UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 20-F-A
 
 
[_] Registration Statement Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
OR
 
[X] Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2018
 
OR
 
[_] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
OR
 
[_] Shell Company Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
For the transition period from _______ to ________.
 
 
Commission file number 000-52145
 
Digatrade Financial Corp
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
________________________________________________
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 
Business Corporations Act (British Columbia)
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
1500 West Georgia Street, Suite 1300, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 2Z6
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Brad Moynes
Tel: 604-200-0071; Fax: 604-200-0072
1500 West Georgia Street, Suite 1300, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 2Z6
(Name, Telephone, Email and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
 
 
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
 
Title of each class
  Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
N/A
 
 
 
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.
 
 
 
 
Common Stock, without par value
(Title of Class)
 
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.
 
N/A
(Title of Class)
 
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:
 
226,411,904 shares of common stock as at December 31, 2018. 100,000 shares of Class B common stock as at December 31, 2018
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.            [_] Yes  [X] No
 
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to filed reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934     [_] Yes  [X] No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
[X] Yes  [_] No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).   [X] Yes  [_] No
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer," accelerated filer,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
 
Large accelerated filer [_]   Accelerated filer [_]  Non-accelerated filer [X]
   Emerging Growth Company [_]
 
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  [_]
 
† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.
 
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
 
U.S. GAAP [_]   International Financial Reporting Standards as issued Other [_]
by the International Accounting Standards Board [X]
 
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
 
[_] Item 17  [_] Item 18
 
If this is an annual report, indicated by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).          [_] Yes  [X] No
 

 
 
 
 
Digatrade Financial Corp
Table of Contents
 
PART I
1
Item 1.   Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers
1
Item 2.   Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable
2
Item 3.   Key Information
2
Item 4.   Information on the Company
12
Item 4A.   Unresolved Staff Comments
16
Item 5.   Operating and Financial Review and Prospects
16
Item 6.   Directors, Senior Management and Employees
20
Item 7.   Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions.
24
Item 8.   Financial Information
25
Item 9.   The Offer and Listing
26
Item 10.   Additional Information
26
Item 11.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
35
Item 12.   Description of Securities Other Than Equity Securities
35
PART II
 
Item 13.   Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies
36
Item 14.   Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds
36
Item 15.   Controls and Procedures
 36
Item 16A.   Audit Committee Financial Experts
37
Item 16B.   Code of Ethics
37
Item 16C.   Principal Accountant Fees and Services
38
Item 16D.   Exemptions From the Listing Standards for Audit Committees
38
Item 16E.   Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
38
Item 16F.   Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
38
Item 16G.   Corporate Governance
38
Item 16H.   Mine Safety Disclosure
38
PART III
39
Item 17.   Financial Statements
39
Item 18.   Financial Statements
39
Item 19.   Exhibits
39
SIGNATURES
40
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PART I
 
Introduction .  Digatrade Financial Corp (referred to as “Digatrade” or “the Company”), is a British Columbia corporation, incorporated on December 28, 2000. The Company is listed as a fully reporting issuer on the OTC Market Group Inc.’s “Pink” marketplace, and trades under the symbol “DIGAF”.
 
The Company was incorporated under the name Black Diamond Holdings Corporation. On June 26, 2007, the Company changed its name from Black Diamond Holdings Corporation to Black Diamond Brands Corporation. On November 21, 2008, the Company changed its name to Rainchief Energy Inc., and on February 19, 2015, to Bit-X Financial Corporation. On October 27, 2015, the Company changed its name to Digatrade Financial Corporation.
 
Digatrade operates as a financial technology (FinTech) services company. The Company has been focused on the financial technology industry since 2015. During that time, the Company has pursued several different areas of business including blockchain development services, transaction services for crypto-currencies (e.g. Bitcoin) and other related financial services technologies.
 
In March 2015, the Company entered into an agreement with Mega Ideas Holdings Limited, dba ANX (“ANXPRO and ANX International”), a company incorporated and existing under the laws of Hong Kong. ANX owns a proprietary trading platform and provides operational support specializing in blockchain development services and exchange and transaction services for crypto-currencies e.g. Bitcoin and other digital assets. However, effective October 17, 2018, the Company closed its online retail trading platform, although the Company may continue to evaluate opportunities and continue with research in digital-asset trading for prospective institutional customers while continuing to seek new opportunities within the blockchain and the financial technology services (non-trading) sector.
  
On February 28, 2019 the Company executed a definitive agreement (the “Securter Agreement”) with Securter Inc. (“Securter Inc.”), a private Canadian Corporation that is developing a proprietary, patent-pending credit card payment platform to significantly increase the security of online credit card payment processing. Securter technology reduces immense losses by financial institutions and merchants that arise from fraudulent credit card use and protects cardholder privacy by eliminating the distribution of personal information to third parties. With the current worldwide surge in online commerce expected to continue for years to come, the problem of credit card security is large and growing. The Definitive Agreement with Securter Inc. sets out that Securter’s technology will be launched and commercialized as a Digatrade subsidiary.
 
Pursuant to the terms of the Securter Agreement, the parties agreed to form a subsidiary of Digatrade, Securter Systems, Inc. (“Securter Systems”), and assign all of the assets and intellectual property of Securter Inc. into Securter Systems. Securter Systems has been created to launch and commercialize the Securter technology under Digatrade.
 
The Securter Agreement with Securter Inc. sets out that Securter’s technology will be launched and commercialized under Securter Systems as a Digatrade subsidiary. The consummation of the Securter Agreement is subject to certain milestone events, including the contribution of capital by Digatrade to Securter Systems.
 
Item 1.   Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers
 
A.
Directors and Senior Management .
 
The President of the Company is Brad Moynes, and the directors of the Company are Brad Moynes, Tyrone Docherty, and Timothy Delaney of 1500 West Georgia Street, Suite 1300, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 2Z6.  Mr. Moynes also serves as our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer. See Item 6 for further information.
 
B.
Advisers .
 
Not applicable; Pursuant to Instructions to Item 1.B, we are not required to provide this information.
 
 
1
 
 
C.
Auditors .
 
The Company’s registered independent auditors are WDM Chartered Professional Accountants, Suite 420 – 1501 West Broadway, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6J 4Z6.  For further information, see Item 16C and the consolidated financial statements under Item 8.
 
Item 2.   Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable  
 
Not applicable; Pursuant to Instructions to Item 2, we are not required to provide this information.
 
Item 3.   Key Information
 
A.   Selected Financial Data
 
The following selected information should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with this Form 20-F.  This information, and all other financial information in this Form 20-F, is stated in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.  
 
The financial information is presented on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards.  With respect to the Company’s consolidated financial statements, there are no material differences from applying these principles compared to applying United States generally accepted accounting principles.  
 
Selected Consolidated Financial and Operating Data
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Operating Data
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
Sales
    -  
    -  
Gross Profit, Net of Cost of Sales
    -  
    -  
 
       
       
Net Loss
    (1,122,820 )
    (674,520  
Loss per Common Share – Basic & Diluted*
    (0.01 )
    (0.01  
 
       
       
Number of Shares Outstanding*
    226,411,904  
    49,661,150  
 
       
       
 
Balance Sheet Data
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Assets
    527,193  
    960,108  
Current Liabilities
    766,169  
    1,742,215  
Total Assets
       
       
 
       
       
Share Capital
    6,047,999  
    4,106,207  
Accumulated Deficit
    (6,298,936 )
    (5,176,116 )
Dividends per Common Share
    0  
    0  
Net Loss
    (1,122,820 )
    (674,520 )
Loss per Common Share – Basic & Diluted*
    (0.01 )
    (0.01 )
 
* Adjusted to reflect the consolidation of the Company’s stock on (i) March 22, 2010 in the ratio of 1 new common share for 10 old common shares, (ii) April 3, 2013 in the ratio of 1 new common share for 50 old common shares and (iii) June 8, 2016 in the ratio of 1 new common share for 50 old common shares
 
 
2
 
 
Exchange Rates
 
In this FORM 20-F, references to “dollars”, “$” or “CAD$” are to Canadian dollars, unless otherwise specified. Reference to “US$” refers to United States dollars. Since June 1, 1970, the Government of Canada has permitted a floating exchange rate to determine the value of the Canadian dollar as compared to the United States dollar.
 
The Company’s consolidated financial statements are stated in Canadian dollars.
 
The Company realized a loss on foreign exchange of $26,711 for the year ended December 31, 2018 and a gain of $40,723 for the year ended December 31, 2017, respectively.  These foreign exchange gains and losses were due to currency exchange rate fluctuations between the Canadian and United States dollar.
 
The Bank of Canada closing exchange rate on December 31, 2018 was Cdn$1.3642 per US$1.00. For the past five fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and for the period between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018, the following exchange rates were in effect for Canadian dollars exchanged for United States dollars, expressed in terms of United States dollars (based on the nominal exchange rates provided by the Bank of Canada):
 
 
Year Ended
 
Average per US$1
 
December 31, 2014
  $ 1.10  
December 31, 2015
  $ 1.28  
December 31, 2016
  $ 1.33  
December 31, 2017
  $ 1.30  
December 31, 2018
  $ 1.30  
 
 
 
 
Per US$1
 
Month Ended
 
High
 
 
Low
 
January 31, 2018
  $ 1.23  
  $ 1.25  
February 28, 2018
  $ 1.23  
  $ 1.28  
March 31, 2018
  $ 1.28  
  $ 1.31  
April 30, 2018
  $ 1.26  
  $ 1.29  
May 31, 2018
  $ 1.28  
  $ 1.30  
June 30, 2018
  $ 1.29  
  $ 1.33  
July 31, 2018
  $ 1.30  
  $ 1.33  
August 31, 2018
  $ 1.29  
  $ 1.32  
September 30, 2018
  $ 1.29  
  $ 1.32  
October 31, 2018
  $ 1.28  
  $ 1.31  
November 30, 2018
  $ 1.31  
  $ 1.33  
December 31, 2018
  $ 1.32  
  $ 1.36  
 
 
 
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B.   Capitalization and Indebtedness
 
The following table sets forth our capitalization as of December 31, 2018, using:
 
226,411,904 common shares outstanding on an actual basis; 
100,000 Class B common shares outstanding on an actual basis
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
As Adjusted
 
 
 
2018
 
 
June 30,
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
 
 
 
(audited)
 
 
(unaudited)
 
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
Cash
    493,810  
    392,004  
Long-term obligations, less current portion
    11,961  
    -  
 
       
       
Shareholders’ (deficiency) equity
       
       
Share capital
    6,047,999  
    6,507,198  
Contributed Surplus
    -  
    60,000  
Accumulated deficit
    (6,298,936 )
    (6,935,727 )
Shareholders’ (deficiency) equity
    (250,937  
    (368,529 )
 
Effective June 8, 2016 the common shares of the Company were consolidated at the ratio of one new common share for every 50 old common shares. The Company issued 12,306 shares to round up fractional entitlements resulting from the consolidation.
 
On July 15, 2016, the Company entered into a debt settlement agreement with a company controlled by a Director and Officer of the Company to settle outstanding accounts payable of $25,000. The Company agreed to issue 25,000,000 shares with a fair value equal to the value of the underlying debt settled.
 
On August 15, 2016, the Company entered into an assignment of creditors and settlement of debt agreement with certain arm’s length parties. The Company settled certain promissory notes totalling $118,204 (US$91,475) by the issuance of 8,000,000 shares with a fair value equal to the value of the underlying debt settled
 
On December 20, 2016, the Company entered into an assignment of creditors and settlement of debt agreement with certain arm’s length parties. The Company settled promissory notes totalling $175,185 (including US$65,550) by the issuance of 8,000,000 shares with a fair value of $133,779. A gain of $41,406 on the settlement of debts was recognized.
 
On December 12, 2016, the Company completed a private placement of 500,000 shares at US$0.50 per share, raising gross proceeds of $308,977 (US$250,000). The shares were not issued by December 31, 2016 and on September 20, 2017, the Company re-priced the subscription share price to US$0.10 per share and issued 2,500,000 common shares to the subscribers.
 
On June 12, 2017, the Company settled convertible promissory notes totalling $32,700 by the issuance of 2,000,000 common shares with a fair value equal to the value of the underlying debt settled.
 
On September 21, 2017, the Company settled a convertible promissory note owed to a company controlled by a former Officer and Director of the Company in the amount of $61,694 (US$50,000) by the issuance of 1,000,000 common shares with a fair value equal to the value of the underlying debt settled.
 
 
4
 
 
On October 10, 2018, the Company passed a resolution authorizing the creation of a new 100,000 Class “B” common shares with the following characteristics: non-participating, no par value, and with the voting right of 1,000 votes per share. On the same day, the Company issued 100,000 Class “B” common shares at $0.001 per share for total proceeds of $100 to a shareholder who is also a Director and Office of the Company. On January 2, 2019, the Company passed a resolution to increase the authorized number of Class “B” common shares from 100,000 to 1,100,000 and issued 1,000,000 Class “B” common shares at $0.0001 per share for total proceeds of $100 to a shareholder who is also a Director and Officer of the Company.
 
None of the capitalization referred to above is secured or guaranteed. All amounts in respect of capitalization including long term debt are unsecured and not guaranteed.
 
C.   Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds
 
The Company is seeking to raise gross proceeds of up to US$5,000,000 from the sale of its securities in a Reg. A offering (the “Offering”). The Company intends to apply these proceeds substantially as set forth herein, subject only to reallocation by Company Management in the best interests of the Company. All proceeds from such will become immediately available to us and may be used as they are accepted.
 
Percentage of Offering Sold
 
  100%
 
 
  75%
 
 
  50%
 
 
  25%
 
Gross Offering Proceeds
  $ 5,000,000  
  $ 3,750,000  
  $ 2,500,000  
  $ 1,250,000  
Use of Proceeds:
       
       
       
       
General Working Capital
  $ 1,800,000  
  $ 600,000  
  $ 100,000  
  $ 50,000  
Research & Development of Securter technology (1)
  $ 3,000,000  
  $ 3,000,000  
  $ 2,300,000  
  $ 1,100,000  
Legal Fees
  $ 75,000  
  $ 75,000  
  $ 75,000  
  $ 75,000  
Accounting Fees
  $ 25,000  
  $ 25,000  
  $ 25,000  
  $ 25,000  
Reserve/contingency
  $ 100,000  
  $ 50,000  
  $ 0  
  $ 0  
TOTAL
  $ 5,000,000  
  $ 3,750,000  
  $ 2,500,000  
  $ 1,250,000  
 
(1)  As it relates to general working capital allocated for the development of Securter technology, use of proceeds will be for research and development of the Securter patent pending application that will enable FinTech to be more secure with online payments for Card not Present “CNP” transactions. The Securter Agreement is attached to this report as Exhibit 10.1. The anticipated technology development costs and key personnel hires in year-one will be approximately US$1.14m. The Securter Systems team will consist of one full-time CTO, CINO or VP of R&D, three full-time company developers, scientific adviser, one full-time technical support person, web programmer, web designer, 3rd party software development company and HW development company. Additional PCI and EMV L2 certifications will be approximately US$190k.
 
In the event that the Offering is less than fully subscribed, the Company plans to raise capital from other financial instruments to fund operations related to Securter Systems and/or reduce planned staffing/hires which may delay implementation of the proposed business plan  . The Company cannot guarantee that it will be available to raise sufficient capital for such purposes from other sources.
 
D.   Risk Factors
 
Forward-looking Statements .  In this document, we are showing you a picture which is part historical (events which have happened) and part predictive (events which we believe will happen).  Except for the historical information, all of the information in this document comprises "forward looking" statements.  Specifically, all statements (other than statements of historical fact) regarding our financial position, business strategy and plans and objectives are forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to management.  These statements involve known and unknown risks, including the risks resulting from economic and market conditions, accurately forecasting operating and capital expenditures and capital needs, successful anticipation of competition which may not yet be fully developed, and other business conditions.  Our use of the words "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "may", "will", "continue" and "intend", and similar words or phrases, are intended to identify forward-looking statements (also known as "cautionary statements").  These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events.  They are subject to the realization in fact of assumptions, but what we now believe will occur may turn out to be inaccurate or incomplete.  We cannot assure you that our expectations will prove to be correct.  Actual operating results and financial performance may prove to be very different from what we now predict or anticipate.  The "risk factors" below specifically address all of the factors now identifiable by us that may influence future operating results and financial performance.
 
 
5
 
 
Risk Factors
Risks Related to the Business
 
We have a history of operating losses and need additional capital to implement our business plan.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2018, we recorded a net loss of from operations of $1,122,820 (US$866,822) as compared to a net loss of $674,520 (US$520,199) for the year ended December 31, 2017. The financial statements have been prepared using IFRS principles applicable to a going concern. However, as shown in note 1 to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, our ability to continue operations is uncertain.
 
We continue to incur operating losses and have a consolidated deficit of $6,298,938 (US$5,725,781) as at December 31, 2018. Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 have been funded primarily from the issuance of share capital, debt financing and the continued support of creditors. Historically, we have met working capital needs primarily by selling equity to Canadian residents, raising debt finance and from loans (including loans from relatives of principal shareholders).
 
