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Under Delaware laws, the founders incorporated the Company as Forex Development Corporation on January 21, 2016. On February 27, 2018, the Company changed its name to FDCTech, Inc. The name change reflects the Company’s commitment to expanding its products and services in the FX and financial markets for OTC brokers. The Company provides innovative and cost-efficient financial technology (‘fintech’) and business solutions to online OTC brokerages (“customers”).

The Company is a financial technology company specializing in developing and delivering innovative software solutions and business services to the over-the-counter (OTC) brokerage and financial services industries. The company provides a range of proprietary and third-party technology solutions, including its flagship Condor Trading Technology, which supports multi-asset trading, risk management, and pricing for forex, equities, commodities, and digital assets.

FDCTech follows a strategic growth model centered on acquiring, integrating, and scaling legacy financial services firms. Through its recent acquisitions, the company has expanded its global footprint in wealth management, brokerage, and financial advisory services.

Key subsidiaries include:

FDCTech continues to drive innovation by developing next-generation trading platforms, such as the Condor Pro Multi-Asset Trading Platform, and expanding its market reach. The company remains committed to leveraging proprietary technology and regulatory expertise to enhance operational efficiencies and client engagement across global financial markets.

Currently, we have three primary business segments: (1) Investment and Brokerage, (2) Wealth Management, and (3) Technology and Software Development.

The Company is building a diversified global financial services company driven by proprietary Condor trading technologies, complementary regulatory licenses, and a proven executive team. The Company plans to acquire, integrate, transform, and scale legacy financial service companies. The Company believes its proprietary technology and software development capabilities allow legacy financial services companies immediate exposure to forex, stocks, ETFs, commodities, social/copy trading, and other high-growth fintech markets.

Completed Acquisitions

On December 22, 2021, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Agreement”) with AD Financial Services Pty Ltd, ACN 628 331 117, of Level 38, 71 Eagle Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4000 (“ADFP” or “Target”). According to the Agreement, the Company acquired 51% of ADFP’s issued and outstanding shares of capital stock in exchange for 45,000,000 (the “Consideration”) newly issued “restricted” common shares. The operating and licensed entity of ADFP is AD Advisory Services Pty Ltd. ADFP owns one hundred percent (100%) equity interest in AD Advisory Services Pty Ltd (“ADS”). As a result, the Company is 51% the owner of ADS. The Company closed the acquisition on December 22, 2021, and combined the financial statements of ADS in its annual report, 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 28, 2022.

On December 31, 2022, the Company announced the sales purchase agreement (“Agreement”) under which the Company acquired a 50.10% equity interest in New Star Capital Trading Ltd., a British Virgin Island company (“New Star”) and its operating subsidiary Alchemy Markets Ltd. (“AML”), formerly known as NSFX Ltd (“NSFX”). AML is an investment firm regulated by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA).

The Company will assume a business acquisition loan liability of $350,000 to purchase the controlling interest in AML. To comply with the BVI Companies Act’s requirement for a change of ownership, the company amended the Agreement as of June 30, 2023. The Company closed the acquisition as of June 30, 2023, and consolidated the fair value of AML’s assets and liabilities from June 30, 2023.

The Company completed the acquisition of the remaining 49.90% of the issued and outstanding shares of Alchemy Markets Holdings Ltd (Alchemy BVI), formerly known as New Star and its subsidiary AML on November 30, 2023 (“Acquisition Date”), from Alchemy Prime Holdings Ltd. (APHL), through an exchange for 833,621 Series B preferred convertible stocks (“Series B Preferred Stock”) valued at $1,175,406.

The Company completed the acquisition of 100.00% of the issued and outstanding shares of Alchemy Prime Limited (“APL”) on November 30, 2023 (“Acquisition Date”) from APHL, through an exchange for 966,379 Series B Preferred Stock valued at $1,362,594.

Mr. Gope S. Kundnani (“Kundnani”) is the sole controlling shareholder, holding one hundred percent (100%) shareholding in APHL.

