SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | |
Principles of consolidation, basis of presentation and accounting principles: | NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES a. Principles of consolidation, basis of presentation, and accounting principles: The accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America (hereafter – U.S. GAAP) and include the accounts of Payoneer Global Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Investments in an entity where the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the investee are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. For such investments, the Company’s share of the investee’s results of operations is shown within Share in losses of associated company on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) and its investment balance as an investment in associated company on the consolidated balance sheets. |
Use of estimates in the preparation of financial statements: | b. Use of estimates in the preparation of financial statements: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to, allowance for capital advance receivables, income taxes, goodwill, revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, and loss contingencies. |
Functional currency and translation: | c. Functional currency and translation: The functional currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar (“dollar” or “$”). Where the Company’s foreign subsidiaries derive their revenue primarily from services provided to the parent company as well as obtain their financing from the parent company in dollars, the Company has determined the functional currencies to be the dollar as well. NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued): Accordingly, monetary accounts maintained in currencies other than the dollar are re-measured into dollars in accordance with the principles set forth in ASC 830, Foreign Currency Translation Balances in non-dollar currencies are translated into dollars using historical and current exchange rates for non-monetary and monetary balances, respectively. For non-dollar transactions reflected in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), the transaction date exchange rates are used. The resulting transaction gains or losses are recorded as other financial income or expense. The Company recognized $5,628 of such transaction losses during the year ended December 31, 2023. Depreciation, amortization and other changes deriving from non-monetary items are based on historical exchange rates. Prior to 2023, the Company was also affected by fluctuations in exchange rates on its investment in an associated company (refer to Note 8 for details around the acquisition of the remaining interest). The assets and liabilities of the associated company whose functional currency was a foreign currency were translated at the period-end rate of exchange. The resulting translation adjustment was recorded as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) (“OCI”) and is included in shareholders' equity. Prior to 2023, the Company also had a foreign subsidiary that used the local currency of the respective country as its functional currency. As of January 1, 2023, this subsidiary has changed its functional currency to be that of the Company, the U.S. dollar, due to a shift in the subsidiary’s primary revenue streams, which are now substantially all from services provided to the Company. In periods prior to 2023, assets and liabilities of the non-U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiary were translated into U.S. dollars at the period-end rate of exchange. Revenues, costs, and expenses of the non-U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiary were translated into U.S. dollars using transaction date exchange rates. Gains and losses resulting from these translations were recorded as a component of OCI. Gains and losses from the remeasurement of foreign currency transactions into the functional currency were recognized as other financial income or expense in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). |
Fair value measurement: | d. Fair value measurement: The Company applies the provisions of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Fair value measurements used in the 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. NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued): As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the fair values of the Company's cash, cash equivalents, customer funds, restricted cash, accounts receivable, capital advance receivables, accounts payable, outstanding operating balances, and long-term debt approximated the carrying values of these instruments presented in the Company's consolidated balance sheets because of their nature. The fair value of the warrants described within Note 15 is determined by utilizing the publicly available price of the Company’s stock (Level 1). The fair value of long-term debt, when carrying value does not approximate fair value, is determined using Level 3 unobservable inputs and assumptions by the Company. |
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash: | e. Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash: The Company considers cash invested in short-term bank deposits (up to three months from date of deposit) that are not restricted to withdrawal or use and money market instruments, to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash and cash equivalent balances with various financial institutions. The Company regularly reviews investment concentrations of these institutions and has relationships with a globally diversified group of banks and financial institutions. The Company defines restricted cash as cash held as collateral for the purpose of maintaining compliance with certain agreements, deposits held with payment processors and issuing banks that assist the Company in executing payment transactions, deposits in connection with regulatory requirements, deposits for prospective hedging activities, and deposits for property rental in different locations around the globe. The classification of restricted cash between current and non-current assets depends on the expected duration of the underlying activity. |
