Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
The discussion and analysis
of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our financial statements, which we have prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of these financial
statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure
of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported revenues and expenses during the
reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate estimates and judgments, including those described in greater detail below. We base
our estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results
of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other
sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
As used in this “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation,” except where the context otherwise requires, the term
“we,” “us,” “our,” or “the Company,” refers to the business of Ipsidy Inc.
Overview
Ipsidy Inc. dba authID.ai
(together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”, “authID.ai”, “we” or “our”) is a
leading provider of secure, mobile, biometric identity verification software products delivered by an easy to integrate Identity as a
Service (IDaaS) platform. Our mission is ultimately to eliminate all passwords and to be the preferred global platform for biometric identity
authentication. Our vision is to enable every organization to “Recognise Your Customer” instantly, without friction or loss
of privacy, powered by the most sophisticated biometric and artificial intelligence technologies.
The explosive growth in online
and mobile commerce, telemedicine, remote working and digital activities of all descriptions is self-evident to everyone who lived through
the Covid 19 since 2020. Identity theft, phishing attacks, spear-phishing, password vulnerabilities, account takeovers, benefits fraud
- it seems like these words have entered our daily lexicon overnight. These are significant impediments to the operations and growth of
any business or organization, and dealing with the risks and consequences of these criminal activities has created significant friction
in both time, cost and lost opportunity. Consider all the outdated methods that organizations have implemented in order to prevent fraud.
The requests to receive and enter one-time passwords, that can be easily hijacked. The vulnerable security questions you get asked –
whether on-line or when reaching out to a call center – what was your first pet’s name? who was your best friend in high school?
These steps all add up to friction, making it difficult for consumers to login, transact and execute daily tasks, with little added protection
from fraud. Surely there is a better way to address these challenges? authID.ai believes there is.
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authID.ai provides secure,
facial biometric, identity verification, and strong customer authentication. We maintain a global, cloud-based IDaaS platform for our
enterprise customers to enable their users to easily verify and authenticate their identity through a mobile device or desktop (with camera)
of their choosing (without requiring dedicated hardware, or authentication apps). We can help our customers establish a proven identity,
creating a root of trust that ensures the highest level of assurance for our passwordless login and step-up verification products. Our
system enables participants to consent to transactions using their biometric information with a digitally signed authentication response,
embedding the underlying transaction data and each user’s identity attributes within every electronic transaction message processed
through our platform.
Digital transformation across
all market segments requires trusted identity. Our identity platform offers innovative solutions that are flexible, fast and easy to integrate
and offer seamless user experiences. authID’s products help advance digital transformation efforts without the fear of identity
fraud, while delivering frictionless user experiences. We believe that it is also essential that electronic transactions have an audit
trail, proving that the identity of the individual was duly authenticated. Our platform provides biometric and multi-factor identity software,
which are intended to establish, authenticate and verify identity across a wide range of use cases and electronic transactions.
authID’s products focus
on the broad requirement for enabling frictionless commerce by allowing an entity to instantly “Recognise their Customer”.
Organizations of all descriptions require cost-effective and secure means of growing their business while mitigating identity fraud. We
aim to offer our enterprise customers products that can be integrated easily into each of their business and organizational operations,
in order to facilitate their adoption and enhance the end user customer experience.
Our management believes that
some of the advantages of our IDaaS Platform approach are the ability to leverage the platform to support a variety of vertical markets
and the adaptability of the platform to the requirements of new markets and new products requiring cost-effective, secure, and configurable
mobile solutions. Our target markets include banking, fintech and other disrupters of traditional commerce, small and medium sized businesses,
and system integrators working with government and Fortune 1000 enterprises. At its core, the Company’s offering, combining its
proprietary and acquired biometric and artificial intelligence technologies (or AI), is intended to facilitate frictionless commerce,
whether in the physical or digital world. The Company intends to increase its investment in developing, patenting and acquiring the various
elements necessary to enhance the platform, which are intended to allow us to achieve our goals. One of the principal intended areas of
investment is to enhance and expand our use of artificial intelligence in proprietary software, that we believe will increase our value
to enterprise customers and stockholders alike.
authid.ai is dedicated to
developing advanced methods of protecting consumer privacy and deploying ethical and socially responsible AI. authID is developing a culture
that proactively encourages and rewards our employees for considering the ethical implications of our products. We believe that a proactive
commitment to ethical AI presents a strong business opportunity for authID and will enable us to bring more accurate products to market
more quickly and with less risk to better serve our global user base. Our methods to achieve ethical AI include engaging the users of
our products with informed consent, prioritizing the security of our user’s personal information, considering and avoiding potential
bias in our algorithms, and monitoring of algorithm performance in our applications.
The Company also owns an entity
in South Africa Cards Plus which manufactures secure plastic identity credentials and loyalty card products.