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Bank Acquisition Termination

In April 2024, the Company terminated the letter of intent to acquire a community bank in Iowa. As part of the termination, the Company shall pay the community bank a sum of $100,000 in six equal installments of $15,000 and one final payment of $10,000 from April 2024 to November 2024.

AlchemyTech Ltd.

On March 19, 2024, the Company established Alchemytech Ltd. (ATECH), a Cypriot company. ATECH provides the Company’s subsidiaries and affiliate companies with information technology, sales, and marketing services.

Margin Brokerage (Europe) – Alchemy Markets Ltd.

AML is an investment firm regulated by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA). The MFSA authorizes AML to deal with its account (market maker) as a Category 3 licensed entity by the MFSA, receive and transmit orders for retail and professional clients, and hold and control clients’ money and assets. AML trading platform services in the English, French, German, Italian, and Arabic-speaking markets, whereby customers can trade in currency, commodity, equity, and digital assets-linked derivatives in real time. AML is authorized countries to do business include Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.

During the third quarter of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, AML acquired approximately 2,631 clients from Next Markets, transferring €5.6 million in client equity. The newly acquired clients are primarily German retail investors trading Contracts for Difference (CFDs) and equities through the Gettex exchange. This acquisition marks the Company’s official entry into the German retail market.

AML acquired 35 clients from a Cypriot-based brokerage, transferring over $800,000 in client equity. Most of these clients are French, helping the Company establish its foothold in the French market.

AML has also secured authorization in terms of Article 6 of the Investment Services Act, Chapter 370 of the Laws of Malta, to offer equities and money market securities, enabling the Company to provide stocks and interest-yielding products. This authorization positions the Company to grow its asset base on deposits and expand its product portfolio.

Margin Brokerage (UK) – Alchemy Prime Ltd.

APL is an investment firm regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). It provides investment advice, acts as an agent and principal, safeguards and administers assets in forex, equity, commodities, spread bets, and other financial assets, and is authorized to do business in several countries, including England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Investment and Brokerage consolidated revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024 were $7,763,769 and $4,606,966, respectively.

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On December 22, 2021, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Agreement”) with AD Financial Services Pty Ltd ACN 628 331 117 of Level 38/71 Eagle St, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4000 (“ADFP” or “Target”). According to the Agreement, the Company acquired a controlling interest of fifty-one percent (51.00%) of ADFP’s issued and outstanding shares of capital stock in exchange for 45,000,000 (the “Consideration”) newly issued “restricted” common shares. The operating and licensed entity of ADFP is AD Advisory Services Pty Ltd. (“ADS”). ADFP owns one hundred percent (100.00%) equity interest in ADS. As a result, the Company owns 51.00% of ADS. The Company closed the acquisition on December 22, 2021, and combined the financial statements of ADS in its annual report, 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 28, 2022.

AD Advisory Services Pty Ltd. (ADS) is an Australian-regulated wealth management company with 28 financial advisors and $530+ million in funds under advice. ADS provides licensing solutions for financial advisers and accountants in Australia and offers financial planners different licensing, compliance, and education solutions to meet their practice’s specific needs.

Wealth Management consolidated revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024 were $1,534,852 and $1,513,425, respectively.

The Company provides technology and software development for digital assets. In the retail foreign exchange trading space, where individuals speculate on the exchange rate between different currencies, our customers are forex brokerages, prime of prime brokers, prime brokers, and banks. The Company generates revenues by licensing its trading technology infrastructure, including but not limited to trading platforms (desktop, web, mobile), back office, and CRM and banking integration technology.

The Company has three sources of revenue.

