RYVYL Announces Completion of Initial Steps Under the Exchange Agreement Reducing Debt and Increasing Shareholder Equity and Cash Flow

SAN DIEGO, CA, Aug. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RYVYL Inc. (NASDAQ: RVYL) ("RYVYL" or the "Company"), a company that leverages the security of the blockchain and USD-pegged stablecoin technology with near-real-time attestation capabilities to conduct payment transactions, announced today the Company on July 31, 2023 closed the first of two exchange transactions, with an existing noteholder (the “Noteholder”) under the terms of an Exchange Agreement, dated July 25, 2023 (the “Exchange Agreement”), and issued 6,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to the Noteholder in exchange for $4,297,000 of the outstanding principal balance of the Note and $1,703,000 of accrued interest.