Ipsidy Inc. (formerly ID Global
Solutions Corporation) (formerly IIM Global Corporation) (formerly Silverwood Acquisition Corporation) was incorporated on September 21,
2011, under the laws of the State of Delaware to engage in any lawful corporate undertaking, including, but not limited to, selected mergers
and acquisitions. In order to better align the branding of our Company with our future focus and goals on June 14, 2021, we changed our
business name to “authID.ai”. Ipsidy has been in the developmental stage since inception.
The Company’s headquarters are in Long Beach,
New York.
Key Trends
We believe that our financial
results will be impacted by several market trends in the identity verification and authentication markets, as well as expanding digital
transformation efforts across a wide range of market segments. These trends include growing concerns over identity theft and fraud, in
part resulting from the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the acceleration of digital transformation, for example online shopping
and remote working; the growth in the sharing economy; and the increase in electronic payments and alternative money transfer solutions
provided by both bank and non-bank entities. The key drivers for these alternative payment methods are consumer demands for safe, convenient
payment transactions, with less friction. Our results are also impacted by the changes in levels of spending on identity verification,
management and security methods, and thus, negative trends in the global economy and other factors which negatively impact such spending
may negatively impact the growth our revenue from those products. The global economy has been undergoing a period of political and economic
uncertainty and stock markets are experiencing high levels of volatility, and it is difficult to predict how long this uncertainty and
volatility will continue.
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We plan to grow our business
by increasing the use of our services by our existing customers, by adding new customers through our channel partners and by expanding
into new markets and innovation. If we are successful in these efforts, we would expect our revenue to continue to grow. In addition,
based on the positive trends in the international payment processing industry noted above, we anticipate that as and when more payments
are made using electronic and mobile methods, such as those that we offer, our revenue would also increase.
Going Concern
These consolidated financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) assuming the Company will
continue as a going concern basis, which implies the Company will continue to meet its obligations and continue its operations for the
next year following the issuance date of these financial statements.
As of December 31, 2021, the
Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $115.9 million. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company earned revenue of
approximately $2.3 million, used $8.8 million to fund its operations, and incurred a net loss of approximately $17.7 million.
The continuation of the Company as a going concern
is dependent upon financial support from the Company’s current shareholders, the ability of the Company to obtain additional debt
or equity financing to continue operations, the Company’s ability to generate sufficient cash flows from operations, successfully
locating and negotiating with other business entities for potential acquisition and /or acquiring new clients to generate revenues and
cash flows.
As discussed in the subsequent event below, the Company has secured
additional financing which provide adequate funding for its operations as it continues to invest in its product, people, and technology.
The Company projects that the investments will lead to revenue expansion thereby reducing liquidity needs. The Company may need additional
capital in the future but currently it believes it has the required funds to operate its business through a period no less than one year
from the issuance date of the consolidated financial statements.
Subsequent Event
On March 21, 2022, the Company entered into a
Securities Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with certain accredited investors, including certain directors of the Company
or their affiliates (the “Note Investors”), and, pursuant to the SPA, sold to the Note Investors Senior Secured Convertible
Notes (the “Convertible Notes”) with an aggregate initial principal amount of approximately $9.2 million and an
initial conversion price of $3.70 per share. Also on March 21, 2022, the Company entered into a Facility Agreement the (“Facility
Agreement") with Stephen J. Garchik, who is both a current shareholder of the Company and a Note Investor (“Garchik”),
pursuant to which Garchik agreed to provide to the Company a $10.0 million unsecured standby line of credit facility that will rank behind
the Convertible Notes and may be drawn down in several tranches, subject to certain conditions described in the Facility Agreement. Pursuant
to the Facility Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Garchik a facility commitment fee of 100,000 shares of our common stock upon the
effective date of the Facility Agreement. On March 18 and March 21, 2022, the Company entered into Subscription Agreements (the “Subscription
Agreements”) with an accredited investor and certain members of authID.ai’s management team (the “PIPE Investors”),
and, pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, sold to the PIPE Investors a total of 1,063,514 shares of our common stock (the “Other
Stock”) at prices of $3.03 per share for an outside investor and $3.70 per share for the management investors (the “PIPE”).
The aggregate gross proceeds from the PIPE are approximately $3.3 million before expenses. The Company expects to use the net proceeds
from the Notes Private Placement, the PIPE and cash drawn under the Facility Agreement to fund operating expenses and for general working
capital, fees and expenses. As of March 21, 2022 The Company has received approximately $11,659,000 and is expecting to receive another
$625,000 in cash from the sale of the Convertible Notes and the PIPE.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our significant accounting
policies are more fully described in the notes to our consolidated financial statements. Those material accounting estimates that we believe
are the most critical to an investor’s understanding of our financial results and condition are discussed immediately below and
are particularly important to the portrayal of our financial position and results of operations and require the application of significant
judgment by our management to determine the appropriate assumptions to be used in the determination of certain estimates.
