UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
þQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015
OR
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition periodto
Commission File Number: 001-31648
EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware74-2806888
(State or other jurisdiction(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)Identification No.)
  
3500 College Boulevard 
Leawood, Kansas66211
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(913) 327-4200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer þ
Accelerated filer o
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ

On July 30,October 29, 2015, Euronet Worldwide, Inc. had 52,717,40552,811,936 shares of Common Stock outstanding.
     



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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
As ofAs of
June 30,
2015
 December 31,
2014
September 30,
2015
 December 31,
2014
(unaudited)  (unaudited)  
ASSETS      
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents$538,075
 $468,010
$528,834
 $468,010
Restricted cash45,865
 68,028
40,717
 68,028
Inventory — PINs and other59,404
 85,675
56,391
 85,675
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $18,832 at June 30, 2015 and $20,546 at December 31, 2014325,848
 375,579
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $20,139 at September 30, 2015 and $20,546 at December 31, 2014330,144
 375,579
Prepaid expenses and other current assets121,273
 108,624
130,857
 108,624
Total current assets1,090,465
 1,105,916
1,086,943
 1,105,916
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $242,024 at June 30, 2015 and $239,607 at December 31, 2014140,070
 125,307
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $240,057 at September 30, 2015 and $239,607 at December 31, 2014149,506
 125,307
Goodwill605,265
 599,863
686,359
 599,863
Acquired intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $121,854 at June 30, 2015 and $113,153 at December 31, 2014176,052
 158,267
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $33,920 at June 30, 2015 and $30,276 at December 31, 201461,098
 62,206
Acquired intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $126,039 at September 30, 2015 and $113,153 at December 31, 2014173,974
 158,267
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $36,159 at September 30, 2015 and $30,276 at December 31, 201468,963
 62,206
Total assets$2,072,950
 $2,051,559
$2,165,745
 $2,051,559
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      
Current liabilities:      
Trade accounts payable$393,817
 $445,984
$388,323
 $445,984
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities393,071
 336,361
402,960
 336,361
Current portion of capital lease obligations2,241
 2,216
1,905
 2,216
Short-term debt obligations and current maturities of long-term debt obligations14,653
 11,156
12,303
 11,156
Income taxes payable11,695
 19,248
14,549
 19,248
Deferred revenue32,342
 33,916
30,609
 33,916
Total current liabilities847,819
 848,881
850,649
 848,881
Debt obligations, net of current portion415,455
 410,368
449,318
 410,368
Capital lease obligations, net of current portion3,739
 2,148
4,005
 2,148
Deferred income taxes46,210
 38,959
44,065
 38,959
Other long-term liabilities18,492
 18,391
20,074
 18,391
Total liabilities1,331,715
 1,318,747
1,368,111
 1,318,747
Equity:      
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. stockholders’ equity:      
Preferred Stock, $0.02 par value. 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
 

 
Common Stock, $0.02 par value. 90,000,000 shares authorized; 56,979,239 issued at June 30, 2015 and 56,464,187 issued at December 31, 20141,140
 1,129
Common Stock, $0.02 par value. 90,000,000 shares authorized; 57,707,721 issued at September 30, 2015 and 56,464,187 issued at December 31, 20141,154
 1,129
Additional paid-in-capital970,162
 955,715
1,015,258
 955,715
Treasury stock, at cost, 4,939,904 shares at June 30, 2015 and 4,867,420 shares at December 31, 2014(138,472) (133,788)
Treasury stock, at cost, 4,928,927 shares at September 30, 2015 and 4,867,420 shares at December 31, 2014(138,182) (133,788)
Retained earnings39,606
 5,619
70,940
 5,619
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(132,747) (97,922)(153,076) (97,922)
Total Euronet Worldwide, Inc. stockholders’ equity739,689
 730,753
796,094
 730,753
Noncontrolling interests1,546
 2,059
1,540
 2,059
Total equity741,235
 732,812
797,634
 732,812
Total liabilities and equity$2,072,950
 $2,051,559
$2,165,745
 $2,051,559
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2015 2014 2015 20142015 2014 2015 2014
Revenues$425,148
 $395,462
 $820,310
 $748,777
$481,373
 $453,422
 $1,301,683
 $1,202,199
Operating expenses:              
Direct operating costs258,079
 242,637
 509,436
 468,975
282,313
 274,814
 791,749
 743,789
Salaries and benefits64,760
 60,368
 125,088
 113,942
67,070
 64,587
 192,158
 178,529
Selling, general and administrative38,616
 40,981
 72,650
 73,852
43,723
 43,968
 116,373
 117,820
Depreciation and amortization16,513
 17,348
 33,793
 33,498
17,993
 19,321
 51,786
 52,819
Total operating expenses377,968
 361,334
 740,967
 690,267
411,099
 402,690
 1,152,066
 1,092,957
Operating income47,180
 34,128
 79,343
 58,510
70,274
 50,732
 149,617
 109,242
Other income (expense):              
Interest income494
 627
 1,103
 1,159
539
 797
 1,642
 1,956
Interest expense(6,094) (2,442) (11,792) (4,430)(6,690) (3,046) (18,482) (7,476)
Loss from unconsolidated affiliates
 (31) 
 (31)
 (33) 
 (64)
Foreign currency exchange loss, net(5,104) (3,087) (18,056) (4,356)(16,010) (711) (34,066) (5,067)
Other gains388
 
 388
 
Other (losses) gains(73) 
 315
 
Other expense, net(10,316) (4,933) (28,357) (7,658)(22,234) (2,993) (50,591) (10,651)
Income before income taxes36,864
 29,195
 50,986
 50,852
48,040
 47,739
 99,026
 98,591
Income tax expense(10,343) (8,707) (17,340) (14,431)(16,716) (12,830) (34,056) (27,261)
Net income26,521
 20,488
 33,646
 36,421
31,324
 34,909
 64,970
 71,330
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests288
 14
 341
 103
10
 128
 351
 231
Net income attributable to Euronet Worldwide, Inc.$26,809
 $20,502
 $33,987
 $36,524
$31,334
 $35,037
 $65,321
 $71,561
              
Earnings per share attributable to Euronet Worldwide, Inc. stockholders:              
Basic$0.52
 $0.40
 $0.66
 $0.71
$0.60
 $0.67
 $1.25
 $1.39
Diluted$0.50
 $0.38
 $0.64
 $0.69
$0.57
 $0.64
 $1.21
 $1.33
              
Weighted average shares outstanding:              
Basic51,935,757
 51,675,775
 51,804,459
 51,231,997
52,617,245
 52,512,474
 52,075,388
 51,658,823
Diluted53,658,504
 53,773,759
 53,492,580
 53,279,782
54,544,763
 54,619,793
 53,944,248
 53,740,151
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited, in thousands)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2015 2014 2015 20142015 2014 2015 2014
Net income$26,521
 $20,488
 $33,646
 $36,421
$31,324
 $34,909
 $64,970
 $71,330
Translation adjustment20,400
 4,137
 (34,940) 7,336
(20,325) (61,557) (55,265) (54,221)
Comprehensive (loss) income46,921
 24,625
 (1,294) 43,757
Comprehensive income (loss)10,999
 (26,648) 9,705
 17,109
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests239
 26
 456
 114
6
 257
 462
 371
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Euronet Worldwide, Inc.$47,160
 $24,651
 $(838) $43,871
$11,005
 $(26,391) $10,167
 $17,480
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in thousands)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2015 20142015 2014
Net income$33,646
 $36,421
$64,970
 $71,330
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization33,793
 33,498
51,786
 52,819
Share-based compensation6,415
 6,511
9,265
 9,631
Unrealized foreign exchange loss, net18,056
 4,356
34,066
 5,067
Deferred income taxes(665) (2,896)31
 (3,470)
Loss from unconsolidated affiliates
 31

 64
Accretion of convertible debt discount and amortization of debt issuance costs6,066
 583
9,154
 854
Changes in working capital, net of amounts acquired:      
Income taxes payable, net(5,424) (1,113)(14,165) 760
Restricted cash19,359
 16,574
21,843
 16,115
Inventory — PINs and other22,012
 24,720
23,180
 20,287
Trade accounts receivable42,704
 53,423
31,982
 44,266
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(14,726) 5,637
(28,264) (5,077)
Trade accounts payable(33,814) (69,469)(30,707) (55,762)
Deferred revenue304
 (2,298)(1,990) (3,259)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities29,909
 (4,598)63,350
 67,239
Changes in noncurrent assets and liabilities(707) 1,744
(2,983) 3,775
Net cash provided by operating activities156,928
 103,124
231,518
 224,639
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired(29,264) (83,408)(113,969) (84,703)
Purchases of property and equipment(34,396) (29,268)(55,305) (45,673)
Purchases of other long-term assets(3,347) (2,922)(4,976) (4,276)
Other, net799
 206
1,138
 219
Net cash used in investing activities(66,208) (115,392)(173,112) (134,433)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from issuance of shares4,629
 5,914
6,747
 8,512
Repurchase of shares(5,143) (766)(5,174) (1,152)
Borrowings from revolving credit agreements119,580
 1,206,556
751,813
 2,001,386
Repayments of revolving credit agreements(116,790) (1,008,600)(715,437) (1,833,796)
Proceeds from long-term debt obligations
 9,000

 9,000
Repayments of long-term debt obligations(2,344) (2,938)(3,750) (3,876)
Repayments of capital lease obligations(1,689) (1,231)(2,531) (1,897)
Borrowings from short-term debt obligations, net1,474
 3,597
(Repayments of) borrowings from short-term debt obligations, net(1,265) 2,778
Other, net481
 (2,154)847
 (1,812)
Net cash provided by financing activities198
 209,378
31,250
 179,143
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents(20,853) 1,434
(28,832) (27,988)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents70,065
 198,544
60,824
 241,361
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period468,010
 209,826
468,010
 209,826
      
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$538,075
 $408,370
$528,834
 $451,187
      
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:      
Interest paid during the period$5,050
 $3,314
$7,091
 $5,861
Income taxes paid during the period$21,510
 $17,655
$43,210
 $29,645
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:      
Equity issued in connection with acquisitions$2,962
 $56,554
$43,061
 $56,554
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1) GENERAL
Organization
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “Euronet”) is a leading electronic payments provider. Euronet offers payment and transaction processing and distribution solutions to financial institutions, retailers, service providers and individual consumers. Euronet's primary product offerings include comprehensive automated teller machine (“ATM”), point-of-sale (“POS”), card outsourcing, card issuing and merchant acquiring services; electronic distribution of prepaid mobile airtime and other electronic payment products; and global money transfer services.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared from the records of the Company, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In the opinion of management, such unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal interim closing procedures) necessary to present fairly on a consolidated basis the financial position of the Company as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the results of its operations for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014 and cash flows for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014. The unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2014, including the notes thereto, set forth in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain amounts in prior years have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include computing income taxes, estimating the useful lives and potential impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill, as well as allocating the purchase price to assets acquired and liabilities assumed in acquisitions and revenue recognition. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2015.
Seasonality
Euronet’s EFT Processing Segment experiences its heaviest demand for dynamic currency conversion services during the third quarter of the fiscal year, coinciding with tourism season. Additionally, the EFT Processing and epay Segments are impacted by seasonality during the fourth quarter and first quarter of each year due to higher transaction levels during the holiday season and lower levels following the holiday season. Seasonality in the Money Transfer Segment varies by regions of the world. In most markets, Euronet usually experiences increased demand for money transfer services from the month of May through the fourth quarter of each year, coinciding with the increase in worker migration patterns and various holidays, and experiences its lowest transaction levels during the first quarter of each year.

(2) RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Recently Issued
In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-11, Inventory ("ASU 2015-11"), which simplifies the valuation of inventory by using the lower of cost or net realizable value. ASU 2015-11 will become effective for the Company on January 1, 2017 and early adoption is permitted. The guidance is to be applied on a prospective basis. The adoption of ASU 2015-11 is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest ("ASU 2015-03"), which requires that transaction costs related to the issuance of debt be deducted from the carrying value of the financial liability and not recorded as separate assets. ASU 2015-03 will become effective for the Company on January 1, 2016 and early adoption is permitted. The guidance is to be applied on a retrospective basis. Euronet has debt issuance costs which will be reclassified upon adoption of the guidance, but it is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company's financial position and it will have no impact upon the Company's results of operations or cash flows.

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In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASU 2014-09"), which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of

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promised goods or services to customers. ASU 2014-09 will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. In July 2015, the FASB approved a one-year deferral of the effective date of the new revenue recognition standard. The new standard will become effective for the Company on January 1, 2018 and the Company has the option to adopt it effective January 1, 2017. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Company has not yet selected an adoption date, a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting.

(3) STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share has been computed by dividing earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the respective period. Diluted earnings per share has been computed by dividing earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted average shares outstanding during the respective period, after adjusting for any potential dilution of options to purchase the Company's common stock, assumed vesting of restricted stock and the assumed conversion of the Company’s convertible debentures. The following table provides the computation of diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2015 2014 2015 20142015 2014 2015 2014
Computation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding:              
Basic weighted average shares outstanding51,935,757
 51,675,775
 51,804,459
 51,231,997
52,617,245
 52,512,474
 52,075,388
 51,658,823
Incremental shares from assumed exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock1,722,747
 2,097,984
 1,688,121
 2,047,785
1,784,106
 2,107,319
 1,725,448
 2,081,328
Incremental shares from assumed conversion of convertible notes143,412
 
 143,412
 
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding53,658,504
 53,773,759
 53,492,580
 53,279,782
54,544,763
 54,619,793
 53,944,248
 53,740,151
The table includes the impact of all stock options and restricted stock that are dilutive to the Company’s weighted average common shares outstanding during the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014. The calculation of diluted earnings per share excludes stock options or shares of restricted stock that are anti-dilutive to the Company’s weighted average common shares outstanding of approximately 620,000578,000 and 888,000614,000 for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, respectively, and approximately 674,000693,000 and 695,000 for both the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2014., respectively.

During the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the Company had convertible notes outstanding that, if converted, would have had a potentially dilutive effect on its common stock. At issuance, the Company stated its intent to settle any conversion of these notes by paying cash for the principal value and issuing common stock for any conversion value in excess of the principal value. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, and currently, the Company maintains the intent and ability to settle any conversion as stated. Accordingly, the convertible notes would only have a dilutive effect if the market price per share of common stock exceeds the conversion price per share of common stock.stock, which it did as of September 30, 2015. Therefore, according to Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 260, Earnings per Share, these notes were not dilutive to earnings per share for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015. See Note 7, Debt Obligations, for more information about the convertible notes.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated other comprehensive loss consists entirely of foreign currency translation adjustments. The Company recorded a foreign currency translation gainlosses of $20.420.3 million and a loss of $34.9$55.3 million for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, respectively, and gains of $4.1$61.6 million and $7.3$54.2 million for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2014, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Company liquidated a small subsidiary which resulted in a $0.1 million reclassification of foreign currency translation losses into the consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. There were no reclassifications of foreign currency translation into the consolidated statements of income for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014.


