Form 10-K - Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

(Mark One)

☒	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

☐ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ______ to ________

Commission File No. 000-30152

USIO, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	98-0190072
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3611 Paesanos Parkway, Suite 300, San Antonio, TX	78231
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (210) 249-4100

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name on each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share	USIO	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ☐ Yes ☒ No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. ☐Yes ☒ 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. ☒ 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). ☒Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☐	Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☒	Smaller reporting company ☒
	Emerging Growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, 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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2024, was $29,845,563 based on 19,506,904 shares of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates on June 30, 2024 at the closing price of $1.53 per share as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market. For purposes of this computation, all officers, directors and 10% beneficial owners of the registrant are deemed to be affiliates.

As of March 21, 2025, the number of outstanding shares of the registrant's common stock was 26,514,356.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III will be incorporated by reference information from the registrant’s proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the registrant’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 10, 2025

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Usio, Inc.

FORM 10-K

For the Year Ended December 31, 2024

INDEX

		Page
PART I
Item 1.	Business.	1
Item 1A.	Risk Factors.	11
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments.	19
Item 1C.	Cybersecurity.	19
Item 2.	Properties.	27
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings.	28
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures.	28
PART II
Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.	29
Item 6.	[Reserved]	30
Item 7.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.	30
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.	34
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.	35
Item 9.	Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.	57
Item 9A	Controls and Procedures.	57
Item 9B.	Other Information.	57
Item 9C.	Disclosure regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.	57
PART III
Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.	58
Item 11.	Executive Compensation.	58
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.	58
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.	58
Item 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services.	58
PART IV
Item 15.	Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.	59
Item 16.	Form 10-K Summary.	63
	Signatures.	63

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FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K and the documents incorporated herein by reference contain certain forward-looking statements as defined under the federal securities laws. Specifically, all statements other than statements of historical facts included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding our financial performance, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations and any other future events are forward-looking statements and based on our beliefs and assumptions. If used in this report, the words "will," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," and words or phrases of similar import are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect our current view with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including, but without limitation, those risks and uncertainties contained in the Risk Factors section of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other filings made with the SEC. Although we believe that our expectations are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Based upon changing conditions, any one or more of these events described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected or intended may not occur. All prior and subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to our Company or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Annual Report to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations, except as required by law.

Factors to consider when evaluating these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

•	Loss of key resellers could reduce our revenue growth.
•	If our security applications are breached by cyberattacks or are not adequate to address changing market conditions and customer concerns, we may incur significant losses and be unable to sell our services.
•	Our efforts to expand our product portfolio and market reach, including through acquisitions, may not succeed and may reduce our revenue growth and we may not achieve or maintain profitability.
•	We may need additional financing in the future. We may be unable to obtain additional financing or if we obtain financing it may not be on terms favorable to us. You may lose your entire investment.
•	Unauthorized disclosure of cardholder data, whether through breach of our computer systems or otherwise, could expose us to liability and protracted and costly litigation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Annual Report includes estimates and other statistical data made by independent parties and by us relating to market size and growth and other data about our industry. This data involves a number of assumptions and limitations, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such estimates. In addition, projections, assumptions and estimates of our future performance and the future performance of the markets in which we operate are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

We own or have rights to trademarks or trade names that we use in connection with the operation of our business, including our corporate names, logos and website names. In addition, we own or have the rights to copyrights, trade secrets and other proprietary rights that protect the content of our products and the formulations for such products. Solely for convenience, some of the trademarks, trade names and copyrights referred to in this report are listed without the ©, ® and ™ symbols, but we will assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights to our trademarks, trade names and copyrights. Please see “Business –Trademarks and Domain Names” for more information.

Other trademarks and trade names in this Annual Report are the property of their respective owners.

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SUMMARY OF RISK FACTORS

The following is a summary of the most significant risks and uncertainties that we believe could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In addition to the following summary, you should consider the other information set forth in the “Risk Factors” section and the other information contained in this Annual Report.

Risks Related to Our Business

•	If our security applications are breached by cyberattacks or are not adequate to address changing market conditions and customer concerns, we may incur significant losses and be unable to sell our services.
•	Unauthorized disclosure of cardholder data, whether through breach of our computer systems or otherwise, could expose us to liability and protracted and costly litigation.
•	If our efforts to protect the security of information about our customers, cardholders and vendors are unsuccessful, we may face additional costly government enforcement actions and private litigation, and our sales and reputation could suffer.
•	If we fail to comply with the applicable requirements of the respective card networks, they could seek to fine us, suspend us or terminate our registrations.
•	Fraud by merchants or others could have an adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.
•	If we do not adapt to rapid technological change, including as a result of artificial intelligence, our business may fail.
•	Growing use of artificial intelligence has challenges that, if not properly managed could result in harm to our brand, reputation, business or customers, and adversely affect our results of operations.
•	Our efforts to expand our product portfolio and market reach, including through acquisitions, may not succeed and may reduce our revenue growth and we may not achieve or maintain profitability.
•	We may need additional financing in the future. We may be unable to obtain additional financing or if we obtain financing it may not be on terms favorable to us. You may lose your entire investment.
•	Business interruptions or systems failures may impair the availability of our websites, applications, products or services, or otherwise harm our business.
•	We rely on our relationship with the Automated Clearing House network, and if the Federal Reserve rules were to change, our business could be adversely affected.
•	Loss of key resellers could reduce our revenue growth.
•	If we lose key personnel or we are unable to attract, recruit, retain and develop qualified employees, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.
•	If our third-party card processing providers or our bank sponsors fail to comply with the applicable requirements of Visa, Mastercard and Discover credit card associations or if our current processors cancel or fail to renew our contracts, we may have to find a new third-party processing provider, which could increase our costs.
•	We may not be able to obtain and maintain sufficient insurance coverage.
•	We have incurred substantial losses in the past and may incur additional losses in the future.
•	We have recorded significant deferred tax assets, and we might never realize their full value, which would result in a charge against our earnings.
•	Our prepaid card revenues from the sale of services to merchants that accept Mastercard cards are dependent upon our continued Mastercard registration and financial institution sponsorship and, in some cases, continued participation in certain payment networks.
•	If our software fails, and we need to repair or replace it, or we become subject to warranty claims, our costs could increase.
•	We will be liable for separation payments in case of change in control, termination without cause, non-renewal of the agreement, death, or disability under the employment agreement with our Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Hoch, which could have an adverse effect on our cash position and on our financial results.
•	We depend on Louis A. Hoch, our Chairman, President, Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer, and if he ceased to be active in our management, our business may not be successful.
•	Risks associated with reduced levels of consumer spending could adversely affect our revenues and earnings.
•	We are subject to risks and write-offs resulting from fraudulent activities and losses from overdrawn cardholder accounts that could adversely impact our financial performance and results of operations.
•	Our business strategy includes identifying businesses and assets to acquire, and if we cannot integrate acquisitions into our company successfully, we may have limited growth.
•	If we do not manage our credit risks related to our merchant accounts, we may incur significant losses.
•	Market conditions could negatively impact our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Risks Related to Our Industry

•	The electronic commerce market is evolving and if it does not grow, we may not be able to sell sufficient services to make our business viable.
•	If we cannot compete successfully in our industry, we could lose market share and our costs could increase.

Risks Related to Regulation

•	Payments and other financial services-related regulations and oversight are material to our business and any failure by us to comply could materially harm our business.
•	As an agent of, and third-party service provider to, our issuing banks, we are subject to indirect regulation and direct audit and examination by the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or FRB, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
•	We are subject to U.S. laws, regulations, rules, standards, policies, contractual obligations and other legal obligations, particularly those related to privacy, data protection and information security, and our actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations could harm our business.
•	We are subject to the CARD Act which could subject us to civil and criminal liabilities.
•	Our business is subject to U.S. federal anti-money laundering, or AML laws and regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act, or BSA. AML laws among other things, require certain financial services providers to develop and implement risk-based anti-money laundering programs, report large cash transactions and suspicious activity and maintain transaction records.
•	We are subject to regulations relating to prepaid card programs which could further increase our compliance costs.
•	The use of Artificial Intelligence could make us subject to evolving regulatory risks

Risks Related to Our Common Stock

•	Our stock price is volatile, and you may not be able to sell your shares at a price higher than what you paid.
•	If security or industry analysts publish reports that are interpreted negatively by the investment community, publish negative research reports about our business, cease coverage of our company or fail to regularly publish reports or us, our share price could decline.
•	Additional stock issuances could result in significant dilution to our stockholders.
•	We may issue additional equity securities, or engage in other transactions that could dilute our book value or affect the priority of our Common Stock, which may adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock.
•	We may issue shares of preferred stock with greater rights than our Common Stock.
•	We have not paid any cash dividends in the past and have no plans to issue cash dividends in the future, which could cause our Common Stock to have a lower value than that of similar companies which do pay cash dividends.
•	Shares eligible for future sale may depress our stock price.
•	Our directors and officers have substantial control over us.
•	We have adopted certain measures that may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of our Company.

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Unless the context indicates otherwise, all references in this Annual Report to “Usio,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Usio, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

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PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS.

General

As a cloud-based, Fintech payment processor, we serve multiple industry verticals with technology that facilitates payment acceptance and funds disbursement in a single, full-stack ecosystem. We provide payment acceptance through multiple payment methods including: payment facilitation, prepaid card and electronic billing products and services to businesses, merchants and consumers. We seek to grow our business both organically through the continued development and enhancement of our products and services and through acquisitions of new products and services. We will continue to look for opportunities (both internally and externally) to enhance our offerings to meet customer demands as they arise.

Since 1998, Usio has entered a number of market verticals within the payments industry in order to satisfy the growing payment needs of consumers and merchants across the United States. Beginning with our Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment, or EBPP, product that launched the Company, we entered into the electronic funds transfer space through the Automated Clearing House, or ACH, network, developing ancillary and complementary products such as PINless debit in 2016, and Remotely Created Checks, or RCC, account validation, and account inquiry in 2019. These supplementary product options offer customers access to faster and more convenient payment options and tools to improve operating efficiencies. Further, our credit card payment offering was expanded in 2017 with the development of Payment Facilitation, or PayFac, that utilizes our unique technology that allows for instant enrollment of merchants and combined our suite of payment options into an integrated platform for merchants and customers to utilize.

Through our innovative Prepaid Debit Card platform, we offer a variety of prepaid card products such as reloadable, incentive, promotional and corporate card programs. Combined with our printing and mailing services, we can satisfy the diverse requirements of customer needs with physical and virtual document creation and distribution, including traditional paper checks. Our Consumer Choice product, developed and introduced in 2022, provides flexible ways to initiate a variety of payment distributions through a multitude of payment methods including physical prepaid and virtual cards, ACH, paper checks, real-time PINless debit and others. This offering allows us a superior opportunity to increase our cross-selling efforts through all of our payment methods.

With the growing need for faster payment methods, we continue to invest in technology that can help us further expand our suite of payment technology. With the rise of Real Time Payments, or RTP, we began expansion into this market vertical in 2023, which serves as an alternative to ACH payments. As well, we continue to enhance our existing product offerings, with improvements in reporting, data management, fraud and risk monitoring, ease of access, and accelerations in client onboarding and implementation times. With our transition to a cloud-based platform, our speed, security, and scalability in payment processing has been further expanded, allowing us to seamlessly grow as the market demands.

Payment Acceptance. We provide integrated electronic payment processing services to merchants and businesses, including credit, and debit card-based processing services and electronic funds transfer via the ACH network. The ACH network is a nationwide electronic funds transfer system that is regulated by the Federal Reserve and the National Automatic Clearing House Association, or NACHA, the electronic payments association, and provides for the clearing of electronic payments between participating financial institutions. Our ACH processing services enable merchants or businesses to both disburse and collect funds electronically using e-checks instead of traditional paper checks. An e-check is an electronic debit to a bank checking account that is initiated at the point-of-sale, on the Internet, over the telephone, or via a bill payment sent through the mail via a physical check. E-checks are processed using the ACH network. We are one of nine companies that hold the prestigious NACHA certification for Third-Party Senders and were the second company to receive the certification and are the most tenured to hold the certification.

Our payment acceptance services are delivered in a variety of forms and situations. For example, our capabilities allow merchants to convert a paper check to an e-check or receive card authorization at the point-of-sale, allow our merchants’ respective customer service representatives to take e-check or card payments from their consumers by telephone, and enable their consumers to make e-check or card payments directly through the use of a website or by calling an interactive voice response telephone system.

Similarly, our PINless debit product allows merchants to debit and credit accounts in real-time.

Card-Based Services. Our card-based processing services enable merchants to process both traditional card-present, tap-and-pay, or "swipe" transactions, as well as card-not-present transactions. A traditional card-present transaction occurs whenever a card holder physically presents a credit or debit card to a merchant at the point-of-sale. A card-not-present transaction occurs whenever the customer does not physically present a payment card at the point-of-sale and may occur over the Internet, mail, or telephone. A tap-and-pay transaction occurs whenever a consumer taps their phone on a physical terminal utilizing third party wallet services like Apple Pay®, Samsung Pay™ and Google Pay™.

Payment Facilitation. Following the completion of the Singular Payments acquisition in 2017, we launched our payment facilitation, or PayFac, platform called "PayFac-in-a-Box" in late 2018 targeting partnership opportunities with app and software developers in bill-centric verticals, such as legal, healthcare, property management, utilities and insurance. The PayFac-in-a-Box platform 'integration layer' offers a simple integration experience for technology companies who are looking to monetize payments within an existing base of downstream clients. The added value of offering our integration partners access to real-time merchant enrollment, credit card, debit card, ACH and prepaid card issuance capabilities through a single vendor partner relationship in face-to-face, mobile and virtual payment acceptance environments provides a true single channel commerce experience through an application programming interface, or API.

Prepaid and Incentive Card Services. Through our December 2014 acquisition of the assets of Akimbo Financial, Inc., we added a highly talented technical staff of industry subject matter experts and an innovative cardholder service platform including cardholder web and mobile applications and launched what is now our UsioCard business. As a result of this acquisition, through our subsidiary, FiCentive, Inc., we offer customizable prepaid cards which companies use for expense management, incentives, refunds, claims and disbursements, as well as unique forms of compensation such as per diem payments, government disbursements, and similar payments. This comprehensive money disbursement platform allows businesses to pay their contractors, employees, or other recipients by choosing among a prepaid debit Mastercard, real-time deposit to a checking account, traditional ACH, direct deposit or paper check. These cardholder web and mobile applications have been fully integrated into FiCentive’s prepaid card core processor, and now support all program types and brands offered by FiCentive and its clients.

As part of our Prepaid card-based processing services, we develop and manage a variety of Mastercard-branded prepaid card program types, including consumer reloadable, consumer gift, incentive, promotional, general and government disbursement and corporate expense cards. We also offer prepaid cards to consumers for use as a tool to stay on budget, manage allowances and share money with family and friends. Our UsioCard platform supports Apple Pay®, Samsung Pay™ and Google Pay™.

In our over 25+year history, we have created a loyal customer base that relies on us for our convenient, secure, innovative and adaptive services and technology, and we have built long-standing and valuable relationships with premier banking institutions such as Fifth Third Bank, Sunrise Bank, TransPecos and others.

Electronic and Paper Billing. On December 15, 2020, we entered into the business of electronic bill presentment, document composition, document decomposition and printing and mailing services serving hundreds of customers representing a wide range of industry verticals, including utilities and financial institutions, through the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Information Management Solutions, LLC, or IMS. This product offering provides an outsourced solution for document design, print, and electronic delivery to potential customers and entities looking to reduce postage costs and increase efficiencies. This acquisition increased our ability to grow new revenue streams and allowed us to reenter the electronic bill presentment and payment revenue stream. The success of this business line depends on our ability to realize the anticipated growth opportunities; we cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to realize these opportunities. Since the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of IMS, we have invested in new equipment to enhance the capacity and speed of the business unit, such as a new inserter and folder, on October 1, 2023, that was implemented over the course of 2024. Further, in December 2024, we partnered with an outsourced presorting company, that we believe will help lower costs of postage and labor, while increasing the speed of our mail delivery services.

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Industry Background and Trends

In the United States, the use of non-paper-based forms of payment, such as credit and debit cards, has risen steadily over the past several years. According to the triennial 2022 Federal Reserve Payments Study, or FRPS, as updated through July 27, 2023, with supplementary reporting on Cards and Alternative Payments in 2021 and 2022 released in November 2024, the estimated number of non-cash payments continue to increase at accelerated rates. The FRPS reflects the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in an increase of non-paper payments by 24% from 2019 through the end of 2020, and subsequent growth and recovery.

The growth of electronic commerce has made the acceptance of card-based and other electronic forms of payment a necessity for businesses, both large and small, in order to remain competitive.

•	The value of core noncash payments in the United States grew 9.5% per year since 2018, faster than in any previous FRPS measurement period since 2000.
•	The number of core non-cash payments, comprising debit card, credit card, ACH, and check payments, reached 204.5 billion in 2021, an increase of 30.7 billion from 2018. The value of these payments totaled $128.51 trillion in 2021, an increase of $31.47 trillion from 2018, more than twice the rate of increase in the previous three-year period (2015 to 2018).
•	ACH payments exhibited accelerating growth, increasing 8.3% per year by number and 12.7% per year by value from 2018 to 2021, and accounted for more than 90% of the rise in non-cash payments.
•	In 2021 ACH transfers grew to $91.85 trillion, representing 72% of core non-cash payments value.
•	For calendar year 2022, general-purpose (GP) card payments reached 153.3 billion transactions and $9.76 trillion in value.
•	From 2021 to 2022, GP card payments grew 6.0% by number and 10.5% by value, effectively continuing the growth trajectory from 2018 to 2021, where they grew 6.5% and 10.3% by year, respectively.
•	In 2022, remote payments represented 36.2% of the total number of card payments, down slightly versus the 37.7% of total card payments at the end of 2020. This decline representing the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
•	Chip authenticated payments accounted for 87.5% of in-person GP card payments in 2022, compared to 75.2% in 2020, while 29.1% used chip and PIN, and 19.7% were contactless.
•	From 2015 to 2018, total card payments - the sum of credit card, non-prepaid debit card and prepaid debit card payments - increased 25.9 billion to reach 157 billion payments by number and increased $2.35 trillion to reach $9.43 trillion by value in 2018.
•	In 2022, private-label (PL) card payments, including PL credit cards, PL prepaid cards, and electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards, totaled 12.8 billion transactions and $0.64 trillion in value, down 2.1% and 18.1% respectively from 2021.
•	Within card payments, prepaid debit card payments had the highest growth rate in 2021 over 2018, by value, at 20.6%, compared with 13.7% per year for non-prepaid debit card payments and 7% for credit card payments.
•	Mobile wallet payments continued to exhibit strong growth, reaching 14.4 billion transactions in 2022, up from 2.9 billion in 2018.

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Figure 1 (below) illustrates the overall growth in key non-cash metrics since the Federal Reserve Payments Study was first reported for the year 2000 and reflects the acceleration of growth in recent years.

Figure 2 (below) illustrates the overall growth in key cash metrics since the Federal Reserve Payments Study was first reported for the year 2000 and reflects the acceleration of growth in recent years.

Note: All estimates are on a triennial basis, except that card payments were estimated for every year since 2015. Credit card payments include general-purpose and private-label versions. Prepaid debit card payments include general-purpose, private-label, and electronic benefits transfer, or EBT, versions. Estimates for prepaid debit card payments are not available for 2000 or 2003. The points mark years for which data were collected and estimates were produced. Lines connecting the points are linear interpolations.

Source: 2022 Federal Reserve Payments Study & 2023 annual Supplement.

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We believe that the electronic payment processing industry will continue to benefit from the following trends:

Favorable Demographics

As consumers age, we expect that they will continue to use the payment technology to which they have grown accustomed. More consumers are beginning to use card-based and other electronic payment methods for purchases at an earlier age. These consumers have witnessed the wide adoption of card products, technology innovations such as mobile phone payment applications, widespread adoption of the internet and a significant increase in card not present transactions and on-line shopping during COVID-19, that subsequently remained at levels higher than pre 2020. As younger consumers comprise an increasing percentage of the population and as they enter the work force, we expect purchases using electronic payment methods will become a larger percentage of total consumer spending. We believe the increasing usage of smart phones as an instrument of payment will also create further opportunities for us in the future. We also believe that contact-less payments such as Apple Pay®, Samsung Pay™ and Google Pay™ will increase payment processing opportunities for us.

Increased Electronic Payment Acceptance by Small Businesses

Small businesses are a vital component of the U.S. economy and are expected to contribute to the increased use of electronic payment methods. The lower costs associated with electronic payment methods are making these services more affordable to a larger segment of the small business market. In addition, we believe these businesses are experiencing increased pressure to accept electronic payment methods in order to remain competitive and to meet consumer expectations. As a result, many of these small businesses are seeking to provide customers with the ability to pay for merchandise and services using electronic payment methods, including those in industries that have historically accepted cash and checks as the only forms of payment for their merchandise and services.

Growth in Online Transactions

Market researchers expect continued growth in card-not-present transactions due to the steady growth of the internet and electronic commerce. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, estimated retail e-commerce sales for 2024 were estimated at $1,192.6 billion, an increase of approximately 8.1% from 2023, and e-commerce sales in 2024 accounted for 16.1% of total sales, compared to 15.3% in 2023.

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Products and Services

Our suite of payment solutions is driven by a sophisticated infrastructure that merges our own technology with strategic alliances, offering secure, scalable, and resilient payment processing services. Leveraging the latest in cloud computing and cybersecurity, including Microsoft Azure's robust security features, we ensure the protection of data transmissions and transactions. Our adoption of Azure's hub-spoke architecture and other cutting-edge technologies supports enhanced performance and security, facilitating seamless integrations with third-party processors and offering tailored payment services to meet the specific requirements of our clients.

The platform supports secure data exchanges using state-of-the-art encryption standards and secure communication protocols, using the latest technology in best-practices encryption to safeguard electronic transactions across the internet. With comprehensive data warehousing, we offer efficient storage, retrieval, and data analysis, ensuring all sensitive information is encrypted and securely managed.

Payment Acceptance. Our service offerings encompass a broad spectrum of ACH transaction processing, including innovative solutions such as Represented Check and Check Conversion for electronic payment facilitation. Clients have the flexibility to initiate transactions via our online portal or leverage our expertise for transaction processing on their behalf via a robust API set.

We extend merchant services across major card networks (VISA, Mastercard, American Express, Discover), supported by online and physical terminal access. Our proprietary platform merges ACH and card processing capabilities, enabling businesses to handle both e-checks and card payments efficiently. Simultaneously, we offer a variety of supplementary service products for the payment acceptance space, such as PINless debit, and RTP which offer faster means of fund disbursement to address the growing desire of near instant fund transfers.

The expansion of our platform and the transition to cloud-based infrastructure underscore our commitment to speed, security, and scalability in payment processing. Our direct Fed ACH system integration, facilitated by our NACHA certification, exemplifies our efforts to optimize processing efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance merchant services.

Prepaid and Incentive Card Services. Our Prepaid and Incentive Card Issuance Services are anchored by our sophisticated processing platform, which supports an array of card program types in partnership with prominent banks and offers highly customizable digital solutions. A key feature of our innovative service offerings is the integration of an external authorization engine that provides real-time transaction authorization through a unique dual-funding mechanism, enhancing transactional flexibility and user experience by allowing for the application of real-time value loads by the program managers. This engine, coupled with our comprehensive support for popular mobile wallets via Mastercard’s Digital Enablement Services, underscores our commitment to leveraging cutting-edge technology to deliver seamless and enriched payment experiences. Our platform's rapid custom solution deployment capability further cements our position as a leader in the market, demonstrating our dedication to innovation and operational agility in meeting the advanced payment solution needs of our clients.

Electronic Billing. Following the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of IMS, we've enhanced and expanded our services to include electronic bill presentment and comprehensive document management solutions, catering to a wide array of industries. Our state-of-the-art digital printing capabilities, combined with our status as a seamless mailer with USPS, enable us to meet high-volume demands efficiently, ensuring we remain at the forefront of printing and mailing services. Output Solutions provides printing and mailing services to utilities, healthcare providers, credit unions, banks, governmental agencies, and manufacturing and other customers that have high volume billing and printing needs. Since the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of IMS, we have invested in new equipment to enhance the capacity and speed of the business unit, such as a new inserter and folder, on October 1, 2023, that was implemented over the course of 2024. Further, in December 2024, we partnered with an outsourced presorting company, that we believe will help lower costs of postage and labor, while increasing the speed of our mail delivery services.

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Relationships with Sponsors and Processors

We have agreements with several processors that provide us, on a non-exclusive basis, with transaction processing and transmittal, transaction authorization and data capture, and access to various reporting tools. In order to provide payment processing services for ACH transactions, we must maintain a relationship with an Originating Depository Financial Institution, or ODFI, in the ACH network because we are not a bank and therefore, we are not eligible to be an ODFI. For the ODFI portion of our ACH business, we have entered into agreements with the North American Banking Company, or NABC, Metropolitan Commercial Bank and TransPecos Banks. We are financially liable for all fees, fines, chargebacks, and losses related to our ACH processing merchant customers. We may also require cash deposits and other types of collateral from certain merchants to mitigate any such risk. Similarly, in order to provide payment-processing services for Visa, Mastercard and Discover transactions, we must be sponsored by a financial institution that is a principal member of the respective Visa, Mastercard and Discover card associations. Central Bank of St. Louis and Fifth Third Bank have, respectively, sponsored us under the designations Third Party Processor, or TPP, and Independent Sales Organization, or ISO, with the Visa card association, and under the designations Third Party Servicer, or TPS, and Merchant Service Provider, or MSP, with the Mastercard card association. We also have an agreement with TriSource Solutions, LLC and an agreement with Global Payments, Inc. through which their member banks, Central Bank of St. Louis and Fifth Third Bank, sponsor us for membership in the Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover card associations and settle card transactions for our merchants. These agreements may be terminated by the processor if we materially breach the agreements and we do not cure the breach within 30 days, or if we enter bankruptcy or file for bankruptcy. We also maintain a bank sponsorship agreement with Sunrise Banks, N.A. for our prepaid card programs. We are liable for any card-associated losses for cards that we issue that might incur a negative balance and we are liable for card association fines, fees and chargebacks.

Under our processing agreements with TriSource Solutions and Global Payments, Inc., we are financially liable for all fees, fines, chargebacks and losses related to our card processing merchant customers. If, due to insolvency or bankruptcy of our merchant customers, or for another reason, we are unable to collect from our merchant customers amounts that have been refunded to the cardholders because the cardholders properly initiated a charge-back transaction to reverse the credit card charges, we must bear the credit risk for the full amount of the card holder transaction. We utilize a number of systems and procedures to evaluate and manage merchant risk, such as obtaining approval of prospective merchants from our processor and sponsor bank, setting transaction limits and monitoring account activity. We may also require cash deposits and other types of collateral from certain merchants to mitigate any such risk. We maintain a reserve for losses resulting from card processing and related chargebacks. We estimate our potential loss for chargebacks by performing a historical analysis of our charge-back loss experience with similar merchants and considering other factors that could affect that experience in the future, such as the types of card transactions processed and nature of the merchant relationship with their consumers.

We are currently sponsored by Evolve Bank & Trust and TransPecos Bank in order to access certain regional debit networks. Through these sponsorships, we created a new service in late 2016 to provide both the issuance of real time credits and debits to a debit card holder via a regional network without using a PIN. Regional networks are not affiliated with major credit card associations and operate independently. Through our sponsorships with Evolve Bank & Trust, and TransPecos Bank, we are financially liable for all fees, fines, chargebacks and losses related to our PINless debit card processing for our merchant customers. We may also require cash deposits and other types of collateral from certain merchants to mitigate any such risk. The banking sponsor and each of the regional debit networks have the ability to terminate our access or anyone of our merchant’s access to process payments without notice. If either case occurs, our revenue could be negatively affected. In January 2018, our previous sponsor, Pueblo Bank and Trust, terminated their relationship with our gateway provider and as a result we stopped processing PINless debit transactions for a short period of time. We secured a relationship with Evolve Bank & Trust and resumed processing PINless debit transactions and subsequently secured a sponsoring relationship with TransPecos bank in 2023.

We maintain an allowance for estimated losses resulting from the inability or failure of our merchant customers to make required payments for fees charged by us. Amounts due from customers may be deemed uncollectible because of merchant disputes, fraud, insolvency or bankruptcy. We determine the allowance based on an account-by-account review, taking into consideration such factors as the age of the outstanding receivable, historical pattern of collections and financial condition of the customer. We closely monitor extensions of credit and if the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make contractual payments, additional allowances may be required.

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Sales and Marketing

We sell and market our ACH products and services primarily through non-exclusive resellers that act as an external sales force, with minimal direct investment in sales infrastructure and management, as well as direct contact by our sales personnel. Our direct sales efforts are coordinated by two sales executives and supported by other employees who function in sales capacities. Our primary market focus is on companies generating high volumes of electronic payment transactions. We tailor our sales efforts to reach this market by pre-qualifying prospective sales leads through direct contact or market research. Our sales personnel typically initiate contact with prospective customers that we identify as meeting our targeted customer profile.

We also market and sell our prepaid card program directly to government entities, corporations and to consumers through the Internet. We have recently undertaken a major initiative to package and cross-sell of our platform of payment options across our portfolio of merchants. As a part of this major initiative, we will continue to analyze our sales and marketing efforts to optimize productivity, increase sales force effectiveness, broaden our reach through reseller initiatives and advantageous alliances and effectively optimize sales and marketing expenses while meeting our revenue and profit objectives.

We also offer additional services relating to electronic bill presentment, document composition, document decomposition and printing and mailing services serving hundreds of customers representing a wide range of industry verticals, including utilities and financial institutions. This service, which we began with the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of IMS in December 2020, allows us to cross-sell existing service offerings to our customers.

Since December 2024, we have pursued the “One Usio” strategy in order to increase the integration of all of our various product offerings so that we approach the market as a unified force with a portfolio of capabilities that can meet our customer’s various electronic payment and associated needs. This strategy is designed to sell multiple, complementary Usio products to an increasing number of clients who benefit from the synergies and efficiencies that arise from consolidating their relationship.

Elements of this strategy include:

•	unified onboarding process that allows every client boarded to have access to all of our various payment methods;
•	consolidated sales and customer support teams that can better cross-sell and integrate clients across all of our services;
•	improved reporting and customer management with the development of a new customer management platform that encompasses all of our business lines;
•	enhanced security and fraud protection through the development of new fraud detection tools, and a unified risk and compliance team;

Customers

Our customers are consumers, merchants, and businesses that use our Automated Clearing House and/or card-based processing services in order to provide their consumers with the ability to pay for goods and services without having to use cash or a paper check. These merchant customers operate in a variety of predominately retail industries and are under contract with us to exclusively use the services that we provide to them. Recent areas of customer focus have included system integrators, law firms, churches, charitable organizations, medical and dental clinics, doctor's offices, property management and homeowner associations, hospitality firms and municipalities. Most of our merchant customers have signed long-term contracts, generally with three-year terms, that provide for volume-based transaction fees. Our merchant accounts increased 20% to 7,549 customers at December 31, 2024 from 6,281 customers at December 31, 2023. Our customers are geographically dispersed throughout the United States.

No customer accounted for more than 10% of revenues in 2024 or 2023.

Competition

The payment processing industry is highly competitive. Many small and large companies compete with us in providing payment processing services and related services to a wide range of merchants. There are a number of large transaction processors, including Fiserv, Inc., Elavon Inc., WorldPay, Stripe and Block, Inc. (formerly known as Square), that serve a broad market spectrum from large to small merchants and provide banking, automatic teller machine, and other payment-related services and systems in addition to card-based payment processing. There are also a large number of smaller transaction processors that provide various services to small and medium- sized merchants. Many of our competitors have substantially greater capital resources than us and operate as subsidiaries of financial or bank holding companies, which may allow them on a consolidated basis to own and conduct depository and other banking activities that we do not have the regulatory authority to own or conduct. We believe that the principal competitive factors in our market include:

•	quality of service;

•	reliability of service;

•	ability to evaluate, undertake and manage risk;

•	ability to offer customized technology solutions;

•	speed in implementing payment processes;

•	price and other financial terms; and

•	multi-channel payment capability.

We believe that our specific focus on providing integrated payment processing solutions to merchants, in addition to our keen understanding of the needs and risks associated with providing payment processing services electronically, gives us a competitive advantage over other competitors, which have a narrower market perspective, and over competitors of a similar or smaller size that may lack our experience and expertise in the electronic payments industry. We believe this allows us to satisfy the market demands for risk management, and service reliability. Furthermore, we believe we present a competitive distinction through our internal technology to provide a single integrated payment warehouse that consolidates, processes, tracks and reports all payments regardless of payment source or channel. This integrated payments approach helps offer superior quality in service, alongside industry leading implementation times, and platform reliability. We also believe our customized technology solutions and high level of service provide a competitive advantage, particularly for smaller businesses that do not have large internal technology capabilities or the ability to comply with payment security regulations, saving our customers time and money, while offering a broad range of diverse payment options.

Due to our proprietary systems and our ability to create and establish corporate-branded card programs in shorter time frames than our competitors, our prepaid card offerings are competitive with those of much larger companies. We also believe that our ten plus years of prepaid industry experience in processing and managing prepaid card programs is a competitive advantage over many of our competitors. We believe our connectivity and the ability to process via the contact-less networks of Apple Pay®, Samsung Pay™ and Google Pay™ are also competitive advantages. We also believe that the Akimbo mobile application technology and advanced card holder websites provide a competitive advantage in securing both consumers and business clients that have a need for a card program for their customer base. Finally, we believe we hold a significant competitive advantage over potential entrants into the prepaid industry as a result of the significant barrier in obtaining bank sponsorships for prepaid card program management and an even higher barrier for performing prepaid card processing.

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Trademarks and Domain Names

We own federally registered trademarks on the marks “Usio,” “Payment Data Systems, Inc.,” “Akimbo,” “FiCentive Innovations in Prepaid Card Solutions,” “Don’t change your bank, just your card” and “ZBILL” and their respective designs.

Some of our material websites are www.usio.com, www.payfacinabox.com, www.ficentive.com, www.akimbocard.com, and www.usiooutput.com. The inclusion of these website addresses in this Annual Report do not include or incorporate by reference the information on or accessible through these websites, and the information contained on or accessible through these websites should not be considered as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

We rely on a combination of copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, employee and third-party nondisclosure agreements, and other intellectual property protection methods to protect our services and related products.

Government Regulation

Our industry is highly regulated. Any new, or changes made to, U.S. federal, state and local laws, regulations, card network rules or other industry standards affecting our business may require significant development efforts or have an unfavorable impact to our financial results. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations may result in the suspension or revocation of licenses or registrations, the limitation, suspension or termination of services and/or the imposition of civil and criminal penalties, including fines. Certain of our services are also subject to rules set by various payment networks, such as Visa and Mastercard.

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The Dodd-Frank Act

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the "Dodd-Frank Act") effected and required significant changes to United States financial regulations, include regulations addressing fees charged or received by issuers for processing debit transactions and the transaction routing options available to merchants. The Dodd-Frank Act also established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) to regulate consumer financial services, including many services offered by our customers. The CFPB is responsible for enforcing and writing rules regarding consumer access to disclosures, fees and statements, error resolution, limited liability and overdrafts when using prepaid cards.

CARD Act

As an agent of, and third-party service provider to, our issuing banks, we are subject to indirect regulation and direct audit and examination by the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or FRB, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2009 (“CARD Act”) imposes requirements relating to disclosures, fees and expiration dates that are generally applicable to gift certificates, store gift cards and general-use prepaid cards. We believe that our general purpose re-loadable prepaid cards, and the maintenance fees charged on our general purpose re-loadable cards, are exempt from the requirements under this rule, as they fall within an express exclusion for cards which are re-loadable and not marketed or labeled as a gift card or gift certificate. However, this exclusion is not available if the issuer, the retailer selling the card to a consumer or the program manager, promotes, even if occasionally, the use of the card as a gift card or gift certificate. As a result, we provide retailers with instructions and policies regarding the display and promotion of our general purpose re-loadable cards. However, it is possible that despite our instructions and policies to the contrary, a retailer engaged in offering our general purpose re-loadable cards to consumers could take an action with respect to one or more of the cards that would cause each similar card to be viewed as being marketed or labeled as a gift card, such as by placing our general purpose re-loadable cards on a display which prominently features the availability of gift cards and does not separate or otherwise distinguish our general purpose re-loadable cards from the gift cards. In such event, it is possible that such general purpose re-loadable cards would lose their eligibility for such exemption to the CARD Act and its requirements, and therefore we could be deemed to be in violation of the CARD Act and the rule, which could result in the imposition of fines, the suspension of our ability to offer our general purpose re-loadable cards, civil liability, criminal liability, and the inability of our issuing banks to apply certain fees to our general purpose re-loadable cards, each of which would likely have a material adverse impact on our revenues.

