== Your currency when you need it ====
Unlike other platforms that make you wait days or weeks for access to your crypto purchases, Unbanked offers near-instant settlements of them to your self-custodial wallet.

== Traction ==
'''5x YoY revenue growth'''

=== Operational milestones ===

* Debit card issuance is live in all 50 states, 31 countries in EEA (imminent) as well as LATAM.
* 1 of only 12 VISA Fast Track Enablement Partner for Card Issuance and Program Management.  Only one with a crypto focus.
* Global crypto wallet services enabled, accepting 14 cryptocurrencies
* FDIC insured global bank accounts with wire, ACH, and Plaid integration.  Supporting over 200+ countries/territories.
* More than 10 organizations are white-labelling its platform.
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== Financials ==

=== Revenue ===
Unbanked’s highest revenue month thus far is April 2021, at $2.06M. Its company cash flow doubled from January 2021 to May 2021.  At this pace, Unbanked is forecasting $20M+ for EOY 2021.  

== Customers ==
'''Scaling to support millions of customers'''

Its team is planning to scale Unbanked significantly in the coming years, and be able to support tens of millions of customers globally.  This will be through a combination of direct-to-consumer programs and business-to-business programs.

'''B2B partners'''

Unbanked works with some of the leading blockchain-based companies in the industry including the Litecoin Foundation, Paxful, Nexo, StormX, and many others.  Enabling these great organizations to white-label its platform gives their customers real-world utility over digital assets.

Charlie Lee is the founder of Litecoin. You can listen to him talk about the Unbanked powered Litecoin Card here:

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== Business model ==
'''Using economies of scale to fuel revenue growth'''

Unbanked shares in all fees generated from the users who interact with its platform either through its card programs, bank accounts, or its white-label partnerships who pay a licensing fee in addition to the sources below. Typically it is a combination of factors.
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While fees help the company make money, Unbanked wants to keep them low—and rather use economies of scale to make money from its customers. Its philosophy is: a smaller piece of a bigger pie.

'''Blockcard card fees'''

Monthly subcription fee: $5.00 unless you spend $750.00 or more - then it's free. 
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|+Blockcard card fees
!Service
!Fee
|-
|PIN transaction fee (domestic)
|$1.00
|-
|PIN transaction fee (internatinal)
|$2.00
|-
|ATM cash withdrawal fee (domestic)
|$3.00
|-
|ATM cash withdrawal fee (international)
|$3.50
|-
|ATM balance inquiry fee (domestic)
|$0.50
|-
|Card fee
|$10.00 plastic / $50.00 metal
|-
|Card replacement fee
|$10.00 plastic / $50.00 metal
|-
|Account closure / balance refund fee
|$10.00
|}
'''Interchange fees'''

Credit card companies like VISA have negotiated interchange fees with merchants. These typically range between 1–3% of the consumer’s purchase. Unbanked shares in these interchange fees that the merchants pay; so, as the spend increases on the platform, the total revenue generated from fees does as well.

'''Purchase crypto spread'''

When users convert dollars to cryptocurrency Unbanked doesn't charge fees but can make money on the spread, between 0.5%–3% depending on the asset.  Unbanked can achieve this through the aggregation of multiple markets while keeping the customer's price competitive.

'''Future fees'''

Unbanked expects to have other revenue streams as part of its roadmap as it releases products, such as remittances, borrowing, and lending, as well as larger margins that come with scale.  Unbanked plans to focus on marketing its product innovation, user experience, and competitive pricing to drive growth and profitability.

== Market ==
'''This is asymmetrical warfare—and the opportunity size is in the trillions'''

Unbanked is taking the antiquated ACH and Wire payment system that is closed-loop and opening it up to the blockchain rails—where payments are cheap and fast.

Cryptocurrency adoption is rapidly increasing (hitting a market cap over $2T dollars and forecasting 221M users this year), but the market is still in its infancy. In order to get the next 500M people interacting with crypto, they need tools they're familiar with—like bank accounts and debit cards.

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== Competition ==

=== Competitive analysis ===
Unbanked is often compared to other crypto card companies, but its product is so much more than that.

Like traditional banks, Unbanked offers bank accounts that hold cash and debit cars for spending; but like crypto companies, Unbanked enables those bank accounts to buy and withdraw crypto, or to use that crypto and spend it on a debit card.

Its long-term vision is more competitive with Revolut or Coinbase, but with a B2B focus: enabling other companies to have their own crypto-friendly fintech offerings to their customers, including cards and bank accounts.  

Revolut raised $880M at a $33B valuation in July of 2021. Coinbase did a direct listing on NASDAQ in 2021 at a valuation of $85B.  Both are strong in their industry focus, but each have built walled gardens and do not have the white-label flexibility that Unbanked has built. 

== Vision and strategy ==
'''Planning for the future'''

With a successful raise, Unbanked will increase its marketing spend and aggressively grow its customer base. Unbanked will also enter into as many global markets as possible, including EU, LATAM, APAC, EMEA, Canada, and others. Doing it properly means collaborating with regulators and ensuring Unbanked adheres to local laws.