The Company’s Condor Pro Multi-Asset Trading Platform is a regulatory-grade trading platform targeted at day traders and retail investors. The industry characterized such platforms by their ease of use and helpful features, such as the simplified front-end (user interface/user experience), back-end (reporting system), news feeds, and charting system. The Condor Pro Multi-Asset Trading Platform includes risk management (dealing desk, alert system, margin calls, etc.), a pricing engine (best bid/ask), and connectivity to multiple liquidity providers or market makers. We have tailored the Condor Pro Multi-Asset Trading Platform to markets such as forex, stocks, commodities, digital assets, and other financial products.

The Company released, marketed, and distributed its Condor Pro Multi-Asset Trading Platform in the second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. The Company has also developed the Condor Back Office API to integrate third-party CRM and banking systems into Condor Back Office. The Company’s upgraded Condor Back Office (Risk Management) meets the regulatory requirements of various jurisdictions. Condor Back Office complies with the directives under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II/MiFIR), legislation implemented by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) across the European Union as of January 3, 2018.

The Company is developing the Condor Investing & Trading App, a simplified trading platform for traders with varied experiences in trading stocks, ETFs, and other financial markets from their mobile phones. The Company expects to commercialize the Condor Investing & Trading App by the end of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

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The Company does not hold any patents or trademarks on its proprietary technology solutions.

The Company acts as an adviser/strategic consultant and reseller of its proprietary technologies in the digital assets and blockchain space. The Company expects to generate additional revenue from its digital asset-related solutions. Such solutions include revenues from the development of a custom digital assets exchange platform for customers, the sale of the non-exclusive source code of the digital assets exchange platform to third parties, white-label fees of digital assets exchange platforms, and the sale of aggregated digital assets data price feed from various digital assets exchanges to OTC brokers. The Company initially plans to develop the technology architecture of the digital assets exchange platform for its customers. The initial capital required to produce such technologies is provided by our customers, as the Company undertakes design-build software development projects for them. The Company develops these projects to meet the customer’s design criteria and performance requirements.

The Company does not mine any digital assets, trade, or act as a counterparty in digital assets within the United States. Consequently, the Company does not intend to register as a custodian with state or federal regulators, including, but not limited to, obtaining a money service business or money transmitter license from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and respective states’ money transmission laws. The Company also does not need to register under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as a national securities exchange, an alternative trading system, or a broker-dealer, since the Company is not a broker-dealer and does not intend to become one. Customers sometimes compensate us in Bitcoin through our custodian, Gemini Trust Company, LLC (“Gemini”). Gemini is a licensed New York trust company that undergoes regular bank exams and is subject to cybersecurity audits conducted by the New York Department of Financial Services.

The Company secures and earns revenues by signing an agreement with its customers. The Company considers a signed agreement with its customers a binding contract with the customer or other similar documentation reflecting the terms and conditions under which the Company will provide products or services as persuasive evidence of an arrangement. Each agreement is tailored to the customer and clearly defines the fee schedule, duties, responsibilities, renewal and termination terms, confidentiality agreement, dispute resolution, and other clauses necessary for a contract of this nature. The material terms of customer contracts depend on the nature of services and solutions. Each contract is tailored to the customer and clearly defines the fee schedule, duties, responsibilities, renewal and termination terms, confidentiality agreement, dispute resolution, and other clauses necessary for such a contract.

The Company has seven licensing agreements for its Condor Pro Multi-Asset Trading Platform as of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. The Company continuously negotiates additional licensing agreements with several retail online brokers to use the Condor Pro Multi-Asset Trading Platform. Condor Pro Multi-Asset Trading Platform is available in desktop, web, and mobile versions.

The consolidated revenues for Technology and Software Development for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, were $813,747 and $255,944, respectively.

