UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-QSB
(Mark One)

|X| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006.

|_| TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the transition period from __________ to ________. 

Commission file number: 000-49724

ACIES CORPORATION
(Name of Small Business Issuer in its charter)
 
Nevada 
 
91-2079553
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)
   
 

14 Wall Street, Suite 1620, New York, New York 10005
(Address of principal executive offices)

(800) 361-5540
(Issuer's telephone number)

Check whether issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes |X| No |_|

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes |_| No |X|



APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date: As of November 14, 2006, the issuer had 51,169,095 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, issued and outstanding.

Transitional Small Business Issuer Format (Check One): Yes |_| No |X|






ACIES CORPORATION

SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-QSB


TABLE OF CONTENTS


 
Page
   
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
   
Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)
 
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets
2
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations
3
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity
4
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
5
 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
6
 
 
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis
9
   
Item 3. Controls and Procedures
13
 
 
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
 
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
14
   
Item 1A. Changes in Risk Factors
14
 
 
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
14
 
 
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
14
 
 
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
14
 
 
Item 5. Other Information
14
 
 
Item 6. Exhibits
14
 
 
SIGNATURES
15



PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

ACIES CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

ASSETS

 
Current Assets
 
September 30, 2006
(Unaudited)
 
March 31, 2006
 
Cash
 
$
3,875
 
$
124,804
 
Accounts receivable, net
   
988,740
   
926,647
 
Total current assets
   
992,615
   
1,051,451
 
               
               
Prepaid assets and deposit
   
43,442
   
41,042
 
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $ 16,714 and $11,672, respectively
   
25,473
   
30,515
 
Merchant Terminal Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $68,876 and $30,471, respectively
   
166,876
   
158,712
 
Total Assets
 
$
1,228,406
 
$
1,281,720
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities
             
Accounts payable
 
$
1,165,587
 
$
904,762
 
Accrued compensation to officers
   
140,000
   
160,000
 
Merchant Equipment Deposits
   
18,810
   
13,959
 
Total current liabilities
   
1,324,397
   
1,078,721
 
               
Deferred Rent and Other Obligations
   
33,839
   
33,839
 
               
Total Liabilities
   
1,358,236
   
1,112,560
 
               
Commitment and contingencies
             
               
Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)
             
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares
             
authorized, 51,052,665 and 50,563,751 shares issued and outstanding respectively
   
51,053
   
50,564
 
Additional paid in capital
   
4,653,885
   
4,517,414
 
Deferred compensation
   
(109,500
)
 
(82,500
)
Accumulated deficit
   
(4,725,268
)
 
(4,316,318
)
Total shareholders' equity (deficit)
   
(129,830
)
 
169,160
 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)
 
$
1,228,406
 
$
1,281,720
 

See notes to financial statements


2


ACIES CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Six Months Ended September 30
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
                   
Revenues
 
$
3,015,261
 
$
2,045,165
 
$
6,028,439
 
$
3,693,686
 
Cost of revenues
   
2,726,524
   
1,758,904
   
5,339,929
   
3,112,955
 
Gross margin
   
288,737
   
286,261
   
688,510
   
580,731
 
                           
General, administrative and selling
   
609,691
   
543,150
    1,097,460    
1,005,960
 
Operating Loss
   
(320,954
)
 
(256,889
)
 
(408,950
)
 
(425,229
)
                           
Loss on extinguishment of debt
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(28,453
)
Interest expense
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(1,000
)
Interest income
   
-
   
1,525
   
-
   
3,979
 
                           
Net Loss
 
$
(320,954
)
$
(255,364
)
$
(408,950
)
$
(450,703
)
                           
Basic and diluted net loss per share
 
$
(0.01
)
$
(0.01
)
$
(0.01
)
$
(0.01
)
Weighted average shares outstanding
   
51,101,177
   
48,055,207
   
50,961,273
   
48,055,207
 

 
See notes to financial statements
3


 
ACIES CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
March 31, 2006 through September 30, 2006
  (Unaudited)