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== Roadmap ==
Unbanked also has an ambitious roadmap of new products and services that it intends to bring to the marketplace. Some of these include:

'''Use of company funds'''
* Marketing
* New hires
* Regulatory/Legal
* Building new products/services
* Expanding geographic reach

== Funding ==
'''$1.4M raised to date'''

Unbanked has raised approximately $1.4M to date. Both of its previous rounds have been oversubscribed. Its last round was held on Republic where it hit the cap of $1,070,000 from over 3,700 investors.

== Founders ==
'''A mission to transform financial access and control'''

Unbanked was founded in 2018 by Ian Kane and Daniel Gouldman with a simple mission: Give customers a better, faster, and cheaper way to transact value with one another, no matter if they were across the street or across the world. The founder’s belief that financial access and control is a human right that can be enabled through the blockchain led them to rebel against the status quo which has plagued traditional banking for years.

== Team ==
'''Co-founder: Ian Kane'''

'''Co-founder: Daniel Gouldman'''

'''GM: Keith Johnson'''

'''Director of Finance: John DeRussy'''

'''CTO: Corey Ballou'''

'''Head of HR: Anne Blanchard'''

== Risks ==
'''There is no guarantee of a return on an Investor’s investment.'''

There is no assurance that an Investor will realize a return on their investment or that they will not lose their entire investment. For this reason, each Investor should read this Form C and all exhibits carefully and should consult with their attorney and business advisor prior to making any investment decision.

'''While the Securities provide mechanisms whereby holders of the Securities would be entitled to a return of their purchase amount upon the occurrence of certain events, if the Company does not have sufficient cash on hand, this obligation may not be fulfilled.'''

Upon the occurrence of certain events, as provided in the Securities, holders of the Securities may be entitled to a return of the principal amount invested. Despite the contractual provisions in the Securities, this right cannot be guaranteed if the Company does not have sufficient liquid assets on hand. Therefore, potential Investors should not assume a guaranteed return of their investment amount.

'''In the event of the dissolution or bankruptcy of the Company, Investors will not be treated as debt holders and therefore are unlikely to recover any proceeds.'''

In the event of the dissolution or bankruptcy of the Company, the holders of the Securities that have not been converted will be entitled to distributions as described in the Securities. This means that such holders will only receive distributions once all of the creditors and more senior security holders, including any holders of preferred stock, have been paid in full. Neither holders of the Securities nor holders of CF Shadow Securities can be guaranteed any proceeds in the event of the dissolution or bankruptcy of the Company.

'''There is no present market for the Securities and Unbanked has arbitrarily set the price.'''

The Offering price was not established in a competitive market. Unbanked has arbitrarily set the price of the Securities with reference to the general status of the securities market and other relevant factors. The Offering price for the Securities should not be considered an indication of the actual value of the Securities and is not based on its asset value, net worth, revenues or other established criteria of value. Unbanked cannot guarantee that the Securities can be resold at the Offering price or at any other price.

'''Equity securities issued upon conversion of the Securities may be substantially different from other equity securities offered or issued by the Company at the time of conversion.''' 

In the event the Company decides to exercise the conversion right, the Company will convert the Securities into equity securities that are materially different from the equity securities being issued to new investors at the time of conversion in many ways, including, but not limited to, liquidation preferences, dividend rights, or anti-dilution protection. Additionally, any equity securities issued at the Conversion Price (as defined in the Crowd SAFE agreement) shall have only such preferences, rights, and protections in proportion to the Conversion Price and not in proportion to the price per share paid by new investors receiving the equity securities. Upon conversion of the Securities, the Company may not provide the holders of such Securities with the same rights, preferences, protections, and other benefits or privileges provided to other investors of the Company. The foregoing paragraph is only a summary of a portion of the conversion feature of the Securities; it is not intended to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Crowd SAFE agreement, which is attached as Exhibit C.

'''Equity securities acquired upon conversion of the Securities may be significantly diluted as a consequence of subsequent equity financings.'''

The Company’s equity securities will be subject to dilution. The Company intends to issue additional equity to employees and third-party financing sources in amounts that are uncertain at this time, and as a consequence holders of equity securities resulting from the conversion of the Securities will be subject to dilution in an unpredictable amount. Such dilution may reduce the Investor’s control and economic interests in the Company. The amount of additional financing needed by the Company will depend upon several contingencies not foreseen at the time of this Offering. Generally, additional financing (whether in the form of loans or the issuance of other securities) will be intended to provide the Company with enough capital to reach the next major corporate milestone. If the funds received in any additional financing are not sufficient to meet the Company’s needs, the Company may have to raise additional capital at a price unfavorable to their existing investors, including the holders of the Securities. The availability of capital is at least partially a function of capital market conditions that are beyond the control of the Company. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to accurately predict the future capital requirements necessary for success or that additional funds will be available from any source. Failure to obtain financing on favorable terms could dilute or otherwise severely impair the value of the Securities. In addition, the Company has certain equity grants and convertible securities outstanding. Should the Company enter into a financing that would trigger any conversion rights, the converting securities would further dilute the equity securities receivable by the holders of the Securities upon a qualifying financing.

'''The Company may never elect to convert the Securities or undergo a liquidity event and Investors may have to hold the Securities indefinitely.'''

