{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"152071","rtpr_id":"nACScgXmda-20260924","ticker":"TRWD","exchange":"OTC","all_tickers":["TRWD"],"title":"TRWD Details Expansion Model Behind First Licensing Agreement","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-09-24T12:30:00.509Z","article_body":"NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) /\nSeptember 24, 2026 / Tradewinds Universal (OTCID:TRWD) today provided\nadditional detail on the expansion model behind its recently announced\nnightlife licensing agreement and how it can accelerate the Company's growth.\n\nThe agreement marks TRWD's first revenue-producing licensing agreement in the\nsector and represents the initial implementation of a model designed to\nestablish commercial relationships with nightlife and entertainment operators\nearlier in the growth process.\n\nTRWD (https://pr.report/qpuc) has spent recent months developing a structure\nthat allows the Company to begin generating revenue earlier while continuing\nto build toward larger strategic transactions.\n\nThis represents an important evolution in the Company's strategy.\n\nThe Company is not replacing its acquisition strategy; rather, the licensing\nmodel is designed to complement it by allowing TRWD to establish\nrevenue-producing relationships earlier in the process.\n\nRather than waiting for an acquisition to be completed before participating\neconomically in a business, TRWD can now deploy technology and selected\nservices, begin generating revenue from the relationship and gain direct\nexperience working with an operator while continuing to evaluate longer-term\nopportunities.\n\nThe model combines TRWD's communications technology, technical support,\noptional lead-management capabilities and developing payment infrastructure\nwith additional revenue opportunities across ATM services, marketing and\nmanagement.\n\nTargeting the Economics of Nightlife\n\nNightlife venues generate revenue across multiple areas of their operations.\nIn addition to traditional food, beverage and entertainment revenue,\nadditional meaningful economics exist in ATM transactions, payment processing,\nmarketing, customer engagement and management services.\n\nTRWD has designed its licensing and services strategy around accessing several\nof these key economic components without initially assuming the entire\noperating structure of a venue.\n\nThrough these agreements, TRWD can participate in areas such as marketing,\ncustomer retention, lead management, payment processing, ATM-related services\nand management or technology services while the existing operator remains\nresponsible for day-to-day venue operations.\n\nThis structure streamlines expansion by allowing TRWD to pursue attractive\nrevenue opportunities while limiting its initial exposure to many of the\ncosts, regulatory requirements and operating liabilities associated with\nacquiring and directly operating an entire nightlife establishment.\n\nThe strategy builds upon the industry relationships and operating experience\navailable to TRWD, including its relationships with operators of Peppermint\nHippo venues, while creating a model designed to extend well beyond any\nindividual brand or venue group.\n\nPlatform as the Entry Point\n\nTRWD is developing payment capabilities designed to give nightlife operators\ngreater visibility and control over transactions involving entertainers and\ntheir customers. The goal is to create a legitimate payment framework that\nsupports entertainers without bypassing venue operators, while also creating\nan additional financial-services opportunity for TRWD.\n\nThe platform also includes SMS/MMS communications, marketing, customer\nretention and lead-management tools. This combination addresses an important\nneed in nightlife markets where certain content, marketing and payment use\ncases may be restricted or unsupported by mainstream providers.\n\nTRWD intends for the platform to evolve into an industry-specific customer\nengagement and financial-services ecosystem that operators can use based on\ntheir individual needs.\n\nRevenue Before Acquisition\n\nOne of the most significant advantages of the model is the ability to separate\nthe timing of revenue generation from the timing of an acquisition.\n\nHistorically, acquiring a nightlife venue required negotiations involving\nvaluation, financing, regulatory approvals, licenses, real estate, employees\nand numerous other operating considerations before an acquiring company could\nbegin participating in the economics of the business.\n\nUnder TRWD's model, commercial relationships can begin much earlier.\n\nThe Company can provide technology and services, establish a financial\nrelationship with the operator and evaluate the performance of that\nrelationship without requiring a full venue transaction as the starting point.\n\nThis gives TRWD a faster and more scalable pathway for expanding its footprint\nwhile also improving the Company's ability to evaluate the businesses and\noperators with which it works.\n\nLicensing and acquisitions are therefore designed to operate as parallel and\nequally important components of the Company's growth strategy rather than\ncompeting approaches.\n\nManagement Perspective\n\n\"What we have developed is a way to focus on some of the most attractive\nrevenue-producing components of the nightlife business without requiring TRWD\nto acquire every part of the operation,\" said Andrew Read, CEO. \"ATMs, payment\nprocessing, marketing, customer retention and management services all\nrepresent meaningful economics. This allows us to grow faster and deploy our\ncapital more efficiently.\"\n\nRead continued, \"The bigger opportunity is scalability. Instead of waiting for\none acquisition to close before moving to the next opportunity, our licensing\nmodel gives us the ability to establish multiple commercial relationships and\nbegin building revenue across them. At the same time, we are getting\nreal-world experience with the operators, customers and economics of those\nbusinesses.\"\n\n\"This creates a very different growth profile for TRWD. Acquisitions remain\nequally important, but ownership does not have to be the first step in every\nrelationship. As we expand the number of operators utilizing our platform and\nlayer additional revenue-producing services into those relationships, we\nbelieve individual licensing relationships each can develop into seven-figure\nrevenue opportunities for the Company.