We estimate that we will require at least US$3,000,000 to further fund the development of a proprietary, patent-pending credit card payment platform to significantly increase the security of online credit card payment processing, reducing financial losses being experienced by financial institutions and merchants from fraudulent credit card use, while also better protecting cardholder privacy. A full implementation of our business plan will be delayed until the necessary capital is raised.
 
We cannot predict when or if we will produce revenues.
 
We have not generated any revenue to date from operations. In order for us to continue with our plans and open our business, we must raise capital. The timing of the completion of the milestones needed to commence operations and generate revenues is contingent on the success of this raise. There can be no assurance that we will generate revenues or that revenues will be sufficient to maintain our business.
 
Our entry into the development of a secure mobile application for card not present “CNP” transaction business may not be successful and there are risks attendant on these activities.
 
 The Financial Technology “FinTech” business is extremely competitive. There are many companies, large and small entering the market with the capital to develop and create new innovative applications resulting in a highly competitive and fast-moving environment. Even with capital and technical expertise, industry, political and compliance risks are significant. Regulatory compliance and the overall ecosystem for secure online payments is extremely complex and not yet fully defined by governments and financial institutions worldwide. We may not be able to finance our business plan and marketing plan, there is no assurance that our entry into this business will be successful.
 
Cybersecurity risks associated with the FinTech industry are becoming increasingly challenging and we may be unable to meet future regulatory requirements related to data protection and privacy.
 
Cybersecurity is becoming increasingly challenging with the growth in the number of hackers and financial stalkers seeking opportunities to disrupt operations and/or extort funds from persons or companies whose cybersecurity measures were unable to prevent malicious data harvesting and misuse. We cannot guarantee that all such attempts shall be defeated, nor that our intellectual property shall remain beyond the reach of parties seeking proprietary insights. Data protection and privacy is never absolute, regardless of method(s) used. Independent of any 3rd party malicious intent referred to above, there is a risk that despite best efforts our data protection and privacy shall not meet a future regulatory definition of a reasonable standard, if it is imposed or “expected” retroactively. Information at risk may or may not be financial in nature and may or may not be our own information. We do not have sufficient resources to evaluate all possible outcomes, or all possible measures that we could take now, or could have taken in the past, to attain an even higher level of diligence and care than we are taking presently.
 
 
6
 
 
Regulatory compliance in the FinTech sector is evolving.
 
We are unable to guarantee that we will be able to proceed with all desired plans if the regulatory environment changes in a manner that undermines existing business plans. Such regulations have an impact in every country in which we will be deriving revenue from licensing or by any other commercial mechanism.
 
We may be unable to meet growth Open Source technology trends which could have a detrimental impact on our business.
 
Open source software compliance and vulnerability management has become an area of risk due to the expanding scope of this realm of software. We cannot ensure that we will at all times fully understand the state-of-the-art standing of every aspect of our own development goals until such time that a sufficient expenditure of time, money and effort has been made to understand all open source material and trends, and their relevance to our own interests.
 
Customers may not adapt to our new technology which may affect our ability to generate revenues in the future.
 
Culture risk emerges when our organization interfaces with financial institutions as our customers. We do not know in advance whether all our customers will be willing to make changes, if necessary, to accommodate protocols that arise from the adoption of our technology, or incompatibility that may arise from the nature of our software development methods, including our approach to FinTech problem solving.
 
Reliance on systems governance on third party transactions may risk compliance issues.
 
Governance for intelligent automation is of increasing importance in business activity that is characterized by a large number of small-dollar-value transactions. Our revenue model requires sharing of transaction fees for commerce that, in aggregate, may represent millions or even hundreds of millions of consumer transactions. We may therefore need to rely upon systems-governance more than individual situational oversight where third party transactions are concerned. This may mean that non-compliance of some type may come to light too late to remedy in the immediate tense and may therefore only be correctable with systemic adjustment for the future.
 
 
7
 
 
FinTech is an emerging industry that may be subject to changes in accounting standards in the future the adoption of which may require time for our business to adjust.
 
New accounting standards in the category of FinTech sector businesses may be introduced over time and have a bearing on our planning, execution and reporting in respect of issues that have hitherto been satisfactory and understood, but may require a period of transition to grasp implications at the strategic level and communicate same to shareholders effectively.
 
Use of data and analytics in our internal audit may become more complex as metadata becomes increasingly important to our analyses. It is not known whether the effect upon our internal practices of new analytics will remain permissible from the perspective of third-party audits occurring after-the-fact.
 
Our use of Cloud computing, data storage and/or cloud collaboration may not conform to future operational “best practices.”
 
Transitioning to and operating “in the cloud” is a matter whose risks and rewards are subject to conflicting strategies even amongst companies who otherwise are considered to have best practices, operationally. It is not knowable in advance whether our own policies regarding the use of cloud computing, cloud data storage or cloud collaboration in our use of information, our sharing of information and our design of proprietary information assets will conform to a future interpretation of “best practices”, after cloud eco-system techniques and their implications are better understood.
 
We rely on third party service providers which we may not be able to control. This subjects us to risks for failure of performance in development of our business plan.
 
We will at all times in the pursuit of our goals rely on at least some expertise that is external to our company. Despite best efforts to vet the competency of service providers, it will not be possible to fully appreciate the quality of their contribution until after-the-fact, which may in some instances require second attempts, corrections or new directions. We shall always seek to mitigate our risk and liability arising from any failures of performance that may arise; however, it is not possible to quantify this in financial terms or predict it in operational terms. The risk in our development work is inherently high and does not diminish over time as we will continually focus on customer problems that require new solutions yet to be created.
 
The loss of key personnel or the inability of replacements to quickly and successfully perform in their new roles could adversely affect our business.
 
We depend on the leadership and experience of our key executive and chairman, Brad Moynes. Mr. Moynes functions as our chairman and executive officer, and as such, we are heavily dependent upon him to conduct our operations. In 2018, the Company added two additional directors which now brings the board to four directors. We do not have key man insurance. If Mr. Moynes resigns or dies, there could be a substantial negative impact upon our operations. If that should occur, until we find other qualified candidates to become officers and/or directors to conduct our operations, we may have to suspend our operations or cease operating entirely. In that event, it is possible you could lose your entire investment.
  
 
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Risks Relating to Intellectual Property
 
If we are unable to protect our intellectual property rights, including those related to Securter technology, our competitive position could be harmed or we could be required to incur significant expenses to enforce our rights.
 
Our ability to compete effectively is dependent in part upon our ability to protect our proprietary technology. We rely on patents, trademarks, trade secret laws, confidentiality procedures and licensing arrangements to protect our intellectual property rights. There can be no assurance these protections will be available in all cases or will be adequate to prevent our competitors from copying, reverse engineering or otherwise obtaining and using our technology, proprietary rights or products. For example, the laws of certain countries in which our products may be licensed may not protect our proprietary rights to the same extent as the laws of Canada or the United States. In addition, third parties may seek to challenge, invalidate or circumvent our intellectual property, or applications for same. There can be no assurance that our competitors will not independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to our technology or design around our proprietary rights. In each case, our ability to compete could be significantly impaired. To prevent substantial unauthorized use of our intellectual property rights, it may be necessary to prosecute actions for infringement and/or misappropriation of our proprietary rights against third parties. Any such action could result in significant costs and diversion of our resources and management’s attention, and there can be no assurance we will be successful in such action. Furthermore, many of our current and potential competitors have the ability to dedicate substantially greater resources to enforce their intellectual property rights than we do. Accordingly, despite our efforts, we may not be able to prevent third parties from infringing upon or misappropriating our intellectual property.
 
Claims by others that we infringe their intellectual property rights could harm our business.
 
Our industry is characterized by vigorous protection and pursuit of intellectual property rights, which has resulted in protracted and expensive litigation for many companies. Third parties may in the future assert claims of infringement of intellectual property rights against us or against our customers for which we may be liable. As the number of service providers and competitors in our market increases and overlaps occur, infringement claims may increase.
 
Intellectual property claims against us, and any resulting lawsuits, may result in our incurring significant expenses and could subject us to significant liability for damages and invalidate what we currently believe are our proprietary rights. Our involvement in any patent dispute or other intellectual property dispute or action to protect trade secrets and know-how could have a material adverse effect on our business. Adverse determinations in any litigation could subject us to significant liabilities to third parties, require us to seek licenses from third parties and prevent us from developing and selling our products. Any of these situations could have a material adverse effect on our business.
 
These claims, regardless of their merits or outcome, would likely be time consuming and expensive to resolve and could divert management’s time and attention.
 
We are generally obligated to indemnify our end-customers for certain expenses and liabilities resulting from intellectual property infringement claims regarding our software products, which could force us to incur substantial costs.
 
We have agreed, and expect to continue to agree, to indemnify our end-customers for certain intellectual property infringement claims regarding our software products. As a result, in the case of infringement claims against these end-customers, we could be required to indemnify them for losses resulting from such claims or to refund amounts they have paid to us. Our end-customers in the future may seek indemnification from us in connection with infringement claims brought against them. We will evaluate each such request on a case-by-case basis and we may not succeed in refuting all such claims. If an end-customer elects to invest resources in enforcing a claim for indemnification against us, we could incur significant costs disputing it. If we do not succeed in disputing it, we could face substantial liability.
 
 
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Risks Related to Our Stock
 
The market price of our shares may fluctuate significantly.
 
The market price and liquidity of the market for shares may be significantly affected by numerous factors, some of which are beyond our control and may not be directly related to our operating performance. Some of the factors that could negatively affect the market price of our shares include:
 
 
our actual or projected operating results, financial condition, cash flows and liquidity, or changes in business strategy or prospects;
 
 
equity issuances by us, or share resales by our stockholders, or the perception that such issuances or resales may occur;
 
            
loss of a major funding source;
 
            
actual or anticipated accounting problems;
 
            
changes in market valuations of similar companies;
 
            
adverse market reaction to any indebtedness we incur in the future;
 
            
speculation in the press or investment community;
 
            
price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market from time to time;
 
 
general market and economic conditions, and trends including inflationary concerns, the current state of the credit and capital markets;
 
 
significant volatility in the market price and trading volume of securities of companies in our sector, which are not necessarily related to the operating performance of these companies;
 
            
changes in law, regulatory policies or tax guidelines, or interpretations thereof;
 
            
operating performance of companies comparable to us; and
 
            
short-selling pressure with respect to shares of our shares generally.
 
As noted above, market factors unrelated to our performance could also negatively impact the market price of our shares. One of the factors that investors may consider in deciding whether to buy or sell our shares is our distribution rate as a percentage of our share price relative to market interest rates. If market interest rates increase, prospective investors may demand a higher distribution rate or seek alternative investments paying higher dividends or interest. As a result, interest rate fluctuations and conditions in the capital markets can affect the market value of our shares. For instance, if interest rates rise, it is likely that the market price of our shares will decrease as market rates on interest-bearing securities increase.
 
 
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If we have to raise capital by selling securities in the future, your rights and the value of your investment in the Company could be reduced.
 
If we issue debt securities, the lenders would have a claim to our assets that would be superior to the stockholder rights. Interest on the debt would increase costs and negatively impact operating results. If we issue more common stock or any preferred stock, your percentage ownership will decrease and your stock may experience additional dilution, and the holders of preferred stock (called preference securities in Canada) may have rights, preferences and privileges which are superior to (more favorable) the rights of holders of the common stock. It is likely the Company will sell securities in the future. The terms of such future transactions presently are not determinable.
 
If the market for our common stock is illiquid in the future, you could encounter difficulty if you try to sell your stock.
 
Our stock trades on the OTC "Pink" Marketplace but it is not actively traded. If there is no active trading market, you may not be able to resell your shares at any price, if at all. It is possible that the trading market in the future will continue to be "thin" or "illiquid," which could result in increased price volatility. Prices may be influenced by investors' perceptions of us and general economic conditions, as well as the market for energy generally. Until our financial performance indicates substantial success in executing our business plan, it is unlikely that there will be coverage by stock market analysts will be extended. Without such coverage, institutional investors are not likely to buy the stock. Until such time, if ever, as such coverage by analysts and wider market interest develops, the market may have a limited capacity to absorb significant amounts of trading. As the stock is a “penny stock,” there are additional constraints on the development of an active trading market – see the next risk factor.
 
The penny stock rule operates to limit the range of customers to whom broker-dealers may sell our stock in the market.
 
In general, "penny stock" (as defined in the SEC’s rule 3a51-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) includes securities of companies which are not listed on the principal stock exchanges, or the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market, and which have a bid price in the market of less than US$5.00; and companies with net tangible assets of less than $2 million ($5 million if the issuer has been in continuous operation for less than three years), or which has recorded revenues of less than $6 million in the last three years.
 
As a "penny stock" our stock therefore is subject to the SEC’s rule 15g-9, which imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers which sell such securities to persons other than established customers and "accredited investors" (generally, individuals with net worth in excess of US$1 million or annual incomes exceeding US$200,000, or US$300,000 together with their spouses, or individuals who are the officers or directors of the issuer of the securities). For transactions covered by rule 15g-9, a broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and have received the purchaser's written consent to the transaction prior to sale. This rule may adversely affect the ability of broker-dealers to sell our stock, and therefore may adversely affect our stockholders' ability to sell the stock in the public market.
 
Your legal recourse as a United States investor could be limited.
 
The Company is incorporated under the laws of British Columbia. Most of the assets now are located in Canada. Our directors and officers and the audit firm are residents of Canada. As a result, if any of our shareholders were to bring a lawsuit in the United States against the officers, directors or experts in the United States, it may be difficult to effect service of legal process on those people who reside in Canada, based on civil liability under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In addition, we have been advised that a judgment of a United States court based solely upon civil liability under these laws would probably be enforceable in Canada, but only if the U.S. court in which the judgment were obtained had a basis for jurisdiction in the matter. We also have been advised that there is substantial doubt whether an action could be brought successfully in Canada in the first instance on the basis of liability predicated solely upon the United States' securities laws.
 
 
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Item 4.   Information on the Company
 
A.   History and Development of the Company
 
The Company was incorporated under the name Black Diamond Holdings Corporation back on December 28, 2000. On June 26, 2007, the Company changed its name from Black Diamond Holdings Corporation to Black Diamond Brands Corporation. On November 21, 2008, the Company changed its name to Rainchief Energy Inc., and on February 19, 2015, to Bit-X Financial Corporation. On October 27, 2015, the Company changed its name to Digatrade Financial Corporation.
 
Digatrade operates as a financial technology (FinTech) services company. The Company has been focused on the financial technology industry since 2015. During that time, the Company has pursued several different areas of business including blockchain development services, transaction services for crypto-currencies (e.g. Bitcoin) and other related financial services technologies.
 
In March 2015, the Company entered into an agreement with Mega Ideas Holdings Limited, dba ANX (“ANXPRO and ANX International”), a company incorporated and existing under the laws of Hong Kong. ANX owns a proprietary trading platform and provides operational support specializing in blockchain development services and exchange and transaction services for crypto-currencies e.g. Bitcoin and other digital assets. However, effective October 17, 2018, the Company closed its online retail trading platform, although the Company may continue to evaluate opportunities and continue with research in digital-asset trading for prospective institutional customers while continuing to seek new opportunities within the blockchain and the financial technology services (non-trading) sector.
  
On February 28, 2019 the Company executed a definitive agreement (the “Securter Agreement”) with Securter Inc. (“Securter Inc.”), a private Canadian Corporation that is developing a proprietary, patent-pending credit card payment platform to significantly increase the security of online credit card payment processing. Securter technology reduces immense losses by financial institutions and merchants that arise from fraudulent credit card use and protects cardholder privacy by eliminating the distribution of personal information to third parties. With the current worldwide surge in online commerce expected to continue for years to come, the problem of credit card security is large and growing. The Securter Agreement with Securter Inc. sets out that Securter’s technology will be launched and commercialized as a Digatrade subsidiary.
 
Pursuant to the terms of the Securter Agreement, the parties agreed to form a subsidiary of Digatrade, Securter Systems, Inc. (“Securter Systems”), and assign all of the assets and intellectual property of Securter Inc. into Securter Systems. Securter Systems has been created to launch and commercialize the Securter technology under Digatrade. The consummation of the Securter Agreement is subject to certain milestone events, including the contribution of capital by Digatrade to Securter Systems.
 
B.   Business Overview
 
Securter Systems
 
Overview
 
Securter Systems is a newly-formed subsidiary, incorporated on March 20, 2019, of Digatrade. The name Securter describes both the technology itself and Securter Systems that is developing a proprietary payment platform that increases the security of credit card holder information and enhances the authentication of online credit card purchases. These enhancements help online merchants and banks significantly reduce Card-Not-Present (“CNP”) fraud. CNP Fraud losses are estimated at over US$6 Billion annually in North America.
 
Securter Systems may also reduce the costs associated with PCI DSS compliance, a payments industry processing protocol. Securter Systems technology, which is now patent pending, focuses on cardholder identification for transaction verification.
 
 
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Following EMV (a credit card cooperative association) technology migration to reduce counterfeit fraud at “point of sale” (POS), criminals are currently able to steal credit card information from personal computers & open public networks. Securter Systems has researched and is developing the software and hardware of a next generation of online user authentication that is based on remote processing of EMV/smart credit/debit cards. Securter Systems’ payment platform adapts and extends conventional and existing methods, by going beyond the most reliable EMV technology (currently intended for physical Point of Sales / POS) to secure EMV online payments as well.
 
