CUV Ventures Corp. (TSX-V:
CUV) (“the Company”) is pleased
to provide a corporate update. The Company has signed a memorandum
of understanding (“MOU”) with Banco International Del Peru S.A.A,
(Interbank Peru), on June 20th 2019. The MOU, signed by CUV CEO,
Steve Marshall and, William Salas, Sub-Director of Interbank
Remittances, outlines a mutual desire to deploy a joint tech task
force to establish the technical requirements for the RevoluPAY®
e-Wallet family remittances and, cash advances for visiting
tourists, to be collected at approx. 370 bank branches, 1800 ATM
and, a further approx. 2500 pick-up points across Peru. The parties
have agreed to work on a Definitive Agreement (“DA”) concerning
bilateral commissions, the technical linking of payments settlement
systems and, the mechanism for the instant delivery of worldwide
remittances and, tourism focused cash-advances. The Company would
also like to thank Advisor, Emilio Morales, for his assistance in
forging this potentially valuable relationship with Interbank Peru.
About Interbank
Interbank was founded in 1897 and is
headquartered in Lima, Peru. Interbank is one of the leading
Peruvian Central Bank licensed financial institutions and, is
focused on providing innovative products and, a convenient and
flexible service to more than 2 million customers nationwide.
Interbank controls approx. 65% of the
remittances that arrive in Peru through the banking sector and,
approx. 32% of the non-banked sector, incorporating remittance
delivery services for most international remittance sending
agencies. Interbank has approx. 370 branches throughout Peru,
covering both urban and rural areas. Interbank also have approx.
2,500 third party pick-up points for cash delivery, which include
various types of businesses, such as pharmacies, supermarkets, etc.
The bank also has approx. 1,800 proprietary ATM machines, many of
which are RevoluPAY compatible, NFC (Near-field communication)
enabled.
Peru Remittance Market and
Tourism
Remittances from Peruvians living abroad
amounted to approx. 3.22 billion dollars in 2018. The main markets
that send remittances to Peru are the United States, Chile, Italy,
Spain and Japan.
Peru is also a major South American tourism
hotspot, with approximately 3.8 million visitors annually. The
Company’s RevoluVIP platform (page 17) will market specific travel
offers for Peru on the PeruVIP country website, therefore, the
proposed agreement with Interbank will allow visiting RevoluVIP
Club Members easy access to local currency through their RevoluPAY®
app.
South American Remittance Focused
Definitive Agreements
The Company is now in the final phases of
negotiations for the Definitive Agreements (“DA”) with: Easy Pagos
(Ecuador), Grupo Eficacia (Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua)
RedCHAPINA (El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico) and, now Interbank
(Peru).
Central Bank PSD2 Communication and
Personal Invitation to Madrid Headquarters
Shareholders were advised on June 17th 2019 that
Hogan Lovells had a arranged for a direct call with the Central
Bank during the week of the 17-21st June. On the 17th of June 2019,
Hogan Lovells lead attorney placed the aforementioned call to the
PSD2 licensing division. On June 18th Hogan Lovells attended the
headquarters of RevoluPAY in Barcelona, with Alfredo Manresa, CEO
of RevoluPAY and, advised that the Central Bank has extended a
personal invitation to both Hogan Lovells and, Mr. Manresa, to the
licensing headquarters in Madrid, Spain, during the week of 24-28th
June. At the time of writing this news release, the exact date/time
had not yet been decided. Management remain confident regarding the
ultimate granting of a proprietary PSD2 license.
RevoluVIP New Destinations Ahead of
Schedule
Shareholders were advised on June 17th 2019 that
several new country websites would be launched within 10 days.
However, the in-house IT team were able to successfully launch:
AlaskaVIP, HawaiiVIP, USAVIP, BelizeVIP and CostaRicaVIP before the
issuance of today’s news release. Management have been further
advised that upcoming destinations in the coming days include;
Mexico, Panama and Nicaragua. The Company intends to continue this
brisk pace, to roll-out other country destination websites as
rapidly as is technically possible.
RevoluVIP Presentation
About RevoluPAY®
The Company’s flagship technology is RevoluPAY®,
the Apple and Android multinational payment app. Built entirely
in-house, RevoluPAY features proprietary, sector specific,
technology of which, the resulting source code is the property of
the Company. RevoluPAY’s built-in features include: Leisure
payments, travel payments, retail and hospitality payments,
remittance payments, real estate payments, pay-as-you-go phone
top-ups, Utility Bill payments, etc. RevoluPAY is powered by
blockchain protocols, and, is squarely aimed at the worldwide
multi-billion dollar leisure sector and, + $595 billion family
remittance market. RevoluPAY® is operated by the European wholly
owned subsidiary RevoluPAY S.L located in Barcelona. RevoluPAY S.L
operates under European E-money - Directive 2009/110/EC through a
licensed electronic money institution or EDE Banking Licensed
entity.
RevoluPAY Presentation
Link Sources Utilized in this News
Release
Interbank Peru
https://interbank.pe/
Interbank Peru Remittances
https://interbank.pe/remesas?rfid=navegacion:menu-principal:link
Peruvian Remittance Data
https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-peruanos-el-exterior-envian-record-remesas-32225-millones-2018-743452.aspx
Peru Tourism Figures
https://www.tripsavvy.com/amount-of-peru-visitors-each-year-1619647
About CUV Ventures Corp.:
CUV Ventures Corp. is a multi-asset,
multidivisional publicly traded Canadian company deploying advanced
technologies in the; Online Travel, Vacation Resort, Mobile Apps,
Money Remittance, Mobile phone top-ups, Invoice factoring,
Blockchain Systems, and Fintech app sectors.
Our flagship technology is RevoluPAY®, the Apple
and Android multinational leisure payments and remittance app,
powered by blockchain protocols, and aimed at the worldwide + $595
billion family remittance market. Click here to read more.
For further information on CUV Ventures Corp.
(TSX-V: CUV) visit the Company’s website at www.cuvventures.com.
The Company has approximately 144,873,000 shares issued and
outstanding.
CUV VENTURES CORP.
“Steve Marshall” ______________________STEVE
MARSHALLCEO
For further information contact:Don MosherCUV
Ventures Corp.Telephone: (604) 685-6465Toll Free:
800-567-8181Facsimile: 604-687-3119Email: info@cuvventures.com
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may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements". All statements in
this release, other than statements of historical facts, that
address events or developments that management of the Company
expects, are forward-looking statements. Although management
believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking
statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are
not guarantees of future performance, and actual results or
developments may differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to
update these forward-looking statements if management's beliefs,
estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change. Factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
forward-looking statements, include market prices, exploration and
development successes, continued availability of capital and
financing, and general economic, market or business conditions.
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