       
Additional
             
   
Common Stock
 
 Paid-in
 
Deferred
 
Accumulated
     
   
Stock
 
Par
 
Capital
 
Compensation
 
 Deficit
 
Total
 
Balance, March 31, 2006
 
 
50,563,751
 
$
50,564
 
$
4,517,441
 
$
(82,500
)
$
4,316,318
 
$
16,916
 
                                       
Restricted Stock Award to Employees
   
100,000
   
100
   
7,400
   
(7,500
)
           
                                       
Restricted Stock/Award to Directors
   
300,000
   
300
   
26,700
   
(27,000
)
           
                                       
Stock Based Compensation
               
13,760
               
13,760
 
                                       
Stock Issued for Services
   
85,227
   
85
   
8,915
               
9,000
 
                                       
Net Loss
                   
(87,997
)
 
(87,997
)
                                       
Balance, June 30, 2006
   
51,048,978
 
$
51,049
 
$
4,574,189
 
$
(117,000
)
$
(4,404,315
)
$
103,923
 
                                       
                                       
Forfeiture of Restricted Stock Award to Employees
   
(100,000
)
 
(100
)
 
(7,400
)
 
7,500
         
-
 
                                       
Stock Issued for Services
   
103,687
   
104
   
8,896
               
9,000
 
                                       
Stock Based Compensation
               
78,200
               
78,200
 
                                       
Net Loss
                   
(320,954
)
 
(320,954
)
                                       
Balance, September 30, 2006
   
51,052,665
 
$
51,053
 
$
4,653,885
 
$
(109,500
)
$
(4,725,268
)
$
(129,830
)


See notes to financial statements

4

 
ACIES CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Six Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited)

   
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
           
CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
         
           
Net loss
 
$
(408,950
)
$
(450,703
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in
             
operating activities:
             
               
Depreciation expense - fixed assets and
             
merchant equipment
   
43,447
   
16,850
 
Loss on extinguishment of debt
   
-
   
28,453
 
Stock-based compensation
   
91,960
   
-
 
Stock issued for services
   
18,000
   
-
 
               
Changes in assets and liabilities:
             
Accounts receivable
   
(62,093
)
 
(326,385
)
Deposits for merchant equipment
   
4,851
       
Prepaid expenses and deposit
   
(2,400
)
 
(18,701
)
Accounts payable
   
260,825
   
198,432
 
Accrued expenses
   
(20,000
)
 
-
 
CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
   
(74,360
)
 
(552,054
)
               
               
CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITES:
             
Purchases of merchant terminal equipment
   
(46,569
)
 
(60,085
)
Purchases of fixed assets
   
-
   
(16,042
)
CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
   
(46,569
)
 
(76,127
)
               
CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVIITES
   
-
   
-
 
               
NET CHANGE IN CASH
   
(120,929
)
 
(628,181
)
Cash, beginning of period
   
124,804
   
748,364
 
               
Cash, end of period
 
$
3,875
 
$
120,183
 
               
               
Supplemental disclosures:
             
               
Cash paid for interest
 
$
-
 
$
1,000
 
Cash paid for income taxes
   
-
   
-
 
               
Non-cash items:
             
Deferred compensation for shares issued to officers and directors
 
$
27,000
   
-
 
Conversion of debt to stock
   
-
 
$
134,400
 

See notes to financial statements

5

ACIES CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of Acies Corporation ("Acies") have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in Acies' Annual Report filed with the SEC on Form 10-KSB/A for the year ended March 31, 2006. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the financial statements which would substantially duplicate the disclosure contained in the audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2006 as reported in the 10-KSB/A have been omitted. Our fiscal year ends on March 31. References to a fiscal year refer to the calendar year in which such fiscal year ends.

Revenue recognition. Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured. Substantially all of Acies’ revenue is derived from providing credit and debit card processing services, and it is recognized when the services are rendered. When a merchant has a business transaction for processing (e.g., purchases of goods or services for which payments are accepted using credit or debit cards), the amount that is discounted from the transaction amount prior to the merchant receiving net proceeds is the amount that Acies recognizes as revenue. Revenue is recognized on a gross basis (i.e., prior to deducting expenses paid to third parties for outsourced processing and settlement services), with such determination based on Acies’ review and interpretation of current accounting promulgations, including but not limited to Emerging Issues Task Force Memorandum 99-19 (“EITF 99-19”). The indicators of gross revenue reporting which led to our determination included, but were not limited to, the extent to which Acies has latitude in establishing price, credit risk and discretion in supplier selection..