Use of Estimates
In preparing these consolidated
financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements
and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Revenue Recognition
Below is the Company’s
revenue recognition policy determined by revenue stream for its significant revenue generating activities.
Cards Plus - The Company
recognizes revenue for the design and production of cards at the point in time when products are shipped, or services have been performed
due to the short-term nature of the contracts.
Payment Processing –
The Company recognizes revenue for variable fees generated for payment processing solutions that are earned on a usage fee over time based
on monthly transaction volumes or on a monthly flat fee rate. Additionally, the Company also sells certain equipment from time to time
for which revenue is recognized at a point in time the equipment is delivered to the customer.
Identity Solutions Software
– The Company recognizes revenue based on the identified performance obligations over the performance period for fixed consideration
and /or variable fees generated that are earned on a usage fee based over time based on monthly user or transaction volumes or on a monthly
flat fee rate. We allocate the selling price in the contract to one customer which has multiple performance obligations based on the contract
selling price that we believe represents a fair market price for the service rendered based on estimated standalone selling price.
All contracts are reviewed
for their respective performance obligations and related revenue and expense recognition implications. Certain of the revenues are derived
from the identity services could include multiple performance obligations. A performance obligation under the revenue standard is defined
as a promise to provide a “distinct” good or service to a customer. The Company has determined that one possible treatment
under the standard is that these services will represent a stand-ready series of distinct daily services that are substantially the same,
with the same pattern of transfer to the customer. Further, the Company has determined that the performance obligation to provide account
access and facilitate transactions may meet the criteria for the “as invoiced” practical expedient, in that the Company has
a right to consideration from a customer in an amount that corresponds directly with the value to the customer of the Company’s
performance completed to date. As a result, the Company anticipates it may recognize revenue in the amount to which the Company has a
right to invoice, based on completed performance at the relevant date. Additionally, the contracts could include implementation services,
or support on an “as needed” basis and we will review each contract and determine whether such performance obligations are
separate and distinct and apply the standard accordingly to the revenue and expense derived from or related to each such service. During
both 2021 and 2020, the Company provided annual software maintenance support services relating to previously licensed software on a stand-ready
basis. These fees were billed in advance and recognized ratably over the requisite service period as revenue.
Additionally, the Company
capitalizes the incremental costs of acquiring and fulfilling a contract with a customer if the Company expects to recover those costs.
The incremental costs of acquiring and fulfilling a contract are those that the Company incurs to acquire and fulfill a contract with
a customer that it would not have incurred if the contract had not been acquired (for example, a sales commission or specific incremental
costs associated with the contract).
Financing revenue related
to direct financing leases is recognized over the term of the lease using the effective interest rate method.
Accounts Receivable
All customers are granted
credit on a short-term basis and related credit risks are considered minimal. The Company routinely reviews its trade receivables and
makes provisions for probable doubtful accounts; however, those provisions are estimates and actual results could differ from those estimates
and those differences may be material. Trade receivables are deemed uncollectible and removed from accounts receivable and the allowance
for doubtful accounts when collection efforts have been exhausted. On December 31, 2021, the Company had an allowance for doubtful accounts
of $7,500 and on December 31, 2020 no allowance for doubtful accounts was necessary.
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Inventories
Inventory of plastic/ID cards,
digital printing material, which are held by Cards Plus Pty Ltd., are at the lower of cost (using the average method) or market. The Plastic/ID
cards and digital printing material are used to provide plastic loyal ID and other types of cards
Inventories as of December
31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, consist solely of cards inventory. As of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company recorded
an inventory valuation allowance of approximately $20,000 and $18,000, respectively, to reflect net realizable value of the cards inventory.
Any adjustments to reduce
the cost of inventories to their net realizable value are recognized in earnings in the current period.
Other Assets – Software Development Costs
Other assets includes when
applicable, costs associated with software development of new product offerings and enhancements to existing applications. Research &
development costs are expensed as incurred. Development costs of computer software to be sold, leased or otherwise marketed are subject
to capitalization beginning when a product’s technological feasibility has been established and ending when a product is available
for general release to customers. As of December 31, 2021, all assets have been placed into service. As of December 31, 2020, a portion
of the software was still under development and had not been placed in service. Upon completion, the amounts were transferred to the appropriate
asset category and expensed over their estimated useful lives. In 2021 and 2020, approximately $0 million and $0.4 million respectively
of software development costs were placed into service and classified as internally developed software.
