AppTech Payments Corp. a Fintech company powering commerce experiences, announced today that Howard Fish has joined the team as the Director of Sales and Business Development. Howard joins AppTech from i3 Verticals where he served as the Director of Integrated Payments.

Howard brings over 30+ years of financial services, banking and integrated payments sales, leadership and management success to the company. He will be charged to build out and lead the structure of AppTech’s platform sales organization and global business development efforts in both mature and emerging markets.

“The pace at which Fintech is advancing is incredible and AppTech is poised to take a market leadership role in developing the next generation of integrated and seamless commerce experiences,” said Mr. Fish. “It thrills me to be able to join such an innovative company to shape the Sales and Business Development strategy and drive success.”

While at i3 Verticals, Mr. Fish developed and built out new integrated payment vertical markets in Education, Non-Profit, Healthcare, and the Public Sector. His deep experience in selling integrated solutions with a focus on online payments, card present payments, ACH and recurring payments, service fee technology, text to pay, mobile, and reporting make him an excellent fit to drive the AppTech market development efforts. Prior to i3 Verticals, Howard held various sales and sales management roles with the likes of Shift4, WorldPay, Moneris, First Data Corporation, and Well Fargo Bank.

Chad Nelley, COO of AppTech Payments Corp., commented, “Howard’s leadership talent, deep understanding of the Fintech space, combined with his extensive background and experience in selling financial technology solutions make him a great fit for AppTech’s anticipated business development growth over the coming years! We are excited to welcome Howard and have him lead such a critical area of our business.”