NOTE 2 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
 
Acies accounts for its employee stock-based compensation for all such compensation awarded beginning January 1, 2006 under FASB Statement No. 123R, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. For employee stock-based compensation awarded prior to January 1, 2006, we accounted for such compensation under Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2006, Acies granted 1,925,000 options to purchase common stock to employees, which vest every quarter over periods of three years for 1,800,000 options and two years for 125,000 options. All of the options have an exercise price of $0.25 and expire 5 years from the date of grant. As of September 30, 2006, 300,000 of these options were vested. Based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model, the options had a fair value of $24,923 which was expensed as stock-based compensation.

Also, during the six months ended September 30, 2006, certain options vested that were granted during prior periods. The fair value of these options granted during 2004 and 2005 were estimated at their grant date and a pro-rata portion of this fair value is being expensed over the vesting period. The amount expensed as vested was estimated to be $67,037 using the Black Scholes option pricing model.

The following table illustrates the effect on net loss and net loss per share if Acies had applied the fair value provisions of FASB Statement No. 123R, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to stock-based employee compensation for the three and six months ended September 30, 2005:
  
     
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
     
 September 30
   
September 30
 
     
2005
   
2005
 
Net loss as reported
 
$
(255,364
)
$
(450,703
)
Add: Stock - based
             
Compensation
             
intrinsic value
             
Less: Compensation
             
determined under
             
fair value -
             
based method
   
(38,589
)
 
(76,058
)
               
Pro forma net loss
 
$
(293,953
)
$
(526,761
)
  
Basic and diluted net loss per common share:
           
               
As reported
 
$
(0.01
)
$
(0.01
)
               
Pro forma
 
$
(0.01
)
$
(0.01
)
               

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Variables used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model include (1) risk-free interest rates based on five-year U.S.Treasury Notes issued at the time of option issuance ranging from 4.99% to 5.01%, (2) expected option term of 5 years, (3) expected volatility of 217%, and (4) zero expected dividends.

NOTE 3 - STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS
 
Summary information regarding options and warrants are as follows:

 
     
Options
   
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
   
Warrants
   
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 
                           
Outstanding at March 31, 2006
   
3,791,637
 
$
0.94
   
8,310,000
 
$
0.27
 
 
                 
Three months ended June 30, 2006:
                 
Granted
   
1,925,000
   
0.25
   
-
   
-
 
Forfeited upon resignations
   
(192,273
)
 
1.00
   
-
   
-
 
 
                 
Outstanding at June 30, 2006
   
5,524,364
 
$
0.74
   
8,310,000
 
$
0.27
 
                           
Three months ended September 30, 2006:
                         
                           
Forfeited upon resignations
   
(394,183
)
$
0.76
   
-
   
-
 
                           
Outstanding at September 30, 2006
   
5,130,181
 
$
0.74
   
8,310,000
 
$
0.27
 

Options outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2006:
 
 
Number
of Shares
 
Remaining
life
 
Exercisable
Number
of Shares
 
$1.00
   
2,307,281
   
3 years
   
1,730,461
 
$1.00
   
1,022,900
   
4 years
   
754,675
 
$0.25
   
1,800,000
   
5 years
   
300,000
 
 
   
5,130,181
       
2,785,136
 

   Warrants outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2006:
 
 
Number
of Shares
 
Remaining
life
 
Exercisable
Number
of Shares
 
$0.25
   
7,590,000
   
4 years
   
7,590,000
 
$0.50
   
720,000
   
4 years
   
720,000
 
 
   
8,310,000
       
8,310,000
 
 
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NOTE 4 - COMMON STOCK

Pursuant to a service agreement with a third party retained to perform investor relations services, in April 2006, Acies issued 85,227 shares of restricted common stock with a value of $9,000, and in July 2006, Acies issued 103,687 shares of restricted common stock with a value of $9,000. These amounts are included in general, administrative and selling expenses on the statement of operations for the periods ended September 30, 2006.

In May 2006, Acies granted a total of 300,000 shares of restricted common stock to its three independent directors, which vest one year from the grant date, assuming the individual remains a director of Acies. The market value on the date of issuance was $27,000 and is included in deferred compensation in the equity section of the balance sheet at September 30, 2006.