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(4) ACQUISITIONACQUISITIONS
XE Corporation
On July 2, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the capital stock of XE Corporation and its subsidiaries ("XE") pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement (the "XE Purchase Agreement") among the Company and the selling shareholders of XE (the "XE Sellers"). XE Corporation is a Canadian company which operates the XE.com and x-rates.com websites, providing currency-related data and international payments services. This acquisition provides Euronet an internationally recognized brand and a large Internet presence in which to offer its foreign currency products.
Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Sellers received purchase consideration (the "XE Purchase Consideration") of $79.9 million in cash, including working capital adjustments finalized in the third quarter of 2015, and 642,912 shares of Euronet common stock, with a fair value at date of acquisition of $40.1 million. Half of the common stock portion of the XE Purchase Consideration was placed in escrow at closing as security for the XE Sellers' indemnification and other obligations under the XE Purchase Agreement. Any XE Purchase Consideration remaining in escrow will be released to the XE Sellers two years following the closing date, net of any pending indemnification or other claims under the XE Purchase Agreement.
The XE Purchase Consideration was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including identifiable intangible assets, based on their respective fair values at the date of acquisition. The valuation of the acquired net assets remains preliminary while management completes its valuation, particularly the valuation of acquired intangible assets. The intangible asset amounts are expected to be deductible for income tax purposes, but the goodwill amount is not. Pro-forma results of operations, assuming this acquisition was made at the beginning of the earliest period presented, have not been presented because the effect of this acquisition was not material to the Company's results of operations. The net assets of XE and its results of operations are included in the Money Transfer Segment's results.
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date.
(in thousands) As of July 2, 2015
Cash and cash equivalents $1,872
Other current assets 1,294
Intangible assets 15,367
Other long-term assets 341
Deferred tax assets 9,636
Total assets acquired 28,510
   
Trade accounts payable (26)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (11,824)
Other long-term liabilities (571)
Total liabilities assumed (12,421)
   
Goodwill 103,887
   
Net assets acquired $119,976


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The intangible assets of XE are being amortized on a straight-line basis, and the estimated fair values consist of the following:

(in thousands) Fair Value 
Estimated
Useful Life
Proprietary software $2,011
 5 years
Customer relationships 9,414
 8 years
Trade names 3,654
 20 years
Non-compete agreements 288
 3 years
Total intangible assets $15,367
  

IME
On June 17, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the capital stock of IME (M) Sdn Bhd and certain affiliated companies ("IME") pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase"IME Purchase Agreement") among the Company and the selling shareholders of IME (the "Sellers""IME Sellers"). IME is a leading Malaysian-based money transfer provider and provides the Money Transfer Segment with immediate entry into the Asian and Middle East send markets.
Under the terms of the IME Purchase Agreement, the IME Sellers received purchase consideration (the "Purchase"IME Purchase Consideration") of $79.6$76.7 million in cash, including working capital adjustments finalized in the third quarter of 2015, and 49,941 shares of Euronet common stock, with a fair value at date of acquisition of $3.0 million. A portion of the IME Purchase Consideration was placed in escrow at closing as security for the IME Sellers' indemnification and other obligations under the IME Purchase Agreement. Any IME Purchase Consideration remaining in escrow will be released to the IME Sellers at various defined dates over five years following the closing date, net of any pending indemnification or other claims under the IME Purchase Agreement.
The IME Purchase Consideration was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including identifiable intangible assets, based on their respective fair values at the date of acquisition. The valuation of the acquired net assets remains preliminary while management completes its valuation, particularly the valuation of acquired intangible assets. None of the goodwill or intangible asset amounts are expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. Pro-forma results of operations, assuming this acquisition was made at the beginning of the earliest period presented, have not been presented because the effect of this acquisition was not material to the Company's results.results of operations. The net assets of the IME and its results fromof operations are included in the Money Transfer Segment's results.
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date.
(in thousands) As of June 17, 2015 As of June 17, 2015
Cash and cash equivalents $33,229
 $33,279
Other current assets 17,052
 17,082
Intangible assets 35,130
 35,130
Other long-term assets 5,253
 5,234
Total assets acquired 90,664
 90,725
    
Trade accounts payable (1,894) (1,958)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (1,555) (1,548)
Settlement obligations and customer deposits (27,700) (27,700)
Deferred tax liabilities (9,122) (9,142)
Other long-term liabilities (858) (859)
Total liabilities assumed (41,129) (41,207)
    
Goodwill 33,092
 30,193
    
Net assets acquired $82,627
 $79,711

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The intangible assets of IME are being amortized on a straight-line basis, and the estimated fair values consist of the following:

(in thousands) Fair Value 
Estimated
Useful Life
Customer relationships $33,940
 8 years
Trade names 650
 2 years
Non-compete agreements 540
 5 years
Total intangible assets $35,130
  


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(5) GOODWILL AND ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
A summary of acquired intangible assets and goodwill activity for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 is presented below:
(in thousands) 
Acquired
Intangible
Assets
 Goodwill 
Total
Intangible
Assets
 
Acquired
Intangible
Assets
 Goodwill 
Total
Intangible
Assets
Balance as of December 31, 2014 $158,267
 $599,863
 $758,130
 $158,267
 $599,863
 $758,130
Increases (Decreases):            
Acquisition 35,130
 33,092
 68,222
Acquisitions 50,497
 134,080
 184,577
Amortization (11,446) 
 (11,446) (17,707) 
 (17,707)
Other (primarily changes in foreign currency exchange rates) (5,899) (27,690) (33,589) (17,083) (47,584) (64,667)
Balance as of June 30, 2015 $176,052
 $605,265
 $781,317
Balance as of September 30, 2015 $173,974
 $686,359
 $860,333
Estimated amortization expense on intangible assets with finite lives, before income taxes, as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, is expected to total $14.36.1 million for the remainder of 2015, $19.024.3 million for 2016, $17.122.2 million for 2017, $15.020.0 million for 2018, $14.319.3 million for 2019 and $13.918.6 million for 2020.
The Company’s annual goodwill impairment test is performed during the fourth quarter of its fiscal year. The annual impairment test for the year ended December 31, 2014 resulted in no impairment charge.
Determining the fair value of reporting units requires significant management judgment in estimating future cash flows and assessing potential market and economic conditions. It is reasonably possible that the Company’s operations will not perform as expected, or that the estimates or assumptions included in the 2014 annual impairment test could change, which may result in the Company recording material non-cash impairment charges during the year in which these changes take place.

(6) ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:
 As of As of
(in thousands) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 September 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Accrued expenses $112,689
 $97,115
 $120,863
 $97,115
Money transfer settlement obligations 184,934
 137,285
 167,056
 137,285
Accrued amounts due to mobile operators and other content providers 46,751
 64,839
 72,475
 64,839
Derivative liabilities 47,422
 36,439
 41,351
 36,439
Deferred income taxes 1,275
 683
 1,215
 683
Total $393,071
 $336,361
 $402,960
 $336,361


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(7) DEBT OBLIGATIONS
A summary of debt obligation activity for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 is presented below:
(in thousands) Revolving
Credit
Facilities
 Other Debt
Obligations
 Capital
Leases
 1.5%
Convertible
Debentures
Due 2044
 Term Loan A Total Revolving
Credit
Facilities
 Other Debt
Obligations
 Capital
Leases
 1.5%
Convertible
Notes
Due 2044
 Term Loan A Total
Balance as of December 31, 2014 $5,316
 $6,035
 $4,364
 $337,986
 $72,187
 $425,888
 $5,316
 $6,035
 $4,364
 $337,986
 $72,187
 $425,888
Increases (decreases):     
           
      
Net borrowings (repayments) 1,743
 3,807
 1,719
 
 (2,344) 4,925
 32,572
 1,080
 1,611
 
 (3,750) 31,513
Accretion 
 
 
 4,882
 
 4,882
 
 
 
 7,371
 
 7,371
Capital lease interest 
 
 173
 
 
 173
 
 
 265
 
 
 265
Foreign currency exchange gain 962
 (466) (276) 
 
 220
Balance as of June 30, 2015 8,021
 9,376
 5,980
 342,868
 69,843
 436,088
Foreign currency exchange loss (gain) 3,498
 (674) (330) 
 
 2,494
Balance as of September 30, 2015 41,386
 6,441
 5,910
 345,357
 68,437
 467,531
Less — current maturities 
 (8,559) (2,241) 
 (6,094) (16,894) 
 (5,740) (1,905) 
 (6,563) (14,208)
Long-term obligations as of June 30, 2015 $8,021
 $817
 $3,739
 $342,868
 $63,749
 $419,194
Long-term obligations as of September 30, 2015 $41,386
 $701
 $4,005
 $345,357
 $61,874
 $453,323

Credit Facility
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the Company had a $675 million senior secured credit facility (the "Credit Facility") consisting of a $600 million revolving credit facility and a $75 million term loan ("Term Loan A"), which had been reduced to $69.8$68.4 million through principal amortization payments. The Credit Facility expires April 9, 2019.
Interest on borrowings under the revolving credit facility and Term Loan A varies based upon the Company's consolidated total leverage ratio, as defined in the Company's credit agreement, and during the secondthird quarter of 2015 was based on a margin over the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) rate or a margin over a base rate, as selected by the Company, with the applicable margin ranging from 1.375% to 2.375% for LIBOR loans or 0.375% to 1.375% for base rate loans. Accordingly, the weighted average interest rate for borrowings outstanding under the Company's revolving credit facility and Term Loan A was 10.75%3.23% and 1.81%1.57%, respectively, as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, excluding amortization of deferred financing costs.
Convertible Debt
On October 30, 2014, the Company completed the sale of $402.5 million of Convertible Senior Notes due 2044 (“Convertible Notes”). The Convertible Notes have an interest rate of 1.5% per annum payable semi-annually in April and October, and are convertible into shares of Euronet Common Stock at a conversion price of approximately $72.18 per share if certain conditions are met (relating to the closing prices of Euronet Common Stock exceeding certain thresholds for specified periods). Holders of the Convertible Notes have the option to require the Company to purchase their notes at par on October 1, 2020, and have additional options to require the Company to purchase their notes at par on October 1, 2024, 2029, 2034, and 2039, or upon a change in control of the Company. In connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, the Company recorded $10.7 million in debt issuance costs, which are being amortized through October 1, 2020.
In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC")ASC 470-20-30-27, proceeds from the issuance of convertible debt are allocated between debt and equity components so that debt is discounted to reflect the Company's nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. ASC 470-20-35-13 requires the debt discount to be amortized over the period the convertible debt is expected to be outstanding as additional non-cash interest expense. The allocation resulted in an increase to additional paid in capital of $66.1 million.
Contractual interest expense was $1.5 million and $3.0$4.5 million for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015. Accretion expense was $2.5 million and $4.9$7.4 million for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015. The effective interest rate was 4.7% for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the unamortized discount was $59.6$57.1 million, and will be amortized through October 1, 2020.
 

(8) DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
The Company is exposed to foreign currency exchange risk resulting from (i) the collection of funds or the settlement of money transfer transactions in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar, (ii) derivative contracts written to its customers in connection with providing cross-currency money transfer services and (iii) short-term borrowings that are payable in currencies other than the

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currencycross-currency swaps, to minimize its exposure related to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. As a matter of Company policy, the derivative instruments used in these activities are economic hedges and are not designated as hedges under ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, primarily due to either the relatively short duration of the contract term or the effects of fluctuations in currency exchange rates are reflected concurrently in earnings for both the derivative instrument and the transaction and have an offsetting effect.
Foreign currency exchange contracts - Ria Operations
In the United States, the Company uses short-duration foreign currency forward contracts, generally with maturities up to 14 days, to offset the fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates on the collection of money transfer funds between initiation of a transaction and its settlement. Due to the short duration of these contracts and the Company’s credit profile, the Company is generally not required to post collateral with respect to these foreign currency forward contracts. Most derivative contracts executed with counterparties in the U.S. are governed by an International Swaps and Derivatives Association agreement that includes standard netting arrangements; therefore, asset and liability positions from forward contracts and all other foreign exchange transactions with the same counterparty are net settled upon maturity.
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the Company had foreign currency forward contracts outstanding in the U.S. with a notional value of $158188 million, primarily in Australian dollars, Canadian dollars, British pounds, euros and Mexican pesos.

Foreign currency exchange contracts - HiFX Operations
HiFX writes derivative instruments, primarily foreign currency forward contracts and cross-currency swaps, mostly with counterparties comprised of individuals and small-to-medium size businesses and derives a currency margin from this activity as part of its operations. HiFX aggregates its foreign currency exposures arising from customer contracts and hedges the resulting net currency risks by entering into offsetting contracts with established financial institution counterparties. Foreign exchange revenues from HiFX's total portfolio of positions were $15.9$15.5 million and $31.6$47.1 million for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, respectively, and $7.1$15.9 million and $23.0 million for the three and nine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2014.2014, respectively. All of the derivative contracts used in the Company' sCompany's HiFX operations are economic hedges and are not designated as hedges under ASC Topic 815Derivatives and Hedging.. The duration of these derivative contracts is generally less than one year.
The fair value of HiFX's total portfolio of positions can change significantly from period to period based on, among other factors, market movements and changes in customer contract positions. HiFX manages counterparty credit risk (the risk that counterparties will default and not make payments according to the terms of the agreements) on an individual counterparty basis. It mitigates this risk by entering into contracts with collateral posting requirements and/or by performing financial assessments prior to contract execution, conducting periodic evaluations of counterparty performance and maintaining a diverse portfolio of qualified counterparties. HiFX does not expect any significant losses from counterparty defaults.
The aggregate equivalent U.S. dollar notional amounts of foreign currency derivative customer contracts held by the Company in its HiFX operations as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015 was approximately $770$849 million. The majority of customer contracts are written in major currencies such as the euro, Canadian dollar, British pound, and Australian dollar.
Balance Sheet Presentation

The following table summarizes the fair value of the derivative instruments as recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the dates below:
 Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives
 Fair Value Fair Value Fair Value Fair Value
(in thousands) Balance Sheet Location June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 Balance Sheet Location June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 Balance Sheet Location September 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 Balance Sheet Location September 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments                
Foreign currency exchange contracts Other current assets $50,881
 $41,151
 Other current liabilities $(47,422) $(36,439) Other current assets $48,094
 $41,151
 Other current liabilities $(41,351) $(36,439)

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The following tables summarize the gross and net fair value of derivative assets and liabilities as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):
Offsetting of Derivative Assets
       Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet         Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet  
As of June 30, 2015 Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet Financial Instruments Cash Collateral Received Net Amounts
As of September 30, 2015 Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet Financial Instruments Cash Collateral Received Net Amounts
Derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement $50,881
 $
 $50,881
 $(31,897) $(7,757) $11,227
 $48,094
 $
 $48,094
 $(31,838) $(4,866) $11,390
                        