Customer funds: | f. Customer funds: The Company holds all customer balances, both in the U.S. and internationally, as direct claims against us which are reflected on the consolidated balance sheets as a liability classified as outstanding operating balances. The Company classifies the assets underlying the customer funds as current based on their purpose and availability to fulfill the direct obligation of the Company under amounts due to customers. The Company maintains dedicated interest and non-interest bearing bank accounts for the holding of all customer funds. The Company does not comingle customer funds in accounts dedicated for holding corporate funds. In certain jurisdictions, the Company may be restricted as to the types of accounts in which customer funds may be maintained and as to the types of assets that may be held. Customer funds include funds in transit that have not yet settled with the designated payee bank account or have yet to be loaded to a customer card or account. These funds are classified on the consolidated statements of cash flows as investing activities. |
Accounts receivable, net: | g. Accounts receivable, net: The Company records receivables when services are transferred to customers in exchange for a right to receive consideration, conditional only upon the passage of time. The Company periodically assesses and evaluates the collectability of outstanding receivables and maintains an allowance for expected credit losses related to accounts receivable. |
Capital Advance (CA) receivables, net: | h. Capital advance (“CA”) receivables, net: The Company enters into transactions with pre-qualified sellers in which the Company purchases a designated amount of future receivables for an upfront cash purchase price. The delivery of the future receivables purchased in exchange for the advance cash purchase price is facilitated through the seller’s payment processing activities with the Company. There is no economic recourse to the seller in the event that the future receivables are not generated. There is also no fixed period of time in which the seller must deliver the purchased future receivables to the Company, as delivery of the purchased future receivables is contingent on the sellers’ generation of such receivables. NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued): Although there is no economic recourse to the seller in the event that the future receivables are not generated, the degree of uncertainty related to this economic benefit is mitigated by the due diligence performed by the Company prior to purchasing the seller’s future receivables and is further mitigated by contractual remedies. The Company’s due diligence includes, but is not limited to, detailed analysis of the seller’s historical processing volumes, transaction count, chargeback history, growth of the seller, and account longevity with the Company or marketplace. The Company recognizes revenues associated with these fees over the CA period, adjusting the amount to reflect an effective interest rate. The fees earned on these receivables are included in revenue on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) and the total fees were not significant to the Company’s operations for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021. CA receivables, net represents the aggregate amount of CA-related receivables as of the consolidated balance sheet date, net of an allowance for potential uncollectible amounts in the event of merchant fraud, diversion or default. For the purchased receivables, the Company is generally exposed to potential advance losses related to uncollectibility, and as such, the Company establishes an allowance for CA losses (“ALCAL”). Changes to the ALCAL are reflected as transaction costs on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), according to company’s charge-off methodology. Beginning in 2022, following the Company’s modified retrospective adoption of ASC 326, the ALCAL is primarily based on expectations of credit losses based on historical lifetime loss data as well as macroeconomic forecasts applied to the portfolio, which is segmented by programs. Loss rates are generated using historical loss data for each portfolio and are applied to segments of each portfolio. The Company then applies macroeconomic factors such as market unemployment rate, current and forecasted GDP, S&P yield and inflation rate, which are sourced externally, using a single scenario that the Company believes is most appropriate to the economic conditions applicable to a particular period. Expected credit loss rates, inclusive of historical loss data and macroeconomic factors, are applied to the principal amount of the Company’s CA receivables. Prior to 2022, the Company had implemented a risk-based methodology that was used to estimate future losses based on historical loss experience as well as qualitative judgment when historical loss data was not available. For product offerings with sufficient historical loss experience, the Company developed loss estimates based on receivable balance attributes such as account payment status, percentage of collections per day, and length of time from advance to collection. Based on these attributes, a historical loss rate was applied to calculate the allowance for CA losses. For product offerings that did not have significant historical loss data to develop a historical loss percentage, the Company estimated losses by evaluating portfolio factors such as average balance outstanding by customer as well as creating specific identification provisions for known collection risks. |