Goodwill
Goodwill is recorded when
the purchase price paid for an acquisition exceeds the fair value of net identified tangible and intangible assets acquired. The Company
performs an annual impairment test of goodwill and further periodic tests to the extent indicators of impairment develop between annual
impairment tests. The Company’s impairment review process compares the fair value of the reporting unit to it carrying value, including
the goodwill related to the reporting unit utilizing qualitative considerations. To determine the fair value of the reporting unit, the
Company may use various approaches including an asset or cost approach, market approach or income approach or any combination thereof.
These approaches may require the Company to make certain estimates and assumptions including future cash flows, revenue and expenses.
These estimates and assumptions are reviewed each time the Company tests goodwill for impairment and are typically developed as part of
the Company’s routine business planning and forecasting process. While the Company believes its estimates and assumptions are reasonable,
variations from those estimates could produce materially different results.
During the year ended December
31, 2021, the Company’s projection and assessment did not indicate that an impairment charge was required as its fair value was
in excess of carrying value.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company updated our projections
associated with our reporting units and it indicated that the carrying value may not be recovered as revenue assumptions were not met.
The goodwill impairment loss for the year ended December 31, 2020, was approximately $1.0 at one of its reporting units.
The fair value of the reporting
unit in both years was determined using discounted cash flow as well as future realizable value.
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Intangible Assets
Excluding goodwill, acquired
intangible assets and internally developed software are amortized over their estimated useful lives which is currently five to ten years.
Acquired amortizing intangible assets are carried at cost, less accumulated amortization. Internally developed software costs are capitalized
upon reaching technological feasibility.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived assets are reviewed
for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability
of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows
expected to be generated by the asset.
If the carrying amount of
an asset exceeds its undiscounted estimated future cash flows, an impairment review is performed. An impairment charge is recognized in
the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Generally fair value is determined using valuations
techniques such as expected discounted cash flows or appraisals, as appropriate. Assets to be disposed of would be separately presented
in the balance sheet and reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell and are no longer depreciated.
The assets and liabilities of a disposed group classified as held for sale would be presented separately in the appropriate asset and
liability sections of the balance sheet. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company determined that certain intangibles assets
would not be recovered and an impairment expense of approximately $831,000 was recognized. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the
Company impaired intangible assets of approximately $297,000 at one of the reporting units as the carrying amount was in excess its recoverable
amount.
Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs
consist of expenditures for the research and development of new products and technology. These costs are primarily expenses to vendors
contracted to perform research projects and develop technology for the Company’s products. Research and development costs are expensed
as incurred.
Stock-based compensation
The Company has accounted
for stock-based compensation under the provisions of FASB ASC 718 – “Stock Compensation” which requires the use of the
fair-value based method to determine compensation for all arrangements under which employees and others receive shares of stock or equity
instruments (stock options and common stock purchase warrants). For both employee and non-employee awards, the fair value of each stock
option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model that uses assumptions for expected volatility,
expected dividends, expected term, and the risk-free interest rate. . Expected volatilities are based on historical volatility of peer
companies and other factors estimated over the expected term of the stock options. For employee awards, the expected term of options granted
is derived using the “simplified method” which computes expected term as the average of the sum of the vesting term plus the
contract term. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for the period of the expected
term.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In January 2017, the FASB
issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-04, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other: Simplifying the Test for Goodwill
Impairment” (ASU 2017-04). The standard simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill
impairment test. Under the amendments of ASU 2017-04, an entity should perform its goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value
of a reporting unit with it carrying amount. An entity will recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount
exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, but the loss cannot exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit.
The Company adopted ASU 2017-04 for the calendar year ending December 31, 2021, the effective date for adoption. The adoption of this
standard did not have a have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
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Adjusted EBITDA.
This discussion includes information
about Adjusted EBITDA that is not prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is not based on any standardized methodology
prescribed by U.S. GAAP and is not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP
measure is included below.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP
financial measure that represents U.S. GAAP net income (loss) adjusted to exclude (1) interest expense, (2) interest income, (3)
provision for income taxes, (4) depreciation and amortization, (5) stock-based compensation expense (stock options and restricted stock)
and (6) certain other items management believes affect the comparability of operating results. Other items included the following:
● Severance cost of $0.3 million in 2021 and $0.4 million in 2020
● Impairment loss of $1.3 million in 2020
● Warrant inducement expense of $0.4 million in 2020.
Management believes that Adjusted
EBITDA, when viewed with our results under U.S. GAAP and the accompanying reconciliations, provides useful information about our period-over-period
results. Adjusted EBITDA is presented because management believes it provides additional information with respect to the performance of
our fundamental business activities and is also frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the
evaluation of comparable companies. We also rely on Adjusted EBITDA as a primary measure to review and assess the operating performance
of our company and our management, and it will be a focus as we invest in and grow the business.