The research and development is related to the cyber-security field, in order to provide robust system architecture without dependence upon any kind of personal computer vulnerabilities. This is possible because all operations are performed on two trusted sides – the bank side and a smart-card secured microprocessor. This eliminates the need for costly risk management by intermediate servers (that is the norm today).
 
Intellectual Property
 
We rely on Patent (pending), trademark, copyright and trade secret laws, confidentiality procedures, and contractual provisions to protect our technology. 
 
Our IP includes  "know how", programming code, business plans, potential customer and partner lists, ideas related to R&D cycle and other confidential information to protect IP as trade secrets.
 
As of November 19, 2015, we had filled provisional patent pending application that was continued as a PCT patent application that currently started the examination in the United States and Canada. Securter Systems Inc. International Patent Application “Coordinator managed payments” No. PCT/CA2016/051294  intended to cover overall payment/authentication system architecture and possible implementation of a very secure payment terminal.
 
The proposed payment system architecture allows:
 
*very reliable customer authentication and authorization based on processing smart cards
 
* technology implementation in a variety of potential business directions such as e-commerce/retail, e-gov (Digital ID), IoT payments/authentication, e-banking (especially for unbanked population), digital authentication services, blockchain cryptocurrencies, etc. 
   
US Patent application status:
 
On May 21st, 2019 we had filled US Revival Patent application and assignment (including a Petition to revive)  with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This application was filed as a small entity (less than 500 employees) and the application number is 16/462,548.
 
On June 12th, 2019 we have received notice that the application was revived as of June 11th, 2019. 
 
Canadian Patent application status:
 
We have received the Notice of National Phase Entry for the Canadian patent application, indicating that this application was accorded the filing date of November 7, 2016, and assigned Application No. 3,040,776.
 
Provisional Rights: This application has been laid open to public inspection. In Canada, “reasonable compensation” is available for infringing activities occurring after the laid open date and before the patent issue date.
 
Substantive Examination:  A request for substantive examination, along with the examination fee, must be submitted within five years of the filing date, or by November 7, 2021.
 
 
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Vision
 
Our belief is that enormous resources are being wasted on fraudulent Card-Not-Present (CNP) transactions. We aim to bring a convenient, more affordable and safer solution to cardholders, merchants and financial institutions. We intend to innovate the payment space by collaborating with financial institution stakeholders. Our revenue model is to share in the resulting transaction fees, by being an integral part of the transaction processing.
 
History
 
The initial technology idea was introduced by Securter Inc.’s founders. In 2013 an agreement was signed by them with Mr. Steve Epstein, now serving as CEO of Securter Inc., to develop a business plan and to find ways to adapt the technology to the marketplace. Since 2013 Securter Inc.‘s founders have achieved Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 – which includes a working prototype tested in the lab environment. On February 26 th 2019 Securter Inc.’s founders approved the Securter Agreement with us. This was reported by SEC Form 6-K, which filing included a copy of the agreement. The Securter Agreement called for the formation of a new Digatrade subsidiary (Securter Systems Inc) to receive and hold all the Securter Inc. founders’ technology related assets and intellectual property, including existing and future patent rights.
 
Under the agreement, Digatrade will fund our new subsidiary up to US$3 Million in operational financing. This will enable the subsidiary to make its technology market-ready for launch through alliances with established payment service providers and other FinTech industry channels.
 
Previously, Securter Inc.’s founders, through their predecessor company, Securter Inc., submitted a provisional patent under PCT rules (Patent Community Treaty), and received letters of intent for partnership / collaboration with companies specializing in cyber-security and ASIC design & development, and had been accepted into the IBM Global Entrepreneur Program.
 
The Market
 
Online shopping is a thriving sector within world commerce. Retail e-commerce sales worldwide are on-track to nearly double between 2016 and 2020. Internet-savvy buyers are determined to spend time researching products online and reading online reviews in order to get the best deal possible. Around 42 percent of U.S. consumers have searched and purchased products or services online, while 14 percent prefer searching online and buying in store. Retail sales from worldwide electronic commerce are expected to grow from $2.3 trillion U.S. dollars in 2017 to almost $4.9 trillion in 2021.
 
Technical and Commercial objectives
 
Securter Inc. will proceed further with the development of its online payments system to become fully ready for demonstrations in an operational environment and field testing by 2020.
 
Securter Systems currently has a functional “Alpha” prototype and will proceed with the development of its online payments system that will be available for demonstrations in an operational environment and field testing.
 
Projected timetable: Securter Systems will proceed in the 8 months post Regulation A funding (Phase 1) with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Compliance that applies to companies that process and transmit cardholder data; Payment Service Provider (PSP) integration; Mobile Application development; Server Side (Back End) and Website (Front End) development. By the end of this phase, Securter Systems will start a real-world pilot with on-line merchants. We already have interested prospective implementation partners. This is why we believe that our transaction fee revenue sharing model is realistic.
 
In Phase 2, Securter Systems will make improvements based on Phase 1 tests and demonstrations (developmental testing and evaluation of whether the Securter platform meets operational requirements) and testing actual applications of the technology in its final form under real-life conditions.
 
 
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Costs of Development
 
Approximately $30,000 (US$22,496) in costs have incurred to date paid for by Digatrade and thousands of working hours in R&D and business development. The Company anticipates additional research and development of the Securter technology will cost US$3,000,000.
 
The anticipated technology development costs and key personnel hires in year-one will be approximately US$1.14m. The Subsidiary team will consist of one full-time CTO, CINO or VP of R&D, three full-time company developers, scientific adviser, one full-time technical support person, web programmer, web designer, 3rd party software development company and HW development company. Additional PCI and EMV L2 certifications will be approximately US$190k.
 
Securter Agreement
 
Structure
 
On March 20, 2019, Digatrade incorporated Securter Systems Inc. as a wholly owned subsidiary.
 
On April 8, 2019, Securter Systems received a transfer of Intellectual Property, including Patents and Trademarks from Securter Inc. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement with Securter Inc., Securter Systems will issue to shareholders 30,000,000 Class “A” Voting Shares “Shares” and Digatrade has the option to purchase via subscription up to 12,900,000 Shares at a price of US$0.23, for a total investment of up to US$3.0m.
 
On June 19, 2019 30,000,000 shares were issued to shareholders of Securter Inc. and 100,000 class “B” supervoting shares (1000 votes each) issued to Digatrade Financial Corp. Digatrade retains voting control due to its supervoting shares as well as a board seat (see below) and certain protective provisions in Securter Systems governing documents.
 
Board of Directors
 
As per terms of the Digatrade and Securter agreement the board of directors of Securter Systems shall initially be the following three (3) members:
 
(a)
One third (1/3) of the Board must be represented by Digatrade nominees, which individual shall initially be James D. Romano;
 
(b)
One third (1/3) of the Board must be represented by Securter Inc.nominees, which individual shall initially be Steve Epstein; and
 
(c)
One third (1/3) of the Board must be represented by an independent nominee mutually acceptable to both Digatrade and Securter Inc., which individual shall initially be Andrei Grenader.
 
Termination
 
Should Digatrade fail to purchase Shares in Securter Systems within 120 days from the date of the Agreement and 90 days from the date of the any previous purchase then Digatrade’s right to purchase Common Stock in Securter Systems shall be terminated. Digatrade will retain all shares acquired at formation and/or purchased regardless of termination.
 
Technology Rights
 
All developments, rights to the technology will be the exclusive property of Securter Systems and it will have sole discretion and responsibility to deal with developments.
    
 
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C.   Organizational Structure .
 
As of the date of this report, the Company has four wholly-owned subsidiaries, Digatrade Limited (a British Columbia incorporated corporation), Digatrade Limited (a Nevada incorporated corporation), Digatrade (UK) Limited (a United Kingdom incorporated corporation) and Securter Systems Inc., (a Canadian incorporated Corporation).
 
Digatrade Limited (a British Columbia incorporated corporation), Digatrade Limited (a Nevada incorporated corporation), and Digatrade (UK) Limited (a United Kingdom incorporated corporation) were incorporated during the year ended December 31, 2015.
 
Securter Systems Inc. (a Canadian incorporated Corporation), was incorporated March 20, 2019.
 
D.   Property, Plants, and Equipment .
 
The Company does not own any real estate. The Company’s address is 1500 West Georgia Street, Suite 1300, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 2Z6. The Company currently has no policy with respect to investments or interests in real estate, real estate mortgages or securities of, or interests in, persons primarily engaged in real estate activities.
 
Item 4A. Unresolved Staff Comments
 
Not applicable; Pursuant to Instructions to Item 4A, we are not required to provide this information.
 
Item 5.   Operating and Financial Review and Prospects
 
A. Operating Results
 
For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, the Company had net losses of $1,122,820 (US$866,882), $674,520 (US$520,199) and $172,969 (US$130,590), respectively.
 
Accounting, Audit and Legal expenses decreased by $5,508 (US$4,252) from $105,652 (US$81,480) for the year ended December 31, 2017 to $100,144 (US$77,317) for the year ended December 31, 2018. Accounting and audit fees increased by $2,559 (US$1,976); legal expenses in connection with the issuance of Convertible Promissory Notes increased by $4,359 (US$3,365) and general corporate legal expenses decreased by $12,426 (US$9,594).
 
Accounting, Audit and Legal expenses increased by $59,130 (US$45,652 to $105,562 (US$81,411) for the year ended December 31, 2017 from $46,523 (US$35,124) for the year ended December 31, 2016. Accounting and audit fees increased by $789 (US$596); legal expenses in connection with the issuance of Convertible Promissory Notes increased by $32,295 (US$24,906) and general corporate legal expenses increased by $26,049 (US$20,089).
 
Consulting expense for the year ended December 31, 2018 increased by $169,210 (US$160,640) to $307,402 (US$237,332) as compared with $138,192 (US$106,576) for the year ended December 31, 2017, and by $52,043 (US$40,136) as compared with $86,149 (US$65,042) for the year ended December 31, 2016, as a result of increased corporate activity during the respective periods.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company incurred Filing and Transfer Agents Expenses in the amount of $26,331 (US$20,329) as compared with $7,866 (US$6,066) incurred during the year ended December 31, 2017, an increase of $18,465 (US$14,256), as a result of increased filing activity during the period. Filing and Transfer Agents Fees for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $4,950 (US$3,818) from $12,816 (US$9,676 for the year ended December 31, 2016 to $7,866 (US$6,066) for the year ended December 31, 2017 as a result of decreased corporate activity during that year.
 
 
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During the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company incurred $189,376 (US$146,209)in interest expense on Convertible Promissory Notes and bank Charges expense as compared with $30,669 (US$23,652) and $29,559 (US$22,317) for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
 
The Company did not incur any Investor Relations expenses during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2016. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company entered into investor relations contracts for a total cost of $107,103 (US$82,599).
 
Management fees for the year ended December 31, 2018 amount to $241,950 (US$186,799) as compared with $105,000 (US$80,977) for the year ended December 31, 2017, and $60,000 (US$45,299) for the year ended December 31, 2016. The increased expenditure during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 resulted from increased corporate activities during the periods under review.
 
The Company incurred Exchange Platform Development Costs in the amount of $102,683 (US$79,277) during the year ending December 31, 2018, as compared with $104,591 (US$80,662) incurred during the year ended December 31, 2017 and $111,734 (US$84,358) incurred during the year ended December 31, 2016. The reduction in these costs resulted from the renegotiation of the agreement with the platform provider during 2017 and costs related to certain development projects in 2015 which were not continued in 2016 and 2017. The Company will not incur further development expenditures as a consequence of the termination of the exchange trading platform agreement with ANX.
 
The Company incurred $12,281(US$9,482) in Administrative expenses during the year ended December 31, 2018 as compared with $7,137 (US$5,504) during the year ended December 31, 2017, an increase of $5,144 (US$3,971). The Company did not incur Administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2016. Administrative expenditure is comprised of travel, office and website development expenses.
 
The Company incurred Finders Fees in the amounts of $123,101 (US$95,041) and $109,033 (US$84,088) in connection with the issuance of convertible promissory notes during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
 
The Company incurred a loss on foreign exchange of $26,711 (US$20,622) for the year ended December 31, 2018, as compared with gains on foreign exchange of $40,723 (US$31,406) and $13,238 (US$9,995) for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The losses and gain resulted from changes in the foreign currency exchange rates between the Canadian and US Dollars.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2016 the Company earned $119,600 (US$90,297) in Coin Development Fees in connection with the joint venture agreement to develop a diamond-backed digital currency.
 
During the years ended December 31, 2016, the Company realized net gains on the settlement of certain debts in the amounts of $41,406 (US$31,261). The Company did not realize net gains or incur net losses on settlement of debts in the years ending December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
 
Financial position
 
As at December 31, 2018, the Company had a working capital deficiency of $257,432 (US$188,705) as compared with a working capital deficiency of $782,107 (US$623,417) as at December 31, 2017, a decrease of $524,675 (US$405,080) The decrease in working capital deficiency during the year ended December 31, 2018 is due to decreases in Cash of $633(US$489), Accounts Receivable of $297,309 (US$229,540) and Prepaid Expenses of $137,101 (US$105,850); offset by decreases in Trade and Other Payables of $20,934 (US$16,162), Liabilities to Customers of $297,309 (US$229,540) and Current portion of Convertible Notes Payable of $639,347 (US$493,613), and an increase in of $2,128 (US$1,643) in GST Recoverable.
 
 
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B. Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Since we have historically generated nominal revenues from our operations, we have no internal sources of funds and are reliant upon investors and lenders to fund our operations so that we can further develop our products. We have funded our operations to date principally from the sale of convertible promissory notes and, to a lesser extent, sale of equity securities. We believe we will continue to be reliant upon debt and equity financing to fund continuing operations until our business plan is fully implemented. We have incurred losses since inception and have incurred negative cash flows from operations from inception through December 31, 2018. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company used cash in the amount of $760,289 (US$586,987) to fund the Company's continuing operations (year ended December 31, 2017 – $693,347 (US$534,718)). Changes in working capital accounts during the year ended December 31, 2018 provided $104,828 (US$80,933) (year ended December 31, 2017 consumed $258,322 (US$199,221)).
 
During the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company raised $686,590 (US$530,087) by the issuance of Convertible Promissory Notes (year ended December 31, 2017 -$1,642,122 (US$1,266,426)) and re-paid a convertible Promissory Note in the amount of $31,762 (US$25,500) (year ended December 3, 2017 - $130,498 (US$100,642)). As at December 31, 2018, the Company had not entered into any material commitments for capital expenditures. Furthermore, as of the filing date of this Offering Circular, we have no material unutilized sources of liquidity.
 
We believe our cash flows from our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, together with the net proceeds from this offering, will be sufficient to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through at least the 12 months following the date of this Offering Circular. However, if our available cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, net proceeds from this offering and anticipated cash flow from operations are insufficient to satisfy our liquidity requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity or convertible debt securities, enter into a credit facility or another form of third-party funding or seek other debt financing. The sale of equity and convertible debt securities may result in dilution to our shareholders and, in the case of preferred equity securities or convertible debt, those securities could provide for rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of our common stock. The terms of debt securities issued or borrowings pursuant to a credit agreement could impose significant restrictions on our operations. Additional capital may not be available on reasonable terms, or at all.
 
In the 12 months following the commencement of this Offering Circular, we plan to utilize the existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, and the proceeds from this offering to accomplish three objectives: (i) finish software development and ensure its compatibility with the server (our website), (ii) develop and perform small batch manufacturing of card readers, and (iii) showcase our product on the market by partnering with a global FIs and/or PSP companies. To accomplish these objectives, our goals for the 12 months following the commencement of this Offering Circular are to: (a) further develop our website, (b) develop Android/Mobile App platform, (c) develop cryptocurrency merchant solutions for vendors, (d) obtain certification, (e) conduct pilot with online and mobile merchants, (f) manufacture card readers, (g) enter into agreements with distributors, and (h) market our services.
 
After we develop our product and services and enter into agreements with distributors, we expect our accounts receivable and inventory balances to increase. Any increase in accounts receivable and inventory may not be completely offset by increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses, which could result in greater working capital requirements.  
 
Transactions with Related Parties
 
As reported in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company was involved in certain transactions with related parties:
 
 
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The Company incurred management fees for services provided by key management personnel for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, as described below.
 
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
 
 CDN$ 
 
 
 CDN$ 
 
 
 CDN$ 
 
Management Fees
    241,950 (1)
    105,000 (2)
    60,000 (3)
 
(1) (US$186,799)
(2) (US$80,977)
(3) (US$45,299)
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company incurred consulting fees for services provided by Directors of the Company in the amount of $12,900 (US$9,960) (2017 - $11,296 (US$8,712)).
 
The above noted management fees were paid to Vancap Ventures Inc., a company controlled by the president of the Company, Brad Moynes.  
 
Financial Instruments
 
a)         Financial Instruments
 
The financial instrument guidelines require all financial assets, except those held to maturity and derivative financial instruments, to be measured at fair market value. All financial liabilities are measured at fair value if they are held for trading. Other financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost.
 
