Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc.
Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. is a U.S.-based fintech company focused on digital payment solutions, including an account-to-account payment application called Instant Direct Payments (IPEX) and traditional credit card processing. The company has also discussed developing e-wallet products that let consumers deposit cash, convert it to digital value, and send funds quickly and securely.
Fiscal year 2025 · change from previous year
Development 2018–2025
Business
Share of revenueIPEX is the company's proposed real-time consumer-to-merchant payment platform.
Traditional credit card processing services routed through banking partners.
Digital wallet tools that convert cash into spendable digital balances.
Merchant processing, money transfer, and bill-payment fee streams expected from IPEX.
Customers
The company is targeting gaming and entertainment businesses as initial customers for IPEX, reflecting a focus on so-called high-risk merchant categories. Its broader payment products are aimed at consumers and merchants that need fast digital transfers, card acceptance, and wallet-based payment functionality. Because IPEX is not yet commercially launched, the customer base remains prospective rather than established.
Online gaming businesses expected to use IPEX for merchant processing and payment acceptance.
Entertainment-sector customers targeted for payment logistics and processing services.
Individuals who would use e-wallet products to store, convert, and send funds digitally.
Businesses and end users that could pay fees for transfers and international bill payments.
Strategy
The company’s near-term strategy is to complete the systems, banking relationships, and customer onboarding needed to launch IPEX commercially. It is also seeking alternative payment-processing opportunities while conserving cash, because the platform has not yet generated revenue or distributions. The strategic focus is on entering high-risk merchant verticals where management believes the payment use case is differentiated.
The platform is the core growth engine and the main path to first revenues.
Card processing and account-to-account payments require qualified banking institutions.
Gaming and entertainment are the intended initial customer base and revenue source.
The company is pre-revenue and needs optionality beyond a single joint venture.
Geography
The company is headquartered in the United States and its disclosures point to U.S.-based operations and funding needs. Management also said it intends to operate in several foreign countries, so future growth may depend on cross-border payment activity and foreign exchange exposure. No country-level revenue breakdown was disclosed, and the business is still in development rather than a mature multi-region operator.
Risks
The company is still pre-launch, so execution risk is high: IPEX has not been commercially launched, banking relationships are not yet in place, and management cannot assure revenue generation. Its target markets are high-risk sectors such as online gaming and entertainment, which can create higher compliance, underwriting, and partner-risk hurdles. Liquidity is also a major concern because the business has relied on debt and equity funding and carries substantial defaulted convertible debt and derivative liabilities.
- Liquidity and financing riskImpact: HighLikelihood: High
Operations have been funded primarily through debt and equity raises, with limited cash.
Exposure - Convertible debt and derivative volatilityImpact: HighLikelihood: High
Repricing and fair-value changes create large non-cash swings and dilution risk.
Exposure - IPEX launch failureImpact: High
The platform is still under development and has not generated revenue.
Exposure: Core business model and expected future revenue
- Banking partner dependencyImpact: High
Payment processing requires qualified banking institutions that are not yet secured.
Exposure: Card processing and account-to-account settlement
- High-risk merchant exposureImpact: Medium
Target customers include online gaming and entertainment businesses.
Exposure
Accounting
Judgemental itemsConversion features and warrants are marked to market each reporting date, driving earnings volatility.
Impact: Can materially increase or decrease reported net loss without cash impact
Convertible debt discounts are amortized through interest expense over time.
Impact: Raises reported interest expense and affects loss trends
Warrant repricing and anti-dilution adjustments are recorded as deemed dividends.
Impact: Reduces equity and can distort common shareholder results
Notes in default may require accrued penalties or higher interest rates.
Impact: Increases liabilities and interest expense
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Last updated: 24/09/2026