SUNRISE, FL, March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP) (the "Company"), a digital native ecosystem for finance, digital advertisers, and video gamers, announced today the Company has received a notice from NASDAQ that it has not held an annual meeting of shareholders within twelve months of the end of the Company's fiscal year end, and no longer complies with NASDAQ's Listing Rules (the "Annual Meeting Rules") for continued listing. The Company has not regained compliance with the Annual Meeting Rule. Accordingly, this matter serves as an additional basis for delisting the Company's securities from The Nasdaq Stock Market. This notice

SUNRISE, FL, Dec. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP) (the "Company"), a digital native ecosystem for finance, digital advertisers, and video gamers, was notified by the Listing Qualifications Department (the "Staff") on November 28, 2023, of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") stating that it did not comply with Listing Rule 5250(c), due to its failure to timely file its Form 10-K and Forms 10-Q for the periods ended February 28, May 31, and August 31, 2023, respectively (the "Delinquent Filings Rule"). Unless the Company requests an appeal, trading of the Company's securities will be suspended at the opening of business on Dec

SUNRISE, FL, Oct. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP) (the "Company"), a digital native ecosystem for finance, digital advertisers, and video gamers, announced today that the Company received a notification letter, on October 18, 2023, from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") stating that because they have not received the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2023, the Company remains noncompliant with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the "Rule"). The notification further provides the Company until November 2, 2023 to submit an update to the plan to re

SUNRISE, FL, July 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP) (the "Company"), a digital native ecosystem for finance, digital advertisers, and video gamers, announced today that the Company received a notification letter, on July 19, 2023, from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") stating the Company remains noncompliant with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), as a result of not having timely filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2023. Additionally, the company has not yet filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023. Nasdaq Listi

SUNRISE, FL, June 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP) (the "Company"), a digital native ecosystem for finance, digital advertisers, and video gamers, announced that the Company received a notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") stating the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), as a result of not having timely filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023. The Nasdaq notification letter has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company's common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market. The Nasdaq notificati

SUNRISE, FL, Jan. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire --  NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP) (the "Company"), a digital native ecosystem for finance, digital advertisers, and video gamers, announced that the Company has completed the separation of its online travel business, NextTrip Group, LLC, to a consortium led by former Co-CEO William Kerby.  On June 29, 2022, the Company announced the proposed sale of NextTrip and Reinhart Zappware to TGS Esports Inc. That agreement was terminated by mutual consent.  NextPlay continues to explore strategic alternatives for the interactive TV business, now known as ZW Inc. As consideration for the assets of NextTrip, NextPlay will

SUNRISE, FL, Jan. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP), a digital native ecosystem for finance, digital advertisers, and video gamers, announced that its Board of Directors has declared a 1-for-20 reverse stock split of the company's common stock. The reverse stock split will become effective on January 6, 2023 (the "Effective Date") at 12:01 AM Pacific Time. The company's common stock is expected to begin trading on a split-adjusted basis when the markets open on January 6, 2023, under the current Nasdaq trading symbol "NXTP". The reverse stock split is primarily intended to bring the company into compliance with the minimum bid p

SUNRISE, FL, Oct. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP), a digital native ecosystem for finance, digital advertisers, and video gamers, announced today that it has entered into a binding commitment for a $15 million strategic investment into its NextFintech Division from an institutional investor. This investment commitment consists of the purchase of shares of common stock in NextFintech at a pre-money valuation of $150 million for NextFintech, warrants to purchase shares in NextPlay beneficially owned by NextBank and an option to convert said NextFintech shares into up to an 18.8% equity interest in NextBank. NextPlay's NextFintech Div

Positions Bank for Scaling Online Banking and Loan Processing Businesses SUNRISE, FL, Oct. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  via NewMediaWire -- NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP), a digital native ecosystem for finance, digital advertisers, and video gamers, announced today that NextBank International, Inc. ("NextBank"), the international banking unit of NextPlay's fintech division, has signed a Loan and Security Agreement with Savi Capital Partners, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, for a $200,000,000 revolving line of credit facility with maturity set for May 31, 2027. Todd Bonner, chairman of the board of directors of NextPlay Technologies and head of the company's finte

SUNRISE, FL, Sept. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP), a digital native ecosystem for finance, digital advertisers, and video gamers, announced today the continuing progress made by its HotPlay in-game advertising group and game studio with the completion of two more hyper casual games, further expanding its game portfolio in advance of its proprietary in-game advertising solution's commercial launch expected later this year. Hotplay's games studio has completed two more hyper casual titles, Pup's Up! and Cannon Crash. Both games will be available cross-platform for web browsers, native mobile (iOS, Android) and Android TV (playab

SUNRISE, FL, July 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP), a digital native ecosystem for finance, digital advertisers, and video gamers, reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 ended May 31, 2022.  On June 28, 2022, NextPlay announced it entered into definitive agreements to sell its travel business, NextTrip Group, LLC (NextTrip), and its 51% ownership of Reinhart Digital TV (the owner of Zappware) to TGS Esports Inc., an esports tournament solutions provider. Closing of the transaction remains subject to various conditions, including (without limitation) regulatory approvals and approval of certain related matters by TGS'

