---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001575705-21-000828"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "APCX"
cik: "0001070050"
company_name: "AppTech Payments Corp."
filed_at: "2021-12-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T03:23:31.379975+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AppTech Corp appoints CTO, COO, and SVP; General Counsel resigns

## Summary
- Jeff Moriarty resigned as SVP of Legal Affairs and General Counsel, effective Dec 1, 2021.
- Benjamin Jenkins appointed CTO (Dec 1, 2021); $290k salary plus option for 100,000 shares vesting over 12 months.
- Chad Nelley appointed COO (Dec 15, 2021); $275k salary plus option for 250,000 shares vesting over 12 months.
- Bryan Guy appointed SVP of Product Management (Dec 1, 2021); $290k salary plus option for 500,000 shares vesting over 6 months.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001575705-21-000828
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: APCX
- cik: 0001070050
- company_name: AppTech Payments Corp.
- filed_at: 2021-12-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070050/000157570521000828/0001575705-21-000828-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070050/000157570521000828/apcx_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001575705-21-000828.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Chad Nelley was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at AppTech Payments Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On December 15, 2021, AppTech Corp. (the “Company”), will appoint Chad Nelley (“Nelley”) to serve as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer (“COO”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070050/000157570521000828/0001575705-21-000828-index.htm
- Executive change
  Benjamin Jenkins was appointed as Chief Technology Officer at AppTech Payments Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Technology Officer
  source text: On December 1, 2021, AppTech Corp. (the “Company”), appointed Benjamin Jenkins (“Jenkins”) to serve as the Company’s Chief Technology Officer (“CTO”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070050/000157570521000828/0001575705-21-000828-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.