Company: APCXW
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001683168-25-002670
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Company: AppTech Payments Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: DEF 14A
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 of Certain Beneficial Owners Table                                                                            |   29 |
| Security Ownership of Directors and Named Executive Officers Table                                                               |   30 |
| Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance                                                                          |   30 |
| PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE                                                                                                           |   31 |
| CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSONS TRANSACTIONS                                                                           |   34 |
| EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION                                                                                                           |   35 |
| 2024 Summary Compensation Table                                                                                                  |   35 |
| Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2024                                                                                |   36 |
| QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING                                                                                   |   38 |
| OTHER MATTERS                                                                                                                    |   45 |
| CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS AND ASSISTANCE WITH VOTING                                                                                 |   45 |
| APPENDIX A: APPTECH 2025 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN                                                                                   |   46 |

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<div align='center'>AppTech Payments Corp.

5876 Owens Ave

Suite 100

Carlsbad, California 92008

(760) 707-5959

PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE

2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

INTRODUCTION</div>

2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

This Proxy Statement and
associated proxy card are furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies to be voted at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(the “Annual Meeting”) of AppTech Payments Corp. (sometimes referred to as “we,” “us,” the “Company”
or “AppTech”), which will be held on May 28, 2025, at 10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time virtually via the Internet at https://agm.issuerdirect.com/apcx.

By visiting this website,
you may attend the Annual Meeting virtually online and submit your questions to management before the Annual Meeting by visiting our proxy
materials website, and you may vote your shares electronically at https://www.iproxydirect.com/apcx.

Notice of Internet Availability

This Proxy Statement and
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “Annual Report”) are available to stockholders at
https://apptechcorp.com/leadership-governance and https://www.iproxydirect.com/apcx. On or about April 17, 2025, we will begin mailing
to our stockholders