The Company classifies its financial instruments into one of the following balance sheet categories:
 
Held-for-trading financial assets and liabilities that are initially measured at fair value and where subsequent changes in fair value are recognized in the statement of operations;
 
Available-for-sale financial assets that are initially measured at fair value and where subsequent changes in fair value are recorded in other comprehensive income until the investment is derecognized or impaired at which time the amounts are transferred to and recorded in net income; and
 
Held-to-maturity investments, loans and receivables, or other financial liabilities – all of which are initially measured at cost and where subsequent changes in cost are amortized using the effective interest rate method.
 
Accordingly, the Company has classified its financial instruments as follows:
 
Cash is classified as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss and accordingly carried at its fair value;
 
Bank indebtedness is classified as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss and accordingly carried at its fair value; and
 
Trade and other payables and promissory notes are classified as other financial liabilities and are currently carried at their amortized cost.
 
The Company undertakes certain transactions in foreign currencies denominated in U.S. dollars and as such is subject to risk due to fluctuations in exchange rates. The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposure to foreign exchange rate risk.
 
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
As at the date of this report, management is not aware of any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
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C.   Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, etc.
 
See Item 4 herein, the context of which is incorporated herein by reference.
 
D.   Trend Information
 
Management is not aware of any trend, commitment, event or uncertainty that is expected to have a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
 
E.   Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
The Company has not entered into any material off-balance sheet arrangements such as guarantee contracts, contingent interests in assets transferred to unconsolidated entities, derivative financial obligations, or with respect to any obligations under a variable interest equity arrangement.
 
F.   Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
 
Not applicable.
 
 
Item 6.   Directors, Senior Management and Employees
 
A.   Directors and Senior Management
 
The following table sets forth the name, positions held and principal occupation of each of our directors, senior management and employees upon whose work the Company is dependent.  Information on such persons’ share ownership is under Item 7.
 
Name and Positions Held
Experience and Principal Business Activities
 
 
Bradley J. Moynes (49)
Chairman, President, Director and Interim Chief Financial Officer
President and Director of the Company since December 2000.
Tyrone Docherty (59)
Director of the Company since July 10, 2016
 
 
Timothy Delaney (64)
Director of the Company since November 20, 2018
 
Brad J. Moynes : Mr.  Moynes has worked in the public markets and business management since 2000 offering services to private and public companies in sectors including Financial Technology, Internet Commerce, Online Security, Payment Processing, Software Development, Mining & Energy.  Mr. Moynes has held titles including CEO, President & Director.  Currently the President & CEO of Digatrade Financial Corp (a company developing more secure FinTech for online payments including card not present "CNP" transactions).  Areas of expertise include corporate finance with funding mechanisms successfully raising over $25.0m.
 
Tyrone Docherty : Current CEO of Deer Horn Capital “DHC” and former President & CEO of Quinto Mining Inc., where with limited resources in a difficult market he raised more than $30 million and advanced a Quebec iron ore property to a viable project. Sold Quinto to Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines in June 2008 for a share value equal to $175M. Consolidated Thompson eventually sold to Cliffs Resources for $4.9B. From 2012 to 2018, Tyrone was Director and Chairman of Mason Graphite Inc. Mr. Docherty has worked in the financial and minerals markets for over 30 years.
 
 
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Timothy G. Delaney : Mr. Delaney graduated with a B. Comm (1979) from the University of British Columbia. He has been active in commercial real estate in both sales and development. He also has extensive experience in corporate filings and due diligence of public companies. From 2003 to 2014 he was the founder, principal, and managing partner for the day to day operations of a retail company with sales in excess of $6,000,000.
 
Family Relationships
 
There are no family relationships among and between the issuer’s directors, officers, persons nominated or chosen by the issuer to become directors or officers, or beneficial owners of more than ten percent of any class of the issuer’s equity securities.
 
Legal Proceedings
 
No officer, director, or persons nominated for such positions, promoter, control person or significant employee has been involved in the last five years in any of the following:
 
Any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time,
 
Any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses),
 
Being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities,
 
Being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Securities Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated,
 
Having any government agency, administrative agency, or administrative court impose an administrative finding, order, decree, or sanction against them as a result of their involvement in any type of business, securities, or banking activity,
 
Being the subject of a pending administrative proceeding related to their involvement in any type of business, securities, or banking activity, or
 
Administrative proceedings related to their involvement in any type of business, securities, or banking activity.
 
 
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B.   Compensation
 
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
 
The following table sets forth the compensation paid to the executive officers of the Company in each of the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.  The table includes compensation paid for service by such persons to subsidiaries. All amounts are stated in US dollars.
 
 
 
 
 
Annual Compensation
 
 
Long Term Compensation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Awards
 
 
Payouts
 
(a)
 
(b)
 
(c)
 
 
(d)
 
 
(e)
 
 
(f)
 
 
(g)
 
 
(h)
 
 
(i)
 
Name and Current Principal Position
 
Year
 
Management Fees
 
 
Bonus
 
 
Other
 
 
Restricted Stock Awards
 
 
Options or SAR's
 
 
LPIT Payouts
 
 
All Other Compensation
 
 
 
 
 
(US$)
 
 
( US$)  
 
 
(US$)
 
 
(US$)
 
    #
 
(US$)
 
 
(US$)  
 
Brad J. Moynes,
 
 2018
  $ 186,799 (1)
  $ -  
  $ -  
  $ -  
    -  
  $ -  
  $ -  
President
 
  2017
  $ 80,977 (2)
  $ -  
  $ -  
  $ -  
    -  
  $ -  
  $ -  
 
 
  2016
  $ 45,299 (3)
  $ -  
  $ -  
  $ -  
    -  
  $ -  
  $ -  
(1) (CDN$241,950)
(2) (CDN$105,000)
(3) (CDN$60,000)
 
Executive Compensation Plans and Employment Agreements
 
Management Agreements
 
No management agreements were entered into for the period commencing January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.
 
Equity Compensation Plans
 
Effective December 31, 2010, our Board of Directors adopted the 2010 Stock Option Incentive Plan (“the Stock Option Plan”). The purpose of the Stock Option Plan is to enhance the long-term stockholder value of the Company by offering opportunities to directors, officers, key employees and eligible consultants of the Company to acquire and maintain stock ownership in the Company, in order to give these persons the opportunity to participate in the Company's growth and success, and to encourage them to remain in the service of the Company. A maximum of 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock are available for issuance under the Stock Option Plan.
 
Director Compensation
 
During the most recently completed fiscal year, there are no arrangements (standard or otherwise) under which directors of the Company were compensated by the Company or its subsidiaries for services rendered in their capacity as directors, nor were any amounts paid to the directors for committee participation or special assignments.  There were no arrangements under which the directors would receive compensation or benefits in the event of the termination of that office.
 
C.   Board Practices
 
Each director holds office until the next annual general meeting of the Company unless his office is earlier vacated in accordance with the Articles of the Company or the Canada Business Corporations Act.
 
 
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During the most recently completed fiscal year, there are no arrangements (standard or otherwise) under which directors of the Company were compensated by the Company or its subsidiaries for services rendered in their capacity as directors, nor were any amounts paid to the directors for committee participation or special assignments, other than the granting of stock options.  There were no arrangements under which the directors would receive compensation or benefits in the event of the termination of that office.
 
The Company does not have an audit committee at the present time. The Company is currently seeking a suitable individual to serve on an audit committee.
 
The audit committee is responsible for selecting, evaluating and recommending the Company’s auditors to the Board of Directors for shareholder approval; evaluating the scope and general extent of the auditors’ review; overseeing the work of the auditors; recommending the auditors’ compensation to the Board of Directors; and assisting with the resolution of any disputes between management and the auditors regarding financial reporting.  The audit committee is also responsible for reviewing the Company’s annual and interim financial statements and recommending their approval to the Board of Directors; reviewing the Company’s policies and procedures with respect to internal controls and financial reporting; and establishing procedures for dealing with complaints regarding accounting, internal controls or auditing matters.
 
The Company does not have a compensation or corporate governance committee at the present time. The Company is listed for trading on the OTCBB as a reporting issuer under registration statement Form 20-F (Foreign Private Issuer) and as such it believes that it is not required to have such committees.
 
D.   Employees
 
The Company currently has two officers and no employees.  Employees will be added as required.
 
E.   Share Ownership
 
Our directors and officer own the indicated shares of common stock as at the date hereof; percentages are based on 302,251,877 shares of common stock and 1,100,000 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding as at June 30, 2019:
 
Name
 
No. of Shares of Common
Stock
 
 
Percentage of outstanding (1)
 
Brad J. Moynes
    22,504,000  
    7.45 %
Tyrone Docherty
    250,000  
    *  
Timothy Delaney
    0  
    *  
All Officers and Directors as a Group (3 persons)
    22,754,000  
    7.46 %
 
Name
 
No. of Shares of Class B Common Stock
 
 
Percentage of outstanding(1)
 
Brad Moynes
    1,100,000  
    100 %
 
(1) Based on 302,252,877 shares of common stock and 1,100,000 shares of Class B common stock as at June 21, 2019.
 
Interest of Management and Others in Certain Transactions
 
Except as described otherwise herein, the Company had the following transactions in which the amount involved exceeds the lesser of $120,000 (US$92,647) and one percent of the average of the Company’s total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years with “Related Persons,” as that term is defined in item 404 of Regulation SK, which includes, but is not limited to:
 
 
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any of our directors or officers;
 
any person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, shares carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to our outstanding shares of common stock; or
 
any member of the immediate family (including spouse, parents, children, siblings and in- laws) of any of the above persons.
 
Trade and Other Payables
 
As at December 31, 2018, the Company had $129,279 (US$99,811) (2017 - $150,213 (US$115,846) ) in trade and other payables.
 
Management Fees  
 
Management fees for the year ended December 31, 2018 amount to $241,950 (US$186,799) as compared with $105,000 (US$80,977) for the year ended December 31, 2017, and $60,000 (US$45,299) for the year ended December 31, 2016. The increased expenditure during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 resulted from increased corporate activities during the periods under review. The above noted management fees were paid to Vancap Ventures Inc., a company controlled by the president of the Company, Brad Moynes.
 
Item 7.   Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions
 
A.   Major Shareholders
 
To our knowledge, only one person beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or exercises control or direction over, common shares carrying more than 5% of the voting rights attached to the 302,251,877 shares outstanding at June 30, 2019.
 
The Company has approximately 210 shareholders of record at June 30, 2019.  The number of shareholders holding securities beneficially through street name nominees, as reflected in the record position of Cede & Co. and other intermediaries, is approximately 87.1%.
 
To the best of our knowledge, approximately 20% of the Company’s common shares are owned by residents of Canada or residents of countries other than the United States.  The number of shareholders holding securities beneficially through street name nominees, as reflected in the record position of Cede & Co. and other intermediaries, who may be residents of other countries, is approximately 2%. These assumptions are based on our shareholder registry issued by Action Stock Transfer as of June 30, 2019.
 
To our knowledge, we are not owned or controlled directly or indirectly by another corporation or by any foreign government, nor are there any arrangements which may result in a change of control of the Company. The directors of the Company own approximately 8% of the Class "A" common voting shares and all of 1,100,000 of the Class "B" common voting non-participating shares. As a result the percentage of shares controlled by the directors currently represents voting control of the Company. 
 
B.   Related Party Transactions
 
Balances and transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties of the Company, have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed. Details of transactions between the Company and other related parties, in addition to those transactions disclosed elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements, are described below. All related party transactions were in the ordinary course of business and were measured at their exchange amounts.
 
 
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Promissory Notes
 
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company repaid promissory notes in the amount of $90,529, (including US$31,200) to a company controlled by a Director (also an officer) of the Company. Included in convertible promissory notes as at December 31, 2018, was $Nil (2017 – $89,364 including US$31,200) owed to this company.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company settled a promissory note owed to a company controlled by a former officer of the Company in the amount $69,205 (US$50,000) by the issuance of 1,000,000 common shares. Included in convertible promissory notes as at December 31, 2018, was $Nil (2017 – $67,135 including US$50,000) owed to this company
 
Compensation of Key Management Personnel
 
The Company incurred management fees for services provided by key management personnel for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, as described below.
 
Management Fees
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
 
CDN$
 
 
CDN$
 
 
CDN$
 
Management Fees
    241,950 (1)
    105,000 (2)
    60,000 (3)
Share-Based Payments
    -  
    -  
    -  
 
       
       
       
 
    241,950  
    105,000  
    60,000  
(1) (US$186,799)
(2) (US$80,977)
(3) (US$45,299)
 
The above noted management fees were paid to Vancap Ventures Inc., a company controlled by the president of the Company, Brad Moynes.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company incurred consulting fees for services provided by Directors of the Company in the amount of $12,900 (2017 - $11,296).
 
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company incurred consulting fees for services provided by a Director of the Company. The fees were settled by the issuance of 250,000 post-consolidation shares at $0.06 per share (Note 10(c)(ii)) and a cash payment of $6,699 (US$5,000).
 
C.   Interest of Experts and Counsel
 
None.
 
Item 8.   Financial Information
 
See the consolidated financial statements under Item 18.
 
 
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Item 9.   The Offer and Listing
 
A.   Offer and Listing Details
 
The Company is listed as a fully reporting issuer on the OTC Market Group Inc.’s “Pink” marketplace, and trades under the symbol “DIGAF”
 
The Company's common shares are traded on the OTC Market Group Inc.’s “Pink” marketplace under the symbol DIGAF; the shares are not listed on any exchange or traded on any other medium.  Trading commenced in the first quarter 2004 on the Pink Sheets and then became a reporting issuer and was listed for trading on the OTC Markets during the second quarter of 2007.
 
B.   Plan of Distribution
 
Not applicable; Pursuant to Instructions to Item 9, we are not required to provide this information.
 
C.   Markets
 
See "Offer and Listing Details" above.
 
D.   Selling Shareholders
 
Not applicable; Pursuant to Instructions to Item 9, we are not required to provide this information.
 
E.   Dilution
 
Not applicable; Pursuant to Instructions to Item 9, we are not required to provide this information.
 
F.   Expenses of the Issue
 
Not applicable; Pursuant to Instructions to Item 9, we are not required to provide this information.
 
Item 10.   Additional Information
 
A.   Share Capital
 
Unlimited number of common shares without par value, and 1,100,000 Class “B” Common Shares which are non-participating, voting (voting right of 1,000 votes per share) without par value.
 
 
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Issued and Outstanding
 
 
 
Number of Common Shares
 
 
Number of Class B Common Shares
 
 
Amount
 
Balance, December 31, 2015
    1,661,150  
    -  
    3,358,848  
 
       
       
       
Shares issued in settlement of debt
    41,000,000  
    -  
    276,983  
Shares issued for Services
    250,000  
    -  
    15,000  
Shares held in escrow
    (1,500 )
    -  
    (5,374 )
 
       
       
       
Balance, December 31, 2016
    42,909,650  
    -  
    3,645,457  
 
       
       
       
Shares Issued
    2,500,000  
    -  
    334,975  
Shares Issued in Settlement of Debts
    4,000,000  
    -  
    103,779  
Shares Issued for Cash
    -  
    100,000  
    100  
Shares Issued for Services
    250,000  
    -  
    21,896  
Shares Held in Trust
    1,500  
    -  
    -  
Balance, December 31, 2017
    49,661,150  
    100,000  
    4,106,207  
 
       
       
       
Shares Issued for Services
    600,000  
    -  
    7,373  
Shares Issued on Conversion of Convertible Promissory Notes
    176,150,754  
    -  
    1,934,419  
 
       
       
       
Balance, December 31, 2018
    226,411,904  
    100,000  
    6,047,999  
 
 
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Share issuance
 
On July 15, 2016, the Company entered into a debt settlement agreement with a company controlled by a Director and Officer of the Company to settle outstanding accounts payable of $25,000. The Company agreed to issue 25,000,000 shares with a fair value equal to the value of the underlying debt settled.
 
On August 15, 2016, the Company entered into an assignment of creditors and settlement of debt agreement with certain arm’s length parties. The Company settled certain promissory notes totalling $118,204 (US$91,475) by the issuance of 8,000,000 shares with a fair value equal to the value of the underlying debt settled
 
On December 20, 2016, the Company entered into an assignment of creditors and settlement of debt agreement with certain arm’s length parties. The Company settled promissory notes totalling $175,185 (including US$65,550) by the issuance of 8,000,000 shares with a fair value of $133,779. A gain of $41,406 on the settlement of debts was recognized.
 
On December 12, 2016, the Company completed a private placement of 500,000 shares at US$0.50 per share, raising gross proceeds of $308,977 (US$250,000). The shares were not issued by December 31, 2016 and on September 20, 2017, the Company re-priced the subscription share price to US$0.10 per share and issued 2,500,000 common shares to the subscribers.
 
On June 12, 2017, the Company settled convertible promissory notes totalling $32,700 by the issuance of 2,000,000 common shares with a fair value equal to the value of the underlying debt settled.
 
On September 21, 2018, the Company settled a convertible promissory note owed to a company controlled by a former Officer and Director of the Company in the amount of $61,694 (US$50,000) by the issuance of 1,000,000 common shares with a fair value equal to the value of the underlying debt settled.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued 250,000 shares at a fair value of $0.06 per share to a related party for consulting services rendered. Share-based compensation of $15,000 was recorded.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company entered into a consulting agreement for the
provision of business strategy and compliance services. The Company issued 250,000 common shares valued at $21,896.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company entered into a consulting agreement for the provision of business strategy and compliance services. The Company issued 600,000 common shares valued at $7,373.
 