Property, equipment and software, net: | i. Property, equipment, and software are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Additions, renewals, and betterments are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs that do not extend the useful life of the asset are expensed as incurred. The Company computes depreciation and amortization using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives as follows: Years Computers, software and peripheral equipment 3-5 Furniture and office equipment 6-16 Leasehold improvements Shorter of useful life of improvement or lease term |
Internal use software: | j. Internal use software: The Company accounts for costs incurred to develop or obtain software and other applications for internal use in accordance with ASC 350-40, Internal-Use Software Capitalized internal use software is presented within intangible assets, net on the consolidated balance sheets. The assets are amortized over the period of estimated benefit of three years, using the straight-line method, and related amortization is presented under depreciation and amortization on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). Costs incurred to maintain existing product offerings are expensed as incurred. The capitalization and ongoing assessment of recoverability of development cost requires considerable judgement by management. |
Business combinations and asset acquisitions: | k. Business combinations and asset acquisitions: The Company evaluates whether a transaction meets the definition of a business. The Company first applies a screen test to determine if substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets. If the screen test is met, the transaction is accounted for as an asset acquisition. The Company recognizes assets acquired in an asset acquisition based on the cost to the Company on a relative fair value basis, which includes transaction costs in addition to consideration transferred and liabilities incurred as part of the transaction. Neither goodwill nor bargain purchase gains are recognized in an asset acquisition. If the screen test is not met, the Company further considers whether the set of assets or acquired entities have at a minimum, inputs and processes that have the ability to create outputs which would meet the definition of a business. The Company accounts for business combinations using the acquisition method when control is transferred to the Company. The consideration transferred in the acquisition is measured at fair value, as are the identifiable net tangible and intangible assets acquired. The fair value of the assets are considered significant estimates made by the Company. Any residual purchase price is allocated as goodwill. Transaction costs are expensed as incurred, except if related to the issue of debt or equity securities. Any contingent consideration connected to the business combination is measured at fair value at the date of acquisition and each reporting period thereafter. During the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, the Company may record adjustments to the fair value of these tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the business combination, with the corresponding offset recorded to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the fair value of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). |
Deferred transaction costs: | l. Deferred transaction costs: The Company capitalizes certain legal, professional accounting and other third-party fees that are directly associated with in-process equity financing activities, including the Reverse Recapitalization and the PIPE offering described within Note 3, as deferred costs until such financings are consummated. Upon consummation of the equity financing activity, these fees are recorded in the stockholders’ equity (deficit) as a reduction of additional paid-in capital generated as a result of the activity. |
Goodwill and intangible assets: | m. Goodwill and intangible assets: Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in a business combination and is allocated to the reporting unit expected to benefit from the business combination. Goodwill is tested for impairment, at a minimum, on an annual basis at the reporting unit level by first performing a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value. If the reporting unit does not pass the qualitative assessment, the reporting unit’s carrying value is compared to its fair value. Goodwill is considered impaired if the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value. The fair value of the reporting unit is estimated using a discounted cash flow method. The discounted cash flow method, a form of the income approach, uses expected future operating results and a market participant discount rate. Failure to achieve these expected results, changes in the discount rate or market pricing metrics, may cause a future impairment of goodwill at the reporting unit level. Intangible assets consist of acquired developed technology and internal use software (refer to note 2j). Intangible assets are amortized over the period of estimated useful life using the straight-line method and have estimated useful lives ranging from three The Company evaluates intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. An asset is considered impaired if its carrying value exceeds the future net cash flow the asset is expected to generate. |
Impairment of long-lived assets: | n. Impairment of long-lived assets: The Company reviews long-lived assets for their impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. If the carrying value of the asset exceeded the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset, a write-down would be recorded to reduce the related asset to its estimated fair value. |