In May 2006, Acies granted 100,000 shares of restricted common stock to an officer of Acies, which had been scheduled to vest in the future, but in August 2006, the officer resigned from Acies, forfeiting his awarded shares. The market value on the date of issuance was $7,500 and was included in deferred compensation in the equity section of the balance sheet at June 30, 2006; however, based on the forfeiture, the identical amount was removed from the balance sheet as of September 30, 2006.

NOTE 5 - EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBT

Pursuant to an agreement dated November 17, 2004 with M&A Capital Advisers (“M&A”), 700,000 shares of Acies common stock were held by M&A as collateral for a note in the amount of $100,000. Under the terms of the agreement, as of May 31, 2005, Acies converted the note payable into the Acies common stock which had been held as collateral, which was valued at $134,400 at the time of the conversion. After accounting for the principal and accrued interest repayment, the remaining amount of $28,453 was charged to loss on extinguishment of debt in the three months ended June 30, 2005.

NOTE 6 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Pursuant to a service agreement with a third party retained to perform investor relations services, in October 2006, Acies issued 116,430 shares of restricted common stock with a value of $9,000.

In October 2006, Acies borrowed a total of $90,000 from an officer pursuant to Promissory Notes under which terms interest would accrue at 8% per annum. The principal was repaid in full on November 2, 2006, and all interest was forgiven.

On October 31, 2006, Acies entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with RBL Capital Group, LLC (“RBL”). The Loan and Security Agreement provides a term loan facility with a maximum borrowing of $2,000,000.
Acies has initially borrowed the principal sum of $350,000, to be repaid in 18 monthly installments of $22,190. A tri-party agreement between Acies, RBL and Chase Alliance Partners, L.P. (“Chase”, to whom the Acies outsources certain processing services for the majority of its merchant accounts) arranges for monthly installments to be paid such that Chase forwards to RBL entire monthly amounts due to Acies and, after deducting the monthly installment, the balance is remitted to Acies within 24 hours. The Loan and Security Agreement requires that accelerated  payments of  150% of the monthly installment are required to be paid if certain cash flow ratios are not maintained. Borrowings generally bear interest at a fixed rate per annum of prime plus 8.90% (the initial interest rate is 17.15% per annum). Borrowings may not be drawn more than once every 60 days, and there is a limit on aggregate borrowings based on monthly residuals. At October 31, 2006, Acies had additional borrowings available of $1,650,000.

In addition, the Loan and Security Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants for credit facilities of this type, including covenants with respect to liquidity, disposition of assets, liens, other indebtedness, investments, shareholder distributions, transactions with affiliates, officers’ compensation, and the transfer or sale of our merchant base, and that there are no significant changes in our business. Other covenants include that Acies selling more than 25% of its merchant accounts for which certain processing services are outsourced to Chase would require that borrowings under the facility be repaid in full, and that Acies transferring the outsourcing of certain processing services for merchant accounts for which Chase currently provides such services to a different third-party would require either an agreement between Acies, RBL and the third-party similar to the agreement currently in place between Acies, RBL and Chase, or that borrowings under the facility be repaid in full.

The Loan and Security Agreement additionally provides for customary events of default with corresponding grace periods, including the failure to pay any principal or interest when due, failure to comply with covenants, material misrepresentations, certain bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership events, imposition of certain judgments and the liquidation or merger of Acies. Acies’ obligations under the Loan and Security Agreement are secured by substantially all of Acies’ assets, including future remittances relating to its portfolio of merchant accounts. Proceeds from loans under this facility will be used to fund general working capital needs, and to repay loans from officers of the Company.

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the statements contained in this Form 10-QSB that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" which can be identified by the use of terminology such as "estimates," "projects," "plans," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "will," or the negative or other variations, or by discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties. We urge you to be cautious of the forward-looking statements, that such statements, which are contained in this Form 10-QSB, reflect our current beliefs with respect to future events and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors affecting our operations, market growth, services, products and licenses. No assurances can be given regarding the achievement of future results, as actual results may differ materially as a result of the risks we face, and actual events may differ from the assumptions underlying the statements that have been made regarding anticipated events. Factors that may cause actual results, our performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include without limitation:

1. Our ability to attract and retain management, and to integrate and maintain technical information and management information systems;

2. Our ability to generate customer demand for our services;

3. The intensity of competition; and

4. General economic conditions.

The foregoing is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements made by Acies Corporation. Investors are encouraged to review the risk factors set forth in Acies Corporation's most recent Form 10-KSB/A as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in July 2006.