Adjusted EBITDA has limitations
as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation from, or as a substitute for, analysis of our results as reported under
GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
Because of these limitations,
adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. We
compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our U.S. GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA only as a supplement to our U.S.
GAAP results.
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Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA
For the Year Ended
Add Back:
Warrant exercise inducement expense - 366,795
The increase in Adjusted EBITDA loss in 2021 compared to 2020 is principally
due to the investment in people, technology and marketing associated with the rebranding of the Company and the improvement of its core
products as well as recording a reserve for $0.5 million at its Colombia operations principally for receivables.
Results of Operations and
Financial Condition for the Year Ended December 31, 2021 as Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2020
Revenues
For the year ended December
31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company’s revenue increased to $2.3 million from $2.1 million, or $0.2
million. The increase in revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021 is principally due to the increase in revenue from 2020 at Cards
Plus due to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic. 2021 Identity and Colombian revenue were on par with 2020, respectively.
Cost of sales
During the years ended December
31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, cost of sales was $0.7 million in both periods. Costs of sales as a percentage of revenue was slightly
higher in the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to December 31, 2020 due to lower margin revenue at Cards Plus.
General and administrative
General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31,
2021, increased by approximately $9.2 million compared to the same period in 2020 due to increased compensation, marketing and technology
costs in addition to higher non-cash stock compensation charges. Stock compensation charges were $6.7 million in 2021 compared to $0.8
million in 2020. Additionally, the Company incurred higher expenses as it invested in people, technology and marketing as it rebranded
the Company and continues to improve and focus its core products as well as recording a reserve for $0.5 million at its Colombia operations
principally for receivables.
Research and development
During the year ended December
31, 2021, compared to the year ended December 31, 2020, research and development expenses increased by approximately $0.5 million as the
Company focused resources on key product initiatives.
Impairment loss
During the year ended December
31, 2021, the Company recorded an impairment loss of approximately $831,000 related to a customer list and certain intellectual property
from our 2016 acquisition due to the loss of the major customer as they decommissioned the product.
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During the year ended December
31, 2020, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment loss of approximately $1.0 million, associated with goodwill at a reporting unit
based in Africa. Additionally, in the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded an impairment on intangible assets of approximately
$0.3 million at a reporting unit in Latin America as the carrying value was in excess of its estimated recoverable value. As a result
of the pandemic and its potential impact on future results, the Company updated its reporting unit projections and these indicated impairments
for either goodwill or intangible assets were required as the carrying value may not be recovered as revenue assumptions and related revenue
were revised downward. The fair value of the reporting unit was determined using discounted cash flow.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization
expense was approximately the same during the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to December 31, 2020.
Interest Expense
Interest expense decreased
during the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020, as the Company received conversion notices from
the majority of convertible noteholders in June 2021 and converted the majority of the Company’s outstanding indebtedness into common
shares, thereby reducing its interest obligation.
Other Income (Expense)
During the year ended December
31, 2021, the Company recorded a gain on the extinguishment of debt for two Paycheck Protection Program loans as the Company met the applicable
requirements.
During the year ended December
31, 2020, the Company recorded a charge of approximately $986,000 related to the amendment of a promissory note which was treated as an
extinguishment of a note payable and a charge of $367,000 in connection with the inducement to certain warrant holders to exercise their
outstanding warrants.
Ukraine
The war in the Ukraine may
impact the Company and its operations in a number of different ways, which are yet to be fully assessed and are therefore uncertain. The
Company’s principal concern is for the safety of the personnel who support us from that region. The Company works with third party
sub-contractors for outsourced services, including software engineering and development, some of whom are based in Eastern Europe, including
Russia and Ukraine. The Company also works with outsourced engineers and developers and third-party providers in other parts of the world,
including the United States, Europe, India, South Africa and South America. While the continuing impact of this conflict and the response
of the United States and other countries to it by means of trade and economic sanctions, or other actions is still unknown, it could disrupt
our ability to work with certain contractors The Company has taken steps to diversify its sub-contractor base, which may in the short
term give rise to additional costs and delays in delivering software and product upgrades.
The uncertainty impacting
and potential interruption in energy and other supply chains resulting from military hostilities in Europe and the response of the United
States and other countries to it by means of trade and economic sanctions, or other actions, may give rise to increases in costs of goods
and services generally and may impact the market for our products as prospective customers reconsider additional capital expenditure,
or other investment plans until the situation becomes clearer. On the other hand, the threat of increased cyber-attacks from Russia or
other countries may prompt enterprises to adopt additional security measures such as those offered by the Company.