Leases: | o. Leases: The Company adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) effective January 1, 2021, using a modified retrospective basis and applied the optional practical expedients related to the transition, including those related to lease classification and hindsight. The Company determines whether an arrangement is a lease for accounting purposes at contract inception by determining whether an asset is explicitly or implicitly identified in the arrangement, and whether the Company obtains the right to control the use of that asset. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had entered into operating leases for office facilities and employee vehicles and did not have any finance leases. Operating leases are recorded as right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, which are presented as right-of-use assets, and lease liabilities, which are included in other payables and other long-term liabilities, on the consolidated balance sheets, depending on their classification as short or long-term, respectively. ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate; it uses an incremental borrowing rate for specific terms on a collateralized basis based on the information available on either the ASC 842, Leases NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued): The ROU asset calculation includes lease payments to be made and excludes lease incentives. The ROU asset and lease liability may include amounts attributed to options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. In certain instances, the Company may have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components. In these instances, the Company has elected to apply the practical expedient and account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component for all leases. The Company applies a single portfolio approach within certain lease classes to account for the ROU assets and lease liabilities. The Company does not recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities arising from short-term leases. |
Warrant liability | p. Warrant The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity Derivatives and Hedging For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a derivative liability at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as gain or loss on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). In accordance with ASC 825-10, Financial Instruments |
Treasury stock: | q. Treasury stock: The Company accounts for repurchases of shares of its common stock as of the trade date, and includes in treasury stock the repurchase price plus any costs associated with the transaction. When and if treasury stock is reissued, the Company applies the average cost method to determine the value of the reissued shares, and to the extent that it remains in an accumulated deficit position, recognizes any related gain or loss in additional paid-in capital. When and if the Company’s accumulated deficit becomes a retained earnings balance, it will credit gains on reissuances to additional paid-in capital and offset losses against historical gains. Losses in excess of historical gains will be recognized against retained earnings. Treasury stock is included in authorized and issued shares but excluded from outstanding shares. |
Revenue recognition: | r. Revenue recognition: Revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The majority of the Company’s revenue is recognized and collected upon the completion of the underlying transaction. NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued): Card and Customer Account revenue: 1) Transaction fee revenues - the Company’s transaction fee revenue principally consists of usage fees. Revenue may vary based on the size and volume of transactions, the payment methods used, the currencies to be ultimately disbursed and the countries to which the funds are transferred. Transaction fee revenues are recognized at a point in time which is the period when the underlying transactions occur, and at this time the amounts are known. 2) Collection and loading fees - fees are charged to customers upon withdrawal of funds into a customer’s bank account or utilization of funds loaded or allocated to cards. Fees are recognized at a point in time which is the period that the underlying withdrawal or load to a customer occurs. 3) Service and maintenance fees - maintenance and service fees are charged either monthly or annually to customers. Fees charged in advance to customers covering a single reporting period or multiple reporting periods are recognized when the fee is charged as there is no binding contract term and the fee does not represent a material right to the customer. 4) Cancellations and refunds of fees - the Company records revenue net of transaction cancellation and refunds of fees. Cancellations and refunds of fees are estimated at the time that the underlying transaction occurs and are provided for in advance of the cancellation or refund. Capital Advance fees The Company offers customers a cash advance in exchange for a fixed amount of their future receivables. Such customers use Payoneer’s payment services to receive payments from third party online marketplaces for goods and services sold on the marketplaces. For the cash advances in which the Company retains the right to future receivables, the fee is recognized over the advance period. Global Bank Transfer Revenue: Revenues generated from bank transfers are recorded at the time the related funds transfer is executed and delivered to the beneficiary. Revenue is deferred until it reaches the beneficiary even if it has been collected by the Company at any point during the bank transfer process. The timing of recognition is dependent on geographic region, and overall reliance on third party processors and financial institutions. The Company uses third-party processors and financial institutions in executing foreign exchange transactions with third-parties. The Company acts as the principal in these transactions and recognizes revenue as it relates to these transactions on a gross basis as the Company controls the service to the end customer and directs third party processors and other financial institutions to perform the specified services on the Company’s behalf. To the extent revenues are recorded on a gross basis, any commissions or other payments to third-parties are recorded as transaction costs so that the net amount (gross revenue less transaction costs) is reflected in operating income (loss). The company charges both fixed and variable