As of December 31, 2014                        
Derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement $41,151
 $
 $41,151
 $(28,113) $(5,279) $7,759
 $41,151
 $
 $41,151
 $(28,113) $(5,279) $7,759

Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities
       Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet         Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet  
As of June 30, 2015 Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet Financial Instruments Cash Collateral Paid Net Amounts
As of September 30, 2015 Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet Financial Instruments Cash Collateral Paid Net Amounts
Derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement $(47,422) $
 $(47,422) $31,897
 $5,401
 $(10,124) $(41,351) $
 $(41,351) $31,838
 $671
 $(8,842)
                        
As of December 31, 2014                        
Derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement $(36,439) $
 $(36,439) $28,113
 $176
 $(8,150) $(36,439) $
 $(36,439) $28,113
 $176
 $(8,150)

Income Statement Presentation
The following tables summarize the location and amount of gains and losses of derivatives in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014:
 Amount of Loss Recognized in Income on Derivative Contracts (a) Amount of Loss Recognized in Income on Derivative Contracts (a)
 Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative Contracts Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative Contracts Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands) 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014
Foreign currency exchange contracts - Ria Operations Foreign currency exchange loss, net $(1,923) $(406) $(34) $(1,153) Foreign currency exchange loss, net $1,025
 $1,501
 $991
 $348
(a) The Company enters into derivative contracts such as foreign currency exchange forwards and cross-currency swaps as part of its HiFX operations. These derivative contracts are excluded from this table as they are part of the broader disclosure of foreign currency exchange revenues for this business discussed above.
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(9) FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements used in the unaudited consolidated financial statements are based upon the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and (2) an entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. 
Level 2 – Valuations based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs in which little or no market activity exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing.
The following table details financial assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis:
 As of June 30, 2015 As of September 30, 2015
(in thousands) Balance Sheet Classification Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Balance Sheet Classification Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets                
Foreign currency exchange contracts Other current assets $
 $50,881
 $
 $50,881
 Other current assets $
 $48,094
 $
 $48,094
Liabilities                
Foreign currency exchange contracts Other current liabilities $
 $(47,422) $
 $(47,422) Other current liabilities $
 $(41,351) $
 $(41,351)
    As of December 31, 2014
(in thousands) Balance Sheet Classification Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets          
Foreign currency exchange contracts Other current assets $
 $41,151
 $
 $41,151
Liabilities          
Foreign currency exchange contracts Other current liabilities $
 $(36,439) $
 $(36,439)

Other Fair Value Disclosures
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, trade accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current obligations approximate their fair values because of the relatively short-term maturities of these financial instruments. The carrying values of the Company’s long-term debt (other than the Convertible Notes), including the current portion, approximate fair value because interest is primarily based on LIBOR, which resets at various intervals of less than one year. The Company estimates the fair value of the Convertible Notes using quoted prices in inactive markets for identical liabilities (Level 2). As of JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the fair values of the convertible notesConvertible Notes were $448.5$495.2 million and $408.0 million, respectively, with carrying values of $342.9$345.4 million and $338.0 million, respectively.


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(10) SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company’s reportable operating segments have been determined in accordance with ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting. The Company currently operates in the following three reportable operating segments:
1)Through the EFT Processing Segment, the Company processes transactions for a network of ATMs and POS terminals across Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. The Company provides comprehensive electronic payment solutions consisting of ATM cash withdrawal services, ATM network participation, outsourced ATM and POS management solutions, credit and debit card outsourcing, dynamic currency conversion and other value added services. Through this segment, the Company also offers a suite of integrated electronic financial transaction software solutions for electronic payment and transaction delivery systems.
2)Through the epay Segment, the Company provides distribution, processing and collection services for prepaid mobile airtime and other electronic payment products in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, the United States and South America.
3)Through the Money Transfer Segment, the Company provides global money transfer services under the brand names Ria, HiFX, IME and HiFX.XE. Ria providesand IME provide global consumer-to-consumer money transfer services through a network of sending agents, Company-owned stores and a Company-owned website,websites, disbursing money transfers through a worldwide correspondent network. HiFX offers account-to-account international payment services to high-income individuals and small-to-medium sized businesses. XE is a provider of foreign currency exchange information and offers money transfers on its currency data websites, which are executed by a third party. The Company also offers customers bill payment services, payment alternatives such as money orders and prepaid debit cards, comprehensive check cashing services, foreign currency exchange services and mobile top-up. The Company provides cash management solutions and foreign currency risk management services to small-to-medium sized businesses under the brand name HiFM.
In addition, the Company accounts for non-operating activity, most share-based compensation expense, certain intersegment eliminations and the costs of providing corporate and other administrative services in its administrative division, “Corporate Services, Eliminations and Other.” These services are not directly identifiable with the Company’s reportable operating segments.
The following tables present the Company’s reportable segment results for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014:

 For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
(in thousands) 
EFT
Processing
 epay 
Money
Transfer
 
Corporate
Services,
Eliminations
and Other
 Consolidated 
EFT
Processing
 epay 
Money
Transfer
 
Corporate
Services,
Eliminations
and Other
 Consolidated
Total revenues $93,075
 $166,824
 $165,651
 $(402) $425,148
 $118,895
 $174,547
 $188,232
 $(301) $481,373
Operating expenses:                    
Direct operating costs 45,075
 126,519
 86,860
 (375) 258,079
 51,550
 133,124
 97,928
 (289) 282,313
Salaries and benefits 11,598
 12,382
 33,301
 7,479
 64,760
 11,862
 12,745
 36,187
 6,276
 67,070
Selling, general and administrative 6,610
 9,015
 21,772
 1,219
 38,616
 7,052
 11,411
 23,356
 1,904
 43,723
Depreciation and amortization 7,754
 2,728
 5,964
 67
 16,513
 8,115
 2,660
 7,011
 207
 17,993
Total operating expenses 71,037
 150,644
 147,897
 8,390
 377,968
 78,579
 159,940
 164,482
 8,098
 411,099
Operating income (expense) $22,038
 $16,180
 $17,754
 $(8,792) $47,180
 $40,316
 $14,607
 $23,750
 $(8,399) $70,274

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 For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
(in thousands) 
EFT
Processing
 epay 
Money
Transfer
 
Corporate
Services,
Eliminations
and Other
 Consolidated 
EFT
Processing
 epay 
Money
Transfer
 
Corporate
Services,
Eliminations
and Other
 Consolidated
Total revenues $89,472
 $181,979
 $124,318
 $(307) $395,462
 $107,503
 $195,086
 $151,250
 $(417) $453,422
Operating expenses:                    
Direct operating costs 41,823
 138,522
 62,558
 (266) 242,637
 46,612
 153,121
 75,455
 (374) 274,814
Salaries and benefits 11,877
 13,906
 27,943
 6,642
 60,368
 12,155
 14,356
 32,219
 5,857
 64,587
Selling, general and administrative 6,549
 11,186
 17,546
 5,700
 40,981
 6,516
 11,160
 23,747
 2,545
 43,968
Depreciation and amortization 7,645
 4,179
 5,458
 66
 17,348
 8,010
 3,998
 7,246
 67
 19,321
Total operating expenses 67,894
 167,793
 113,505
 12,142
 361,334
 73,293
 182,635
 138,667
 8,095
 402,690
Operating income (expense) $21,578
 $14,186
 $10,813
 $(12,449) $34,128
 $34,210
 $12,451
 $12,583
 $(8,512) $50,732

 For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
(in thousands) 
EFT
Processing
 epay 
Money
Transfer
 
Corporate
Services,
Eliminations
and Other
 Consolidated 
EFT
Processing
 epay 
Money
Transfer
 
Corporate
Services,
Eliminations
and Other
 Consolidated
Total revenues $167,755
 $342,749
 $310,457
 $(651) $820,310
 $286,650
 $517,296
 $498,689
 $(952) $1,301,683
Operating expenses:                    
Direct operating costs 84,204
 263,736
 162,080
 (584) 509,436
 135,754
 396,860
 260,008
 (873) 791,749
Salaries and benefits 22,604
 24,427
 64,394
 13,663
 125,088
 34,466
 37,172
 100,581
 19,939
 192,158
Selling, general and administrative 12,380
 17,028
 39,733
 3,509
 72,650
 19,432
 28,439
 63,089
 5,413
 116,373
Depreciation and amortization 15,159
 5,805
 12,692
 137
 33,793
 23,274
 8,465
 19,703
 344
 51,786
Total operating expenses 134,347
 310,996
 278,899
 16,725
 740,967
 212,926
 470,936
 443,381
 24,823
 1,152,066
Operating income (expense) $33,408
 $31,753
 $31,558
 $(17,376) $79,343
 $73,724
 $46,360
 $55,308
 $(25,775) $149,617
 For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
(in thousands) 
EFT
Processing
 epay 
Money
Transfer
 
Corporate
Services,
Eliminations
and Other
 Consolidated 
EFT
Processing
 epay 
Money
Transfer
 
Corporate
Services,
Eliminations
and Other
 Consolidated
Total revenues $164,077
 $367,043
 $218,318
 $(661) $748,777
 $271,580
 $562,129
 $369,568
 $(1,078) $1,202,199
Operating expenses:                    
Direct operating costs 79,161
 281,863
 108,530
 (579) 468,975
 125,773
 434,984
 183,985
 (953) 743,789
Salaries and benefits 22,972
 27,500
 51,253
 12,217
 113,942
 35,127
 41,856
 83,472
 18,074
 178,529
Selling, general and administrative 12,651
 20,273
 33,691
 7,237
 73,852
 19,167
 31,433
 57,438
 9,782
 117,820
Depreciation and amortization 14,941
 8,325
 10,091
 141
 33,498
 22,951
 12,323
 17,337
 208
 52,819
Total operating expenses 129,725
 337,961
 203,565
 19,016
 690,267
 203,018
 520,596
 342,232
 27,111
 1,092,957
Operating income (expense) $34,352
 $29,082
 $14,753
 $(19,677) $58,510
 $68,562
 $41,533
 $27,336
 $(28,189) $109,242

The following table presents the Company’s property and equipment and total assets by reportable segment:
 Property and Equipment, net as of Total Assets as of Property and Equipment, net as of Total Assets as of
(in thousands) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 September 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 September 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
EFT Processing $84,254
 $72,749
 $537,011
 $390,398
 $94,614
 $72,749
 $540,879
 $390,398
epay 23,693
 24,859
 563,114
 754,448
 23,310
 24,859
 565,516
 754,448
Money Transfer 31,972
 27,528
 940,638
 837,360
 31,432
 27,528
 1,033,915
 837,360
Corporate Services, Eliminations and Other 151
 171
 32,187
 69,353
 150
 171
 25,435
 69,353
Total $140,070
 $125,307
 $2,072,950
 $2,051,559
 $149,506
 $125,307
 $2,165,745
 $2,051,559

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(11) INCOME TAXES
The Company's effective income tax rates were 28.1%34.8% and 29.8%26.9% for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and 34.0%34.4% and 28.4%27.7% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
The Company's effective income tax rates for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014 were lower than the applicable statutory income tax rate of 35% primarily because of the Company's U.S. income tax positions. The Company does not have a history of significant taxable income in the U.S.; therefore, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance against its U.S. federal tax net operating loss carryforwards. Accordingly, in instances when the Company's U.S. legal entities generate pre-tax U.S. GAAP income, no income tax expense is recognized to the extent there are net operating loss carryforwards to offset pre-tax U.S. GAAP income. Additionally, the effective income tax raterates for the sixthree and nine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 waswere significantly influenced by foreign currency exchange losses, most of which are not currently deductible for income tax purposes, resulting in a higher effective income tax rate.rate when compared to the same periods of 2014.
(12) COMMITMENTS
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the Company had $74.968.2 million of stand-by letters of credit/bank guarantees issued on its behalf, of which $42.542.7 million are outstanding under the revolving credit facility. The remaining stand-by letters of credit/bank guarantees are collateralized by $2.93.1 million of cash deposits held by the respective issuing banks.
Under certain circumstances, Euronet grants guarantees in support of obligations of subsidiaries. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the Company had granted off balance sheet guarantees for cash in various ATM networks amounting to $14.515.0 million over the terms of the cash supply agreements and performance guarantees amounting to approximately $24.424.3 million over the terms of agreements with the customers.
Once each of Euronet's subsidiaries reaches a certain size, it is required under the Credit AgreementFacility to provide a guarantee of all or a portion of the outstanding obligations under the Credit AgreementFacility depending upon whether the subsidiary is a domestic or foreign entity.
From time to time, the Company enters into agreements with commercial counterparties that contain indemnification provisions, the terms of which may vary depending on the negotiated terms of each respective agreement. The amount of such potential obligations is generally not stated in the agreements. Euronet's liability under such indemnification provisions may be mitigated by relevant insurance coverage and may be subject to time and materiality limitations, monetary caps and other conditions and defenses. Such indemnification obligations include the following:
In connection with contracts with financial institutions in the EFT Processing Segment, the Company is responsible for damage to ATMs and theft of ATM network cash that is not recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the balance of ATM network cash for which the Company was responsible was approximately $420450 million. The Company maintains insurance policies to mitigate this exposure;
In connection with contracts with financial institutions in the EFT Processing Segment, the Company is responsible for losses suffered by its customers and other parties as a result of the breach of its computer systems, including in particular, losses arising from fraudulent transactions made using information stolen through its processing systems. The Company maintains insurance policies to mitigate this exposure;
In connection with the license of proprietary systems to customers, the Company provides certain warranties and infringement indemnities to the licensee, which generally warrant that such systems do not infringe on intellectual property owned by third parties and that the systems will perform in accordance with their specifications;
Euronet has entered into purchase and service agreements with vendors and consulting agreements with providers of consulting services, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to indemnify certain of such vendors and consultants, respectively, against third-party claims arising from the Company’s use of the vendor’s product or the services of the vendor or consultant;
In connection with acquisitions and dispositions of subsidiaries, operating units and business assets, the Company has entered into agreements containing indemnification provisions, which can be generally described as follows: (i) in connection with acquisitions of operating units or assets made by Euronet, the Company has agreed to indemnify the seller against third-party claims made against the seller relating to the operating unit or asset and arising after the closing of the transaction, and (ii) in connection with dispositions made by Euronet, Euronet has agreed to indemnify the buyer against damages incurred by the buyer due to the buyer’s reliance on representations and warranties relating to the subject subsidiary, operating unit or business assets in the disposition agreement if such representations or warranties were untrue when made; and

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Euronet has entered into agreements with certain third parties, including banks that provide fiduciary and other services to Euronet or to the Company’s benefit plans. Under such agreements, the Company has agreed to indemnify such service providers for third-party claims relating to carrying out their respective duties under such agreements.
The Company is also required to meet minimum capitalization and cash requirements of various regulatory authorities in the jurisdictions in which the Company has money transfer operations. The Company has obtained surety bonds in compliance with money transfer licensing requirements of the applicable governmental authorities.
To date, the Company is not aware of any significant claims made by the indemnified parties or third parties to guarantee agreements with the Company and, accordingly, no liabilities were recorded as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014.