\"\n\nTRWD's recently announced Latin America licensing agreement represents the\nfirst implementation of this expanded strategy through a licensee with\nestablished relationships throughout the region's nightlife industry.\n\nThe Company is pursuing additional licensing and service relationships\nalongside its acquisition strategy and will provide further updates as\nadditional operators, markets and platform capabilities are added.\n\nRecent Relevant Press\n* September 21, 2026 - TRWD Secures First Technology Licensing Deal\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/sports-leisure-and-entertainment/trwd-secures-first-licensing-deal-1224516)\n* September 17, 2026 - TRWD Develops Licensing-Led Expansion Strategy to\nComplement Acquisition Model and Expand Beyond 100-Venue Goal\n(https://pr.report/qpud)\nAbout Tradewinds Universal\n\nTradewinds Universal (OTCID:TRWD) is a holding company focused on acquiring\nand scaling adult hospitality businesses and related technologies. The Company\nis pursuing consolidation of a fragmented industry while developing a platform\ndesigned to support a growing network of venues through acquisitions,\nlicensing, payment systems and management services.\n\nThe Company's strategy draws on industry experience and relationships that\ninclude operators of Peppermint Hippo venues, while expanding beyond any\nsingle venue group. TRWD's communications technology platform and developing\npayment infrastructure are intended to provide additional revenue\nopportunities and support the Company's expansion throughout the broader adult\nnightlife industry.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\napplicable federal securities laws. These statements include, among others,\nstatements concerning the Company's licensing strategy, scalability of\nrevenues, development and deployment of payment and ATM-related services,\nexpansion into additional markets, future commercial relationships,\nanticipated revenue opportunities and the potential evolution of the Company's\ntechnology platform.\n\nForward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions\nand involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ\nmaterially from those expressed or implied. Potential revenue from licensing\nrelationships is dependent upon implementation, customer adoption, partner\nparticipation, transaction volumes, regulatory requirements,\npayment-processing availability, market conditions and other factors. There\ncan be no assurance that anticipated revenue levels will be achieved.\n\nThe Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any\nforward-looking statements except as required by applicable law.\n\nContact\n\nRocco Fuerte\nInvestor Relations\nTradewinds Universal\n(619) 483-1008\nRocco@TradewindsUniversal.com\n\nSOURCE: Tradewinds Universal\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/sports-leisure-and-entertainment/trwd-details-expansion-model-behind-first-licensing-agreement-1226543)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACScgXmda-20260924","title":"TRWD Details Expansion Model Behind First Licensing Agreement","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"TRWD","created":"2026-09-24T12:30:00.509Z","tickers":["TRWD"],"exchange":"OTC","article_body":"NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) /\nSeptember 24, 2026 / Tradewinds Universal (OTCID:TRWD) today provided\nadditional detail on the expansion model behind its recently announced\nnightlife licensing agreement and how it can accelerate the Company's growth.\n\nThe agreement marks TRWD's first revenue-producing licensing agreement in the\nsector and represents the initial implementation of a model designed to\nestablish commercial relationships with nightlife and entertainment operators\nearlier in the growth process.\n\nTRWD (https://pr.report/qpuc) has spent recent months developing a structure\nthat allows the Company to begin generating revenue earlier while continuing\nto build toward larger strategic transactions.\n\nThis represents an important evolution in the Company's strategy.\n\nThe Company is not replacing its acquisition strategy; rather, the licensing\nmodel is designed to complement it by allowing TRWD to establish\nrevenue-producing relationships earlier in the process.\n\nRather than waiting for an acquisition to be completed before participating\neconomically in a business, TRWD can now deploy technology and selected\nservices, begin generating revenue from the relationship and gain direct\nexperience working with an operator while continuing to evaluate longer-term\nopportunities.\n\nThe model combines TRWD's communications technology, technical support,\noptional lead-management capabilities and developing payment infrastructure\nwith additional revenue opportunities across ATM services, marketing and\nmanagement.\n\nTargeting the Economics of Nightlife\n\nNightlife venues generate revenue across multiple areas of their operations.\nIn addition to traditional food, beverage and entertainment revenue,\nadditional meaningful economics exist in ATM transactions, payment processing,\nmarketing, customer engagement and management services.\n\nTRWD has designed its licensing and services strategy around accessing several\nof these key economic components without initially assuming the entire\noperating structure of a venue.\n\nThrough these agreements, TRWD can participate in areas such as marketing,\ncustomer retention, lead management, payment processing, ATM-related services\nand management or technology services while the existing operator remains\nresponsible for day-to-day venue operations.\n\nThis structure streamlines expansion by allowing TRWD to pursue attractive\nrevenue opportunities while limiting its initial exposure to many of the\ncosts, regulatory requirements and operating liabilities associated with\nacquiring and directly operating an entire nightlife establishment.\n\nThe strategy builds upon the industry relationships and operating experience\navailable to TRWD, including its relationships with operators of Peppermint\nHippo venues, while creating a model designed to extend well beyond any\nindividual brand or venue group.