The Company may never conduct a future equity financing or elect to convert the Securities if such future equity financing does occur. In addition, the Company may never undergo a liquidity event such as a sale of the Company or an initial public offering. If neither the conversion of the Securities nor a liquidity event occurs, Investors could be left holding the Securities in perpetuity. The Securities have numerous transfer restrictions and will likely be highly illiquid, with no secondary market on which to sell them. The Securities are not equity interests, have no ownership rights, have no rights to the Company’s assets or profits and have no voting rights or ability to direct the Company or its actions.

'''Investors will be unable to declare the Security in “default” and demand repayment.'''

Unlike convertible notes and some other securities, the Securities do not have any “default” provisions upon which Investors will be able to demand repayment of their investment. The Company has ultimate discretion as to whether or not to convert the Securities upon a future equity financing and Investors have no right to demand such conversion. Only in limited circumstances, such as a liquidity event, may Investors demand payment and even then, such payments will be limited to the amount of cash available to the Company.

'''Investors will not be entitled to any inspection or information rights other than those required by law.'''

Investors will not have the right to inspect the books and records of the Company or to receive financial or other information from the Company, other than as required by law. Other security holders of the Company may have such rights. Regulation CF requires only the provision of an annual report on Form C and no additional information. Additionally, there are numerous methods by which the Company can terminate annual report obligations, resulting in no information rights, contractual, statutory or otherwise, owed to Investors. This lack of information could put Investors at a disadvantage in general and with respect to other security holders, including certain security holders who have rights to periodic financial statements and updates from the Company such as quarterly unaudited financials, annual projections and budgets, and monthly progress reports, among other things.

'''Investors will not have voting rights, even upon conversion of the Securities into CF Shadow Securities.''' 

Investors will not have the right to vote upon matters of the Company even if and when their Securities are converted into CF Shadow Securities (the occurrence of which cannot be guaranteed). Upon such conversion, the CF Shadow Securities will have no voting rights and, in circumstances where a statutory right to vote is provided by state law, the CF Shadow Security holders or the party holding the CF Shadow Securities on behalf of the Investors are required to enter into a proxy agreement with its designee to vote their CF Shadow Securities with the majority of the holder(s) of the securities issued in the round of equity financing that triggered the conversion right. For example, if the Securities are converted in connection with an offering of Series B Preferred Stock, Investors would directly or beneficially receive CF Shadow Securities in the form of shares of Series B-CF Shadow Preferred Stock and such shares would be required to be subject to a proxy that allows a designee to vote their shares of Series B-CF Shadow Preferred Stock consistent with the majority of the Series B Preferred Stockholders. Thus, Investors will essentially never be able to vote upon any matters of the Company unless otherwise provided for by the Company.

'''Investors will not become equity holders until the Company decides to convert the Securities into “CF Shadow Securities” (the type of equity securities issuable upon conversion of the Securities) or until there is a change of control or sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets.'''

Investors will not have an ownership claim to the Company or to any of its assets or revenues for an indefinite amount of time and depending on when and how the Securities are converted, the Investors may never become equity holders of the Company. Investors will not become equity holders of the Company unless the Company receives a future round of financing great enough to trigger a conversion and the Company elects to convert the Securities into CF Shadow Securities. The Company is under no obligation to convert the Securities into CF Shadow Securities. In certain instances, such as a sale of the Company or substantially all of its assets, an initial public offering or a dissolution or bankruptcy, the Investors may only have a right to receive cash, to the extent available, rather than equity in the Company. Further, the Investor may never become an equity holder, merely a beneficial owner of an equity interest, should the Company or the Nominee decide to move the Crowd SAFE or the securities issuable thereto into a custodial relationship.

'''Investors will not have voting rights, even upon conversion of the Securities and will grant a third-party nominee broad power and authority to act on their behalf.'''

In connection with investing in this Offering to purchase a Crowd SAFE ((Simple Agreement for Future Equity) investors will designate Republic Investment Services LLC (f/k/a NextSeed Services, LLC) (“Nominee”) to act on their behalf as agent and proxy in all respects. The Nominee will be entitled, among other things, to exercise any voting rights (if any) conferred upon the holder of a Crowd SAFE or any securities acquired upon their conversion, to execute on behalf of an investor all transaction documents related to the transaction or other corporate event causing the conversion of the Crowd SAFE, and as part of the conversion process the Nominee has the authority to open an account in the name of a qualified custodian, of the Nominee’s sole discretion, to take custody of any securities acquired upon conversion of the Crowd SAFE. Thus, by participating in the Offering, investors will grant broad discretion to a third party (the Nominee and its agents) to take various actions on their behalf, and investors will essentially not be able to vote upon matters related to the governance and affairs of the Company nor take or effect actions that might otherwise be available to holders of the Crowd SAFE and any securities acquired upon their conversion. Investors should not participate in the Offering unless he, she or it is willing to waive or assign certain rights that might otherwise be afforded to a holder of the Crowd SAFE to the Nominee and grant broad authority to the Nominee to take certain actions on behalf of the investor, including changing title to the Security.

'''The Securities will not be freely tradable under the Securities Act until one year from the initial purchase date. Although the Securities may be tradable under federal securities law, state securities regulations may apply, and each Investor should consult with their attorney.'''