(13) LITIGATION AND CONTINGENCIES

Contingencies
Unclaimed property compliance - In September 2013, the Company entered into a voluntary disclosure agreement with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to determine compliance with Delaware unclaimed property laws. Types of property under examination include, but are not limited to, certain unmatched receipts from money transfer agents, payroll checks, accounts payable checks and accounts receivable credits for the period 1996 through 2007. In June 2015, the Company reached an agreement with the State of Delaware regarding unclaimed property for this period and through periods ending in 2009 and remitted an amount which was not material to the Company's consolidated financial condition or results of operations.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company is a party to legal or regulatory proceedings arising in the ordinary course of its business. Currently, there are no legal proceeding or regulatory findings that management believes, either individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial condition or results of operations. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company records a liability when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. These provisions are reviewed at least quarterly and adjusted to reflect the impacts of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular case.

(14) SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On July 2, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the capital stock of XE Corporation, a global leader in digital foreign exchange information. XE Corporation is a Canadian company which operates the XE.com and x-rates.com websites, providing currency-related data and international payments services.
Under the terms of the purchase, the Company paid purchase consideration of $90.6 million in cash and 642,912 shares of Euronet common stock, with a fair value at date of acquisition of $40.1 million.


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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The terms "Euronet," the "Company," "we" and "us" as used herein refer to Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”). Generally, the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "will" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words or similar expressions does not mean the statement is not forward-looking. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this document are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the following:
our business plans and financing plans and requirements;
trends affecting our business plans and financing plans and requirements;
trends affecting our business;
the adequacy of capital to meet our capital requirements and expansion plans;
the assumptions underlying our business plans;
our ability to repay indebtedness;
our estimated capital expenditures;
the potential outcome of loss contingencies;
our expectations regarding the closing of any pending acquisitions;
business strategy;
government regulatory action;
technological advances; and
projected costs and revenues.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to be correct.
Investors are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may materially differ from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, conditions in world financial markets and general economic conditions, including economic conditions in specific countries and regions; technological developments affecting the market for our products and services; our ability to successfully introduce new products and services; foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; the effects of any breach of our computer systems, including our financial processing networks; our ability to renew existing contracts at profitable rates; changes in fees payable for transactions performed for cards bearing international logos or over switching networks such as card transactions on ATMs; our ability to comply with increasingly stringent regulatory requirements, including anti-money laundering, anti-terrorism and anti-bribery requirements; changes in laws and regulations affecting our business, including immigration laws; changes in our relationships with, or in fees charged by, our business partners; competition; the outcome of claims and other loss contingencies affecting Euronet; and those other factors referred to above and as set forth  and more fully described in Part I, Item 1A — Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K is available on the SEC's EDGAR website at www.sec.gov, and a copy may also be obtained by contacting the Company. All forward-looking statements made in this Form 10-Q speak only as of the date of this report. We do not intend, and do not undertake any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances after the date of such statements.


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OVERVIEW
COMPANY OVERVIEW, GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS AND PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
We are a leading electronic payments provider. We offer payment and transaction processing and distribution solutions to financial institutions, retailers, service providers and individual consumers. Our primary product offerings include comprehensive automated teller machine (“ATM”), point-of-sale (“POS”), card outsourcing, card issuing and merchant acquiring services, software solutions, electronic distribution of prepaid mobile airtime and other electronic payment products, and global money transfer services. We operate in the following three segments:
The EFT Processing Segment, which processes transactions for a network of 21,98021,128 ATMs and approximately 89,00096,000 POS terminals across Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. We provide comprehensive electronic payment solutions consisting of ATM cash withdrawal and deposit services, ATM network participation, outsourced ATM and POS management solutions, credit and debit card outsourcing, dynamic currency conversion, and other value added services. Through this segment, we also offer a suite of integrated electronic financial transaction software solutions for electronic payment and transaction delivery systems.
The epay Segment, which provides distribution, processing and collection services for prepaid mobile airtime and other electronic payment products. We operate a network of approximately 676,000665,000 POS terminals providing electronic processing of prepaid mobile airtime top-up services and other electronic payment products in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, the United States and South America. We also provide vouchers and physical gift fulfillment services in Europe.
The Money Transfer Segment, which provides global consumer-to-consumer money transfer services, primarily under the brand namenames Ria, IME and XE, and global account-to-account money transfer services under the brand name HiFX. We offer services under the brand namenames Ria and IME through a network of sending agents, Company-owned stores (primarily in North America and Europe) and our Ria website (riamoneytransfer.com)websites (riamoneytransfer.com and imeremit.com), disbursing money transfers through a worldwide correspondent network that includes approximately 272,000287,000 locations. XE is a provider of foreign currency exchange information and offers money transfer services on its currency data websites (xe.com and x-rates.com), which are executed by a third party. We offer services under the brand name HiFX through our HiFX websites (www.hifx.co.uk(hifx.co.uk and www.hifx.com.au)hifx.com.au) and HiFX customer service representatives. In addition to money transfers, we also offer customers bill payment services (primarily in the U.S.), payment alternatives such as money orders and prepaid debit cards, comprehensive check cashing services for a wide variety of issued checks, along with competitive foreign currency exchange services and mobile top-up. Through our HiFM brand, we offer cash management solutions and foreign currency risk management services to small-to-medium sized businesses.
We have five processing centers in Europe, fourfive in Asia Pacific and two in North America. We have 30 principal offices in Europe, 12 in Asia Pacific, seveneight in North America, three in the Middle East, two in South America and one in Africa. Our executive offices are located in Leawood, Kansas, USA. With approximately 70% of our revenues denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, any significant changes in foreign currency exchange rates will likely have a significant impact on our results of operations.

SOURCES OF REVENUES AND CASH FLOW
Euronet primarily earns revenues and income based on ATM management fees, transaction fees, commissions and foreign currency exchange margin. Each operating segment’s sources of revenues are described below.
EFT Processing Segment — Revenues in the EFT Processing Segment, which represented approximately 22%25% and 20%22% of our total consolidated revenues for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015, respectively, are primarily derived from fees charged for transactions made by cardholders on our proprietary network of ATMs, fixed management fees and transaction fees we charge to customers for operating ATMs and processing debit and credit cards under outsourcing and cross-border acquiring agreements, foreign currency exchange margin on dynamic currency conversion transactions, and fees received for other value added services such as advertising, prepaid telecommunication recharges, bill payment, and money transfers provided over ATMs. Revenues in this segment are also derived from license fees, professional services and maintenance fees for proprietary application software and sales of related hardware.

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epay Segment — Revenues in the epay Segment, which represented approximately 39%36% and 42%40% of our total consolidated revenues for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015, respectively, are primarily derived from commissions or processing fees received from mobile phone operators for the processing and distribution of prepaid mobile airtime and commissions earned from the distribution of other electronic payment products, vouchers, and physical gifts. Due to certain provisions inThe proportion of our revenues earned from distribution of prepaid mobile phone operator agreements, the operators have the ability to reduce the overall commission paid on top-up transactions. However, by virtuetime as compared with other electronic products has decreased over time, and non-mobile content now produces approximately 45% of our agreements with retailers (distributors where POS terminals are located) in certain markets, not all of these reductions are absorbed by us because we are able to pass a significant portion of the reductions to retailers. Accordingly, under certain retailer agreements, the effect is to reduce revenues and reduce our direct operating costs, resulting in only a small impact on gross profit and operating income. In some markets, reductions in commissions can significantly impact our results as it may not be possible, either contractually or commercially in the concerned market, to pass a reduction in commissions to the retailers. In certain markets, retailers may negotiate directly with the mobile phone operators and prepaid content providers for their own commission rates, which also limits our ability to pass through reductions in commissions. Agreements with mobile operators and prepaid content providers are important to the success of our business. These agreements permit us to distribute prepaid mobile airtime and other electronic payment products to the end consumer.revenues. Other electronic payment products offered by this segment include prepaid long distance calling card plans, prepaid Internet plans, prepaid debit cards, gift cards, vouchers, transport payments, lottery payments, bill payment, money transfer and digital content such as music, games and software. Agreements with mobile operators and prepaid content providers are important to the success of our business and these agreements permit us to distribute prepaid mobile airtime and other electronic payment products to retailers.
Money Transfer Segment — Revenues in the Money Transfer Segment, which represented approximately 39% and 38% of our total consolidated revenues for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015, respectively, are primarily derived from transaction fees, as well as the margin earned from purchasing foreign currency at wholesale exchange rates and selling the foreign currency to customers at retail exchange rates. We have a sending network in place comprised of agents, customer service representatives, Company-owned stores, primarily in North America and Europe, and our websites riamoneytransfer.com, www.hifx.co.ukhifx.co.uk, hifx.com.au, imeremit.com, xe.com and www.hifx.com.au,x-rates.com, along with a worldwide network of correspondent agents, consisting primarily of financial institutions in the transfer destination countries. Sending and correspondent agents each earn fees for cash collection and distribution services, which are recognized as direct operating costs at the time of sale.
In April 2014, the Company and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. launched a new money transfer service called Walmart-2-Walmart Money Transfer Service which allows customers to transfer money to and from Walmart stores in the U.S. Our Ria business executes the transfers with Walmart serving as both the sending agent and payout correspondent. Ria earns a lower margin from these transactions than its traditional money transfers; however, the arrangement has added a significant number of transactions to Ria’s business. The agreement with Walmart establishes Ria as the only party through which Walmart will sell U.S. domestic money transfers branded with Walmart marks. The agreement has an initial term of three years from the launch date which will automatically renew for an initial two year term and subsequent one year terms unless either party provides notice to the contrary. The agreement imposes certain obligations on each party, the most significant being service level requirements by Ria and money transfer compliance requirements by Walmart. Any violation of these requirements by Ria could result in an obligation to indemnify Walmart or termination of the contract by Walmart. However, the agreement allows the parties to resolve disputes by mutual agreement without termination of the agreement.
Corporate Services, Eliminations and Other - In addition to operating in our principal operating segments described above, our “Corporate Services, Eliminations and Other” category includes non-operating activity, certain inter-segment eliminations and the cost of providing corporate and other administrative services to the operating segments, including most share-based compensation expense. These services are not directly identifiable with our reportable operating segments.

OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Our expansion plans and opportunities are currently focused on eight primary areas:
increasing the number of ATMs in our independent ATM networks;
increasing transactions processed on our network of owned and operated ATMs and POS devices;
signing new outsourced ATM and POS terminal management contracts;
expanding value added services in our EFT Processing Segment, including the sale of dynamic currency conversion services to banks and retailers;
expanding our epay processing network and portfolio of electronic payment products;
expanding our money transfer services, cross-currency payment products and bill payment network;
expanding our cash management solutions and foreign currency risk management services; and
developing our credit and debit card outsourcing business.
EFT Processing Segment — The continued expansion and development of our EFT Processing Segment business will depend on various factors including, but not necessarily limited to, the following:
the impact of competition by banks and other ATM operators and service providers in our current target markets;
the demand for our ATM outsourcing services in our current target markets;

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our ability to develop products or services, including value added services, to drive increases in transactions and revenues;
the expansion of our various business lines in markets where we operate and in new markets;
our entry into additional card acceptance and ATM management agreements with banks;

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our ability to obtain required licenses in markets we intend to enter or expand services;
our ability to enter into and renew ATM network cash supply agreements with financial institutions;
the availability of financing for expansion;
our ability to efficiently install ATMs contracted under newly awarded outsourcing agreements;
our ability to renew existing contracts at profitable rates;
our ability to maintain pricing at current levels or mitigate price reductions in certain markets;
the impact of reductions in ATM interchange fees;
our ability to expand and sign additional customers for the cross-border merchant processing and acquiring business; and
the continued development and implementation of our software products and their ability to interact with other leading products.

We consistently evaluate and add prospects to our list of potential ATM outsourcing customers. However, we cannot predict any increase or decrease in the number of ATMs we manage under outsourcing agreements because this depends largely on the willingness of banks to enter into outsourcing contracts with us. Due to the thorough internal reviews and extensive negotiations conducted by existing and prospective banking customers in choosing outsource vendors, the process of entering into or renewing outsourcing agreements can take several months. The process is further complicated by legal and regulatory considerations in local countries. These agreements tend to cover large numbers of ATMs, so significant increases and decreases in our pool of managed ATMs could result from the acquisition or termination of one or more of these management contracts. Therefore, the timing of both current and new contract revenues is uncertain and unpredictable.

Software products are an integral part of our product lines, and our investment in research, development, delivery and customer support reflects our ongoing commitment to an expanded customer base.
epay Segment — The continued expansion and development of our epay Segment business will depend on various factors, including, but not necessarily limited to, the following:
our ability to maintain and renew existing agreements, and to negotiate new agreements in additional markets with mobile phone operators, digital content providers, agent financial institutions and retailers;
our ability to use existing expertise and relationships with mobile operators, digital content providers and retailers to our advantage;
the continued use of third-party providers such as ourselves to supply electronic processing solutions for existing and additional digital content;
the development of mobile phone networks in the markets in which we do business and the increase in the number of mobile phone users;
the overall pace of growth in the prepaid mobile phone and digital content market, including consumer shifts between prepaid and postpaid services;
our market share of the retail distribution capacity;
the development of new technologies that may compete with POS distribution of prepaid mobile airtime and other products;
the level of commission that is paid to the various intermediaries in the electronic payment distribution chain;
our ability to fully recover monies collected by retailers;
our ability to add new and differentiated products in addition to those offered by mobile operators;
our ability to develop and effectively market additional value added services;

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our ability to take advantage of cross-selling opportunities with our EFT Processing and Money Transfer Segments, including providing money transfer services through our distribution network; and
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In all of the markets in which we operate, we are experiencing significant competition which will impact the rate at which we may be able to grow organically. Competition among prepaid mobile airtime and digital content distributors results in the increase of commissions paid to retailers and increases in retailer attrition rates. To grow, we must capture market share from other prepaid mobile airtime and digital content distributors, offer a superior product offering and demonstrate the value of a global network. In certain markets in which we operate, we believe that many of the factors that may contribute to rapid growth (growth in electronic payment products, expansion of our network of retailers and access to all mobile operators' products) remain present.
Money Transfer Segment — The continued expansion and development of our Money Transfer Segment business will depend on various factors, including, but not necessarily limited to, the following:
the continued growth in worker migration and employment opportunities;
the mitigation of economic and political factors that have had an adverse impact on money transfer volumes, such as changes in the economic sectors in which immigrants work and the developments in immigration policies in the U.S.;
the continuation of the trend of increased use of electronic money transfer and bill payment services among high-income individuals, immigrant workers and the unbanked population in our markets;
our ability to maintain our agent and correspondent networks;
our ability to offer our products and services or develop new products and services at competitive prices to drive increases in transactions;
the development of new technologies that may compete with our money transfer network;
the expansion of our services in markets where we operate and in new markets;
our ability to strengthen our brands;
our ability to fund working capital requirements;
our ability to recover from agents funds collected from customers and our ability to recover advances made to correspondents;
our ability to maintain compliance with the regulatory requirements of the jurisdictions in which we operate or plan to operate;
our ability to take advantage of cross-selling opportunities with our epay Segment, including providing prepaid services through Ria’s stores and agents worldwide;
our ability to leverage our banking and merchant/retailer relationships to expand money transfer corridors to Europe, Asia and Africa, including high growth corridors to Central and Eastern European countries;
the availability of financing for further expansion;
the ability to maintain banking relationships necessary for us to service our customers; and
our ability to successfully expand our agent network in Europe using our payment institution licenses under the Payment Services Directive and in the United States.States; and
our ability to provide additional value-added products under the XE brand.

