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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 18, 2024

FINTECH ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-40914		86-2438985
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

100 Springhouse Drive, Suite 204, Collegeville, PA		19426
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(610) 226-8101

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock, one right and one-half of one redeemable warrant	FEXDU	The Nasdaq Capital Market
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	FEXD	The Nasdaq Capital Market
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	FEXDW	The Nasdaq Capital Market
Rights included as part of the units	FEXDR	The Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously disclosed, on July 16, 2021, Fintech Ecosystem Development Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) entered into an agreement (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”) with Caltech Trading Corp., a New Jersey corporation (“Caltech”) as summarized in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on October 20, 2021 (the “Prior 8-K”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Prior 8-K and/or the Forward Purchase Agreement.

On April 18, 2024, the Company and Caltech entered into an amendment to the Forward Purchase Agreement (the “Amendment”). The Amendment amends Section 1(a)(i) of the Forward Purchase Agreement regarding share consideration by changing the number and price of shares the Company shall issue and sell to Caltech to 20 million Forward Purchase Shares, for an aggregate purchase price of $100,000,000.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibits 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit

10.1		Forward Purchase Agreement Confirmation Amendment dated as of April 18, 2024.
104		Cover page interactive data file (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	FINTECH ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CORP.

Date: April 22, 2024	By:	/s/ Saiful Khandaker
	Name:	Saiful Khandaker
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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