On July 27, 2023, Gary Wachs employment with and service as Chief Financial Officer of AppTech Payments Corp. was terminated. The resignation of Mr. Wachs was not due to a disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company?s operations, policies or practices.

On July 27, 2023, the Company?s Board of Directors appointed Meilin Yu ?Julia? to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. In this capacity, Ms. Yu will serve as the Company?s principal financial officer.

Ms. Yu, age 52, has served as the Company?s Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance and Accounting since April 2022. Ms. Yu brings to AppTech over 20 years of finance, accounting, auditing, compliance, SEC reporting, mergers & acquisitions, and business reorganization experience from various publicly traded companies. Most recently, Ms. Yu served as Director of Finance for Caladrius Bioscience, where she played an essential role in all aspects of the Company?s accounting, reporting, and financing functions.

Previously, she held senior finance, accounting, and management roles at global companies, including Unilever and Exxon Mobil. Ms. Yu is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Chartered Global Management Accountant, Six-Sigma black-belt certified, and has an MBA from Webster University.