You should be aware of the long-term nature of this investment. There is not now and likely will not ever be a public market for the Securities. Because the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or under the securities laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction, the Securities have transfer restrictions and cannot be resold in the United States except pursuant to Rule 501 of Regulation CF. It is not currently contemplated that registration under the Securities Act or other securities laws will be effected. Limitations on the transfer of the Securities may also adversely affect the price that you might be able to obtain for the Securities in a private sale. Investors should be aware of the long-term nature of their investment in the Company. Each Investor in this Offering will be required to represent that they are purchasing the Securities for their own account, for investment purposes and not with a view to resale or distribution thereof.

'''The Company has the right to conduct multiple closings during the Offering.''' 

If the Company meets certain terms and conditions, an intermediate close of the Offering can occur, which will allow the Company to draw down on seventy percent (70%) of the proceeds committed and captured in the Offering during the relevant period. The Company may choose to continue the Offering thereafter. Investors should be mindful that this means they can make multiple investment commitments in the Offering, which may be subject to different cancellation rights. For example, if an intermediate close occurs and later a material change occurs as the Offering continues, Investors whose investment commitments were previously closed upon will not have the right to re-confirm their investment as it will be deemed to have been completed prior to the material change.

'''The Company may also end the Offering early.''' 

If the Target Offering Amount is met after 21 calendar days, but before the Offering Deadline, the Company can end the Offering by providing notice to Investors at least 5 business days prior to the end of the Offering. This means your failure to participate in the Offering in a timely manner, may prevent you from being able to invest in this Offering – it also means the Company may limit the amount of capital it can raise during the Offering by ending the Offering early.

'''The Company has the right to extend the Offering Deadline.'''

The Company may extend the Offering Deadline beyond what is currently stated herein. This means that your investment may continue to be held in escrow while the Company attempts to raise the Target Offering Amount even after the Offering Deadline stated herein is reached. While you have the right to cancel your investment in the event the Company extends the Offering Deadline, if you choose to reconfirm your investment, your investment will not be accruing interest during this time and will simply be held until such time as the new Offering Deadline is reached without the Company receiving the Target Offering Amount, at which time it will be returned to you without interest or deduction, or the Company receives the Target Offering Amount, at which time it will be released to the Company to be used as set forth herein. Upon or shortly after the release of such funds to the Company, the Securities will be issued and distributed to you.

'''The Company has the right to limit individual Investor commitment amounts based on the Company’s determination of an Investor’s sophistication.'''

The Company may prevent any Investor from committing more than a certain amount in this Offering based on the Company’s determination of the Investor’s sophistication and ability to assume the risk of the investment. This means that your desired investment amount may be limited or lowered based solely on the Company’s determination and not in line with relevant investment limits set forth by the Regulation CF rules. This also means that other Investors may receive larger allocations of the Offering based solely on the Company’s determination.

'''The Company's management may have broad discretion in how the Company uses the net proceeds of the Offering.'''

Unless the Company has agreed to a specific use of the proceeds from the Offering, the Company’s management will have considerable discretion over the use of proceeds from the Offering. You may not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the proceeds are being used appropriately.

'''Neither the Offering nor the Securities have been registered under federal or state securities laws.'''

No governmental agency has reviewed or passed upon this Offering or the Securities. Neither the Offering nor the Securities have been registered under federal or state securities laws. Investors will not receive any of the benefits available in registered offerings, which may include access to quarterly and annual financial statements that have been audited by an independent accounting firm. Investors must therefore assess the adequacy of disclosure and the fairness of the terms of this Offering based on the information provided in this Form C and the accompanying exhibits.

'''The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not pass upon the merits of the Securities or the terms of the Offering, nor does it pass upon the accuracy or completeness of any Offering document or literature.'''

You should not rely on the fact that its Form C is accessible through the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s EDGAR filing system as an approval, endorsement or guarantee of compliance as it relates to this Offering. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has not reviewed this Form C, nor any document or literature related to this Offering.

'''The Company could potentially be found to have not complied with securities law in connection with this Offering related to "Testing the Waters".''' 

Prior to filing this Form C, the Company engaged in “testing the waters” permitted under Regulation Crowdfunding (17 CFR 227.206), which allows issuers to communicate to determine whether there is interest in the Offering. All communication sent is deemed to be an offer of securities for purposes of the antifraud provisions of federal securities laws. Any Investor who expressed interest prior to the date of this Offering should read this Form C thoroughly and rely only on the information provided herein and not on any statement made prior to the Offering. The communications sent to Investors prior to the Offering are attached as Exhibit E. Some of these communications may not have included proper disclaimers required for "testing the waters".

'''State and federal securities laws are complex, and the Company could potentially be found to have not complied with all relevant state and federal securities law in prior offerings of securities.''' 

The Company has conducted previous offerings of securities and may not have complied with all relevant state and federal securities laws. If a court or regulatory body with the required jurisdiction ever concluded that the Company may have violated state or federal securities laws, any such violation could result in the Company being required to offer rescission rights to investors in such offering. If such investors exercised their rescission rights, the Company would have to pay to such investors an amount of funds equal to the purchase price paid by such investors plus interest from the date of any such purchase. No assurances can be given the Company will, if it is required to offer such investors a rescission right, have sufficient funds to pay the prior investors the amounts required or that proceeds from this Offering would not be used to pay such amounts. In addition, if the Company violated federal or state securities laws in connection with a prior offering and/or sale of its securities, federal or state regulators could bring an enforcement, regulatory and/or other legal action against the Company which, among other things, could result in the Company having to pay substantial fines and be prohibited from selling securities in the future.