All written and oral forward-looking statements made in connection with this Form 10-QSB that are attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Given the uncertainties that surround such statements, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

OVERVIEW

Acies Corporation ("Acies"), through its wholly owned subsidiary Acies, Inc., is engaged in the business of providing payment processing solutions to small and medium size merchants across the United States. Through contractual relationships with third parties to whom we outsource the providing of certain services, Acies is able to offer complete solutions for payment processing, whereby we consult with merchants to best determine their hardware and software needs; provide transaction authorization, settlement and clearing services; perform merchant acceptance and underwriting functions; program, deploy and install traditional and next-generation point-of-sale (POS) terminals; assist in the detection of fraudulent transactions; and provide customer and technical support and service on an on-going basis. We are a registered member service provider of JP Morgan Chase Bank and a Strategic Partner of Chase Paymentech Solutions, LLC.

Acies' payment processing services enable merchants to process Credit, Debit, Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), Check Conversion, and Gift & Loyalty transactions. Our card processing services enable merchants to accept traditional card-present transactions, including "swipe" and contactless transactions, as well as card-not-present transactions made by Internet or by mail, fax or telephone.

We outsource certain services to third parties, including the receipt and settlement of funds. In addition, we outsource for a fee certain underwriting and acceptance functions, effectively insuring against risk for entire processed transaction amounts relating to merchant fraud (while retaining the risk related to the fees representing our revenue stream and associated costs) . By doing so, we intend to maintain an efficient operating structure which allows us to expand our operations without having to significantly increase fixed costs or retain certain risks associated with acceptance and underwriting of merchant accounts.

We derive the majority of our revenues from fee income related to transaction processing, which is primarily comprised of a percentage of the dollar amount of each transaction processed, as well as a flat fee per transaction. In the event that we have outsourced any of the services provided in the transaction, we remit a portion of the fee income to the third parties that have provided such outsourced services.

We market and sell our services primarily through an indirect sales channel, i.e., through independent sales agents and organizations. In addition, we market services through our direct channel, which is comprised of a limited in-house sales team.

Our cost of revenues is comprised principally of interchange and association fees which are paid to the card-issuing bank and card association, and fees paid to third parties that have provided outsourced services. The fees paid are based upon fixed pricing schedules (certain detailed costs are fixed on a per transaction and/or event basis, while others are fixed as a percentage of the dollar volume of the transaction), which are subject to periodic revision, and are without regard to the pricing charged to the merchant. Fee structures with third parties providing outsourced services are reviewed, renegotiated and/or revised on a periodic basis, and are based on mutually agreed-to expectations relating to, for instance, minimum new business volume placed within specified periods which, if not met, would result in additional charges to be paid by Acies.

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Although Acies initiates and maintains the primary relationships with the merchants whose transaction processing results in our revenues, including generally having control over pricing and retaining risk as it relates to the fees comprising our revenue stream, merchants do not have written contracts with Acies, and instead have contractual agreements with the third-party processor (e.g., Chase Paymentech) to whom Acies outsources, and relies on to perform, certain services on our behalf. 
 
Our fiscal year ends on March 31. References to a fiscal year refer to the calendar year in which such fiscal year ends.
 
Our principal executive offices are located at 14 Wall Street, Suite 1620, New York, NY 10005 and our telephone number is (800) 361-5540. We are incorporated in the State of Nevada.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 COMPARED WITH THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005

REVENUES

Revenues increased $970,096 (or 47%) to $3,015,261 for the three months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to revenues of $2,045,165 for the three months ended September 30, 2005. The increase in revenues was principally due to an increase in merchant processing revenues resulting from the addition of new merchant accounts.

Cost of revenues increased $967,620 (or 55%) to $2,726,524 for the three months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to cost of revenues of $1,758,904 for the three months ended September 30, 2005. The increase in cost of revenues was principally attributable to the increase in merchant processing costs that resulted from increased merchant processing revenues.