For so long as the hostilities
continue and perhaps even thereafter as the situation in Europe unfolds, we may see increased volatility in financial markets and a flight
to safety by investors, which may impact our stock price and make it more difficult for the Company to raise additional capital at the
time when it needs to do so, or for financing to be available upon acceptable terms. All or any of these risks separately, or in combination
could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
Covid-19
Covid-19 emerged globally
in December 2019, and it has been declared a pandemic. Covid-19 is still impacting customers, business, results and financial condition
throughout the world. The Company’s day-to-day operations have been impacted differently depending on geographic location and services
that are being performed. The Cards Plus business located in South Africa operations has had limitations on its operations as they are
following the guidance and requirements of the South African government. Our operations in the United States and Colombia have suffered
a lesser immediate impact as most staff can work remotely and can continue to develop our product offerings.
That said we have seen our
business opportunities develop more slowly as business partners and potential customers include Covid-19 considerations. Furthermore,
working remotely can cause a delay in decision making and finalization of negotiations and agreements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2021, current
assets were $6.9 million and current liabilities outstanding amounted to $2.9 million which resulted in net working capital of $4.0 million.
Net cash used by operating
activities was $8.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to $4.7 million in 2020. Cash used in operations for 2021 and
2020 was the primarily result of funding the business operations as the Company invested in people, product and marketing as we are developing
and expanding the business.
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Net cash used in investing
activities in 2021 and 2020 was approximately $0.1 million and $0.3 million as the Company invested in software development expenditures
which were capitalized.
Net cash provided by financing
activities for 2021 and 2020 was approximately $11.1 million and $8.2 million, which consisted primarily of the net proceeds from the
sale of common stock and the exercise of stock options and warrants in 2021 and the sale of common stock, issuance of convertible notes
payable and exercise of warrants in 2020.
In 2022, the Company will
continue to be opportunistic as well as judicious in raising additional funds to support its operations and investments as it creates
a sustainable organization. There is no guarantee that such financing will be available if available on acceptable terms.
Our growth-oriented business
plan to offer products to our customers will require continued capital investment. Research and development activities and technology
deployment will require continued investment. We raised approximately $11.1 million and $8.2 million and in 2021 and 2020, respectively,
through equity and debt financing at varying terms. In order to implement and grow our operations through December 31, 2023 and achieve
an expected annual revenue stream from our products, we expect that we will need to raise between $17.5 million and $22.5 million dollars.
There is no guarantee that our current business plan will not change, and as a result of such change, we will need additional capital
to implement such business plan. Further, assuming we achieve our expected growth plan, of which there is no guarantee, we will need additional
capital to implement growth beyond our current business plan.
Subsequent Event
On March 21, 2022, the Company
entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with certain accredited investors, including certain directors of
the Company or their affiliates (the “Note Investors”), and, pursuant to the SPA, sold to the Note Investors Senior Secured
Convertible Notes (the “Convertible Notes”) with an aggregate initial principal amount of approximately $9.2 million
and an initial conversion price of $3.70 per share. Also on March 21, 2022, the Company entered into a Facility Agreement the (“Facility
Agreement") with Stephen J. Garchik, who is both a current shareholder of the Company and a Note Investor (“Garchik”),
pursuant to which Garchik agreed to provide to the Company a $10.0 million unsecured standby line of credit facility that will rank behind
the Convertible Notes and may be drawn down in several tranches, subject to certain conditions described in the Facility Agreement. Pursuant
to the Facility Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Garchik a facility commitment fee of 100,000 shares of our common stock upon the
effective date of the Facility Agreement. On March 18 and March 21, 2022, the Company entered into Subscription Agreements (the “Subscription
Agreements”) with an accredited investor and certain members of authID.ai’s management team (the “PIPE Investors”),
and, pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, sold to the PIPE Investors a total of 1,063,514 shares of our common stock (the “Other
Stock”) at prices of $3.03 per share for an outside investor and $3.70 per share for the management investors (the “PIPE”).
The aggregate gross proceeds from the PIPE are approximately $3.3 million before expenses. The Company expects to use the net proceeds
from the Notes Private Placement, the PIPE and cash drawn under the Facility Agreement to fund operating expenses and for general working
capital, fees and expenses. As of March 21, 2022 The Company has received approximately $11,709,000 and is expecting to receive another
$549,000 in cash from the sale of the Convertible Notes and the PIPE.
Description of Indebtedness
As described in Item 1A, (Risk
Factors) the Company has a history of losses and may not be able to achieve profitability in the near term. The Company has not been able
to achieve positive cash flows from operations and raised additional financing in 2021 and 2020 from equity financing and convertible
notes payable financing.
See Notes 5 and 6 of the Consolidated
Financial Statements for additional information associated with the notes and convertible notes payable.
As of December 31, 2021, the
Company has a convertible note payable outstanding for $662,000 that was due on February 28, 2022, which has been extended to December
31, 2022 by a mutual agreement between the convertible noteholder and the Company.
