AppTech Corp., a fintech company powering commerce experiences, today announced that Ben Jenkins has joined the Executive Management Team as Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Jenkins joins us from Innovations Realized where he most recently played an integral role in orchestrating the digital transformation of AppTech’s fintech platform. As CTO, Mr. Jenkins will be responsible for overseeing the ongoing strategy, development, and market execution of AppTech’s core technology platform & services.

“We are excited to welcome Ben to our team,” said Virgil Llapitan, AppTech President. “His passion for continual learning and disruptive innovation are well reflected in his leadership skills. Ben's proven track record of building scalable solutions at large companies like Blackbaud positions him well to lead our initiatives aimed at increasing value for our customers.”

Ben brings over 20 years of blended experience developing new products, opening new market opportunities, and driving growth through enterprise and start-up technology innovation. Having founded Innovations Realized to lead enterprise businesses in the transformation, centralization and execution of Fintech strategies, Mr. Jenkins has spent the past five years working with clients across several markets and geographies by leveraging his deep industry knowledge and relationships within the payment and banking ecosystems. Through Ben’s corporate roles leading new product introduction, he brings the expertise of launching a payment platform that grew to process billions of dollars annually, communications platforms that process billions of messages and a first to market retail supplier digital asset management system.

Ben Jenkins added, “This is an exciting time to be involved in the fintech sector given emerging digital trends and the blockchain innovation we’re all witnessing. Growing AppTech’s platform to deliver new integrations and solutions to the market, I see tremendous opportunities to help customers navigate and develop seamless experiences. The organization is poised to become a leader in financial technology innovation and I’m extremely excited to be a part of this growth.” 

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