Any gift cards we issue will be governed by the CARD Act and other various regulations. Any violations with our gift card issuance could result in the imposition of fines, the suspension of our ability to offer our gift cards, civil liability, criminal liability, and the inability of our issuing banks to apply certain fees to our gift cards, each of which would likely have a material adverse impact on our revenues.

Data Privacy Laws

Our billers, financial institutions, partners and their consumers, store personal and business information, financial information and other sensitive information on our platform. In addition, we receive, store, handle, transmit, use and otherwise process personal and business information and other data from and about actual and prospective billers, financial institutions and partners, as well as our employees and service providers. As a result, we and our handling of data are subject to a variety of laws, rules and regulations relating to privacy, data protection and information security, including regulation by various governmental authorities, such as the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, and various state, local and foreign agencies. Our data handling and processing activities are also subject to contractual obligations and industry standard requirements. The legislative and regulatory landscapes for privacy, data protection and information security continue to evolve in jurisdictions worldwide, with an increasing focus on privacy and data protection issues with the potential to affect our business.

In the United States, various laws and regulations apply to the security, collection, processing, storage, use, disclosure and other processing of certain types of data, In addition, many states in which we operate have enacted laws that protect the privacy and security of sensitive and personal data, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, or CPRA, in California. Certain other state laws impose similar privacy obligations, such as in New York, Nevada, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut and Utah to name a few. In addition, all 50 states have data breach laws including obligations to provide notification of security breaches of computer databases that contain personal information to affected individuals, state officers and others.

In addition to the laws and regulations described above, various regulatory agencies in the United States and in foreign jurisdictions continue to examine a wide variety of issues which are or may be applicable to us and may impact our business. These issues include payments, identity theft, account management guidelines, privacy, disclosure rules, cybersecurity and marketing. The banks we partner with are under growing pressure to increase scrutiny and oversight of their fintech customers, resulting in increasing pressure on us by our bank partners to enhance our AML/BSA compliance and sanctions screening controls. There is a risk a partner bank’s regulator will examine our compliance program under enhanced standards applicable to banks. In addition, in the United States, almost all states regulate money transmission and while our services do not involve the movement of funds directly, there is a risk that a state regulator may misinterpret our services and find we are offering unlicensed money transmission. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, and several states have provided guidance or prohibitions against the use of convenience or similar "pay-to-pay" fees in certain industries that may impact us and or our billers. In January 2024, the CFPB issued a proposed rule that would prohibit non-sufficient funds fees on transactions declined in real time, with a swipe, tap or click. The laws and regulations relating to financial services, privacy, data protection and information security are evolving, can be subject to significant change and may result in ever-increasing regulatory and public scrutiny and escalating levels of enforcement and sanctions. In late 2023, the CFPB proposed new federal oversight of large technology firms and providers of digital wallets and payment applications that would require such firms to adhere to the same rules as large banks, credit unions and other financial institutions already supervised by the CFPB. The ultimate adoption, scope or impact of this rule is uncertain, but if it becomes applicable to us, it could materially increase regulatory risks and impact the way we conduct our business. As our business continues to develop and expand, including internationally, we continue to monitor the additional laws and regulations that may become relevant. Any actual or perceived failure to comply with legal and regulatory requirements may result in, among other things, revocation of required licenses or registrations, loss of approved status, private litigation, including class action litigation, consent decrees and injunctions, regulatory or governmental investigations, administrative enforcement actions, sanctions, civil and criminal liability, damages, fines, penalties, adverse publicity, reputational damage and constraints on our ability to continue to operate.

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Environmental Laws

We are subject to a variety of federal, state, local and foreign environmental, health and safety laws and regulations governing, among other things, the generation, storage, handling, use and transportation of hazardous materials; the emission and discharge of hazardous materials into the environment; and the health and safety of our employees. We have incurred and expect to continue to incur costs to maintain or achieve compliance with environmental, health and safety laws and regulations. To date, these costs have not been material to the Company.

Human Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2024, we had 107 full-time employees, and four part-time employees. We are not a party to any collective bargaining agreements. We believe that our relations with our employees are good.

Growth and Development. Our strategy to develop and retain the best talent includes an emphasis on employee training and development. We promote our core values of ownership, innovation, camaraderie, service, authenticity and trust as an organization and offer awards to colleagues who exemplify these qualities. We require a mandatory online training curriculum for our employees that includes annual anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training.

Inclusion and Diversity. Our inclusion and diversity program focuses on our employees, workplace and community. We believe that our business is strengthened by a diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we operate. We believe all of our employees should be treated with respect and equality, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious beliefs or other characteristics. Inclusion and diversity remain a common thread in all of our human resource practices so that we can attract, develop and retain the best talent for our workforce.

Available Information

Usio was founded under the name Billserv.com, Inc. in July 1998 and incorporated in the State of Nevada. During 2019, we changed our corporate name from Payment Data Systems, Inc. to Usio, Inc. Our principal offices are located at 3611 Paesanos Parkway, Suite 300, San Antonio, TX 78231. Our telephone number is (210) 249-4100.

Our corporate website is located at www.usio.com. We make available on this website, free of charge, copies of our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports, as applicable and as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or furnish such materials to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Interested persons can view such materials without charge under the "Investor Relations" section and then by clicking "Financials" on the Company's website, www.usio.com.

The inclusion of website addresses in this Annual Report does not include or incorporate by reference the information on or accessible through these websites, and the information contained on or accessible through these websites should not be considered as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

You may also read and copy any materials we file with or furnish to the SEC. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at https://www.sec.gov.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following risk factors and other information included in this annual report on Form 10-K. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected, and you may lose some or all of your investment.

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RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS

If our security applications are breached by cyberattacks or are not adequate to address changing market conditions and customer concerns, we may incur significant losses and be unable to sell our services.

Unauthorized parties have attempted, and we expect that they will continue to attempt, to gain access to our systems or facilities through various means, including, but not limited to, hacking into our systems or facilities or those of our customers, partners, or vendors, and attempting to fraudulently induce users of our systems, including employees and customers, into disclosing user names, passwords, payment information, or other sensitive information used to gain access to such systems or facilities. This information may in turn be used to access our customers’ personal or proprietary information and payment data that are stored on or accessible through our information technology systems and those of third parties with whom we partner. Numerous and evolving cybersecurity threats, including advanced and persisting cyberattacks, cyberextortion, distributed denial-of-service attacks, ransomware, spear phishing and social engineering schemes, the introduction of computer viruses or other malware, and the physical destruction of all or portions of our information technology and infrastructure and those of third parties with whom we partner could compromise the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of the data in our systems. We may experience in the future, breaches of our security measures due to human error, malfeasance, insider threats, system errors or vulnerabilities, or other irregularities.

Any cyberattacks or data security breaches affecting our information technology or infrastructure or of our customers, partners, or vendors could have negative effects. For example, on December 25, 2021, we detected a ransomware attack that accessed and encrypted a small portion of our information technology systems. The unauthorized access included the download of non-payment processing related data files from our externally hosted Office 365 environment which is separate from our payment processing environment. Throughout the incident, we remained operational. Promptly upon the detection of the event, we launched an investigation, notified law enforcement and our insurance carrier, and engaged legal counsel, computer forensic firms and other incident response professionals. We also implemented a series of containment and remediation measures to address this situation and reinforce the security of our information technology systems. Our systems were not only fully restored and capable of resuming normal operations to the extent they were impaired, but enhanced following our immediate and long term response. Further preventative and proactive security measures were integrated, including incremental network and cloud defenses, implementation of third party cyber defense applications, structured incident response and disaster recovery plans, along with advanced employee cyber security training. We actively pursue any potential actions that will improve our existing systems. This cyber event had no material impact on the business, and no cardholder, or payments related data was compromised. Our direct losses associated with the cyber incident and its response were largely covered by our cybersecurity insurance, except for a deductible.

Our use of applications designed for premium data security and integrity to process electronic transactions may not be sufficient to address changing market conditions or the security and privacy concerns of existing and potential customers. If our security applications are breached and sensitive data is lost or stolen, we could incur significant costs to not only assess and repair any damage to our systems, but also to reimburse customers for losses that occur from the fraudulent use of the data. We may also be subject to fines and penalties from the credit card associations or regulatory agencies in the event of the loss of confidential account information. Our insurance policies may not be adequate to compensate us for the potential costs and other losses arising from cybersecurity-related disruptions, failures, attacks or breaches. In addition, such insurance may not be available to us in the future on economically reasonable terms, or at all. Further, adverse publicity raising concerns about the safety or privacy of electronic transactions, or widely reported breaches of our or another provider's security, have the potential to undermine consumer confidence in the technology and could have a materially adverse effect on our business.

Unauthorized disclosure of cardholder data, whether through breach of our computer systems or otherwise, could expose us to liability and protracted and costly litigation.

We collect and store personal identifiable information about our cardholders, including names, addresses, social security numbers, driver’s license numbers and account numbers, and maintain a database of cardholder data relating to specific transactions, including account numbers, in order to process transactions and prevent fraud. As a result, we are required to comply with the privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, various other federal and state privacy statutes and regulations, and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, each of which is subject to change at any time. Compliance with these requirements is often difficult and costly, and our failure, or our resellers' failure, to comply may result in significant fines or civil penalties, regulatory enforcement action, liability to our issuing banks and termination of our agreements with one or more of our issuing banks, each of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial position and/or operations. In addition, a significant breach could result in our Company being prohibited from processing transactions for any of the relevant card associations or network organizations, including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover or regional debit networks, which would also have a significant material adverse impact on our financial position and/or operations.

Furthermore, if our computer systems are breached by unauthorized users, we may be subject to liability, including claims for unauthorized purchases with misappropriated bank card information, impersonation or similar fraud claims. We could also be subject to liability for claims relating to misuse of personal information, such as unauthorized marketing purposes, or failure to comply with laws governing notification of such breaches. These claims also could result in protracted and costly litigation. In addition, we could be subject to penalties or sanctions from the relevant card associations or network organizations.

If our efforts to protect the security of information about our customers, cardholders and vendors are unsuccessful, we may face additional costly government enforcement actions and private litigation, and our sales and reputation could suffer.

An important component of our business involves the receipt and storage of information about our cardholders and banking information. We have multiple programs and processes in place to detect and respond to data security incidents; however, because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems change frequently and may be difficult to detect for long periods of time, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or implement adequate preventive measures. In addition, hardware, software, or applications we develop or procure from third parties may contain defects in design or manufacture or other problems that could unexpectedly compromise information security. Unauthorized parties may also attempt to gain access to our systems or facilities, or those of third parties with whom we do business, through fraud, trickery, or other forms of deceiving our vendors, contractors, and employees. If we, our customers, or our vendors experience significant data security breaches or fail to detect and appropriately respond to significant data security breaches, we could be exposed to government enforcement actions and private litigation. In addition, our cardholders and customers could lose confidence in our ability to protect their information, which could cause them to discontinue using our services.

If we fail to comply with the applicable requirements of the respective card networks, they could seek to fine us, suspend us or terminate our registrations.

In order to provide our transaction processing services, we are registered with Visa, Mastercard and Discover as service providers and transaction processors for member institutions and with other networks. As such, we are subject to card association and network rules that could subject us to a variety of fines or penalties that may be levied by the card networks for certain acts or omissions. The rules of the card networks are set by their boards, which may be influenced by banks that own their stock and, in the case of Discover by the card’s issuers, and some of those banks and issuers are our competitors with respect to these processing services. The termination of our registrations or our status as a service provider or transaction processor, or any changes in card association or other network rules or standards, including interpretation and implementation of the rules or standards, that increase the cost of doing business or limit our ability to provide transaction processing services to our customers, could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. If a merchant or one of our resellers fails to comply with the applicable requirements of the card associations and networks, it could be subject to a variety of fines or penalties that may be levied by the card associations or networks. If we cannot collect such amounts from the applicable merchant or one of our resellers, we could end up bearing such fines or penalties, resulting in lower earnings for us.

Fraud by merchants or others could have an adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.

We have potential liability for fraudulent bankcard, ACH and prepaid card transactions or credits initiated by merchants or others. Examples of merchant fraud include when a merchant knowingly uses a stolen or counterfeit bankcard, card number or bank account to record a false sales transaction, processes an invalid bankcard, or intentionally fails to deliver the merchandise or services sold in an otherwise valid transaction. Criminals are using increasingly sophisticated methods to engage in illegal activities such as counterfeit and fraud. While we have systems and procedures designed to detect and reduce the impact of fraud, we cannot assure the effectiveness of these measures. It is possible that incidents of fraud could increase in the future. Failure to effectively manage risk and prevent fraud would increase our chargebacks liability or cause us to incur other liabilities, including regulatory and association fines, penalties and harm to our reputation. Increases in chargebacks or other liabilities could have an adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.

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If we do not adapt to rapid technological change, including as a result of artificial intelligence, our business may fail.

Our success depends on our ability to develop new and enhanced services and related products that meet ever changing customer needs and industry standards. However, the market for our services is characterized by rapidly changing technology, evolving industry standards, emerging competition and frequent new and enhanced software, service and related product introductions. In addition, the software market is subject to rapid and substantial technological change. To remain successful, we must respond to new developments in hardware and semiconductor technology, operating systems, programming technology computer capabilities and the growing use of artificial intelligence, or AI and machine learning.

Generative AI has become more publicly available and enterprise adoption of generative AI has grown. We have not incorporated AI features into our products and technologies and our success will depend in part on our ability to do so. Incorporating generative AI into our products will require a significant investment by us which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

In many instances, new and enhanced services, products and technologies are in the emerging stages of development and marketing and are subject to the risks inherent in the development and marketing of new software, services and products. We may not successfully identify new service opportunities and develop and introduce new and enhanced services and related products to market in a timely manner. Even if we do bring such services, products or technologies to market, they may not become commercially successful. Additionally, services, products or technologies developed by others may render our services and related products noncompetitive or obsolete. If we are unable, for technological or other reasons, to develop and introduce new services and products in a timely manner in response to changing market conditions or customer requirements, our business may fail.

Growing use of artificial intelligence has challenges that, if not properly managed could result in harm to our brand, reputation, business or customers, and adversely affect our results of operations.

The use of AI presents risks. AI algorithms may be flawed, and datasets may be insufficient. Inappropriate or controversial data practices by us or others could impair the acceptance of AI solutions or subject us to lawsuits and regulatory investigations. These deficiencies could undermine the decisions, predictions or analysis AI applications produce, subjecting us to competitive harm, legal liability and brand or reputational harm.

In addition, the use of AI may increase cybersecurity risks, privacy risks, and operational and technological risks. The technologies underlying AI and their use cases are rapidly developing, and it is not possible to predict all of the legal, operational or technological risks related to the use of AI. Moreover, how AI is used is the subject of evolving review by various U.S. regulatory agencies, including the SEC and the FTC. It is possible that governments may also seek to regulate, limit, or block the use of AI or otherwise impose other restrictions that may hinder the usability or effectiveness of our products and services.

Our efforts to expand our product portfolio and market reach, including through acquisitions, may not succeed and may reduce our revenue growth and we may not achieve or maintain profitability.

Since 2014, we have completed a total of four acquisitions which have allowed us to expand our product offerings. For example, we acquired substantially all of the assets of IMS, a business of electronic bill presentment, document composition, document decomposition and printing and mailing services serving hundreds of customers representing a wide range of industry verticals, including utilities and financial institutions on December 15, 2020. We also continue to invest in our established business lines and new markets, such as our payment facilitation, and prepaid card business. While we have grown the proportion of revenue from these newer products and services and we intend to continue to broaden the scope of products and services we offer, we may not be successful in maintaining or growing our current revenue streams or deriving any significant new revenue streams from these products and services. Failure to successfully broaden the scope of products and services that are attractive may inhibit our growth and harm our business. Furthermore, we expect to continue to expand our markets in the future, and we may have limited or no experience in such newer markets. We cannot assure you that any of our products or services will be widely accepted in any market or that they will continue to grow in revenue. Our offerings may present new and difficult technological, operational, regulatory, risks, and other challenges, and if we experience service disruptions, failures, or other issues, our business may be materially and adversely affected. Our expansion into newer markets may not lead to growth and may require significant management time and attention, and we may not be able to recoup our investments in a timely manner or at all. If any of this were to occur, it could damage our reputation, limit our growth, and materially and adversely affect our business.

We may need additional financing in the future. We may be unable to obtain additional financing or if we obtain financing it may not be on terms favorable to us. You may lose your entire investment.

Based on our current plans, we believe our existing cash and cash equivalents and cash flow from operations will be sufficient to fund our operating expense and capital requirements for at least 12 months, although we may need funds in the future. At December 31, 2024 we had $8.1 million of cash and cash equivalents, and for the year ended December 31, 2024, operating activities provided $2.9 million. If our capital resources are insufficient to meet future capital requirements, we will have to raise additional funds by selling assets, borrowing money from a third party, or by selling debt or equity securities. If we are unable to obtain additional funds on terms favorable to us, we may be required to cease or reduce our operating activities to a level that operations can support. If we must cease or reduce our operating activities, you may lose your entire investment.

Business interruptions or systems failures may impair the availability of our websites, applications, products or services, or otherwise harm our business.

Our systems and operations and those of our service providers and partners have experienced from time to time, and may experience in the future, business interruptions or degradation because of distributed denial-of-service and other cyberattacks, insider threats, hardware and software defects or malfunctions, human error, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, and other natural disasters, public health crises (including pandemics), power losses, disruptions in telecommunications services, fraud, military or political conflicts, terrorist attacks, computer viruses or other malware, or other events. A catastrophic event that results in a disruption or failure of our systems or operations could result in significant losses and require substantial recovery time and significant expenditures to resume or maintain operations, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Additionally, some of our systems, including those of companies we have acquired, are not fully redundant, and our disaster recovery planning may not be sufficient for all possible outcomes or events. As a provider of payment solutions, we are subject to heightened scrutiny by regulators that may require specific business continuity, resiliency and disaster recovery plans, and rigorous testing of such plans, which may be costly and time-consuming to implement, and may divert our resources from other business priorities.

We have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, system failures, cyberattacks, unplanned outages, and other events or conditions from time to time that have and may interrupt the availability, or reduce or adversely affect the speed or functionality, of our products and services. These events could result in future losses of revenue. A prolonged interruption in the availability or reduction in the availability, speed, or functionality of our products and services could materially harm our business. Frequent or persistent interruptions in our services could permanently harm our relationship with our customers and partners and our reputation. Moreover, if any system failure or similar event results in damage to our customers or their business partners, they could seek significant compensation or contractual penalties from us for their losses, and those claims, even if unsuccessful, would likely be time-consuming and costly for us to address, and could have other consequences described in this “Risk Factors” section under the caption “If our security applications are breached by cyberattacks or are not adequate to address changing market conditions and customer concerns, we may incur significant losses and be unable to sell our services.”

We have undertaken and continue to undertake certain system upgrades and re-platforming efforts designed to improve the availability, reliability, resiliency, and speed of our platform. These efforts are costly and time-consuming, involve significant technical risk, and may divert our resources from new features and products, and there can be no guarantee that these efforts will be effective. Frequent or persistent site interruptions could lead to regulatory scrutiny, significant fines and penalties, and mandatory and costly changes to our business practices, and ultimately could cause us to lose existing licenses that we need to operate or prevent or delay us from obtaining additional licenses that may be required for our business.

We also rely on facilities, components, applications, and services supplied by third parties, including data center facilities and cloud data storage and processing services. From time to time, we have experienced interruptions in the provision of such facilities and services provided by these third parties. If these third parties experience operational interference or disruptions (including a cybersecurity incident), breach their agreements with us, or fail to perform their obligations and meet our expectations, our operations could be disrupted or otherwise negatively affected, which could result in customer dissatisfaction, regulatory scrutiny, and damage to our reputation and brands, and materially and adversely affect our business. While we maintain insurance policies intended to offset the financial impact we may experience from these risks, our coverage may be insufficient to compensate us for all losses caused by interruptions in our service as a result of systems failures and similar events.

In addition, any failure to successfully implement new information systems and technologies, or improvements or upgrades to existing information systems and technologies in a timely manner could have an adverse impact on our business, internal controls (including internal controls over financial reporting), results of operations, and financial condition.

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We rely on our relationship with the Automated Clearing House network, and if the Federal Reserve rules were to change, our business could be adversely affected.

We have contractual relationships with North American Banking Company, or NABC, Metropolitan Commercial Bank, and TransPecos Bank, which are Originating Depository Financial Institutions, or ODFI, in the ACH network. The ACH network is a nationwide batch-oriented electronic funds transfer system that provides for the interbank clearing of electronic payments for participating financial institutions. An ODFI is a participating financial institution that must abide by the provisions of the ACH Operating Rules and Guidelines. Through our relationships with Metropolitan Commercial Bank, TransPecos Bank, and NABC, we process payment transactions on behalf of our customers and their consumers by submitting payment instructions in a prescribed ACH format. We pay volume-based fees to TransPecos Bank, and NABC for debit and credit transactions processed each month, and pay fees for other transactions such as returns and notices of change to bank accounts. These fees are part of our agreed-upon cost structures with the banks. If the Federal Reserve rules were to introduce restrictions or modify access to the Automated Clearing House, our business could be materially adversely affected. Further, if one or all of Metropolitan Commercial Bank, TransPecos Bank, or NABC were to cancel our respective contract with the bank, our business could be materially affected. At this time, we believe we could find and enter into additional agreements with other bank sponsors on similar contractual terms, but no assurances can be made.

Loss of key resellers could reduce our revenue growth.

We rely on our reseller sales channel, which purchases and resells our end-to-end services to its own portfolio of merchant customers. This channel is a strong contributor to our revenue growth. If a reseller switches to another transaction processor, shuts down, becomes insolvent, or enters the processing business themselves, we may no longer receive new merchant referrals from the reseller, and we risk losing existing merchants that were originally enrolled by the reseller, all of which could negatively affect our revenues and earnings.

If we lose key personnel or we are unable to attract, recruit, retain and develop qualified employees, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.

In order for us to successfully compete and grow, we must attract, recruit, retain and develop the necessary personnel who can provide the needed expertise and skills across the spectrum of our intellectual capital needs. The market for qualified personnel is highly competitive and we may not be successful in recruiting qualified personnel for needed skill sets or replacing current personnel who leave us. Failure to retain or attract key personnel and skill sets could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

If our third-party card processing providers or our bank sponsors fail to comply with the applicable requirements of Visa, Mastercard and Discover credit card associations or if our current processors cancel or fail to renew our contracts, we may have to find a new third-party processing provider, which could increase our costs.

Substantially all of the card-based transactions we process involve the use of Visa, Mastercard or Discover credit cards. In order to provide payment-processing services for Visa, Mastercard and Discover transactions, we must be sponsored by a financial institution that is a principal member of the respective Visa, Mastercard and Discover card associations. Both Central Bank of St. Louis and Wells Fargo Bank have sponsored us under the designations Third Party Processor, or TPP, and Independent Sales Organization, or ISO, with the Visa card association, and under the designations Third Party Servicer, or TPS, and Merchant Service Provider, or MSP, with the Mastercard card association. We have agreements with TriSource Solutions, LLC, Card Connect / First Data Merchant Services Corp. and Global Payments Inc. through which their member banks, Central Bank of St. Louis and Wells Fargo Bank, sponsor us for membership in the Visa and Mastercard card associations, and settle card transactions for our merchants. If our third-party processing provider, TriSource Solutions, Card Connect or Global Payments, or our bank sponsors, Central Bank of St. Louis, Wells Fargo Bank, TransPecos Bank, CBW Bank or Evolve Bank & Trust fail to comply with the applicable requirements of the Visa, Mastercard, and Discover card associations, Visa, Mastercard or Discover could suspend or terminate the registration of our third-party processing provider. Also, our contracts with both of these third parties are subject to cancellation upon limited notice by either party. The cancellation of either contract, termination of their registration or any changes in the Visa, Mastercard or Discover rules that would impair the registration of our third-party processing provider could require us to stop providing such payment processing services if we are unable to enter into a similar agreement with another provider or sponsor at similar costs and upon similar contractual terms. Additionally, changing our bank sponsor could adversely affect our relationship with our merchants if the new sponsor provides inferior service or charges higher costs.

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We may not be able to obtain and maintain sufficient insurance coverage.

We insure against a majority of business risks, including liability for cyber incidents, and for director and officer liability ("D&O"). D&O and cyber insurance especially are becoming increasingly challenging to purchase and maintain due to market factors. Premiums and deductibles have been increasing, sometimes dramatically, and some insurers are cutting back on the number of companies they insure, causing the supply of insurance to lag behind demand. As a result of these factors, we may not be able to maintain such insurance on acceptable terms or be able to secure coverage and the coverage of our existing insurance may not be sufficient to offset existing or future claims. A successful claim against us with respect to uninsured liabilities or in excess of insurance coverage could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We have incurred substantial losses in the past and may incur additional losses in the future.

We reported net income of $3.3 million and a net loss of $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Including these results, we have an accumulated deficit of $68.0 million at December 31, 2024. Our future operating results are not certain and we may incur future operating losses.

We may need to raise additional capital to pursue product development initiatives and to penetrate additional markets for the sale of our products in the future. We believe that we have access to capital resources through possible public or private equity offerings, debt financings, corporate collaborations or other means but we cannot assure you that we will be able to complete such a financing on terms acceptable to us or at all. If we are unable to secure additional capital, we may be required to curtail our research and development initiatives and take additional measures to reduce costs in order to conserve our cash in amounts sufficient to sustain operations and meet our obligations. These measures could cause significant delays in our efforts to expand our product offerings and customer base in the United States, which are critical to the realization of our business plan and to future operations.

We have recorded significant deferred tax assets, and we might never realize their full value, which would result in a charge against our earnings.

As of December 31, 2024, we have net deferred tax assets of $4.7 million. Realization of our deferred tax assets is dependent upon our generating sufficient taxable income in future years to realize the tax benefit from those assets. Deferred tax assets are reviewed at least annually for realizability. A charge against our earnings would result if, based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized beyond our existing valuation allowance. This could be caused by, among other things, deterioration in performance, adverse market conditions, adverse changes in applicable laws or regulations, including changes that restrict the activities of or affect the solutions sold by our business and a variety of other factors.

If a deferred tax asset net of our valuation allowance was determined to be not realizable in a future period, a charge to earnings would be recognized as an expense in our results of operations in the period the determination is made. Additionally, if we are unable to utilize our deferred tax assets, our cash flow available to fund operations could be adversely affected.

Depending on future circumstances, it is possible that we might never realize the full value of our deferred tax assets. Any future impairment charges related to a significant portion of our deferred tax assets would have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Our prepaid card revenues from the sale of services to merchants that accept Mastercard cards are dependent upon our continued Mastercard registration and financial institution sponsorship and, in some cases, continued participation in certain payment networks.

In order to provide processing services for our Mastercard prepaid card program, we must be either a member of a payment network or be registered as a prepaid processor of Mastercard. Sunrise Banks, N.A. has sponsored us under the designations Third Party Servicer, or TPS, and Merchant Service Provider, or MSP, with the Mastercard card association. Registration as a prepaid processor is dependent upon our being sponsored by member clearing banks. If our sponsor bank should stop providing sponsorship for us, we would need to find another financial institution to provide those services or we would need to be a member, either of which could prove to be difficult and/or more expensive. If we are unable to find a replacement financial institution to provide sponsorship or become a member of the association, we may no longer be able to provide prepaid processing services to our Mastercard customers, which would negatively impact our revenues and earnings.

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If our software fails, and we need to repair or replace it, or we become subject to warranty claims, our costs could increase.

Our software products could contain errors or “bugs” that could adversely affect the performance of services or damage a user’s data. We attempt to limit our potential liability for warranty claims through technical audits and limitation-of-liability provisions in our customer agreements; however, these measures may not be effective in limiting our exposure to warranty claims. We have not experienced a significant increase in software errors or warranty claims. Despite the existence of various security precautions, our computer infrastructure may also be vulnerable to viruses or similar disruptive problems caused by our customers or third parties gaining access to our processing system.

We depend on the efficient and uninterrupted operation of our computer network systems, software, data center and telecommunications networks, as well as the systems and services of third parties. Our systems and operations or those of our third-party providers could be exposed to damage or interruption from, among other things, fire, natural disaster, power loss, telecommunications failure, terrorist acts, war, unauthorized entry, human error, and computer viruses or other defects. Defects in our systems or those of third parties, errors or delays in the processing of payment transactions, telecommunications failures or other difficulties could result in loss of revenue, loss of merchants, loss of merchant and cardholder data, harm to our business or reputation, exposure to fraud losses or other liabilities, negative publicity, additional operating and development costs, and/or diversion of technical and other resources. We perform the majority of our disaster recovery operations ourselves, though we utilize select third parties for some aspects of recovery. To the extent we outsource our disaster recovery, we are at risk of the vendor’s unresponsiveness in the event of breakdowns in our systems.

We will be liable for separation payments in case of change in control, termination without cause, non-renewal of the agreement, death, or disability under the employment agreement with our Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Hoch, which could have an adverse effect on our cash position and on our financial results.

Pursuant to our employment agreement, as amended, with Louis Hoch, Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Operating Officer, in the event of change in control, termination by the Company without cause, termination by employee for good reason, or non-renewal of the employment agreement, we will be liable for separation payments, equaling an amount of (a) 2.95 times the respective base salary and bonus payments, plus (b) a pro rata portion of the respective annual bonus based on the number of days elapsed in the year prior, plus (c) 2.0 times the respective base salary for non-competition, and (d) continuing other benefits. We estimate the cash disbursements over time to be $5.9 million for the agreement with Mr. Hoch.

In the case of termination of the agreement due to death of the executive, we will be liable for separation payments, equaling an amount of 2.95 times the respective base salary. The deferred compensation does not include amounts paid or accrued to executive for bonuses or bonus compensation, benefits or equity awards. Unpaid and unearned bonus compensation or bonus deferred compensation is forfeited. No deferred compensation will be due as long as we and/or an insurance company continues to pay executive’s base salary, minus any monthly base salary already paid to the executive prior to his death pursuant to the executive’s disability, to the executive’s estate for a period of up to 36 months. If these continuing payments cease before 36 months, we will have to pay the executive’s estate the deferred compensation minus any base salary payments within 30 days of the cessation. We estimate the cash disbursements over time to be approximately $3.5 million for the agreement with Mr. Hoch. Further, all stock options issued to the executive and all restricted stock granted to executive shall continue on their established vesting schedule.

In the case of termination of the agreement due to disability without death, we will be liable for separation payments, equaling an amount of disability benefits constituting base salary for three years. We estimate the cash disbursement over time to be $3.5 million for the agreement with Mr. Hoch. Unpaid and unearned bonus compensation or bonus deferred compensation is forfeited. Further, all stock options issued to the executive and all restricted stock granted to executive shall continue on their established vesting schedule. No further compensation will be due for compliance with the agreements’ non-compete, non-solicitation and disparagement clauses.

Depending on when such an event might occur, it could have a substantial adverse effect on our operating capital and cash on hand. If our cash position is not sufficient, we may need to raise additional cash which could involve selling equity securities which would dilute our shareholders. In addition, the loss of our Chairman or Chief Executive Officer may adversely affect our business and results of operations.

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We depend on Louis A. Hoch, our Chairman, President, Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer, and if he ceased to be active in our management, our business may not be successful.

Our success depends to a significant degree upon the continued contributions of our key management, marketing, service and related product development and operational personnel, including our President and Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer, Louis A. Hoch. We entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Hoch in February 2007 and update his agreement as changes are required. The terms of the agreement prohibit the executive from competing with us for a period of two years from the executive’s date of termination. Our business may not be successful if, for any reason, Mr. Hoch ceases to be active in our management.

Risks associated with reduced levels of consumer spending could adversely affect our revenues and earnings.

Significant portions of our revenue and earnings are derived from fees from processing consumer ACH, prepaid, credit, and debit card transactions. We are exposed to general economic conditions that affect consumer confidence, consumer spending, consumer discretionary income or changes in consumer purchasing habits. A general reduction in consumer spending in the United States or in any other country where we do business could adversely affect our revenues and earnings. Please also refer to "General Risk Factors" in this Item 1A in this Annual Report on Form 10-K

We are subject to risks and write-offs resulting from fraudulent activities and losses from overdrawn cardholder accounts that could adversely impact our financial performance and results of operations.

Our prepaid cards expose us to threats involving the misuse of such cards, collusion, fraud, identity theft and systemic attacks on our systems. Although a large portion of fraudulent activity is addressed through the charge-back systems and procedures maintained by the card association networks, we are often responsible for other losses due to merchant and cardholder fraud. No system or procedures established to detect and reduce the impact of fraud are entirely effective. We recorded fraud losses of $311,306 and $573,281, respectively, in 2024 and 2023. We experienced a decline in fraudulent accounts in 2024 due to the increasing number of traditional magnetic stripe cards being replaced with cards featuring Europay, MasterCard and Visa chip technology that offer improved security. Although we actively devote efforts to effectively manage risk and prevent fraud, we could nevertheless experience future increases in fraud losses over our historical experience.

Our prepaid cardholders can in some circumstances incur charges in excess of the funds available in their accounts and are liable for the resulting overdrawn account balance. Although we generally decline authorization attempts for amounts that exceed the available balance in a prepaid cardholders account, the application of the card association networks’ rules and regulations, the timing of the settlement of transactions and the assessment of subscription, maintenance or other fees can, among other things, result in overdrawn card accounts.

Although we maintain reserves for fraud and other losses, our exposure to these types of risks may exceed our reserve levels for a variety of reasons, including our failure to predict the actual recovery rate, failure to effectively manage risk and failure to prevent fraud. Accordingly, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected to the extent that we incur losses resulting from overdrawn cardholder accounts and fraudulent activity that exceed our designated reserves or if we determine that it is necessary to increase our reserves substantially in order to address any increased recovery risk.

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Our business strategy includes identifying businesses and assets to acquire, and if we cannot integrate acquisitions into our company successfully, we may have limited growth.

Our success partially depends upon our ability to identify and acquire undervalued businesses and merchant portfolios within our industry. Although we believe that there are companies and portfolios available for potential acquisition that might offer attractive business opportunities, we may not be able to make any acquisitions, and if we do make acquisitions, they may not be profitable. As a result, our business may not grow and regain profitability.

Acquisitions may involve significant cash expenditures, debt issuances, equity issuances, operating losses and expenses. Acquisitions involve numerous other risks, including:

•	diversion of management time and attention from daily operations;
•	difficulties integrating acquired businesses, technologies and personnel into our business;
•	difficulties in obtaining and verifying the financial statements and other business information of acquired businesses;
•	inability to obtain required regulatory approvals;
•	potential loss of key employees, key contractual relationships or key customers of acquired companies or of ours;
•	assumption of the liabilities and exposure to unforeseen liabilities of acquired companies; and
•	dilution of interests of holders of our common stock through the issuance of equity securities or equity-linked securities.

If we do not manage our credit risks related to our merchant accounts, we may incur significant losses.

We rely on the Federal Reserve’s Automated Clearing House system for electronic fund transfers and the Visa, Mastercard and Discover associations for settlement of payments by credit or debit card on behalf of our merchant customers. In our use of these established payment clearance systems, we generally bear the credit risks arising from returned transactions caused by insufficient funds, stop payment orders, closed accounts, frozen accounts, unauthorized use, disputes, customer chargebacks, theft or fraud. Consequently, we assume the credit risk of merchant disputes, fraud, insolvency or bankruptcy in the event we attempt to recover funds related to such transactions from our customers. We have not experienced a significant increase in the rate of returned transactions or incurred any losses with respect to such transactions. We utilize a number of systems and procedures to manage and limit credit risks, but if these actions are not successful in managing such risks, we may incur significant losses.

Market conditions could negatively impact our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

The market in which we operate is affected by a number of factors that are largely beyond our control but can nonetheless have a potentially significant, negative impact on us. These factors include, among other things:

•	changes in interest rates and credit spreads;
•	the availability of credit, including the price, terms, and conditions under which it can be obtained;
•	slower growth or recession or reduced consumer spending;
•	inflation;
•	competition;
•	the actual and perceived state of the economy and public capital markets generally;
•	amendments or repeals of legislation, or changes in regulations or regulatory interpretations thereof, and transitions of government, including uncertainty regarding any of the foregoing; and
•	the rise of international conflicts.

Changes in these factors are difficult to predict, and a change in one factor could affect other factors, which could result in adverse effects to our business, results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows.

The broader implications of the macroeconomic environment, including uncertainty around recent international conflicts including the Russia and Ukraine conflict, supply chain shortages, a recession globally or in markets in which we operate, higher inflation rates, higher interest rates, and other related global economic conditions, remain unknown. A deterioration in macroeconomic conditions could continue to increase the risk of lower consumer spending, merchant and consumer bankruptcy, insolvency, business failure, higher credit losses, or other business interruption, which may adversely impact our business. If these conditions continue or worsen, they could adversely impact our future financial and operating results.

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RISKS RELATED TO OUR INDUSTRY

The electronic commerce market is evolving and if it does not grow, we may not be able to sell sufficient services to make our business viable.

