OTTAWA, Aug. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ackroo Inc. (TSX-V: AKR; OTC: AKRFF) (“Ackroo” or the “Company”), a gift card and loyalty marketing technology and services provider, has received approval from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in cooperation with Export Development Canada (EDC) to increase their current revolving line of credit from $200,000 to $350,000.  The increase is being underwritten by EDC following a review of the Company’s current financial position and its planned expansion into the United States. The facility bears an interest rate of RBC’s prime plus 2%.    

“Expansion of our credit facilities are important next steps for Ackroo and our shareholders,” said Steve Levely, Chief Executive Officer at Ackroo.  “Now that the Company is delivering positive EBITDA, we have many more options for accessing additional capital.  Instead of relying on equity-based capital or other more expensive debt options to fund our growth, this facility offers non-dilutive capital with a favourable interest rate.  We first looked to EDC to underwrite our increase in our line of credit because of our plans to further penetrate the US market.  Today only 8% of our total revenues come from the US and we expect this number to more than double in the next 2 years.  EDC’s mandate is to help Canadian companies expand into foreign markets and so we are very happy to receive their support.  This is just the first small step in our relationship with EDC.  As we begin this next chapter of Ackroo, leveraging these types of facilities will allow us to grow further and faster while protecting the interests of the Company and our shareholders.”

About Ackroo
Ackroo provides automotive, petroleum, hospitality and retail merchants of all sizes a robust, cloud-based multi-currency marketing platform to help attract, engage and grow their customers while increasing their revenues and margins. Through a SaaS-based business model Ackroo provides an in-store and online automated solution to help merchants process gift card, loyalty and promotional transactions at the point of sale, provide key administrative and marketing data, and to allow customers to access and manage their gift card and loyalty accounts. Ackroo also provides important marketing services to assist their merchants with utilizing Ackroo’s technology solution. Ackroo is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. For more information, visit: www.ackroo.com.

For information, please contact:

Steve Levely
Chief Executive Officer | Ackroo
Tel: 613-599-2396 x730
Email: [email protected]

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