On October 10, 2018, the Company passed a resolution authorizing the creation of a new 100,000 Class “B” common shares with the following characteristics: non-participating, no par value, and with the voting right of 1,000 votes per share. On the same day, the Company issued 100,000 Class “B” common shares at $0.001 per share for total proceeds of $100 to a shareholder who is also a Director and Office of the Company.
 
Share Purchase Warrants
Not applicable
 
 
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B.   Memorandum and Articles of Association
 
The Company is registered under the Company Act of the Province of British Columbia, Canada (BC 0619991).
 
With respect to directors, under the by-laws, a director who is a party to a material contract or proposed material contract with us, or is a director or officer of or has a material interest in any person who is a party to a material contract or proposed material contract with us, must disclose to us in writing the nature and extent of such interest.  An interested director can vote on only a limited number of such matters (securing a loan from the director to the Company, his remuneration, indemnity or insurance, or a contract with an affiliate) provided the interest is disclosed.  Otherwise, even with disclosure of the interest, such a director cannot vote on a material contract or proposed material contract.  A contract approved by the board of directors is not voidable because one or more directors has a conflict of interest, if the conflict is disclosed and the interested director(s) do not vote on the matter.  Subject to the conflict of interest provisions summarized above, there is no restriction in the by-laws on the power of the board of directors to have the Company borrow money, issue debt obligations, or secure debt or other obligations of the Company.  The by-laws contain no provision for the retirement or non-retirement of directors under an age limit requirement.  A director is not required to hold any shares of the Company in order to be a director.
 
The Articles of the Company provide for the issuance of unlimited number of shares of common stock, without par value.  All holders of common stock have equal voting rights, equal rights to dividends when and if declared, and equal rights to share in assets upon liquidation of the corporation.  The common shares are not subject to any redemption or sinking fund provisions.  Directors serve from year to year, there being no provision for a staggered board; cumulative voting for directors is not allowed.  Between annual general meetings, the existing board can appoint one or more additional directors to serve until the next annual general meeting, but the number of additional directors shall not at any time exceed one-third of the number of directors who held office at the expiration of the last annual meeting.  All issued and outstanding shares are fully paid and non-assessable securities.
 
In order to change the rights of the holders of common stock, the passing of a special resolution by such shareholders is required, being the affirmative vote of not less than 2/3 of the votes cast in person or by proxy at a duly called meeting of shareholders.
 
An annual meeting of shareholders must be called by the board of directors not later than 15 months after the last annual meeting.  The board at any time may call a special meeting of shareholders.  Notice of any meeting must be sent not less than 21 and not more than 50 days before the meeting, to every shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting.  All shareholders entitled to vote are entitled to be present at a shareholders meeting.  A quorum is the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of at least 5% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock.
 
Except under the Investment Canada Act, there are no limitations specific to the rights of non-Canadians to hold or vote our shares under the laws of Canada or our charter documents.  The Investment Canada Act ("ICA") requires a non-Canadian making an investment which would result in the acquisition of control of a Canadian business, the gross value of the assets of which exceed certain threshold levels or the business activity of which is related to Canada's cultural heritage or national identity, to either notify, or file an application for review with, Investment Canada, the federal agency created by the ICA.  The notification procedure involves a brief statement of information about the investment on a prescribed form which is required to be filed with Investment Canada by the investor at any time up to 30 days after implementation of the investment.  It is intended that investments requiring only notification will proceed without intervention by government unless the investment is in a specific type of business related to the scope of the ICA.  If an investment is reviewable under the ICA, an application for review in the prescribed form normally is required to be filed with Investment Canada before the investment is made and it cannot be implemented until completion of review and Investment Canada has determined that the investment is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.  If the agency is not so satisfied, the investment cannot be implemented if not made, or if made, it must be unwound.
 
C.   Material Contracts
 
Except as otherwise disclosed in this Form 20-F, we have no material contracts.
 
 
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D.   Exchange Controls
 
There are no laws, decrees or regulations in Canada relating to restrictions on the export or import of capital, or affecting the remittance of interest, dividends or other payments to non-resident holders of our shares of common stock.
 
E.   Taxation
 
Canada
 
Canadian Federal Income Tax Information for United States Residents
 
The following is a discussion of material Canadian federal income tax considerations generally applicable to holders of our common shares who acquire such shares in this offering and who, for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and the regulations thereunder, or the Canadian Tax Act:
 
deal at arm’s length and are not affiliated with us;
hold such shares as capital property;
do not use or hold (and will not use or hold) and are not deemed to use or hold our common shares, in or in the course of carrying on business in Canada;
have not been at any time residents of Canada; and
are, at all relevant times, residents of the United States, or U.S. Residents, under the Canada-United States Income Tax Convention (1980), (the Convention).
 

TAX MATTERS ARE VERY COMPLICATED AND THE CANADIAN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF PURCHASING, OWNING AND DISPOSING OF OUR COMMON SHARES WILL DEPEND UPON THE STOCKHOLDER’S PARTICULAR SITUATION. THE SUMMARY OF MATERIAL CANADIAN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES SET FORTH BELOW IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ONLY A GENERAL SUMMARY AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A COMPLETE ANALYSIS OR DESCRIPTION OF ALL POTENTIAL CANADIAN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES.
 
THIS DISCUSSION DOES NOT INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE TAX LAWS OF ANY PROVINCE OR TERRITORY WITHIN CANADA. ACCORDINGLY, HOLDERS AND PROSPECTIVE HOLDERS OF OUR COMMON SHARES ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN TAX ADVISERS ABOUT THE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM HAVING REGARD TO THEIR OWN PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING ANY CONSEQUENCES OF PURCHASING, OWNING OR DISPOSING OF OUR COMMON SHARES ARISING UNDER CANADIAN FEDERAL, CANADIAN PROVINCIAL OR TERRITORIAL, U.S. FEDERAL, U.S. STATE OR LOCAL TAX LAWS OR TAX LAWS OF JURISDICTIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA.
 
This summary is based on the current provisions of the Canadian Income Tax Act, proposed amendments to the Canadian Income Tax Act publicly announced by the Minister of Finance (Canada) prior to the date hereof (the “Proposed Amendments”), and the provisions of the Convention as in effect on the date hereof.  No assurance can be given that the Proposed Amendments will be entered into law in the manner proposed, or at all. No advance income tax ruling has been requested or obtained from the Canada Revenue Agency to confirm the tax consequences of any of the transactions described herein.
 
This summary is not exhaustive of all possible Canadian federal income tax consequences for U.S. Residents, and other than the Proposed Amendments, does not take into account or anticipate any changes in law, whether by legislative, administrative, governmental or judicial decision or action, nor does it take into account Canadian provincial, U.S. or foreign tax considerations which may differ significantly from those discussed herein.  No assurances can be given that subsequent changes in law or administrative policy will not affect or modify the opinions expressed herein.
 
 
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A U.S. Resident will not be subject to tax under the Canadian Tax Act in respect of any capital gain on a disposition of our common shares unless such shares constitute “taxable Canadian property”, as defined in the Canadian Tax Act, of the U.S. Resident and the U.S. Resident is not eligible for relief pursuant to the Convention.  Our common shares will not constitute “taxable Canadian property” if, at any time during the 60-month period immediately preceding the disposition of the common shares, the U.S. Resident, persons with whom the U.S. Resident did not deal at arm’s length, or the U.S. Resident together with all such persons, did not own 25% or more of the issued shares of any class or series of shares of our capital stock. In addition, the Convention generally will exempt a U.S. Resident who would otherwise be liable to pay Canadian income tax in respect of any capital gain realized by the U.S. Resident on the disposition of our common shares, from such liability provided that the value of our common shares is not derived principally from real property situated in Canada. The Convention may not be available to a U.S. Resident that is a U.S. LLC which is not subject to tax in the U.S.
 
Amounts in respect of our common shares paid or credited or deemed to be paid or credited as, on account or in lieu of payment of, or in satisfaction of, dividends to a U.S. Resident will generally be subject to Canadian non-resident withholding tax at the rate of 25%. Currently, under the Convention the rate of Canadian non-resident withholding tax will generally be reduced to:
 
5% of the gross amount of dividends if the beneficial owner is a company that is resident in the U.S. and that owns at least 10% of our voting shares; or
15% of the gross amount of dividends if the beneficial owner is some other resident of the U.S.
 
United States Federal Income Tax Information for United States Holders.
 
The following is a general discussion of material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our common shares by U.S. Holders (as defined below). This discussion is based on the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof, all as in effect at the date hereof and all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. This discussion only addresses the tax consequences for U.S. Holders that will hold their common shares as a “capital asset” and does not address U.S. federal income tax consequences that may be relevant to particular U.S. Holders in light of their individual circumstances or U.S. Holders that are subject to special treatment under certain U.S. federal income tax laws, such as:
 
tax-exempt organizations and pension plans;
persons subject to alternative minimum tax;
banks and other financial institutions;
insurance companies;
partnerships and other pass-through entities (as determined for United States federal income tax purposes);
broker-dealers;
persons who hold their common shares as a hedge or as part of a straddle, constructive sale, conversion transaction, and other risk management transaction; and
persons who acquired their common shares through the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation.
 
As used herein, the term “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of our common shares that is:
 
an individual citizen or resident of the United States;
a corporation, a partnership or entity treated as a corporation or partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, that is created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof;
an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; and
 
 
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a trust if both a United States Court is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust; and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust.
 
TAX MATTERS ARE VERY COMPLICATED AND THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF PURCHASING, OWNING AND DISPOSING OF OUR COMMON SHARES WILL DEPEND UPON THE STOCKHOLDER’S PARTICULAR SITUATION. THE SUMMARY OF MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES SET FORTH BELOW IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ONLY A GENERAL SUMMARY AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A COMPLETE ANALYSIS OR DESCRIPTION OF ALL POTENTIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES.
 
NOTE THAT THIS DISCUSSION DOES NOT INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE TAX LAWS OF ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. ACCORDINGLY, HOLDERS AND PROSPECTIVE HOLDERS OF OUR COMMON SHARES ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS ABOUT THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND FOREIGN TAX CONSEQUENCES OF PURCHASING, OWNING AND DISPOSING OF OUR COMMON SHARES.
 
Ownership of Shares.
 
The gross amount of any distribution received by a U.S. Holder with respect to our common shares generally will be included in the U.S. Holder’s gross income as a dividend to the extent attributable to our current and accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). To the extent a distribution received by a U.S. Holder is not a dividend because it exceeds the U.S. Holder’s pro rata share of our current and accumulated earnings and profits, it will be treated first as a tax-free return of capital and reduce (but not below zero) the adjusted tax basis of the U.S. Holder’s shares. To the extent the distribution exceeds the adjusted tax basis of the U.S. Holder’s shares, the remainder will be taxed as capital gain (the taxation of capital gain is discussed under the heading “Sale of Shares” below).
 
For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2009, dividends received by non-corporate U.S. Holders from a qualified foreign corporation are taxed at the same preferential rates that apply to long-term capital gains. A foreign corporation is a “qualified foreign corporation” if it is eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States (the income tax treaty between Canada and the United States is such a treaty) or the shares with respect to which such dividend is paid is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States (such as the Nasdaq Capital Market).  Notwithstanding satisfaction of one or both of these conditions, a foreign corporation is not a qualified foreign corporation if it is a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) for the taxable year of the corporation in which the dividend is paid or the preceding taxable year. (Whether a foreign corporation is a PFIC is discussed below under the heading “Passive Foreign Investment Companies”). A foreign corporation that is a PFIC for any taxable year within a U.S. person’s holding period generally is treated as a PFIC for all subsequent years in the U.S. person’s holding period.  Although we have not been, are not now, and do not expect to be a PFIC, and we don’t expect to pay dividends, you should be aware of the following matters in the event that we do become a PFIC and do pay dividends.
 
If we were to become a PFIC, then U.S. Holders who acquire our common shares may be treated as holding shares of a PFIC throughout their holding period for the purpose of determining whether dividends received from us are dividends from a qualified foreign corporation. As a consequence, dividends received by U.S. Holders may not be eligible for taxation at the preferential rates applicable to long-term capital gains.
 
If a distribution is paid in Canadian dollars, the U.S. dollar value of such distribution on the date of receipt is used to determine the amount of the distribution received by a U.S. Holder. A U.S. Holder who continues to hold such Canadian dollars after the date on which they are received, may recognize gain or loss upon their disposition due to exchange rate fluctuations. Generally, such gains and losses will be ordinary income or loss from U.S. sources.
 
 
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U.S. Holders may deduct Canadian tax withheld from distributions they receive for the purpose of computing their U.S. federal taxable income (or alternatively a credit may be claimed against the U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability as discussed below under the heading “Foreign Tax Credit”). Corporate U.S. Holders generally will not be allowed a dividend received deduction with respect to dividends they receive from us.
 
Foreign Tax Credit
 
Generally, the dividend portion of a distribution received by a U.S. Holder will be treated as income in the passive income category for foreign tax credit purposes. Subject to a number of limitations, a U.S. Holder may elect to claim a credit against its U.S. federal income tax liability (in lieu of a deduction) for Canadian withholding tax deducted from its distributions. The credit may be claimed only against U.S. federal income tax attributable to a U.S. Holder’s passive income that is from foreign sources.
 
If we were to become a qualified foreign corporation with respect to a non-corporate U.S. Holder, dividends received by such U.S. Holder will qualify for taxation at the same preferential rates that apply to long-term capital gains. In such case, the dividend amount that would otherwise be from foreign sources is reduce by multiplying the dividend amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the U.S. Holder’s preferential capital gains tax rate and the denominator of which is the U.S. Holder’s ordinary income tax rate. The effect is to reduce the dividend amount from foreign sources, thereby reducing the U.S. federal income tax attributable to foreign source income against which the credit may be claimed. Canadian withholding taxes that cannot be claimed as a credit in the year paid may be carried back to the preceding year and then forward 10 years and claimed as a credit in those years, subject to the same limitations referred to above.
 
The rules relating to the determination of the foreign tax credit are very complex. U.S. Holders and prospective U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors to determine whether and to what extent they would be entitled to claim a foreign tax credit.
 
Sale of Shares
 
Subject to the discussion of the “passive foreign investment company” rules below, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss upon the sale of our shares equal to the difference between: (a) the amount of cash plus the fair market value of any property received; and (b) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in such shares. This gain or loss generally will be capital gain or loss from U.S. sources, and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder held its shares for more than 12 months. Generally, the net long-term capital gain of a non-corporate U.S. Holder from the sale of shares is subject to taxation at a top marginal rate of 15%. A Capital gain that is not long-term capital gain is taxed at ordinary income rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to certain limitations.
 
Passive Foreign Investment Companies
 
We will be a PFIC if, in any taxable year either: (a) 75% or more of our gross income consists of passive income; or (b) 50% or more of the value of our assets is attributable to assets that produce, or are held for the production of, passive income.  Subject to certain limited exceptions, if we meet the gross income test or the asset test for a particular taxable year, our shares held by a U.S. Holder in that year will be treated as shares of a PFIC for that year and all subsequent years in the U.S. Holder’s holding period, even if we fail to meet either test in a subsequent year.  
 
If we were a PFIC in the future, gain realized by a U.S. Holder from the sale of PFIC Shares and certain dividends received on such shares would be subject to tax under the excess distribution regime, unless the U.S. Holder made one of the elections discussed below. Under the excess distribution regime, federal income tax on a U.S. Holder’s gain from the sale of PFIC Shares would be calculated by allocating the gain rateably to each day the U.S. Holder held its shares. Gain allocated to years preceding the first year in which we were a PFIC in the U.S. Holder’s holding period, if any, and gain allocated to the year of disposition would be treated as gain arising in the year of disposition and taxed as ordinary income.  Gain allocated to all other years would be taxed at the highest tax rate in effect for each of those years. Interest for the late payment of tax would be calculated and added to the tax due for each of the PFIC Years, as if the tax was due and payable with the tax return filed for that year. A distribution that exceeds 125% of the average distributions received on PFIC Shares by a U.S. Holder during the 3 preceding taxable years (or, if shorter, the portion of the U.S. Holder’s holding period before the taxable year) would be taxed in a similar manner.
 
 
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A U.S. Holder may avoid taxation under the excess distribution regime by making a qualified electing fund (“QEF”) election. For each year that we would meet the PFIC gross income test or asset test, an electing U.S. Holder would be required to include in gross income, its pro rata share of our net ordinary income and net capital gains, if any.  The U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in our shares would be increased by the amount of such income inclusions.  An actual distribution to the U.S. Holder out of such income generally would not be treated as a dividend and would decrease the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in our shares. Gain realized from the sale of our shares covered by a QEF election would be taxed as a capital gain. U.S. Holders will be eligible to make QEF elections, only if we agree to provide to the U.S. Holders, which we do, the information they will need to comply with the QEF rules.  Generally, a QEF election should be made by the due date of the U.S. Holder’s tax return for the first taxable year in which the U.S. Holder held our shares that includes the close of our taxable year for which we met the PFIC gross income test or asset test. A QEF election is made on IRS Form 8621.
 