The electronic commerce market is a service industry that continues to grow significantly. If the electronic commerce market fails to grow or grows slower than anticipated, or if we, despite an investment of significant resources, are unable to adapt to meet changing customer requirements or technological changes in this emerging market, or if our services and related products do not maintain a proportionate degree of acceptance in this growing market, our business may not grow and could even fail. Additionally, the security and privacy concerns of existing and potential customers may inhibit the growth of the electronic commerce market in general, and our customer base and revenues, in particular. Similar to the emergence of the credit card and automatic teller machine industries, we and other organizations serving the electronic commerce market must educate users that electronic transactions use encryption technology and other electronic security measures that make electronic transactions more secure than paper-based transactions.

If we cannot compete successfully in our industry, we could lose market share and our costs could increase.

Portions of the electronic commerce market are becoming increasingly competitive. We expect to face growing competition in all areas of the electronic payment processing market. New companies could emerge and compete for merchants of all sizes. We expect competition to increase from both established and emerging companies and that such increased competition could lower our market share and increase our costs. Moreover, our current and potential competitors, many of whom have greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than us, may respond more quickly than us to new or emerging technologies or could expand to compete directly against us in any or all of our target markets. Accordingly, it is possible that current or potential competitors could rapidly acquire market share. We may not be able to compete against current or future competitors successfully. Additionally, competitive pressures may increase our costs, which could lower our earnings, if any.

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RISKS RELATED TO REGULATION

Payments and other financial services-related regulations and oversight are material to our business and any failure by us to comply could materially harm our business.

The local, state and federal laws, rules, regulations, licensing schemes and industry standards that govern our business, both directly and through our relationships with banks, card networks and other financial services partners, include, or may in the future include, those relating to payments services, such as payment processing and settlement services, anti-money laundering, combating terrorist financing, escheatment, international sanctions regimes and compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, or PCI-DSS, a set of requirements designed to ensure that all companies that process, store or transmit payment card information maintain a secure environment to protect cardholder data. We do not directly collect or store payment card information; instead, we rely on a third-party payment processor to do so. These laws, rules, regulations, licensing schemes and standards are enforced by multiple authorities and governing bodies in the United States, including the Department of the Treasury, self-regulatory organizations and numerous state and local agencies. Currently, we do not possess any permits or licenses from financial regulators. We believe the licensing requirements of federal and state agencies that regulate or monitor banks or other types of providers of electronic commerce services do not apply to us. While our business itself is not currently subject to financial services-related regulation, and we have received confirmation from multiple state regulators that we are not required to obtain money transmitter licenses in those states, the banks, payment networks and card networks that we partner with operate in a highly regulated landscape and there is a risk that those regulations could become directly applicable to us, such as the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Bank Secrecy Act. Nevertheless, there is a risk that a state regulator may misinterpret our services and find we are offering unlicensed money transmission. In addition, as our business and products continue to develop and expand, we may become subject to additional laws, rules, regulations, licensing schemes and standards. In late 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, proposed new federal oversight of large technology firms and providers of digital wallets and payment applications that would require large nonbank financial companies handling more than 5 million transactions per year to adhere to the same rules as large banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions already supervised by the CFPB. The ultimate adoption or impact of this rule is uncertain, but it could materially increase regulatory risks and impact the way we conduct our business. We may not always be able to accurately predict the scope or applicability of certain laws, rules, regulations, licensing schemes or standards to our business, particularly as we expand into new areas of operations, which could have a significant negative effect on our existing business and our ability to pursue future plans.

In the future, as a result of the regulations that are or may become applicable to our business, we could be subject to investigations and resulting liability, including governmental fines, restrictions on our business or other sanctions, and we could be forced to cease conducting certain aspects of our business with residents of certain jurisdictions, be forced to change our business practices in certain jurisdictions or be required to obtain additional licenses, certifications or regulatory approvals. There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully implement changes to our business practices or obtain or maintain any such licenses, certifications or regulatory approvals, and, even if we were able to do so, there could be substantial costs and potential product changes involved in obtaining, maintaining and renewing such licenses, certifications and approvals, which could have a material and adverse effect on our business. In addition, we could be subject to fines or other enforcement action if we are found to violate disclosure, reporting, anti-money laundering, capitalization, corporate governance or other requirements of such licenses, certifications or approvals. These factors could impose substantial additional costs, involve considerable delay to the development or provision of our products or services, require significant and costly operational changes or prevent us from providing our products or services in any given market.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, or Dodd-Frank Act, effected and required significant changes to United States financial regulations, include regulations addressing fees charged or received by issuers for processing debit transactions and the transaction routing options available to merchants. The Dodd-Frank Act also established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, to regulate consumer financial services, including many services offered by our customers. The CFPB is responsible for enforcing and writing rules regarding consumer access to disclosures, fees and statements, error resolution, limited liability and overdrafts when using prepaid cards.

We believe that we are not required to be licensed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Board, or other federal or state agencies that regulate or monitor banks, financial institutions, or other providers of electronic commerce services. It is possible that a federal or state agency will attempt to expand their regulation of providers of electronic commerce services, which could require us to develop a licensing strategy to do business in the regulator's jurisdiction. We are also subject to various laws and regulations relating to commercial transactions, such as the Uniform Commercial Code, and may be subject to the electronic funds transfer rules embodied in Regulation E. Because of growth in the electronic commerce market, Congress has held hearings on whether to regulate providers of services and transactions in the electronic commerce market. It is possible that Congress or individual states could enact laws regulating the electronic commerce market. If enacted, such laws, rules and regulations could be imposed on our business and industry and could increase our costs or limit our business opportunities.

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We are subject to U.S. laws, regulations, rules, standards, policies, contractual obligations and other legal obligations, particularly those related to privacy, data protection and information security, and our actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations could harm our business.

We store personal and business information, financial information and other sensitive information on our platform. In addition, we receive, store, handle, transmit, use and otherwise process personal and business information and other data from and about actual and prospective billers and financial institutions, as well as our employees and service providers. As a result, we are subject to a variety of laws, rules and regulations relating to privacy, data protection and information security, including regulation by various governmental authorities, such as the FTC, and various state, local and foreign agencies. Our data handling and processing activities are also subject to contractual obligations and industry standard requirements. The legislative and regulatory landscapes for privacy, data protection and information security continue to evolve in jurisdictions worldwide, with an increasing focus on privacy and data protection issues with the potential to affect our business. Failure to comply with any of these laws or regulations could result in litigation, enforcement actions, damages, fines, penalties or adverse publicity and reputational damage, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

The U.S. federal and various state and foreign governments have also adopted or proposed limitations on the collection, distribution, use and storage of data relating to individuals and businesses, including the use of contact information and other data for marketing, advertising and other communications with individuals and businesses. In the United States, various laws and regulations apply to the security, collection, processing, storage, use, disclosure and other processing of certain types of data, including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Gramm Leach Bliley Act, and state and local laws relating to privacy and data security. Additionally, the FTC and many state attorneys general have interpreted and are continuing to interpret federal and state consumer protection laws to impose standards for the online collection, use, dissemination, processing and security of data.

In addition, many states in which we operate have laws that protect the privacy and security of sensitive and personal data and are considering or enacting new laws. Certain U.S. state laws may be more stringent or broader in scope, or offer greater individual rights, with respect to sensitive and personal information than international, federal, or other state laws, and such laws may differ from each other, which may complicate compliance efforts. For example, California's CCPA, as amended by the CPRA, broadly defines personal information, gives California residents expanded privacy rights and protections, including the right to access and delete certain personal information, as well as the right to opt-out of certain sales of personal information, and provides for civil penalties for violations and a private right of action for data breaches. This private right of action may increase the likelihood of, and risks associated with, data breach litigation. California also has a dedicated state agency, the California Privacy Protection Agency, or CPPA, that is vested with authority to implement and enforce the CCPA. We have taken steps to comply with applicable portions of the CCPA, but we cannot assure you that such steps completely eliminate the risk of liability under the CCPA. The interpretation and enforcement of the CCPA, as well as other rules promulgated by the CPPA, is in nascent stages, and further regulatory guidance may require us to modify our data collection or processing practices and policies and to incur substantial costs and expenses in an effort to comply and increase our potential exposure to regulatory enforcement and sanctions and litigation.

Certain other state laws besides California's CCPA impose similar privacy obligations, in addition to data breach notification laws in all 50 states. For example, the CCPA has prompted the enactment of several new state laws or amendments of existing state laws, such as in New York, Nevada, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut and Utah. Although CCPA broadly includes business-to-business as well as employee personal information, whereas the other states laws are mostly limited to individual consumers in their household context, these laws mark the beginning of a general trend toward more stringent privacy legislation in other U.S. states and have prompted a number of proposals for new federal and state-level privacy legislation. This legislation, if passed or amended, as well as interpretation and implementation of such legislation by state attorneys general or by federal or state regulatory authorities, may add additional complexity, variation in requirements, restrictions and potential legal risk, require additional investment of resources in compliance programs, impact strategies and the availability of previously useful data and could result in increased compliance costs or changes in business practices and policies.

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We are subject to the CARD Act which could subject us to civil and criminal liabilities.

The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2009, or CARD Act imposes requirements relating to disclosures, fees and expiration dates that are generally applicable to gift certificates, store gift cards and general-use prepaid cards. We believe that our general purpose re-loadable prepaid cards, and the maintenance fees charged on our general purpose re-loadable cards, are exempt from the requirements under this rule, as they fall within an express exclusion for cards which are re-loadable and not marketed or labeled as a gift card or gift certificate. However, this exclusion is not available if the issuer, the retailer selling the card to a consumer or the program manager, promotes, even if occasionally, the use of the card as a gift card or gift certificate. As a result, we provide retailers with instructions and policies regarding the display and promotion of our general purpose re-loadable cards. However, it is possible that despite our instructions and policies to the contrary, a retailer engaged in offering our general purpose re-loadable cards to consumers could take an action with respect to one or more of the cards that would cause each similar card to be viewed as being marketed or labeled as a gift card, such as by placing our general purpose re-loadable cards on a display which prominently features the availability of gift cards and does not separate or otherwise distinguish our general purpose re-loadable cards from the gift cards. In such event, it is possible that such general purpose re-loadable cards would lose their eligibility for such exemption to the CARD Act and its requirements, and therefore we could be deemed to be in violation of the CARD Act and the rule, which could result in the imposition of fines, the suspension of our ability to offer our general purpose re-loadable cards, civil liability, criminal liability, and the inability of our issuing banks to apply certain fees to our general purpose re-loadable cards, each of which would likely have a material adverse impact on our revenues.

We resumed issuing gift cards in 2014. Any gift cards we issue will be governed by the CARD Act and other various regulations. Any violations with our gift card issuance could result in the imposition of fines, the suspension of our ability to offer our gift cards, civil liability, criminal liability, and the inability of our issuing banks to apply certain fees to our gift cards, each of which would likely have a material adverse impact on our revenues.

Our business is subject to U.S. federal anti-money laundering, or AML laws and regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act, or BSA. AML laws among other things, require certain financial services providers to develop and implement risk-based anti-money laundering programs, report large cash transactions and suspicious activity and maintain transaction records.

We are also subject to certain economic and trade sanctions programs that are administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, or OFAC, that prohibit or restrict transactions to or from or dealings with specified countries, their governments and, in certain circumstances, their nationals, narcotics traffickers, and terrorists or terrorist organizations.

Similar anti-money laundering, counter terrorist financing and proceeds of crime laws apply to movements of currency and payments through electronic transactions and to dealings with persons specified on lists maintained by organizations similar to OFAC in several other countries and which may impose specific data retention obligations or prohibitions on intermediaries in the payment process.

Provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, the BSA and other federal law require substantial regulation of financial institutions designed to prevent use of financial services for purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing. Increasing regulatory scrutiny of our industry with respect to money laundering and terrorist financing matters could result in more aggressive enforcement of such laws or more onerous regulation, which could have a material adverse impact on our business. In addition, abuse of our prepaid card programs for purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, notwithstanding our efforts to prevent such abuse through our regulatory compliance and risk management programs, could cause reputational risk or other harm that would have a material adverse impact on our business.

Banking-related provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act have been implemented as additions to the banking rules regarding monetary instrument sales record keeping requirements and tracking of cash movements. In our capacity as an agent for Sunrise Banks, N.A., the issuing bank for our prepaid card programs and in our capacity as an agent for Metropolitan Commercial Bank, NABC and TransPecos Bank, the sponsoring banks for our ACH services, we are required to comply with these rules. We are also required to implement a Customer Identification Program and establish an Anti-Money Laundering program and to report any suspected money laundering to the appropriate agencies. Our compliance with such regulations increases our responsibilities and costs associated with the administration of our debit card programs.

In 2011, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, issued its final rule regarding the applicability of the Bank Secrecy Act’s anti-money laundering provisions to prepaid products and other matters related to the regulation of money services businesses. This rule created additional obligations for entities, including our resellers, engaged in the provision and sale of certain prepaid products, including our prepaid debit cards, such as the obligation for sellers of prepaid debit cards to obtain identification information from the purchaser at the point-of-sale. Compliance with these obligations could result in increased compliance costs for us, our issuing banks and our resellers.

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We are subject to regulations relating to prepaid card programs which could further increase our compliance costs.

Prepaid card programs managed by us are subject to various federal and state laws and regulations, which may include laws and regulations related to consumer and data protection, licensing, consumer disclosures, escheat, anti-money laundering, banking, trade practices and competition and wage and employment. As regulations evolve, or change, we may be required to obtain state licenses to expand our distribution network for prepaid cards. Furthermore, the CARD Act and Regulation E impose requirements on general-use prepaid cards, store gift cards and electronic gift certificates. Prepaid services may also be subject to the rules and regulations of Visa, Mastercard and other payment networks with which we and the card issuers do business. The programs in place to process these products generally may be modified by the payment networks at their discretion and such modifications could also impact us, financial institutions, merchants and others.

For example, the CFPB issued a final rule in 2016, the Prepaid Account Rule, to regulate certain prepaid accounts. The Prepaid Account Rule mandates, among other things, extensive pre-purchase and post-purchase disclosures, expanded electronic billing statements, adherence to certain overdraft regulations for prepaid accounts that permit negative balances, and public posting of account agreements and submission to the CFPB which will then publish them on its website. The Prepaid Account Rule took effect on April 1, 2019, subject to certain exceptions. On January 25, 2018, the CFPB announced certain changes to the Prepaid Account Rule, including allowing the error resolution and liability limitations protections to apply prospectively, after a consumer’s identity has been verified, and providing more flexibility to credit cards linked to digital wallets. Compliance with existing and new obligations as result of further expanding consumer protections regulations like the Prepaid Account Rule, could result in increased compliance costs for us, and our issuing banks and resellers.

The use of Artificial Intelligence could make us subject to evolving regulatory risks

While our use of artificial intelligence, or AI, and machine learning is not material at this time, their use can present risks. The legal and regulatory landscape surrounding AI technologies is rapidly evolving and uncertain, including in the areas of consumer protection, intellectual property, cybersecurity, and privacy and data protection. In addition, there is uncertainty around the validity and enforceability of intellectual property rights related to the use, development, and deployment of AI-generated outputs. Compliance with new and emerging laws, regulations or industry standards relating to AI in the U.S., such as the SEC, FTC, and U.S. state regulations, may impose significant operational costs and may limit our ability to develop, deploy or use existing or future AI technologies. As a result, our ability to adapt our existing products and services or develop future and new products and services using AI may be limited or restricted, which could adversely impact our business.

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RISKS RELATED TO OUR COMMON STOCK

Our stock price is volatile, and you may not be able to sell your shares at a price higher than what you paid.

The market for our common stock is highly volatile. In 2024 our stock price fluctuated between $1.28 and $1.93. The trading price of our common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to, among other things, quarterly variations in operating and financial results, announcements of technological innovations or new products by our competitors or us, changes in prices of our products and services or our competitors' products and services, changes in product mix, or changes in our revenue and revenue growth rates.

If security or industry analysts publish reports that are interpreted negatively by the investment community, publish negative research reports about our business, cease coverage of our company or fail to regularly publish reports or us, our share price could decline.

The trading for our common stock depends, to some extent, on the research and reports that security or industry analyst publish about us, our business, our market, and our competitors. We do not have any control over these analysts, or the information contained in their reports. If one or more analysts publish reports that are interpreted negatively by the investment community or have a negative tone about our business, financial or operating performance or industry, our share price could decline. In addition, if a majority of our analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause our share price to decline.

Additional stock issuances could result in significant dilution to our stockholders.

We may issue additional equity securities to raise capital, make acquisitions or for a variety of other purposes. Any such stock issuances will result in dilution to existing holders of our stock. We rely on equity-based compensation as an important tool in recruiting and retaining employees. The amount of dilution due to future equity-based compensation issued to our employees and other additional issuances could be substantial.

Pursuant to our 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”), our management is authorized to grant stock options to our employees, directors and consultants. There are 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 2015 Plan. Additionally, the number of shares of our Common Stock reserved for issuance under our 2015 Plan automatically increases on January 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 2016, and continuing through and including July 2, 2025, by 5% of the total number of shares of our capital stock outstanding on December 31 of the preceding calendar year (determined on an as-converted to voting common stock basis, without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the non-voting common stock), or a lesser number of shares determined by our board of directors.

In addition, pursuant to our 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”), we have reserved 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock. The number of shares of our Common Stock reserved for issuance automatically increases on January 1 of each calendar year, beginning on January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2033, by the lesser of (i) 1% of the total number of shares of our Common Stock outstanding on the last day of the fiscal year before the date of the automatic increase (determined on an as-converted to voting common stock basis); and (ii) such number of shares of Common Stock that would cause the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then reserved for issuance under the ESPP to not exceed 2,500,000 shares. As of December 31, 2024, 66,959 of our Common Stock had been purchased pursuant to the ESPP.

Unless our board of directors elects not to increase the number of shares available for future grant pursuant to our 2015 Plan and ESPP each year, our stockholders may experience additional dilution, which could cause our stock price to fall.

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We may issue additional equity securities, or engage in other transactions that could dilute our book value or affect the priority of our Common Stock, which may adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock.

Our articles of incorporation allow our Board to issue up to 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock. Our Board may determine from time to time that we need to raise additional capital by issuing Common Stock or other equity securities. Except as otherwise described in this Annual Report, we are not restricted from issuing additional securities, including securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, shares of our Common Stock. Because our decision to issue securities in any future offering will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing, or nature of any future offerings, or the prices at which such offerings may be affected. Additional equity offerings may dilute the holdings of our existing stockholders or reduce the market price of our Common Stock, or both. Holders of our Common Stock are not entitled to pre-emptive rights or other protections against dilution. New investors also may have rights, preferences and privileges that are senior to, and that adversely affect, the then-current holders of our Common Stock. Additionally, if we raise additional capital by making offerings of debt or shares of preferred stock, upon our liquidation, holders of our debt securities and shares of preferred stock, and lenders with respect to other borrowings, may receive distributions of our available assets before the holders of our Common Stock.

We may issue shares of preferred stock with greater rights than our Common Stock.

Subject to the rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market, our articles of incorporation authorize our board of directors to issue one or more series of preferred stock and set the terms of the preferred stock without seeking any further approval from holders of our Common Stock. Any preferred stock that is issued may rank ahead of our Common Stock in terms of dividends, priority and liquidation premiums and may have greater voting rights than our Common Stock.

We have not paid any cash dividends in the past and have no plans to issue cash dividends in the future, which could cause our Common Stock to have a lower value than that of similar companies which do pay cash dividends.

We have not paid any cash dividends on our Common Stock to date and do not anticipate any cash dividends being paid to holders of our Common Stock in the foreseeable future. Any determination to pay dividends in the future will be at the discretion of our Board.

While our dividend policy will be based on the operating results and capital needs of the business, it is anticipated that any earnings will be retained to finance our future expansion. As we have no plans to issue cash dividends in the future, our Common Stock could be less desirable to other investors and as a result, the value of our Common Stock may decline, or fail to reach the valuations of other similarly situated companies that pay cash dividends.

Shares eligible for future sale may depress our stock price.

As of March 21, 2025, we had 26,514,356 shares of Common Stock outstanding of which 4,748,457 shares were held by affiliates. All of the shares of Common Stock held by affiliates are restricted or control securities under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Sales of shares of Common Stock under Rule 144 or another exemption under the Securities Act or pursuant to a registration statement could have a material adverse effect on the price of our Common Stock and could impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of equity securities. Furthermore, all Common Stock beneficially owned by persons who are not our affiliates and have beneficially owned such shares for at least one year may be sold at any time by these existing stockholders in accordance with Rule 144 of the Securities Act. However, there can be no assurance that any of these existing stockholders will sell any or all of their Common Stock and there may be a lack of supply of, or demand for, our Common Stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market. In the case of a lack of supply of our Common Stock offered in the market, the trading price of our Common Stock may rise to an unsustainable level, particularly in instances where institutional investors may be discouraged from purchasing our Common Stock because they are unable to purchase a block of our Common Stock in the open market due to a potential unwillingness of our existing stockholders to sell the amount of Common Stock at the price offered by such investors and the greater influence individual investors have in setting the trading price. In the case of a lack of market demand for our Common Stock, the trading price of our Common Stock could decline significantly and rapidly after our listing.

Our directors and officers have substantial control over us.

Our directors and executive officers, together with their affiliates and related persons, beneficially owned, in the aggregate, approximately 18% of our outstanding Common Stock as of March 21, 2025. These stockholders have the ability to substantially control our operations and direct our policies including the outcome of matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, such as the election of directors and any acquisition or merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets.

We have adopted certain measures that may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of our Company.

Our Board of Director members are classified into three classes of directors serving staggered three-year terms. Such classification of the Board of Directors expands the time required to change the composition of the majority of directors and may discourage a proxy contest or other takeover bid for our company. These provisions in our bylaws could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us without the approval of our board. In addition, the Nevada corporate statute also contains certain provisions that could make an acquisition by a third party more difficult.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.

Not Applicable.

ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY.

We recognize the importance of assessing, identifying, and managing material risks associated with cybersecurity threats, as such term is defined in Item 106(a) of Regulation S-K. These risks include, among other things: operational risks, intellectual property theft, fraud, extortion, harm to employees or customers and violation of data privacy or security laws.

Identifying and assessing cybersecurity risk is integrated into our overall risk management systems and processes. Cybersecurity risks related to our business, technical operations, privacy and compliance issues are identified and addressed through a multi-faceted approach including third party assessments, internal IT Audit, IT security, governance, risk and compliance reviews. To defend, detect and respond to cybersecurity incidents, we, among other things: conduct proactive privacy and cybersecurity reviews of systems and applications, audit applicable data policies, perform penetration testing using external third-party tools and techniques to test security controls, conduct employee training, monitor emerging laws and regulations related to data protection and information security (including our consumer products) and implement appropriate changes.

We have implemented incident response and breach management processes which have four overarching and interconnected stages: 1) preparation for a cybersecurity incident, 2) detection and analysis of a security incident, 3) containment, eradication and recovery, and 4) post-incident analysis. Such incident responses are overseen by leaders from our Information Security, Network Administration, Compliance and Legal teams regarding matters of cybersecurity.

Security events and data incidents are evaluated, ranked by severity and prioritized for response and remediation. Incidents are evaluated to determine materiality as well as operational and business impact, and reviewed for privacy impact.

We also conduct tabletop exercises to simulate responses to cybersecurity incidents. Our team of cybersecurity professionals then collaborate with technical and business stakeholders across our business units to further analyze the risk to the company, and form detection, mitigation and remediation strategies.

As part of the above processes, we regularly engage external auditors and consultants to assess our internal cybersecurity programs and compliance with applicable practices and standards. As of 2024, our Information Security Management System has been certified to conform to SOC 2 Type 2 and PCI, and are working to conform to ISO 27001.

Our risk management program also assesses third party risks, and we perform third-party risk management to identify and mitigate risks from third parties such as vendors, suppliers, and other business partners associated with our use of third-party service providers. Cybersecurity risks are evaluated when determining the selection and oversight of applicable third-party service providers and potential fourth-party risks when handling and/or processing our employee, business or customer data. In addition to new vendor onboarding, we perform risk management during third-party cybersecurity compromise incidents to identify and mitigate risks to us from third-party incidents.

We describe whether and how risks from identified cybersecurity threats, including as a result of any previous cybersecurity incidents, have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect us, including our business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition, under the heading “If our security applications are breached by cyberattacks or are not adequate to address changing market conditions and customer concerns, we may incur significant losses and be unable to sell our services” included as part of our risk factor disclosures at Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the Company’s enterprise risk, and has established its Risk and Cybersecurity Committee with specific responsibility for overseeing cybersecurity threats, among other things. The Company’s cybersecurity organization is led by the CTO, who is responsible for assessing and managing material risks from cybersecurity threats and reports to Usio’s CEO, CAO, and Legal team, as well as to the Risk and Cybersecurity Committee. The CTO has served in this role for 17 years, and more than 21 years with the Company developing, maintaining, and securing our corporate network and information technology systems. The CTO holds a bachelor's degree in information technology from the University of Texas at San Antonio with over 11 years of previous software and hardware systems engineering experience.

The CTO and the Risk and Cybersecurity Committee monitor the prevention, mitigation, detection and remediation of cybersecurity incidents through their management of, and participation in, the cybersecurity risk management and strategy processes described above, including through the operation of the Company’s incident response plans, which include escalation to the CTO and the Risk and Cybersecurity Committee, as appropriate. As discussed above, the CTO reports out to the Risk and Cybersecurity Committee about cybersecurity threat risks, among other cybersecurity related matters, at least quarterly.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.

The Company leases approximately 10,535 square feet of office space for its San Antonio, TX executive offices and operations. On October 19, 2021 we renewed our lease, to run concurrently with our additional leased space in the same building. The lease expires on December 31, 2025. Rental expense under the operating lease was $165,817 and $157,682 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

On March 15, 2021, we entered into a lease amendment to our existing lease in San Antonio, Texas commencing April 1, 2021. On October 19, 2021 we renewed our lease, to run concurrently with our additional leased space in the same building. The lease expires on December 31, 2025. The incremental space leased is 2,734 square feet. The incremental annual rent during the lease term ranges from $57,000 to $60,000. Rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $49,653 and $48,113, respectively.

On October 19, 2021, the Company entered into a lease amendment to the existing lease in San Antonio, Texas commencing April 1, 2022. The lease expires on December 31, 2025. The incremental space lease is 6,628 square feet. The incremental annual rent during the lease term ranges from $144,000 to $156,000. Rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $109,355 and $75,269, respectively.

The Company leased approximately 3,794 square feet of office space for its Nashville, Tennessee sales offices and operations. Rental expense under the operating lease was $0 and $36,995 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The lease expired on April 30, 2023. We did not enter into a lease extension, or new lease agreement in Nashville, Tennessee upon the expiration of the lease agreement.

The Company assumed a lease in San Antonio, Texas as a part of the Information Management Solutions, LLC acquisition for its Output Solutions employees and warehouse operations. The lease had a remaining life of 45 months and expired on September 30, 2024. On September 16, 2024 the Company entered into a lease amendment commencing on October 1, 2024, extending the term of the existing lease for a period of 60 months, expiring on September 30, 2029. The space leased is 22,400 square feet. Annual rents during the lease term range from $174,000 to $225,000. Rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $135,489 and $117,836, respectively.

On January 1, 2021, we entered into a lease in Austin, Texas commencing on January 1, 2021 for our Austin technology organization. On January 31, 2024, the Company entered into a lease amendment commencing on February 1, 2024, extending the term of the existing lease for a period of 24 months and expiring on January 31, 2027. The space leased is 1,890 square feet. Rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $83,610 and $79,467, respectively.

The Company has various copier equipment with leases that have not expired. Rental expense under the operating leases was $8,921 and $6,546 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

The weighted average remaining lease term is 3.49 years. The weighted average discount rate is 4.42%

The Company recognized total operating lease expense of approximately $660,000 and $674,000 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. In 2024, the operating lease expense of $660,000 consisted of $544,000 of fixed operating expense and $116,000 of interest expense.

We believe that our existing and new properties will be adequate to meet our needs through December 31, 2025.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

BEN KAUDER, NINA PIOLETTI, & TRIPLE PAY PLAY, INC.

In 2017, Usio acquired Singular Payments, Inc. (“Singular”), another payment processing company with offices in Nashville, Tennessee and St. Augustine, Florida.

Ben Kauder and Nina Pioletti were executives of Singular and, after the acquisition, Usio hired them as executive-level employees. Usio hired Kauder to serve as Senior Vice President of Integrated Payments, and Pioletti was hired to serve as Director of Sales. As a condition of employment, Kauder and Pioletti agreed to be bound by certain Usio policies, including as related to preserving the confidentiality of Usio’s proprietary information. As Usio executives, Kauder and Pioletti were afforded access to and contributed to the development of Usio’s trade secrets and other proprietary information not generally known by the public at large, including but not limited to, financial information, marketing plans, cost and operational/strategic plans, and sales presentations.

In May 2021, Kauder resigned from Usio followed by Pioletti in July 2022. Thereafter, Kauder and Pioletti formed Triple Pay Play, another payment processing company which directly competes with Usio. Upon information and belief, Kauder and Pioletti were working to form Triple Pay Play while employed by Usio, during Usio business hours, and while using Usio resources and Usio property.

On or about June 21, 2023, Usio filed suit against Kauder, Pioletti and Triple Pay Play for breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair business competition.

On July 6, 2023, Kauder, Pioletti and Triple Pay Play filed a Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. The motion was granted. Subsequently, in February 2024, Usio refiled its case in Tennessee, where Kauder, Pioletti, and Triple Pay Play reside.

On May 3, 2024, Kauder, Pioletti and Triple Pay Play filed a Motion to Dismiss Usio’s Complaint; this motion was heard August 5, 2024. On March 14, 2025 the motion was denied, with future proceedings to continue at a date yet to be determined.

We have not recorded a contingency in relation to this case, as we consider the risk of loss remote as related to this lawsuit.

GREENWICH BUSINESS CAPITAL, LLC

On or about September 25, 2019, Usio and Greenwich Business Capital LLC, or GBC, entered into an Agreement for payment processing services. Usio effectively terminated the agreement with GBC on October 31, 2023, by providing GBC with the requisite 30-days written notice.

On November 13, 2023, GBC filed lawsuit against Usio, alleging violations of the NACHA rules in the State of Rhode Island Kent Superior Court. In early March 2024, Usio filed a Motion to Dismiss for improper venue and failure to state a claim.

On May 20, 2024, Usio’s Motion to Dismiss was heard in the State of Rhode Island Kent Superior Court. On December 6, 2024, the Judge ruled in favor of Usio and dismissed the case.

We did not record a contingency in relation to this case.

KDHM, LLC

On September 1, 2021, KDHM, LLC, an entity owned by the former owners of IMS, sued PDS Acquisition Corp, now known as Usio Output Solutions, Inc., in the 73rd District Court of Bexar County, Texas claiming a breach of the asset purchase agreement executed by the parties on December 14, 2020. The lawsuit alleges that due to a mistake, accident, or inadvertence, certain customer deposits in the amount of $317,000 were improperly transferred to us.

We believe that plaintiff's claims contradict the express terms of the asset purchase agreement, and we intend to continue to vigorously defend this matter. As a result of this post-sale dispute, we subsequently discovered that KDHM, LLC and its principals made certain misrepresentations and breached the terms of the asset purchase agreement.

On September 28, 2021, we filed an answer generally denying the plaintiff’s allegations. On October 5, 2021, we filed a counterclaim and third-party petition. Therein, we allege that neither KDHM nor its principals disclosed that KDHM was not accounting for the customer deposits in accordance with GAAP. KDHM and third-party defendants, its principals Henry Minten and Thomas Dowe, affirmatively represented and warranted in section 3.1(e) of the asset purchase agreement that “[t]he Annual Financial Statements and the Interim Financial Statements have been prepared from the books and records of Seller in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.”

We subsequently discovered that KDHM by and through its principals failed to disclose that $305,000 in additional customer deposits existed and that these deposits were not conveyed to us as required by the asset purchase agreement. We believe that KDHM, Minten and Dowe provided us with fraudulent and misleading financial statements that did not disclose these additional customer deposits. KDHM and the defendants do not dispute that these additional customer deposits existed and that they were purchased by Usio. However, despite a written representation that these funds would be returned, KDHM and its principals have held these funds hostage. Section 2.1(b)(x) of the asset purchase agreement provides that the purchased assets include “All of Seller’s deposits from its customers, including without limitation, those customer deposits listed on Schedule 2.1(b)(xi) of the Disclosure Schedules.” Finally, we discovered that KDHM did not provide us with all customer lists, which are identified as purchased assets under the agreement.

On August 18, 2023, the judge granted a summary motion entitling KDHM to deposits for customer accounts that were printed and mailed prior to the acquisition, and Output Solutions was entitled to deposits for accounts that were not yet printed and printed but not yet mailed prior to the acquisition. Usio has requested a reconsideration of the motion, as it does not consider that deposits are only owed to KDHM if they were earned and offset against accounts receivable.

On March 4, 2024, the court held a hearing on KDHM’s Supplemental Rule 166(G) Motion and the court granted the motion in favor of KDHM. However, Usio believes the court erred in granting the motion and filed a motion for reconsideration on March 19, 2024.

On March 28, 2024, the court heard Usio’s Motion for Reconsideration of Order Granting Plaintiff’s Supplemental Rule 166(g). On May 2, 2024, the court denied Usio’s motion. On July 12, 2024, we filed an appeal on the lower court's decision, which is pending review. As part of the July 12, 2024 appeal, Usio was required to obtain a bond in the amount of $474,229. Please refer to "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources" for a description of certain financing arrangements we established in connection with this bond.

We have not recorded a contingency in relation to this case, as we consider the risk of loss remote as related to this lawsuit.

OTHER PROCEEDINGS

Aside from these proceedings, the Company may be involved in legal matters arising in the ordinary course of business from time to time. While we believe that such matters are currently not material, there can be no assurance that matters arising in the ordinary course of business for which we are or could become involved in litigation will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

Not applicable.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

Market Information

On June 15, 2021, our common stock was uplisted and is now listed on the Nasdaq Global Market® Exchange under the ticker symbol "USIO". Prior to that change our common stock had been listed on the Nasdaq Capital Markets Exchange under the ticker symbol “PYDS” since August 11, 2015, and "USIO" since June 26, 2019.

Holders

On March 21, 2025, 26,514,356 shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding. As of March 21, 2025, there were 3,518 stockholders of record of our common stock.

Dividends

We have never declared or paid cash or stock dividends, and we have no plans to pay any such dividends in the foreseeable future. Instead, we intend to reinvest our earnings, if any.

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

The information required to be disclosed by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K, “Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans,” is incorporated herein by reference. Refer to Item 12 of Part III of this annual report on Form 10-K for additional information.

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Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

On November 2, 2016, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $1 million of our common stock from time to time on the open market, in block transactions, or in privately negotiated transactions. On January 9, 2018, the Board of Directors added an additional $2 million to the buyback plan. The program began on November 16, 2016 and ended on September 29, 2019. At September 29, 2019 when the program ended, $1,419,701 was available under the repurchase plan. The program was used for purchases of stock from employees and directors; and for open-market purchases through a broker. On November 7, 2019, the Board of Directors approved the renewal of the share buyback program. The Board approved a limit of $1,420,000 which was rolled over from the prior buyback program with a three-year duration. On May 13, 2022, and again on March 24, 2025, the Board of Directors authorized a renewal of the buy-back program, with a limit up to $4 million of the Company's common stock with a three year duration or the date the Board of Directors, at its sole discretion, terminates or suspends the program. The program is used for the purchase of stock from employees and directors, and for open-market purchases through a broker. The following table shows our fourth quarter of 2024 stock purchases under the buyback plan as of December 31, 2024:

							(d)
					(c)		Maximum number (or
					Total number of shares		approximate dollar
	(a)				(or units) purchased as		value) of shares (or
	Total number of		(b)		part of publicly		units) that may yet be
	shares (or units)		Average price paid		announced plans or		purchased under the
Period	purchased		per share (or unit)		programs		plans or programs

October 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024		80,236	$	1.43		80,236	$	1,762,938
November 1, 2024 to November 30, 2024		156,368	$	1.51		156,368		1,527,492
December 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024		461,949	$	1.44		461,949		862,951
Total		698,553

ITEM 6. [RESERVED]

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS DISCLAIMER

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. If used in this report, the words "will," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "intend," and other words or phrases of similar import are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the risks described in this annual report on Form 10-K and other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, they relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this report to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations, except as required by law.

This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in this report.

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Overview

Usio, Inc. was founded under the name Billserv Com, Inc. in July 1998 and incorporated in the State of Nevada. On June 26, 2019, we changed our corporate name from Payment Data Systems, Inc. to Usio, Inc. Our principal offices are located at 3611 Paesanos Parkway, Suite 300, San Antonio, TX 78231. Our telephone number is (210) 249-4100.

We serve multiple industry verticals with technology that facilitates payment acceptance and funds disbursement in a single, full-stack ecosystem. We provide payment acceptance, card-based processing, prepaid card, payment facilitation and electronic billing products and services to businesses, merchants and consumers.