For all segments, our continued expansion may involve additional acquisitions that could divert our resources and management time and require integration of new assets with our existing networks and services. Our ability to effectively manage our growth has required us to expand our operating systems and employee base, particularly at the management level, which has added incremental operating costs. Any inability to continue to effectively manage expansion could have a material adverse effect on our business, growth, financial condition and results of operations. Inadequate technology and resources would impair our ability to maintain current processing technology and efficiencies, as well as deliver new and innovative services to compete in the marketplace.



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SEGMENT SUMMARY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Revenues and operating income by segment for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014 are summarized in the tables below:
 Revenues for the Three Months Ended June 30, Year-over-Year Change Revenues for the Six Months Ended June 30, Year-over-Year Change Revenues for the Three Months Ended September 30, Year-over-Year Change Revenues for the Nine Months Ended September 30, Year-over-Year Change
(dollar amounts in thousands) 2015 2014 
Increase
(Decrease)
Amount
 
Increase
(Decrease)
Percent
 2015 2014 Increase
(Decrease) Amount
 Increase
(Decrease) Percent
 2015 2014 
Increase
(Decrease)
Amount
 
Increase
(Decrease)
Percent
 2015 2014 Increase
(Decrease) Amount
 Increase
(Decrease) Percent
EFT Processing $93,075
 $89,472
 $3,603
 4 % $167,755
 $164,077
 $3,678
 2 % $118,895
 $107,503
 $11,392
 11 % $286,650
 $271,580
 $15,070
 6 %
epay 166,824
 181,979
 (15,155) (8)% 342,749
 367,043
 (24,294) (7)% 174,547
 195,086
 (20,539) (11)% 517,296
 562,129
 (44,833) (8)%
Money Transfer 165,651
 124,318
 41,333
 33 % 310,457
 218,318
 92,139
 42 % 188,232
 151,250
 36,982
 24 % 498,689
 369,568
 129,121
 35 %
Total 425,550
 395,769
 29,781
 8 % 820,961
 749,438
 71,523
 10 % 481,674
 453,839
 27,835
 6 % 1,302,635
 1,203,277
 99,358
 8 %
Corporate services, eliminations and other (402) (307) (95) 31 % (651) (661) 10
 (2)% (301) (417) 116
 (28)% (952) (1,078) 126
 (12)%
Total $425,148
 $395,462
 $29,686
 8 % $820,310
 $748,777
 $71,533
 10 % $481,373
 $453,422
 $27,951
 6 % $1,301,683
 $1,202,199
 $99,484
 8 %
 Operating Income (Expense) for the Three Months Ended June 30, Year-over-Year Change Operating Income (Expense) for the Six Months Ended June 30, Year-over-Year Change Operating Income (Expense) for the Three Months Ended September 30, Year-over-Year Change Operating Income (Expense) for the Nine Months Ended September 30, Year-over-Year Change
(dollar amounts in thousands) 2015 2014 Increase
(Decrease)Amount
 Increase
(Decrease)
Percent
 2015 2014 Increase
(Decrease)Amount
 Increase
(Decrease) Percent
 2015 2014 Increase
(Decrease)Amount
 Increase
(Decrease)
Percent
 2015 2014 Increase
(Decrease)Amount
 Increase
(Decrease) Percent
EFT Processing $22,038
 $21,578
 $460
 2 % $33,408
 $34,352
 $(944) (3)% $40,316
 $34,210
 $6,106
 18 % $73,724
 $68,562
 $5,162
 8 %
epay 16,180
 14,186
 1,994
 14 % 31,753
 29,082
 2,671
 9 % 14,607
 12,451
 2,156
 17 % 46,360
 41,533
 4,827
 12 %
Money Transfer 17,754
 10,813
 6,941
 64 % 31,558
 14,753
 16,805
 114 % 23,750
 12,583
 11,167
 89 % 55,308
 27,336
 27,972
 102 %
Total 55,972
 46,577
 9,395
 20 % 96,719
 78,187
 18,532
 24 % 78,673
 59,244
 19,429
 33 % 175,392
 137,431
 37,961
 28 %
Corporate services, eliminations and other (8,792) (12,449) 3,657
 (29)% (17,376) (19,677) 2,301
 (12)% (8,399) (8,512) 113
 (1)% (25,775) (28,189) 2,414
 (9)%
Total $47,180
 $34,128
 $13,052
 38 % $79,343
 $58,510
 $20,833
 36 % $70,274
 $50,732
 $19,542
 39 % $149,617
 $109,242
 $40,375
 37 %


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Impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates
Our revenues and local expenses are recorded in the functional currencies of our operating entities and translated into U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes; therefore, amounts we earn outside the U.S. are negatively impacted by the stronger U.S. dollar and positively impacted by the weaker U.S. dollar. On average, the U.S. dollar was considerably stronger in the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 than the same periods of 2014 compared to currencies of most markets in which we operate. Considering the results by country and the associated functional currency, we estimate that our reported consolidated operating income for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 was 17%16% and 16%15% less, respectively, due to the changes in foreign currency exchange rates when compared to the same periods of 2014.
To provide further perspective on the impact of foreign currency exchange rates, the following table shows the changes in values relative to the U.S. dollar of the currencies of the countries in which we have our most significant operations:

 
Average Translation Rate
Three Months Ended June 30,
 Decrease Percent 
Average Translation Rate
Six Months Ended June 30,
 Decrease Percent 
Average Translation Rate
Three Months Ended September 30,
 Decrease Percent 
Average Translation Rate
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 Decrease Percent
Currency (dollars per foreign currency) 2015 2014 2015 2014  2015 2014 2015 2014 
Australian dollar $0.7771
 $0.9330
 (17)% $0.7817
 $0.9146
 (15)% $0.7251
 $0.9244
 (22)% $0.7628
 $0.9179
 (17)%
Brazilian real $0.3257
 $0.4489
 (27)% $0.3382
 $0.4362
 (22)% $0.2840
 $0.4398
 (35)% $0.3201
 $0.4374
 (27)%
British pound $1.5327
 $1.6833
 (9)% $1.5238
 $1.6692
 (9)% $1.5487
 $1.6690
 (7)% $1.5321
 $1.6691
 (8)%
euro $1.1069
 $1.3714
 (19)% $1.1167
 $1.3708
 (19)% $1.1127
 $1.3246
 (16)% $1.1153
 $1.3554
 (18)%
Hungarian forint $0.0036
 $0.0045
 (20)% $0.0036
 $0.0045
 (20)% $0.0036
 $0.0043
 (16)% $0.0036
 $0.0044
 (18)%
Indian rupee $0.0158
 $0.0167
 (5)% $0.0159
 $0.0165
 (4)% $0.0154
 $0.0165
 (7)% $0.0158
 $0.0165
 (4)%
New Zealand dollar $0.6508
 $0.8420
 (23)% $0.7113
 $0.8463
 (16)%
Polish zloty $0.2708
 $0.3295
 (18)% $0.2699
 $0.3286
 (18)% $0.2657
 $0.3174
 (16)% $0.2685
 $0.3249
 (17)%

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COMPARISON OF OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE THREE AND SIXNINE MONTHS ENDED JUNESEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND 2014
EFT PROCESSING SEGMENT
The following table presents the results of operations for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014 for our EFT Processing Segment:
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Year-over-Year Change Six Months Ended
June 30,
 Year-over-Year Change Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Year-over-Year Change Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 Year-over-Year Change
(dollar amounts in thousands) 2015 2014 Increase (Decrease) Amount 
Increase
(Decrease)
Percent
 2015 2014 Increase (Decrease) Amount Increase (Decrease) Percent 2015 2014 Increase (Decrease) Amount Increase
(Decrease) Percent
 2015 2014 Increase (Decrease) Amount Increase (Decrease) Percent
Total revenues $93,075
 $89,472
 $3,603
 4 % $167,755
 $164,077
 $3,678
 2 % $118,895
 $107,503
 $11,392
 11 % $286,650
 $271,580
 $15,070
 6 %
Operating expenses:                                
Direct operating costs 45,075
 41,823
 3,252
 8 % 84,204
 79,161
 5,043
 6 % 51,550
 46,612
 4,938
 11 % 135,754
 125,773
 9,981
 8 %
Salaries and benefits 11,598
 11,877
 (279) (2)% 22,604
 22,972
 (368) (2)% 11,862
 12,155
 (293) (2)% 34,466
 35,127
 (661) (2)%
Selling, general and administrative 6,610
 6,549
 61
 1 % 12,380
 12,651
 (271) (2)% 7,052
 6,516
 536
 8 % 19,432
 19,167
 265
 1 %
Depreciation and amortization 7,754
 7,645
 109
 1 % 15,159
 14,941
 218
 1 % 8,115
 8,010
 105
 1 % 23,274
 22,951
 323
 1 %
Total operating expenses 71,037
 67,894
 3,143
 5 % 134,347
 129,725
 4,622
 4 % 78,579
 73,293
 5,286
 7 % 212,926
 203,018
 9,908
 5 %
Operating income $22,038
 $21,578
 $460
 2 % $33,408
 $34,352
 $(944) (3)% $40,316
 $34,210
 $6,106
 18 % $73,724
 $68,562
 $5,162
 8 %
Transactions processed (millions) 329
 320
 9
 3 % 632
 621
 11
 2 % 348
 321
 27
 8 % 980
 942
 38
 4 %
ATMs as of June 30, 21,980
 19,313
 2,667
 14 % 21,980
 19,313
 2,667
 14 %
ATMs as of September 30, 21,128
 19,808
 1,320
 7 % 21,128
 19,808
 1,320
 7 %
Average ATMs 21,649
 18,993
 2,656
 14 % 21,132
 18,702
 2,430
 13 % 21,781
 19,579
 2,202
 11 % 21,348
 18,995
 2,353
 12 %


Revenues
Our revenues for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 increased when compared to the same periods of 2014 primarily due to an increase in the number of ATMs under management being largelypartially offset by the impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies. The increase in ATMs and POS devices under management also contributed to an increase in dynamic currency conversion ("DCC") revenues which were partly offset by a decrease in rates charged for certain debit and credit card outsourcing services as a result of our actions to amend and extend a contract with a large European customer during the first quarter of 2015. The revenue increases were magnified in the third quarter as demand for ATM and DCC services are highest in this period because it is the height of the tourism season.
Our EFT Processing business in Greece has been affected by the recent sovereign debt crisis in that country. First, due to capital controls on Greek banks, we havewere not been able to obtain the full amount of cash from them needed to fill our ATMs which potentially resultsresulted in lostfewer transactions when ATMs become empty.processed due to empty ATMs. However, we havehad arranged alternative sources of cash to supplement those supplied by Greek banks which has largely mitigated ATM cash supply risks.problems. Second, due to the uncertainty in Greece, tourist traffic iswas lower than usual which reducesreduced the number of ATM withdrawals and DCC transactions processed. Further, some tourists who arewere concerned about their ability to withdraw cash from ATMs in Greece bringbrought additional cash with them on their travels which resultsresulted in fewer withdrawals from our ATMs, including DCC transactions. These circumstances are likely to continue to impact our operations in the near term, reducing the number of transactions processed and revenues recognized from what would otherwise be expected. Current developments appear to keep Greece as a member of the European Union and the Eurozone which allays the immediate risk of any currency conversion of our cash in Greece; however, the longer term risk of Greece exiting the European Union is still uncertain and any related currency conversion risk remains.
Average monthly revenues per ATM were $1,433$1,820 for the secondthird quarter and $1,323$1,492 for the first halfnine months of 2015 compared to $1,570$1,830 for the secondthird quarter and $1,462$1,589 for the first halfnine months of 2014. The decreases were primarily due to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against key foreign currencies, partly offset by revenue growth from an increase in ATMs under management and DCC transactions.transactions processed. Revenues per transaction were $0.28$0.34 for the secondthird quarter and $0.27$0.29 for the first halfnine months of 2015 compared to $0.28$0.33 for the secondthird quarter and $0.26$0.29 for the first halfnine months of 2014. Revenue growth from DCC, which earns higher revenues per transaction than other ATM or card based services, was largely offset by the impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies.

