10-K/A: PreAxia Health Care Files 10-K/A, Details Fintech Pivot & Capital Needs
Annual Report Amendment
PreAxia Health Care Payment Systems Inc. filed an amended annual report, revealing a strategic pivot into AI-powered personal finance with its new Zane subsidiaries and significant capital requirements amidst ongoing losses.
Summary
- Filed Form 10-K/A to include audited financials for fiscal years ended May 31, 2025, and 2024.
- Reported no revenue for both fiscal years ended May 31, 2025, and 2024.
- Net loss for the year ended May 31, 2025, was $(82,010), an improvement from $(99,449) in 2024, primarily due to a $70,114 gain on settlement of old accounts payable.
- Operating expenses increased to $152,124 in 2025 from $99,449 in 2024, driven by higher consulting and professional fees.
- Cash balance was $0 as of May 31, 2025, down from $14 in 2024.
- Working capital deficit improved slightly to $2,341,169 in 2025 from $2,396,179 in 2024.
- Substantial doubt exists about the company's ability to continue as a going concern due to recurring losses, negative cash flows, and dependence on external financing.
- A strategic pivot was announced with the creation of Zane Inc. CA and Zane Inc. US, focusing on AI-powered personal financial management.
- The Zane platform aims to offer a High-Interest Super Account (10% APY average), Smart Debit Card, and MoneyNet for automated financial management.
- Management identified material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting, including insufficient accounting knowledge for US GAAP and unfiled corporate tax returns from 2008-2025.
- Post-period, the CEO converted $1,525,577 in convertible debt into 15,255,770 shares, and 16,500,000 shares were issued for a contractor agreement with Pavel Bondarev, who was also appointed CEO of the Zane subsidiaries and a director.
- Raised $200,000 from a private placement of 800,000 shares in August 2025.
Sentiment
Score: 3
Explanation: While the strategic pivot to AI-powered fintech is ambitious and the company has secured some post-period capital, the current financial state is extremely weak with no revenue, zero cash, increasing losses, and a going concern warning. Significant internal control deficiencies and unfiled tax returns further compound the negative sentiment. The potential for future success is speculative and heavily reliant on successful capital raises and execution of an unproven business model.
Positives
- Net loss decreased to $(82,010) in FY2025 from $(99,449) in FY2024, partly due to a $70,114 gain on settlement of old accounts payable.
- Working capital deficit slightly improved from $2,396,179 in FY2024 to $2,341,169 in FY2025.
- A strategic pivot into the personal financial management market with the creation of Zane Inc. CA and Zane Inc. US, focusing on AI-powered solutions, presents a new growth avenue.
- Successful capital raises post-period, including a $200,000 private placement and debt-to-equity conversions, indicate some investor confidence in the new direction.
- Appointment of Pavel Bondarev as CEO of Zane subsidiaries and a director brings 15+ years of global AI and data science experience to the leadership team.
Negatives
- No revenue generated for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2025, and 2024.
- Cash balance was $0 as of May 31, 2025, indicating severe liquidity issues.
- Operating expenses increased by $52,675 to $152,124 in FY2025, leading to a larger operating loss.
- Accumulated deficit increased to $5,210,390 as of May 31, 2025.
- Substantial doubt exists about the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
- Material weaknesses were identified in internal control over financial reporting, including a lack of US GAAP expertise and failure to file corporate tax returns from 2008-2025.
- Significant dilution of existing shareholders occurred due to recent and planned equity issuances for debt conversion, services, and capital raises.
- Increased related party loans and accrued officer compensation were noted.
- Research and development expenses decreased to $0 in FY2025, suggesting a pause in internal development efforts prior to the Zane pivot.
Risks
- A continued downturn in international economic conditions could adversely affect operations.
- Adverse occurrences with respect to the development or marketing of products could hinder growth.
- Adverse occurrences with respect to licensing agreements could impact business continuity.
- The inability to successfully bring products to market poses a significant threat to future revenue.
- Product development or other initiatives by competitors could erode market share.