'''Global crises, such as COVID-19, can have a significant effect on its business operations and revenue projections.'''

A significant outbreak of contagious diseases, such as COVID-19, in the human population could result in a widespread health crisis that could adversely affect the economies and financial markets of many countries, including the United States where Unbanked principally operates, resulting in an economic downturn that could reduce the demand for its products and services and impair its business prospects, including as a result of being unable to raise additional capital on acceptable terms to us, if at all.

'''Affiliates of the Company, including officers, directors and existing shareholders of the Company, may invest in this Offering and their funds will be counted toward the Company achieving the Minimum Amount.''' 

There is no restriction on affiliates of the Company, including its officers, directors and existing shareholders, investing in the Offering. As a result, it is possible that if the Company has raised some funds, but not reached the Minimum Amount, affiliates can contribute the balance so that there will be a closing. The Minimum Amount is typically intended to be a protection for investors and gives investors confidence that other investors, along with them, are sufficiently interested in the Offering and the Company and its prospects to make an investment of at least the Minimum Amount. By permitting affiliates to invest in the offering and make up any shortfall between what non-affiliate investors have invested and the Minimum Amount, this protection is largely eliminated. Investors should be aware that no funds other than their own and those of affiliates investing along with them may be invested in this Offering.

'''Changes in employment laws or regulation could harm its performance.''' 

Various federal and state labor laws govern its relationship with its employees and affect operating costs. These laws include minimum wage requirements, overtime pay, healthcare reform and the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, unemployment tax rates, workers’ compensation rates, citizenship requirements, union membership and sales taxes. A number of factors could adversely affect its operating results, including additional government- imposed increases in minimum wages, overtime pay, paid leaves of absence and mandated health benefits, mandated training for employees, increased tax reporting and tax payment requirements for employees who receive tips, a reduction in the number of states that allow tips to be credited toward minimum wage requirements, changing regulations from the National Labor Relations Board and increased employee litigation including claims relating to the Fair Labor Standards Act.

'''Unbanked operates in a highly regulated environment, and if Unbanked is found to be in violation of any of the federal, state, or local laws or regulations applicable to us, its business could suffer.'''

Unbanked is also subject to a wide range of federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The violation of these or future requirements or laws and regulations could result in administrative, civil, or criminal sanctions against us, which may include fines, a cease and desist order against the subject operations or even revocation or suspension of its license to operate the subject business. As a result, Unbanked may incur capital and operating expenditures and other costs to comply with these requirements and laws and regulations.

'''Changes in federal, state or local laws and government regulation could adversely impact its business.'''

The Company is subject to legislation and regulation at the federal and local levels and, in some instances, at the state level. New laws and regulations may impose new and significant disclosure obligations and other operational, marketing and compliance-related obligations and requirements, which may lead to additional costs, risks of non-compliance, and diversion of its management's time and attention from strategic initiatives. Additionally, federal, state and local legislators or regulators may change current laws or regulations which could adversely impact its business. Further, court actions or regulatory proceedings could also change its rights and obligations under applicable federal, state and local laws, which cannot be predicted. Modifications to existing requirements or imposition of new requirements or limitations could have an adverse impact on its business.

'''The Company is not subject to Sarbanes-Oxley regulations and may lack the financial controls and procedures of public companies.'''

The regulation of individual data is changing rapidly, and in unpredictable ways. A change in regulation could adversely affect its business, including causing its business model to no longer be viable. Costs associated with information security – such as investment in technology, the costs of compliance with consumer protection laws and costs resulting from consumer fraud – could cause its business and results of operations to suffer materially. Additionally, the success of its online operations depends upon the secure transmission of confidential information over public networks, including the use of cashless payments. The intentional or negligent actions of employees, business associates or third parties may undermine its security measures. As a result, unauthorized parties may obtain access to its data systems and misappropriate confidential data. There can be no assurance that advances in computer capabilities, new discoveries in the field of cryptography or other developments will prevent the compromise of its customer transaction processing capabilities and personal data. If any such compromise of its security or the security of information residing with its business associates or third parties were to occur, it could have a material adverse effect on its reputation, operating results and financial condition. Any compromise of its data security may materially increase the costs that Unbanked incurs to protect against such breaches and could subject the company to additional legal risk.

'''The use of individually identifiable data by its business, its business associates and third parties is regulated at the state, federal and international levels.'''

