10. Investment in Non-Consolidated Entities

Investments in non-consolidated entities consists of the following:

In December 2014, the Company invested CDN $1,000,000 (approx. U.S. $778,000) in a private placement of common shares of 2336414 Ontario Inc. (“2336414”) representing 666,664 common shares, or 2.3% of 2336414. 2336414 is an Ontario corporation and was the parent company of Paymobile Inc. (“Paymobile”) a carrier-class, Payment Card Industry (“PCI”) compliant transaction platform, delivering Visa prepaid card programs for social disbursements, corporate payroll and check replacement. The Company also had warrants to purchase additional shares in 2336414 that were not exercised and have since expired.

On December 31, 2014 the Company set up a 100% impairment on the investment in 2336414 because Paymobile did not produce any meaningful income and the Company determined that it may not be able to realize its investment in 2336414.

In August 2016, 2336414 transferred its interest in Paymobile to Zoompass Holdings, Inc a Nevada corporation (“Zoompass”). On March 31, 2018, the Company entered into a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with 2336414, Paymobile and a director of 2336414. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Settlement Agreement, the Company received 2,500,000 shares of common stock of Zoompass and Paymobile agreed to discharge debt and interest of approximately CDN $210,000 due under the promissory note. The investment in Zoompass has been recorded as an investment in non-consolidated entities and is revalued every quarter with fluctuations in value recorded to earnings. In connection with the settlement, the Company recorded a gain on litigation settlement of $516,120 in the first quarter of 2018. See also Note 13.

On December 31, 2017, the Company recorded an impairment of $1 for the shares of Banca Veneto held.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded a loss of $75,000 related to the investment in Zoompass.