- Fluctuations in the availability and cost of materials required to produce products could impact profitability.
- Adverse occurrences with respect to product distribution could limit market reach.
- Potential negative financial impact from claims, lawsuits, and other legal proceedings or challenges.
- Factors beyond the company's control could materially affect results.
- The inability to obtain additional financing when needed or on commercially reasonable terms could lead to scaling down or ceasing operations.
- Significant dilution of equity interests for current stockholders is a risk from future equity issuances.
- The company may be unable to attract suitable investors for its business plan.
- Cybersecurity threats pose a risk, especially as the company plans to handle sensitive data and financial transactions.
- Ineffectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures due to material weaknesses could lead to financial misstatements or regulatory non-compliance.
- A lack of accounting staff with sufficient technical accounting knowledge relating to U.S. income taxes and complex US GAAP matters could result in accounting errors.
- Failure to file corporate tax returns for 2008 through 2025 could lead to significant penalties and legal issues.
Future Outlook
The company plans to raise an estimated $1,500,000 over the next twelve months to pay creditors and complete its business plan, primarily through private placement of equity or loans. It intends to develop a suite of personal financial management applications and websites, penetrate the US and Canadian markets with innovative financial processing products, build strategic alliances, and fill senior management, sales, administrative, and engineering positions. The new Zane subsidiaries will focus on developing and marketing AI-powered personal financial tools, including a High-Interest Super Account, Smart Debit Card, and MoneyNet. The company hopes to attract suitable investors for its business plan.
Management Comments
- We intend to initially launch our products in Canada.
- We believe that Canadian businesses are embracing a new healthcare financing vehicle to provide greater value to employees, increase profitability and get more return from their investment.
- We intend to provide them with services to capture this market opportunity.
- Zane's product philosophy centers on a fundamental belief: everyone deserves access to genius level financial guidance.
- We're creating what we call a 'personal AI-banker in your pocket' a revolutionary platform that combines the entire world's banking and financial knowledge with an intimate understanding of each user's unique situation, goals, and needs.
- PreAxia-Zane occupies a unique position in the fintech ecosystem, best understood not as a competitor to existing players but as a new category entirely.
- We're not building a better budgeting app we're eliminating the need for budgeting by giving users a personal AI banker that handles it automatically.
- We're not creating another digital bank we're making traditional banking boundaries irrelevant through an AI advisor that orchestrates across all institutions.
- Our long-term vision extends beyond personal finance into the broader economic ecosystem. By aggregating transaction-level data across millions of users, we'll possess unprecedented insights into consumer behavior, enabling us to offer predictive analytics to retailers, manufacturers, and service providers.
- We project that we will require an estimated $1,500,000 over the next twelve-month period to pay our arms-length creditors approximately $200,000 plus an additional $1,300,000 to complete our business plan.
- The Company hopes to be able to attract suitable investors for our business plan, which will not require us to use our cash.
Industry Context
The filing highlights a rapid shift towards consumer-directed healthcare and the growth of Health Spending Accounts (HSAs), with US HSA assets reaching $123.3 billion in 2024 and 34.7 million consumers in 2023. This trend creates significant opportunities for financial services and insurance industries. The company's pivot to AI-powered personal financial management with Zane positions it within the rapidly evolving fintech sector, aiming to differentiate itself by offering a 'personal AI-banker' rather than competing directly with existing budgeting apps or digital banks. This strategy seeks to leverage AI for automated financial management and potentially partner with traditional institutions and employers.
Comparison to Industry Standards
- The company aims to provide a 'high value added and robust capability within specific target markets' for HSAs, contrasting with the 'one size fits all' approach of larger Canadian and international companies like Benecaid, Olympia Benefits, and QuickCard.
- Zane's AI-powered super-app is positioned as a new category, not a direct competitor to existing budgeting apps or digital banks, but rather an orchestrator across institutions, aiming to eliminate the need for manual budgeting.
- The proposed High-Interest Super Account (HISA) with a 10% APY average is significantly higher than typical savings account rates offered by traditional banks, which could be a strong differentiator if achievable and sustainable.