Like others in its industry, Unbanked continues to face advanced and persistent attacks on its information infrastructure where it manages and store various proprietary information and sensitive/confidential data relating to its operations. These attacks may include sophisticated malware (viruses, worms, and other malicious software programs) and phishing emails that attack its products or otherwise exploit any security vulnerabilities. These intrusions sometimes may be zero-day malware that are difficult to identify because they are not included in the signature set of commercially available antivirus scanning programs. Experienced computer programmers and hackers may be able to penetrate its network security and misappropriate or compromise its confidential information or that of its customers or other third-parties, create system disruptions, or cause shutdowns. Additionally, sophisticated software and applications that Unbanked produces or procure from third-parties may contain defects in design or manufacture, including "bugs" and other problems that could unexpectedly interfere with the operation of the information infrastructure. A disruption, infiltration or failure of its information infrastructure systems or any of its data centers as a result of software or hardware malfunctions, computer viruses, cyber-attacks, employee theft or misuse, power disruptions, natural disasters or accidents could cause breaches of data security, loss of critical data and performance delays, which in turn could adversely affect its business.

'''Its business could be negatively impacted by cyber security threats, attacks and other disruptions.''' 

Like others in its industry, Unbanked continues to face advanced and persistent attacks on its information infrastructure where it manages and store various proprietary information and sensitive/confidential data relating to its operations. These attacks may include sophisticated malware (viruses, worms, and other malicious software programs) and phishing emails that attack its products or otherwise exploit any security vulnerabilities. These intrusions sometimes may be zero-day malware that are difficult to identify because they are not included in the signature set of commercially available antivirus scanning programs. Experienced computer programmers and hackers may be able to penetrate its network security and misappropriate or compromise its confidential information or that of its customers or other third-parties, create system disruptions, or cause shutdowns. Additionally, sophisticated software and applications that Unbanked produces or procures from third-parties may contain defects in design or manufacture, including "bugs" and other problems that could unexpectedly interfere with the operation of the information infrastructure. A disruption, infiltration or failure of its information infrastructure systems or any of its data centres as a result of software or hardware malfunctions, computer viruses, cyber-attacks, employee theft or misuse, power disruptions, natural disasters or accidents could cause breaches of data security, loss of critical data and performance delays, which in turn could adversely affect its business.

'''Its business could be negatively impacted by cyber security threats, attacks and other disruptions.'''

Unbanked may face advanced and persistent attacks on its information infrastructure where it manages and store various proprietary information and sensitive/confidential data relating to its operations. These attacks may include sophisticated malware (viruses, worms, and other malicious software programs) and phishing emails that attack its products or otherwise exploit any security vulnerabilities. These intrusions sometimes may be zero-day malware that are difficult to identify because they are not included in the signature set of commercially available antivirus scanning programs. Experienced computer programmers and hackers may be able to penetrate its network security and misappropriate or compromise its confidential information or that of its customers or other third-parties, create system disruptions, or cause shutdowns. Additionally, sophisticated software and applications that Unbanked produces or procures from third-parties may contain defects in design or manufacture, including “bugs” and other problems that could unexpectedly interfere with the operation of the information infrastructure. A disruption, infiltration or failure of its information infrastructure systems or any of its data centers as a result of software or hardware malfunctions, computer viruses, cyber-attacks, employee theft or misuse, power disruptions, natural disasters or accidents could cause breaches of data security, loss of critical data and performance delays, which in turn could adversely affect its business.

'''Damage to its reputation could negatively impact its business, financial condition and results of operations.'''

Its reputation and the quality of its brand are critical to its business and success in existing markets and will be critical to its success as it enters new markets. Any incident that erodes consumer loyalty for its brand could significantly reduce its value and damage its business. Unbanked may be adversely affected by any negative publicity, regardless of its accuracy. Also, there has been a marked increase in the use of social media platforms and similar devices, including blogs, social media websites and other forms of internet-based communications that provide individuals with access to a broad audience of consumers and other interested persons. The availability of information on social media platforms is virtually immediate as is its impact. Information posted may be adverse to its interests or may be inaccurate, each of which may harm its performance, prospects or business. The harm may be immediate and may disseminate rapidly and broadly, without affording the company an opportunity for redress or correction.

'''Industry consolidation may result in increased competition, which could result in a loss of customers or a reduction in revenue.''' 

Some of its competitors have made or may make acquisitions or may enter into partnerships or other strategic relationships to offer more comprehensive services than they individually had offered or achieve greater economies of scale. In addition, new entrants not currently considered to be competitors may enter its market through acquisitions, partnerships or strategic relationships. Unbanked expects these trends to continue as companies attempt to strengthen or maintain their market positions. The potential entrants may have competitive advantages over us, such as greater name recognition, longer operating histories, more varied services and larger marketing budgets, as well as greater financial, technical and other resources. The companies resulting from combinations or that expand or vertically integrate their business to include the market that it addresses may create more compelling service offerings and may offer greater pricing flexibility than it can or may engage in business practices that make it more difficult for the company to compete effectively, including on the basis of price, sales and marketing programs, technology or service functionality. These pressures could result in a substantial loss of its customers or a reduction in its revenue.

'''The development and commercialization of its products is highly competitive.''' 

Unbanked faces competition with respect to any products that it may seek to develop or commercialize in the future. Its competitors include major companies worldwide. Many of its competitors have significantly greater financial, technical and human resources than Unbanked has and superior expertise in research and development and marketing approved products and thus may be better equipped than company to develop and commercialize products. These competitors also compete with the company in recruiting and retaining qualified personnel and acquiring technologies. Smaller or early stage companies may also prove to be significant competitors, particularly through collaborative arrangements with large and established companies. Accordingly, its competitors may commercialize products more rapidly or effectively than Unbanked is able to, which would adversely affect its competitive position, the likelihood that its products will achieve initial market acceptance, and its ability to generate meaningful additional revenues from its products.