fees related to global bank transfers. Fixed fees are generally on a per transaction basis while variable are generally based on volume of transactions where transactions involve funds transferred to the Company in one currency which are transferred to a beneficiary in another currency. Interest earned on customer funds balances As discussed in Note 2f, the Company holds customer funds in both interest and non-interest bearing accounts. Interest earned on these balances is recognized as revenue. NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued): Customer acquisition costs The Company capitalizes certain consideration paid to customers, which include costs associated with customer acquisition rewards, and certain costs to obtain contracts, which include employee sales commissions that are incremental to the acquisition of customer contracts. These costs are recorded as other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company determines whether costs should be deferred based on the incremental nature of the underlying cost and if the cost would not have occurred absent the customer acquisition. Customer acquisition rewards primarily refers to incentive payments made to existing customers, third parties and new customers when a new customer is referred and utilizes the Company’s services, subject to certain conditions. Certain capitalized sales commissions include payments made to employees that are directly related to new customers’ acquisitions or increased revenue or volume for existing customers. Amortization of customer acquisition rewards and sales commissions are consistent with the pattern of revenue recognition of each performance obligation. Incentives earned by customers and third parties for referring new customers are paid in exchange for a distinct service and accounted for as sales and marketing expenses on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). Any amounts paid in excess of the fair value of the referral service received are recorded as a reduction of revenue. Fair value of the service is established using amounts paid to vendors for similar services. The Company has applied the practical expedient in ASC 340-40 to expense costs as incurred for costs to obtain a contract with a customer when the amortization period would have been one year or less. The Company recognizes an asset for incremental costs to obtain a contract such as sales commissions and other customer incentives. The asset is amortized on a systematic basis over the expected customer relationship period, which is estimated as of December 31, 2023 to be 1.84 years. The amortization is recorded within sales and marketing expense on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). The Company offers various programs to acquire customers. In certain customer acquisition arrangements with existing customers, the payments to the customer are recorded as a reduction of revenue. The Company periodically reviews these deferred customer acquisition costs to determine whether events or changes in circumstances have occurred that could impact the period of benefit. There were no impairment losses recorded during the periods presented. |
Segments: | s. Segments: The Company determines operating segments based on how its Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) manages the business, makes operating decisions around the allocation of resources, and evaluates operating performance. The Company’s CODM are its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, who review its operating results on a consolidated basis. The Company operates in one segment and has one reportable segment. |
Transaction costs: | t. Transaction costs: Transaction costs consist of fees paid to banks, processors and card networks, costs to acquire currencies, card supply costs and other fees related to the Company’s services. These costs are net of any rebate programs with banks, processors and networks, such as currency conversion assessment rebates and volume rebates. These costs are primarily driven by transaction size and volume. NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued): The Company is exposed to potential transaction losses due to credit or debit card collections, Electronic Funds Transfer returns and card negative balances and related chargebacks, including charge-offs related to CA. These losses are included in transaction costs. The Company established an allowance for estimated losses arising from processing customer transactions, which represents an accumulation of the estimated amounts necessary to provide for transaction losses incurred as of the reporting date, including those for which the Company has not yet identified. The allowance is monitored quarterly and is updated based on actual claims data. The allowance is based on known facts and circumstances as well as internal factors. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the provision for transaction losses, including the allowance for CA totaled $7,418 and $6,617, respectively, and was included in other payables, with the exception of the allowance for CA which is within CA receivables, net on the consolidated balance sheets. Transaction costs also include expenses related to the outstanding balance associated with the Warehouse Facility and are considered to be related party balances as further described within Notes 11 and 22. |
Other operating expenses: | u. Other operating expenses: Other operating expenses include compensation for the Company’s employees and contingent workforce who support customer service calls, card and account approval, banking infrastructure implementations, transactions monitoring and liquidity management as well as indirect costs incurred for fraud detection, compliance operations and maintenance costs related to the Company’s customer call center infrastructure. |