In addition, we offer customizable prepaid cards which companies use for expense management, incentives, refunds, claims and disbursements, as well as unique forms of compensation such as per diem payments, government disbursements, and similar payments. We also offer prepaid cards to consumers for use as a tool to stay on budget, manage allowances and share money with family and friends. Our UsioCard platform supports Apple Pay®, Samsung Pay™ and Google Pay™. Our PINless debit product allows merchants to debit and credit accounts in real-time. In our over 25-year history, we have created a loyal customer base that relies on us for our convenient, secure, innovative and adaptive services and technology, and we have built long-standing and valuable relationships with premier banking institutions such as Fifth-Third Bank, Sunrise Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank.

We also offer payment facilitation, or PayFac services through a leveraged, one to many, distribution model. Following the completion of the Singular Payments acquisition, we launched our payment facilitation, PayFac, platform called "PayFac-in-a-Box" in late 2018 targeting partnership opportunities with app and software developers in bill-centric verticals, such as legal, healthcare, property management, utilities and insurance. The PayFac-in-a-Box platform 'integration layer' offers a simple integration experience for technology companies who are looking to monetize payments within an existing base of downstream clients. The added value of offering our integration partners access to credit card, debit card, ACH and prepaid card issuance capabilities through a single vendor partner relationship in face-to-face, mobile and virtual payment acceptance environments provides a true single channel commerce experience through an application programming interface, API.

As a result of the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Information Management Solutions, LLC, or IMS, in December 2020, we also offer additional services relating to electronic bill presentment, document composition, document decomposition and printing and mailing services serving hundreds of customers representing a wide range of industry verticals, including utilities and financial institutions through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Usio Output Solutions, Inc., or Output Solutions. This product offering provides an outsourced solution for document design, print and electronic delivery to potential customers and entities looking to reduce postage costs and increase efficiencies.

Summary of Results

We believe that our success will continue to depend in large part on our ability to (a) grow revenues, (b) manage our operating expenses, (c) add quality customers to our client base, (d) meet evolving customer requirements, (e) adapt to technological changes in an emerging market, and (f) assimilate current and future acquisitions of companies and customer portfolios. We will continue to invest in our sales force and technology platforms to drive revenue growth, and assess the needs of the market to both enhance and maintain our existing product set, alongside the incorporation of new features and payment processing products. In particular, we are focused on growing our ACH merchants, adding new software integrators, growing our electronic bill presentment, document composition, document decomposition, printing and mailing services business while also providing incremental services to existing merchants. In addition to our near-term growth opportunities, we are focused on leveraging and optimizing the infrastructure of the organization allowing expansion of our payment processing and mail and printing capabilities without significantly increasing our operating costs.

We reported net income of $3.3 million and a net loss of $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. We had an accumulated deficit of $68.0 million at December 31, 2024.

In 2024, we processed $7.1 billion for all payment types, which was up 33% from the prior year volume of $5.3 billion total dollars processed due to strong growth in our ACH and complimentary services business unit via organic growth and net new customer acquisitions. In addition, success in our PayFac platform drove growth, and exceeded the attrition in our legacy credit card processing portfolios by focusing on our distributed sales force and Independent Software Vendor, or ISV, market. We believe this strategy will continue to drive superior results over time. Total transactions processed were up 26% to 46.9 million. ACH or electronic check transactions processed for 2024 increased by 18.5% compared to 2023. Returned check transactions increased by 17.1% in 2024 compared to 2023. Credit card dollars processed in 2024 increased by 9.9% compared to 2023 and credit card transactions processed for 2024 increased by 23.8% compared to 2023. Both the credit card dollars and transactions processed represent all-time records for the Company. Prepaid card load volume increased by 34.8% and transaction volume increased by 45.1%. These improved transactional metrics helped offset the significantly reduced revenues as part of the anticipated wind down of our COVID incentive card programs at the start of 2024. These incentive programs contributed approximately $12.1 million in prepaid card services revenue during 2023 that needed to be replaced in 2024. Our processing metrics help reflect the improved organic growth and sales activity that took place in the year as part of our initiative to minimize the impact of these expired programs, while also indicating a positive sign for continued growth in the future.

Material Trends and Uncertainties

On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, which implemented a 1% excise tax on certain corporate stock repurchases, when repurchases of stock on an established securities market exceed $1 million in a tax year. On May 13, 2022, and again on March 24, 2025, the Board of Directors authorized a renewal of the buy-back program, with a limit up to $4 million of the Company's common stock with a three year duration. In the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company had repurchased approximately $1.4 million of stock as part of its buyback program for which the Company may be required to pay approximately $14,000 in excise tax. Should the Company opt to continue the repurchase of its securities on the open market, and the IRA remain in effect, we may qualify for this tax in 2025, and future years.

As the Federal Reserve has worked to fight economic inflation, the federal funds rate has experienced rapid growth from the beginning of 2022 into the third quarter of 2023, and remained flat until September 2024 when the federal funds rate was lowered. This resulted in the Company's receiving more favorable interest rates on its current cash balances, amounting to $2.8 million in interest earnings in 2024. Of this interest, $2.3 million was recognized as revenue in the respective business lines for which the cash balances are held, and $0.5 million as interest income. In September 2024, the Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds rate 0.50%, followed by a further 0.25% decline in each of November and December 2024. which has resulted in lower interest earnings on our interest bearing cash accounts. Should the Federal Reserve continue lowering the federal funds rate in the future, this incremental source of income would decline. We continue to work closely with our bank partners, to ensure we effectively manage our cash balances, and monitor the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decisions.

The Company continues to invest in growth initiatives to drive increased revenues, and profitability metrics. Such initiatives include our "One Usio" strategy, designed to unify our brand, sales approach, and payments offerings. Through this strategy, we are developing enhanced client onboarding features, superior customer management, improved reporting and fraud monitoring, alongside a consolidated sales and marketing team to better cross-sell our various payment methods and ancillary services. While we recognized high levels of growth in 2023, a significant portion of this growth was due to the Prepaid card business benefitting from outsized growth in 2022 and 2023 as a result of large incentive programs brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. Those programs were wound down and completed during 2024, requiring new card programs and clients being brought on to replace prior revenues. While we expect growth to continue, it is possible that we may not see similar rates of expansion moving forward.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

General

Our management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to the reported amounts of revenues and expenses, credit losses, investments, intangible assets, income taxes, contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We consider these accounting policies to be critical because the nature of the estimates or assumptions is material due to the levels of subjectivity and judgment necessary to account for highly uncertain matters or the susceptibility of such matters to change or because the impact of the estimates and assumptions on financial condition or operating performance is material.

For a summary of critical accounting policies, please refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.

Reserve for Processing Losses

If, due to insolvency or bankruptcy of one of the Company’s merchant customers, or for any other reason, the Company is not able to collect amounts from its card processing, credit card, ACH or merchant prepaid customers that have been properly "charged back" by the customer or if a prepaid cardholder incurs a negative balance, the Company must bear the credit risk for the full amount of the transaction. The Company may require cash deposits and other types of collateral from certain merchants to minimize any such risk. In addition, the Company utilizes a number of systems and procedures to manage merchant risk. ACH, prepaid and credit card merchant processing loss reserves are primarily determined by performing a historical analysis of our loss experience and considering other factors that could affect that experience in the future, such as the types of transactions processed and nature of the merchant relationship with its consumers and the Company with its prepaid card holders. This reserve amount is subject to the risk that actual losses may be greater than our estimates. The Company has not incurred any significant processing losses to date. Estimates for processing losses vary based on the volume of transactions processed and could increase or decrease accordingly. The Company evaluates its risk for such transactions and estimates its potential processing losses based primarily on historical experience and other relevant factors. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, the Company’s reserve for processing losses was $897,116 and $826,528, respectively.

Accounts Receivable/Allowance for Estimated Credit Losses

Accounts receivable are reported as outstanding principal net of an allowance for expected credit losses of $324,000 at December 31, 2024 and 2023.

The Company maintains an allowance for credit losses for estimated losses resulting from the inability or failure of its customers to make required payments. The Company determines the allowance based on an account-by-account review, taking into consideration such factors as the age of the outstanding balance, historical pattern of collections and financial condition of the customer. Past losses incurred by the Company due to credit losses have been within its expectations. If the financial condition of its customers deteriorates, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make contractual payments, additional allowances might be required. Estimates for credit losses are variable based on the volume of transactions processed and could increase or decrease accordingly. The Company normally does not charge interest on accounts receivable.

Accounting for Income Taxes

Our annual tax rate is based on our income, statutory tax rates, and tax planning opportunities available to us. Tax laws are complex and subject to different interpretations by the taxpayer and respective government taxing authority. Significant judgement is required in determining our tax expense and in evaluating our tax positions, including evaluating uncertainties. We review our tax positions yearly and adjust the balances as new information becomes available.

Deferred tax assets represent amounts available to reduce income taxes payable on taxable income in future years. Such assets arise because of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, as well as from net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. We evaluate the recoverability of these future tax deductions and credits by assessing the adequacy of future expected taxable income from all sources, including reversal of taxable temporary differences, forecasted operating earnings, and available tax planning strategies. These rely heavily on estimates that are based on a number of factors, including historical data, and business forecasts. To the extent deferred tax assets are not expected to be realized, we record a valuation allowance.

We recognize and measure uncertain tax positions in accordance with U.S. GAAP, pursuant to which we only recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities.

As with all businesses, the Company’s tax returns are subject to periodic examination. The Company’s federal returns for the past four years remain open to examination. The Company is subject to the Texas margin tax and Tennessee franchise tax. Management is not aware of any tax positions that would have a significant impact on its financial position.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue consists primarily of fees generated through the electronic processing of payment transactions and related services. Revenue is recognized during the period in which the transactions are processed or when the related services are performed. The Company complies with ASC 606-10 and reports revenues at gross as a principal versus net as an agent. Although some of the Company's processing agreements vary with respect to specific credit risks, the Company has determined for each agreement it is acting in the principal role. Merchants may be charged for these processing services at a bundled rate based on a percentage of the dollar amount of each transaction and, in some instances, additional fees are charged for each transaction. Certain merchant customers are charged a flat fee per transaction, while others may also be charged miscellaneous fees, including fees for chargebacks or returns, monthly minimums, and other miscellaneous services. Revenues derived from electronic processing of credit, debit, and prepaid card transactions that are authorized and captured through third-party networks are reported gross of amounts paid to sponsor banks as well as interchange and assessments paid to credit card associations. Certain card distributors remit payment of fees earned 45 days after the end of the processing period. Prepaid card distributors have payment terms of 30 days following the end of the month. Sales taxes billed are reported directly as a liability to the taxing authority and are not included in revenue. Usio Output Solutions, Inc. provides bill preparation, presentment and mailing services. Revenue from Output Solutions is recognized when the related services are performed for printing and delivered to USPS for postage. We also earn revenues from interest and fees earned on certain assets underlying customer balances. Interest earned on assets directly related to our core business line operations are recorded in the revenue source underlying the associated customer balances. Customer balances held on which the Company earns interest revenues include balances from our Automated Clearing House, or ACH, and complementary services, prepaid card services, and Output Solutions business lines.

Key Business Metrics - Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This report includes the following non-GAAP financial measures as defined in Regulation G adopted by the Commission: EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margins. The Company reports its financial results in compliance with GAAP, but believes that also discussing non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with financial measures the Company uses in the management of its business.

•	The Company defines EBITDA as operating income (loss), before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of intangibles.
•	The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA, as defined above, plus non-cash stock based compensation costs and certain non-recurring items, such as costs related to acquisitions.
•	The Company defines adjusted EBITDA margins as adjusted EBITDA, as defined above, divided by total revenues.

Management believes that EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margins are helpful to investors in evaluating the Company's operating performance because non-cash costs and other items that management believes are not indicative of its results of operations are excluded.

We reported adjusted EBITDA of $0.5 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, as compared to an adjusted EBITDA of $1.1 million for the same period in the prior year. The decrease in adjusted EBITDA in the 2024 quarter was attributable to increases in SG&A combined with reduced profit margins.

We reported adjusted EBITDA of $2.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to an adjusted EBITDA of $3.9 million for the same period in the prior year. The decrease in adjusted EBITDA in 2024 was attributable to slightly lower revenues and profit margins, alongside increases in SG&A.

The following table is a reconciliation of Net Loss to EBITDA for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

	Three Months Ended (unaudited)						Twelve Months Ended
	December 31, 2024			December 31, 2023			December 31, 2024			December 31, 2023

Reconciliation from Operating Income/(Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA:
Operating income (loss)	$	(602,797	)	$	(3,788	)	$	(1,470,345	)	$	(447,364	)
Depreciation and amortization		555,581			521,932			2,263,302			2,081,533
EBITDA		(47,216	)		518,144			792,957			1,634,169
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense, net		564,300			545,711			2,093,406			2,222,969
Adjusted EBITDA	$	517,084		$	1,063,855		$	2,886,363		$	3,857,138


Calculation of Adjusted EBITDA margins:
Revenues	$	20,560,088		$	20,130,642		$	82,931,840		$	84,066,245
Adjusted EBITDA		517,084			1,063,855			2,886,363			3,857,138
Adjusted EBITDA margins		2.5	%		5.3	%		3.5	%		4.6	%

In previous periods, the Company reported the non-GAAP financial measure of adjusted operating cash flows, which excluded certain items from operating cash flows to provide a measure of cash generated from its core operations. Beginning with the current reporting period, the Company is no longer presenting adjusted operating cash flows as a non-GAAP financial measure. The decision to discontinue reporting adjusted operating cash flows is due to changes in the presentation of certain assets, specifically the movement of assets held for customers, into the financing activities section of our cash flow statement. As a result of this reclassification, we believe that the need for the adjusted operating cash flows measure is no longer required, as the adjustments previously made to exclude these amounts are not necessary.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margins should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. They are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to revenue, or net income, as applicable, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other businesses. EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margins have limitations as analytical tools and you should not consider these Non-GAAP measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our operating results as reported under GAAP.

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Results of Operations

Revenues

Our revenues are principally derived from providing integrated electronic payment services to merchants and businesses, including credit and debit card-based processing services and transaction processing via the Automated Clearing House, or ACH, network, the program management and processing of prepaid debit cards, and we also offer additional output solution services relating to electronic bill presentment, document composition, document decomposition and printing and mailing services serving hundreds of customers representing a wide range of industry verticals, including utilities and financial institutions. We also earn revenues from interest and fees earned on certain assets underlying customer balances. Interest earned on assets directly related to our core business line operations are recorded in the revenue source underlying the associated customer balances. Customer balances held on which the Company earns interest revenues include balances from our Automated Clearing House, or ACH, and complementary services, prepaid card services, and Output Solutions business lines.

	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2024		2023		$ Change			% Change

ACH and complementary service revenue	$	4,599,750	$	3,940,961	$	658,789			17	%
Credit card revenue		7,248,182		6,851,743		396,439			6	%
Prepaid card services revenue		3,048,855		4,019,266		(970,411	)		(24	)%
Output Solutions revenue		5,140,816		4,550,748		590,068			13	%
Interest - ACH and complementary services		186,299		239,975		(53,676	)		(22	)%
Interest - Prepaid card services		299,183		506,617		(207,434	)		(41	)%
Interest - Output Solutions		37,003		21,332		15,671			73	%
Total Revenue	$	20,560,088	$	20,130,642	$	429,446			2	%

	Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023		$ Change			% Change

ACH and complementary service revenue	$	16,678,324	$	14,888,973	$	1,789,351			12	%
Credit card revenue		29,267,546		28,476,591		790,955			3	%
Prepaid card services revenue		14,080,650		18,729,350		(4,648,700	)		(25	)%
Output Solutions revenue		20,618,996		20,496,195		122,801			1	%
Interest - ACH and complementary services		789,717		495,972		293,745			59	%
Interest - Prepaid card services		1,345,679		932,048		413,631			44	%
Interest - Output Solutions		150,928		47,116		103,812			220	%
Total Revenue	$	82,931,840	$	84,066,245	$	(1,134,405	)		(1	)%

Total revenues for 2024 decreased by 1% to $82.9 million from $84.1 million in 2023. This decrease came entirely from our prepaid business line, which declined 25% as a result of the anticipated reduction in breakage revenues from COVID incentive programs, which began winding down in 2024. The revenue lost from COVID incentive programs was approximately $12.1 million in 2024. However, the lower revenues in our prepaid business line were partially mitigated thanks to the growth of existing relationships, and net new customers, specifically in the corporate and commercial card space. The decline in the prepaid business line was further offset by gains in our ACH and complementary services business line of 12%, through continued sales efforts to grow our organic customer base, alongside net new client acquisitions. Output solutions and credit card revenues were up slightly, 1% and 3% respectively. This was due to new processing equipment being acquired in October 2023 for Output Solutions, and our PayFac business line's continued traction with independent software vendors, or ISVs. The growth in our Payfac business line was 22%, countering the attrition in our legacy credit card portfolios, and now represents over 50% of total credit card processing revenues. The growth in PayFac is anticipated to have a more significant impact overall credit card revenues. Interest revenues were also up 55% on the year across all sectors, benefiting from higher interest rates, and improved management of our cash balances.

Cost of Services

Cost of services includes the cost of personnel dedicated to the creation and maintenance of connections to third-party payment processors and the fees paid to such third-party providers for electronic payment processing services. Through our contractual relationships with our payment processors and sponsoring banks, we process ACH and debit, credit or prepaid card transactions on behalf of our customers and their consumers. We pay volume-based fees for debit, credit, ACH and prepaid transactions initiated through these processors or sponsoring banks, and pay fees for other transactions such as returns, notices of change to bank accounts and file transmission. Cost of services expense was $63.3 million and $64.0 million for 2024 and 2023, respectively. Cost of services expenses decreased by $0.7 million, or 1%, in 2024 as compared to 2023 primarily due to decreased transaction costs associated with our lower revenues.

Gross Profit

Gross profit is the net profit after deducting the cost of services. Gross profit was $19.6 million and $20.1 million for 2024 and 2023, respectively. Gross profit decreased by $0.5 million, or 2%, in 2024 as compared to 2023. The key drivers of the decreased gross profit were attributable to slightly lower revenues, though gross margin percentages were also down slightly from 23.9% in 2023 to 23.7% in 2024 resulting in lower total gross profits. The decline in gross margin percentage was in large part due to the anticipated wind down of our highly profitable COVID incentive programs in 2024.

Stock-based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense decreased slightly to $2.1 million in 2024 from $2.2 million in 2023. Our stock-based compensation expenses for 2024 and 2023 represented the amortization of deferred compensation expenses related to incentive stock grants to employees, officers and directors. The decrease in stock-based compensation is primarily attributable to various three year RSUs and 10 year grants fully vesting during 2024. These vesting offset the increase in stock-based compensation expense related to our June 21, 2024 stock grants. Please refer to Notes 8 and 10 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this annual report for incremental information regarding these stock grants.

Other Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Other selling, general and administrative expenses, or SG&A, increased to $16.7 million in 2024 from $16.2 million in 2023. The increase of $0.5 million, or 3%, represented continued investments in staffing and employee retention through various hires and salary increases, alongside increased expenditures related to the Company's security and IT infrastructure to strengthen the Company's defense from cybersecurity risks. Further investments were made to increase our customer success, implementations of merchant onboarding processes, and partner and client integrations strategy to sustain existing operations and future growth.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense consist of the reduction in value of our tangible and intangible assets over their useful life. These assets include property, plant, and equipment, along with intangible assets acquired through acquisition, or developed as internal use software.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased to $2.3 million in 2024 as compared to $2.1 million in 2023. The increase of $0.2 million, or 9%, was primarily attributable to our continued investment in our internal use software, which is continually being developed to offer new or improved consumer offerings.

Other Income

Interest income increased to $0.5 million in 2024 from $0.2 million in 2023 due to higher interest-bearing cash balances. Other income was $1.7 million for 2024, as compared to expense of $0.1 million for 2023 due to the employee retention tax credit recorded under the CARES Act, and extended by the ARPA, received in the year ended December 31, 2024, recorded as other income in our consolidated statement of operations.

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Income Taxes

State income tax expense was $449,227 in 2024 and $292,524 in 2023. The state income tax expense represents amounts incurred under the Texas margin tax.

Net income tax benefit reported was $2.6 million in 2024, and an expense of $0.3 million in 2023 due to the decrease in our valuation allowance of approximately $3.0 million, increased our deferred tax asset to approximately $4.7 million, resulting in a federal income tax benefit to the Company of $3.0 million. Please refer to Note 9 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this annual report for incremental information regarding this deferred tax asset.

Net Income (Loss)

Income (loss) before income taxes was $0.7 million in 2024 and a loss of $0.2 million in 2023, due primarily to $1.7 million recorded as part of the employee retention tax credit issued under the CARES act.

We reported a net income of $3.3 million and a net loss of $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The increase in net income (loss) was due to the decrease in our valuation allowance of approximately $3.0 million, increased our deferred tax asset to approximately $4.7 million, resulting in a federal income tax benefit to the Company of $3.0 million. Please refer to Note 9 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this annual report for additional information regarding this deferred tax asset.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary sources of liquidity are available cash and cash equivalents and cash flows provided by operations and, if an appropriate opportunity presents itself, the sale of debt or equity securities, although we may not be able to complete any financing on terms acceptable to us, if at all. At December 31, 2024, we had $8.1 million of cash and cash equivalents, as compared to $7.2 million of cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily a result of the increase in net income. For the year ended December 31, 2024 net cash provided by operating activities was $2.9 million and for the year ended December 31, 2023, cash provided by operations was $3.5 million due primarily to the increase of prepaid expenses and decrease in merchant reserves. We expect available cash and cash equivalents and internally generated funds to be sufficient to support working capital needs, capital expenditures (including acquisitions), and our debt service obligations. We believe we have sufficient liquidity to operate for at least the next 12 months from the date of filing this report. Cash from operating activities is dependent on our net income (loss), less depreciation, amortization, credit losses, deferred federal income tax, non-cash stock-based compensation, the amortization of warrant costs, and net of the changes in our operating assets and liabilities. These assets and liabilities include our accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, operating lease right-of-use assets, inventory, other assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses, operating lease liabilities, merchant reserves, customer deposits, and deferred revenues. To the extent we require other sources of capital, we may seek a commercial line of credit or sell debt or equity securities, although we may not be able to complete any financing on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

We reported net income of $3.3 million and a net loss $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Additionally, we reported working capital of $10.2 million and $8.0 million at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

We have in the past, and may in the future, utilize equipment loans in order to finance the cost of particular pieces of equipment. On March 20, 2021, we entered into a debt arrangement to finance $165,996 for the purchase of an Output Solutions sorter. The loan is for a period of 36 months with a maturity date of March 20, 2024. The repayment amount is for 36 months at $4,902 per month. Annual payments are $58,821. The financing is at an interest rate of 3.95%. Payments in 2024 on this equipment loan were $14,536.

On October 1, 2023, the Company entered into a debt arrangement to finance $811,819 for the purchase of an Output Solutions folder and inserter. The loan is for a period of 66 months with a maturity date of April 5, 2029 and annual interest of 6.75%. Monthly principal and interest payments are required in the amount of $16,017. Payments on this equipment loan were $146,074. We cannot assure you that such financing may be available to us on terms acceptable to us, or at all, in the future.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company maintains an undrawn line of credit and an outstanding letter of credit,

both of which were established in connection with a bond required for the Company's appeal of the court’s decision in the KDHM lawsuit.

The Company has an unsecured revolving line of credit with a maximum borrowing capacity of $475,000. The facility was established on May 29, 2024, and matures on June 5, 2026. As of December 31, 2024, no amounts had been drawn under this line of credit since its origination. This line of credit was secured to support the bond requirement in the KDHM lawsuit appeal, but remains fully available.

The Company has an irrevocable letter of credit in the amount of $474,229, issued on June 3, 2024, with a maturity date of July 3, 2025. This letter of credit was obtained as part of the bonding requirement for the KDHM lawsuit appeal and has not been drawn upon since its issuance.

These credit facilities were arranged to comply with legal requirements related to the Company’s appeal and provide additional liquidity resources if needed. Management continues to monitor its financial position and believes that existing cash balances, along with these credit facilities, are sufficient to meet operational needs and legal obligations.

From time to time, we have sold shares of our common stock in order to provide us liquidity. For example, on November 19, 2021, Voyager Digital purchased 142,857 unregistered shares of common stock at an offering price of $7.00 per share in a private offering. The gross proceeds to us from the private offering were $1,000,000. We have also sold securities in public offerings from time to time. For example, in September 2020, we sold 4,705,883 shares of our common stock and received net proceeds of approximately $8 million. We cannot assure you that in the future we will be able to sell shares of our equity securities on terms acceptable to us or at all.

Cash Flows

Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $2.9 million for 2024 as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $3.5 million in 2023. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities was driven primarily by increases in prepaid expenses, and decreases in merchant reserves.

Net cash used by investing activities was $0.9 million for 2024 and $0.8 million in 2023. The minor increase in investing activities was due to increased expenditures in property and equipment.

Net cash used by financing activities for 2024 was $5.1 million compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $6.1 million for 2023. The increase in cash used by financing activities was primarily attributable to changes in the balance of our assets held for customers related to their payment processing, and in increase of treasury stock repurchases in 2024 by approximately $1.0 million over 2023.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

As a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K, we are electing scaled disclosure reporting obligations and therefore are not required to provide the information requested by this Item.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas P.C.	36
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - ADKF P.C.	38
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023	40
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023	41
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023	42
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023	43
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	44

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Usio, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Usio, Inc. and Subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows, for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2024 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2024 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis of Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As a part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matters communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

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Deferred Tax Assets – Valuation Allowance

Description of the Matter

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets to the extent that it is expected that these assets are more likely than not to be realized. The Company evaluates the realizability of the deferred tax assets, and to the extent that the Company estimates that it is more likely than not that a benefit will not be realized, the carrying amount of the deferred tax assets is reduced with a valuation allowance. We identified the valuation of deferred tax assets as a critical audit matter because of the significant judgments made by management in projecting future taxable income.

How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit

Our audit procedures related to projected future taxable income and the determination of whether it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized included the evaluation of the reasonableness of management’s projected future taxable income. We compared the forecast of future taxable income estimates to historical earnings and evaluated the inputs, assumptions and trends used by management for developing a forecast of future taxable income.

/s/ Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C.

Houston, Texas United States

March 26, 2025

PCAOB ID 342

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2024.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Usio, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Usio, Inc. and Subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023, and the related consolidated statement of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows, for the year in the period ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year in the period ended December 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis of Opinion

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

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Intangible Assets – Customer Lists

Description of the Matter

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had intangible assets relating to acquired customer lists which are recorded at their cost basis net of accumulated amortization. On at least an annual basis, the Company performs an analysis of the carrying value of these customer lists to evaluate the assets for impairment. The customer list is amortized over a five-year term and no impairment has been recognized on the customer list portfolios since their acquisition. We identified the customer list valuation as a critical audit matter because of the significant estimates and forward-looking assumptions used which could be affected by future economic and market conditions.

How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit

To test the fair value of the Company's customer list intangible assets, our audit procedures included, among others, evaluating the Company's valuation model, evaluating the method and significant assumptions used, and testing the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data supporting the significant assumptions and estimates. We also evaluated whether the key factors considered in the evaluation were consistent with evidence obtained in other areas of the audit.

Deferred Tax Assets – Valuation Allowance

Description of the Matter

How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit

Our audit procedures related to projected future taxable income and the determination of whether it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized included the evaluation of the reasonableness of management’s projected future taxable income. We compared the estimates to historical earnings and evaluated the inputs and assumptions used by management for developing future forecasts.

/s/ ADKF, P.C.

ADKF, P.C.

San Antonio, Texas United States

March 27, 2024

PCAOB ID 297

We served as the Company's auditor from 2004 to 2023.

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USIO, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

	December 31, 2024			December 31, 2023

ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,056,891		$	7,155,687
Accounts receivable		5,053,639			5,564,138
Accounts receivable, tax credit		1,494,612			—
Settlement processing assets		47,104,006			44,899,603
Prepaid card load assets		25,648,688			31,578,973
Customer deposits		1,918,805			1,865,731
Inventory		403,796			422,808
Prepaid expenses and other		585,500			444,071
Current assets before merchant reserves		90,265,937			91,931,011
Merchant reserves		4,890,101			5,310,095
Total current assets		95,156,038			97,241,106

Property and equipment, net		3,194,818			3,660,092

Other assets:
Intangibles, net		881,346			1,753,333
Deferred tax asset		4,580,440			1,504,000
Operating lease right-of-use assets		3,037,928			2,420,782
Other assets		357,877			355,357
Total other assets		8,857,591			6,033,472

Total Assets	$	107,208,447		$	106,934,670

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	1,256,819		$	1,031,141
Accrued expenses		3,366,925			3,801,278
Operating lease liabilities, current portion		612,680			633,616
Equipment loan, current portion		147,581			107,270
Settlement processing obligations		47,104,006			44,899,603
Prepaid card load obligations		25,648,688			31,578,973
Customer deposits		1,918,805			1,865,731
Current liabilities before merchant reserve obligations		80,055,504			83,917,612
Merchant reserve obligations		4,890,101			5,310,095
Total current liabilities		84,945,605			89,227,707

Non-current liabilities:
Equipment loan, non-current portion		571,862			718,980
Operating lease liabilities, non-current portion		2,534,017			1,919,144
Total liabilities		88,051,484			91,865,831

Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; -0- shares issued and outstanding in 2024 and 2023		—			—
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; 29,902,415 and 28,671,606 issued and 26,609,651 and 26,332,523 outstanding in 2024 and 2023 (see Note 12)		198,317			197,087
Additional paid-in capital		99,676,457			97,479,830
Treasury stock, at cost; 3,292,764 and 2,339,083 shares in 2024 and 2023 (see Note 12)		(5,770,592	)		(4,362,150	)
Deferred compensation		(6,914,563	)		(6,907,775	)
Accumulated deficit		(68,032,656	)		(71,338,153	)
Total stockholders' equity		19,156,963			15,068,839

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	107,208,447		$	106,934,670

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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USIO, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

	December 31, 2024			December 31, 2023

Revenues	$	82,931,840		$	84,066,245
Cost of services		63,317,396			63,992,417
Gross profit		19,614,444			20,073,828

Selling, general and administrative:
Stock-based compensation		2,093,406			2,222,969
Other expenses		16,728,081			16,216,690
Depreciation and Amortization		2,263,302			2,081,533
Total operating expenses		21,084,789			20,521,192

Operating loss		(1,470,345	)		(447,364	)

Other income:
Interest income		464,746			219,986
Other income		1,737,685			50,000
Interest expense		(53,802	)		(5,202	)
Other income, net		2,148,629			264,784

Income (Loss) before income taxes		678,284			(182,580	)

Federal income tax (benefit)		(3,076,440	)		—
State income tax expense		449,227			292,524
Income taxes		(2,627,213	)		292,524

Net Income (Loss)	$	3,305,497		$	(475,104	)

Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Basic income (loss) per common share:	$	0.12		$	(0.02	)
Diluted income (loss) per common share:	$	0.12		$	(0.02	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding (see Note 12)
Basic		26,852,129			26,490,868
Diluted		26,852,129			26,490,868

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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USIO, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

							Additional												Total
	Common Stock						Paid - In			Treasury			Deferred			Accumulated			Stockholders'
	Shares			Amount			Capital			Stock			Compensation			Deficit			Equity

Balance at December 31, 2022		27,044,900		$	195,471		$	94,048,603		$	(3,749,027	)	$	(5,697,900	)	$	(70,863,049	)	$	13,934,098

Issuance of common stock under equity incentive plan		1,731,506			1,731			3,619,315			—			(2,650,505	)		—			970,541
Reversal of deferred compensation amortization that did not vest		(115,000	)		(115	)		(188,088	)		—			103,091			—			(85,112	)
Deferred compensation amortization		—			—			—			—			1,337,539			—			1,337,539
Non-cash return of treasury stock		—			—			—			(156,162	)		—			—			(156,162	)
Purchase of treasury stock		—			—			—			(456,961	)		—			—			(456,961	)
Net loss		—			—			—			—			—			(475,104	)		(475,104	)

Balance at December 31, 2023		28,661,406		$	197,087		$	97,479,830		$	(4,362,150	)	$	(6,907,775	)	$	(71,338,153	)	$	15,068,839

Issuance of common stock under equity incentive plan		1,189,050			1,178			2,130,336			—			(1,497,300	)		—			634,214
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan		66,959			67			97,596			—			—			—			97,663
Reversal of deferred compensation amortization that did not vest		(15,000	)		(15	)		(31,305	)		—			31,320			—			—
Deferred compensation amortization		—			—			—			—			1,459,192			—			1,459,192
Purchase of treasury stock		—			—			—			(1,408,442	)		—			—			(1,408,442	)
Net income		—			—			—			—			—			3,305,497			3,305,497

Balance at December 31, 2024		29,902,415		$	198,317		$	99,676,457		$	(5,770,592	)	$	(6,914,563	)	$	(68,032,656	)	$	19,156,963

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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USIO, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

	December 31, 2024			December 31, 2023

Operating Activities
Net income (loss)	$	3,305,497		$	(475,104	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation		1,391,315			1,209,506
Amortization		871,987			872,027
Loss on disposal of equipment		18,340			—
Deferred federal income tax		(3,076,440	)		—
Employee stock-based compensation		2,093,406			2,190,369
Vendor stock-based compensation		—			32,600
Non-cash revenue from return of treasury stock		—			(156,162	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		510,499			(1,192,498	)
Accounts receivable, tax credit		(1,494,612	)		—
Prepaid expenses and other		(141,429	)		6,318
Operating lease right-of-use assets		(617,146	)		374,701
Other assets		(2,520	)		—
Inventory		19,012			84,547
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(208,675	)		252,689
Operating lease liabilities		593,937			(403,506	)
Merchant reserves		(419,994	)		400,594
Customer deposits		53,074			311,609
Net cash provided by operating activities		2,896,251			3,507,690

Investing Activities
Purchases of property and equipment		(991,881	)		(834,964	)
Sale of equipment		47,500			—
Net cash used by investing activities		(944,381	)		(834,964	)

Financing Activities
Payments on equipment loan		(106,807	)		(56,992	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		97,663			—
Purchases of treasury stock		(1,408,442	)		(456,961	)
Assets held for customers		(3,725,882	)		6,570,747
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities		(5,143,468	)		6,056,794

Change in cash, cash equivalents, customer deposits and merchant reserves		(3,191,598	)		8,729,520
Cash, cash equivalents, customer deposits and merchant reserves, beginning of year		90,810,089			82,080,569

Cash, Cash Equivalents, Settlement Processing Assets, Prepaid Card Load Assets, Customer Deposits and Merchant Reserves, End of Year	$	87,618,491		$	90,810,089

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	53,802		$	5,202
Income taxes		290,144			116,204
Non-cash operating activities:
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities	$	1,156,543		$	—
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Issuance of deferred stock compensation	$	1,497,300		$	2,650,505
Non-cash transaction for acquisition of equipment in exchange for note payable		—			811,819

The reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents to cash, cash equivalents, customer deposits and merchant reserves is as follows for each period presented:

	December 31, 2024		December 31, 2023

Beginning cash, cash equivalents, settlement processing assets, prepaid card load assets, customer deposits and merchant reserves:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	7,155,687	$	5,709,117
Settlement processing assets		44,899,603		49,737,068
Prepaid card load assets		31,578,973		20,170,761
Customer deposits		1,865,731		1,554,122
Merchant reserves		5,310,095		4,909,501
Total	$	90,810,089	$	82,080,569

Ending cash, cash equivalents, settlement processing assets, prepaid card load assets, customer deposits and merchant reserves:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,056,891	$	7,155,687
Settlement processing assets		47,104,006		44,899,603
Prepaid card load assets		25,648,688		31,578,973
Customer deposits		1,918,805		1,865,731
Merchant reserves		4,890,101		5,310,095
Total	$	87,618,491	$	90,810,089

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2024 and 2023

Note 1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization: Usio, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, FiCentive, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and Zbill, Inc., a Nevada corporation, provides integrated electronic payment services, including credit and debit card-based processing services and transaction processing via the Automated Clearing House, or ACH network to billers and retailers. The Company also has an additional wholly-owned subsidiary, Usio Output Solutions, Inc., which is the entity for Output Solutions' operations. In addition, the Company operates various product websites, such as www.usio.com, www.singularpayments.com, www.payfacinabox.com, www.ficentive.com, www.akimbocard.com, and www.usiooutput.com.