Settlement of the FRH Group Note

Between February 22, 2016, and April 24, 2017, the Company borrowed $1,000,000 from FRH Group, a founder and principal shareholder (“FRH”). The Company executed Convertible Promissory Notes, due between February 28, 2018, and April 24, 2019. The Notes were convertible into common stock initially at $0.10 per share but may be discounted under certain circumstances. In no event will the conversion price be less than $0.05 per share with a maximum of 20,000,000 shares issued to FRH. On February 22, 2021, the Company entered into an Assignment of Debt Agreement (the “Agreement”) with FRH and FRH Group Corporation. The Company eliminated all four FRH Group convertible notes, including interest, of $1,256,908, in return for the issuance of 12,569,080 of unregistered common stock of the Company (the “Shares”) to FRH. Following the Agreement, FRH assigned the Shares to FRH Group Corporation, which Mr. Hong also owned.

2021-2022 Equity Line of Credit

On October 04, 2021, the Company filed a prospectus that relates to the resale of up to 22,670,000 shares of our Common Stock issued or issuable to selling shareholders for up to $2,200,000, including (i) up to 2,000,000 shares issued to AD Securities America, LLC, (ii) up to 20,000,000 issuable to White Lion Capital, LLC (“White Lion”), according to a “Purchase Notice Right” under an Investment Agreement and (iii) 670,000 shares issued to White Lion as a commitment fee associated with the Investment Agreement. From October 2021 to February 2022, the Company executed five “Purchase Notice Rights” under an Investment Agreement with White Lion and received a net of $ $38,824 after deducting financing costs associated with the Investment Agreement.

From January 2021 to February 2022, the Company executed five “Purchase Notice Rights” under an Investment Agreement with White Lion and received a net of $33,596 after deducting financing costs associated with the Investment Agreement. From October 2021 to February 2022, the Company received $72,420 from the Investment Agreement.

The Company also received a net amount of $81,000 from the related parties to fund its operations. Our cash balance is $93,546 as of December 31, 2021. The Company did not receive additional funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) or the Cares Act Paycheck Protection Program during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.

2022 Promissory Note

On January 27, 2022, the Company issued a $550,000 promissory note to AJB Capital Investments, LLC, maturing on July 27, 2022, with a 10% coupon. As part of the AJB Note, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement, where AJB Capital will receive equity equal to US $155,000 of the Company’s common stock. The Company issued 2,214,286 shares of common stock at $0.07 per share and 1,000,000 3 three-year warrants at $0.30 each. The Warrants and the Shares, collectively known as the Incentive Fee, are issued upon execution of the agreement.

Related Party Investments from 2022 to 2024

On January 25, 2023, the Company issued 115,000,000 restricted common shares for cash valued at $550,000 to Kundnani, considered a related party.

On March 28, 2023, the Company issued 2,000,000 restricted common shares for cash valued at $20,000.

On July 31, 2023, the Company sent the notice of termination of the purchase agreement to CIM Securities, as future events may result in a change of ownership in the CMA application. The Company terminated the escrow agreement and released $180,000 to increase cash on hand.

On November 30, 2023, Kundnani, a related party, purchased 2,500,000 shares of Series A Preferred stock of the Company for $2.5 million. The Company has issued the Series A Preferred stock to Kundnani. On November 30, 2023, Kundnani purchased 50,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for $5.5 million. The Company has issued the common stock to Kundnani. The Company expects to receive funds by the end of April 2024.

In December 2023, Susan Eaglstein, mother of Mitchel Eaglstein, the Company’s CEO, provided $20,000 as a related party advance for working capital. The Company has not formalized the agreement. As part of the consideration, the Company issued Ms. Eaglstein 10,000 Series B Preferred Convertible Shares in January 2024.

On January 30, 2024, the Company issued 141,844 Series B preferred stock to Gope S. Kundnani for cash valued at $1.41 per share.

Governmental Regulation

FDCTech is a publicly traded company subject to SEC and FINRA’s rules and regulations regarding public disclosure, financial reporting, internal controls, and corporate governance.

Our wealth management business, AD Advisory Services (ADS), is subject to enhanced regulatory scrutiny and is regulated by multiple regulators in Australia. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) administers a licensing regime for ‘financial services’ providers where ADS holds an Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) and meets various compliance, conduct, and disclosure obligations.

AML is an investment firm regulated by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA).

