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FILED BY INFINT ACQUISITION CORP

PURSUANT TO RULE 425 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

AND DEEMED FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 14A-12

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

SUBJECT COMPANY: SEAMLESS GROUP INC.

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 001-41079

 

Seamless Group to consider fintech acquisitions following SPAC merger, CEO says

 

11:58 EDT, August 25 2022

 

Seamless Group, a global fintech platform for e-wallets, financial institutions and merchants, aims to expand its products in Southeast Asia and could consider bolt-on acquisitions to fuel that growth, said CEO Ronnie Hui.

 

The Singapore-based company announced on 4 August that it agreed to go public via a merger with InFinT Acquisition [NASDAQ: IFIN] in a deal that valued Seamless at USD 400m. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 1Q23.

 

Seamless has seen a lot of targets and has a list of companies that it could approach once the special-purpose acquisition company merger is complete, according to Hui. He added that capital from the merger will be put toward accelerating expansion in Southeast Asia.

 

Seamless provides financial services to unbanked and migrant workers in Southeast Asia through two business units – Tranglo and WalletKu.

 

Seamless plans to launch various B2C products such as e-money, payments, transportation gateway services, remittances, insurance, investment, and healthcare-related services, provided by a separate entity newly developed under Seamless once the InFinT acquisition closes, Hui said. It wants to launch those B2C services in the Philippines and Indonesia next year, followed thereafter by Vietnam, the United Arab Emirates, and Cambodia, he explained.

 

The company estimates about a USD 15m investment is required to develop the B2C system in a new country, meaning it would need about USD 75m-USD 80m to expand into those five countries, the CEO said.

 

Assuming no redemptions in the merger with InFinT, Seamless will have up to USD 189m in cash on hand at the close, according to a press release. While redemptions have been skyrocketing across SPAC mergers, Hui said he hopes redemptions remain low given the company’s profitability and growth potential. Shares of InFinT have remained steady slightly above USD 10 since the merger announcement.

 

 
 

 

The rest of the proceeds would be available for acquisition opportunities, Hui said, noting that buying certain licenses could speed up geographic expansion.

 

Having the necessary licenses is the No. 1 factor when considering potential buys, he said, adding that it could look for companies with e-money, money transfer, insurance, credit, debit card issuance, and lending licenses, among others. These acquisitions may be small – a couple of million dollars – and the strategic fit is more important than the amount of revenue a target might generate, Hui said.

 

Seamless expects to grow revenue 20%-30% “in the near future,” he said, declining to comment on past growth. As it adds B2C capabilities in new countries, that growth rate could increase, Hui said.

 

The company closed the acquisition of Tranglo, a B2B cross-border payment hub offering business payment, foreign remittance and mobile payment solutions, in November 2018. It also acquired WalletKu, the fintech platform for Indonesia’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), in June 2018.

 

Revenue is about evenly split between the two businesses, Hui said. Tranglo generated USD 48.7m in revenue in 2021 with USD 6.5m of EBITDA, according to a press release.

 

Airwallex is the company’s biggest competitor, Hui said. The Australian-based cross-border payments firm raised capital at a USD 5.5bn valuation in November 2021, though Hui noted that it isn’t profitable. In terms of company size, UK-based Wise [LON:WISE] is the largest competitor, but its presence is mostly in Europe, Hui said. He also pointed to other smaller competitors like UK-based WorldRemit, US-based Remitly [NASDAQ: RELY], and Philippines-based GCash.

 

Approached with SPAC proposals

 

Seamless had initially considered a traditional public offering in Singapore, London, and the US, according to Hui. Founder and then-CEO Alex Kong had met the Chairman of Nasdaq to discuss the option, he said.

 

It also had been approached by two other SPACs. A few months prior to the SPAC merger announcement, InFinT’s financial advisor, ARC Group, introduced the firm to Seamless.

 

InFinT was searching for a target outside the US and had started to home in on Southeast Asia for the region’s innovation and young population, said the SPAC’s CEO Sasha Edgarov. He thought American targets were too focused on capital and didn’t have enough of a strategic approach, he explained.

 

 
 

 

If it hadn’t met InFinT, Seamless probably would’ve gone public via an IPO next year, Hui said. The SPAC merger made sense because of InFinT’s expertise and connections to potential partners and acquisition targets, he explained.

 

Seamless was founded in 2014 and has about 300 employees. Kong, now executive chairman, owns the majority stake of the business, Hui said.

 

Nelson Mullins provides legal services to Seamless, and it uses Moore Stephens for accounting services.

 

by Rachel Stone in Charlottesville, Virginia

 

https://www.mergermarket.com/intelligence/view/intelcms-6cj4x2

 

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The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of INFINT’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, the registration statement on Form S-4 and proxy statement/prospectus discussed above and other documents filed by INFINT from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Seamless and INFINT assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. 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