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition: Revenue consists primarily of fees generated through the electronic processing of payment transactions and related services. Revenue is recognized during the period in which the transactions are processed or when the related services are performed. The Company complies with ASC 606-10 and reports revenues at gross as a principal versus net as an agent. Although some of the Company's processing agreements vary with respect to specific credit risks, the Company has determined for each agreement it is acting in the principal role. Merchants may be charged for these processing services at a bundled rate based on a percentage of the dollar amount of each transaction and, in some instances, additional fees are charged for each transaction. Certain merchant customers are charged a flat fee per transaction, while others may also be charged miscellaneous fees, including fees for chargebacks or returns, monthly minimums, and other miscellaneous services. Revenues derived from electronic processing of credit, debit, and prepaid card transactions that are authorized and captured through third-party networks are reported gross of amounts paid to sponsor banks as well as interchange and assessments paid to credit card associations. Certain card distributors remit payment of fees earned 45 days after the end of the processing period. Prepaid card distributors have payment terms of 30 days following the end of the month. Sales taxes billed are reported directly as a liability to the taxing authority and are not included in revenue. Usio Output Solutions, Inc. provides bill preparation, presentment and mailing services. Revenue from Output Solutions is recognized when the related services are performed for printing and delivered to USPS for postage. We also earn revenues from interest and fees earned on certain assets underlying customer balances. Interest earned on assets directly related to our core business line operations are recorded in the revenue source underlying the associated customer balances. Customer balances held on which the Company earns interest revenues include balances from our Automated Clearing House, or ACH, and complementary services, prepaid card services, and Output Solutions business lines.

	*Year Ended December 31,*
	*2024*		*2023*		*$ Change*			*% Change*

ACH and complementary service revenue	$	16,678,324	$	14,888,973	$	1,789,351			12	%
Credit card revenue		29,267,546		28,476,591		790,955			3	%
Prepaid card services revenue		14,080,650		18,729,350		(4,648,700	)		(25	)%
Output Solutions revenue		20,618,996		20,496,195		122,801			1	%
Interest - ACH and complementary services		789,717		495,972		293,745			59	%
Interest - Prepaid card services		1,345,679		932,048		413,631			44	%
Interest - Output Solutions		150,928		47,116		103,812			220	%
Total Revenue	$	82,931,840	$	84,066,245	$	(1,134,405	)		(1	)%

Deferred Revenues: The Company records deferred revenues when it receives payments or issues invoices in advance of transferring control of promised goods or services to a customer. The advance consideration received from a customer is deferred until the Company provides the customer that product or service. The Company had no deferred revenues in 2024 or 2023.

Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents includes cash and other money market instruments. The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of 90 days or less to be cash equivalents.

Settlement Processing Assets and Obligations: Settlement processing assets and obligations represent intermediary balances arising in our settlement process for merchants. The Company earns interest on these underlying processing assets, which is recognized as revenue in the ACH and complementary services business line.

Prepaid Card Load Assets: The Company maintains pre-funding accounts for its customers to facilitate prepaid card loads as initiated by our customer. These prepaid card load assets are carried on the Company's balance sheet with a corresponding liability. The Company earns interest on these prepaid card load assets and obligations, which is recognized as revenue in the prepaid card services business line.

Customer Deposits: The Company holds customer deposits primarily for postage expenses to ensure the Company is not out of pocket for amounts billed daily by the United States Postal Service. These customer deposits are carried on the Company's balance sheet with a corresponding liability. The Company earns interest on these customer deposits, which is recognized as revenue in the Output Solutions business line.

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Merchant Reserves: The Company has merchant reserve requirements associated with Automated Clearing House, or ACH transactions. The merchant reserve assets are carried on the Company's balance sheet with a corresponding liability. Merchant Reserves are set for each merchant. Funds are collected from each merchant and held as collateral to minimize contingent liabilities associated with any losses that may occur under the merchant agreement. While this cash is not restricted in its use, the Company believes that designating this cash to collateralize Merchant Reserves strengthens its fiduciary standing with the Company's member sponsors and is in accordance with the guidelines set by the card networks. The Company earns interest on these merchant reserves, which is recognized as revenue in our ACH and complementary services business line.

Accounts Receivable/Allowance for Estimated Credit Losses: Accounts receivable are reported as outstanding principal net of an allowance for expected credit losses of $324,000 at December 31, 2024 and 2023.

Inventory: Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, inventory consisted primarily of printing and paper supplies used for Output Solutions.

Property and Equipment: Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization are computed on a straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, ranging from three to ten years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of the estimated useful lives or remaining lease period. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred.

Accounting for Internal Use Software: The Company capitalizes the costs associated with software developed and / or software obtained for internal use. The software is capitalized when both the preliminary project stage is complete, and the software being developed is placed-in service. Capitalized costs include only (i) external direct costs of materials and services consumed in developing or obtaining internal-use software, (ii) payroll and other related costs for employees who are directly associated with and who devote time to the internal-use software project, and (iii) interest costs incurred, when material, while developing internal-use software. The Company ceases capitalization of such costs no later than the point at which the project is substantially complete and ready for its intended purpose. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company capitalized $796,004 and $634,571, respectively.

Concentration of Credit Risk: Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents, and accounts receivable. The Company is exposed to credit risk on its cash and cash equivalents in the event of default by the financial institutions to the extent account balances exceed the amount insured by the FDIC, which is $250,000. Accounts receivables potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk. The Company’s customer base operates in a variety of industries and is geographically dispersed. The Company closely monitors extensions of credit. Estimated credit losses have been recorded in the consolidated financial statements. Recent credit losses have been within management's expectations. No customer accounted for more than 10% of revenues in 2024 or 2023.

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Fair Value Measurements: The Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible. The Company determines fair value based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability in the principal or most advantageous market. When considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, the following fair value hierarchy distinguishes between observable and unobservable inputs, which are categorized in one of the following levels:

• Level 1 inputs - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities accessible to the reporting entity at the measurement date;

• Level 2 inputs - other than quoted prices included in Level 1 inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

• Level 3 inputs - unobservable inputs for the asset or liability used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and short-term borrowings are reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements at cost, which approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Intangible Assets: The Company reviews periodically, on at least an annual basis, the carrying value of its long-lived assets and intangible assets and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. To the extent the fair value of a long-lived asset, determined based upon the estimated future cash inflows attributable to the asset, less estimated future cash outflows, is less than the carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized.

Reserve for Processing Losses: If, due to insolvency or bankruptcy of one of the Company’s merchant customers, or for any other reason, the Company is not able to collect amounts from its card processing, credit card, ACH or merchant prepaid customers that have been properly "charged back" by the customer or if a prepaid cardholder incurs a negative balance, the Company must bear the credit risk for the full amount of the transaction. The Company may require cash deposits and other types of collateral from certain merchants to minimize any such risk. In addition, the Company utilizes a number of systems and procedures to manage merchant risk. ACH, prepaid and credit card merchant processing loss reserves are primarily determined by performing a historical analysis of our loss experience and considering other factors that could affect that experience in the future, such as the types of transactions processed and nature of the merchant relationship with its consumers and the Company with its prepaid card holders. This reserve amount is subject to the risk that actual losses may be greater than our estimates. The Company has not incurred any significant processing losses to date. Estimates for processing losses vary based on the volume of transactions processed and could increase or decrease accordingly. The Company evaluates its risk for such transactions and estimates its potential processing losses based primarily on historical experience and other relevant factors. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, the Company’s reserve for processing losses was $897,116 and $826,528, respectively.

Advertising Costs: Advertising is expensed as incurred. The Company incurred approximately $20,173 and $16,500 in advertising costs in 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Accounting for Income Taxes: Our annual tax rate is based on our income, statutory tax rates, and tax planning opportunities available to us. Tax laws are complex and subject to different interpretations by the taxpayer and respective government taxing authority. Significant judgement is required in determining our tax expense and in evaluating our tax positions, including evaluating uncertainties. We review our tax positions yearly and adjust the balances as new information becomes available.

Deferred tax assets represent amounts available to reduce income taxes payable on taxable income in future years. Such assets arise because of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, as well as from net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. We evaluate the recoverability of these future tax deductions and credits by assessing the adequacy of future expected taxable income from all sources, including reversal of taxable temporary differences, forecasted operating earnings, and available tax planning strategies. These rely heavily on estimates that are based on a number of factors, including historical data, and business forecasts. To the extent deferred tax assets are not expected to be realized, we record a valuation allowance.

We recognize and measure uncertain tax positions in accordance with U.S. GAAP, pursuant to which we only recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities.

As with all businesses, the Company’s tax returns are subject to periodic examination. The Company’s federal returns for the past four years remain open to examination. The Company is subject to the Texas margin tax and Tennessee franchise tax. Management is not aware of any tax positions that would have a significant impact on its financial position.

Stock-Based Compensation: The Company recognizes as compensation expense all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors, including grants of stock options and warrants, based on estimated fair values. Fair value is generally determined based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.

401(k) Plan: The Company has a defined contribution plan, or 401(k) Plan, pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. All eligible full and part-time employees of the Company who meet certain age requirements may participate in the 401(k) Plan. Participants may contribute between 1% and 80% of their pre-tax compensation, but not in excess of the maximum allowable under the Code. The 401(k) Plan allows for discretionary and matching contributions by the Company. In 2024, the Company matched 100% of employee contributions up to 3% and 50% of the employee contribution over 3% with a maximum employer contribution of 4%. The Company made matching contributions of $205,485 and $280,619 in 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share: The Company’s basic net income (loss) per common share is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted net income (loss) per common share is calculated using the treasury stock method and is based on the weighted average number of common shares and all potentially dilutive common shares outstanding during the year which includes common stock options and warrants. When a net loss per common share exists, all potentially dilutive common shares outstanding are anti-dilutive and are therefore excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding. See “Note 11 – Net Income (Loss) per Share” for further discussion.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements: Accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB, the SEC or other standard setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

Reclassifications: We have reclassified certain prior period amounts in the accompanying consolidated financial statements in order to be consistent with the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on net income, total assets, total liabilities or equity.

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Note 2. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following at December 31:

	2024			2023
Software	$	8,562,604		$	7,688,476
Equipment		3,624,209			3,542,707
Furniture and fixtures		841,182			818,522
Leasehold improvements		221,216			207,624
Total property and equipment		13,249,211			12,257,329
Less: accumulated depreciation		(10,054,393	)		(8,597,237	)
Net property and equipment	$	3,194,818		$	3,660,092

Note 3. Intangibles

Information Management Solutions, LLC Acquisition (2020)

On December 15, 2020, we acquired substantially all of assets of Information Management Solutions, LLC. The intangibles acquired in such acquisition consist of customer list assets of $4,359,335 at cost (net of accumulated amortization of $3,487,748 at December 31, 2024). The fair value of the customer list was calculated using the net present value of the projected gross profit to be generated by the customer list over 60 months beginning in January 2021 and ending in December 2025. Annual amortization expense is $871,867 per year through the year 2025.

Note 4. Valuation Accounts

Valuation and allowance accounts included the following at December 31:

			Net Charged
	Balance		to							Balance End
	Beginning of		Costs and							of
	Year		Expenses		Transfers		Net Write-Off			Year
2024
Allowance for expected credit losses	$	319,000	$	34,310	$	—	$	(29,310	)	$	324,000
Reserve for processing losses		826,528		70,588		—		—			897,116
2023
Allowance for expected credit losses	$	319,000	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	319,000
Reserve for processing losses		755,494		71,034		—		—			826,528

Accounts receivables, net and contract liabilities consist of the following as of:

	December 31, 2024		December 31, 2023		January 1, 2023

Trade	$	6,548,251	$	5,564,138	$	4,375,167
Related Party		—		—		—

Accounts receivable, net	$	6,548,251	$	5,564,138	$	4,375,167

Contract liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	—

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Note 5. Loans

Equipment Loans

On March 20, 2021, the Company entered into a debt arrangement to finance $165,996 for the purchase of an Output Solutions sorter. The loan is for a period of 36 months with a maturity date of March 20, 2024. The repayment amount is for 36 months at $4,902 per month. Annual payments are $58,821. The financing is at an interest rate of 3.95%. The Equipment Loan was paid off in its entirety in 2024 with total year payments of $14,536.

On October 1, 2023, the Company entered into a debt arrangement to finance $811,819 for the purchase of an Output Solutions folder and inserter. The loan is for a period of 66 months with a maturity date of April 5, 2029 and annual interest of 6.75%. Monthly principal and interest payments are required in the amount of $16,017. Current year payments on the Equipment Loan were $146,074.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company maintains an undrawn line of credit and an outstanding letter of credit,

both of which were established in connection with a bond required for the Company's appeal of the court’s decision in the KDHM lawsuit.

Line of Credit

The Company has an unsecured revolving line of credit with a maximum borrowing capacity of $475,000. The facility was established on May 29, 2024, and matures on June 5, 2026. As of December 31, 2024, no amounts had been drawn under this line of credit since its origination. This line of credit was secured to support the bond requirement in the KDHM lawsuit appeal but remains fully available.

Letter of Credit

The Company has an irrevocable letter of credit in the amount of $474,229, issued on June 3, 2024, with a maturity date of July 3, 2025. This letter of credit was obtained as part of the bonding requirement for the KDHM lawsuit appeal and has not been drawn upon since its issuance.

Future payments on current debt arrangements are as follows at December 31, 2024:

Year ended December 31,

	Amount Due		Remaining Balance
2025	$	147,581	$	571,862
2026		158,043		413,819
2027		169,048		244,771
2028		180,818		63,953
2029		63,953		—
Total payments	$	719,443

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Note 6. Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consisted of the following balances at December 31:

	2024		2023

Accrued commissions	$	425,486	$	2,433,353
Reserve for processing losses		897,116		826,528
Other accrued expenses		881,925		246,444
Accrued taxes		474,561		294,953
Accrued salaries		687,837		—
Total accrued expenses	$	3,366,925	$	3,801,278

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Note 7. Operating Leases

The Company leases approximately 10,535 square feet of office space for its San Antonio, TX executive offices and operations. On October 19, 2021 we renewed our lease, to run concurrently with our additional leased space in the same building. The lease expires on December 31, 2025. Rental expense under the operating lease was $165,817 and $157,682 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

On March 15, 2021, we entered into a lease amendment to our existing lease in San Antonio, Texas commencing April 1, 2021. On October 19, 2021 we renewed our lease, to run concurrently with our additional leased space in the same building. The lease expires on December 31, 2025. The incremental space leased is 2,734 square feet. The incremental annual rent during the lease term ranges from $57,000 to $60,000. Rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $49,653 and $48,113, respectively.

On October 19, 2021, the Company entered into a lease amendment to the existing lease in San Antonio, Texas commencing April 1, 2022. The lease expires on December 31, 2025. The incremental space lease is 6,628 square feet. The incremental annual rent during the lease term ranges from $144,000 to $156,000. Rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $109,355 and $75,269, respectively.

The Company leased approximately 3,794 square feet of office space for its Nashville, Tennessee sales offices and operations. Rental expense under the operating lease was $0 and $36,995 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The lease expired on April 30, 2023. We did not enter into a lease extension, or new lease agreement in Nashville, Tennessee upon the expiration of the lease agreement.

The Company assumed a lease in San Antonio, Texas as a part of the Information Management Solutions, LLC acquisition for its Output Solutions employees and warehouse operations. The lease had a remaining life of 45 months and expired on September 30, 2024. On September 16, 2024 the Company entered into a lease amendment commencing on October 1, 2024, extending the term of the existing lease for a period of 60 months, expiring on September 30, 2029. The space leased is 22,400 square feet. Annual rents during the lease term range from $174,000 to $225,000. Rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $135,489 and $117,836, respectively.

On January 1, 2021, we entered into a lease in Austin, Texas commencing on January 1, 2021 for our Austin technology organization. On January 31, 2024, the Company entered into a lease amendment commencing on February 1, 2024, extending the term of the existing lease for a period of 24 months and expiring on January 31, 2027. The space leased is 1,890 square feet. Rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $83,610 and $79,467, respectively.

The Company has various copier equipment with leases that have not expired. Rental expense under the operating leases was $8,921 and $6,546 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

The weighted average remaining lease term is 3.49 years. The weighted average discount rate is 4.42%

The Company recognized total operating lease expense of approximately $660,000 and $674,000 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. In 2024, the operating lease expense of $660,000 consisted of $544,000 of fixed operating expense and $116,000 of interest expense.

We believe that our existing and new properties will be adequate to meet our needs through December 31, 2025.

The maturities of lease liabilities are as follows at December 31, 2024:

Year ended December 31,

2025	$	659,941
2026		728,121
2027		728,121
2028		648,426
2029		641,182
Thereafter		206,848
Total minimum lease payments		3,612,639
Less imputed interest		(465,942	)
Total lease liabilities		3,146,697
Less current portion		(612,680	)
Long-term portion	$	2,534,017

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Note 8. Related Party Transactions

Louis Hoch

During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company purchased $21,900 and $24,389, respectively, of corporate imprinted sportswear, promotional items and caps from Angry Pug Sportswear. Louis Hoch, Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Operating Officer is a 50% owner of Angry Pug Sportswear.

Officers and Directors

On December 29, 2024, we withheld 208,615 shares of our common stock for $302,492 in a private transaction based on the $1.45 per share closing price on December 29, 2024 from Louis Hoch, the Company's Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, to cover his share of taxes in connection with equity grants.

On November 18, 2024, we withheld 3,935 shares of our common stock for $5,784 in a private transaction based on the $1.47 per share closing price on November 18, 2024 from Louis Hoch, the Company's Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, to cover his share of taxes in connection with equity grants.

On June 21, 2024, the Company granted 966,000 shares of restricted common stock with a 10-year vesting period and 277,200 restricted stock units ("RSUs") with a 3-year vesting period to officers and employees as a performance bonus at an issue price of $1.55 per share. RSUs vest in equal tranches over their 3-year vesting period, while 10-year grants are cliff vesting, and vest in full at the conclusion of their 10-year vesting period. Upon vesting, employees and Directors will receive issued shares. Executive officers and Directors included in the 10-year restricted stock grant were Louis Hoch (160,000 shares), Michael White (120,000 shares), Greg Carter (80,000 shares), and Houston Frost (40,000 shares). Executive officers included in the RSU grant were Louis Hoch (21,000 RSUs), Michael White (18,000 RSUs), Greg Carter (18,000 RSUs),and Houston Frost (12,000 RSUs).

On June 21, 2024, the Company granted 84,000 RSUs with a 3-year vesting period to Non-employee Directors as a performance bonus at an issue price of $1.55 per share. Directors included in the RSU grant were Blaise Bender (21,000 RSUs), Brad Rollins (21,000 RSUs), Ernesto Beyer (21,000 RSUs) and Michelle Miller (21,000 RSUs).

On February 24, 2024, we withheld 2,075 shares of our common stock for $3,258 in a private transaction based on the $1.57 per share closing price on February 24, 2024 from Tom Jewell, the Company's former Chief Financial Officer, to cover his share of taxes in connection with equity grants.

On February 24, 2024, we withheld 4,911 shares of our common stock for $7,710 in a private transaction based on the $1.57 per share closing price on February 24, 2024 from Louis Hoch, the Company's Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, to cover his share of taxes in connection with equity grants.

On November 30, 2023, Tom Jewell, the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and principal financial and accounting officer of the Company notified the Company of his intention to retire. On December 11, 2023, Mr. Jewell entered into a Separation and Mutual Release of Claims Agreement (“Separation Agreement”) with the Company. Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, Mr. Jewell will be paid installment payments equal to his current base salary until and including April 18, 2024. Additionally, Mr. Jewell will be permitted to retain any unvested Company stock options or other equity awards which shall vest in accordance with the applicable schedules. Mr. Jewell will also receive all employee benefits including, but not limited to, health, dental, vision and life insurances that he was receiving prior to his execution of the Agreement until April 18, 2024.

On February 8, 2023, the Company granted 1,403,000 shares of restricted common stock with a 10-year vesting period and 273,000 RSUs with a 3-year vesting period to employees and Directors as a performance bonus at an issue price of $1.75 per share. Executive officers and Directors included in the 10-year restricted stock grant were Louis Hoch (330,000 shares), Tom Jewell (200,000 shares), Greg Carter (100,000 shares) and Houston Frost (100,000 shares). Executive officers included in the RSU grant were Louis Hoch (33,000 RSUs), Tom Jewell (21,000 RSUs), Greg Carter (12,000 RSUs) and Houston Frost (12,000 RSUs).

On March 16, 2023, the Company granted 69,000 RSUs with a 3-year vesting period to Directors as a performance bonus at an issue price of $1.60 per share. Directors included in the RSU grant were Blaise Bender (21,000 RSUs), Brad Rollins (21,000 RSUs), Ernesto Beyer (21,000 RSUs) and Michelle Miller (6,000 RSUs).

On November 18, 2023 we withheld 2,619 shares for $4,452 in a private transaction at a closing price on November 18, 2023 of $1.70 per share from Tom Jewell, the Company's former Chief Financial Officer, to cover his share of taxes.

On November 18, 2023 we withheld 3,927 shares for $6,675 in a private transaction at a closing price on November 18, 2023 of $1.70 per share from Louis Hoch, the Company's Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, to cover his share of taxes.

Note 9. Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the difference between financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities and are measured by the enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are computed with the presumption that they will be realizable in future periods when taxable income is generated. Predicting the ability to realize these assets in future periods requires judgment by management. GAAP prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Income tax benefits that meet the “more likely than not” recognition threshold are recognized.

The Company has recognized a deferred tax asset of approximately $4.6 million recorded net of a valuation allowance of approximately $2.7 million. Management considered the realizability of this asset in light of historical operating results and forecasted results, and determined that more likely than not that the Company will have taxable income in the future, and elected to decrease the valuation allowance by approximately $3.6 million during 2024. The Company reviews the assessment of the deferred tax asset and valuation allowance on an annual basis or more often when events indicate that a change to the valuation allowance may be warranted. If applicable, the Company would recognize interest expense and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in interest expense. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had not accrued any interest or penalties related to uncertain tax provisions.

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets are as follows at December 31:

	2024			2023

Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$	4,582,000		$	4,686,000
Depreciation and amortization		1,296,000			1,137,000
Non-cash compensation		1,119,000			1,649,000
Processing losses		188,394			175,673
Other		61,000			124,000
Total		7,369,306			8,169,281
Valuation Allowance		(2,665,954	)		(6,267,673	)
Deferred tax asset	$	4,580,440		$	1,504,000

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At December 31, 2024, the Company had available net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $21.8 million. Net operating loss carryforwards ("NOLs") generated during or prior to 2017 are available to offset taxable income of future periods and expire 20 years after the loss was generated. Net operating loss carryforwards generated after 2017 do not expire. Our ability to use our NOLs during this period will be dependent on our ability to generate taxable income, and the NOLs could expire before we generate sufficient taxable income.

Pursuant to Sections 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC"), federal and state tax laws impose significant restrictions on the utilization of net operating loss and other tax carryforwards in the event of a change in ownership of the Company. The Company does not expect IRC Sections 382 and 383 to significantly impact the utilization of its NOLs and other tax carryforwards. If we were to experience an "ownership change," as determined under Section 382 of the IRC, our ability to offset taxable income arising after the ownership change with NOLs arising prior to the ownership change would be limited, possibly substantially. An ownership change would establish an annual limitation on the amount of our pre-change NOLs we could utilize to offset our taxable income in any future taxable year to an amount generally equal to the value of our stock immediately prior to the ownership change multiplied by the long-term tax-exempt rate. In general, an ownership change will occur if there is a cumulative increase in our ownership of more than 50 percentage points by one or more "5% shareholders" (as defined in the IRC) at any time during a rolling three-year period.

The schedule below outlines when the Company's net operating losses for 2017 and prior years were generated and the year they may expire.

Tax Year End	NOL		Expiration
2005	$	1,275,415		2025
2006		1,350,961		2026
2007		1,740,724		2027
2008		918,960		2028
2009		835,322		2029
2010		429,827		2030
2013		504,862		2033
2016		474,465		2036
2017		1,267,336		2037
Total	$	8,797,872

As of December 31, 2024, there are NOLs totaling approximately $13.0 million that have been generated since 2017 that do not expire, and can be carried forward to future years to offset taxable income. The schedule below outlines when the Company's net operating losses for 2018 and later years were generated.

Tax Year End	NOL
2018	$	4,410,916
2019		2,730,461
2020		2,272,315
2022		3,609,279
Total	$	13,022,971
Total loss carryforwards	$	21,820,843

The tax provision for federal and state income tax is as follows for the years ended December 31:

	2024			2023
Current provision:
Federal	$	—		$	—
State		449,227			292,524
		449,227			292,524

Deferred provision:
Federal expense (benefit)		(3,076,440	)		—

Expense (benefit) for income taxes	$	(2,627,213	)	$	292,524

The reconciliation of federal income tax expense (benefit) computed at the U.S. federal statutory tax rates to total income tax expense (benefit) is as follows for the years ended December 31:

	2024			2023

Income tax (benefit) at 21%	$	142,440		$	(38,342	)
Change in valuation allowance		(3,576,665	)		(1,361,228	)
Permanent and other differences		458,460			1,399,570
State taxes		348,552			292,524

Income tax expense (benefit)	$	(2,627,213	)	$	292,524

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Note 10. Stock Options, Incentive Plans, Stock Awards, and Employee Benefit Plan

Stock Option Plans: The Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options as defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code and the grant of Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Awards, or other Awards to employees, non-employee directors, and consultants. The Board of Directors has authorized 5,000,000 shares of common capital stock for issuance under the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, including automatic increases provided for in the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan through fiscal year 2025. The number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan will automatically increase, with no further action by the stockholders, on the first business day of each fiscal year during the term of the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, beginning January 1, 2016, in an amount equal to 5% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding year, or such lesser amount if so determined by the Board or the Plan Administrator. During 2024, the Company issued 966,000 shares of common stock to several employees as incentive compensation or new-hire bonuses. During 2024, the Company granted 277,200 restricted stock units to employees and directors as a new hire bonus or as incentive compensation.

Treasury Stock: The Company withheld 408,305 shares of common stock with a value of $597,568 to cover the employee's share of tax liabilities related to the vesting of commons stock and restricted stock units in 2024. In addition, the Company repurchased 408,305 shares of common stock on the open market with a value of $810,874 as part of its stock buy-back program in 2024. The Company withheld 26,606 shares of common stock with a value of $47,382 to cover the employee's share of tax liabilities related to the vesting of common stock and restricted stock units in 2023, in addition to 222,683 shares of common stock on the open market with a value of $410,860 as part of its stock buy-back program.

Stock Awards: The Company has granted restricted stock awards to its employees at different periods from 2005 through 2024. The majority of the shares granted to those employees vest 10 years from the grant date and are forfeited in the event that the recipient’s employment relationship with the Company is terminated prior to vesting. Stock awards that have not yet vested are fully participating shares for the purposes of calculating earnings per share.

During 2024, a portion of the restricted stock awards were granted, but not issued and are not listed as outstanding in the financial statements for 2024.

Stock-based compensation expense related to stock and restricted stock awards was $2.1 million in 2024 and $2.2 million in 2023.

A summary of stock awards outstanding and 2024 activities are as follows:

						Weighted Average
				Weighted Average		Contractual
Stock Awards	Shares			Grant Price		Remaining Life
Outstanding, December 31, 2023		6,384,900		$	2.17
Granted		966,000			1.55
Vested		(1,563,345	)		—
Forfeited		(15,000	)		—

Outstanding, December 31, 2024		5,772,555		$	1.95		6.27

Expected to Vest after December 31, 2024		5,772,555		$	1.95		6.27

As of December 31, 2024, there was $6,914,563 of unrecognized compensation costs related to the un-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted. The cost is expected to be recognized over the weighted average remaining contractual life of 6.27 years.

The aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the weighted average exercise price and the closing price of the Company’s stock on December 31, 2024, or $1.95.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan:

The Company's board of directors adopted the 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) and the Company's stockholders approved the ESPP in July 2023. The ESPP was adopted under the requirements of Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code to allow eligible employees to purchase the Company’s common stock at regular intervals. Participating employees may purchase common stock through voluntary payroll deductions at the end of each participation period at a purchase price equal to 85% of the lower of the fair market value of the common stock at the beginning or the end of the participation period.

The ESPP initially authorized the issuance of 2,500,000 shares of our common stock under purchase rights granted to our employees or to employees of any of our designated affiliates. The number of shares of our common stock reserved for issuance automatically increases on January 1 of each calendar year, beginning on January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2033, by the lesser of (i) 1% of the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding on the last day of the fiscal year before the date of the automatic increase (determined on an as-converted to voting common stock basis); and (ii) such number of shares of common stock that would cause the aggregate number of shares of common stock then reserved for issuance under the ESPP to not exceed 2,500,000 shares; provided that before the date of any such increase, our board of directors may determine that there will be no increase or that such increase will be for a lesser number of shares. As of December 31, 2024, 66,959 shares of our common stock have been purchased under the ESPP.

Stock Warrants:

On December 15, 2020, the Company issued warrants to purchase 945,599 unregistered shares of our common stock, with an exercise price of $4.23 to IMS. The warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Assumptions used were as follows: (i) the fair value of the underlying stock was $0.58; (ii) the risk-free interest rate is 0.09%; (iii) the contractual life is five years; (iv) the dividend yield of 0%; and (v) the volatility is 59.9%. The fair value of the warrants amounted to $552,283 and was recorded as an increase in the customer list asset and have a term of five years from time of vest.

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Note 11. Net Income (Loss) per Share

Basic net income (loss) per share (EPS) was computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period in addition to stock awards that have not yet vested, as they are fully participating shares for the calculation of earnings per share. Diluted EPS differs from basic EPS due to the assumed conversion of potentially dilutive options and warrants that were outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and the denominators of the basic and diluted per share computations for net income (loss).

	2024		2023

Numerator:
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share, net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	3,305,497	$	(475,104	)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic net income (loss) per share, weighted average shares outstanding		26,852,129		26,490,868
Effect of dilutive securities-stock options and warrants		—		—
Denominator for diluted net income (loss) per share, adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversion		26,852,129		26,490,868
Basic net income (loss) per common share	$	0.12	$	(0.02	)
Diluted net income (loss) per common share and common share equivalents	$	0.12	$	(0.02	)

The warrants to purchase shares of common stock that were outstanding at December 31, 2024 and 2023 that were not included in the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive, are as follows:

	Year Ended
	December 31,
	2024		2023
Anti-dilutive warrants		945,599		945,599

Note 12. Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers

The Company has no significant off-balance sheet or concentrations of credit risk such as foreign exchange contracts, option contracts or other foreign hedging arrangements. The Company currently maintains the majority of its cash and cash equivalent balance with one financial institution. No customers account for more than 10% of the revenues of the company.

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Note 13. Commitments and Contingencies

BEN KAUDER, NINA PIOLETTI, & TRIPLE PAY PLAY, INC.

In 2017, Usio acquired Singular Payments, Inc. (“Singular”), another payment processing company with offices in Nashville, Tennessee and St. Augustine, Florida.

Ben Kauder and Nina Pioletti were executives of Singular and, after the acquisition, Usio hired them as executive-level employees. Usio hired Kauder to serve as Senior Vice President of Integrated Payments, and Pioletti was hired to serve as Director of Sales. As a condition of employment, Kauder and Pioletti agreed to be bound by certain Usio policies, including as related to preserving the confidentiality of Usio’s proprietary information. As Usio executives, Kauder and Pioletti were afforded access to and contributed to the development of Usio’s trade secrets and other proprietary information not generally known by the public at large, including but not limited to, financial information, marketing plans, cost and operational/strategic plans, and sales presentations.

In May 2021, Kauder resigned from Usio followed by Pioletti in July 2022. Thereafter, Kauder and Pioletti formed Triple Pay Play, another payment processing company which directly competes with Usio. Upon information and belief, Kauder and Pioletti were working to form Triple Pay Play while employed by Usio, during Usio business hours, and while using Usio resources and Usio property.

On or about June 21, 2023, Usio filed suit against Kauder, Pioletti and Triple Pay Play for breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair business competition.

On July 6, 2023, Kauder, Pioletti and Triple Pay Play filed a Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. The motion was granted. Subsequently, in February 2024, Usio refiled its case in Tennessee, where Kauder, Pioletti, and Triple Pay Play reside.

On May 3, 2024, Kauder, Pioletti and Triple Pay Play filed a Motion to Dismiss Usio’s Complaint; this motion was heard August 5, 2024. On March 14, 2025 the motion was denied, with future proceedings to continue at a date yet to be determined.

We have not recorded a contingency in relation to this case, as we consider the risk of loss remote as related to this lawsuit.

GREENWICH BUSINESS CAPITAL, LLC

On or about September 25, 2019, Usio and Greenwich Business Capital LLC, or GBC, entered into an Agreement for payment processing services. Usio effectively terminated the agreement with GBC on October 31, 2023, by providing GBC with the requisite 30-days written notice.

On November 13, 2023, GBC filed lawsuit against Usio, alleging violations of the NACHA rules in the State of Rhode Island Kent Superior Court. In early March 2024, Usio filed a Motion to Dismiss for improper venue and failure to state a claim.

On May 20, 2024, Usio’s Motion to Dismiss was heard in the State of Rhode Island Kent Superior Court. On December 6, 2024, the Judge ruled in favor of Usio and dismissed the case.

We did not record a contingency in relation to this case.

KDHM, LLC

On September 1, 2021, KDHM, LLC, an entity owned by the former owners of IMS, sued PDS Acquisition Corp, now known as Usio Output Solutions, Inc., in the 73rd District Court of Bexar County, Texas claiming a breach of the asset purchase agreement executed by the parties on December 14, 2020. The lawsuit alleges that due to a mistake, accident, or inadvertence, certain customer deposits in the amount of $317,000 were improperly transferred to us.

On September 28, 2021, we filed an answer generally denying the plaintiff’s allegations. On October 5, 2021, we filed a counterclaim and third-party petition. Therein, we allege that neither KDHM nor its principals disclosed that KDHM was not accounting for the customer deposits in accordance with GAAP. KDHM and third-party defendants, its principals Henry Minten and Thomas Dowe, affirmatively represented and warranted in section 3.1(e) of the asset purchase agreement that “[t]he Annual Financial Statements and the Interim Financial Statements have been prepared from the books and records of Seller in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.”

We subsequently discovered that KDHM by and through its principals failed to disclose that $305,000 in additional customer deposits existed and that these deposits were not conveyed to us as required by the asset purchase agreement. We believe that KDHM, Minten and Dowe provided us with fraudulent and misleading financial statements that did not disclose these additional customer deposits. KDHM and the defendants do not dispute that these additional customer deposits existed and that they were purchased by Usio. However, despite a written representation that these funds would be returned, KDHM and its principals have held these funds hostage. Section 2.1(b)(x) of the asset purchase agreement provides that the purchased assets include “All of Seller’s deposits from its customers, including without limitation, those customer deposits listed on Schedule 2.1(b)(xi) of the Disclosure Schedules.” Finally, we discovered that KDHM did not provide us with all customer lists, which are identified as purchased assets under the agreement.

On August 18, 2023, the judge granted a summary motion entitling KDHM to deposits for customer accounts that were printed and mailed prior to the acquisition, and Output Solutions was entitled to deposits for accounts that were not yet printed and printed but not yet mailed prior to the acquisition. Usio has requested a reconsideration of the motion, as it does not consider that deposits are only owed to KDHM if they were earned and offset against accounts receivable.

On March 4, 2024, the court held a hearing on KDHM’s Supplemental Rule 166(G) Motion and the court granted the motion in favor of KDHM. However, Usio believes the court erred in granting the motion and filed a motion for reconsideration on March 19, 2024.

On March 28, 2024, the court heard Usio’s Motion for Reconsideration of Order Granting Plaintiff’s Supplemental Rule 166(g). On May 2, 2024, the court denied Usio’s motion. On July 12, 2024, we filed an appeal on the lower court's decision, which is pending review. As part of the July 12, 2024 appeal, Usio was required to obtain a bond in the amount of $474,229. See Note 5 for more information.

We have not recorded a contingency in relation to this case, as we consider the risk of loss remote as related to this lawsuit.

OTHER PROCEEDINGS

Aside from these proceedings, the Company may be involved in legal matters arising in the ordinary course of business from time to time. While we believe that such matters are currently not material, there can be no assurance that matters arising in the ordinary course of business for which we are or could become involved in litigation will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

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Note 14. Subsequent Events

On March 24, 2025 the Board of Directors authorized a renewal of the Company's buy-back program, with a limit up to $4 million of the Company's common stock with a three year duration or the date the Board of Directors, at its sole discretion, terminates or suspends the program. The program is used for the purchase of stock from employees and directors, and for open-market purchases through a broker.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Accounting Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Accounting Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2024 are effective to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Accounting Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management. Our disclosure controls and procedures include components of our internal control over financial reporting. Management's assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting is expressed at the level of reasonable assurance that the control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that the control system's objectives will be met.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for our Company. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed 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. Our management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024 based on criteria established in “Internal Control—Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this assessment, our management concluded that, as of December 31, 2024, our internal control over financial reporting was effective.

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all controls issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2024 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.

On November 26, 2024, Louis Hoch, Usio’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer entered into a 10b5-1 trading plan (the “Plan”). The Plan expires on November 15, 2025 and relates to the sale of 136,891 shares of our common stock. Mr. Hoch will have no control over the timing of the stock sales under the Plan, and all transactions under the Plan will be reported by Mr. Hoch through individual Form 4 and Form 144 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Plan is intended to comply with the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1 (c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Company’s insider trading policy. Rule 10b5-1 allows corporate insiders to establish prearranged written stock trading plans.