- The Smart Debit Card with predictive budgeting and automatic credit building aims to address common financial challenges, potentially outperforming standard debit cards or credit-building tools.
- MoneyNet's distributed financial network for preventing overdrafts and maximizing returns suggests a more integrated and proactive approach compared to standard banking services.
- The company's strategy to partner with universities (for student retention) and employers (as an employee benefit) indicates a multi-faceted market entry that could differentiate it from pure B2C fintechs.
Management Changes
| Role | Previous Person | New Person | Effective Date | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | N/A | Pavel Bondarev | June 2025 | Appointment to the Board of Directors. |
| Chief Executive Officer (Zane subsidiaries) | N/A | Pavel Bondarev | June 2025 | Contracted to run Zane subsidiaries and develop new technologies/products. |
Corporate Governance
| Change Type | Description | Effective Date | Impact Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee Composition | Audit Committee consists of two directors: Tom Zapatinas (Not Independent) and Paul Verberne (Independent). | May 31, 2025 | The Audit Committee does not meet full independence requirements as one member is the CEO/CFO, potentially impacting independent oversight. |
| Board Independence | Board consists of three directors (Paul Verberne, Pavel Bondarev, Tom Zapatinas). Tom Zapatinas (CEO/CFO) and Pavel Bondarev (CEO of subsidiaries) are not independent. | June 2025 | A majority of the board is not independent, which may limit independent oversight and decision-making, especially concerning related-party transactions and executive compensation. |
| Ethical Business Conduct Policy | No formal guidelines or code of ethical business conduct adopted due to the size of the Board and limited activities. | N/A | Lack of a formal code could expose the company to ethical risks and perception issues, though the company states it promotes ethical conduct through director nominations. |
| Board Orientation and Education | No formal orientation or education program for board members. | N/A | May hinder new directors' ability to quickly contribute effectively and keep existing directors updated on industry and regulatory changes. |
Legal Proceedings
- No material, active or pending legal proceedings against the company.
- The company is not involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation.
- There are no proceedings in which any directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial shareholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to the company's interest.
Related Party Transactions
- Tom Zapatinas (CEO and Director) invoiced $100,000 for management services in FY2025 ($60,000 in FY2024).
- Accrued officer compensation due to Tom Zapatinas totaled $400,000 as of May 31, 2025 ($300,000 in 2024).
- Advances payable due to Tom Zapatinas totaled $101,844 as of May 31, 2025 ($77,187 in 2024).
- A promissory note of $466,817 is due to Tom Zapatinas as of May 31, 2025 and 2024, which is non-interest bearing, unsecured, and convertible at $0.10 per share (4,668,170 shares).
- A convertible note payable of $1,058,760 is due to Tom Zapatinas as of May 31, 2025 and 2024, which is non-interest bearing, unsecured, and convertible at $0.10 per share (10,587,600 shares).
- Post-period, Tom Zapatinas converted $1,525,577 in convertible debt into 15,255,770 shares of common stock on June 30, 2025.
- Pavel Bondarev (new director and CEO of Zane subsidiaries) received 16,500,000 shares of common stock for a contractor agreement in June 2025.
Stakeholder Impact
- Shareholders face significant dilution from recent and planned equity issuances (debt conversion, services, private placement). There is high uncertainty regarding the company's ability to continue as a going concern, posing a substantial risk to investment value.
- Employees may see potential job creation with anticipated hiring in administration, business development, operations, sales/marketing, and R&D. However, the company's going concern risk poses a threat to job security.
- Creditors may benefit from the company's plan to allocate $200,000 from projected capital raises to pay arms-length creditors. Nevertheless, the overall financial instability and dependence on future capital raises present a risk to full and timely repayment.
- Future customers of the new HSA management and AI-powered personal financial management products (Zane) are targeted to receive innovative solutions and greater value. However, the company's early stage and financial instability could impact service reliability and longevity.