Additionally, the Company
as of December 31, 2021, has an equipment loan outstanding and a capital lease obligation outstanding for $1,579 and $10,562, respectively,
which will be paid in 2022.
Equity Financing
See Note 8 of the
Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information associated with equity financing in 2021 and 2020.
2021 Common Stock Transactions
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2020 Common Stock Transactions
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet
financing arrangements.
Contractual Obligations
As of December 31, 2021, the
Company had the following contractual obligations.
Payments due by period
Notes payable $ 1,579 $ 1,579 $ - $ - $ -
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Our consolidated financial
statements and notes thereto and the report of our independent registered public accounting firm (PCOAB ID 00677), are set forth on pages
F-1 through F-32 of this report.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
and Financial Disclosure
None
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as
defined in Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Based on the evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
concluded that, as of December 31, 2021, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that the information
required to be disclosed by the Company in the report that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized,
and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The Company’s management
is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company, as defined in Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed
to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or
detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well-designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute,
assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are
resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations
in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur
or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected and such evaluation is subject to the risks discussed in
item 1A – Risk Factors of this Report.
The Company’s management
assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, using the criteria
established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Based on management’s assessment using the above criteria, management concluded that the Company maintained effective internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021. During 2021, the Company revised their quarterly and annual financial reporting and
closing procedures to remediate previously reported control deficiency.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial
Reporting
There have been no changes
in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our last fiscal year that have materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting except that, during 2020, the Company revised their quarterly
and annual financial reporting and closing procedures to remediate previously reported control deficiency.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions
that Prevent Inspections.
Not applicable.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance;
The current Directors and Officers of the Company are as follows:
Name Age Position (s) and Offices Held
Thomas L. Thimot 55 Director and Chief Executive Officer
Phillip L. Kumnick 55 Chairman of the Board of Directors
Cecil N. Smith III (Tripp) 42 President and Chief Technology Officer
Stuart P. Stoller 66 Chief Financial Officer
Philip R. Broenniman 56 Director
Michael A. Gorriz (2)(3) 62 Director
Michael L. Koehneman* (1)(2) 61 Director
Neepa Patel*(1)(2) 38 Director
Jacqueline L. White* (1)(3) 57 Director
* denotes Committee Chair
(1) Audit Committee
(2) Governance Committee
(3) Compensation Committee
Thomas L. Thimot
Mr. Thimot was appointed as
Chief Executive Officer and as a Director of our company on June 14, 2021. From 2018 through November 2020, Mr. Thimot served as Chief
Executive Officer and Director of Socure, Inc., a leading provider of identity verification and fraud risk solutions. Prior to joining
Socure, from September 2015 to October, 2018, Mr. Thimot served as CEO and Director of Clarity Insights a privately held provider of data
science consulting acquired by Accenture plc. where he was responsible for all operational aspects of the business. Prior to Clarity Insights,
Mr. Thimot served as the Vice President of Cognizant Technology Solutions (Nasdaq: CTSH), a consulting firm and emerging business accelerator
where he was responsible for all emerging services related to social, mobile, data analytics and cloud. Prior to 2015, Mr. Thimot held
various roles and founded various businesses including his own consulting business, CaseCentral (an eDiscovery cloud-based software service
now part of Oracle), Kazeon (a data and analytics software provider now part of Dell), GoRemote, Netegrity and Enigma. Mr. Thimot started
his career with Oracle, Price Waterhouse and Accenture and received his BS Mechanical Engineering from Marquette University.
Phillip Kumnick
Phillip Kumnick serves as
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and has been a director of the Company since 2020. Mr. Kumnick was appointed as CEO
in May 2020 and served in the capacity through June 2021. From 2010 to 2018, Mr. Kumnick was Senior Vice President Global Acquirer Processing
at Visa, Inc., and was the executive in charge of leading and growing Visa’s acquirer and merchant processing services and omni-channel
solutions on a global basis. Mr. Kumnick was also a key contributor to the design of the Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) standard now
being rolled out by the card brands, which aims to provide a simple and secure card payment experience. SRC uses tokenization to
protect consumers’ sensitive data and intelligent identity authentication to help distinguish legitimate cardholders from fraudsters. Mr.
Kumnick was the product owner and developer of Visa’s critical entry into encryption and tokenization products and services for
their acquiring partners for transactions at the physical point of sale. Prior to joining Visa, Mr. Kumnick was the leader of the Cards
& Payments practice of Cap Gemini Consulting from October 2009 through June 2010. Prior to Cap Gemini Consulting. Mr. Kumnick
was a Senior Vice President at TSYS Acquiring Solutions from 2001 to 2009, with responsibility for leading the Product Management team
and expanding the Company’s portfolio of merchant and acquirer products. He was also a leader of key M&A activities, including
business development and strategic investment in Europe, Latin America and Asia, and helped expand TSYS’ client
footprint to over 70 countries. Mr. Kumnick started his payments career at MasterCard International where he worked from 1988 to
2000, in various capacities, rising to Vice President & Chief Settlement Officer – Global Settlement Operations. In that
role he was responsible for the 7 x 24 x 365 mission critical clearing and payment operations of a $3.0 billion per day global
EFT and treasury operation. Mr. Kumnick was a strategic subject matter expert and key contributor to the evolution of MasterCard’s
global processing functions. Mr. Kumnick has an MBA- Finance and a BS Finance from St. Louis University.