Sales and marketing expenses: | v. Sales and marketing expenses: Sales and marketing include business development and product launch costs, marketing and advertising costs, retention and customer support costs, partner commissions, and certain customer acquisition costs. This also includes employee compensation and related costs to support the sales and marketing process. Advertising and certain marketing costs are expensed as incurred and amounted to $23,878, $23,985 and $9,330 for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. |
Research and development expenses: | w. Research and development expenses: Research and development expenses are charged to the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) as incurred and consist primarily of employee compensation and related costs, professional services and consulting expenses, and non-capitalized costs associated with the development of new technologies. |
General and administrative expenses: | x. General and administrative expenses: General and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation, benefits and overhead expenses associated with corporate management. This also includes, among other things, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, director fees, internal and external accounting and legal and administrative resources, including audit and legal fees. |
Stock-based compensation | y. Stock-based compensation 1. Equity awards granted to employees and non-employees are accounted for using the grant date fair value method. The grant date fair value is determined as follows: for restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and stock options with an exercise price, using the Black Scholes pricing model, for stock options or RSUs with market conditions and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”), using a Monte Carlo model, and for RSUs and stock options with no exercise price with service conditions, based on the grant date share price. The fair value of share-based payment transactions is recognized as expense over the requisite service period. Forfeitures are accounted for as they occur. 2. The Company measures the compensation cost related to options, RSUs, and ESPP rights awarded on the grant date and recognizes the cost on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the awards. Cost of awards with service conditions and market-based conditions for vesting are recognized using the graded vesting method. For awards with market conditions, compensation expense is not reversed if the market conditions are not satisfied. NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued): 3. The Company measures the additional compensation cost of modified awards on the date of modification and recognizes the cost (1) on the modification date for past service periods and (2) on a straight-line basis over the future related service period. 4. The fair value of an equity instrument issued to a non-employee is measured as of the grant date. The fair value of the awards is recognized over the vesting period, which coincides with the period that the counter-party provides services to the Company. 5. The Company recognizes a tax benefit of stock-based compensation in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) if the tax benefit is realized. 6. The Company issues new shares for the ESPP and upon option exercise or RSU vesting. |
Concentration of risks: | z. Concentration of risks: Credit risk concentration Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, customer funds, restricted cash, and accounts receivable. The Company’s assets are held with financial institutions throughout the world. The Company regularly reviews its relative exposure to financial and other institutions and has relationships with a globally diversified group of banks and financial institutions. A significant portion of the Company’s funds are deposited at large depository institutions and global systematically important banks. The vast majority of those cash funds exceed applicable FDIC coverage insurance limits of $250 or are held with financial institutions in countries that do not offer deposit insurance and are subject to specific institutional, regional and country risks. The Company is also exposed to transaction losses due to funds blocked with its global bank transfers processors. See also Note 16. 62% and 68% of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and customer funds are concentrated with U.S. financial institutions as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Cash and cash equivalents and customer funds balances denominated in U.S. dollars represent 77% and 76% of the balance of the cash, cash equivalents and customer funds at December 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively. Vendor concentration The Company issues cards directly under its Mastercard license and utilizes a third-party issuing bank for issuance to customers in the United States and for its corporate purchasing card service. If the issuing bank ceases to transact with current cardholders, experiences a significant disruption that affects current cardholder transactions, or ceases to operate as an issuing bank due to circumstances outside of the Company’s control, or if Mastercard revokes the Company’s license to issue cards, the Company’s financial condition and operating results could be significantly impacted. Marketplace and customer concentration In 2023, revenues associated with two individual marketplaces represented 11% and 25%, respectively, of total revenue. In 2022, revenues associated with two individual marketplaces represented 13% and 23%, respectively, of total revenue. In 2021, revenues associated with a single marketplace NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued): In 2023, 2022 and 2021, revenues generated from customers who reside in Greater China constituted 35%, 31% and 34%, respectively, of total revenues. This geographic concentration creates exposure to local economic and political conditions, and to economic downturns in the markets serviced by customers who reside in Greater China. Any unforeseen events or changes in regulation or legal requirements in Greater China that restrict the services the Company can provide to customers who reside in Greater China could have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements. Geographical employee concentration In October 2023, in response to Hamas’ attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, Israel declared war on Hamas. Approximately 60% of the Company’s global employee base is located in Israel, including approximately 80% of its research and development resources. At this time, an insignificant amount of the Company’s Israeli workforce have been called to military reserve duty and the Company has contingencies in place to cover impacted roles and responsibilities. |