APL is an investment firm regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

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Board of Directors

At present, the Company has four members of the Board of Directors. Mitchell M. Eaglstein is the acting Chairman of the Company. Mitchell M. Eaglstein and Imran Firoz are the company’s executive directors and officers. Gope S. Kundnani is considered an executive director by owning at least 10% of the Company’s stock. Jonathan Baumgart is an independent director under NYSE and NASDAQ listing standards.

Micthell M. Eaglstein and Imran Firoz have been Executive Directors of the Company since January 21, 2016.

On June 15, 2021, the Company appointed Jonathan Baumgart as the Director of the Company.

On September 30, 2022, the Company appointed Gope S. Kundnani as the Director of the Company.

Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant

On July 2, 2021, the Board of Directors of FDCTech, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the dismissal of Farber Hass Hurley LLP (“FHH”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The reports of FHH on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020, and 2019 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion. It was not qualified or modified for uncertainty audit scope or accounting principles.

On July 2, 2021, the Company appointed BF Borgers CPA PC (“BFB”) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately, to perform independent audit services for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. BFB has been the Company’s auditor since July 2021. On April 18, 2023, the board of directors of FDCTech, Inc. (the “Company”) terminated its relationship with its independent registered public accounting firm, BF Borgers CPA PC, Lakewood, Colorado (“BF Borgers”), effective as of April 18, 2023. The reports of BF Borgers on the Company’s financial statements for the two years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion. They were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, except for providing a qualification for the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. During the year ended December 31, 2022, and in the subsequent period through March 31, 2023, there were no disagreements with BF Borgers on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BF Borgers, would have caused BF Borgers to refer to the matter in its reports on the Company’s financial statements for such periods.

On April 18, 2023, the Company, based on the decision of its board of directors, approved the engagement of Bolko & Company, Boca Raton, Florida (“Bolko”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, commencing April 18, 2023. On March 4, 2024, the board of directors of the “Company terminated its relationship with its independent registered public accounting firm, Bolko & Company, Boca Raton, Florida (“Bolko”), effective as of March 4, 2024.

The Company retained Bolko for less than a year, and we did not file any Form 10K reports with the SEC. During the period that Bolko was the Company’s auditor through March 4, 2024, there were no disagreements with Bolko on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Bolko, would have caused Bolko to refer to the matter in its reports on the Company’s financial statements for such periods.

On March 4, 2024, the Company, based on the decision of its board of directors, approved the engagement of Fortune CPA Inc., Orange, California (“FCPA”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, commencing March 4, 2024.

On July 2, 2024, the Company, based on the decision of its board of directors, approved the engagement of Olayinka Oyebola & Co (“Olayinka”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, commencing July 2, 2024. Olayinka is a member of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) in the United States and member of Canadian Public Accountability Board (CPAB) in Canada.

Description of Company’s Securities to be Registered

Effective September 03, 2021, the Company’s description of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, to be registered hereunder contained under the heading “Description of Securities” in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333- 221726), as initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on November 22, 2017, as subsequently amended (the “Registration Statement”). Since the Registration Statement filing, the Company has made all required filings pursuant to Section 15(d) and has continued to file all reports voluntarily.

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Ukraine-Russia Conflict

The geopolitical situation in Eastern Europe intensified on February 24, 2022, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The war between the two countries continues to evolve as military activity continues. The United States and certain European countries have imposed additional sanctions on Russia and specific individuals. By the end of August 2022, the Company closed its technical support and development office in Russia. We relocated our personnel to Turkey, currently considered a neutral zone. No individual associated with the Company is banned or under Special Designated Nationals and Blocked Person list. If the military activities worsen and expand in Europe, we may relocate our office from Turkey to other neutral zones in Asia. If we cannot relocate our technical and development operations to a safer zone, it may impact our software development capabilities and negatively impact the Company’s business plans.

As of the date of this report, there has been no disruption in our operations.