Next Steps
- Raise additional capital (estimated $1,500,000) to execute business plans.
- Develop a suite of personal financial management applications and websites (Zane).
- Penetrate the United States and Canadian markets with financial processing products and services.
- Build a network of strategic alliances with banking, insurance companies, and governments.
- Fill senior management, sales, administrative, and engineering positions.
- Create procedures to assess, identify, and manage material risks from cybersecurity threats in the upcoming year.
- Hire staff with U.S. GAAP expertise and professionals to prepare and complete the filing of corporate tax returns (2008-2025).
- Launch the Zane mobile banking and personal finance management platform.
- Achieve agreed-upon business goals and metrics for Zane.
Key Dates
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2000-04-03 | PreAxia Health Care Payment Systems Inc. incorporated in Nevada. |
| 2005-05-31 | Company acquired Tiempo de Mexico Ltd. |
| 2011-09-01 | Tom Zapatinas became full-time consultant (President). |
| 2015-11-26 | PreAxia Health Care Payment Limited incorporated in Alberta. |
| 2023-05-31 | Balance sheet date for prior year. |
| 2023-08-31 | High/Low bid price period end. |
| 2023-11-30 | High/Low bid price period end. |
| 2024-02-28 | High/Low bid price period end. |
| 2024-05-31 | Fiscal year end, balance sheet date. |
| 2024-08-31 | High/Low bid price period end. |
| 2024-10-10 | GreenGrowthCPAs audit report date for May 31, 2024. |
| 2024-10-25 | GreenGrowth CPAs resigned as independent principal accountant. |
| 2024-10-28 | Fruci & Associates II, PLLC retained as principal independent accountant. |
| 2024-11-30 | High/Low bid price period end; aggregate market value of non-affiliate common equity was $494,059. |
| 2025-02-28 | High/Low bid price period end. |
| 2025-05-23 | Company created Zane Inc. CA. |
| 2025-05-31 | Fiscal year end, balance sheet date. |
| 2025-06-01 | Start of fiscal year 2025. |
| 2025-06-30 | Zane Inc. CA had no operations before this date. |
| 2025-06-30 | Stock option plan re-affirmed for 2,400,000 stock options. |
| 2025-06-30 | CEO converted $1,525,577 in convertible debt into 15,255,770 shares of common stock. |
| 2025-06-30 | Company signed a Contractor agreement with INARE, Inc. to provide regular accounting services and assist in financial reporting and compliance. |
| 2025-06-30 | Pavel Bondarev added to Board of Directors. |
| 2025-06-30 | Company issued 16,500,000 shares of common stock for contractor agreement with INARE, Inc. (Pavel Bondarev). |
| 2025-06-30 | Company issued 1,500,000 shares of stock for services. |
| 2025-07-01 | Company contracted with Independent Analytical Research (INARE) and Pavel Bondarev. |
| 2025-08-01 | Company received $200,000 from sale of 800,000 shares in private placement. |
| 2025-09-01 | Company established Zane Inc. US. |
| 2025-09-01 | Board of Directors decided to start doing business as PreAxia-Zane Financial. |
| 2025-09-30 | Latest practicable date for shares outstanding (53,823,468 shares); Audit report date for May 31, 2025. |
Recommendation
strong sellThe company has no revenue, zero cash, and a substantial accumulated deficit, leading to a 'going concern' warning from auditors. Operating expenses are increasing, and there are significant material weaknesses in internal controls, including a failure to file corporate tax returns for over a decade. While a strategic pivot to AI-powered fintech and recent capital raises offer a glimmer of future potential, the current financial state is dire, and the business model remains unproven. The substantial dilution from recent equity issuances further diminishes existing shareholder value. The risks far outweigh any speculative upside, making it a highly precarious investment.
Keywords
Fintech, Health Spending Accounts, HSA, Personal Finance Management, AI-powered banking, Zane, Mobile Banking, Financial Technology, SEC Filing, 10-K/A, PreAxia, Healthcare Payments, Startup, Capital Raise, Going Concern
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