VANCOUVER, BC, June 29, 2022 /CNW/ - TGS Esports Inc. ("TGS" or the "Company") (TSXV:TGS) is pleased to announce that, further to its news releases dated February 18, 2022, March 16, 2022, and April 19, 2022, the Company has entered into a Securities Exchange Agreement dated June 28, 2022 (the "Agreement") with NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP) ("NextPlay"), Don Monaco and William Kerby, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to acquire a 51% interest in Reinhart Interactive TV AG ("Reinhart") (which is the 100% owner of Zappware) and 100% interest in NextTrip Group LLC ("NextTrip") from NextPlay and Mssrs. Monaco and Kerby, and to complete certain ancillary transactions (collectiv

SUNRISE, FL, June 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP), a digital business ecosystem for digital advertisers, consumers, video gamers and travelers, today announced it has agreed to the sale of the company's travel business, NextTrip Group, LLC, and its 51% ownership of Reinhart Digital TV (the 100% owner of Zappware) to Vancouver-based TGS Esports Inc. ((TSX-V: TGS, OTC:TGSEF), a leading esports tournament solutions provider.  As consideration, NextPlay will receive nonvoting convertible preferred shares of TGS in the amount of US $12.2m.  The TGS convertible preferred shares are redeemable, can be sold subject to certain transfer rest

SUNRISE, FL, April 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP), a technology solutions company building a digital business ecosystem for digital advertisers, consumers, video gamers and travelers, has completed its previously announced acquisition of gaming assets and IP from goGame, a Singapore-based mobile casual video game publisher and technology company. The acquired assets include goPlay, a new-gen game publishing platform featuring a tournament system, chat, payment, and 37 casual games ranging from arcade to strategy. NextPlay plans to complete the integration of its HotPlay in-game advertising (IGA) technology into the 37 goPlay gam

SUNRISE, FL, Dec. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP), a technology solutions company building a digital business ecosystem for digital advertisers, consumers, video gamers and travelers, has appointed two independent directors, Edward "Terry" Gardner, Jr., and Farooq Moosa, to its board of directors. Following the appointments, the board is now composed of 10 members. "We welcome Terry and Farooq to our board, whose professional careers have been dedicated to analyzing companies and making corporate finance decisions involving investments from around the world," stated NextPlay Co-CEO Nithinan ‘Jessie' Boonyawattanapisut. "They each

SUNRISE, FL, Sept. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP), a digital business ecosystem for consumers, digital advertisers, video gamers and travelers, has strengthened its executive team with the appointment of Jorge E. Miró Hernández as President and Chief Operating Officer, as well as appointing Carla P. Méndez as Chief Administrative Officer of NextBank International (the international banking unit of the company's fintech division).  Over the past several years, Miró has focused on assisting de novo financial institutions comply with regulatory regimes, particularly regarding the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.

SUNRISE, FL, Aug. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  via NewMediaWire – NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP), a technology solutions company and digital business ecosystem for digital advertisers, consumers, video gamers and travelers, has appointed Andrew Greaves as chief operating officer. Tim Sikora, was also appointed to serve as NextPlay's chief information officer, as well as president and chief operating officer of the company's NextTrip travel division. Greaves brings to NextPlay more than 15 years of award-winning achievement and senior level experience leading gaming, eSports and digital media companies. He previously co-founded and served as COO of Promethean TV, an award-win

SUNRISE, FL, July 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- NextPlay Technologies, Inc (NASDAQ:NXTP), a technology solutions company building a digital business ecosystem for digital advertisers, consumers, video gamers and travelers, reported today the appointment of Nithinan (Jessie) Boonyawattanapisut as the company's co-chief executive officer. Ms. Boonyawattanapisut founded and has served as the chief executive officer of HotPlay Enterprise Limited and its subsidiaries prior to the completion of the Monaker and HotPlay merger on June 30, 2021. She is an experienced entrepreneur in the video game, digital media, and e-commerce industries. Formerly, she served as the Managing

SUNRISE, FL, July 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- NextPlay Technologies, Inc (NASDAQ:NXTP), a technology solutions company building a digital business ecosystem for digital advertisers, consumers, video gamers and travelers, reported today the appointment of Mark Vange as the company's chief technology officer. Mr. Vange has been acting in the same capacity at both HotPlay Thailand and Hot Now (Thailand) Company Limited since March 2020 and June 2020, respectively. In May 2017 he founded and served as CEO of Token IQ, Inc., a technology company that addresses issues in the tokenization space such as compliance with existing securities laws, cross border issues, token pric

SUNRISE, FL, July 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP), a technology solutions company building a digital business ecosystem for digital advertisers, consumers, video gamers and travelers, announced today the appointment of Ms. Carmen Diges to the Board of Directors. "We are thrilled to have Carmen Diges join our Board," said NextPlay Co-CEO Bill Kerby. "As someone whose expertise is regularly sought out worldwide by boards, bankers, CEOs and governments, she will be a great asset to our company in closing deals, attracting new business and advancing our vital interests." Ms. Diges, a senior attorney, corporate and government advisor,