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Filing Date: 2021-11-23

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;text-indent:27pt;"><b><u>Fifth Amendment to Employment Agreement</u></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">This Fifth Amendment (&#8220;Fifth Amendment&#8221;), to the Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") dated January 6, 2017 between Usio, Inc. ("Usio") and Tom Jewell (&#8220;Executive") is made on the 22nd&nbsp;day of November, 2021, and is made part of the Agreement which is hereby amended as follows:</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Definitions.</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;All capitalized terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Agreement.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Entire Agreement.</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as expressly modified by this Fifth Amendment, the Agreement shall be and remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and shall constitute the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of Usio and Executive.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Successors and Assigns.</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;This Fifth Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Section References.</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;Section titles and references used in this Fifth Amendment shall be without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of the agreements among the parties hereto evidenced hereby.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Now, therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy, receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged:</p>

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 <p style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt;">&nbsp; The Base Salary as set forth in Schedule 4(a) of Schedule 1 to the Agreement is hereby amended to be $325,000 per annum effective November 22, 2021.</p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">This Fifth Amendment amends the Agreement as set forth herein. All previously existing obligations under the Agreement are hereby reaffirmed in all respects.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">In witness thereof,&nbsp;the parties hereto have caused this&nbsp;Fifth Amendment to the&nbsp;Employment Agreement on the day and year first above written.</p>

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 <p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><b>Usio, Inc.</b></p>
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