A Rule 10b5-1 plan must be entered into in good faith at a time when the insider is not aware of material, non-public information. Subsequent receipt by the insider of material, non-public information will not prevent prearranged transactions under Rule 10b5-1 from being executed. Using a Rule 10b5-1 Plan, individuals can prudently and gradually diversify their investment portfolios over an extended period of time.

ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS.

Not applicable.

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PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the definitive proxy statement for our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, or the 2025 Proxy Statement.

Item 405 of Regulation S-K requires the disclosure of, based upon our review of the forms submitted to us during and with respect to our most recent fiscal year, any known failure by any director, officer, or beneficial owner of more than ten percent of any class of our securities, or any other person subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or reporting person, to file timely a report required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act. This disclosure is contained in the section entitled “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in the 2024 Proxy Statement.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, and persons performing similar functions. Our code of ethics was filed as Exhibit 14.1 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 on August 14, 2015. We will provide a copy of our code of ethics to any person without charge, upon request. Requests should be addressed to: Usio, Inc., Attn: Investor Relations Department, 3611 Paesanos Parkway, Suite 300, San Antonio, Texas 78231.

Procedure for Nominating Directors

We have not made any material changes to the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to our Board of Directors.

We consider recommendations for director candidates from our directors, officers, employees, stockholders, customers and vendors. Stockholders wishing to nominate individuals to serve as directors may submit such nominations, along with a nominee's qualifications, to our Board of Directors at Usio, Inc., 3611 Paesanos Parkway, Suite 300, San Antonio, Texas, 78231, and the Board of Directors will consider such nominee. The Board of Directors selects the director candidates slated for election. We have a designated Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee, which reviews and make recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect to proposed director candidates.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the 2025 Proxy Statement.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the 2025 Proxy Statement.

The information required to be disclosed by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K, “Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans,” appears under the caption “Equity Compensation Plan Information” in the 2025 Proxy Statement and such information is incorporated by reference into this report.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the 2025 Proxy Statement.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the 2025 Proxy Statement.

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PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.

(a)(1) Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following documents are filed in Part II, Item 8 of this annual report on Form 10-K:

Report of current Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C.

Report of former Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - ADKF, P.C.

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules.

All financial statement schedules have been omitted as they are not required, not applicable, or the required information is otherwise included.

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(a)(3) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number	Description

3.1	Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (included as exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10-KSB filed March 31, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference).

3.2	Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (included as exhibit A to the Schedule 14C filed April 18, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference).

3.3	Certificate of Change Filed Pursuant to NRS 78.209 (included as exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K filed July 23, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).

3.4	Certificate of Amendment of Restated Articles of Incorporation of Usio, Inc., as amended, effective June 26, 2019 (included as exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K filed July 1, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference).

3.5	Amended and Restated By-laws (included as exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K filed December 1, 2023, and incorporated herein by reference).

4.1	Description of Securities

10.1*	Employment Agreement between the Company and Louis A. Hoch, dated February 27, 2007 (included as exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed March 2, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.2*	First Amendment to Employment Agreement between the Company and Louis A. Hoch, dated November 12, 2009 (included as exhibit 10.16 to the Form 10-Q filed November 16, 2009, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.3*	Second Amendment to Employment Agreement between the Company and Louis A. Hoch, dated April 12, 2010 (included as exhibit 10.17 to the Form 10-K filed April 15, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.4	Bank Sponsorship Agreement between the Company and University National Bank, dated August 29, 2011 (included as exhibit 10.18 to the Form 10-K filed April 3, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.5*	Third Amendment to Employment Agreement between the Company and Louis A. Hoch, dated January 14, 2011 (included as exhibit 10.20 to the Form 10-K filed April 3, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference).


10.6*	Fourth Amendment to Employment Agreement between the Company and Louis A. Hoch, dated July 2, 2012 (included as exhibit 10.19 to the Form 10-Q filed August 20, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.7	Bank Sponsorship Agreement between the Company and Metropolitan Commercial Bank, dated December 11, 2014 (included as exhibit 10.26 to the Form 10-K filed March 30, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.8*	Fifth Amendment to Employment Agreement between the Company and Louis A. Hoch, dated August 3, 2016 (included as exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed August 9, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.9*	Sixth Amendment to Employment Agreement between the Company and Louis A. Hoch, dated September 8, 2016 (included as exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed September 14, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.10*	Independent Director Agreement between the Company and Brad Rollins, dated May 5, 2017 (included as exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K, filed May 11, 2017, and incorporated herein by reference).

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10.11	Lease Agreement between the Company and Blauners Paesanos Parkway LP, dated February 9, 2018 (included as exhibit 10.43 to the Form 10-K filed March 30, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.12	Lease Agreement between the Company and RP Circle 1 Building, LLC, dated December 11, 2017 (included as exhibit 10.44 to the Form 10-K filed March 30, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.13*	Independent Director Agreement between the Company and Blaise Bender, dated April 1, 2019 (included as exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed April 3, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.14*	2015 Equity Incentive Plan (included as Appendix B to the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on June 5, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference)

10.15	Warrant Agreement between the Company and University FanCards, LLC dated August 21, 2018 (included as exhibit 10.41 to the form 10-Q filed on November 12, 2020, and incorporated by reference)

10.16*	Independent Director Agreement dated August 29,2020, by and between the Company and Ernesto Beyer (included as exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on August 31, 2020, and incorporated by reference)

10.17+	Asset Purchase Agreement between the Company and Information Management Solutions, LLC dated December 15, 2020 (included as exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed on December 18, 2020, and incorporated herein by reference)

10.18+	Warrant Agreement between the Company and Information Management Solutions, LLC dated December 15, 2020, (included as exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed on December 18, 2020, and incorporated herein by reference)

10.19	Lease agreement between Information Management Systems, LLC and Industrial Properties Corp. dated June 16, 2011 (included as exhibit 10.40 to the Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.20	First amendment to lease between Information Management Systems, LLC and Industrial Properties Corp. dated April 4, 2013 (included as exhibit 10.41 to the Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.21	Second amendment to lease between Information Management Systems, LLC and Industrial Properties Corp. dated March 5, 2018 (included as exhibit 10.42 to the Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.22	Third amendment to lease between the Company as successor to Information Management Systems, LLC and ICON IPC TX Property Owner Pool 6 West/Southwest, LLC, dated December 22, 2020 (included as exhibit 10.43 to the Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.23	Lease agreement between the Company and Smartyfi, LLC for Austin offices dated January 1, 2021 (included as exhibit 10.44 to the Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.24	First amendment to lease between the Company and Paesanos Office Building, LLC for San Antonio offices dated March 15, 2021 (included as exhibit 10.45 to the Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.25*	Seventh Amendment to Employment Agreement between the Company and Louis A. Hoch, dated April 18, 2021 (included as exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on April 21, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.26	Second Amendment to Lease agreement between the Company and Paesanos Office Building, LLC for San Antonio offices, dated October 19, 2021 (included as exhibit 10.43 to the Form 10-Q filed on November 10, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.27*	Independent Director Agreement dated June 16, 2022, by and between the Company and Michelle Miller (Included as exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K file on June 22, 2022, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.28*	Eighth Amendment to Employment Agreement between Usio, Inc. and Louis A. Hoch, dated June 29, 2022 (included as exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on July 6, 2022, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.29*	Employment Agreement Dated February 17, 2023 between Usio Inc and Greg Carter, the Company's Executive Vice President of Payment Acceptance (included as exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2023, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.30*	Usio, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (included as Appendix A to the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on June 2, 2023 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.31*	Ninth Amendment to Employment Agreement between Usio, Inc. and Louis A. Hoch, dated February 1, 2024 (included as exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on February 1, 2024, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.32*	Tenth Amendment to Employment Agreement Dated to be effective as of March 3, 2025 by and between the Company and Louis A. Hoch (included as exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on March 5, 2025, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.33*	First Amendment to Employment Agreement Dated to be effective as of March 3, 2025 by and between the Company and Greg Carter (included as exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed on March 5, 2025, and incorporated herein by reference).

14.1	Code of Ethics (included as exhibit 14.1 to the Form 10-Q filed August 14, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).

16.1	Letter from ADKF dated April 17, 2024 (included as exhibit 16.1 to the Form 8-K filed on April 17, 2024, and incorporated herein by reference).

19.1	Amended and Restated Insider Trading Policy (filed herewith)

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21.1	Subsidiaries of the Company (filed herewith).

23.1	Consent of ADKF, P.C. (filed herewith).

23.2	Consent of Pannell Kerr and Forster of Texas, P.C. (filed herewith)

31.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

31.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

32.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and the /Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

97.1	Clawback Policy (filed herewith)

101.INS	Inline XBRL Instance Document (filed herewith).

101.SCH	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (filed herewith).

101.CAL	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (filed herewith).

101.DEF	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (filed herewith).

101.LAB	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (filed herewith).

101.PRE	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document (filed herewith).

104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

†	Confidential treatment has been granted for portions of this agreement.
+	The schedules to the exhibit have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company will furnish copies of any such schedules to the SEC upon request.
*	Management Compensatory Plan or Arrangement

Copies of the above exhibits not contained herein are available to any stockholder, upon written request to: Chief Accounting Officer, Usio, Inc., 3611 Paesanos Parkway, Suite 300, San Antonio, TX 78231.

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ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY.

None.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	Usio, Inc.


Date: March 26, 2025	By:	/s/ Louis A. Hoch
	Louis A. Hoch Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Operating Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: March 26, 2025	By:	/s/ Michael White
		Michael White Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.




Date: March 26, 2025	By:	/s/ Michael White
	Michael White
	Chief Accounting Officer
	(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: March 26, 2025	By:	/s/ Louis A. Hoch
	Louis A. Hoch Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Operating Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: March 26, 2025	By:	/s/ Blaise Bender
	Blaise Bender
	Director

Date: March 26, 2025	By:	/s/ Ernesto Beyer
	Ernesto Beyer
	Director

Date: March 26, 2025	By:	/s/ Bradley Rollins
		Bradley Rollins
		Director

Date: March 26, 2025	By:	/s/ Elizabeth Michelle Miller
	Elizabeth Michelle Miller
	Director

Exhibit 4.1

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

Our amended and restated articles of incorporation authorize us to issue 200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0,001 per share. As of March 22, 2024, we had 26,392,315 shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock outstanding.

Common Stock

The following description of our common stock, may not be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, Nevada law and the actual terms and provisions contained in our amended and restated articles of incorporation and our bylaws, each as amended from time to time.

Voting Rights: Each outstanding share of our common stock is entitled to one vote per share of record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders and to vote together as a single class for the election of directors and in respect of other corporate matters. At a meeting of stockholders at which a quorum is present, for all matters other than the election of directors, an affirmative vote of the majority of shares entitled to vote on a matter and that are represented either in person or by proxy at a meeting of stockholders decides all questions, unless the matter is one upon which a different vote is required by express provision of law or our amended and restated articles incorporation or our bylaws. Directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present at a meeting. Holders of shares of common stock do not have cumulative voting rights with respect to the election of directors or any other matter.

Dividends: Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends or other distributions when, as and if declared by our board of directors. The right of our board of directors to declare dividends, however, is subject to any rights of the holders of other classes of our capital stock, any indebtedness outstanding from time to time and the availability of sufficient funds, as determined under Nevada law, to pay dividends.

Preemptive Rights: The holders of our common stock do not have preemptive rights to purchase or subscribe for any of our capital stock or other securities

Redemption: Shares of our common stock are not subject to redemption by operation of a sinking fund or otherwise.

Liquidation Rights: In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of our company, subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of other classes of our capital stock, the holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to receive any of our assets available for distribution to our stockholders ratably in proportion to the number of shares held by them.

Listing: Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “USIO.”

Transfer Agent and Registrar: The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219, telephone (718) 921-8200.

Preferred Stock

Under our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, we have the authority to issue 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, which are issuable in series on terms to be determined by our board of directors. Accordingly, our board of directors is authorized, without action by the stockholders, to issue preferred stock from time to time with such dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting, redemption, sinking fund and other rights and restrictions as it may determine. All shares of any one series of our preferred stock will be identical, except that shares of any one series issued at different times may differ as to the dates from which dividends may be cumulative. The Board may determine:

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the distinctive designation of each series and the number of shares that will constitute the series;


	●	the voting rights, if any, of shares of the series and the terms and conditions of the voting rights;


	●	the dividend rate on the shares of the series, the dates on which dividends are payable, any restriction, limitation or condition upon the payment of dividends, whether dividends will be cumulative, and the dates from and after which dividends shall accumulate;


	●	the prices at which, and the terms and conditions on which, the shares of the series may be redeemed, if the shares are redeemable;


	●	the terms and conditions of a sinking or purchase fund for the purchase or redemption of shares of the series, if such a fund is provided;


	●	any preferential amount payable upon shares of the series in the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of, or upon the distribution of any of our assets; and


	●	the prices or rates of conversion or exchange at which, and the terms and conditions on which, the shares of the series may be converted or exchanged into other securities, if the shares are convertible or exchangeable.

If our board of directors decides to issue any shares of preferred stock, it may discourage or make more difficult a merger, tender offer, business combination or proxy contest, assumption of control by a holder of a large block of our securities, or the removal of incumbent management, even if these events were favorable to the interests of stockholders. Our board of directors, without stockholder approval, may issue preferred stock with voting and conversion rights and dividend and liquidation preferences that may adversely affect the holders of our other equity or debt securities.

Certain Provisions of Nevada Law And Our Charter And Bylaws

The following paragraphs summarize certain provisions of Nevada law and our restated articles of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws, as amended. The summary does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to Nevada law and to our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws, as amended, copies of which are on file with the SEC as exhibits to reports previously filed by us.

General

Certain provisions of our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws and Nevada law could make our acquisition by a third party, a change in our incumbent management, or a similar change in control more difficult, including:

	●	An acquisition of us by means of a tender or exchange offer;

	●	An acquisition of us by means of a proxy contest or otherwise; or

	●	The removal of a majority or all of our incumbent officers and directors.

These provisions, which are summarized below, are likely to discourage certain types of coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with our board of directors. We believe that these provisions help to protect our potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us, and that this benefit outweighs the potential disadvantages of discouraging such a proposal because our ability to negotiate with the proponent could result in an improvement of the terms of the proposal. The existence of these provisions which are described below could limit the price that investors might otherwise pay in the future for our securities.

Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws

Authorized But Unissued Capital Stock. We have shares of common stock and preferred stock available for future issuance without stockholder approval, subject to any limitations imposed by the listing standards of any securities exchange on which our stock may be listed. We may utilize these additional shares for a variety of corporate purposes, including for future public offerings to raise additional capital or facilitate corporate acquisitions or for payment as a dividend on our capital stock. The existence of unissued and unreserved common stock and preferred stock may enable our board of directors to issue shares to persons friendly to current management or to issue preferred stock with terms that could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or could discourage a third party from seeking to acquire, a controlling interest in our company by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest, or otherwise. In addition, if we issue preferred stock, the issuance could adversely affect the voting power of holders of common stock and the likelihood that such holders will receive dividend payments and payments upon liquidation.

Blank Check Preferred Stock. Our board of directors, without stockholder approval, has the authority under our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, to issue preferred stock with rights superior to the rights of the holders of common stock. As a result, preferred stock could be issued quickly and easily, could impair the rights of holders of common stock, and could be issued with terms calculated to delay or prevent a change in control or make removal of management more difficult.

Election of Directors. Our amended and restated bylaws provide that a majority of directors then in office may fill any vacancy occurring on our board of directors, even though less than a quorum may then be in office. These provisions may discourage a third party from voting to remove incumbent directors and simultaneously gaining control of our board of directors by filling the vacancies created by that removal with its own nominees.

Removal of Directors. A director may be removed from office only by the affirmative vote of two-thirds or more of the combined voting power of the then issued and outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

Anti-takeover Effects of Nevada Law

Business Combinations with Interested Stockholders

The “business combination with interested stockholders” provisions of Sections 78.411 to 78.444, inclusive, of the Nevada Revised Statutes, or NRS, generally prohibit a Nevada corporation with at least 200 stockholders of record from engaging in various “combination” transactions with any interested stockholder for a period of two years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless the combination is approved by our board of directors prior to the date the interested stockholder obtained such status or the combination is approved by our board of directors and at such time or thereafter is approved at a meeting of the stockholders by the affirmative vote of stockholders representing at least 60% of the outstanding voting power held by disinterested stockholders, and extends beyond the expiration of the two-year period, unless:

	●	the combination was approved by our board of directors prior to the person becoming an interested stockholder or the transaction by which the person first became an interested stockholder was approved by our board of directors before the person became an interested stockholder or the combination is later approved by a majority of the voting power held by disinterested stockholders; or

	●	if the consideration to be paid by the interested stockholder is at least equal to the highest of: (a) the highest price per share paid by the interested stockholder within the two years immediately preceding the date of the announcement of the combination or in the transaction in which it became an interested stockholder, whichever is higher; (b) the market value per share of common stock on the date of announcement of the combination and the date the interested stockholder acquired the shares, whichever is higher; or (c) for holders of preferred stock, the highest liquidation value of the preferred stock, if it is higher.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, NRS 78.411 to 78.444, inclusive, do not apply to any combination of a resident domestic corporation with an interested stockholder after the expiration of four years after the person first became an interested stockholder.

A “combination” is generally defined to include mergers or consolidations or any sale, lease exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer, or other disposition, in one transaction or a series of transactions, with an “interested stockholder” having: (a) an aggregate market value equal to more than 5% of the aggregate market value of the assets of the corporation, (b) an aggregate market value equal to more than 5% of the aggregate market value of all outstanding voting shares of the corporation, (c) more than 10% of the earning power or net income of the corporation, and (d) certain other transactions with an interested stockholder or an affiliate or associate of an interested stockholder.

In general, an “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns (or within two years, did own) 10% or more of a corporation’s voting stock. The statute could prohibit or delay mergers or other takeover or change in control attempts and, accordingly, may discourage attempts to acquire our company even though such a transaction may offer our stockholders the opportunity to sell their stock at a price above the prevailing market price.

A Nevada corporation may “opt out” of these provisions either with an express provision in its original articles of incorporation or in an amendment to its articles of incorporation or bylaws approved by its stockholders. However, we have not opted out, and do not currently intend to opt out of, these provisions. The statute could prohibit or delay mergers or other takeover or change in control attempts and, accordingly, may discourage attempts to acquire us.

Control Share Acquisitions

The “control share” provisions of Sections 78.378 to 78.3793, inclusive, of the NRS apply to “issuing corporations” that are Nevada corporations with at least 200 stockholders of record, including at least 100 stockholders of record who are Nevada residents, and that conduct business directly or indirectly in Nevada. The control share statute prohibits an acquirer, under certain circumstances, from voting its shares of a target corporation’s stock after crossing certain ownership threshold percentages, unless the acquirer obtains approval of the target corporation’s disinterested stockholders. The statute specifies three thresholds: one-fifth or more but less than one-third, one-third but less than a majority, and a majority or more, of the outstanding voting power. Generally, once an acquirer crosses one of the above thresholds, those shares in an offer or acquisition and acquired within 90 days thereof become “control shares” and such control shares are deprived of the right to vote until disinterested stockholders restore the right. These provisions also provide that if control shares are accorded full voting rights and the acquiring person has acquired a majority or more of all voting power, all other stockholders who do not vote in favor of authorizing voting rights to the control shares are entitled to demand payment for the fair value of their shares in accordance with statutory procedures established for dissenters’ rights.

A corporation may elect to not be governed by, or “opt out” of, the control share provisions by making an election in its articles of incorporation or bylaws, provided that the opt-out election must be in place on the 10th day following the date an acquiring person has acquired a controlling interest, that is, crossing any of the three thresholds described above. We have not opted out of the control share statutes, and will be subject to these statutes if we are an “issuing corporation” as defined in such statutes.

The effect of the Nevada control share statutes is that the acquiring person, and those acting in association with the acquiring person, will obtain only such voting rights in the control shares as are conferred by a resolution of the stockholders at an annual or special meeting. The Nevada control share law, if applicable, could have the effect of discouraging takeovers of our company.

Exhibit 19.1

Usio, Inc.

Amended and Restated Insider Trading Policy

As revised on March 24, 2025

______________________________________________________________________________

THIS POLICY HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF

DIRECTORS OF USIO, INC.

AND IS APPLICABLE TO ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,

EMPLOYEES AND CONSULTANTS OF THE COMPANY.

The Need for a Policy Statement

The purchase or sale of securities while possessing material nonpublic information or the selective disclosure of such information to others who may trade is prohibited by federal and state laws.

Usio, Inc. (“Usio” or the “Company”) has adopted the following Policy with respect to purchases and sales of the Company's securities by directors, officers, employees and consultants who have material nonpublic information about the Company and about other firms with which it works closely. For purposes of this Policy, unless the context requires otherwise, non-executive officers, employees and consultants who are not “Key Personnel” are deemed "Employees" and “ Key Personnel” are all members of the Company’s Board of Directors, all executive officers of the Company, members of the executive leadership team and their administrative staff, members of the accounting and financial reporting departments, other persons who, in the normal course of their duties, are likely to have regular access to material nonpublic information of the Company and other persons the Company may notify from time to time as well as the Family Members (as defined below) and affiliates of Key Personnel. Unless set forth otherwise in this Policy, the term “Employees” shall include all Key Personnel.

Each Employee is responsible for ensuring that he or she does not violate federal or state securities laws or this Policy concerning securities trading. This Policy is designed to promote compliance with the federal securities laws and to protect the Company, as well as those persons, from the very serious liabilities and penalties that can result from violations of these laws.

Penalties for insider trading violations include civil fines for up to three times the profit gained or loss avoided by the trading, criminal fines of up to $1,000,000.00 and jail terms of up to ten (10) years. In addition, a company whose employee violates the insider trading prohibitions may be liable for a civil fine of up to the greater of $1,000,000.00 and three times the profit gained, or loss avoided as a result of the employee's insider trading violations.

Employees who violate this Policy may be subject to disciplinary action by the Company, including dismissal for cause.

THE COMPANY'S POLICY: NO TRADING OR CAUSING TRADING WHILE IN POSSESSION OF MATERIAL NONPUBLIC INFORMATION.

Company Employees may not purchase or sell or offer to purchase or sell or otherwise trade in any Company security while they possess "material nonpublic information" about the Company. This restriction applies to the Company’s common stock, options, and any other securities that the Company may issue, such as preferred stock, notes, bonds and convertible securities, as well as derivative securities relating to the any of the Company’s securities, whether or not issued by the Company.

Company Employees may not purchase or sell any security of any other company, whether or not issued by the Company, while in possession of material nonpublic information about that company that was obtained in the course of his or her involvement with the Company. This includes, but is not limited to, the Company’s customers or suppliers, and those persons with which the Company may be negotiating major transactions, such as an acquisition, investment, or sale. Information that is immaterial to the Company may nevertheless be material to one of those other companies.

"Trading" includes purchases and sales of stock, bonds, debentures, options, puts, calls, and other similar securities. This Policy includes trades made pursuant to any investment direction under employee benefit plans as well as trades in the open market. For example, sales of stock acquired through any employee stock purchase plan or transactions in the self-directed portion of any retirement or pension plan are covered by this Policy. This Policy also applies to the exercise of options with an immediate sale of some or all of the shares through a broker.

Company Employees may not communicate or otherwise disclose material nonpublic information about the Company or about another company to any other person, including Family Members and friends, or recommend to anyone to purchase or sell any securities on the basis of such information. This practice, known as "tipping," also violates the securities laws and can result in the same civil and criminal penalties that apply to insider trading, whether or not the Employee derives any benefit from another's actions.

The same restrictions apply to family members (including a spouse, a child, a child away at college, stepchildren, grandchildren, parents, stepparents, grandparents, siblings, and in-laws), anyone else who lives in your household, and any family members who do not live in your household but whose transactions in Company securities are directed by you or are subject to your influence or control, such as parents or children who consult with you before they trade in Company securities (collectively referred to as “Family Members”).. Employees are expected to be responsible for the compliance of their Family Members. Transactions that may be necessary or justifiable for independent reasons (such as the need to raise money for an emergency expenditure) are no exception to the Policy.

There are no exceptions to this Policy, except as specifically noted herein. Transactions that may be necessary or justifiable for independent reasons (such as the need to raise money for an emergency expenditure), or small transactions, are not excepted from this Policy. The securities laws do not recognize any mitigating circumstances, and, in any event, even the appearance of an improper transaction must be avoided to preserve the Company’s reputation for adhering to the highest standards of conduct.

In addition, all members of the Board of Directors and executive officers also have the responsibility to comply with the “short-swing profit” rule in Section 16(b) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and file periodic reports regarding changes in your ownership of Usio stock pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act. Violations or failure to comply with these Section 16 restrictions can also result in enforcement actions against you by the SEC and the disgorgement of any profits to Usio. Please see the section entitled “Short Swing Profits” for more information

In order to avoid these consequences, Usio has developed the following guidelines to briefly explain the insider trading laws, set forth the Company’s trading guidelines for executive officers and directors and describe the procedures you should follow to ensure the timely filing of your Section 16 reports with the SEC. However, it does not address all possible situations that you may face. While this policy describes some relevant legal requirements, it cannot provide a comprehensive description of the law on these subjects and is not intended to provide legal advice, you should refer to the applicable law, rules and regulations and seek appropriate legal advice with respect to these issues.

Administration of the Policy

The Vice President-General Counsel shall serve as the Compliance Officer for the purposes of this Policy, and in his or her absence, the Chief Executive Officer or another employee designated by the Compliance Officer shall be responsible for administration of this Policy. All determinations and interpretations by the Compliance Officer shall be final and not subject to further review.

Definition of Material Nonpublic Information

Material Information. Information is material if there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable investor would consider it important in deciding whether to buy, hold or sell a security. Therefore, any information that could reasonably be expected to affect the price of the security is material, such as any information that has market significance and that is likely to affect the market price of securities. Materiality involves a low threshold. Common examples of material information include:

* Projections of future earnings or losses or changes in such projections.

* Actual changes in earnings.

* A pending or prospective joint venture, merger, acquisition, divestiture, strategic alliance, recapitalization, securities offering, tender offer or financing.

* A significant sale of assets or disposition of a subsidiary.

* The award or loss of a material contract, customer or supplier or material changes in the profitability status of a current contract.

* The development or release of a new product or service.

* Changes in a previously announced schedule for the development or release of a new product or service.

* Changes in management, other major personnel changes or labor negotiations.

* Significant increases or decreases in dividends or the declaration of a stock split or the offering of additional securities.

* Financial liquidity problems.

* A significant cybersecurity incident, such as a data breach, or any other significant disruption in the company’s operations or loss, potential loss, breach or unauthorized access of its property or assets, whether at its facilities or through its information technology infrastructure.

Both positive and negative information can be material. Because trading that receives scrutiny will be evaluated after the fact with the benefit of hindsight, when in doubt about whether particular nonpublic information is material, you should presume it is material and refrain from trading or tipping.

Nonpublic Information. Nonpublic information is information that is not generally known or available to the public. Information is considered to be available to the public only when it has been released to the public or investors through appropriate channels, e.g., by means of a press release or a statement from one of the Company's senior officers, and sufficient time has elapsed to permit the investment market to absorb and evaluate the information. As a general rule, information is considered nonpublic until the second trading day after public disclosure. As with questions of materiality, if you are unsure whether information is nonpublic, you should assume that the information is nonpublic and treat it as confidential.

Nonpublic information may include:

* Information available to a select group of analysts or brokers or institutional investors.

* Undisclosed facts that are the subject of rumors, even if the rumors are widely circulated.

* Information that has been entrusted to the Company on a confidential basis until a public announcement of the information has been made and enough time has elapsed for the market to respond to a public announcement of the information (normally 2 trading days).

Unauthorized Disclosure

Maintaining the confidentiality of Company information is essential for competitive, security and other business reasons, as well as for compliance with securities laws. All information an Employee learns about the Company or its business plans in connection with his or her employment is potentially "inside" information until the information is publicly disclosed or made available by the Company. Employees shall treat all such information as confidential and proprietary to the Company. Employees may not disclose such information to others, such as Family Members, other relatives, or business or social acquaintances, who do not need to know it for legitimate business reasons.

Also, the timing and nature of the Company's disclosure of material information to outsiders is subject to legal rules, the breach of which could result in substantial liability to the employee, the Company and its management. Accordingly, it is important that only specifically designated representatives of the Company discuss the Company, its affiliates and subsidiaries with the news media, securities analysts and investors. If an Employee receives any inquiries from any of these sources, the Employee shall refer such inquiries to the Compliance Officer.

Blackout Periods and Trading Windows

The following additional procedures are designed to help prevent inadvertent violations and avoid even the appearance of improper transactions in the Company's securities.

Key Personnel may not conduct any transactions involving the Company’s securities (other than as specified by this Policy), during a “Blackout Period.” A “Blackout Period” begins at the close of the market on the sixteenth (16th) day of the third month of each fiscal quarter and ends at the close of business on the second trading day following the date the Company’s financial results are publicly disclosed.

Key Personnel who wish to trade in the Company's securities should trade only during the period beginning two (2) trading days after the release of quarterly or annual earnings and extending until the fifteenth (15th) day of the third month of the quarter (“Trading Window”). Of course, even during this Trading Window period, an Employee (including Key Personnel) may not trade if he or she is aware of any material nonpublic information.

From time to time, other types of material nonpublic information regarding the Company, such as negotiations of mergers, acquisitions or new product developments, may be pending and not be publicly disclosed. While such material nonpublic information is pending, the Company may impose special Blackout Periods during which Employees (including Key Personnel) are prohibited from trading in the Company’s securities. If the Company imposes a special Blackout Period, it will notify all Employees.

Additional Procedures

The Company has established additional procedures in order to assist the Company in the administration of this Policy, to facilitate compliance with laws prohibiting insider trading while in possession of material nonpublic information, and to avoid the appearance of any impropriety. These additional procedures are applicable only to those individuals described below.

Pre-Clearance Procedures. All Key Personnel may not engage in any transaction in Company securities without first obtaining pre-clearance of the transaction from the Compliance Officer.

A request for pre-clearance should be submitted to the Compliance Officer at least two business days in advance of the proposed transaction. The Com‐pliance Officer is under no obligation to approve a transaction submitted for pre-clearance and may determine not to permit the transaction. If a person seeks pre-clearance and permission to engage in the transaction is denied, then he or she should refrain from initiating any transaction in Company securities and should not inform any other person of the restriction.

When a request for pre-clearance is made, the requestor should carefully consider whether he or she may be aware of any material nonpublic information about the Company and should describe fully those circumstances to the Compliance Officer. The requestor should also indicate whether he or she has affected any non-exempt “opposite-way” transactions within the past six months and should be prepared to report the proposed transaction on an appropriate Form 4 or Form 5. The requestor should also be prepared to comply with SEC Rule 144 and file Form 144, if necessary, at the time of any sale.

Exceptions. The quarterly trading restrictions and event-driven trading restrictions do not apply to those transactions to which this Policy does not apply, as described below under the headings “Transactions Under Company Plans” and “Transactions Not Involving a Purchase or Sale.” Further, the requirement for pre-clearance, the quarterly trading restrictions and event-driven trading restrictions do not apply to transactions conducted pursuant to approved Rule 10b5-1 plans, described under the heading “Systematic Trading Plans.”

Transactions Under Company Plans

This Policy does not apply in the case of the following transactions, except as specifically noted:

Stock Option Exercises. This Policy does not apply to the exercise of an employee stock option acquired pursuant to the Company’s plans, or to the exercise of a tax withholding right pursuant to which a person has elected to have the Company withhold shares subject to an option to satisfy tax withholding requirements. This Policy does apply, however, to any sale of stock as part of a broker-assisted cashless exercise of an option, or any other market sale for the purpose of generating the cash needed to pay the exercise price of an option.

Restricted Stock Awards. This Policy does not apply to the vesting of restricted stock, or the exercise of a tax withholding right pursuant to which you elect to have the Company withhold shares of stock to satisfy tax withholding requirements upon the vesting of any restricted stock. The Policy does apply, however, to any market sale of restricted stock.

401(k) Plan. This Policy does not apply to purchases of Company securities in the Company’s 401(k) plan resulting from your periodic contribution of money to the plan pursuant to your payroll deduction election. This Policy does apply, however, to certain elections you may make under the 401(k) plan, including: (a) an election to increase or decrease the percentage of your periodic contributions that will be allocated to the Company stock fund; (b) an election to make an intra-plan transfer of an existing account balance into or out of the Company stock fund; (c) an election to borrow money against your 401(k) plan account if the loan will result in a liquidation of some or all of your Company stock fund balance; and (d) an election to pre-pay a plan loan if the pre-payment will result in allocation of loan proceeds to the Company stock fund.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan. This Policy does not apply to purchases of Company securities in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) resulting from your periodic contribution of money to the ESPP pursuant to the election you made at the time of your enrollment in the plan. This Policy also does not apply to purchases of Company securities resulting from lump sum contributions to the ESPP, provided that you elected to participate by lump sum payment at the beginning of the applicable enrollment period. This Policy does apply, however, to your election to participate or cease participation in the ESPP for any enrollment period, and to your sales of Company securities purchased pursuant to the ESPP.

Other Similar Transactions. Any other purchase of Company securities from the Company or sales of Company securities to the Company are not subject to this Policy.

Transactions Not Involving a Purchase or Sale

Bona fide gifts are not transactions subject to this Policy, unless the person making the gift has reason to believe that the recipient intends to sell the Company securities while the officer, employee or director is aware of material nonpublic information, or the person making the gift is subject to the trading restrictions specified below under the heading “Additional Procedures” and the sales by the recipient of the Company securities occur during a blackout period. Further, transactions in mutual funds that are invested in Company securities are not transactions subject to this Policy.

Special and Prohibited Transactions

The Company has determined that there is a heightened legal risk and/or the appearance of improper or inappropriate conduct if the persons subject to this Policy engage in certain types of transactions. It therefore is the Company’s policy that any persons covered by this Policy may not engage in any of the following transactions, or should otherwise consider the Company’s preferences as described below:

Short Sales. Short sales of Company securities (i.e., the sale of a security that the seller does not own) may evidence an expectation on the part of the seller that the securities will decline in value, and therefore have the potential to signal to the market that the seller lacks confidence in the Company’s prospects. In addition, short sales may reduce a seller’s incentive to seek to improve the Company’s performance. For these reasons, short sales of Company securities are prohibited. In addition, Section 16(c) of the Exchange Act prohibits officers and directors from engaging in short sales. (Short sales arising from certain types of hedging transactions are governed by the paragraph below captioned “Hedging Transactions.”)

Publicly Traded Options. Given the relatively short term of publicly traded options, transactions in options may create the appearance that an Employee is trading based on material nonpublic information and focus an employee’s attention on short-term performance at the expense of the Company’s long-term objectives. Accordingly, transactions in put options, call options or other derivative securities, on an exchange or in any other organized market, are prohibited by this Policy. (Option positions arising from certain types of hedging transactions are governed by the next paragraph below.)

Hedging Transactions. Hedging or monetization transactions can be accomplished through a number of possible mechanisms, including through the use of financial instruments such as prepaid variable forwards, equity swaps, collars, and exchange funds. Such hedging transactions may permit a director, officer or employee to continue to own Company securities obtained through employee benefit plans or otherwise, but without the full risks and rewards of ownership. When that occurs, the director, officer or employee may no longer have the same objectives as the Company’s other shareholders. Therefore, Employees are prohibited from engaging in any such transactions.

Margin Accounts and Pledged Securities. Securities held in a margin account as collateral for a margin loan may be sold by the broker without the customer’s consent if the customer fails to meet a margin call. Similarly, securities pledged (or hypothecated) as collateral for a loan may be sold in foreclosure if the borrower defaults on the loan. Because a margin sale or foreclosure sale may occur at a time when the pledgor is aware of material nonpublic information or otherwise is not permitted to trade in Company securities, unless approved by the Compliance Officer, Employees are prohibited from holding Company securities in a margin account or otherwise pledging Company securities as collateral for a loan. (Pledges of Company securities arising from certain types of hedging transactions are governed by the paragraph above captioned “Hedging Transactions.”)

Standing and Limit Orders. Standing and limit orders (except standing and limit orders under approved Rule 10b5-1 Plans, as described below) create heightened risks for insider trading violations similar to the use of margin accounts. There is no control over the timing of purchases or sales that result from standing instructions to a broker, and as a result the broker could execute a transaction when an Employee is in possession of material nonpublic information. The Company therefore discourages placing standing or limit orders on Company securities. If a person subject to this Policy determines that they must use a standing order or limit order, the order should be limited to short duration and should otherwise comply with the restrictions and procedures outlined below under the heading “Additional Procedures.”

Systematic Trading Plans

The trading restrictions described above do not apply to transactions under a pre-existing written plan, contract, instruction, or arrangement under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (an “Approved 10b5-1 Plan”), subject to the following limitations. If such Employee and Approved 10b5-1 Plan comply with all of the following conditions, the Approved 10b5-1 Plan will be deemed approved by the Board of Directors:

(i)

The Employee must be in good standing with the Company and must not be on any temporary leave.