'''Unbanked needs to rapidly and successfully develop and introduce new products in a competitive, demanding and rapidly changing environment.'''

To succeed in its intensely competitive industry, Unbanked must continually improve, refresh and expand its product and service offerings to include newer features, functionality or solutions, and keep pace with changes in the industry. Shortened product life cycles due to changing customer demands and competitive pressures may impact the pace at which Unbanked must introduce new products or implement new functions or solutions. In addition, bringing new products or solutions to the market entails a costly and lengthy process, and requires company to accurately anticipate changing customer needs and trends. Unbanked must continue to respond to changing market demands and trends or its business operations may be adversely affected. Unbanked must also anticipate and respond to customer demands regarding the compatibility of its current and prior offerings. These demands could hinder the pace of introducing and implementing new technology. Its future results may be affected if its products cannot effectively interface and perform well with software products of other companies and with its customers’ existing IT infrastructures, or if Unbanked is unsuccessful in its efforts to enter into agreements allowing integration of third-party technology with its database and software platforms. Its efforts to develop the interoperability of its products may require significant investments of capital and employee resources. In addition, many of its principal products are used with products offered by third parties and, in the future, some vendors of non-Company products may become less willing to provide company with access to their products, technical information and marketing and sales support. As a result of these and other factors, its ability to introduce new or improved solutions could be adversely impacted and its business would be negatively affected.

'''In order for the Company to compete and grow, it must attract, recruit, retain and develop the necessary personnel who have the needed experience.''' 

Recruiting and retaining highly qualified personnel is critical to its success. These demands may require company to hire additional personnel and will require its existing management and other personnel to develop additional expertise. Unbanked face intense competition for personnel, making recruitment time-consuming and expensive. The failure to attract and retain personnel or to develop such expertise could delay or halt the development and commercialization of its product candidates. If Unbanked experiences difficulties in hiring and retaining personnel in key positions, it could suffer from delays in product development, loss of customers and sales and diversion of management resources, which could adversely affect operating results. Its consultants and advisors may be employed by third parties and may have commitments under consulting or advisory contracts with third parties that may limit their availability to us, which could further delay or disrupt its product development and growth plans.

'''Although dependent on certain key personnel, the Company does not have any key person life insurance policies on any such people.'''

Unbanked is dependent on certain key personnel in order to conduct its operations and execute its business plan, however, the Company has not purchased any insurance policies with respect to those individuals in the event of their death or disability. Therefore, if any of these personnel die or become disabled, the Company will not receive any compensation to assist with such person’s absence. The loss of such person could negatively affect the Company and its operations. Unbanked has no way to guarantee key personnel will stay with the Company, as many states do not enforce non-competition agreements, and therefore acquiring key man insurance will not ameliorate all of the risk of relying on key personnel.

'''The Company’s success depends on the experience and skill of its executive officers, its board of directors, and key employees.'''

Unbanked is dependent on its executive officers, board of directors and key employees. These persons may not devote their full time and attention to the matters of the Company. The loss of any or all of its executive officers, board of directors and key employees could harm the Company's business, financial condition, cash flow and results of operations.

'''Unbanked relies on various intellectual property rights, including licenses, in order to operate its business'''

The Company relies on certain intellectual property rights to operate its business. The Company’s intellectual property rights may not be sufficiently broad or otherwise may not provide company a significant competitive advantage. In addition, the steps that Unbanked has taken to maintain and protect its intellectual property may not prevent it from being challenged, invalidated, circumvented or designed-around, particularly in countries where intellectual property rights are not highly developed or protected. In some circumstances, enforcement may not be available to company because an infringer has a dominant intellectual property position or for other business reasons, or countries may require compulsory licensing of its intellectual property. Its failure to obtain or maintain intellectual property rights that convey competitive advantage, adequately protect its intellectual property or detect or prevent circumvention or unauthorized use of such property, could adversely impact its competitive position and results of operations. Unbanked also rely on nondisclosure and noncompetition agreements with employees, consultants and other parties to protect, in part, trade secrets and other proprietary rights. There can be no assurance that these agreements will adequately protect its trade secrets and other proprietary rights and will not be breached, that Unbanked will have adequate remedies for any breach, that others will not independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary information or that third parties will not otherwise gain access to its trade secrets or other proprietary rights. As Unbanked expands its business, protecting its intellectual property will become increasingly important. The protective steps Unbanked has taken may be inadequate to deter its competitors from using its proprietary information. In order to protect or enforce its intellectual property rights, Unbanked may be required to initiate litigation against third parties, such as infringement lawsuits. Also, these third parties may assert claims against company with or without provocation. These lawsuits could be expensive, take significant time and could divert management’s attention from other business concerns. The law relating to the scope and validity of claims in the technology field in which Unbanked operates is still evolving and, consequently, intellectual property positions in its industry are generally uncertain. Unbanked cannot assure you that it will prevail in any of these potential suits or that the damages or other remedies awarded, if any, would be commercially valuable.