A U.S. Holder may also avoid taxation under the excess distribution regime by timely making a mark-to-market election.  An electing U.S. Holder would include in gross income the increase in the value of its PFIC Shares during each of its taxable years and deduct from gross income the decrease in the value of its PFIC Shares during each of its taxable years.  Amounts included in gross income or deducted from gross income by an electing U.S. Holder are treated as ordinary income and ordinary deductions from U.S. sources.  Deductions for any year are limited to the amount by which the income inclusions of prior years’ exceed the income deductions of prior years. Gain from the sale of PFIC Shares covered by an election is treated as ordinary income from U.S. sources while a loss is treated as an ordinary deduction from U.S. sources only to the extent of prior income inclusions. Losses in excess of such prior income inclusions are treated as capital losses from U.S. sources.  A mark-to-market election is timely if it is made by the due date of the U.S. Holder’s tax return for the first taxable year in which the U.S. Holder held our shares that includes the close of our taxable year for which we met the PFIC gross income test or asset test. A mark-to-market election is also made on IRS Form 8621.
 
As noted above, a PFIC is not a qualified foreign corporation and hence dividends received from a PFIC are not eligible for taxation at preferential long-term capital gain tax rates.  Similarly, ordinary income included in the gross income of a U.S. Holder who has made a QEF election or a market-to-market election, and dividends received from corporations subject to such election, are not eligible for taxation at preferential long-term capital gain rates. The PFIC rules are extremely complex and could, if they apply, have significant, adverse effects on the taxation of dividends received and gains realized by a U.S. Holder.  Accordingly, prospective U.S. Holders are strongly urged to consult their tax adviser concerning the potential application of these rules to their particular circumstances.
 
Controlled Foreign Corporation
 
Special rules apply to certain U.S. Holders that own stock in a foreign corporation that is classified as a “controlled foreign corporation” (“CFC”).  We do not expect to be classified as a CFC. However, future ownership changes could cause us to become a CFC.  Prospective U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisor concerning the potential application of the CFC rules to their particular circumstances.
 
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
 
United States information reporting and backup withholding requirements may apply with respect to distributions to U.S. Holders, or the payment of proceeds from the sale of shares, unless the U.S. Holder: (a) is an exempt recipient (including a corporation); (b) complies with certain requirements, including applicable certification requirements; or (c) is described in certain other categories of persons. The backup withholding tax rate is currently 28%.  Any amounts withheld from a payment to a U.S. Holder under the backup withholding rules may be credited against any U.S. federal income tax liability of the U.S. Holder and may entitle the U.S. Holder to a refund.
 
F.   Dividends and Paying Agents
 
Not applicable; Pursuant to Instructions to Item10, we are not required to provide this information.
 
 
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G.   Statements by Experts
 
Not applicable; Pursuant to Instructions to Item 10, we are not required to provide this information
 
H.   Documents on Display
 
The documents concerning the Company which are referred to in the documents may be inspected at the Company’s headquarters located at 1500 West Georgia Street, Suite 1300, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 2Z6.
 
I.   Subsidiary Information
 
See the notes to the financial statements.
 
Item 11.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
Not applicable. Pursuant to Instructions to Item 11. these disclosures are included in the Company's annual financial statements which are prepared under IFRS.
 
Item 12.   Description of Securities Other Than Equity Securities
 
Not applicable.
 
 
 
 
 
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Item 13.   Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 14.   Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 15.   Controls and Procedures
 
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Chief Executive and Interim Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive and Interim Chief Financial Officer has concluded that, as of December 31, 2018, these disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that all information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is: (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rule and forms; and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive and Interim Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, primarily due to the Company’s minimal financial staff which prevents us from segregating duties, which management believes is a material weakness in our internal controls and procedures. We intend to address such weakness and work with outside advisors to improve our controls and procedures as and when the circumstances of the Company permit this.
 
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our Chief Executive and Interim Chief Financial Officer, and effected by our Board, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
 
Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
 
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Forward looking statements regarding the effectiveness of internal controls during future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.
 
Management completed an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (“ICFR”) as of December 31, 2018, using the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadaway Commission (“COSO”) framework as contemplated by Rule 13a-15(c). Based on this assessment, the Company concluded that it did not have effective internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018.
 
 
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The Company’s assessment of the effectiveness of the ICFR as at December 31, 2018 identified certain material weaknesses as of that date:
 
1.
Weakness: It is not possible to adequately segregate incompatible duties among the officers of the Company, because the Company has only one officer and one accounting consultant. Remediation: Appoint a new Chief Financial Officer, in addition to the current officer, to formally segregate the duties of maintaining accounting records and preparing financial statements, from the executive duties of the current officer. Brad Moynes, who has served as Interim Chief Financial Officer from July 2009, will cease to serve in that position upon appointment of a new individual as Chief Financial Officer.
 
2.
Weakness: The Company is small, with only one officer, thereby creating a risk of override of existing controls by management. Remediation: Require the new Chief Financial Officer’s approval of all expenditures and other dispositions of assets.
 
3.
Weakness: The Company maintains limited audit evidence in documentary form which is used to test the operating effectiveness of control activities. Remediation: Improve the documentation of expenditures and receipts, under the joint supervision of the new Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Executive Officer, to ensure received goods and third-party services conform to contract terms.
 
The Company intends to appoint additional levels of executive management and personnel to remediate the weaknesses, in the specific manners described in paragraphs 1 through 3 above, as and when the Company has sufficient financial resources to effect the remediations.
 
This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.
 
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
As disclosed above, the Company completed its assessment of its ICFR in place for the year ended December 31, 2018, using the COSO framework. There were no changes in ICFR during the 2018 fiscal year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s ICFR.
 
Item 16A.   Audit Committee Financial Experts
 
The Company does not have a separate audit committee.
 
Item 16B.   Code of Ethics
 
The Company has not adopted a Code of Ethics as of the date of this annual report since the Company is in the process of creating reasonably designed standards to deter wrongdoing and promote honest and ethical conduct, compliance, and accountability for its principal officers.
 
 
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Item 16C.   Principal Accountant Fees and Services
 
 
Item 16D.   Exemptions From the Listing Standards for Audit Committees
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 16E.   Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
 
None.
 
Item 16F.   Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 16G.   Corporate Governance
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 16H. Mine Safety Disclosure
 
Not applicable.
 
 
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PART III
 
Item 17.   Financial Statements
 
See Item 18.
 
Item 18.   Financial Statements
 
See the consolidated financial statements of the Company, the notes thereto, and the auditors’ reports thereon, which are filed as Exhibit 99.1 with this FORM 20-F.  All of the financial information is presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
 
Item 19.   Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description of Exhibit
 
Articles of Incorporation (Notice of Articles and Transition Application)
 
By-laws (Schedule “A”)
 
Management Agreement of January 1, 2008 (Bradley James Moynes)
 
Management Agreement of January 1, 2008 (James Robert Moynes)
 
Certifications (Brad J. Moynes)*
 
Certification Pursuant 18 USC Section (Brad J. Moynes)*
 
Form of Warrant dated May 23, 2007
 
Agreement with Securter, Inc. dated February 26, 2019
 
Agreement with Mega Ideas Holding Limited, dated as of March 31, 2015*
 
Consent of Independent Auditors*
 
Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.*
 
*   Filed herewith
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on FORM 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Annual Report.
 
 
Digatrade Financial Corp.
 
 
Date: August 21, 2019
/s/ Brad J. Moynes
 
Brad J. Moynes
 
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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CERTIFICATIONS
 
 I, Brad J. Moynes certify that:
 
1)
I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 20-F/A for Digatrade Financial Corp;
 
2)
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3)
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4)
The Company's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:
 
a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
b)
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
c)
evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
d)
disclosed in this report any change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal controls over financial reporting; and
 
5)
The Company's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company's auditors and the audit committee of Company's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
 
a)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
 
Date: August 21, 2019
/s/ Brad J. Moynes                                            
Brad J. Moynes
CFO
 
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
 
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
 
In connection with the Annual Report for Digatrade Financial Corp on Form 20-F/A for the year ended December 31, 2018 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report), the undersigned, Brad J. Moynes, Chief Executive Officer do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of our knowledge:
 
 
(1)            
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
(2)            
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the
Financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
 
By:
 
 
/s/ Brad J. Moynes                                            
Brad J. Moynes
Chief Executive Officer
August 21, 2019
 
 
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
 
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
 
In connection with the Annual Report for Digatrade Financial Corp on Form 20-F/A for the year ended December 31, 2018 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report), the undersigned, Brad J. Moynes, Chief Financial Officer do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of our knowledge:
 
 
(1)            
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
(2)            
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the
Financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
 
By:
 
 
/s/ Brad J. Moynes                                            
Brad J. Moynes
Chief Financial Officer
August 21, 2019
 
 
 
  Exhibit 10.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Exhibit 23.1
 
  Exhibit 99.1

 
DIGATRADE FINANCIAL CORP.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2018 and 2017
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 

 
 
Page
 
 
Management’s Responsibility for Financial Reporting
2
 
 
Independent Auditors’ Report
3
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
6
 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficiency
7
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
8
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
9
 
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
10
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
Management’s Responsibility for Financial Reporting
 
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared by and are the responsibility of the management of the Company. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, using management’s best estimates and judgments based on currently available information. When alternative accounting methods exist, management has chosen those it considers most appropriate in the circumstances.
 
The Company maintains an appropriate system of internal controls to provide reasonable assurance that financial information is accurate and reliable and that the Company’s assets are appropriately accounted for and adequately safeguarded.
 
The Company’s independent auditors, WDM Chartered Professional Accountants, were appointed by the shareholders to conduct an audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in Canada and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and their report follows.
 
 
 
“Bradley J. Moynes”   
President, CEO and Director
 
 
 
“Tyrone Docherty”        
Director
 
 
 
2
 
 
3
 
 
4
 
 
5
 
DIGATRADE FINANCIAL CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
 
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 
 
 
Note
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CURRENT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash
 
 
 
    493,810  
    494,443  
Accounts Receivable
    5  
    -  
    297,309  
GST Recoverable
       
    11,172  
    9,044  
Prepaid Expenses
    6  
    22,211  
    159,312  
 
       
       
       
 
       
    527,193  
    960,108  
 
       
       
       
LIABILITIES
       
       
       
 
       
       
       
CURRENT
       
       
       
Trade and Other Payables
    7  
    129,279  
    150,213  
Liabilities to Customers
    8  
    -  
    297,309  
Convertible Promissory Notes – Current Portion
    9  
    636,890  
    1,294,693  
 
       
       
       
 
       
    766,169  
    1,742,215  
 
       
       
       
Convertible Promissory Notes
    9  
    11,961  
    287,802  
 
       
       
       
Total Liabilities
       
    778,130  
    2,030,017  
 
       
       
       
SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY
       
       
       
 
       
       
       
Share Capital
    10  
    6,047,999  
    4,106,207  
Deficit
       
    (6,298,936 )
    (5,176,116 )
 
       
       
       
 
       
    (250,937 )
    (1,069,909 )
 
       
       
       
 
       
    527,193  
    960,108  
 
Nature and Continuance of Operations (Note 1)
Subsequent Events (Note 17)
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
Approved on behalf of the Board:
 
Bradley J. Moynes
 
Tyrone Docherty
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
 
Director
 
6
 
DIGATRADE FINANCIAL CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficiency
For the Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 
 
 
Note
 
 
Number of Common Shares
 
 
 
Number of Class “B” Common Shares
 
 
Share
Capital
 
 
Share Subscriptions
Received
 
 
Deficit
 
 
Total Shareholders’ Deficiency
 
 
 
 
  $    
  $    
  $    
  $    
 
 
 
       
       
       
       
Balance, December 31, 2015
 
 
 
    1,661,150  
    -  
    3,358,848  
    25,998  
    (4,328,627 )
    (943,781 )
 
 
 
       
       
       
       
       
       
Shares Issued to Settle Debts
10 (b)(i)
    41,000,000  
    -  
    276,983  
    -  
    -  
    276,983  
Shares Issued for Services
10 (c)(i)
    250,000  
    -  
    15,000  
    -  
    -  
    15,000  
Shares Held in Escrow and Returned to Treasury
10 (e)
    (1,500 )
    -  
    (5,374 )
    -  
    -  
    (5,374 )
Shares Subscriptions Received, Net of Issuance Costs
10(b)(ii)
 
    -  
    -  
    -  
    308,977  
    -  
    308,977  
Net Comprehensive Loss
       
    -  
    -  
    -  
    -  
    (172,969 )
    (172,969 )
 
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
Balance, December 31, 2016
       
    42,909,650  
    -  
    3,645,457  
    334,975  
    (4,501,596 )
    (521,164 )
 
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
Shares Issued
10(b)(ii)
 
    2,500,000  
    -  
    334,975  
    (334,975 )
    -  
    -  
Shares Issued to Settle Debts
10(b)(iii),(vi)
 
    4,000,000  
    -  
    103,779  
    -  
    -  
    103,779  
Shares Issued for Cash
10(b)(iv)
 
    -  
    100,000  
    100  
    -  
    -  
    100  
Shares Issued for Services
10(c)(ii)
 
    250,000  
    -  
    21,896  
    -  
    -  
    21,896  
Shares Held in Trust
10 (e)
    1,500  
    -  
    -  
    -  
    -  
    -  
Net Comprehensive Loss
       
    -  
    -  
    -  
    -  
    (674,520 )
    (674,520 )
 
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
Balance, December 31, 2017
       
    49,661,150  
    100,000  
    4,106,207  
    -  
    (5,176,116 )
    (1,069,909 )
 
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
Shares Issued for Services
10(c)(iii)
 
    600,000  
    -  
    7,373  
    -  
    -  
    7,373  
Shares issued Conversion Convertible Promissory Notes
       
    176,150,754  
    -  
    1,934,419  
    -  
    -  
    1,934,419  
Net Comprehensive Loss
       
    -  
    -  
    -  
    -  
    (1,122,820 )
    (1,122,820 )
 
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
Balance, December 31, 2018
       
    226,411,904  
    100,000  
    6,047,999  
    -  
    (6,298,936 )
    (250,937 )
 
Authorized Share Capital (Note 10(a))
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
7
 
DIGATRADE FINANCIAL CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
For the Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016
 
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 
 
 
Note
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounting, Audit, and Legal
 
 
 
    100,144  
    105,652  
    46,523  
Consulting
 
14(b)(ii)
 
    307,402  
    138,192  
    86,149  
Depreciation
 
 
 
    -  
    -  
    432  
Exchange Platform Development Costs
11 (a)
    102,683  
    104,591  
    111,734  
Filing and Transfer Agent Fees
       
    26,331  
    7,866  
    12,816  
Financing Finders’ Fees
11 (b)
    123,101  
    109,033  
    -  
Interest and Bank Charges
       
    189,375  
    30,669  
    29,559  
Investor Relations
10 (c)(i)
    -  
    107,103  
    -  
Management Fees
14 (b)(i)
    241,950  
    105,000  
    60,000  
Office
       
    12,281  
    7,137  
    -  
 
       
       
       
       
 
       
    1,103,267  
    715,243  
    347,213  
 
       
       
       
       
LOSS BEFORE OTHER ITEMS
       
    (1,103,267 )
    (715,243 )
    (347,213 )
 
       
       
       
       
Foreign Exchange (Loss) Gain
       
    (26,711 )
    40,723  
    13,238  
Coin Development Fee Income
       
    -  
    -  
    119,600  
Gain on Discontinuance of Trading Platform
       
    7,158  
    -  
    -  
Gain on Settlement of Debts
       
    -  
    -  
    41,406  
 
       
       
       
       
NET LOSS FOR THE YEAR
       
    (1,122,820 )
    (674,520 )
    (172,969 )
 
       
       
       
       
Other Comprehensive Income
       
    -  
    -  
    -  
 
       
       
       
       
NET COMPREHENSIVE LOSS FOR THE YEAR
       
    (1,122,820 )
    (674,520 )
    (172,969 )
 
       
       
       
       
 
       
       
       
       
Basic and Diluted Loss per Share
       
    (0.01 )
    (0.01 )
    (0.01 )
 
       
       
       
       
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding
       
    94,081,822  
    45,281,568  
    13,620,813  
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
8
 
DIGATRADE FINANCIAL CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016
 
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 
 
 
Note
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Loss for the Year
 
 
 
    (1,122,820 )
    (674,520 )
    (172,969 )
 
 
 
       
       
       
Non-Cash Items
 
 
 
       
       
       
Depreciation
 
 
 
    -  
    -  
    432  
Expenses Paid by An Arm’s Length Party
 
 
 
    -  
    -  
    8,569  
Shares Issued for Services
 
 
 
    7,373  
    21,896  
    15,000  
Gain on Discontinuance of Trading Platform
 
 
 
    (7,158 )
    -  
    -  
Promissory Note Issued for Consulting
 
 
 
    64,820  
    -  
    -  
Original Issue Discounts on Promissory Notes
 
 
 
    36,653  
    -  
    -  
Unrealized Foreign Exchange (Gain) Loss
 
 
 
    58,346  
    (40,723 )
    (15,873 )
Fees and Interest on Convertible Promissory Notes
 
 
 
    186,128  
    -  
    -  
Amortization of Prepaid Expenses
 
 
 
    16,369  
    -  
    10,029  
Gain on Settlement of Debts
 
 
 
    -  
    -  
    (41,406 )
 
 
 
       
       
       
 
 
 
    (760,289 )
    (693,347 )
    (196,218 )
 
 
 
       
       
       
Change in Non-Cash Working Capital Accounts
12  
    104,828  
    (258,322 )
    (75,969 )
 
       
       
       
       
 
       
    (655,461 )
    (951,669 )
    (272,187 )
 
       
       
       
       
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
       
       
       
       
 
       
       
       
       
Shares Subscriptions Received
       
    -  
    -  
    334,975  
Shares Returned to Treasury
       
    -  
    -  
    (5,374 )
Net Proceeds on Issuance of Promissory Notes
       
    686,590  
    1,462,122  
    57,098  
Promissory Notes Repaid
       
    (31,762 )
    (130,498 )
    -  
 
       
       
       
       
 
       
    654,828  
    1,331,624  
    386,699  
 
       
       
       
       
(DECREASE)INCREASE IN CASH
       
    (633 )
    379,955  
    114,512  
 
       
       
       
       
Cash (Bank Indebtedness), Beginning of the Year
       
    494,443  
    114,488  
    (24 )
 
       
       
       
       
CASH, END OF THE YEAR
       
    493,810  
    494,443  
    114,488  
 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Note 12)
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
9
DIGATRADE FINANCIAL CORP.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017
 
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 
NOTE 1 – NATURE AND CONTINUANCE OF OPERATIONS
 
Digatrade Financial Corp. (the “Company”) is governed by the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). The head office, principal address, and records office of the Company are located at 1500 West Georgia Street, Suite 1300, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 2Z6. The Company's common shares are listed on the NASDAQ Over-the-Counter Board (“OTCB”) exchange under the symbol "DIGAF".
 