(ii)

The Approved 10b5-1 Plan must include representations that, at the time of adoption, the Employee (1) is not aware of material nonpublic information about Usio or its securities and (2) is adopting the contract, instruction or plan in good faith and not as part of plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of SEC Rule 10b5-1.

(iii)

The Approved 10b5-1 Plan must give a third party the discretionary authority to execute purchases and sales, outside of the control of the Employee, so long as such third party does not possess any material nonpublic information about the Company; or explicitly state the securities to be purchases or sold, the number of shares, the prices and/or dates of transactions, or other formulas describing such transactions.

(iv)

The Approved 10b5-1 Plan must comply with the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and all other applicable federal and state laws including, without limitation, for Key Personnel, the requirement that the Approved 10b5-1 Plan may not begin until after the expiration of a cooling off period ending on the later of (1) 90 days after the adoption of the Approved 10b5-1 Plan or (2) two business days following the disclosure of Usio’s financial results on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as applicable, for the fiscal quarter in which your Approved 10b5-1 Plan was adopted, up to a maximum of 120 days. For all other Employees, the Approved 10b5-1 Plan may not begin until after the expiration of a 30-day cooling-off period after your adoption of your Approved 10b5-1 Plan. A cooling off period is required by SEC rules and designed to minimize the risk that a claim will be made that the Employee was aware of material nonpublic information concerning Usio when entered into the Approved 10b5-1 Plan and that the plan was not entered into in good faith.

(v)

The Approved 10b5-1 Plan may not have a duration that is less than six (6) months or in excess of 18 months.

(vi)

Employee may not have more than one Approved 10b5-1 Plan outstanding at the same time, except in limited circumstances pursuant to Rule 10b5-1.

If your 10b5-1 trading plan meets all of the above requirements, it will be deemed to be an Approved 10b5-1 Plan by the Board of Directors..

In addition to the requirements for receiving Board approval, the Approved 10b5-1 Plan:

(i)

Must be entered into in good faith by the Employee at a time when the Employee was not in possession of material nonpublic information about the Company and during a Trading Window.

(ii)

If required by law, the Employee or an authorized representative must timely file all required Rule 144 and Section 16 filings.

(iii)

The Employee must terminate or suspend an Approved 10b5-1 Plan, if the Company enters into a public offering or if the Board of Directors determines that such Approved 10b5-1 Plan is detrimental to a proposed offering of the Company’s securities.

Amendments, suspensions, and terminations will be viewed in hindsight and could call into question whether the Approved 10b5-1 Plan was entered into in good faith. As a result, amendments, suspensions, and terminations of Approved 10b5- 1 Plans require preapproval of the Company, which will inquire into the change in circumstances that has occurred since the inception of the plan that is giving rise to the requested amendment, suspension, or termination. Scheduled sales or purchases of Usio securities pursuant to an Approved 10b5-1 Plan will not be halted during the pendency of your amendment, suspension, or termination request. The Company has the right at any time to require additional and/or different requirements in connection with the amendment, suspension, or termination of a trading plan in order to protect the Employee and the Company from potential liability. Further, the Approved 10b5-1 Plan may be terminated or suspended by the Company at any time and for any reason. In addition, the Employee may voluntarily amend, suspend, or terminate the Approved 10b5-1 Plan, subject to the following conditions:

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Employees may only amend, suspend, or terminate Approved 10b5-1 Plan during a Trading Window and following preclearance by the Company.

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Employees may not amend, suspend, or terminate any Approved 10b5-1 Plan if at the time of the amendment, suspension or termination you possess material nonpublic information concerning Usio.

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The amendment, suspension or termination must include any applicable cooling-off period pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 (for Key Personnel, the later of (1) 90 days after the adoption of the Approved 10b5-1 Plan or (2) two business days following the disclosure of Usio’s financial results on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as applicable, for the fiscal quarter in which your Approved 10b5-1 Plan was adopted, up to a maximum of 120 days and 30-days for all other Employees).

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No suspension of an Approved 10b5-1 Plan may exceed 60 calendar days.

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A minimum of one year must elapse between early, non-normal termination of an existing Approved 10b5-1 Plan and entry into a new Approved 10b5-1 Plan.

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Employees will be limited to one amendment or suspension of an Approved 10b5-1 Plan during its term.

Approved 10b5-1 Plans must be operated in good faith and otherwise comply with Rule 10b5-1. None of the requirements or plan terms currently contemplated by these guidelines are exhaustive or limiting on the Company. Only the Board of Directors may approve exceptions from the above requirements on a case-by-case basis and may require the Employee to immediately terminate an Approved 10b5-1 Plan. Any questions regarding systematic trading plans or Approved 10b5-1 Plans should be directed to the Compliance Officer.

Usio is required to make certain quarterly disclosures, in accordance with Rule 10b5-1, regarding any adoption, modification or termination of an Approved 10b5-1 Plan by Key Personnel. Key Personnel are required to promptly furnish the Compliance Officer information regarding all of the terms of the Approved 10b5-1 Plan including the date of adoption, termination or modification of the Approved 10b5-1 Plan, the Approved 10b5-1 Plan’s duration, the aggregate number of securities to be sold or purchased under the Approved 10b5-1 Plan and any other information reasonably requested by the Compliance Officer.

Post-Termination Transactions

This Policy continues to apply to transactions in Company securities even after termination of service to the Company. If an individual is in possession of material nonpublic information when his or her service terminates, that individual may not trade in Company Securities until that information has become public or is no longer material.

Short Swing Profits

Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act contains the “Short-Swing Profit” rules. The rules impose strict liability on officers, directors and 10% owners for any profits realized from a purchase and sale or a sale and purchase of the company’s stock within less than six months. If a person subject to the rules purchases or sells and then completes an opposite transaction within six months, the rules require the person to disgorge to the company any profits that would have been realized when the transactions are matched to one another. It applies regardless of whether the sale or the purchase happens first. For example, if the person sells shares of the Company that he or she already owns and then purchases shares within six months of that date for a lower price, he or she would owe the company the difference between the sale price and the purchase price. Section 16(b) permits the Company or the owner of any security in the Company to bring a legal action to recover short-swing profits for the Company. It also permits the recovery of attorneys’ fees.

A. Section 16 Reporting

The SEC’s rules under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act impose reporting requirements on executive officers, directors and 10% shareholders. If there is any change in your ownership of Usio securities at any time, other than through certain exempt Company benefit plans, you will be required to file a Form 4 with the SEC reporting the change. In virtually all cases, the Form 4 must be filed no later than the second business day following the execution date of the transaction. You are also required to report certain exempt transactions to the SEC at year-end on a Form 5. The number and types of transactions eligible for Form 5 reporting are very limited.

B. Consequences of Delinquent Filings

The consequences of a late filing or the failure to file required Section 16 reports are significant:

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public embarrassment to you and the Company from required disclosures in the proxy statement and Form 10-K;

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potential SEC enforcement actions against you, such as a cease-and-desist order or injunction against further wrongdoing; and

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for egregious or repeated violations, possible criminal penalties can be imposed which can include SEC fines of up to $5,000 per day for each filing violation and/or imprisonment.

C. Section 16 Compliance Program

Under SEC rules, the preparation and filing of Section 16(a) reports is your sole responsibility. However, because of the complexities of compliance with the Section 16(a) filing requirements and to help prevent inadvertent violations of the short-swing profit rules, the Company has determined that it is prudent to provide you with assistance in preparing and filing your reports. In this regard, the following compliance procedures have been implemented:

Designated Filing Coordinator. The Vice President-General Counsel (for these purposes, the “Filing Coordinator”) can assist all executive officers and directors in preparing, reviewing and filing all Forms 3, 4 and 5. A Form 3 initial report has been filed for all current executive officers and directors.

Preparation And Filing. If you have any transaction or change in ownership in your Company stock or other equity securities (including derivative securities), please report the transaction(s) to the Filing Coordinator no later than the execution date of the transaction. The Filing Coordinator will contact you each January to coordinate preparation of your Form 5 (if applicable). Upon receiving the details of the transaction(s) from you, the Filing Coordinator will prepare each Form 4 and Form 5 on your behalf. Due to the short two-day period in which to file the reports, the Filing Coordinator may have the Form executed on your behalf using the power of attorney that you have granted to the Company for this purpose and will file the completed Form with the SEC. As discussed above, the SEC must receive the Form 4 no later than the second business day following almost any transaction, and Form 5 must be received by February 14th each year, so time is of the essence. The Filing Coordinator will send you a copy of the Form 4 or 5 as filed with the SEC promptly following the filing. Please contact the Filing Coordinator immediately if you believe there may be any errors in the filing. If so, the Filing Coordinator will promptly amend the Form. In most cases, the filing of an amendment to correct information will not result in the initial filing being deemed a late filing; so no proxy disclosure or other penalties should apply.

The Ultimate Responsibility Rests On You. While the Company has decided to assist executive officers and directors with Section 16 compliance, you should recognize that it will remain your legal obligation to ensure that your filings are made timely and correctly, and that you do not engage in unlawful short-swing transactions. The Company can only facilitate your compliance to the extent you provide the Company with the information required by this Policy. The Company does not assume any legal responsibility in this regard. If you would like more detailed information regarding your Section 16 obligations please contact the Filing Coordinator.

Consequences of Violations

The purchase or sale of securities while aware of material nonpublic information, or the disclosure of material nonpublic information to others who then trade in the Company’s securities, is prohibited by the federal and state laws. Insider trading violations are pursued vigorously by the SEC, U.S. Attorneys, and state enforcement authorities as well as the laws of foreign jurisdictions. Punishment for insider trading violations is severe and could include significant fines and imprisonment. While the regulatory authorities concentrate their efforts on the individuals who trade, or who tip inside information to others who trade, the federal securities laws also impose potential liability on companies and other “controlling persons” if they fail to take reasonable steps to prevent insider trading by company personnel.

In addition, an individual’s failure to comply with this Policy may subject the individual to Company-imposed sanctions, including dismissal for cause, whether or not the employee’s failure to comply results in a violation of law. Needless to say, a violation of law, or even an SEC investigation that does not result in prosecution, can tarnish a person’s reputation, and irreparably damage a career.

Personal Responsibility; Assistance

Each Employee should remember that the ultimate responsibility for adhering to this Policy and avoiding improper trading rests solely with the Employee. In this regard, it is important that each Employee use his or her best judgment. If an Employee violates this Policy, the Company may take disciplinary action, including dismissal for cause. Compliance with this Policy by all Employees is of the utmost importance both for the Employee and for the Company. Any person who has any questions about the application of this Policy to any particular case may obtain additional guidance from the Compliance Officer.

[Employee acknowledgement on following page]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I acknowledge that I have read and understood the Usio, Inc. Insider Trading Policy and will comply with its terms and conditions, except for the additional restriction limiting my trading of the Company’s securities to designated time periods referred to as trading window periods. I understand that if I have any questions regarding this policy, I will direct them to the Compliance Officer.

Signed:

Name:

Date:

EXHIBIT 21.1

Usio, Inc.

Subsidiaries of the Registrant

Subsidiary Legal Name	Jurisdiction of Incorporation


FiCentive, Inc.	Nevada

ZBILL, Inc.	Nevada

Usio Output Solutions, Inc.	Nevada

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No. 333-82530, No. 333-122312, No. 333-125510, No. 333-134451, No. 333-206521, No. 333-221184, No. 333-231645, No. 333-266036, and No. 333-273406) on Form S-8 and (No. 333-97869, No. 333-221178, and No. 333-251140) on Form S-3 of our report dated March 26, 2025, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Usio, Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2024.

We further consent to our designation as an expert in accounting and auditing.

/s/ ADKF, P.C.

ADKF, P.C.

San Antonio, Texas

March 26, 2025

Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We further consent to our designation as an expert in accounting and auditing.

/s/ Pannell Kerr Forster, P.C.

Pannell Kerr Forster, P.C.

Houston, Texas

March 26, 2025

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

I, Louis A. Hoch, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Usio, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2024;

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 registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

As the registrant’s certifying officer, I am 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 registrant and have:

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to me by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under my 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;

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my 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

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.	As the registrant’s certifying officer, I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

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 registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 26, 2025

	By:	/s/ Louis A. Hoch
		Louis A. Hoch
		Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

I, Michael White, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Usio, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2024;

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 registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

5.	As the registrant’s certifying officer, I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 26, 2025

	By:	/s/ Michael White
		Michael White
		Chief Accounting Officer
		(Principal Accounting Officer)

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), the undersigned officers of Usio, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), do hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “Form 10-K”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: March 26, 2025

	By:	/s/ Louis A. Hoch
		Louis A. Hoch Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)


Date: March 26, 2025	By:	/s/ Michael White
		Michael White Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

Exhibit 97.1

USIO, INC.

COMPENSATION CLAWBACK POLICY

(Adopted as of November 6, 2023)

1. INTRODUCTION

Usio, Inc. (the “Company”) is adopting this Compensation Clawback Policy (this “Policy”) to provide for the Company’s recovery of certain Incentive Compensation (as defined below) erroneously awarded to Affected Officers (as defined below) under certain circumstances.

This Policy is administered by the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Committee shall have full and final authority to make any and all determinations required or permitted under this Policy. Any determination by the Committee with respect to this Policy shall be final, conclusive and binding on all parties. The Board may amend or terminate this Policy at any time.

This Policy is intended to comply with Section 10D of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), Rule 10D-1 thereunder and the applicable rules (the “Rules”) of the Nasdaq Stock Market (the “Market”) and will be interpreted and administered consistent with that intent.

2. EFFECTIVE DATE

This Policy shall apply to all Incentive Compensation (as defined below) paid or awarded on or after the date of adoption of this Policy, and to the extent permitted or required by applicable law.

3. DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Policy, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

“Affected Officer” means any current or former “officer” as defined in Exchange Act Rule 16a-1, and any other senior executives as determined by the Committee.

“Applicable Period” means the three completed fiscal years immediately preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare a Restatement, as well as any transition period (that results from a change in the Company’s fiscal year) within or immediately following those three completed fiscal years (except that a transition period that comprises a period of at least nine months shall count as a completed fiscal year). The “date on which the Company is required to prepare a Restatement” is the earlier to occur of (a) the date the Committee concludes, or reasonably should have concluded, that the Company is required to prepare a Restatement or (b) the date a court, regulator or other legally authorized body directs the Company to prepare a Restatement, in each case regardless of if or when the restated financial statements are filed.

“Erroneously Awarded Compensation” means, with respect to each Affected Officer in connection with a Restatement, the amount of Incentive Compensation received that exceeds the amount of Incentive Compensation that otherwise would have been received had it been determined based on the amounts set forth in the Restatement, computed without regard to any taxes paid. In the case of Incentive Compensation based on stock price or total shareholder return, where the amount of Erroneously Awarded Compensation is not subject to mathematical recalculation directly from the information in the Restatement, the amount shall reflect a reasonable estimate of the effect of the Restatement on the stock price or total shareholder return upon which the Incentive Compensation was received, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Such determination shall be properly documented and the Committee shall provide such documentation to the Market. The Committee may determine the form and amount of Erroneously Awarded Compensation in its sole discretion.

“Financial Reporting Measure” means any measure that is determined and presented in accordance with the accounting principles used in preparing the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and any measures that are derived wholly or in part from such measures, whether or not such measure is presented within the consolidated financial statements or included in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Stock price and total shareholder return are Financial Reporting Measures. Stock price and total shareholder return (and any measures that are derived wholly or in part from stock price or total shareholder return) shall, for purposes of this policy, be considered Financial Reporting Measures.

“Incentive Compensation” means any compensation that is granted, earned or vested based in whole or in part on the attainment of a Financial Reporting Measure. For purposes of clarity, base salaries, bonuses or equity awards paid solely upon satisfying one or more subjective standards, strategic or operational measures, or continued employment are not considered Incentive Compensation, unless such awards were granted, paid or vested based in part on a Financial Reporting Measure.

“Restatement” means an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, including any required accounting restatement to correct an error in previously issued financial statements that is material to the previously issued financial statements (i.e., a “Big R” restatement), or that would result in a material misstatement if the error was corrected in the current period or left uncorrected in the current period (i.e., a “little r” restatement).

4. RECOVERY

If the Company is required to prepare a Restatement, the Company shall seek to recover and claw back from any Affected Officer reasonably promptly the Erroneously Awarded Compensation that is received by the Affected Officer during the Applicable Period:

(i)

after the person begins service as an Affected Officer;

(ii)

who serves as an Affected Officer at any time during the performance period for that Incentive Compensation; and

(iii)

while the Company has a class of securities listed on the Market.

If, after the release of earnings for any period for which a Restatement subsequently occurs and prior to the announcement of the Restatement for such period, the Affected Officer sold any securities constituting, or any securities issuable on exercise, settlement or exchange of any equity award constituting, Incentive Compensation, the excess of (a) the actual aggregate sales proceeds from the Affected Officer’s sale of those shares, over (b) the aggregate sales proceeds the Affected Officer would have received from the sale of those shares at a price per share determined appropriate by the Committee in its discretion to reflect what the Company’s common stock price would have been if the Restatement had occurred prior to such sales, shall be deemed to be Erroneously Awarded Compensation; provided, however, that the aggregate sales proceeds determined by the Committee under this clause (b) with respect to shares acquired upon exercise of an option shall not be less than the aggregate exercise price paid for those shares.

For purposes of this Policy:

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Erroneously Awarded Compensation is deemed to be received in the Company’s fiscal year during which the Financial Reporting Measure specified in the Incentive Compensation is attained, even if the payment or grant of the Incentive Compensation occurs after the end of that period; and

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the date the Company is required to prepare a Restatement is the earlier of (x) the date the Board, the Committee or any officer of the Company authorized to take such action concludes, or reasonably should have concluded, that the Company is required to prepare the Restatement, or (y) the date a court, regulator, or other legally authorized body directs the Company to prepare the Restatement.

In the event of a Restatement:

● the Committee shall determine the amount of any Erroneously Awarded Compensation received by each Affected Officer and shall promptly notify each Affected Officer with a written notice containing the amount of any Erroneously Awarded Compensation and a demand for repayment or return of such compensation, as applicable;

● the Committee shall have discretion to determine the appropriate means of recovering Erroneously Awarded Compensation based on the particular facts and circumstances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as set forth in Section 6 below, in no event may the Company accept an amount that is less than the amount of Erroneously Awarded Compensation in satisfaction of an Affected Officer’s obligations hereunder;

● to the extent that the Affected Officer has already reimbursed the Company for any Erroneously Awarded Compensation received under any duplicative recovery obligations established by the Company or applicable law, it shall be appropriate for any such reimbursed amount to be credited to the amount of Erroneously Awarded Compensation that is subject to recovery under this Policy; and

● to the extent that an Affected Officer fails to repay all Erroneously Awarded Compensation to the Company when due, the Company shall take all actions reasonable to and appropriate to recover such Erroneously Awarded Compensation from the applicable Affected Officer. The applicable Affected Officer shall be required to reimburse the Company for any and all expenses reasonable incurred (including legal fees) by the Company in recovering such Erroneously Awarded Compensation in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.

For purposes of clarity, in no event shall the Company be required to award any Affected Officers an additional payment or other compensation if the Restatement would have resulted in the grant, payment or vesting of Incentive Compensation that is greater than the Incentive Compensation actually received by the Affected Officer.

The Company shall file all disclosures with respect to this Policy required by the SEC.

5. SOURCES OF RECOUPMENT

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee may, in its discretion, seek recoupment from the Affected Officer(s) through any means it determines, which may include any of the following sources: (i) prior Incentive Compensation payments; (ii) future payments of Incentive Compensation; (iii) cancellation of outstanding Incentive Compensation; (iv) direct repayment; and (v) non-Incentive Compensation or securities held by the Affected Officer. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company may offset such amount against any compensation or other amounts owed by the Company to the Affected Officer.

6. LIMITED EXCEPTIONS TO RECOVERY

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee, in its discretion, may choose to forgo recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation under the following circumstances, provided that the Committee (or a majority of the independent members of the Board) has made a determination that recovery would be impracticable because:

(i) The direct expense paid to a third party to assist in enforcing this Policy would exceed the recoverable amounts; provided that the Company has made a reasonable attempt to recover such Erroneously Awarded Compensation, has documented such attempt(s), and has (to the extent required) provided that documentation to the Market;

(ii) Recovery would violate home country law where the law was adopted prior to November 28, 2022, and the Company provides an opinion of home country counsel to that effect to the Market that is acceptable to the Market; or

(iii) Recovery would likely cause an otherwise tax-qualified retirement plan to fail to meet the requirements of Section 401(a) (13) or Section 411(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder.

7. NO INDEMNIFICATION OR INSURANCE

The Company will not indemnify, insure or otherwise reimburse any Affected Officer against the recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation. Further, the Company shall not enter into any agreement that exempts any Incentive Compensation that is granted, paid or awarded to an Affected Officer from the application of this Policy or that waives the Company’s right to recovery of any Erroneously Awarded Compensation and this Policy shall supersede any such agreement (whether entered into before, on or after the Effective Date of this Policy)

8. NO IMPAIRMENT OF OTHER REMEDIES

This Policy does not preclude the Company from taking any other action to enforce an Affected Officer’s obligations to the Company, including termination of employment, institution of civil proceedings, or reporting of any misconduct to appropriate government authorities. This Policy is in addition to the requirements of Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are applicable to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Any employment agreement, equity award agreement, compensatory plan or any other agreement or arrangement with an Affected Officer shall be deemed to include, as a condition to the grant of any benefit thereunder, an agreement by the Affected Officer to abide by the terms of this Policy. Any right of recovery under this Policy is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedies or rights of recovery that may be available to the Company under applicable law, regulation or rule or pursuant to the terms of any policy of the Company or any provision in any employment agreement, equity award agreement, compensatory plan, agreement or other arrangements.

9. AMENDMENT; TERMINATION

The Committee may amend this Policy from time to time in its discretion and shall amend this Policy as it deems necessary. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 9 to the contrary, no amendment or termination of this Policy shall be effective if such amendment or termination would (after taking into account any actions taken by the Company contemporaneously with such amendment or termination cause the Company to violate any federal securities laws, SEC rule or Market rule.

ATTESTATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF POLICY FOR THE RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION

By my signature below, I acknowledge and agree that:

●

I have received and read the attached Policy for the Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation (this “Policy”).

●

I hereby agree to abide by all of the terms of this Policy both during and after my employment with the Company, including, without limitation, by promptly repaying or returning any Erroneously Awarded Compensation to the Company as determined in accordance with this Policy.

Signature: ________________________

Printed Name:________________________

Date: _______________________________

Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024	Mar. 21, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Central Index Key	0001088034
Entity Registrant Name	Usio, Inc.
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2024
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2024
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	000-30152
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NV
Entity Tax Identification Number	98-0190072
Entity Address, Address Line One	3611 Paesanos Parkway, Suite 300
Entity Address, City or Town	San Antonio
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	78231
City Area Code	210
Local Phone Number	249-4100
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock, par value $0.001 per share
Trading Symbol	USIO
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	false
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag]	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 29,845,563
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		26,514,356
Auditor Name	Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C.
Auditor Location	Houston, Texas
Auditor Firm ID	342

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 8,056,891	$ 7,155,687
Accounts receivable	5,053,639	5,564,138
Accounts receivable, tax credit	1,494,612	0
Settlement processing assets	47,104,006	44,899,603
Prepaid card load assets	25,648,688	31,578,973
Customer deposits	1,918,805	1,865,731
Inventory	403,796	422,808
Prepaid expenses and other	585,500	444,071
Current assets before merchant reserves	90,265,937	91,931,011
Merchant reserves	4,890,101	5,310,095
Total current assets	95,156,038	97,241,106
Property and equipment, net	3,194,818	3,660,092
Other assets:
Intangibles, net	881,346	1,753,333
Deferred tax asset	4,580,440	1,504,000
Operating lease right-of-use assets	3,037,928	2,420,782
Other assets	357,877	355,357
Total other assets	8,857,591	6,033,472
Total Assets	107,208,447	106,934,670
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,256,819	1,031,141
Accrued expenses	3,366,925	3,801,278
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	612,680	633,616
Equipment loan, current portion	147,581	107,270
Settlement processing obligations	47,104,006	44,899,603
Prepaid card load obligations	25,648,688	31,578,973
Customer deposits	1,918,805	1,865,731
Current liabilities before merchant reserve obligations	80,055,504	83,917,612
Merchant reserve obligations	4,890,101	5,310,095
Total current liabilities	84,945,605	89,227,707
Non-current liabilities:
Equipment loan, non-current portion	571,862	718,980
Operating lease liabilities, non-current portion	2,534,017	1,919,144
Total liabilities	88,051,484	91,865,831
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; -0- shares issued and outstanding in 2024 and 2023	0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; 29,902,415 and 28,671,606 issued and 26,609,651 and 26,332,523 outstanding in 2024 and 2023 (see Note 12)	198,317	197,087
Additional paid-in capital	99,676,457	97,479,830
Treasury stock, at cost; 3,292,764 and 2,339,083 shares in 2024 and 2023 (see Note 12)	(5,770,592)	(4,362,150)
Deferred compensation	(6,914,563)	(6,907,775)
Accumulated deficit	(68,032,656)	(71,338,153)
Total stockholders' equity	19,156,963	15,068,839
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 107,208,447	$ 106,934,670

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, authorized (in shares)	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, authorized (in shares)	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common stock, issued (in shares)	29,902,415	28,671,606
Common stock, outstanding (in shares)	26,609,651	26,332,523
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	3,292,764	2,339,083

Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Revenues	$ 82,931,840	$ 84,066,245
Cost of services	63,317,396	63,992,417
Gross profit	19,614,444	20,073,828
Selling, general and administrative:
Employee stock-based compensation	2,093,406	2,222,969
Other expenses	16,728,081	16,216,690
Depreciation and Amortization	2,263,302	2,081,533
Total operating expenses	21,084,789	20,521,192
Operating loss	(1,470,345)	(447,364)
Other income:
Interest income	464,746	219,986
Other income	1,737,685	50,000
Interest expense	(53,802)	(5,202)
Other income, net	2,148,629	264,784
Income (Loss) before income taxes	678,284	(182,580)
Federal income tax (benefit)	(3,076,440)	0
State income tax expense	449,227	292,524
Expense (benefit) for income taxes	(2,627,213)	292,524
Net Income (Loss)	$ 3,305,497	$ (475,104)
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Basic income (loss) per common share: (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ (0.02)
Diluted income (loss) per common share: (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ (0.02)
Weighted average common shares outstanding (see Note 12)
Basic (in shares)	26,852,129	26,490,868
Diluted (in shares)	26,852,129	26,490,868

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity - USD ($)	Common Stock Outstanding [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Treasury Stock, Common [Member]	Deferred Compensation, Share-Based Payments [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Total
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022	27,044,900
Balance at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 195,471	$ 94,048,603	$ (3,749,027)	$ (5,697,900)	$ (70,863,049)	$ 13,934,098
Issuance of common stock under equity incentive plan (in shares)	1,731,506
Issuance of common stock under equity incentive plan	$ 1,731	3,619,315	0	(2,650,505)	0	970,541
Reversal of deferred compensation amortization that did not vest (in shares)	(115,000)
Reversal of deferred compensation amortization that did not vest	$ (115)	(188,088)	0	103,091	0	(85,112)
Deferred compensation amortization				1,337,539		1,337,539
Non-cash return of treasury stock	0	0	(156,162)	0	0	(156,162)
Purchase of treasury stock	0	0	(456,961)	0	0	(456,961)
Net income (loss)	$ 0	0	0	0	(475,104)	(475,104)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023	28,661,406
Balance at Dec. 31, 2023	$ 197,087	97,479,830	(4,362,150)	(6,907,775)	(71,338,153)	15,068,839
Issuance of common stock under equity incentive plan (in shares)	1,189,050
Issuance of common stock under equity incentive plan	$ 1,178	2,130,336	0	(1,497,300)	0	634,214
Reversal of deferred compensation amortization that did not vest (in shares)	(15,000)
Reversal of deferred compensation amortization that did not vest	$ (15)	(31,305)	0	31,320	0	0
Deferred compensation amortization				1,459,192		1,459,192
Purchase of treasury stock	0	0	(1,408,442)	0	0	(1,408,442)
Net income (loss)	$ 0	0	0	0	3,305,497	3,305,497
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan (in shares)	66,959
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	$ 67	97,596	0	0	0	97,663
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2024	29,902,415
Balance at Dec. 31, 2024	$ 198,317	$ 99,676,457	$ (5,770,592)	$ (6,914,563)	$ (68,032,656)	$ 19,156,963

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Operating Activities
Net income (loss)	$ 3,305,497	$ (475,104)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation	1,391,315	1,209,506
Amortization	871,987	872,027
Loss on disposal of equipment	18,340	0
Deferred federal income tax	(3,076,440)	0
Employee stock-based compensation	2,093,406	2,222,969
Non-cash revenue from return of treasury stock	0	(156,162)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	510,499	(1,192,498)
Accounts receivable, tax credit	(1,494,612)	0
Prepaid expenses and other	(141,429)	6,318
Operating lease right-of-use assets	(617,146)	374,701
Other assets	(2,520)	0
Inventory	19,012	84,547
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(208,675)	252,689
Operating lease liabilities	593,937	(403,506)
Merchant reserves	(419,994)	400,594
Customer deposits	53,074	311,609
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,896,251	3,507,690
Investing Activities
Purchases of property and equipment	(991,881)	(834,964)
Sale of equipment	47,500	0
Net cash used by investing activities	(944,381)	(834,964)
Financing Activities
Payments on equipment loan	(106,807)	(56,992)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	97,663	0
Purchases of treasury stock	(1,408,442)	(456,961)
Assets held for customers	(3,725,882)	6,570,747
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	(5,143,468)	6,056,794
Change in cash, cash equivalents, customer deposits and merchant reserves	(3,191,598)	8,729,520
Cash, cash equivalents, customer deposits and merchant reserves, beginning of year	90,810,089	82,080,569
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Settlement Processing Assets, Prepaid Card Load Assets, Customer Deposits and Merchant Reserves, End of Year	87,618,491	90,810,089
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Interest	53,802	5,202
Income taxes	290,144	116,204
Non-cash operating activities:
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities	1,156,543	0
Issuance of deferred stock compensation	1,497,300	2,650,505
Non-cash transaction for acquisition of equipment in exchange for note payable	0	811,819
Cash and cash equivalents	7,155,687	5,709,117
Settlement processing assets	44,899,603	49,737,068
Prepaid card load assets	31,578,973	20,170,761
Customer deposits	1,865,731	1,554,122
Merchant reserves	5,310,095	4,909,501
Cash, cash equivalents, customer deposits and merchant reserves, beginning of year	90,810,089	82,080,569
Cash and cash equivalents	8,056,891	7,155,687
Settlement processing assets	47,104,006	44,899,603
Prepaid card load assets	25,648,688	31,578,973
Customer deposits	1,918,805	1,865,731
Merchant reserves	4,890,101	5,310,095
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Settlement Processing Assets, Prepaid Card Load Assets, Customer Deposits and Merchant Reserves, End of Year	87,618,491	90,810,089
Employee Awards [Member]
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Employee stock-based compensation	2,093,406	2,190,369
Vendor [Member]
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Employee stock-based compensation	$ 0	$ 32,600

Insider Trading Arrangements	12 Months Ended
Insider Trading Arrangements	Dec. 31, 2024 shares
Trading Arrangements, by Individual [Table]
Material Terms of Trading Arrangement [Text Block]	*ITEM 9B.* OTHER INFORMATION.** On November 26, 2024, Louis Hoch, Usio’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer entered into a 10b5-1 trading plan (the “Plan”). The Plan expires on November 15, 2025 and relates to the sale of 136,891 shares of our common stock. Mr. Hoch will have no control over the timing of the stock sales under the Plan, and all transactions under the Plan will be reported by Mr. Hoch through individual Form 4 and Form 144 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Plan is intended to comply with the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1 (c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Company’s insider trading policy. Rule 10b5-1 allows corporate insiders to establish prearranged written stock trading plans. A Rule 10b5-1 plan must be entered into in good faith at a time when the insider is not aware of material, non-public information. Subsequent receipt by the insider of material, non-public information will not prevent prearranged transactions under Rule 10b5-1 from being executed. Using a Rule 10b5-1 Plan, individuals can prudently and gradually diversify their investment portfolios over an extended period of time.
Trading Arrangement, Securities Aggregate Available Amount	136,891
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted [Flag]	true
Trading Arrangement Adoption Date	November 26, 2024
Trading Arrangement, Individual Name	Louis Hoch
Trading Arrangement, Individual Title	Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated [Flag]	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted [Flag]	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated [Flag]	false

Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy Disclosure	12 Months Ended
Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy Disclosure	Dec. 31, 2024
Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, and Governance [Line Items]
Cybersecurity Risk Management Processes for Assessing, Identifying, and Managing Threats [Text Block]	*ITEM 1C.* CYBERSECURITY.** We recognize the importance of assessing, identifying, and managing material risks associated with cybersecurity threats, as such term is defined in Item 106(a) of Regulation S-K. These risks include, among other things: operational risks, intellectual property theft, fraud, extortion, harm to employees or customers and violation of data privacy or security laws. Identifying and assessing cybersecurity risk is integrated into our overall risk management systems and processes. Cybersecurity risks related to our business, technical operations, privacy and compliance issues are identified and addressed through a multi-faceted approach including third party assessments, internal IT Audit, IT security, governance, risk and compliance reviews. To defend, detect and respond to cybersecurity incidents, we, among other things: conduct proactive privacy and cybersecurity reviews of systems and applications, audit applicable data policies, perform penetration testing using external third-party tools and techniques to test security controls, conduct employee training, monitor emerging laws and regulations related to data protection and information security (including our consumer products) and implement appropriate changes. We have implemented incident response and breach management processes which have four overarching and interconnected stages: 1) preparation for a cybersecurity incident, 2) detection and analysis of a security incident, 3) containment, eradication and recovery, and 4) post-incident analysis. Such incident responses are overseen by leaders from our Information Security, Network Administration, Compliance and Legal teams regarding matters of cybersecurity. Security events and data incidents are evaluated, ranked by severity and prioritized for response and remediation. Incidents are evaluated to determine materiality as well as operational and business impact, and reviewed for privacy impact. We also conduct tabletop exercises to simulate responses to cybersecurity incidents. Our team of cybersecurity professionals then collaborate with technical and business stakeholders across our business units to further analyze the risk to the company, and form detection, mitigation and remediation strategies. As part of the above processes, we regularly engage external auditors and consultants to assess our internal cybersecurity programs and compliance with applicable practices and standards. As of 2024, our Information Security Management System has been certified to conform to SOC 2 Type 2 and PCI, and are working to conform to ISO 27001. Our risk management program also assesses third party risks, and we perform third-party risk management to identify and mitigate risks from third parties such as vendors, suppliers, and other business partners associated with our use of third-party service providers. Cybersecurity risks are evaluated when determining the selection and oversight of applicable third-party service providers and potential fourth-party risks when handling and/or processing our employee, business or customer data. In addition to new vendor onboarding, we perform risk management during third-party cybersecurity compromise incidents to identify and mitigate risks to us from third-party incidents. We describe whether and how risks from identified cybersecurity threats, including as a result of any previous cybersecurity incidents, have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect us, including our business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition, under the heading “If our security applications are breached by cyberattacks or are not adequate to address changing market conditions and customer concerns, we may incur significant losses and be unable to sell our services” included as part of our risk factor disclosures at Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the Company’s enterprise risk, and has established its Risk and Cybersecurity Committee with specific responsibility for overseeing cybersecurity threats, among other things. The Company’s cybersecurity organization is led by the CTO, who is responsible for assessing and managing material risks from cybersecurity threats and reports to Usio’s CEO, CAO, and Legal team, as well as to the Risk and Cybersecurity Committee. The CTO has served in this role for 17 years, and more than 21 years with the Company developing, maintaining, and securing our corporate network and information technology systems. The CTO holds a bachelor's degree in information technology from the University of Texas at San Antonio with over 11 years of previous software and hardware systems engineering experience. The CTO and the Risk and Cybersecurity Committee monitor the prevention, mitigation, detection and remediation of cybersecurity incidents through their management of, and participation in, the cybersecurity risk management and strategy processes described above, including through the operation of the Company’s incident response plans, which include escalation to the CTO and the Risk and Cybersecurity Committee, as appropriate. As discussed above, the CTO reports out to the Risk and Cybersecurity Committee about cybersecurity threat risks, among other cybersecurity related matters, at least quarterly.
Cybersecurity Risk Management Processes Integrated [Flag]	true
Cybersecurity Risk Management Processes Integrated [Text Block]	We have implemented incident response and breach management processes which have four overarching and interconnected stages: 1) preparation for a cybersecurity incident, 2) detection and analysis of a security incident, 3) containment, eradication and recovery, and 4) post-incident analysis.
Cybersecurity Risk Management Third Party Engaged [Flag]	true
Cybersecurity Risk Third Party Oversight and Identification Processes [Flag]	true
Cybersecurity Risk Board Committee or Subcommittee Responsible for Oversight [Text Block]	The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the Company’s enterprise risk, and has established its Risk and Cybersecurity Committee with specific responsibility for overseeing cybersecurity threats, among other things.
Cybersecurity Risk Process for Informing Board Committee or Subcommittee Responsible for Oversight [Text Block]	The CTO and the Risk and Cybersecurity Committee monitor the prevention, mitigation, detection and remediation of cybersecurity incidents through their management of, and participation in, the cybersecurity risk management and strategy processes described above, including through the operation of the Company’s incident response plans, which include escalation to the CTO and the Risk and Cybersecurity Committee, as appropriate. As discussed above, the CTO reports out to the Risk and Cybersecurity Committee about cybersecurity threat risks, among other cybersecurity related matters, at least quarterly.
Cybersecurity Risk Management Positions or Committees Responsible [Flag]	true
Cybersecurity Risk Management Expertise of Management Responsible [Text Block]	The CTO has served in this role for 17 years, and more than 21 years with the Company developing, maintaining, and securing our corporate network and information technology systems. The CTO holds a bachelor's degree in information technology from the University of Texas at San Antonio with over 11 years of previous software and hardware systems engineering experience.
Cybersecurity Risk Management Positions or Committees Responsible Report to Board [Flag]	true

Note 1 - Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Business Description and Accounting Policies [Text Block]

Note 1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

	*Year Ended December 31,*
	*2024*		*2023*		*$ Change*			*% Change*

ACH and complementary service revenue	$	16,678,324	$	14,888,973	$	1,789,351			12	%
Credit card revenue		29,267,546		28,476,591		790,955			3	%
Prepaid card services revenue		14,080,650		18,729,350		(4,648,700	)		(25	)%
Output Solutions revenue		20,618,996		20,496,195		122,801			1	%
Interest - ACH and complementary services		789,717		495,972		293,745			59	%
Interest - Prepaid card services		1,345,679		932,048		413,631			44	%
Interest - Output Solutions		150,928		47,116		103,812			220	%
Total Revenue	$	82,931,840	$	84,066,245	$	(1,134,405	)		(1	)%

• Level 1 inputs - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities accessible to the reporting entity at the measurement date;

Advertising Costs: Advertising is expensed as incurred. The Company incurred approximately $20,173 and $16,500 in advertising costs in 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Deferred tax assets represent amounts available to reduce income taxes payable on taxable income in future years. Such assets arise because of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, as well as from net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. We evaluate the recoverability of these future tax deductions and credits by assessing the adequacy of future expected taxable income from all sources, including reversal of taxable temporary differences, forecasted operating earnings, and available tax planning strategies. These rely heavily on estimates that are based on a number of factors, including historical data, and business forecasts. To the extent deferred tax assets are not expected to be realized, we record a valuation allowance.