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Direct operating costs
Direct operating costs consist primarily of site rental fees, cash delivery costs, cash supply costs, maintenance, insurance, telecommunications, data center operations-related personnel, as well as the processing centers’ facility-related costs and other processing center-related expenses and commissions paid to retail merchants, banks and card processors involved with POS DCC transactions. Direct operating costs increased for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 compared to the same periods of 2014, primarily due to an increase in the number of ATMs under management, partly offset by the impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies.
Gross profit
Gross profit, which is calculated as revenues less direct operating costs, was $48.0$67.3 million for the secondthird quarter and $83.6$150.9 million for the first halfnine months of 2015 compared to $47.6$60.9 million for the secondthird quarter and $84.9$145.8 million for the first halfnine months of 2014. The slight variancesincreases in gross profit were primarily due to the growth in revenues from the increases in ATMs under management and DCC transactions processed, partly offset by the impact of the U.S dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies and decreases in rates charged for certain debit and credit card outsourcing services being largely offset by the growth in revenues from DCC transactions and the increase in ATMs under management.services. Gross profit as a percentage of revenues (“gross margin”) was 51.6%56.6% for the secondthird quarter and 49.8%52.6% for the first halfnine months of 2015 compared to 53.3%56.6% for the secondthird quarter and 51.8%53.7% for the first halfnine months of 2014. The decreasesdecrease in gross margin werefor the first nine months of 2015 was primarily due to the decrease in rates charged for certain debit and credit card outsourcing services.
Salaries and benefits
The slight decreases in salaries and benefits for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 compared to the same periods of 2014 were primarily due to the impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies being largely offset by additional headcount to support an increase in the number of ATMs and POS devices under management. As a percentage of revenues, these costs decreased to 12.5%10.0% for the secondthird quarter and 13.5%12.0% for the first halfnine months of 2015 from 13.3%11.3% for firstthird quarter and 14.0%12.9% for the first halfnine months of 2014. These decreases were primarily due to the growth in revenues earned from DCC and other value added service transactions on our ATMs under management, which require minimal incremental support costs.
Selling, general and administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses were largely unchangedincreased slightly for the secondthird quarter and first nine months of 2015 compared to the same periodperiods of 2014. The slight decrease in these expenses for the first half of 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 was primarily due to the impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies, partly offset by increased support costs as a result of the increase in the number of ATMs under management.management, partly offset by the impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies. The increase for the third quarter of 2015 was also affected by an increase in bad debt expense. As a percentage of revenues, these expenses decreased to 5.9% for the third quarter and 6.8% for the first nine months of 2015 from 6.1% for the third quarter and 7.1% for the second quarter and 7.4% for the first half of 2015 from 7.3% for the first quarter and 7.7% for the first halfnine months of 2014. These decreases were primarily due to the growth in revenues earned from DCC and other value added service transactions on our ATMs and POS devices under management, which require minimal incremental support costs.
Depreciation and amortization
The minor increases in depreciation and amortization expense for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 compared to the same periods of 2014 were primarily due to an increase in depreciation on our ATMs under management and software assets, largely offset by the impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies. As a percentage of revenues, depreciation and amortization expense decreased slightly to 8.3%6.8% for the secondthird quarter and 9.0%8.1% for the first halfnine months of 2015 from 7.5% for the third quarter and 8.5% for the first quarter and 9.1% for the first halfnine months of 2014, primarily due to revenue growth slightly outpacing the growth in our ATMs under management and the increase in software capitalization.
Operating income
The slight increase in operating income for the secondthird quarter of 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 was primarily due to the increase in the number of ATMs under management and growth in revenues earned from DCC and other value added service transactions, largelypartly offset by the impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies andcurrencies. The increase in operating income for the first nine months of 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 was more significantly impacted by the decrease in rates charged for certain debit and credit card management services. The slight decrease in in operating income forservices than the first half of 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 is due to the impact of the strengthening U.S. dollar exceeding the operating improvements described above as seasonally fewer transactions are processed during the firstthird quarter of the year, particularly DCC transactions.2015.
Operating income as a percentage of revenues (“operating margin”) decreasedincreased to 23.7%33.9% for the secondthird quarter and 19.9%25.7% for the first halfnine months of 2015 from 24.1%31.8% for the third quarter and 25.2% for the first quarter and 20.9% for the first halfnine months of 2014. The decreasesincreases in operating margin were primarily due to the increase in the number of ATMs under management and growth in revenues earned from DCC and other value added service transactions. Theses increases were partly offset by the decrease in rates charged for certain debit and credit card management services.services which impacted the first nine months more than the third quarter of 2015. Operating income per transaction remained atincreased to $0.12 for the third quarter and $0.08 for the first nine months of 2015 from $0.11 for the third quarter and $0.07 for the second quarter of 2015 and 2014 and decreased slightly to $0.05 for the first half of 2015 from $0.06 for the same periodnine months of 2014.


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EPAY SEGMENT
The following table presents the results of operations for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014 for our epay Segment:
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Year-over-Year Change Six Months Ended
June 30,
 Year-over-Year Change Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Year-over-Year Change Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 Year-over-Year Change
(dollar amounts in thousands) 2015 2014 Increase (Decrease) Amount Increase (Decrease) Percent 2015 2014 Increase
(Decrease)Amount
 Increase
(Decrease)Percent
 2015 2014 Increase (Decrease) Amount Increase (Decrease) Percent 2015 2014 Increase
(Decrease)Amount
 Increase
(Decrease)Percent
Total revenues $166,824
 $181,979
 $(15,155) (8)% $342,749
 $367,043
 $(24,294) (7)% $174,547
 $195,086
 $(20,539) (11)% $517,296
 $562,129
 $(44,833) (8)%
Operating expenses:                                
Direct operating costs 126,519
 138,522
 (12,003) (9)% 263,736
 281,863
 (18,127) (6)% 133,124
 153,121
 (19,997) (13)% 396,860
 434,984
 (38,124) (9)%
Salaries and benefits 12,382
 13,906
 (1,524) (11)% 24,427
 27,500
 (3,073) (11)% 12,745
 14,356
 (1,611) (11)% 37,172
 41,856
 (4,684) (11)%
Selling, general and administrative 9,015
 11,186
 (2,171) (19)% 17,028
 20,273
 (3,245) (16)% 11,411
 11,160
 251
 2 % 28,439
 31,433
 (2,994) (10)%
Depreciation and amortization 2,728
 4,179
 (1,451) (35)% 5,805
 8,325
 (2,520) (30)% 2,660
 3,998
 (1,338) (33)% 8,465
 12,323
 (3,858) (31)%
Total operating expenses 150,644
 167,793
 (17,149) (10)% 310,996
 337,961
 (26,965) (8)% 159,940
 182,635
 (22,695) (12)% 470,936
 520,596
 (49,660) (10)%
Operating income $16,180
 $14,186
 $1,994
 14 % $31,753
 $29,082
 $2,671
 9 % $14,607
 $12,451
 $2,156
 17 % $46,360
 $41,533
 $4,827
 12 %
Transactions processed (millions) 338
 300
 38
 13 % 656
 580
 76
 13 % 337
 320
 17
 5 % 993
 900
 93
 10 %

Revenues
The decreases in revenues for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 compared to the same periods of 2014 were primarily due to the impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies, a decrease in prepaid mobile transactions processed in Brazil and the U.K. and lower rates charged for certain transactions in the U.S. Partially offsetting the decreases in revenues for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 was an increase in the number of non-mobile transactions processed in Germany and certain emerging markets and an increase in voucher redemptions in our cadooz subsidiary following strong year-end holiday sales. Additionally, third quarter 2015 results included an unexpected high volume of non-mobile transactions related to promotional activities of a content partner which is uncertain to recur.
We currently expect most of our future revenue growth in the epay segment to be derived from: (i) additional electronic payment products sold over the base of POS terminals, (ii) value added services, (iii) developing markets or markets in which there is organic growth in the electronic top-up sector overall, and (iv) acquisitions, if available and commercially appropriate.
Revenues per transaction decreased to $0.49$0.52 for both the secondthird quarter and $0.52 for the first halfnine months of 2015 from $0.61 for the firstthird quarter and $0.63$0.62 for the first halfnine months of 2014, primarily due to the impact of the U.S. dollar weakeningstrengthening against key foreign currencies and growth in the number of prepaid mobile transactions processed in India, where revenues per transaction are considerably lower than average. The decrease in revenues per transaction was partly offset by the increase in the number of non-mobile transactions processed, in Germany and certain emerging markets, for which we generally earn higher revenues per transaction than mobile transactions.
Direct operating costs
Direct operating costs in our epay Segment include the commissions we pay to retail merchants for the distribution and sale of prepaid mobile airtime and other prepaid products, expenses required to operate POS terminals and the cost of vouchers sold and physical gifts fulfilled. The decreases in direct operating costs for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 compared to the same periods of 2014 were primarily due to the net impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies and the decrease in prepaid mobile transactions processed in the U.K. and Brazil,Brazil. The decreases were partly offset by the increases in vouchers redeemed in our cadooz subsidiary and non-mobile transactions processed in Germany and certain emerging markets.markets, along with the increase in non-mobile transactions related to promotional activities described above.

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Gross profit
Gross profit was $40.3$41.4 million for the secondthird quarter and $79.0$120.4 million for the first halfnine months of 2015 compared to $43.5$42.0 million for the secondthird quarter and $85.2$127.1 million for the first halfnine months of 2014. The decreases in gross profit were primarily due to the net impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies and the decreases in revenues in Brazil and the U.K., The decreases were partly offset by growth in non-mobile transactions processed in Germany and certain emerging markets, along with the increase in non-mobile transactions related to promotional activities and the increase in vouchers redeemed in our cadooz subsidiary.

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Gross margin was 24.2%23.7% for the secondthird quarter and 23.1%23.3% for the first halfnine months of 2015 compared to 23.9%21.5% and 23.2%22.6% for the same periods of 2014.2014, respectively. The increase in the secondthird quarter was primarily due to the increase in non-mobile transactions processed. First half grossGross margin for the first nine months of 2015 was also impacted by a decrease in revenues in Brazil and lower gross margins realized on voucher redemptions.
Salaries and benefits
The decreases in salaries and benefits for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 compared to the same periods of 2014 were primarily due the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies, partly offset by an increase in bonus expense related to the improved results.results and headcount added to support growth in Germany.
As a percentage of revenues, salaries and benefits decreased to 7.4%7.3% for the secondthird quarter and 7.1%7.2% for the first halfnine months of 2015 compared to 7.6% and 7.5%7.4% for each of the same periods of 2014, respectively, primarily due to transaction growth exceeding headcount growth.
Selling, general and administrative
The decreasesdecrease in selling, general and administrative expenses for the second quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 compared to the same periodsperiod of 2014 werewas primarily due to the net impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies. The third quarter of 2015 was also impacted by the write-down of certain deferred costs which were no longer recoverable under the respective contracts.
As a percentage of revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses decreasedincreased to 5.4%6.5% for the secondthird quarter of 2015 from 5.7% for the same period of 2014, and 5.0%decreased to 5.5% for the first halfnine months of 2015 compared to 6.1% and 5.5%5.6% for the same periodsperiod of 2014, respectively.2014. The decreasesincrease for the secondthird quarter andof 2015 was primarily due to the deferred cost write-downs discussed above. The decrease for the first halfnine months of 2015 compared to same periodsperiod of 2014 werewas mainly due to transaction growth with little increase in support costs.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense primarily represents depreciation of POS terminals we place in retail stores and the amortization of acquired intangible assets. Depreciation and amortization expense decreased for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 compared to the same periods of 2014 primarily due to the net impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies and certain assets becoming fully depreciated without yet being replaced. As a percentage of revenues, depreciation and amortization expense decreased to 1.5% for the third quarter and 1.6% for the secondfirst nine months of 2015 from 2.0% for the third quarter and 1.7%2.2% for the first half of 2015 from 2.3% for both the second quarter and first halfnine months of 2014 mainly as a result of the fully depreciated assets not being replaced.
Operating income
The increases in operating income for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 compared to the same periods of 2014 were primarily due to the growth in transactions processed exceeding the growth in support costs, partly offset by the net impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies.currencies and deferred cost write-downs in the third quarter of 2015.
Operating margin increased to 9.7%8.4% for the secondthird quarter and 9.3%9.0% for the first halfnine months of 2015 from 7.8%6.4% and 7.9%7.4% for the same periods of 2014, respectively, primarily due to the growth in transactions processed while keeping costs stable. Operating income per transaction remained at $0.04 for the third quarters and $0.05 for the second quarters and first sixnine months of 2015 and 2014.
 

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MONEY TRANSFER SEGMENT
The following table presents the results of operations for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014 for the Money Transfer Segment:
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Year-over-Year Change Six Months Ended
June 30,
 Year-over-Year Change Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Year-over-Year Change Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 Year-over-Year Change
(dollar amounts in thousands) 2015 2014 Increase
Amount
 Increase
Percent
 2015 2014 Increase
Amount
 Increase
Percent
 2015 2014 Increase
(Decrease) Amount
 Increase
(Decrease) Percent
 2015 2014 Increase
Amount
 Increase
Percent
Total revenues $165,651
 $124,318
 $41,333
 33% $310,457
 $218,318
 $92,139
 42% $188,232
 $151,250
 $36,982
 24 % $498,689
 $369,568
 $129,121
 35%
Operating expenses:                                
Direct operating costs 86,860
 62,558
 24,302
 39% 162,080
 108,530
 53,550
 49% 97,928
 75,455
 22,473
 30 % 260,008
 183,985
 76,023
 41%
Salaries and benefits 33,301
 27,943
 5,358
 19% 64,394
 51,253
 13,141
 26% 36,187
 32,219
 3,968
 12 % 100,581
 83,472
 17,109
 20%
Selling, general and administrative 21,772
 17,546
 4,226
 24% 39,733
 33,691
 6,042
 18% 23,356
 23,747
 (391) (2)% 63,089
 57,438
 5,651
 10%
Depreciation and amortization 5,964
 5,458
 506
 9% 12,692
 10,091
 2,601
 26% 7,011
 7,246
 (235) (3)% 19,703
 17,337
 2,366
 14%
Total operating expenses 147,897
 113,505
 34,392
 30% 278,899
 203,565
 75,334
 37% 164,482
 138,667
 25,815
 19 % 443,381
 342,232
 101,149
 30%
Operating income $17,754
 $10,813
 $6,941
 64% $31,558
 $14,753
 $16,805
 114% $23,750
 $12,583
 $11,167
 89 % $55,308
 $27,336
 $27,972
 102%
Transactions processed (millions) 16.5
 11.5
 5.0
 43% 30.4
 20.3
 10.1
 50% 19.0
 13.6
 5.4
 40 % 49.4
 33.9
 15.5
 46%
Revenues
The increases in revenues for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 compared to the same periods of 2014 were primarily due to increases in the number of money transfers processed, driven by growth in our U.S and foreign agent and correspondent payout networks, the April 2014 launch of the domestic Walmart money transfer product and the impactimpacts of our MayJune 2014 acquisition of EIM (FX) Limited, which owns subsidiaries that operate under the brand name HiFX. OurHiFX, our June 2015 acquisition of IME (M) Sdn Bhd ("IME"), aour Malaysian money transfer operation, also contributedand our July 2015 acquisition of XE Corporation. Additionally, the third quarter 2015 results include the benefit of increased foreign currency exchange margins related to the second quarter revenue growth.a market dislocation on a currency pair in one of our markets. The increases were partly offset by the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies.
Revenues per transaction decreased to $10.04$9.91 for the secondthird quarter and $10.21$10.09 for the first halfnine months of 2015 from $10.81$11.12 for the secondthird quarter and $10.75$10.90 for the first halfnine months of 2014, primarily due to the impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies and the launch of our Walmart money transfer product during the second quarter of 2014, which earns lower revenues per transaction than other money transfer services. Partly offsetting these decreases in revenues per transaction was the impact of the HiFX transactions which earn higher revenues per transaction than other money transfer services.
Direct operating costs
Direct operating costs in the Money Transfer Segment primarily represent commissions paid to agents who originate money transfers on our behalf and correspondent agents who disburse funds to the customers’ destination beneficiaries, together with less significant costs, such as bank depository fees. The increases in direct operating costs for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 compared to the same periods of 2014 were primarily due to growth in the number of money transfer transactions processed in both the U.S. and non-U.S. locations. Partly offsetting the increases in direct operating costs was the impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies.
Gross profit
Gross profit was $78.8$90.3 million for the secondthird quarter and $148.4$238.7 million for the first halfnine months of 2015 compared to $61.8$75.8 million for the secondthird quarter and $109.8$185.6 million for the first halfnine months of 2014. The increases in gross profit were primarily due to growth in the number of money transfer transactions processed in both the U.S. and foreign markets and the impact of our acquisitions of HiFX, IME and IME.XE. Partly offsetting the increases in gross profit was the impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies.
Gross margin decreased to 47.6%48.0% for the secondthird quarter and 47.8%47.9% for the first halfnine months of 2015 from 49.7%50.1% for secondthird quarter and 50.3%50.2% for the first halfnine months of 2014, primarily due to the launchgrowth of our Walmart money transfer product in the U.S., which earns a lower gross profit per transaction than other money transfer services, partly offset by the impact of our acquisition of HiFX, which has higher margin transactions.

