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International Monetary Systems Acquires Barter Matchmakers (BM) of Jewett City CT

International Monetary Systems, a US barter network with a location in Plainville CT, has acquired the client base of Barter Matchmakers of Jewett City CT effective Sept 1st 2014. Dale Mardak President of IMS Barter stated that adding the BM members in Eastern CT bridges the gap with IMS existing cardholders in Hartford and Providence […]

BPS IPO Declared a Success

We received the following message from BPS’s CEO, Trevor Dietz confirming the news: September 2, 2014 Dear All: I am pleased to announce that we have today completed the settlement of all contracts relevant to our IPO. It is expected that BPS Technology Limited will be formally listed on the Australian Stock Exchange on the […]

BPS Technology (Bartercard) Announces IPO

BPS Technology, which is the technology company that runs Bartercard, has announced an initial public offering, valuing the company at around $58.5 million, as it hunts for acquisitions. The offer is set to raise $28m for the Queensland-based firm through the issue of 28 million shares at $1 per share, representing a 2014-15 financial year […]

UC Exchange Up 63%

Universal Currency Clearinghouse, Inc. (UC), the preferred inter-exchange currency of barter exchange owners, announced that UC posted a 63% increase over 2013’s trade volume for the first two quarters of 2014. Last year’s first six months of trade volume was 3,990,492 and 2014’s first six month’s of trade volume came-in at 6,541,990. UC is now […]