In March 2015, the Company entered into an agreement with Mega Ideas Holdings Limited, dba ANX (“ANX”), a company incorporated and existing under the laws of Hong Kong. ANX owns a proprietary trading platform and provides operational support specializing in blockchain development services and exchange and transaction services for crypto-currencies. Effective October 17, 2018 the Company closed the online retail trading platform and shared liquidity order book with ANX International owing to low transaction volumes. The Company will continue to offer OTC trading for institutional customers and accredited traders while continuing to seek new opportunities within the blockchain and the financial technology sector.
 
In February 2019, the Company entered into a Definitive Agreement with Securter Inc. (“Securter”), a private Canadian corporation that is developing a proprietary, patent-pending credit card payment platform to significantly increase the security of online credit card payment processing (Note 17(e)).
 
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards on the basis that the Company is a going concern and will be able to meet its obligations and continue its operations for its next fiscal year. Several conditions as set out below cast uncertainties on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
 
The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the financial support from its creditors, shareholders, and related parties, its ability to obtain financing for its development projects, and upon the attainment of future profitable operations.
 
The Company has not yet achieved profitable operations and has accumulated losses of $6,298,936   since inception and working capital deficiency of $238,976   as at December 31, 2018. Accordingly, the Company will need to raise additional funds through future issuance of securities or debt financing. Although the Company has raised funds in the past, there can be no assurance the Company will be able to raise sufficient funds in the future, in which case the Company may be unable to meet its obligations as they come due in the normal course of business. It is not possible to predict whether financing efforts will be successful or if the Company will attain a profitable level of operations.
 
The current cash resources are not adequate to pay the Company’s accounts payable and to meet its minimum commitments at the date of these consolidated financial statements, including planned corporate and administrative expenses, and other project implementation costs, accordingly, there is significant doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These consolidated financial statements do not give effect to adjustments that would be necessary to the carrying amounts and classifications of assets and liabilities should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
 
N OTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
a)
Basis of Presentation
 
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis except for financial instruments classified as available-for-sale that have been measured at fair value. Cost is the fair value of the consideration given in exchange for net assets.
 
b)
Statement of Compliance
 
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”).
 
These consolidated financial statements were approved and authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on April 19, 2019.
 
 
10
DIGATRADE FINANCIAL CORP.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017
 
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 
 
N OTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
 
c)
Basis of Consolidation
 
These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). Intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in preparing the consolidated financial statements. The following companies have been consolidated within these consolidated financial statements:
 
Entity
Country of Incorporation
Holding
Functional Currency
 
 
 
 
Digatrade Financial Corp.
Canada
Parent Company
Canadian Dollar
Digatrade Limited
Canada
100%
Canadian Dollar
Digatrade (UK) Limited
United Kingdom
100%
Pounds Sterling
Digatrade Limited
USA
100%
US Dollar
 
d)
Foreign Currency
 
These consolidated financial statements are presented in Canadian dollars, which is also the functional currency of the parent company. Each subsidiary determines its own functional currency (Note 2(c)) and items included in the financial statements of each subsidiary are measured using that functional currency.
 
i.
Transactions and Balances in Foreign Currencies
 
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency of the respective entity using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the re-measurement of monetary items at year-end exchange rates are recognized in profit or loss. Non-monetary items measured at historical cost are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction and are not retranslated. Non-monetary items measured at fair value are translated using the exchange rate at the date when fair value was determined.
 
ii.
Foreign Operations
 
On consolidation, the assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into Canadian dollars at the exchange rate prevailing at the reporting date and their revenues and expenses are translated at exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. The exchange differences arising on the translation are recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in the currency translation reserve in equity. On disposal of a foreign operation, the component of other comprehensive income relating to that particular foreign operation is recognized in earnings and recognized as part of the gain or loss on disposal.
 
e)
Financing and Finder’s Fees
 
Financing and finder’s fees relating to financial instruments with a term of one year or less are expensed in the period incurred. For financial instruments with a term of over one year, the fees are netted against the financial instruments and amortized over the term of the financial instruments.
 
f)
Share Capital
 
The Company records proceeds from share issuances, net of commissions and issuance costs.  Shares issued for other than cash consideration are valued at either: (i) the fair value of the asset acquired or the fair value of the liability extinguished at the measurement date under current market conditions, or (ii) the quoted price on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board in the United States based on the earliest of: the date the shares are issued, or the date the agreement to issue the shares is reached.
 
g)
Loss per Share
 
Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares issued and outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share, as the issuance of shares on the exercise of stock options and share purchase warrants is anti-dilutive.
 
 
11
DIGATRADE FINANCIAL CORP.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017
 
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 
 
N OTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
 
h)
Share-Based Payments
 
The fair value method of accounting is used for share-based payment transactions. Under this method, the cost of stock options and other share-based payments is recorded based on the estimated fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model at the grant date and charged to profit over the vesting period. The amount recognized as an expense is adjusted to reflect the number of equity instruments expected to vest.
 
Upon the exercise of stock options and other share-based payments, consideration received on the exercise of these equity instruments is recorded as share capital and the related share-based payment reserve is transferred to share capital. The fair value of unexercised equity instruments are transferred from reserve to retained earnings upon expiry.
 
i)
Income Taxes
 
Tax expense recognized in profit or loss comprises the sum of deferred tax and current tax not recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.
 
i.
Current Income Tax
 
Current income tax assets and liabilities comprise those claims from, or obligations to, fiscal authorities relating to the current or prior reporting periods that are unpaid at the reporting date. Current tax is payable on taxable profit, which differs from profit or loss in the consolidated financial statements. Calculation of current tax is based on tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.
 
ii.
Deferred Income Tax
 
Deferred income taxes are calculated using the liability method on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are calculated, without discounting, at tax rates that are expected to apply to their respective period of realization, provided they are enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. Deferred tax liabilities are always provided for in full.
 
Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that they will be able to be utilized against future taxable income. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset only when the Company has a right and intention to offset current tax assets and liabilities from the same taxation authority.
 
Changes in deferred tax assets or liabilities are recognized as a component of tax income or expense in profit or loss, except where they relate to items that are recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, in which case the related deferred tax is also recognized in other comprehensive income or equity, respectively.
 
j)
Revenue Recognition
 
Revenue is comprised of consulting fees and commissions earned on trades executed on the digital currency trading platform. Consulting fee income is recognized as the consulting services are provided. Commission is considered earned when a trade is completed by the Company’s customers. As the platform is not yet fully live, commissions and consulting fees earned have been accounted for as a recovery of development costs incurred.

 
 
12
DIGATRADE FINANCIAL CORP.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017
 
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 
 
N OTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
 
k)
Financial Instruments
 
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument.
 
Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities (other than financial assets and financial liabilities classified at fair value through profit or loss) are added to, or deducted from, the fair value of the financial assets or financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities classified at fair value through profit or loss are recognized immediately in profit or loss.
 
Financial assets and financial liabilities are measured subsequently as described below. The Company does not have any derivative financial instruments.
 
i)
Financial Assets
 
For the purpose of subsequent measurement, financial assets other than those designated and effective as hedging instruments are classified into the following categories upon initial recognition:
 
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss;
Loans and receivables;
Held-to-maturity investments; and
Available-for-sale financial assets.
 
The category determines subsequent measurement and whether any resulting income and expense is recognized in profit or loss or in other comprehensive income.
 
All financial assets except for those at fair value through profit or loss are subject to review for impairment at least at each reporting date. Financial assets are impaired when there is any objective evidence that a financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired. Different criteria to determine impairment are applied for each category of financial assets, which are described below.
 
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss – Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss include financial assets that are either classified as held for trading or that meet certain conditions and are designated at fair value through profit or loss upon initial recognition. All derivative financial instruments fall into this category, except for those designated and effective as hedging instruments. Assets in this category are measured at fair value with gains or losses recognized in profit or loss. The Company’s cash falls into this category of financial instruments.
 
Loans and receivables – Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. After initial recognition, these are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method less any provision for impairment. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The Company’s accounts receivable falls into this category of financial instruments.
 
Held-to-maturity investments – Held-to-maturity investments are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity, other than loans and receivables. Investments are classified as held-to-maturity if the Company has the intention and ability to hold them until maturity. The Company currently does not hold financial assets in this category.
 
Held-to-maturity investments are measured subsequently at amortized cost using the effective interest method. If there is objective evidence that the investment is impaired as determined by reference to external credit ratings, then the financial asset is measured at the present value of estimated future cash flows. Any changes to the carrying amount of the investment, including impairment losses, are recognized in profit or loss.
 
 
13
DIGATRADE FINANCIAL CORP.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017
 
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 
 
k)    
Financial Instruments (Continued)
 
i)
Financial Assets (Continued)
 
Available-for-sale financial assets – Available-for-sale financial assets are non-derivative financial assets that are either designated to this category or do not qualify for inclusion in any of the other categories of financial assets. The Company currently does not hold financial assets in this category. Available-for-sale financial assets are measured at fair value. Gains and losses are recognized in other comprehensive income and reported within the available-for-sale reserve within equity, except for impairment losses and foreign exchange differences on monetary assets, which are recognized in profit or loss. When the asset is disposed of or is determined to be impaired, the cumulative gain or loss recognized in other comprehensive income is reclassified from the equity reserve to profit or loss, and presented as a reclassification adjustment within other comprehensive income.
 
For financial assets measured at amortized cost, if, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized, then the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed through profit or loss to the extent that the carrying amount of the investment at the date the impairment is reversed does not exceed what the amortized cost would have been had the impairment not been recognized.
 
In respect of available-for-sale financial assets, impairment losses previously recognized in profit or loss are not reversed through profit or loss. Any increase in fair value subsequent to an impairment loss is recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in the revaluation reserve.
 
Financial assets are derecognized when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire, or when the financial asset and all substantial risks and rewards are transferred.
 
ii)
Financial Liabilities
 
For the purpose of subsequent measurement, financial liabilities are classified as either financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, or other financial liabilities upon initial recognition.
 
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss – Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss include financial liabilities that are either classified as held for trading or that meet certain conditions and are designated at fair value through profit or loss upon initial recognition. Liabilities in this category are measured at fair value with gains or losses recognized in profit or loss. The Company does not hold financial liabilities in this category.
 
Other financial liabilities – Other financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Gains and losses are recognized in the income statement when the liabilities are derecognized as well as through the effective interest rate method amortization process. The Company’s trade and other payables, liabilities to customers, and promissory notes payable fall into this category of financial instruments.
 
A financial liability is derecognized when it is extinguished, discharged, cancelled or expired.
 
NOTE 3 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS, ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS
 
In the application of the Company’s accounting policies which are described in Note 2, management is required to make judgments, estimates, and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
 
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods, if the revision affects both current and future periods.
 
Significant judgments, estimates, and assumptions that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements are described below.
 
 
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DIGATRADE FINANCIAL CORP.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017
 
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 
 
NOTE 3 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS, ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS (Continued)
 
Deferred Tax Assets
 
Deferred tax assets, including those arising from unutilized tax losses, require management to assess the likelihood that the Company will generate sufficient taxable earnings in future periods in order to utilize recognized deferred tax assets. Assumptions about the generation of future taxable profits depend on management’s estimates of future cash flows. In addition, future changes in tax laws could limit the ability of the Company to obtain tax deductions in future periods. To the extent that future cash flows and taxable income differ significantly from estimates, the ability of the Company to realize the net deferred tax assets recorded at the reporting date could be impacted.
 
NOTE 4 – ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ISSUED BUT NOT YET EFFECTIVE
 
A number of new accounting standards, amendments to standards, and interpretations have been issued but not yet effective as of December 31, 2018. The Company is assessing the impact of these new standards, but does not expect them to have a significant effect on the consolidated financial statements. Pronouncements that are not applicable or do not have a significant impact to the Company have been excluded herein.
 
IFRS 16 – Leases
 
IFRS 16 provides a single lessee accounting model, requiring the recognition of assets and liabilities for all leases, unless the lease term is 12 months or less or the underlying asset has a low value. Lessor accounting remains largely unchanged from IAS 17 “Leases”, and the distinction between operating and finance leases is retained. The standard is effective for annual period beginning on or after January 1, 2019. The Company has not yet determined the impact of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.
 
NOTE 5 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
 
As at December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had the following amounts due from arm’s length parties:
 
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Due from Trading Platform, ANX (Note 8)
    -  
    297,309  
 
NOTE 6 – PREPAID EXPENSES
 
As at December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had the following prepaid expenses:
 
Market Registration Fees
    8,751  
    7,685  
Legal Retainer
    13,460  
    -  
Deposit with ANX
    -  
    70,029  
Prepaid Consulting Fees
    -  
    26,025  
Prepaid Management Fees (Note 13(a)(i))
    -  
    55,573  
 
    22,211  
    159,312  
 
NOTE 7 – TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES
 
As at December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had the following amounts due to creditors:
 
Trade Payables
    63,279  
    119,013  
Accrued Liabilities
    66,000  
    31,200  
 
    129,279  
    150,213  
  
 
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DIGATRADE FINANCIAL CORP.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017
 
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 
 
NOTE 8 – LIABILITY TO CUSTOMERS
 
As at December 31, 2018, the Company had a liability to customers trading on the Company’s exchange platform in the amount of $Nil (2017 - $297,309). Effective October 17, 2018, all customer fiat and cryptocurrency assets were withdrawn from the platform.
 
NOTE 9 – CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES
 
 
 
$
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2016
    395,373  
 
       
Issuances (Net of Transaction Costs)
    1,391,759  
Repayments
    (130,498 )
Conversions (Principal)
    (102,128 )
Interest Accrual
    27,989  
 
       
Balance, December 31, 2017
    1,582,495  
 
       
Issuances (Net of Transaction Costs)
    795,046  
Repayments
    (31,762 )
Conversions (Principal)
    (1,707,293 )
Interest Accrual
    10,365  
 
       
Balance, December 31, 2018
    648,851  
 
a)
During 2017, the Company issued convertible promissory notes in the amount of $304,239 (US$220,000). The notes are non-interest bearing, unsecured, and mature on December 31, 2021. The notes may be converted into common shares of the Company in whole or in part at the option of the holder upon terms to be determined by the Company either 10 days prior to repayment of the note or the maturity date, whichever shall occur first. The notes become immediately payable should the Company complete financing in excess of US$5,000,000 prior to the maturity date, and bear interest at 3% per annum compounded annually should the Company default on the note.
 
During 2018, all of these promissory notes, totalling US$220,000, were converted into 2,500,000 common shares of the Company.
 
b)
During 2017, the Company issued convertible promissory notes in the amount of $1,053,647 (US$860,500). The notes are unsecured, bear interest at between 10% and 12% per annum from the date of issuance, and mature between 6 months and one year after the date of issuance. Any amount of interest or principal that is not paid on the maturity date bears interest at 22% to 24% per annum from the maturity date to the date of payment. Any amount of principal and/or interest that is unpaid may be converted, at the option of the holder, in whole or in part into common share of the Company at a price equal to 61% of the lowest closing bid price for the Company’s stock as reported on the OTC during the fifteen trading days prior to a Notice of Conversion. The Company may prepay the principal and all accrued interest at any time between the date of issuance and the maturity date, together with a prepayment premium of between 15% and 40% of the amount prepaid, determined by reference to the date of repayment.
 