Gross margin increased $2,476 (or 1%) to $288,737 for the three months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to gross margin of $286,261 for the three months ended September 30, 2005. Gross margin as a percentage of revenues was 9.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to 14.0% in the corresponding prior year quarter. Gross margin percentage decreased as a result of greater pricing pressure in certain merchant industries, which had an adverse impact on revenue, and a higher proportion of business sourced through our indirect sales channel (i.e., independent sales agents and organizations), which is associated with a greater cost of revenues reflecting higher merchant account acquisition costs and on-going fees as compared to our direct sales channel.

GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SELLING EXPENSES

General, administrative and selling ("G&A") expense increased $66,541 (or 12%) to $609,691 for the three months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to G&A expense of $543,150 for the three months ended September 30, 2005. The increase in G&A expense was primarily attributable to the recording of non-cash expense for the fair value of stock options granted in prior periods which vested in the current period and increased fees for professional outside services, which were partially offset by decreased personnel, sales and marketing expenses.

NET LOSS

We had a net loss of $320,954 for the three months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to a net loss of $255,364 for the three months ended September 30, 2005. The increase in net loss is principally attributable to the increase in G&A expense.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 COMPARED WITH SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005

REVENUES

Revenues increased $2,334,753 (or 63%) to $6,028,439 for the six months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to revenues of $3,693,686 for the six months ended September 30, 2005. The increase in revenues was principally due to an increase in merchant processing revenues resulting from the addition of new customers.

Cost of revenues increased $2,226,974 (or 72%) to $5,339,929 for the six months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to cost of revenues of $3,112,995 for the six months ended September 30, 2005. The increase in cost of revenues was principally attributable to the increase in merchant processing costs that resulted from increased merchant processing revenues.

Gross margin increased $107,779 (or 19%) to $688,510 for the six months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to gross margin of $580,731 for the six months ended September 30, 2005. Gross margin as a percentage of revenues was 11.4% for the six months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to 15.7% in the corresponding six month period of the prior year. Gross margin percentage decreased as a result of greater pricing pressure in certain merchant industries, which had an adverse impact on revenue, and a higher proportion of business sourced through our indirect sales channel (i.e., independent sales agents and organizations), which is associated with a greater cost of revenues reflecting higher merchant account acquisition costs and on-going fees paid as compared to our direct sales channel.

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GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SELLING EXPENSES

General, administrative and selling ("G&A") expense increased $91,500 (or 9%) to $1,097,460 for the six months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to G&A expense of $1,005,960 for the six months ended September 30, 2005. The increase in G&A expense was primarily attributable to the recording of non-cash expense for the fair value of stock options granted in prior periods which vested in the current period and increased fees for professional outside services, which were partially offset by decreased personnel, sales and marketing expenses..

LOSS ON EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBT

During the six months ended September 30, 2005, we incurred a loss on extinguishment of debt of $28,453 resulting from the conversion of $100,000 of debt and $5,947 of accrued interest into 700,000 shares of common stock. No such extinguishment occurred during the corresponding period of 2006.

NET LOSS

We had a net loss of $408,950 for the six months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to a net loss of $450,703 for the six months ended September 30, 2005. The decrease in net loss is principally attributable to the increase in gross margin, offset by the increase in G&A expense.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Total current assets as of September 30, 2006 were $992,615, consisting primarily of $ $988,740 of net accounts receivable. Total current liabilities of $1,324,397 consisted of $1,165,587 of accounts payable, $140,000 of accrued compensation to officers and $18,810 in deposits on company-owned equipment placed at merchant locations. As of September 30, 2006, we had negative working capital of $331,782. Our negative working capital includes $140,000 of accrued compensation to officers. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 75% as of September 30, 2006.

Cash used in operating activities was $74,360 during the six months ended September 30, 2006, as compared with $552,054 during the six months ended September 30, 2005, reflecting the improvement in our operating results and an increase in accounts payable as compared with the prior year. In addition, the decrease in cash used in operating activities reflects a slowdown in the growth of the Company’s business, as compared to its growth in prior periods, necessitated by limitations in our working capital position. As stated above, the slower rate of revenue growth is in part the result of pricing pressures relating to certain merchant industry groups, and it is also the result of our working capital position, which has prevented us from making the necessary increases in expenditures for marketing and distribution to maintain adherence to our business plan in the face of more difficult market challenges resulting from external factors.

