Exhibit 10.20 SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT(this Agreement) betweenIA GLOBAL, INC.,a Delaware corporation (the Company), andMICHAEL NING, an American Citizen and investor (the Subscriber). WHEREAS, the Company is offering for sale to the Subscriber, on the terms and conditions set forth below, 1,500,000 shares (the Shares) of the common stock of the Company (the Common Stock) at a price of 20.62 Yen per share or US$0.20 per share, or an aggregate price of 30,930,000 Yen or approximately US$300,000 (the Offering Price). WHEREAS, in connection with the Subscribers purchase of the Shares, by May 8, 2008, the Company agrees to issue a Warrant for 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock at a price of $0.20 per share. WHEREAS, in connection with the Subscribers purchase of the Shares, by May 8, 2008, the Company agrees to issue a Warrant for 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock at a price of $0.20 per share. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows: I.
        SUBSCRIPTION
 1.1      Subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the Subscriber hereby subscribes for and agrees to the transfer from the Company, and the Company agrees to transfer to the Subscriber, at the Offering Price, the Shares. The Offering Price is to be funded by Subscriber by wire transfer to the Company by May 8, 2008 in accordance with instructions to be given by the Company to the Subscriber. Certificates evidencing the Shares will be transferred to the Subscriber as soon as practicable after receipt and collection by the Company of payment for the Shares and satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 hereof. 1.2      In connection with the Subscribers purchase of the Shares, the Company has authorized the sale and issuance to the Subscriber of (i) a warrant to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock at a price per share of $0.20 (the First Warrant), such First  Warrant having the terms set forth in the form attached hereto asExhibit A, and(ii) a warrant to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock at a price per share of $0.20 (the Second Warrant, and together with the First Warrant, the Warrants), such Second Warrant having the terms set forth in the form attached hereto asExhibit B. 1.3      The Company agrees to issue a warrant for 1,900,000 shares of Common Stock at $0.17 per share (Additional Warrant) if the closing share price of the Common Stock is below $.20 per share on the day before the Effective Date (as defined in Section 5.1). II.
        REPRESENTATIONS BY SUBSCRIBER
 2.1      The Subscriber recognizes that the purchase of Common Stock entails elements of risk in that (i) it may not be able to readily liquidate its investment; (ii) transferability is restricted; and (iii) in the event of a disposition, it could sustain the loss of its entire investment.    2.2      The Subscriber acknowledges that it has prior investment experience such that it is able to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Company, or that it has employed the services of an investment advisor to read the Disclosure Documents (as hereinafter defined) and to evaluate the merits and risks of such an investment on its behalf; that it recognizes the speculative nature of this investment; and that it is able to bear the economic risk it hereby assumes. The Companys (i) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and other documents as filed with the SEC, are collectively referred to as the Disclosure Documents.  The Subscriber acknowledges that it or its representative(s) have read the Disclosure Documents. The
Subscriber also acknowledges that it and its representative(s) have been afforded the opportunity to make, and has made, all inquiries as it and its representatives deemed appropriate with respect to the Companys affairs and prospects.

2.3      The Subscriber hereby acknowledges that (i) the Common Stock has not been approved by the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) or reviewed by the SEC by reason of the Companys intention that the Offering be a transaction exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act) pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof; (ii) the issuance of the Common Stock has not been qualified under any state securities laws on the grounds that the Common Stock and the sale of the Shares contemplated hereby are exempt there from; and (iii) the foregoing exemptions are predicated on the Subscribers representations set forth herein. The Subscriber represents that the Common Stock are being purchased for its own account, for investment and not with a view to, or for resale in
connection with, any distribution or public offering thereof, within the meaning of the Act or applicable state securities laws. The Subscriber understands that the Common Stock, upon their transfer, will not be registered under the Act and may be required to be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Act, or an exemption from such registration is available.

2.4      The Subscriber represents that it is an accredited investor as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Act.

2.5      The Subscriber acknowledges that the certificate representing the Common Stock shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY THE HOLDER FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH SECURITIES. THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE ACT), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (I) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT AND COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH STATE SECURITIES LAWS, (II) IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (III) UPON THE DELIVERY TO IA GLOBAL, INC. (THE COMPANY)



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OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION AND/ OR COMPLIANCE IS NOT REQUIRED.

2.6      The Subscriber represents that it has the full right, power and authority to enter into and perform the Subscribers obligations hereunder, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Subscriber enforceable in accordance with its terms, except that (i) any enforcement may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally and (ii) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceedings therefore may be brought.

2.7      The Subscriber and his affiliates agree not to engage in any trading activity in the Common Stock from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Date.

2.8      The Subscriber understands that if the Additional Warrant is issued, the Company agrees to file an application with AMEX for approval the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Additional Warrant (Warrant Shares) and the Company agrees to register with the SEC the Warrant Shares in accordance with Section V below.


III.
        REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES BY THE COMPANY

The Company represents and warrants to the Subscriber as follows:

3.1      The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.  The Company has the corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct the business which it presently conducts.