During 2018, all these promissory notes, totalling US$860,500, were converted into 124,111,859 common shares of the Company.
 
c)
During 2017, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with an unrelated party for the provision of advertising services. In consideration for the services the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the amount of $37,692 (US$30,000). The convertible promissory note is unsecured, bears interest at 3% per annum, and matured on January 10, 2018.
 
During 2018, this promissory note in the amount of US$30,000 was converted into 355,450 common shares of the Company.
 
 
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DIGATRADE FINANCIAL CORP.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017
 
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 
 
NOTE 9 – CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES (Continued)
 
d)
During 2018, the Company issued convertible promissory notes totaling $730,226 (US$564,000). The notes are unsecured, bear interest at between 10% and 12% per annum from the date of issuance and mature between six months and one year after the date of issuance. Any amount of interest or principal that is not paid on the maturity date bears interest at 22% to 24% per annum from the maturity date to the date of payment. Any amount of principal and/or interest that is unpaid may be converted, at the option of the holder, in whole or in part into common share of the Company at a price equal to 61% of the lowest closing bid price for the Company’s stock as reported on the OTC during the fifteen trading days prior to a Notice of Conversion. The Company may prepay the principal and all accrued interest at any time between the date of issuance and the maturity date, together with a prepayment premium of between 15% and 40% of the amount prepaid, determined by reference to the date of repayment.
 
During 2018, promissory notes totalling US$247,600 were converted into 49,183,445 common shares of the Company.
 
e)
On June 1, 2018, the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the amount of $64,820 (US$50,000) pursuant to a consulting contact. The note is unsecured and matured on December 2, 2018. As of December 31, 2018, the Company repaid $31,761 (US$24,500) of this note. The remaining balance (US$25,500) was repaid subsequent to year-end. (Note 17(b))
 
f)
During 2018, the Company converted convertible promissory notes totaling $1,707,293 (US$1,358,100), and interest expense and finders fees owed, into 176,150,754 common shares of the Company.
 
NOTE 10 – SHARE CAPITAL
 
a)
Authorized Capital
 
Unlimited number of common shares, participating, voting (voting right of 1 vote per share), with no par value.
 
100,000 Class “B” common shares, non-participating, voting (voting right of 1,000 votes per share), with no par value.
 
b)
Issued and Outstanding Common Shares
 
i.
On July 15, 2016, the Company entered into a debt settlement agreement with a company controlled by a Director and Officer of the Company to settle outstanding accounts payable of $25,000. The Company agreed to issue 25,000,000 shares with a fair value equal to the value of the underlying debt settled.
 
On August 15, 2016, the Company entered into an assignment of creditors and settlement of debt agreement with certain arm’s length parties. The Company settled certain promissory notes totalling $118,204 (US$91,475) by the issuance of 8,000,000 shares with a fair value equal to the value of the underlying debt settled (Note 9(b)).
 
On December 20, 2016, the Company entered into an assignment of creditors and settlement of debt agreement with certain arm’s length parties. The Company settled promissory notes totalling $175,185 (including US$65,550) by the issuance of 8,000,000 shares with a fair value of $133,779. A gain of $41,406 on the settlement of debts was recognized.
 
ii.
On December 12, 2016, the Company completed a private placement of 500,000 shares at US$0.50 per share, raising gross proceeds of $308,977 (US$250,000). The shares were not issued by December 31, 2016 and on September 20, 2017, the Company re-priced the subscription share price to US$0.10 per share and issued 2,500,000 common shares to the subscribers.
  
 
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DIGATRADE FINANCIAL CORP.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017
 
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 
 
NOTE 10 – SHARE CAPITAL (Continued)
 
b)
Issued and Outstanding Common Shares (Continued)
 
iii.
On June 12, 2017, the Company settled convertible promissory notes totalling $32,700 by the issuance of 2,000,000 common shares with a fair value equal to the value of the underlying debt settled.
 
On September 21, 2017, the Company settled a convertible promissory note owed to a company controlled by a former Officer and Director of the Company in the amount of $61,694 (US$50,000) by the issuance of 1,000,000 common shares with a fair value equal to the value of the underlying debt settled.
 
iv.
On October 10, 2018, the Company passed a resolution authorizing the creation of a new 100,000 Class “B” common shares with the following characteristics: non-participating, no par value, and with the voting right of 1,000 votes per share.
 
On the same day, the Company issued 100,000 Class “B” common shares at $0.001 per share for total proceeds of $100 to a shareholder who is also a Director and Officer of the Company.
 
c)
Share-Based Payments
 
i.
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued 250,000 shares at a fair value of $0.06 per share to a related party for consulting services rendered. Share-based compensation of $15,000 was recorded (Note 14(b)(iii)).
 
ii.
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company entered into a consulting agreement for the provision of business strategy and compliance services. The Company issued 250,000 common shares valued at $21,896.
 
iii.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company entered into a consulting agreement for the provision of business strategy and compliance services. The Company issued 600,000 common shares valued at $7,373.
 
d)
Share Purchase Warrants
 
The Company had no share purchase warrants outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016.
 
e)
Escrow Shares
 
On September 19, 2014, the Company entered into an escrow agreement with a creditor. The Company agreed to pay the creditor $2,500 upon signing of the agreement and to issue 1,500 shares to be held in escrow. The Company was obligated to pay the creditor a further $7,334 (US$6,687) forty five days after the Company’s stock becomes DWAC-eligible. On December 22, 2016, the Company paid $5,374 (US$4,000) and the creditor agreed to release these shares from escrow.
 
As of December 31, 2018, the 1,500 shares were held in trust by the corporate lawyer and have not been returned to the Company’s Treasury.
 
NOTE 11 – COMMITMENTS
 
a)
Crypto Currency Deposit and Exchange Services
 
On March 31, 2015, the Company entered into an agreement with Mega Idea Holdings Limited, dba ANX (“ANX”), to provide Crypto-currency deposit and exchange services. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Company is required to pay monthly maintenance fees of US$10,000 for maintenance and support of the exchange platform. The agreement with ANX was for a term of three years.
  
 
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DIGATRADE FINANCIAL CORP.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017
 
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 
 
NOTE 11 – COMMITMENTS (Continued)
 
a)
Crypto Currency Deposit and Exchange Services (Continued)
 
On April 7, 2017 (the “effective date”), the Company entered into a revised agreement with ANX. Pursuant to the terms of the revised agreement, the Company was required to pay monthly maintenance fees of US$1,500 for the first six months commencing the first month after the effective date, and US$5,000 thereafter. The revised agreement with ANX was for a term of two years.
 
On October 15, 2018, the Company and ANX agreed to terminate the Crypto Currency Deposit and Exchange Services Agreement. The Company paid ANX $32,770 (US$25,000) in full settlement of all outstanding liabilities and realized a gain of $7,158 on the termination of the agreement
 
b)
Finder’s Fee Agreement
 
The Company has entered into various finder’s fee agreements whereby the Company is required to pay cash finder’s fee of 10% of all monies raised through certain parties. The terms of these agreements are for periods of one year.
 
c)
Consulting Contracts
 
i.
On June 1, 2018 the Company entered into a consulting agreement for the provision of strategic business advisory services for a period of one year. The Company agreed to issue a convertible promissory note in the amount of US$50,000 and pay the consultant US$10,000 per month. (Notes 9(e)).
 
ii.
On October 22, 2018, the Company entered into a consulting contract with a Director for the provision of strategic business advisory services for a period of four months. The Company agreed to pay the Director $2,500 per month.
 
NOTE 12 – SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
    a)  
Change in Non-Cash Working Capital Accounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts Receivable
    297,309  
    (281,445 )
    35,155  
 
GST Recoverable
    (2,128 )
    (6,672 )
    566  
 


Prepaid Expenses
    (18,608 )
    (153,311 )
    (3,087 )
 
Trade and Other Payables
    125,564  
    (103,884 )
    (76,175 )

Liabilities to Customers
    (297,309 )
    286,990  
    (32,428 )
 
 
       
       
       
 


 
    104,828  
    (258,322 )
    (75,969 )

 
       
       
       
    b)  
Significant Non-Cash Financing Activities
       
       
       
 
       
       
       
 
Shares Issued in Settlement of Debts
    -  
    103,689  
    276,983  
 


Shares Issued for Services
    7,373  
    21,986  
    15,000  
 
Shares Issued Conversion Convertible Promissory Notes
    1,934,419  
    -  
    -  

Expenses Paid by An Arm’s Length Party
    -  
    -  
    8,569  
 
 
       
       
       
 
 
    1,941,792  
    125,675  
    300,552  
 
 
       
       
       
    c)  
Other Information
       
       
       
 
       
       
       
 
Interest Paid
    186,128  
    16  
    28,974  

Income Taxes Paid
    -  
    -  
    -  
 
 
 
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DIGATRADE FINANCIAL CORP.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017
 
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 
 
NOTE 13 – INCOME TAX
 
a)       
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
 
The Company’s unrecognized deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses for which no deferred tax asset is recognized consists of the following amounts:
 
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Capital Losses
    6,168,981  
    5,046,141  
Capital Losses
    29,628  
    29,628  
Property and Equipment
    100,490  
    100,490  
 
       
       
 
    6,299,099  
    5,176,259  
 
As at December 31, 2018, the Company has non-capital losses of approximately $6,131,800 which may be applied to reduce Canadian taxable income of future years. These non-capital losses expire as follows:
 
 
 
$
 
 
 
 
 
2026
    313,100  
2027
    515,300  
2028
    367,400  
2029
    1,157,900  
2030
    307,400  
2031
    301,400  
2032 to 2038
    3,206,400  
 
       
 
    6,168,900  
 
b)       
Income Tax Expense
 
The income tax expense of the Company is reconciled to the net loss for the year as reported in the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss as follows:
 
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recovery of Income Tax Calculated at the Statutory Rate of 12% (2017 – 12.63%; 2016 13%)
    (134,738 )
    (85,158 )
    (22,486 )
Deferred Tax Assets Not Recognized
    108,931  
    84,315  
    (21,519 )
Expiration of Non-Capital Losses
    -  
    -  
    -  
Impact of Change in Substantively Enacted Tax Rates on Opening Deferred Tax Assets
    25,807  
    843  
    44,005  
 
       
       
       
Income Tax Expense
    -  
    -  
    -  
 
NOTE 14 – RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS
 
Balances and transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties of the Company, have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed. Details of transactions between the Company and other related parties, in addition to those transactions disclosed elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements, are described below. All related party transactions were in the ordinary course of business and were measured at their exchange amounts.
  
 
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DIGATRADE FINANCIAL CORP.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017
 
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 
 
NOTE 14 – RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS (Continued)
 
a)       
Related Party Balances
 
i.
Promissory Notes
 
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company repaid promissory notes in the amount of $90,529, (including US$31,200) to a company controlled by a Director (also an officer) of the Company. Included in convertible promissory notes as at December 31, 2018, was $Nil (2017 – $89,364 including US$31,200) owed to this company.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company settled a promissory note owed to a company controlled by a former officer of the Company in the amount $69,205 (US$50,000) by the issuance of 1,000,000 common shares. Included in convertible promissory notes as at December 31, 2018, was $Nil (2017 – $67,135 including US$50,000) owed to this company.
 
b)       
Compensation of Key Management Personnel
 
i.
The Company incurred management fees for services provided by key management personnel for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, as described below.
 
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Management Fees
    241,950  
    105,000  
    60,000  
 
ii.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company incurred consulting fees for services provided by Directors of the Company in the amount of $12,900 (2017 - $11,296).
 
iii.
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company incurred consulting fees for services provided by a Director of the Company. The fees were settled by the issuance of 250,000 post-consolidation shares at $0.06 per share (Note 10(c)(ii)) and a cash payment of $6,699 (US$5,000).
 
NOTE 15 – FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
 
The Company is exposed to various risks in relation to financial instruments. The Company’s financial assets and liabilities by category are summarized in Note 2(k). The Company’s risk management is coordinated in close co-operation with the board of directors and focuses on actively securing the Company’s short to medium-term cash flows and raising finances for the Company’s capital expenditure program. The Company does not actively engage in the trading of financial assets for speculative purposes.
 
The most significant financial risks to which the Company is exposed are as follows:
 
a)
Liquidity risk
 
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Company is dependent upon the availability of credit from its suppliers and its ability to generate sufficient funds from equity and debt financing to meet current and future obligations. The Company has a working capital deficiency of $238,976   as at December 31, 2018. There can be no assurance that such debt or equity financing will be available to the Company.
 
b)
Interest Rate Risk
 
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The Company is not exposed to significant interest rate risk as the interest rates associated with the convertible promissory notes are fixed.
 
 
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DIGATRADE FINANCIAL CORP.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017
 
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 
 
NOTE 15 – FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES (Continued)
 
c)
Credit Risk
 
Credit risk is the risk of loss associated with a counter party’s inability to fulfill its payment obligations. As the Company is in the development stage and has not yet commenced commercial production or sales, it is not exposed to significant credit risk.
 
d)
Foreign Exchange Risk
 
Foreign exchange risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk to the extent it incurs currency exchange platform service and development expenditures and operating costs in foreign currencies including the U.S. Dollar. The Company does not hedge its exposure to fluctuations in the related foreign exchange rates.
 
e)
Fair Values
 
The Company uses the following hierarchy for determining fair value measurements:
 
Level 1: 
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
 
Level 2: 
Other techniques for which all inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair value are observable, either directly or indirectly.
 
Level 3: 
Techniques which use inputs that have a significant effect on the recorded fair value that are not based on observable market data.
 
The level within which the financial asset or liability is classified is determined based on the lowest level of significant input to the fair value measurement. The Company’s financial instruments were measured at fair value use Level 1 valuation technique during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017. The carrying values of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities approximate their fair values.
 
NOTE 16 – CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
 
The Company’s objective for managing its capital structure is to safeguard the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and to ensure it has the financial capacity, liquidity and flexibility to fund its ongoing operations and capital expenditures.
 
The Company manages its share capital as capital, which as at December 31, 2018, amounted to $6,047,999. At this time, the Company’s access to the debt market is limited and it relies on equity issuances and the support of shareholders to fund the development of its trading platform. The Company monitors capital to maintain a sufficient working capital position to fund annualized administrative expenses and capital investments.
 
As at December 31, 2018, the Company had working capital deficiency of $238,976. The Company will issue shares and may from time to time adjust its capital spending to maintain or adjust the capital structure. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain debt or equity capital in the case of operating cash deficits.
 
The Company’s share capital is not subject to external restrictions. The Company has not paid or declared any dividends since the date of incorporation, nor are any contemplated in the foreseeable future. There were no changes in the Company’s approach to capital management during the year ended December 31, 2018.

 
 
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DIGATRADE FINANCIAL CORP.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017
 
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 
 
NOTE 17 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
a)
Issuance of Convertible Promissory Notes
 
On January 29, 2019, the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the amount of US$44,000. The note is unsecured, bears interest at 10% per annum from the date of issuance and matures on January 29, 2020.
 
On January 29, 2019, the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the amount of US$43,000. The note is unsecured, bears interest at 12% per annum from the date of issuance and matures on November 15, 2019.
 
On March 5, 2019, the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the amount of US$53,000. The note is unsecured, bears interest at 12% per annum from the date of issuance and matures on January 15, 2020.
 
On March 28, 2019, the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the amount of US$43,000. The note is unsecured, bears interest at 12% per annum from the date of issuance and matures on January 30, 2020.
 
Any amount of interest or principal that is not paid on the maturity date bears interest at 22% to 24% per annum from the maturity date to the date of payment. Any amount of principal and/or interest that is unpaid may be converted, at the option of the holder, in whole or in part into common share of the Company at a price equal to 61% of the lowest closing bid price for the Company’s stock as reported on the OTC during the fifteen trading days prior to a Notice of Conversion. The Company may prepay the principal and all accrued interest at any time between the date of issuance and the maturity date, together with a prepayment premium of between 15% and 40% of the amount prepaid, determined by reference to the date of repayment.
 
b)
Repayment of Convertible Promissory Note
 
On January 31, 2019, the Company repaid US$25,500, being the outstanding balance of a convertible promissory note issued to a consultant during 2018. (Note 9(e))
 
c)
Issuance of Common Series B Shares
 
On January 2, 2019, the Company passed a resolution to increase the authorized number of Class “B” common shares from 100,000 to 1,100,000. On the same day, the Company issued 1,000,000 Class “B” common shares at $0.0001 per share for total proceeds of $100 to a shareholder who is also a Director and Officer of the Company.
 
d)
Grants of Stock Options
 
On February 14, 2019, the Company granted 5,750,000 stock options to directors of the Company and 4,250,000 stock options to consultants. The options have an exercise price of US$0.006 and expire on February 14, 2027.
 
e)
Definitive Agreement
 
On February 28, 2019, the Company entered into a Definitive Agreement with Securter Inc. (“Securter”), a private Canadian corporation that is developing a proprietary, patent-pending credit card payment platform to significantly increase the security of online credit card payment processing. A new Canadian corporation was incorporated (Securter Systems Inc.) which will receive, by way of legal title transfer, all assets and rights held by Securter.
 
The Company’s percentage of ownership will be determined by the amount of capitalization it provides to the new company. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will fund Securter Systems Inc. up to US$3 Million in operational financing which will allow the Company to own approximately 30% of this company.
 
 
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