To alleviate the effects of our working capital deficit and negative cash flows from operations, and to enable us to rectify this situation while continuing to implement our business plan, the Company succeeded in securing financing on October 31, 2006, when we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan and Security Agreement”) with RBL Capital Group, LLC The Loan and Security Agreement provides a term loan facility with a maximum borrowing of $2,000,000. Acies has initially borrowed the principal sum of $350,000 (the "Initial Loan"), to be repaid in eighteen (18) monthly installments of $22,190 (the “Monthly Installment”). A tri-party agreement between Acies, RBL and Chase Alliance Partners, L.P. (“Chase”, to whom the Company outsources certain processing services for the majority of its merchant accounts) arranges for Monthly Installments to be paid such that Chase forwards to RBL entire monthly amounts due to Acies and, after deducting the Monthly Installment, the balance is remitted to Acies within 24 hours. The Loan and Security Agreement requires that accelerated  payments of  150% of the Monthly Installment be paid if certain cash flow ratios are not maintained. Borrowings made pursuant to the Loan and Security Agreement will generally bear interest at a fixed rate per annum of prime plus 8.90% (the Initial Loan interest rate is 17.15% per annum). Borrowings may not be drawn more than once every 60 days, and there is a limit on aggregate borrowings based on monthly residuals. At October 31, 2006, Acies had additional borrowings available under the Loan and Security Agreement of $1,650,000.

In addition, the Loan and Security Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants for credit facilities of this type, including covenants with respect to liquidity, disposition of assets, liens, other indebtedness, investments, shareholder distributions, transactions with affiliates, officers’ compensation, and the transfer or sale of our merchant base, and that there are no significant changes in our business. Other covenants include that Acies selling more than 25% of its merchant accounts for which certain processing services are outsourced to Chase would require that borrowings under the facility be repaid in full, and that Acies transferring the outsourcing of certain processing services for merchant accounts for which Chase currently provides such services to a different third-party would require either an agreement between Acies, RBL and the third-party similar to the agreement currently in place between Acies, RBL and Chase, or that borrowings under the facility be repaid in full.

The Loan and Security Agreement additionally provides for customary events of default with corresponding grace periods, including the failure to pay any principal or interest when due, failure to comply with covenants, material misrepresentations, certain bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership events, imposition of certain judgments and the liquidation or merger of Acies. Acies’ obligations under the Loan and Security Agreement are secured by substantially all of Acies’ assets, including future remittances relating to its portfolio of merchant accounts. Proceeds from loans under this facility will be used to fund general working capital needs, and to repay loans from officers of the Company.

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We believe that, with the resources available to us through this facility, we will have the working capital necessary to enhance our marketing efforts, expand our distribution channels, and to sustain foreseeable revenue growth from existing sales channels through the next twelve months of operations. In the event that this is not the case, or if Acies should choose to adopt a strategy of growth through acquiring portfolios of merchant accounts, Acies believes that it can secure additional capital through debt and/or equity financing. Beyond the facility, we do not have any commitments or identified sources of additional capital from third parties or from our officers, directors or majority shareholders. There is no assurance that additional financing will be available on favorable terms, if at all. If we should need to and are unable to raise such additional financing, it would have a materially adverse effect upon our operations and our ability to fully implement our business plan.

Cash Requirements
 
Our business is such that our revenues are generally recurring. Once we add a new account, which generally entails up-front expenditures, whether it be salaries for direct (i.e., Acies-employed) salespersons, or an investment in merchant terminal equipment, we typically receive revenue relating to that account for as long as the merchant is our customer. If we employ a strategy of utilizing ISOs or Sales Agents, who are not salaried and are paid on a performance-based basis, personnel costs are less, but the gross margin related to new accounts through the indirect channel will be less than the gross margin related to business generated through the direct (in-house) channel.
 
