POSaBIT Acquires Payments Solutions Provider Hypur for US$7.5 Million
By FF Newsroom · 3 April 2023

POSaBIT Systems Corporation (“POSaBIT” or the “Company”) (CSE: PBIT, OTC: POSAF), a premier point-of-sale and payments provider for the cannabis industry, today announced it has acquired certain assets from Hypur Inc. (“Hypur”), effective April 1, 2023, in a cash and equity transaction valued at up to US$7.5 million, implying a purchase price multiple of 1.4x 2022 revenue.
Hypur is a leading provider of compliant, sustainable payment and bank compliance solutions for high-risk industries, including cannabis businesses. Hypur has extensive partnerships with banks and credit unions throughout the United States who have used Hypur’s technology to provide banking and payment services to the cannabis industry since 2016. Included in the acquisition is Hypur Comply, Hypur Pay, and Hypur’s PIN debit merchant processing solution.
The acquisition enables POSaBIT to offer a more comprehensive suite of payment and compliance solutions for the cannabis industry, including redundant PIN debit payment processing, Hypur Pay, the leading cannabis ACH eCommerce and mobile payment solution, and Hypur Comply, compliance technology for financial institutions serving the cannabis industry. With the acquisition, POSaBIT now provides a one-stop shop for all payment and bank compliance needs for cannabis dispensaries, processors, cultivators, distributors, and the financial institutions that serve them.
Acquisition Highlights
- The acquired assets generated approximately US $5.3 million in revenue and US$1.3 million in gross profit during the 12 months ended December 31, 2022.1
- Establishes POSaBIT as the only payments provider with redundant PIN debit processors serving the cannabis industry.
- Adds extensive network of banking relationships, enhancing the sustainability of POSaBIT’s payment solutions.
- Adds 9 experienced professionals, including Michael J. Sinnwell, Jr., one of the most experienced cannabis payments and bank compliance experts in the industry.
- Adds over 150 active merchant locations, generating over US$100 million of annualized payment Gross Merchandise Value (GMV),2 and a strong pipeline including over 60 merchant locations expected to go live in the next 90 days.
- Includes Hypur Pay app on the Android and iOS app stores and over 165,000 Hypur Pay consumer profiles.
- Adds strong B2B capabilities, including invoicing and ACH payments, allowing POSaBIT to provide merchant services to cannabis cultivation and grow operations.