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Salaries and benefits
The increases in salaries and benefits for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 compared to the same periods of 2014 were primarily due to the impact of our acquisitions of HiFX, IME and IME,XE, an increase in headcount as a result of the launch of our Walmart money transfer product the development of our online money transfer service and expansion of our operations in foreign markets. As a percentage of revenues, salaries and benefits improved to 20.1%19.2% for the secondthird quarter and 20.7%20.2% for the first halfnine months of 2015 from 22.5%21.3% for the secondthird quarter and 23.5%22.6% for the first halfnine months of 2014, primarily due to the increase in the number of money transfers processed, in the U.S, which did not require a similar increase in support costs.
Selling, general, and administrative
The increasesincrease in selling, general and administrative expenses for the second quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 compared to the same periodsperiod of 2014 werewas primarily due to the impact of our acquisitions of HiFX, IME and IMEXE and expenses incurred to support the expansion of our money transfer products in both the U.S. and foreign markets. Partly offsetting the increases in selling, general and administrative expenses waswere the impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies, a decrease in bad debt expense and the write-down of certain customer acquisition costs in the first and third quarters of 2014. The third quarter 2014 bad debt charges and write-down of customer acquisition costs resulted in a decrease in selling, general and administrative costs in the third quarter of 2015 compared to the same period in 2014.
As a percentage of revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 13.1%12.4% for the secondthird quarter and 12.8%12.7% for the first halfnine months of 2015 from 14.1%15.7% and 15.4%15.5% for the same periods of 2014, respectively, primarily due to an increase in the number of money transfers processed, in the U.S., which did not require a similar increase in support costs, and the first quarter 2014 write-down of certain customer acquisition costs.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization primarily represents amortization of acquired intangible assets and depreciation of money transfer terminals, computers and software, leasehold improvements and office equipment. The increasesincrease in depreciation and amortization for the second quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 compared to the same periodsperiod of 2014 was primarily due to the amortization of intangible assets related to the acquisitions of HiFX, IME and IMEXE and investments made to support the growth in the business. Partly offsetting these increases was the the impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies. Additionally, certain intangible assets became fully amortized in the first quarter of 2015, which resulted in a slight decrease in depreciation and amortization expense for the third quarter of 2015 compared to the same period of 2014.
As a percentage of revenues, depreciation and amortization decreased to 3.6%3.7% for the secondthird quarter and 4.1%4.0% for the first halfnine months of 2015 from 4.4%4.8% and 4.6%4.7% for the same periods of 2014, respectively. These decreases were primarily due to certain intangible assets becoming fully amortized in the first quarter of 2015 and the effect of revenues earned from our Walmart money transfer product, which required less capital investment than other money transfer products.
Operating income
The increases in operating income for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 compared to the same periods of 2014 were primarily due to the increase in the number of money transfers processed, the impact of our acquisitions of HiFX, and IME and XE, the write-down of certain customer acquisition costs during the first quarterand third quarters of 2014 and lower bad debt expense, partly offset by an increase in salaries and benefits and other costs to support the growth in the business. Also partly offsetting the increase in operating income was the impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies.
As a percentage of revenues, operating margin increased to 10.7%12.6% for the secondthird quarter and 10.2%11.1% for the first halfnine months of 2015 from 8.7%8.3% and 6.8%7.4% for same periods of 2014, respectively, primarily due to the increase in the number of money transfers processed, in the U.S., the acquisitions of HiFX, IME and IMEXE, lower bad debt expense and the write-down of certain customer acquisition costs in the first quarterand third quarters of 2014.
Operating income per transaction increased to $1.08$1.25 for the secondthird quarter and $1.04$1.12 for the first halfnine months of 2015 from $0.94$0.93 and $0.73$0.81 for the same periods of 2014, respectively, primarily due to the increase in the number of money transfers processed, which did not require a similar increase in support costs, along with the impact of the higher margin HiFX transactions, lower bad debt expense and the first and third quarter 2014 write-downwrite-downs of customer acquisition costs, partly offset by the impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies.


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CORPORATE SERVICES
The following table presents the operating expenses for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014 for Corporate Services:

 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Year-over-Year Change Six Months Ended
June 30,
 Year-over-Year Change Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Year-over-Year Change Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 Year-over-Year Change
(dollar amounts in thousands) 2015 2014 Increase (Decrease) Amount Increase (Decrease) Percent 2015 2014 Increase (Decrease) Amount Increase (Decrease) Percent 2015 2014 Increase (Decrease) Amount Increase (Decrease) Percent 2015 2014 Increase (Decrease) Amount Increase (Decrease) Percent
Salaries and benefits $7,479
 $6,642
 $837
 13 % $13,663
 $12,217
 $1,446
 12 % $6,276
 $5,857
 $419
 7 % $19,939
 $18,074
 $1,865
 10 %
Selling, general and administrative 1,246
 5,741
 (4,495) (78)% 3,576
 7,319
 (3,743) (51)% 1,916
 2,588
 (672) (26)% 5,492
 9,907
 (4,415) (45)%
Depreciation and amortization 67
 66
 1
 2 % 137
 141
 (4) (3)% 207
 67
 140
 209 % 344
 208
 136
 65 %
Total operating expenses $8,792
 $12,449
 $(3,657) (29)% $17,376
 $19,677
 $(2,301) (12)% $8,399
 $8,512
 $(113) (1)% $25,775
 $28,189
 $(2,414) (9)%

Corporate operating expenses
Overall, operating expenses for Corporate Services decreased for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 compared to the same periods of 2014. The increases in salaries and benefits were primarily due to increased headcount, employee raises and an increase in bonus expense related to the timing of meeting higher bonus targets.Company's improved performance. The decreasesdecrease in selling, general and administrative expense werefor the first nine months was primarily due to the settlement during the second quarter of 2014 of a dispute related to a prior period potential acquisition.acquisition and charges recorded in the third quarter of 2014 related to unclaimed property.

OTHER EXPENSE, NET
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Year-over-Year Change Six Months Ended
June 30,
 Year-over-Year Change Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Year-over-Year Change Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 Year-over-Year Change
(dollar amounts in thousands) 2015 2014 Increase (Decrease) Amount  Increase (Decrease) Percent 2015 2014 Increase (Decrease) Amount  Increase(Decrease) Percent 2015 2014 Increase (Decrease) Amount  Increase (Decrease) Percent 2015 2014 Increase (Decrease) Amount  Increase(Decrease) Percent
Interest income 494
 627
 (133) (21)% 1,103
 1,159
 (56) (5)% 539
 797
 (258) (32)% 1,642
 1,956
 (314) (16)%
Interest expense (6,094) (2,442) (3,652) 150 % (11,792) (4,430) (7,362) 166 % (6,690) (3,046) (3,644) 120 % (18,482) (7,476) (11,006) 147 %
Loss from unconsolidated affiliates 
 (31) 31
 n/m
 
 (31) 31
 n/m
 
 (33) 33
 n/m
 
 (64) 64
 n/m
Foreign currency exchange loss, net (5,104) (3,087) (2,017) n/m
 (18,056) (4,356) (13,700) n/m
 (16,010) (711) (15,299) n/m
 (34,066) (5,067) (28,999) n/m
Other gains 388
 
 388
 n/m
 388
 
 388
 n/m
Other (losses) gains (73) 
 (73) n/m
 315
 
 315
 n/m
Other expense, net $(10,316) $(4,933) $(5,383) n/m
 $(28,357) $(7,658) $(20,699) n/m
 $(22,234) $(2,993) $(19,241) n/m
 $(50,591) $(10,651) $(39,940) n/m
________________
n/m — Not meaningful
Interest income
The decreases in interest income for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 compared to the same periods of 2014 were primarily due to a decrease in interest earned on funds held in Brazil and Australia and the impact of the U.S. dollar strengthening against key foreign currencies, partly offset by an increase in interest earned on customer funds held on deposit related to money transfer operations.currencies.
Interest expense
The increases in interest expense for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 compared to the same periods of 2014 were largely the result of the issuance of the Convertible Notes in the fourth quarter of 2014, partly offset by lower average borrowings outstanding under our revolving credit facility during the periods.2014.

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Foreign currency exchange loss, net
Assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the local currency of each of our subsidiaries give rise to foreign currency exchange gains and losses. Foreign currency exchange gains and losses that result from re-measurement of these assets and liabilities are recorded in determining net income. The majority of our foreign currency exchange gains or losses are due to the re-measurement of intercompany loans which are not considered a long-term investment in nature and are in a currency other than the functional currency of one of the parties to the loan. For example, we make intercompany loans based in euros from our corporate division, which is comprised of U.S. dollar functional currency entities, to certain European entities that use the euro as the functional currency. As the U.S. dollar strengthens against the euro, foreign currency exchange losses are recognized by our corporate entities because the number of euros to be received in settlement of the loans decreases in U.S. dollar terms. Conversely, in this example, in periods where the U.S. dollar weakens, our corporate entities will record foreign currency exchange gains.
We recorded net foreign currency exchange losses of $5.116.0 million and $3.10.7 million for the secondthird quarters of 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $18.1$34.1 million and $4.4$5.1 million for the first sixnine months of 2015 and 2014, respectively. These realized and unrealized net foreign currency exchange losses reflect the fluctuation in the value of the U.S. dollar against the currencies of the countries in which we operated during the respective periods.
Other (losses) gains
The secondthird quarter 2015 loss related to the liquidation of a small subsidiary. The gain wasfor the first nine months of 2015 includes the result of the sale of a minor line of business by one of our subsidiaries.
INCOME TAX EXPENSE
The Company's effective income tax rates were 28.1%34.8% and 29.8%26.9% for the secondthird quarter of 2015 and 2014, respectively, and 34.0%34.4% and 28.4%27.7% for the first halfnine months of 2015 and 2014, respectively. The effective income tax raterates for the third quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 waswere significantly influenced by foreign currency exchange losses. Excluding this item from pre-tax income, as well as the related tax effect, the effective income tax rate was 24.9%rates were 25.8% and 25.3% for 2015.the third quarter and first nine months of 2015, respectively.
The Company's effective income tax rates for the secondthird quarter of 2015 and 2014 and the first halfnine months of 2015, as adjusted for foreign currency exchange losses, and 2014 were lower than the applicable statutory income tax rate of 35% primarily because of the Company's U.S. income tax positions. The Company does not have a history of significant taxable income in the U.S.; therefore, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance against its U.S. federal tax net operating loss carryforwards. Accordingly, in instances when the Company's U.S. legal entities generate pre-tax U.S. GAAP income, no income tax expense is recognized to the extent there are net operating loss carryforwards to offset pre-tax U.S. GAAP income. The decreases in the effective tax rates for the secondthird quarter of 2015 and the first halfnine months of 2015, as adjusted for foreign currency exchange losses, compared to the same periods of 2014 were largely due to an increase in the portion of earnings generated in the U.S.
NET INCOME OR LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Noncontrolling interests represents the elimination of net income or loss attributable to the minority shareholders’ portion of the following consolidated subsidiaries that are not wholly owned:
Subsidiary 
Percent
Owned
 Segment - Country
Movilcarga 95% epay - Spain
Euronet China 75% EFT - China
Euronet Pakistan 70% EFT - Pakistan
Universal Solutions Partners 51% EFT - UAE
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EURONET
Net income attributable to Euronet was $26.831.3 million for the secondthird quarter and $34.0$65.3 million for the first halfnine months of 2015 compared to $20.5$35.0 million for the secondthird quarter and $36.5$71.6 million for the first halfnine months of 2014. As more fully discussed above, the $2.5$6.3 million decrease in net income for the first halfnine months of 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 was primarily due to an increase in net foreign currency exchange loss of $13.7$29.0 million, an increase in interest expense of $7.4$11.0 million and an increase in income tax expense of $2.9$6.8 million. These decreases to net income were partly offset by an increase in operating income of $20.8$40.4 million and a decrease in other non-operating costs of $0.7$0.1 million.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Working capital
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we had working capital, which is calculated as the difference between total current assets and total current liabilities, of $242.6236.3 million and $257.0 million, respectively. Our ratio of current assets to current liabilities at JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 was 1.291.28 and 1.30, respectively.
We require substantial working capital to finance operations. In the Money Transfer Segment, we fund the payout of the majority of Ria'sour consumer-to-consumer money transfers services before receiving the benefit of amounts collected from customers by agents. Working capital needs increase due to weekends and international banking holidays. As a result, we may report more or less working capital for the Money Transfer Segment based solely upon the day on which the reporting period ends. The epay Segment produces positive working capital, but much of it is restricted in connection with the administration of its customer collection and vendor remittance activities. In our EFT Processing Segment, we obtain the majority of the cash required to operate our ATMs through various cash supply arrangements, the amount of which is not recorded on Euronet's Consolidated Balance Sheets. In certain countries, we fund the cash required to operate our ATM network from borrowings under the revolving credit facility and cash flows from operations. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, we had approximately $173$191 million of our own cash in use or designated for use in our ATM network, which is recorded in cash and cash equivalents on Euronet's Consolidated Balance Sheet.
We had cash and cash equivalents of $538.1528.8 million at JuneSeptember 30, 2015, of which $490.7471.5 million was held outside of the United States and is expected to be indefinitely reinvested for continued use in foreign operations. Repatriation of these assets to the U.S. could have negative tax consequences.

The following table identifies cash and cash equivalents provided by/(used in) our operating, investing and financing activities for the six-monthnine-month periods ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Liquidity 2015 2014 2015 2014
Cash and cash equivalents provided by (used in):        
Operating activities $156,928
 $103,124
 $231,518
 $224,639
Investing activities (66,208) (115,392) (173,112) (134,433)
Financing activities 198
 209,378
 31,250
 179,143
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (20,853) 1,434
 (28,832) (27,988)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents $70,065
 $198,544
 $60,824
 $241,361

Operating activity cash flow
Cash flows provided by operating activities were $156.9231.5 million for the first halfnine months of 2015 compared to $103.1224.6 million for the first halfnine months of 2014. The increase is primarily due to improved operating results partially offset by fluctuations in working capital mainly associated with the timing of the settlement processes with mobile operators and other content providers in the epay Segment and with correspondents in the Money Transfer Segment and improved operating results.Segment.
Investing activity cash flow
Cash flows used in investing activities were $66.2173.1 million for the first halfnine months of 2015 compared to $115.4134.4 million for the first halfnine months of 2014. Cash used for acquisitions was $29.3$114.0 million for the first halfnine months of 2015 compared to $83.4$84.7 million for the first halfnine months of 2014. During the first sixnine months of 2015,, we used $34.4$55.3 million for purchases of property and equipment compared to $29.3$45.7 million during the first sixnine months of 2014; the increase was primarily related to ATM network expansion. Cash used for software development and other investing activities totaled $2.5$3.8 million for the first halfnine months of 2015 compared to $2.7$4.0 million for the same period of 2014.