\n\nPlatform as the Entry Point\n\nTRWD is developing payment capabilities designed to give nightlife operators\ngreater visibility and control over transactions involving entertainers and\ntheir customers. The goal is to create a legitimate payment framework that\nsupports entertainers without bypassing venue operators, while also creating\nan additional financial-services opportunity for TRWD.\n\nThe platform also includes SMS/MMS communications, marketing, customer\nretention and lead-management tools. This combination addresses an important\nneed in nightlife markets where certain content, marketing and payment use\ncases may be restricted or unsupported by mainstream providers.\n\nTRWD intends for the platform to evolve into an industry-specific customer\nengagement and financial-services ecosystem that operators can use based on\ntheir individual needs.\n\nRevenue Before Acquisition\n\nOne of the most significant advantages of the model is the ability to separate\nthe timing of revenue generation from the timing of an acquisition.\n\nHistorically, acquiring a nightlife venue required negotiations involving\nvaluation, financing, regulatory approvals, licenses, real estate, employees\nand numerous other operating considerations before an acquiring company could\nbegin participating in the economics of the business.\n\nUnder TRWD's model, commercial relationships can begin much earlier.\n\nThe Company can provide technology and services, establish a financial\nrelationship with the operator and evaluate the performance of that\nrelationship without requiring a full venue transaction as the starting point.\n\nThis gives TRWD a faster and more scalable pathway for expanding its footprint\nwhile also improving the Company's ability to evaluate the businesses and\noperators with which it works.\n\nLicensing and acquisitions are therefore designed to operate as parallel and\nequally important components of the Company's growth strategy rather than\ncompeting approaches.\n\nManagement Perspective\n\n\"What we have developed is a way to focus on some of the most attractive\nrevenue-producing components of the nightlife business without requiring TRWD\nto acquire every part of the operation,\" said Andrew Read, CEO. \"ATMs, payment\nprocessing, marketing, customer retention and management services all\nrepresent meaningful economics. This allows us to grow faster and deploy our\ncapital more efficiently.\"\n\nRead continued, \"The bigger opportunity is scalability. Instead of waiting for\none acquisition to close before moving to the next opportunity, our licensing\nmodel gives us the ability to establish multiple commercial relationships and\nbegin building revenue across them. At the same time, we are getting\nreal-world experience with the operators, customers and economics of those\nbusinesses.\"\n\n\"This creates a very different growth profile for TRWD. Acquisitions remain\nequally important, but ownership does not have to be the first step in every\nrelationship. As we expand the number of operators utilizing our platform and\nlayer additional revenue-producing services into those relationships, we\nbelieve individual licensing relationships each can develop into seven-figure\nrevenue opportunities for the Company.\"\n\nTRWD's recently announced Latin America licensing agreement represents the\nfirst implementation of this expanded strategy through a licensee with\nestablished relationships throughout the region's nightlife industry.\n\nThe Company is pursuing additional licensing and service relationships\nalongside its acquisition strategy and will provide further updates as\nadditional operators, markets and platform capabilities are added.\n\nRecent Relevant Press\n* September 21, 2026 - TRWD Secures First Technology Licensing Deal\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/sports-leisure-and-entertainment/trwd-secures-first-licensing-deal-1224516)\n* September 17, 2026 - TRWD Develops Licensing-Led Expansion Strategy to\nComplement Acquisition Model and Expand Beyond 100-Venue Goal\n(https://pr.report/qpud)\nAbout Tradewinds Universal\n\nTradewinds Universal (OTCID:TRWD) is a holding company focused on acquiring\nand scaling adult hospitality businesses and related technologies. The Company\nis pursuing consolidation of a fragmented industry while developing a platform\ndesigned to support a growing network of venues through acquisitions,\nlicensing, payment systems and management services.\n\nThe Company's strategy draws on industry experience and relationships that\ninclude operators of Peppermint Hippo venues, while expanding beyond any\nsingle venue group. TRWD's communications technology platform and developing\npayment infrastructure are intended to provide additional revenue\nopportunities and support the Company's expansion throughout the broader adult\nnightlife industry.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\napplicable federal securities laws. These statements include, among others,\nstatements concerning the Company's licensing strategy, scalability of\nrevenues, development and deployment of payment and ATM-related services,\nexpansion into additional markets, future commercial relationships,\nanticipated revenue opportunities and the potential evolution of the Company's\ntechnology platform.\n\nForward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions\nand involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ\nmaterially from those expressed or implied. Potential revenue from licensing\nrelationships is dependent upon implementation, customer adoption, partner\nparticipation, transaction volumes, regulatory requirements,\npayment-processing availability, market conditions and other factors. There\ncan be no assurance that anticipated revenue levels will be achieved.\n\nThe Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any\nforward-looking statements except as required by applicable law.\n\nContact\n\nRocco Fuerte\nInvestor Relations\nTradewinds Universal\n(619) 483-1008\nRocco@TradewindsUniversal.com\n\nSOURCE: Tradewinds Universal\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/sports-leisure-and-entertainment/trwd-details-expansion-model-behind-first-licensing-agreement-1226543)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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