3.2      The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company (a) has been duly authorized and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company and all other necessary corporate action on the part of the Company in connection therewith has been taken and (b) will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to (i) the charter documents or by-laws of the Company, (ii) any material contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it may be bound or to which any of its properties may be subject or (iii) any law, administrative regulation or court decree applicable to or binding upon the
Company. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except that (i) any enforcement may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally and (ii) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceedings therefore may be brought.



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3.3      The Common Stock and Warrants have been duly and validly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company. No authorization, approval or consent of any court, governmental authority or agency except for the SEC and AMEX is necessary in connection with the issuance by the Company of the Shares.

3.4      The Disclosure Documents are true, correct and complete in all material respects, and do not contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

3.5      Since the respective dates as of which information was given in the Disclosure Documents, except as otherwise stated therein: (i) there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition, or in the results of operations, affairs or prospects of the Company, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, except as disclosed in relation to any potential Frontier Mortgages Pty Ltd legal claim and any potential AMEX listing issue; and (ii) there have been no transactions entered into by the Company, other than those in the ordinary course of business, which are material to the Company. The Company agrees to use the proceeds from this Agreement to partially repay Frontier Mortgages Pty Ltd.




IV.
        FUTURE ISSUANCE OF SHARES; PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS.

4.1      Except for capital stock proposed to be issued in an underwritten offering, if the Company wishes to issue any shares of Common Stock (the New Securities) to any person during the period from the date of this Agreement and 120 days after the Effective Date, then the Company shall offer the New Securities first to the Subscriber by sending written notice (the New Issuance Notice) to the Subscriber, which New Issuance Notice shall state (a) the number of New Securities proposed to be issued and (b) the proposed purchase price per share of the New Securities that the Company is willing to accept (the Proposed Price).


4.2
        Preemptive Rights; Exercise.

(a)       For a period of ten (10) days after the giving of the New Issuance Notice as provided in Section 4.1, the Subscriber shall have the right to purchase his Proportionate Percentage (as defined below in this paragraph) of the New Securities at a purchase price equal to the Proposed Price and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the New Issuance Notice. The Subscriber shall have the right to purchase such percentage of the New Securities determined by dividing (a) the total number of shares of Common Stock then owned by the Subscriber by (b) the total number of Common Stock outstanding (the Proportionate Percentage).

(b)       The right of the Subscriber to purchase the New Securities under subsection (a) above shall be exercisable by delivering written notice of its exercise, prior to the expiration of the 10-day period referred to in subsection (a) above, to the Company, which notice shall state the amount of New Securities that the Subscriber elects to purchase as provided in Section 4.2(a). The failure of the Subscriber to respond within the 10-day period shall be deemed to be a waiver of the Subscribers rights under Section 4.2(a).

4.3      The closing of the purchase of New Securities subscribed for by the Subscriber under Section 4.2 shall be held at such time and place as the parties to the transaction may agree.



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V.
        REGISTRATION RIGHTS/ AMEX APPROVAL

5.1      The Company agrees it shall, within sixty days following approval of listing of the Shares and all shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants (the Securities) by AMEX, if necessary under US securities laws, prepare and file with the SEC, at the Companys expense, a registration statement, to the extent the Company is eligible to file on Form S-3, for the re-sale of the Securities (the S-3 Registration Statement) under the Securities Act by the Subscriber. The Company will use its reasonable efforts to cause such S-3 Registration Statement to become effective within thirty (30) days from the initial filing thereof (Effective Date).

5.2      The Company agrees to file an application with AMEX for approval of the Securities promptly following the receipt of the Offering Price under this Agreement and will use reasonable efforts to obtain approval from AMEX for such Securities.


VI.
        MISCELLANEOUS

6.1      Any notice, request, advice, consent or other communication given hereunder shall be given in writing and sent by overnight delivery service or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and addressed as follows: if to the Company, to it at 101 California Street, Suite 2450, San Francisco, CA 94111 United States of America, Attention: Mark Scott. Secretary; and if to the Subscriber, to it at its address indicated below its signature to this Agreement. Notices so given shall be deemed to have been given on the earlier to occur of actual receipt or three business days after the date of such mailing, except for notices of change of address, which shall be deemed to have been given when received.

6.2      This Agreement shall not be changed, modified or amended except by a writing signed by the parties hereto.

6.3      This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and to their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter thereof and merges and supersedes all prior discussions, agreements and understandings of any and every nature among them.

6.4      References herein to a person or entity in either gender include the other gender or no gender, as appropriate.

6.5      This Agreement and its validity, construction and performance shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of California.


6.6
        This Agreement may be executed in counterparts.



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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year set forth below.

IA Global, Inc.



By:/s/ Derek Schneideman

Name: Derek Schneideman

Title: Chief Executive Officer



May 8, 2008

Date of Acceptance

of Subscription



Michael Ning



By:/s/ Michael Ning

Name:  Michael Ning

Title: Investor



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