Snipp Announces Increase in Non-Brokered Private Placement, Full Repayment of SVB Credit Facility and Expiry of 6MM Vendor Warrants

TORONTO, March 02, 2018 -- Snipp Interactive Inc. ("Snipp" or the “Company”) (OTCQB:SNIPF) (TSX-V:SPN), a global provider of digital marketing promotions, rebates and loyalty solutions, is pleased to announce that due to additional investor interest, the Company has increased the size of the non-brokered private placement (the “Financing”), previously announced on February 28, 2018. The Financing will now be comprised of up to 25,000,000 common shares ("Shares") at a price of CAD $0.10 per Share, for gross proceeds of up to CAD $2.5 million.

Closing of the Financing will occur in tranches. As previously announced on February 28, 2018, the first tranche of the Financing (the "First Tranche") closed and was comprised of 8.5 million shares at a price of CAD $0.10 per Share for gross proceeds of CAD$850,000.

All Shares issued pursuant to the Financing will be subject to a four-month hold period under applicable securities laws in Canada, as well as the policies of the TSX-V, where applicable. Finder's fees may be payable to certain finders in connection with the Financing, subject to the approval of the TSX-V.

The net proceeds raised through the Financing will be used for sales & marketing and general working capital purposes.

The Company is also pleased to announce the full repayment of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) credit facility and the expiry of 6,188,688 vendor warrants that expired March 1^st. The company now has no debt on its books.

About Snipp:

Snipp is a global loyalty and promotions company with a singular focus: to develop disruptive engagement platforms that generate insights and drive sales. Our solutions include shopper marketing promotions, loyalty, rewards, rebates and data analytics, all of which are seamlessly integrated to provide a one-stop marketing technology platform. We also provide the services and expertise to design, execute and promote client programs. SnippCheck, our receipt processing engine, is the market leader for receipt-based purchase validation; SnippLoyalty is the only unified loyalty solution in the market for CPG brands. Snipp has powered hundreds of programs for Fortune 1000 brands and world-class agencies and partners.

Snipp is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with offices across the United States, Canada, Ireland, Europe, and India. The company is publicly listed on the OTCQB, of the OTC market in the United States of America, and on the Toronto Stock Venture Exchange (TSX) in Canada. Snipp was selected to the TSX Venture 50®, an annual ranking of the strongest performing companies on the TSX Venture Exchange, in 2015 and 2016. SNIPP IS RANKED AMONGST THE TOP 500 FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES IN NORTH AMERICA On Deloitte’s 2017 Technology Fast 500™ List, for the second year in a row.

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MKR Group, Inc.
Todd Kehrli / Mark Forney
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Snipp Interactive Inc.
Jaisun Garcha
Chief Financial Officer
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