GBOX - Earnings call transcript Q1 2022

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Operator

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the GreenBox POS First Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call.

During today’s presentation, all parties will be in a listen-only mode.

Following management remarks, the conference will be open for questions. The earnings press release accompanying this conference call was issued at the close of the market today. The quarterly report, which includes the company’s results of operations for the three-month ended March 31, 2022 was filed with the SEC today. is Ben Chairman, Officer, Chung today Chief Errez Min call Officer, Financial and our GreenBox Ben POS’ and Wei. On Chief Operating today’s call. of those to those to and forward-looking and actual and like remind results to that differ uncertainties are made I’d described a that subject number cause everyone industry prospects from webcast, and in future regarding on including maybe financial risks the results materially statements call could for filings a of refer to regulatory Please company’s risks. list the associated The this for and website will the webcast next Events company’s the replay the call of be XX available days under section. on time, this I to over to At turn the conference would like Mr. Errez, company’s Ben the Chairman. yours. the is Ben, floor

Ben Errez

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Ben Chung

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Min Wei

you, Thank Ben.

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Ben Errez

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Operator

Thank you.

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Howard Halpern

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Ben Errez

So, call. first of all, the Howard, welcome to

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support. your you continued thank for So,

Howard Halpern

Okay. Thanks.

Ben Errez

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Howard Halpern

Okay.

Ben Errez

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Howard Halpern

that point little XX% to the… getting above trend that six With or in a

Ben Errez

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Howard Halpern

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Ben Errez

Yes.

Howard Halpern

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Ben Errez

ahead, go So, Ben.

Ben Errez

you. Thank

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Howard Halpern

Okay.

Ben Errez

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Ben Chung

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Howard Halpern

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Ben Errez

Yes.

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Min Wei

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Howard Halpern

Okay. Thanks, up that guys, work do. hard good and you the keep

Ben Errez

Howard. you, Thank

Operator

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Chris Sakai

Ben. Hi,

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Ben Chung

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Chris Sakai

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Ben Chung

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Chris Sakai

great. the in acquisitions future? any Okay, on you Can comment

Ben Errez

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Chris Sakai

points. back is great. or that margins by XX are by quarter that. it expected next to Okay, And so, Is basis Thanks for right, to QX? increase

Ben Errez

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Chris Sakai

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Ben Errez

Yes.

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Chris Sakai

the great. Thanks Okay, answers, Ben. for

Ben Errez

for Thanks question, the Chris.

Operator

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Unidentified Analyst

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Ben Errez

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Min Wei

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Operator

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Ben Errez

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Operator

today's concludes This call. conference sir. you, Thank

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