'''Unbanked rely on other companies to provide services for its products.'''

Unbanked depends on third party vendors to meet its contractual obligations to its customers and conduct its operations. Its ability to meet its obligations to its customers may be adversely affected if vendors do not provide the agreed-upon services in compliance with customer requirements and in a timely and cost-effective manner. Likewise, the quality of its services may be adversely impacted if companies to whom Unbanked delegates certain services do not perform to our, and its customers’, expectations. Its vendors may also be unable to quickly recover from natural disasters and other events beyond their control and may be subject to additional risks such as financial problems that limit their ability to conduct their operations. The risk of these adverse effects may be greater in circumstances where Unbanked relies on only one or two vendors for a particular service.

'''Unbanked may implement new lines of business or offer new products and services within existing lines of business.'''

As an early-stage company, Unbanked may implement new lines of business at any time. There are substantial risks and uncertainties associated with these efforts, particularly in instances where the markets are not fully developed. In developing and marketing new lines of business and/or new products and services, Unbanked may invest significant time and resources. Initial timetables for the introduction and development of new lines of business and/or new products or services may not be achieved, and price and profitability targets may not prove feasible. Unbanked may not be successful in introducing new products and services in response to industry trends or developments in technology, or those new products may not achieve market acceptance. As a result, Unbanked could lose business, be forced to price products and services on less advantageous terms to retain or attract clients or be subject to cost increases. As a result, its business, financial condition or results of operations may be adversely affected.

'''Unbanked may not have enough authorized capital stock to issue shares of common stock to investors upon the conversion of any security convertible into shares of its common stock, including the Securities.'''

Currently, its authorized capital stock consists of 265,217,402 shares, consisting of three classes, of which 200,000,040 shares are issued and outstanding. Unless Unbanked increase its authorized capital stock, it may not have enough authorized common stock to be able to obtain funding by issuing shares of its common stock or securities convertible into shares of its common stock. Unbanked may also not have enough authorized capital stock to issue shares of common stock to investors upon the conversion of any security convertible into shares of its common stock, including the Securities.

'''Unbanked may face potential difficulties in obtaining capital.'''

Unbanked may have difficulty raising needed capital in the future as a result of, among other factors, the inherent business risks associated with its Company and present and future market conditions. Its future sources of revenue may not be sufficient to meet its future capital requirements. Unbanked will require additional funds to execute its business strategy and conduct its operations. If adequate funds are unavailable, Unbanked may be required to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more of its research, development or commercialization programs, product launches or marketing efforts, any of which may materially harm its business, financial condition and results of operations.

'''The amount of capital the Company is attempting to raise in this Offering may not be enough to sustain the Company’s current business plan.'''

In order to achieve the Company’s near and long-term goals, the Company may need to procure funds in addition to the amount raised in the Offering. There is no guarantee the Company will be able to raise such funds on acceptable terms or at all. If Unbanked is not able to raise sufficient capital in the future, it may not be able to execute its business plan, its continued operations will be in jeopardy and it may be forced to cease operations and sell or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its remaining assets, which could cause an Investor to lose all or a portion of their investment.

'''New regulations may materially adversely affect the development and adoption of the tokens.''' 

Regulations of cryptocurrencies, blockchain technologies, and cryptocurrencies are currently underdeveloped and likely to rapidly evolve. Legislative and executive bodies may adopt laws and regulations that could impact the development and growth of Company.

'''Token Risks.'''

The tokens may be subject to security weakness, hackers, or theft and may malfunction or function in an unexpected manner. In addition to the risks listed above, there may be risks regarding the Tokens that are not foreseen or fully appreciated by the management.

'''Cryptocurrency Risks.''' 

Cryptocurrency is a digital representation of value, which can serve as a method of exchange. Cryptocurrencies may be traded for USD or other currencies, but most cryptocurrencies are not supported or backed by any government or bank. Cryptocurrency values are driven solely by supply and demand, and the cryptocurrency markets have been historically highly volatile. There is substantial economic, technical, and societal risk in the cryptocurrency industry. You should conduct extensive research into the cryptocurrency industry before investing. The specific features, functions, operations, characteristics, and use of each cryptocurrency may vary and is likely complex and technical. The Company is subject to the risks of various cryptocurrencies and various cryptocurrency markets. You should understand the cryptocurrency market before investing.

'''The Company’s activities may require it to obtain government licenses.''' 

The Company’s BlockCard business may constitute broker dealer activity which would require it to obtain licenses from the government which may be difficult to obtain. The Company’s activities could open it to being classified as a Money Service Business. Money services businesses are governed by local regulators and must adhere with record-keeping and due diligence requirements. Such requirements could be very costly to the Company. Failure to obtain licenses or comply with local regulators could open the Company to liability and disrupt business operations.

'''Unbanked has a limited operating history upon which you can evaluate its performance, and accordingly, its prospects must be considered in light of the risks that any new company encounters.'''

Unbanked is still in an early phase and is just beginning to implement its business plan. There can be no assurance that Unbanked will ever operate profitably on a consistent basis. The likelihood of its success should be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications and delays usually encountered by early-stage companies. The Company may not be successful in attaining the objectives necessary for it to overcome these risks and uncertainties.

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