Our strategy is flexible, whereby we attempt to employ funds that are available to us to profitably grow the business as rapidly as possible, albeit in a controlled fashion, with an eye toward maintaining customer service levels and minimizing risk in order to retain merchants and have a long-term revenue stream. Capital adequacy is critical to growing the business significantly, especially through direct sales channels which would require the addition of salaried employees. In the absence of sufficient capital, we believe that we can continue to grow at more modest levels, relying more heavily on the indirect (i.e., ISOs and Sales Agents) channel.
 

Most of our expenses are variable and are a function of our revenue stream, while other expenses are more fixed in nature, but are still controllable. Moreover, our fixed expenses which reflect the on-going cost of our infrastructure would not need to be increased significantly as our revenue base increases. We estimate that over the next twelve months, to maintain a minimal rate of growth, we would have corporate operating expenses on a cash basis, excluding our cost of revenues which is variable, of approximately $1,800,000. This would include our personnel costs, rent, professional fees, insurance, utilities and other office expenses, as well as expenditures for merchant terminal equipment. Even at a projected revenue growth rate significantly lower than our historical long-term revenue growth rate, and assuming no improvement over historical long-term margins, we believe we could generate sufficient cash to cover our expenditures, service any debt resulting from borrowings under the Facility, and become profitable.

OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

We do not have any off balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, revenues, results of operations, liquidity or capital expenditures.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principals generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of any contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates. We base our estimates on various assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements:

Revenue recognition. Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured. Substantially all of Acies’ revenue is derived from providing credit and debit card processing services, and it is recognized when the services are rendered. When a merchant has a business transaction for processing (e.g., purchases of goods or services for which payments are accepted using credit or debit cards), the amount that is discounted from the transaction amount prior to the merchant receiving net proceeds is the amount that Acies recognizes as revenue. Revenue is recognized on a gross basis (i.e., prior to deducting expenses paid to third parties for outsourced processing and settlement services), with such determination based on Acies’ review and interpretation of current accounting promulgations, including but not limited to Emerging Issues Task Force Memorandum 99-19 (“EITF 99-19”). The indicators of gross revenue reporting which led to our determination included, but were not limited to, the extent to which Acies has latitude in establishing price, credit risk and discretion in supplier selection.

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EFFECT OF RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R, "Share-Based Payment." SFAS No. 123R establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. This Statement focuses primarily on accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions. SFAS No. 123R requires that the fair value of such equity instruments be recognized as expense in the historical financial statements as services are performed. Prior to SFAS No. 123R, only certain pro forma disclosures of fair value were required. SFAS No. 123 became effective for small business issuers as of the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after December 15, 2005. The impact of the adoption of this new accounting pronouncement would be similar to Acies' calculation of the pro forma impact on net income of FAS 123 included in the footnotes to the financial statements.
 
Item 3. Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to its management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based closely on the definition of "disclosure controls and procedures" in Rule 13a-14(c). In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. We maintain that the controls and procedures in place do provide reasonable assurance that all necessary disclosures are communicated as required.

For the period covered by this interim report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, as of September 30, 2006 and for the period ended thereon, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that all material information required to be disclosed in this report has been made known to them in a timely fashion.
 
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Part II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The Company is not subject to any legal proceedings.

Item 1A. Changes in Risk Factors

The Company’s Form 10-KSB/A for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 included in the section Risks Relating To Our Common Stock the risk that “The SEC has recently raised concerns regarding whether companies in our industry should recognize revenues on a gross or net basis.” This risk is no longer applicable, and should be deemed to be deleted as it relates to any reference to our Form 10-KSB/A for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 or the risk factors contained therein.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits
 
Exhibit  
Number Description
   
31.1
Certification by Oleg Firer, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)
 
31.2
Certification by Jeffrey A. Tischler, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)
 
32.1
Certification by Oleg Firer, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)
 
32.2
Certification by Jeffrey A. Tischler, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)

 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on this 14th day of November 2006.
 
     
  ACIES CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ Oleg Firer
 
Oleg Firer
  Chief Executive Officer
     
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ Jeffrey A. Tischler
 
Jeffrey A. Tischler
  Chief Financial Officer

In accordance with the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 

 
SIGNATURE   TITLE   DATE
         
By: /s/ Oleg Firer   Chairman of the Board   November 16, 2006
Oleg Firer
  President and Chief Executive Officer     
       
 
 
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