We recognize and measure uncertain tax positions in accordance with U.S. GAAP, pursuant to which we only recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities.

Note 2 - Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 2. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following at December 31:

	2024			2023
Software	$	8,562,604		$	7,688,476
Equipment		3,624,209			3,542,707
Furniture and fixtures		841,182			818,522
Leasehold improvements		221,216			207,624
Total property and equipment		13,249,211			12,257,329
Less: accumulated depreciation		(10,054,393	)		(8,597,237	)
Net property and equipment	$	3,194,818		$	3,660,092

Note 3 - Intangibles

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 3. Intangibles

Information Management Solutions, LLC Acquisition (2020)

Note 4 - Valuation Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Allowance for Credit Losses [Text Block]

Note 4. Valuation Accounts

Valuation and allowance accounts included the following at December 31:

			Net Charged
	Balance		to							Balance End
	Beginning of		Costs and							of
	Year		Expenses		Transfers		Net Write-Off			Year
2024
Allowance for expected credit losses	$	319,000	$	34,310	$	—	$	(29,310	)	$	324,000
Reserve for processing losses		826,528		70,588		—		—			897,116
2023
Allowance for expected credit losses	$	319,000	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	319,000
Reserve for processing losses		755,494		71,034		—		—			826,528

Accounts receivables, net and contract liabilities consist of the following as of:

	December 31, 2024		December 31, 2023		January 1, 2023

Trade	$	6,548,251	$	5,564,138	$	4,375,167
Related Party		—		—		—

Accounts receivable, net	$	6,548,251	$	5,564,138	$	4,375,167

Contract liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	—

Note 5 - Loans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 5. Loans

Equipment Loans

As of December 31, 2024, the Company maintains an undrawn line of credit and an outstanding letter of credit,

both of which were established in connection with a bond required for the Company's appeal of the court’s decision in the KDHM lawsuit.

Line of Credit

Letter of Credit

Future payments on current debt arrangements are as follows at December 31, 2024:

Year ended December 31,

	Amount Due		Remaining Balance
2025	$	147,581	$	571,862
2026		158,043		413,819
2027		169,048		244,771
2028		180,818		63,953
2029		63,953		—
Total payments	$	719,443

Note 6 - Accrued Expenses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Accounts Payable, Accrued Liabilities, and Other Liabilities Disclosure, Current [Text Block]

Note 6. Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consisted of the following balances at December 31:

	2024		2023

Accrued commissions	$	425,486	$	2,433,353
Reserve for processing losses		897,116		826,528
Other accrued expenses		881,925		246,444
Accrued taxes		474,561		294,953
Accrued salaries		687,837		—
Total accrued expenses	$	3,366,925	$	3,801,278

Note 7 - Operating Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Lessee, Operating Leases [Text Block]

Note 7. Operating Leases

The Company leased approximately 3,794 square feet of office space for its Nashville, Tennessee sales offices and operations. Rental expense under the operating lease was $0 and $36,995 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The lease expired on April 30, 2023. We did not enter into a lease extension, or new lease agreement in Nashville, Tennessee upon the expiration of the lease agreement.

The Company assumed a lease in San Antonio, Texas as a part of the Information Management Solutions, LLC acquisition for its Output Solutions employees and warehouse operations. The lease had a remaining life of 45 months and expired on September 30, 2024. On September 16, 2024 the Company entered into a lease amendment commencing on October 1, 2024, extending the term of the existing lease for a period of 60 months, expiring on September 30, 2029. The space leased is 22,400 square feet. Annual rents during the lease term range from $174,000 to $225,000. Rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $135,489 and $117,836, respectively.

The weighted average remaining lease term is 3.49 years. The weighted average discount rate is 4.42%

We believe that our existing and new properties will be adequate to meet our needs through December 31, 2025.

The maturities of lease liabilities are as follows at December 31, 2024:

Year ended December 31,

2025	$	659,941
2026		728,121
2027		728,121
2028		648,426
2029		641,182
Thereafter		206,848
Total minimum lease payments		3,612,639
Less imputed interest		(465,942	)
Total lease liabilities		3,146,697
Less current portion		(612,680	)
Long-term portion	$	2,534,017

Note 8 - Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Note 8. Related Party Transactions

Louis Hoch

Officers and Directors

Note 9 - Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 9. Income Taxes

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets are as follows at December 31:

	2024			2023

Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$	4,582,000		$	4,686,000
Depreciation and amortization		1,296,000			1,137,000
Non-cash compensation		1,119,000			1,649,000
Processing losses		188,394			175,673
Other		61,000			124,000
Total		7,369,306			8,169,281
Valuation Allowance		(2,665,954	)		(6,267,673	)
Deferred tax asset	$	4,580,440		$	1,504,000

The schedule below outlines when the Company's net operating losses for 2017 and prior years were generated and the year they may expire.

Tax Year End	NOL		Expiration
2005	$	1,275,415		2025
2006		1,350,961		2026
2007		1,740,724		2027
2008		918,960		2028
2009		835,322		2029
2010		429,827		2030
2013		504,862		2033
2016		474,465		2036
2017		1,267,336		2037
Total	$	8,797,872

Tax Year End	NOL
2018	$	4,410,916
2019		2,730,461
2020		2,272,315
2022		3,609,279
Total	$	13,022,971
Total loss carryforwards	$	21,820,843

The tax provision for federal and state income tax is as follows for the years ended December 31:

	2024			2023
Current provision:
Federal	$	—		$	—
State		449,227			292,524
		449,227			292,524

Deferred provision:
Federal expense (benefit)		(3,076,440	)		—

Expense (benefit) for income taxes	$	(2,627,213	)	$	292,524

The reconciliation of federal income tax expense (benefit) computed at the U.S. federal statutory tax rates to total income tax expense (benefit) is as follows for the years ended December 31:

	2024			2023

Income tax (benefit) at 21%	$	142,440		$	(38,342	)
Change in valuation allowance		(3,576,665	)		(1,361,228	)
Permanent and other differences		458,460			1,399,570
State taxes		348,552			292,524

Income tax expense (benefit)	$	(2,627,213	)	$	292,524

Note 10 - Stock Options, Incentive Plans, Stock Awards, and Employee Benefit Plan

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholders' Equity and Share-Based Payments [Text Block]

Note 10. Stock Options, Incentive Plans, Stock Awards, and Employee Benefit Plan

During 2024, a portion of the restricted stock awards were granted, but not issued and are not listed as outstanding in the financial statements for 2024.

Stock-based compensation expense related to stock and restricted stock awards was $2.1 million in 2024 and $2.2 million in 2023.

A summary of stock awards outstanding and 2024 activities are as follows:

						Weighted Average
				Weighted Average		Contractual
Stock Awards	Shares			Grant Price		Remaining Life
Outstanding, December 31, 2023		6,384,900		$	2.17
Granted		966,000			1.55
Vested		(1,563,345	)		—
Forfeited		(15,000	)		—

Outstanding, December 31, 2024		5,772,555		$	1.95		6.27

Expected to Vest after December 31, 2024		5,772,555		$	1.95		6.27

The aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the weighted average exercise price and the closing price of the Company’s stock on December 31, 2024, or $1.95.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan:

Stock Warrants:

Note 11 - Net Income (Loss) Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

Note 11. Net Income (Loss) per Share

	2024		2023

Numerator:
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share, net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	3,305,497	$	(475,104	)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic net income (loss) per share, weighted average shares outstanding		26,852,129		26,490,868
Effect of dilutive securities-stock options and warrants		—		—
Denominator for diluted net income (loss) per share, adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversion		26,852,129		26,490,868
Basic net income (loss) per common share	$	0.12	$	(0.02	)
Diluted net income (loss) per common share and common share equivalents	$	0.12	$	(0.02	)

	Year Ended
	December 31,
	2024		2023
Anti-dilutive warrants		945,599		945,599

Note 12 - Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Concentration Risk Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 12. Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers

Note 13 - Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Legal Matters and Contingencies [Text Block]

Note 13. Commitments and Contingencies

BEN KAUDER, NINA PIOLETTI, & TRIPLE PAY PLAY, INC.

In 2017, Usio acquired Singular Payments, Inc. (“Singular”), another payment processing company with offices in Nashville, Tennessee and St. Augustine, Florida.

Ben Kauder and Nina Pioletti were executives of Singular and, after the acquisition, Usio hired them as executive-level employees. Usio hired Kauder to serve as Senior Vice President of Integrated Payments, and Pioletti was hired to serve as Director of Sales. As a condition of employment, Kauder and Pioletti agreed to be bound by certain Usio policies, including as related to preserving the confidentiality of Usio’s proprietary information. As Usio executives, Kauder and Pioletti were afforded access to and contributed to the development of Usio’s trade secrets and other proprietary information not generally known by the public at large, including but not limited to, financial information, marketing plans, cost and operational/strategic plans, and sales presentations.

On or about June 21, 2023, Usio filed suit against Kauder, Pioletti and Triple Pay Play for breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair business competition.

We have not recorded a contingency in relation to this case, as we consider the risk of loss remote as related to this lawsuit.

GREENWICH BUSINESS CAPITAL, LLC

On May 20, 2024, Usio’s Motion to Dismiss was heard in the State of Rhode Island Kent Superior Court. On December 6, 2024, the Judge ruled in favor of Usio and dismissed the case.

We did not record a contingency in relation to this case.

KDHM, LLC

We have not recorded a contingency in relation to this case, as we consider the risk of loss remote as related to this lawsuit.

OTHER PROCEEDINGS

Note 14 - Subsequent Events

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Subsequent Events [Text Block]

Note 14. Subsequent Events

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Organization [Policy Text Block]

Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Revenue [Policy Text Block]

	*Year Ended December 31,*
	*2024*		*2023*		*$ Change*			*% Change*

ACH and complementary service revenue	$	16,678,324	$	14,888,973	$	1,789,351			12	%
Credit card revenue		29,267,546		28,476,591		790,955			3	%
Prepaid card services revenue		14,080,650		18,729,350		(4,648,700	)		(25	)%
Output Solutions revenue		20,618,996		20,496,195		122,801			1	%
Interest - ACH and complementary services		789,717		495,972		293,745			59	%
Interest - Prepaid card services		1,345,679		932,048		413,631			44	%
Interest - Output Solutions		150,928		47,116		103,812			220	%
Total Revenue	$	82,931,840	$	84,066,245	$	(1,134,405	)		(1	)%

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Policy Text Block]

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Credit Card Origination Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Prepaid Card Load Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Customer Deposits [Policy Text Block]

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Receivable [Policy Text Block]

Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Internal Use Software, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Concentration Risk, Credit Risk, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Fair Value Measurement, Policy [Policy Text Block]

• Level 1 inputs - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities accessible to the reporting entity at the measurement date;

Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Contingent Liability Reserve Estimate, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Advertising Cost [Policy Text Block]

Advertising Costs: Advertising is expensed as incurred. The Company incurred approximately $20,173 and $16,500 in advertising costs in 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Deferred tax assets represent amounts available to reduce income taxes payable on taxable income in future years. Such assets arise because of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, as well as from net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. We evaluate the recoverability of these future tax deductions and credits by assessing the adequacy of future expected taxable income from all sources, including reversal of taxable temporary differences, forecasted operating earnings, and available tax planning strategies. These rely heavily on estimates that are based on a number of factors, including historical data, and business forecasts. To the extent deferred tax assets are not expected to be realized, we record a valuation allowance.

We recognize and measure uncertain tax positions in accordance with U.S. GAAP, pursuant to which we only recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities.

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Policy Text Block]

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Reclassification, Comparability Adjustment [Policy Text Block]

Note 1 - Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes Tables

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	*Year Ended December 31,*
	*2024*		*2023*		*$ Change*			*% Change*

ACH and complementary service revenue	$	16,678,324	$	14,888,973	$	1,789,351			12	%
Credit card revenue		29,267,546		28,476,591		790,955			3	%
Prepaid card services revenue		14,080,650		18,729,350		(4,648,700	)		(25	)%
Output Solutions revenue		20,618,996		20,496,195		122,801			1	%
Interest - ACH and complementary services		789,717		495,972		293,745			59	%
Interest - Prepaid card services		1,345,679		932,048		413,631			44	%
Interest - Output Solutions		150,928		47,116		103,812			220	%
Total Revenue	$	82,931,840	$	84,066,245	$	(1,134,405	)		(1	)%

Note 2 - Property and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes Tables

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

	2024			2023
Software	$	8,562,604		$	7,688,476
Equipment		3,624,209			3,542,707
Furniture and fixtures		841,182			818,522
Leasehold improvements		221,216			207,624
Total property and equipment		13,249,211			12,257,329
Less: accumulated depreciation		(10,054,393	)		(8,597,237	)
Net property and equipment	$	3,194,818		$	3,660,092

Note 4 - Valuation Accounts (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes Tables

Summary of Valuation Allowance [Table Text Block]

			Net Charged
	Balance		to							Balance End
	Beginning of		Costs and							of
	Year		Expenses		Transfers		Net Write-Off			Year
2024
Allowance for expected credit losses	$	319,000	$	34,310	$	—	$	(29,310	)	$	324,000
Reserve for processing losses		826,528		70,588		—		—			897,116
2023
Allowance for expected credit losses	$	319,000	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	319,000
Reserve for processing losses		755,494		71,034		—		—			826,528

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

	December 31, 2024		December 31, 2023		January 1, 2023

Trade	$	6,548,251	$	5,564,138	$	4,375,167
Related Party		—		—		—

Accounts receivable, net	$	6,548,251	$	5,564,138	$	4,375,167

Contract liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	—

Note 5 - Loans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes Tables

Schedule of Maturities of Long-Term Debt [Table Text Block]

Year ended December 31,

	Amount Due		Remaining Balance
2025	$	147,581	$	571,862
2026		158,043		413,819
2027		169,048		244,771
2028		180,818		63,953
2029		63,953		—
Total payments	$	719,443

Note 6 - Accrued Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes Tables

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	2024		2023

Accrued commissions	$	425,486	$	2,433,353
Reserve for processing losses		897,116		826,528
Other accrued expenses		881,925		246,444
Accrued taxes		474,561		294,953
Accrued salaries		687,837		—
Total accrued expenses	$	3,366,925	$	3,801,278

Note 7 - Operating Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes Tables

Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Maturity [Table Text Block]

Year ended December 31,

2025	$	659,941
2026		728,121
2027		728,121
2028		648,426
2029		641,182
Thereafter		206,848
Total minimum lease payments		3,612,639
Less imputed interest		(465,942	)
Total lease liabilities		3,146,697
Less current portion		(612,680	)
Long-term portion	$	2,534,017

Note 9 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes Tables

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	2024			2023

Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$	4,582,000		$	4,686,000
Depreciation and amortization		1,296,000			1,137,000
Non-cash compensation		1,119,000			1,649,000
Processing losses		188,394			175,673
Other		61,000			124,000
Total		7,369,306			8,169,281
Valuation Allowance		(2,665,954	)		(6,267,673	)
Deferred tax asset	$	4,580,440		$	1,504,000

Summary of Operating Loss Carryforwards [Table Text Block]

Tax Year End	NOL		Expiration
2005	$	1,275,415		2025
2006		1,350,961		2026
2007		1,740,724		2027
2008		918,960		2028
2009		835,322		2029
2010		429,827		2030
2013		504,862		2033
2016		474,465		2036
2017		1,267,336		2037
Total	$	8,797,872

Tax Year End	NOL
2018	$	4,410,916
2019		2,730,461
2020		2,272,315
2022		3,609,279
Total	$	13,022,971
Total loss carryforwards	$	21,820,843

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	2024			2023
Current provision:
Federal	$	—		$	—
State		449,227			292,524
		449,227			292,524

Deferred provision:
Federal expense (benefit)		(3,076,440	)		—

Expense (benefit) for income taxes	$	(2,627,213	)	$	292,524

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	2024			2023

Income tax (benefit) at 21%	$	142,440		$	(38,342	)
Change in valuation allowance		(3,576,665	)		(1,361,228	)
Permanent and other differences		458,460			1,399,570
State taxes		348,552			292,524

Income tax expense (benefit)	$	(2,627,213	)	$	292,524

Note 10 - Stock Options, Incentive Plans, Stock Awards, and Employee Benefit Plan (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes Tables

Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit, Activity [Table Text Block]

						Weighted Average
				Weighted Average		Contractual
Stock Awards	Shares			Grant Price		Remaining Life
Outstanding, December 31, 2023		6,384,900		$	2.17
Granted		966,000			1.55
Vested		(1,563,345	)		—
Forfeited		(15,000	)		—

Outstanding, December 31, 2024		5,772,555		$	1.95		6.27

Expected to Vest after December 31, 2024		5,772,555		$	1.95		6.27

Note 11 - Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes Tables

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	2024		2023

Numerator:
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share, net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	3,305,497	$	(475,104	)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic net income (loss) per share, weighted average shares outstanding		26,852,129		26,490,868
Effect of dilutive securities-stock options and warrants		—		—
Denominator for diluted net income (loss) per share, adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversion		26,852,129		26,490,868
Basic net income (loss) per common share	$	0.12	$	(0.02	)
Diluted net income (loss) per common share and common share equivalents	$	0.12	$	(0.02	)

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
	December 31,
	2024		2023
Anti-dilutive warrants		945,599		945,599

Note 1 - Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	$ 324,000
Capitalized Computer Software, Additions	796,004	$ 634,571
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Deduction	897,116	826,528
Advertising Expense	20,173	16,500
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount	$ 205,485	$ 280,619
First 3% Matched [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Match	100.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay	3.00%
Over 3% Matched [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Match	50.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay	3.00%
Maximum Matched [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay	4.00%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark [Member]
Number of Major Customers	0	0
Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	3 years
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent	1.00%
Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	10 years
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent	80.00%

Note 1 - Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Revenues	$ 82,931,840	$ 84,066,245
Revenues, amount change	$ (1,134,405)
Revenues, percent change	(1.00%)
Revenues	$ 82,931,840	84,066,245
ACH and Complementary Service Revenue [Member]
Revenues	16,678,324	14,888,973
Revenues, amount change	$ 1,789,351
Revenues, percent change	12.00%
Revenues	$ 16,678,324	14,888,973
Credit Card Revenue [Member]
Revenues	29,267,546	28,476,591
Revenues, amount change	$ 790,955
Revenues, percent change	3.00%
Revenues	$ 29,267,546	28,476,591
Prepaid Card Services Revenue [Member]
Revenues	14,080,650	18,729,350
Revenues, amount change	$ (4,648,700)
Revenues, percent change	(25.00%)
Revenues	$ 14,080,650	18,729,350
Output Solutions [Member]
Revenues	20,618,996	20,496,195
Revenues, amount change	$ 122,801
Revenues, percent change	1.00%
Revenues	$ 20,618,996	20,496,195
ACH and Complementary Service Interest Revenue [Member]
Revenues	789,717	495,972
Revenues, amount change	$ 293,745
Revenues, percent change	59.00%
Revenues	$ 789,717	495,972
Prepaid Card Services Interest Revenue [Member]
Revenues	1,345,679	932,048
Revenues, amount change	$ 413,631
Revenues, percent change	44.00%
Revenues	$ 1,345,679	932,048
Output Solutions Interest [Member]
Revenues	150,928	47,116
Revenues, amount change	$ 103,812
Revenues, percent change	220.00%
Revenues	$ 150,928	$ 47,116

Note 2 - Property and Equipment - Summary of Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Property and equipment	$ 13,249,211	$ 12,257,329
Less: accumulated depreciation	(10,054,393)	(8,597,237)
Net property and equipment	3,194,818	3,660,092
Software and Software Development Costs [Member]
Property and equipment	8,562,604	7,688,476
Equipment [Member]
Property and equipment	3,624,209	3,542,707
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property and equipment	841,182	818,522
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property and equipment	$ 221,216	$ 207,624

Note 3 - Intangibles (Details Textual) - Acquisition of Information Management Solutions, LLC [Member] - Customer Lists [Member] - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 16, 2020	Dec. 15, 2020
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles			$ 4,359,335
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization			$ 3,487,748
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Month)		60 months
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Expected Amortization, Year One	$ 871,867

Note 4 - Valuation Accounts - Summary of Valuation and Allowance Accounts (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Balance, Beginning of Year	$ 826,528
Net Write-off	897,116	$ 826,528
Balance, End of Year	897,116	826,528
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Allowance, Credit Loss [Member]
Balance, Beginning of Year	319,000	319,000
Net Charged to Costs and Expenses	34,310	0
Transfers	0	0
Net Write-off	(29,310)	0
Balance, End of Year	324,000	319,000
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Reserve, Legal [Member]
Balance, Beginning of Year	826,528	755,494
Net Charged to Costs and Expenses	70,588	71,034
Transfers	0	0
Net Write-off	0	0
Balance, End of Year	$ 897,116	$ 826,528

Note 4 - Valuation Accounts - Accounts Receivables, Net and Contract Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Jan. 01, 2023
Accounts receivable, net	$ 6,548,251	$ 5,564,138	$ 4,375,167
Contract liabilities	0	0	0
Related Party [Member]
Accounts receivable, net	0	0	0
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts receivable, net	$ 6,548,251	$ 5,564,138	$ 4,375,167

Note 5 - Loans (Details Textual) - USD ($)			7 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Note 5 - Loans (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2023	Mar. 20, 2021	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Jun. 03, 2024	May 29, 2024
Repayments of Long-Term Debt					$ 106,807	$ 56,992
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity								$ 475,000
Proceeds from Lines of Credit				$ 0
Letter of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							$ 474,229
Proceeds from Lines of Credit			$ 0
Debit Arrangement to Finance Purchase of Output Solutions Sorter [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 165,996
Debt Instrument, Term (Month)		36 months
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment		$ 4,902
Debt Instrument, Annual Principal Payment		$ 58,821
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		3.95%
Repayments of Long-Term Debt					14,536
Debit Arrangement to Finance Purchase of Output Solutions Folder and Inserter [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 811,819
Debt Instrument, Term (Month)	66 months
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment	$ 16,017
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.75%
Repayments of Debt					$ 146,074

Note 5 - Loans - Schedule of Debt Maturity (Details)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
2025	$ 147,581
2025	571,862
2026	158,043
2026	413,819
2027	169,048
2027	244,771
2028	180,818
2028	63,953
2029	63,953
2029	0
Long-term debt outstanding	$ 719,443

Note 6 - Accrued Expenses - Summary of Accrued Expenses (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Accrued commissions	$ 425,486	$ 2,433,353
Reserve for processing losses	897,116	826,528
Other accrued expenses	881,925	246,444
Accrued taxes	474,561	294,953
Accrued salaries	687,837	0
Total accrued expenses	$ 3,366,925	$ 3,801,278

Note 7 - Operating Leases (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
Note 7 - Operating Leases (Details Textual)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) ft² a	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024	Jan. 31, 2023 ft²
Operating Lease, Expense	$ 660,000	$ 674,000
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (Year)	3 years 5 months 26 days
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent	4.42%
Operating Lease, Fixed Operating Expense	$ 544,000
Operating Lease, Interest Expense	116,000
Office Space, Executive Offices and Operations [Member] \| San Antonio, TX [Member]
Operating Lease, Expense	$ 165,817	157,682
Amended Office Space, Executive Offices and Operations [Member] \| San Antonio, TX [Member]
Operating Leases, Area Leased (Square Foot) \| ft²	2,734
Operating Lease, Expense	$ 49,653	48,113
Amendment Two of Office Space, Executive Offices and Operations [Member] \| San Antonio, TX [Member]
Operating Leases, Area Leased (Square Foot) \| a	6,628
Operating Lease, Expense	$ 109,355	75,269
Sales Offices and Operations [Member] \| Nashville, TN [Member]
Operating Leases, Area Leased (Square Foot) \| ft²	3,794
Operating Lease, Expense	$ 0	36,995
Output Solutions Employees and Warehouse Operations [Member] \| San Antonio, TX [Member]
Operating Leases, Area Leased (Square Foot) \| ft²	22,400
Operating Lease, Expense	$ 135,489	117,836
Lessee, Operating Lease, Remaining Lease Term (Month)			45 months
Lease for Technology Organization [Member] \| Austin, TX [Member]
Operating Leases, Area Leased (Square Foot) \| ft²				1,890
Operating Lease, Expense	$ 83,610	79,467
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract (Month)	24 months
Lease of Select Computer Equipment [Member]
Operating Lease, Expense	$ 8,921	$ 6,546
Maximum [Member] \| Office Space, Executive Offices and Operations [Member] \| San Antonio, TX [Member]
Operating Leases, Area Leased (Square Foot) \| ft²	10,535
Maximum [Member] \| Amended Office Space, Executive Offices and Operations [Member] \| San Antonio, TX [Member]
Operating Lease, Annual Expense	$ 60,000
Maximum [Member] \| Amendment Two of Office Space, Executive Offices and Operations [Member] \| San Antonio, TX [Member]
Operating Lease, Annual Expense	156,000
Maximum [Member] \| Output Solutions Employees and Warehouse Operations [Member] \| San Antonio, TX [Member]
Operating Lease, Annual Expense	225,000
Minimum [Member] \| Amended Office Space, Executive Offices and Operations [Member] \| San Antonio, TX [Member]
Operating Lease, Annual Expense	57,000
Minimum [Member] \| Amendment Two of Office Space, Executive Offices and Operations [Member] \| San Antonio, TX [Member]
Operating Lease, Annual Expense	144,000
Minimum [Member] \| Output Solutions Employees and Warehouse Operations [Member] \| San Antonio, TX [Member]
Operating Lease, Annual Expense	$ 174,000

Note 7 - Operating Leases - Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
2025	$ 659,941
2026	728,121
2027	728,121
2028	648,426
2029	641,182
Thereafter	206,848
Total minimum lease payments	3,612,639
Less imputed interest	(465,942)
Total lease liabilities	3,146,697
Less current portion	(612,680)	$ (633,616)
Operating lease liabilities, non-current portion	$ 2,534,017	$ 1,919,144

Note 8 - Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) - USD ($)								3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2024	Nov. 18, 2024	Jun. 21, 2024	Feb. 24, 2024	Nov. 18, 2023	Mar. 16, 2023	Feb. 08, 2023	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method									$ 1,408,442	$ 456,961
Shares Issued, Price Per Share (in dollars per share)			$ 1.55			$ 1.6	$ 1.75
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			966,000				1,403,000		966,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)			10 years				10 years		10 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			277,200			69,000	273,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)			10 years			3 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Employees and Directors [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)			3 years				3 years
Shares Issued, Price Per Share (in dollars per share)			$ 1.55
Angry Pug Sportswear [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Purchases from Related Party									$ 21,900	$ 24,389
Louis Hoch [Member] \| Angry Pug Sportswear [Member]
Ownership Percentage								50.00%
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer [Member]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares)	208,615	3,935		4,911	3,927
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method	$ 302,492	$ 5,784		$ 7,710	$ 6,675
Shares Acquired, Average Cost Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.45	$ 1.47		$ 1.57	$ 1.7
Chief Executive Officer [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			160,000				330,000
Chief Executive Officer [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)							33,000
Chief Accounting Officer [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			120,000
Chief Accounting Officer [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			18,000
Director One [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			80,000				100,000
Director One [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			18,000				12,000
Director Two [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			40,000				100,000
Director Two [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			12,000				12,000
Chief Operating Officer [Member]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares)					2,619
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method					$ 4,452
Shares Acquired, Average Cost Per Share (in dollars per share)					$ 1.7
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			21,000
Non Employee Directors [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			84,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)			3 years
Director Three [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			21,000			21,000
Director Four [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			21,000			21,000
Director Five [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			21,000			21,000
Director Six [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			21,000			6,000
Chief Financial Officer [Member]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares)				2,075
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method				$ 3,258
Shares Acquired, Average Cost Per Share (in dollars per share)				$ 1.57
Chief Financial Officer [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)							200,000
Chief Financial Officer [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)							21,000

Note 9 - Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Note 9 - Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2023
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance	$ 4,600,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance	2,665,954					$ 6,267,673
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount	3,600,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued	0
Operating Loss Carryforwards	21,820,843
Net Operating Loss Not Subject to Expiration	$ 13,022,971	$ 3,609,279	$ 2,272,315	$ 2,730,461	$ 4,410,916

Note 9 - Income Taxes - Summary of Deferred Tax Assets (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$ 4,582,000	$ 4,686,000
Depreciation and amortization	1,296,000	1,137,000
Non-cash compensation	1,119,000	1,649,000
Processing losses	188,394	175,673
Other	61,000	124,000
Total	7,369,306	8,169,281
Valuation Allowance	(2,665,954)	(6,267,673)
Deferred tax asset	$ 4,580,440	$ 1,504,000

Note 9 - Income Taxes - Schedule of Net Operating Losses (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2008	Dec. 31, 2007	Dec. 31, 2006	Dec. 31, 2005
NOL	$ 8,797,872					$ 1,267,336	$ 474,465	$ 504,862	$ 429,827	$ 835,322	$ 918,960	$ 1,740,724	$ 1,350,961	$ 1,275,415
Net Operating Loss Not Subject to Expiration	13,022,971	$ 3,609,279	$ 2,272,315	$ 2,730,461	$ 4,410,916
Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 21,820,843

Note 9 - Income Taxes - Components of Income Tax Expense (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current provision:
Federal	$ 0	$ 0
State	449,227	292,524
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	449,227	292,524
Deferred provision:
Federal expense (benefit)	(3,076,440)	0
Expense (benefit) for income taxes	$ (2,627,213)	$ 292,524

Note 9 - Income Taxes - Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Income tax (benefit) at 21%	$ 142,440	$ (38,342)
Change in valuation allowance	(3,576,665)	(1,361,228)
Permanent and other differences	458,460	1,399,570
State taxes	348,552	292,524
Expense (benefit) for income taxes	$ (2,627,213)	$ 292,524

Note 9 - Income Taxes - Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details) (Parentheticals)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Income tax rate	21.00%	21.00%

Note 10 - Stock Options, Incentive Plans, Stock Awards, and Employee Benefit Plan (Details Textual)					12 Months Ended
	Jun. 21, 2024 shares	Mar. 16, 2023 shares	Feb. 08, 2023 shares	Dec. 15, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Shares Withheld for Tax Withholding Obligation (in shares)					408,305	26,606
Payment, Tax Withholding, Share-Based Payment Arrangement \| $					$ 597,568	$ 47,382
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method \| $					$ 1,408,442	$ 456,961
Share Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 1.95
Warrants Issued to Acquire Information Management Solutions, LLC [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Issued During Period (in shares)				945,599
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 4.23
Warrants and Rights Outstanding \| $				$ 552,283
Class of Warrant or Right, Term Following Vesting (Year)				5 years
Warrants Issued to Acquire Information Management Solutions, LLC [Member] \| Measurement Input, Share Price [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input				0.58
Warrants Issued to Acquire Information Management Solutions, LLC [Member] \| Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input				0.0009
Warrants Issued to Acquire Information Management Solutions, LLC [Member] \| Measurement Input, Expected Term [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input				5
Warrants Issued to Acquire Information Management Solutions, LLC [Member] \| Measurement Input, Expected Dividend Rate [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input				0
Warrants Issued to Acquire Information Management Solutions, LLC [Member] \| Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input				0.599
Stock Buy-back Program [Member]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares)					408,305	222,683
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method \| $					$ 810,874	$ 410,860
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)	966,000		1,403,000		966,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	10 years		10 years		10 years
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense \| $					$ 2,100,000	$ 2,200,000
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Excluding Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount \| $					$ 6,914,563
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)					6 years 3 months 7 days
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)	277,200	69,000	273,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	10 years	3 years
Equity Incentive Plan 2025 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in shares)						5,000,000
Increase in Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance Per Year [Member]						5.00%
Equity Incentive Plan 2025 [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)					966,000
Equity Incentive Plan 2025 [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)					277,200
The 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in shares)					2,500,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Purchase Price of Common Stock, Percent					85.00%
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Contingency, Percentage of Total Common Shares Outstanding Required					1.00%
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans (in shares)					66,959
The 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in shares)					2,500,000

Note 10 - Stock Options, Incentive Plans, Stock Awards, and Employee Benefit Plan - Schedule of Share-based Compensation Activity (Details) - Restricted Stock [Member] - $ / shares			12 Months Ended
	Jun. 21, 2024	Feb. 08, 2023	Dec. 31, 2024
Outstanding, beginning balance (in shares)			6,384,900
Outstanding, weighted average exercise price, beginning balance (in dollars per share)			$ 2.17
Granted (in shares)	966,000	1,403,000	966,000
Granted, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 1.55
Vested (in shares)			(1,563,345)
Vested, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 0
Forfeited (in shares)			(15,000)
Forfeited, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 0
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares)			5,772,555
Outstanding, weighted average exercise price, ending balance (in dollars per share)			$ 1.95
Weighted average contractual remaining life, outstanding (Year)			6 years 3 months 7 days
Expected to Vest after year end (in shares)			5,772,555
Expected to Vest, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 1.95
Weighted average contractual remaining life, expected to vest after year end (Year)			6 years 3 months 7 days

Note 11 - Net Income (Loss) Per Share - Earnings Per Share Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share, net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$ 3,305,497	$ (475,104)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic net income (loss) per share, weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	26,852,129	26,490,868
Effect of dilutive securities-stock options and warrants (in shares)	0	0
Denominator for diluted net income (loss) per share, adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversion (in shares)	26,852,129	26,490,868
Basic net income (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ (0.02)
Diluted net income (loss) per common share and common share equivalents (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ (0.02)

Note 11 - Net Income (Loss) Per Share - Anti-dilutive Securities (Details) - shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Anti-dilutive warrants (in shares)	945,599	945,599

Note 12 - Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers (Details Textual) Pure in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark [Member]
Number of Major Customers	0	0

Note 13 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2021	Jun. 03, 2024
Letter of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 474,229
Claim By KDHM, LLC Against Usio Output Solutions, Inc. [Member]
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value	$ 317,000
Counterclaim By Usio Output Solutions, Inc. Against KDHM, LLC [Member]
Amount Failed to Disclose As Required	$ 305,000
Usio’s Motion for Reconsideration of Order Granting Plaintiff’s Supplemental Rule 166(g) [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 474,229

Note 14 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual) $ in Millions	Mar. 24, 2025 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Member]
Share Repurchase Program, Authorized, Amount	$ 4

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