Income taxes: | aa. Income taxes: Income taxes are accounted for using an asset and liability approach as required under U.S. GAAP. The asset and liability approach requires the recognition of taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred tax liabilities and assets for the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns. The measurement of current and deferred tax liabilities and assets is based on provisions of the relevant tax law; the effects of future changes in tax laws or rates are not anticipated. Deferred taxes have not been provided on the amount of unremitted earnings from foreign subsidiaries retained for reinvestment in the Company. The measurement of deferred tax assets is reduced, if necessary, by the amount of any tax benefits that, based on available evidence, are not expected to be realized. Valuation allowances are established for deferred tax assets when the likelihood of the deferred tax assets not being realized exceeds the more likely than not criterion. Deferred tax assets and liabilities, along with any related valuation allowance, are classified as non-current assets or non-current liabilities on the balance sheets. The Company follows the guidance on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The guidance provides a comprehensive model for the recognition, measurement and disclosure in financial statements of uncertain income tax positions that a company has taken or expects to take on a tax return. Under this guidance, a company can recognize the benefit of an income tax position only if it is more likely than not (greater than 50%) that the tax position will be sustained upon tax examination, based solely on the technical merits of the tax position; otherwise, no benefit can be recognized. The tax benefits recognized are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Additionally, the Company accrues interest and related penalties, if applicable, on all tax exposures for which reserves have been established consistent with jurisdictional tax laws. Interest and penalties are classified as taxes on income in the consolidated financial statements. Income tax expense includes U.S. (federal and state) and foreign income taxes. Notwithstanding the U.S. taxation of Section 965 Transition Tax amounts in 2017 and ongoing anti-deferral taxation by the U.S. through provisions such as Subpart F income and Global Intangible Low Taxed Income (“GILTI”), the Company intends to continue to invest most or all of its earnings, as well as its capital, in its foreign subsidiaries indefinitely and does not expect to incur any significant, additional taxes related to such amounts. |
Contingencies: | bb. Contingencies: Loss contingencies are recognized in the consolidated financial statements when the loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated. Gain contingencies are recognized when realized. Legal costs are expensed as incurred and recorded in general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). |
Recently issued accounting pronouncements: | cc. Recently issued accounting pronouncements: Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) standards adopted during 2023 In 2020, the FASB issued amended guidance, ASU 2020-04, that provides transitional relief for the accounting impact of reference rate reform. For a limited duration, this guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to certain contract modifications, hedging relationships, and other transactions that will be impacted by a reference rate expected to be discontinued due to reference rate reform. As of July 1, 2023, the Warehouse Facility (as defined in Note 11 below) replaced LIBOR with the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus 0.26161% as its benchmark rate (see Note 11 for further discussion). Adoption of this new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. FASB Standards issued, but not adopted as of December 31, 2023 In 2023, the FASB issued guidance, ASU 2023-07, which modifies the rules on income tax disclosures to require entities to disclose (1) specific categories in the rate reconciliation, (2) the income or loss from continuing operations before income tax expense or benefit (separated between domestic and foreign) and (3) income tax expense or benefit from continuing operations (separated by federal, state and foreign). It also requires entities to disclose their income tax payments (net of refunds received) to international, federal, state and local jurisdictions, among other changes. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this new guidance on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In 2023, the FASB issued guidance, ASU 2023-09, that requires entities to report incremental information about significant segment expenses included in a segment’s profit or loss measure as well as the name and title of the chief operating decision maker. The guidance also requires interim disclosures related to reportable segment profit or loss and assets that had previously only been disclosed annually. The amendments also require entities with a single reportable segment to provide all disclosures required by these amendments, and all existing segment disclosures. The new standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2024 and must be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this new guidance on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. |