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Financing activity cash flow
Cash flows provided by financing activities were $0.231.3 million for the first halfnine months of 2015 compared to $209.4179.1 million for the first halfnine months of 2014. Our financing activities for the first sixnine months of 2015 consisted of net borrowings of $1.9$31.4 million compared to $207.6$175.5 million for the first sixnine months of 2014. The decrease in net borrowings during the first halfnine months of 2015 compared to the same period of 2014 was the result of having adequate cash on handavailable during the first half of 2015 from the fourth quarter 2014 issuance of the Convertible Notes compared to borrowings needed for acquisitions and working capital purposes in the first halfnine months of 2014. Additionally, we used $1.7$2.5 million and $1.2$1.9 million during the first sixnine months of 2015 and 2014, respectively, for capital lease repayments. During the first halfnine months of 2015, we paid $5.0$5.1 million for the amount of payroll taxes represented by the common stock withheld on restricted stock vestings and stock option exercises compared to $0.8$1.2 million for the same period of 2014; we also purchased $0.1 million of our stock in the open market during the first halfnine months of 2015. We received proceeds from stock option exercises of $4.6$6.7 million and $5.9$8.5 million for the first sixnine months of 2015 and 2014, respectively. During the first halfnine months of 2014, we paid $2.5 million for debt issuance costs.
Other sources of capital
Credit Facility
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, we had a $675 million senior secured credit facility (the "Credit Facility") consisting of a $590 million revolving credit facility, a $10 million India revolving credit facility and ana $75 million term loan ("Term Loan A"), which had been reduced to $69.868.4 million through principal amortization payments. The revolving credit facility allows for borrowings in U.S. dollars, euros, British pounds, Australian dollars and/or Indian rupees and contains a $200 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit and a $25 million sublimit for swingline loans. The Credit Facility expires April 9, 2019. We use the revolving credit facility primarily to fund working capital requirements which are expected to increase as we expand the Money Transfer business and our independent ATM network. Based on our current projected working capital requirements, we anticipate that our revolving credit facility will be sufficient to fund our working capital needs.
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, fees and interest on borrowings varied based upon the Company's consolidated total leverage ratio (as defined in the Company's Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) (the "Credit Agreement") and are based, in the case of letter of credit fees, on a margin, and in the case of interest, on a margin over LIBOR or a margin over the base rate, as selected by us, with the applicable margin ranging from 1.375% to 2.375% for LIBOR loans and 0.375% to 1.375% for base rate loans.
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, we had borrowings of $69.868.4 million outstanding under Term Loan A. We had $8.041.4 million of borrowings and $42.542.7 million of stand-by letters of credit outstanding under the revolving credit facility as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. The remaining $549.5$515.9 million under the revolving credit facility was available for borrowing. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, our weighted average interest rates under the revolving credit facility and Term Loan A were 10.75%3.23% and 1.81%1.57%, respectively, excluding amortization of deferred financing costs.
Convertible debt — On October 30, 2014, we completed the sale of $402.5 million of Convertible Senior Notes due 2044 (“Convertible Notes”). The Convertible Notes have an interest rate of 1.5% per annum payable semi-annually in April and October, and are convertible into shares of Euronet Common Stock at a conversion price of approximately $72.18 per share if certain conditions are met (relating to the closing prices of Euronet Common Stock exceeding certain thresholds for specified periods). Holders of the Convertible Notes have the option to require us to purchase their notes at par on October 1, 2020, and have additional options to require us to purchase their notes at par on October 1, 2024, 2029, 2034, and 2039, or upon a change in control of the Company. In connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, we recorded $10.7 million in debt issuance costs, which are being amortized through October 1, 2020.
Short-term debt obligations - Short-term debt obligations as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015 were primarily comprised of $6.1$6.6 million of payments due in the next twelve months under Term Loan A. Certain of our subsidiaries also have available credit lines and overdraft facilities to supplement short-term working capital requirements, when necessary, and there was $9.46.4 million outstanding under these facilities as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015.
Other uses of capital
Capital expenditures and needs - Total capital expenditures for the first halfnine months of 2015 were $38.1$59.7 million. These capital expenditures were made primarily for the purchase of ATMs in Poland and India, as well as for office, data center and company store computer equipment and software, and POS terminals for the epay Segment. Total capital expenditures for 2015 are currently estimated to range from approximately $55.0$75.0 million to $65.0$85.0 million.

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At current and projected cash flow levels, we anticipate that cash generated from operations, together with cash on hand and amounts available under our revolving credit facility and other existing and potential future financing sources, will be sufficient to meet our debt, leasing and capital expenditure obligations. If our capital resources are not sufficient to meet these obligations, we will seek to issue additional debt and/or equity under terms acceptable to us. However, we can offer no assurances that we will be able to obtain favorable terms for the refinancing of any of our debt or other obligations or for the issuance of additional equity.
Acquisitions
On June 17, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the capital stock of IME (M) Sdn Bhd and certain affiliated companies ("IME") pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") among the Company and the selling shareholders of IME (the "Sellers"). IME is a leading Malaysian-based money transfer provider and provides the Money Transfer Segment with immediate entry into the Asian and Middle East send markets.
Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Sellers received purchase consideration (the "Purchase Consideration") of $79.6$76.7 million in cash and 49,941 shares of Euronet common stock, with a fair value at date of acquisition of $3.0 million. A portion of the Purchase Consideration was placed in escrow at closing as security for the Sellers' indemnification and other obligations under the Purchase Agreement. Any Purchase Consideration remaining in escrow will be released to the Sellers at various defined dates over five years following the closing date, net of any pending indemnification or other claims under the Purchase Agreement.
On July 2, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the capital stock of XE Corporation, a global leader in digital foreign exchange information. XE Corporation is a Canadian company which operates the XE.com and x-rates.com websites, providing currency-related data and international payments services.
Under the terms of the purchase, the Company paid purchase consideration of $90.6$79.9 million in cash and 642,912 shares of Euronet common stock, with a fair value at date of acquisition of $40.1 million.
Share repurchase plan
In September 2013, the Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program ("2013 Program") allowing Euronet to repurchase up to $100 million in value or 5 million shares of its common stock through September 19, 2015. Repurchases under the 2013 Program maycould take place in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, including derivative transactions, and maycould be made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. We purchased 1,600 shares for $85 thousand during the first quarter of 2015 and none in the second quarteror third quarters of 2015.
Inflation and functional currencies
Generally, the countries in which we operate have experienced low and stable inflation in recent years. Therefore, the local currency in each of these markets is the functional currency. Currently, we do not believe that inflation will have a significant effect on our results of operations or financial position. We continually review inflation and the functional currency in each of the countries where we operate.

OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
On occasion, we grant guarantees of the obligations of our subsidiaries and we sometimes enter into agreements with commercial counterparties that contain indemnification provisions, the terms of which may vary depending on the negotiated terms of each respective agreement. Our liability under such indemnification provisions may be subject to time and materiality limitations, monetary caps and other conditions and defenses. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, there were no material changes from the disclosure in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. To date, we are not aware of any significant claims made by the indemnified parties or parties to whom we have provided guarantees on behalf of our subsidiaries and, accordingly, no liabilities have been recorded as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. See also Note 12, Commitments, to the unaudited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, our future contractual obligations have not changed significantly from the amounts reported within our 2014 Form 10-K.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Interest rate risk
As of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, our total debt outstanding was $436.1467.5 million. Of this amount, $342.9$345.4 million, 79%74% of our total debt obligations, relates to our Convertible Notes having a fixed coupon rate. Our $402.5 million principal amount of Convertible Notes, issued in October 2014, accrue cash interest of 1.5% of the principal amount per annum. Based on quoted market prices, as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the fair value of our fixed rate Convertible Notes was $448.5$495.2 million, compared to a carrying value of $342.9$345.4 million. Interest expense for these notes, including accretion and amortization of deferred debt issuance costs, has a weighted average interest rate of 4.7% annually. Additionally, $87.2$116.2 million, or 20%25% of our total debt obligations, relates to debt that accrues interest at variable rates. If we were to maintain these borrowings for one year and maximize the potential borrowings available under the revolving credit facility for one year, a 1% (100 basis points) increase in the applicable interest rate would result in additional annual interest expense to the Company of approximately $6.3 million.
The remaining $6.0$5.9 million, or 1% of our total debt obligations, relates to capitalized leases with fixed payment and interest terms that expire between 2015 and 2019.
Our excess cash is invested in instruments with original maturities of three months or less or in certificates of deposit that may be withdrawn at any time without penalty; therefore, as investments mature and are reinvested, the amount we earn will increase or decrease with changes in the underlying short-term interest rates.
Foreign currency exchange rate risk
For the first halfnine months of 2015,, approximately 70% of our revenues were generated in non-U.S. dollar countries and we expect to continue generating a significant portion of our revenues in countries with currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
We are particularly vulnerable to fluctuations in exchange rates of the U.S. dollar to the currencies of countries in which we have significant operations, primarily the Australian dollar, Brazilian real, British pound, euro, Indian Rupee, Hungarian forint and Polish zloty. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, we estimate that a 10% fluctuation in these foreign currency exchange rates would have the combined annualized effect on reported net income and working capital of approximately $50$60 million to $55$65 million. This effect is estimated by applying a 10% adjustment factor to our non-U.S. dollar results from operations, intercompany loans that generate foreign currency exchange gains or losses and working capital balances that require translation from the respective functional currency to the U.S. dollar reporting currency.
Additionally, we have other non-current, non-U.S. dollar assets and liabilities on our balance sheet that are translated to the U.S. dollar during consolidation. These items primarily represent goodwill and intangible assets recorded in connection with acquisitions in countries other than the U.S. We estimate that a 10% fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates would have a non-cash impact on total comprehensive income of approximately $70$80 million to $75$85 million as a result of the change in value of these items during translation to the U.S. dollar. For the fluctuations described above, a strengthening U.S. dollar produces a financial loss, while a weakening U.S. dollar produces a financial gain.
We believe this quantitative measure has inherent limitations and does not take into account any governmental actions or changes in either customer purchasing patterns or our financing or operating strategies. Because a majority of our revenues and expenses are incurred in the functional currencies of our international operating entities, the profits we earn in foreign currencies are positively impacted by the weakening of the U.S. dollar and negatively impacted by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar. Additionally, our debt obligations are primarily in U.S. dollars; therefore, as foreign currency exchange rates fluctuate, the amount available for repayment of debt will also increase or decrease.
We are also exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk in our Money Transfer Segment. A majority of the money transfer business involves receiving and disbursing different currencies, in which we earn a foreign currency spread based on the difference between buying currency at wholesale exchange rates and selling the currency to customers at retail exchange rates. We enter into foreign currency forwards and cross-currency swaps, to minimize exposure related to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2015, we had foreign currency derivative contracts outstanding with a notional value of $928 million,$1.0 billion, primarily in Australian dollars, British pounds, euros and Mexican pesos, that were not designated as hedges and mature within the next twelve months. See Note 8, Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities to our unaudited consolidated financial statements for additional information.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Our executive management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Change in Internal Controls
There have not been any changes in internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company is, from time to time, a party to legal or regulatory proceedings arising in the ordinary course of its business.
The discussion regarding contingencies in Part I, Item 1 — Financial Statements (unaudited), Note 13, Litigation and Contingencies, to the unaudited consolidated financial statements in this report is incorporated herein by reference.
Currently, there are no other legal or regulatory proceedings that management believes, either individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial condition or results of operations. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, we record a liability when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. These liabilities are reviewed at least quarterly and adjusted to reflect the impacts of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular case or proceeding.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the risks described in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, as may be updated in our subsequent filings with the SEC, before making an investment decision. Our operations are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as may be updated by any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, including this Form 10-Q. If any of the risks identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as may be updated by any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline substantially. This Quarterly Report also contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including the risks described in our Risk Factors and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, as filed with the SEC.



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ITEM 2.    UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
On June 17, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the capital stock of IME (M) Sdn Bhd and certain affiliated companies ("IME") pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") among the Company and the selling shareholders of IME (the "Sellers"). Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, one of the Sellers received purchase consideration which included 49,941 shares of Euronet common stock with a fair value at date of acquisition of $3.0 million. The shares of Euronet common stock were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"), in reliance on the private offering exemption of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder, and in addition with respect to the non-U.S. resident shareholder of IME pursuant to Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act. Euronet issued the shares of its common stock in a private transaction to the shareholder of IME, who represented to Euronet that he is an accredited investor. In addition, the non-U.S. resident shareholder of IME represented to Euronet that he is located outside of the United States and is not a “U.S. Person.” The shareholder of IME receiving Euronet common stock has agreed to customary restrictions on resale under applicable securities laws and additional transfer restrictions in the Purchase Agreement.


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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit Description
   
12.1* Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
31.1* Section 302 — Certification of Chief Executive Officer
31.2* Section 302 — Certification of Chief Financial Officer
32.1** Section 906 — Certification of Chief Executive Officer
32.2** Section 906 — Certification of Chief Financial Officer
101* The following materials from Euronet Worldwide, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets at JuneSeptember 30, 2015 (unaudited) and December 31, 2014, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (unaudited) for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, and (v) Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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* Filed herewith.
** Pursuant to Item 601(b)(32) of Regulation S-K, this Exhibit is furnished rather than filed with this Form 10-Q.

PLEASE NOTE: Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we have filed or incorporated by reference the agreements referenced above as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The agreements have been filed to provide investors with information regarding their respective terms. The agreements are not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company or its business or operations. In particular, the assertions embodied in any representations, warranties and covenants contained in the agreements may be subject to qualifications with respect to knowledge and materiality different from those applicable to investors and may be qualified by information in confidential disclosure schedules not included with the exhibits. These disclosure schedules may contain information that modifies, qualifies and creates exceptions to the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in the agreements. Moreover, certain representations, warranties and covenants in the agreements may have been used for the purpose of allocating risk between the parties, rather than establishing matters as facts. In addition, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may have changed after the date of the respective agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company's public disclosures. Accordingly, investors should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants in the agreements as characterizations of the actual state of facts about the Company or its business or operations on the date hereof.


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements 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.
July 31,October 30, 2015
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.
By:  /s/ MICHAEL J. BROWN   
 Michael J. Brown  
 Chief Executive Officer  
   
   
By:  /s/ RICK L. WELLER   
 Rick L. Weller  
 Chief Financial Officer  


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