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Tripp Smith
Mr. Cecil N. Smith III (“Tripp”)
was appointed as President and Chief Technology Officer on June 14, 2021. Mr. Smith is a technologist and thought leader specializing
in data, analytics and AI. His experience spans entrepreneurial ventures to Fortune 100 enterprises, centered around strategy, product
engineering, sales, and building high performance data science and engineering teams. In 2011, Mr. Smith joined Clarity Insights, a RLH
Equity and Salesforce Ventures-backed data consultancy with deep data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning expertise.
There he worked with hyper scale technology companies ultimately rising to Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Smith led Clarity Insights to
a $100MM+ ARR and an acquisition by Accenture AI in 2020. In 2020, Mr. Smith joined Socure Inc., a leading provider of identity verification
and fraud risk solutions, as an advisor supporting Product, Technology, Marketing, and Sales functions. Mr. Smith previously held technical
leadership roles at Hewlett Packard and the Advisory Board Company and is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Stuart Stoller
Stuart Stoller serves as Chief
Financial Officer of the Company having been appointed in January 2017. Mr. Stoller. Prior to joining the Company served as Chief Financial
Officer and Board Member for TestAmerica Environmental Services LLC from May 2016 to October 2017. From December 2013 to April 2016, he
was the Chief Financial Officer of Associated Food Stores. Mr. Stoller served as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer for Sleep
Innovations from August 2009 to October 2013. Prior to joining Sleep Innovations, Mr. Stoller for 27 years served various roles with the
New York Times Company including Senior Vice President for Process Reengineering and Corporate Controller and various capacities at Macy’s
which included the role of Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller. He also was the controller of Coopers & Lybrand LLP. He
is a Certified Public Accountant.
Philip R. Broenniman
Philip
Broenniman was appointed a director of the Company in March 2020 and served as the President and Chief Operating Officer from May 2020-June
2021. Since 2011, Mr. Broenniman has been Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager for Varana Capital, LLC (“VCLLC”), an investment
firm he co-founded in 2011. As part of the VCLLC investment strategy of cooperative engagement, Mr. Broenniman sits on or advises the
Board of multiple public/private companies, working with each on strategic planning, operational dynamics, and balance sheet needs/restructuring.
Prior to co-founding Varana Capital in 2011, he held the positions of Principal and Portfolio Manager at Visium Asset Management, LP;
Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager at Cadence Investment Partners, LLC; and Investment Analyst with the Bass Family Office in Fort
Worth, TX. He began his career at Salomon Brothers Inc. trading fixed-income futures and options. Mr. Broenniman earned a BS in Computer
Science from Duke University in 1987, an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia in 1993 and the Chartered Financial
Analyst (CFA) designation in 2000.
Michael A. Gorriz
Dr.
Gorriz joined our company as a director on June 9, 2021. Dr. Gorriz was the Chief Information Officer and a member of the management team
of Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore from 2015 through 2021. He also served Non-Executive Director of the Standard Charted Bank Hong
Kong Board and the mox HK Board. Prior to that he served as Chief Information Officer at Daimler AG from 2007. Dr. Gorriz attended the
University of Konstanz, the University of Freiburg and obtained his Doctorate in Engineering from the University of Stuttgart.
Michael L. Koehneman
Mr.
Koehneman joined our company as a Director on June 9, 2021. Mr. Koehneman previously held various positions at Pricewaterhouse Coopers,
a global accounting firm, through 2020, including the Global Advisory Chief Operating Officer and Human Capital Leader from 2016 through
2019, the U.S. Advisory Operations Leader from 2005 through 2016 responsible for the oversight of Advisory services for PwC, including
business unit performance, finance, investments, human resources, acquisitions, and administration, and the Lead Engagement Partner for
Financial Statement Audits and Internal Control and Security Reviews from 1993 through 2004 for several public and private company audits. Since
2020 he has also served as a director and member of the Audit Committee of Aspen Group, Inc.
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Neepa Patel
Ms. Patel joined our company as
a Director on November 15, 2021. Neepa Patel is the Founder and CEO of Them–s - a collaborative tech platform to help fintechs,
banks and crypto companies create a strong governance, risk and compliance framework. Neepa has 15+ years of experience in various regulatory