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RNS Number : 7501D  Tap Global Group PLC  17 October 2025

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17 October 2025

 

Tap Global Group plc

("Tap Group" or the "Company")

 

Appointment of Non-Executive Chair

 

Experienced financial technology and blockchain executive joins the Board

 

Tap Global Group plc (AIM: TAP), an innovative digital finance hub that brings
money payments and crypto settlement services together in a single
user-friendly app, is pleased to announce the appointment of Manuel De Luque
Muntaner as Non-Executive Chair of the Board with immediate effect. Manuel
replaces Peter Wall who, as announced on 22 July 2025, has now resigned as a
director of the Company to pursue a full-time position within the Government
of Canada.

 

Manuel has over 30 years' experience across investment management, banking,
and digital assets, including with Citi, Lloyds Bank, and Credit Suisse. He
has a track record of building regulated investment structures, scaling funds,
and guiding investors through complex markets. As Founder & CEO of Block
Asset Management, he launched the world's first Blockchain & Digital
Assets Fund of Funds (2017), pioneering institutional access to crypto. Under
his leadership, the firm has structured multi-jurisdictional funds,
established tier-one custody and compliance frameworks, and built diversified
portfolios across leading blockchain managers.

 

Manuel's career spans traditional finance and emerging technologies from
private banking and asset allocation to digital asset fund design and
institutional onboarding. This dual perspective enables him to bridge
governance, compliance, and innovation. He regularly contributes as a board
member, advisor, and speaker, helping firms, family offices, and institutions
evaluate blockchain opportunities, manage risk, and align with evolving
regulation.

 

Manuel will lead the Board in providing strategic oversight as the business
scales, ensuring robust governance frameworks and compliance standards are
maintained across the Company's multi-jurisdictional operations. He will
support management in evaluating growth opportunities, drawing on his
extensive experience in both traditional finance and digital assets, and his
unique perspective as an active blockchain fund manager with visibility into
emerging industry trends and innovations. Manuel will facilitate introductions
and relationships that support the Company's strategic objectives and help
elevate Tap Group's profile among institutional investors, family offices, and
the broader financial services community.

Further information on Manuel in accordance with Rule 17, Schedule two,
paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules is set out below.

 

Arsen Torosian, CEO of Tap Group, commented:

 

"We are pleased to welcome Manuel as Non-Executive Chair. I have known Manuel
since Tap Group's early days, and he has followed the Company's development
closely throughout our journey. His longstanding familiarity with our business
model, strategy, and operational progress made him the natural choice to lead
our Board at this important stage. Manuel's extensive expertise in both
traditional finance and digital assets, combined with his deep understanding
of Tap Group's business, will be invaluable as we execute on our growth
strategy. I look forward to working with him as we continue to scale the
business and deliver value for our customers and shareholders."

 

Manuel De Luque Muntaner, Non-Executive Chair of Tap Group, commented:

"I have followed Tap Group's development since its early stages and have been
impressed by the business model and the execution delivered by management.
This conviction in the Company's potential led me to establish a position in
Tap Group shares, demonstrating my alignment with shareholders and
stakeholders. Having observed the progress the team has made in building a
regulated, customer-focused platform that bridges traditional finance and
digital assets, I am confident in the significant opportunities ahead and I
look forward to supporting the Board and management as we as we work together
to deliver on Tap Group's strategic objectives and realise the Company's full
potential."

 

Regulatory disclosures (in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule two paragraph
(g) of the AIM Rules)

 

Save for the information set out below, there are no further disclosures to be
made in accordance with Rule 17, Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules
in respect of the appointments of the directors.

 

Manuel Ernesto De Luque Muntaner (aged 55) holds or has held the following
directorships or partnership in the past 5 years:

 

 Current Directorships / Partnerships           Former Directorships / Partnerships within last 5 years
 Bam Digital Assets Sicav Plc                   Wealthics Global Partners Ltd
 Blockchain Innovation Group Ltd                Hollr Technologies Ltd
 Big Management Ltd                             Hollr Ltd
 Block Asset Management Sarl                    Fintech Consulting Ltd
 M&M Ventures Ltd
 Roma Corporation
 Oxford Institutional Investment Advisors Corp

 

Manuel holds 475,000 ordinary shares in the Company.

 

Enquiries:

 

 Tap Global Group plc

 Arsen Torosian, Chief Executive Officer                  via Vigo Consulting
 SPARK Advisory Partners Limited (AIM Nominated Adviser)  +44 (0)20 3368 3555

 Andrew Emmott

 Angus Campbell
 Tennyson Securities (Broker)                             +44 (0)20 7186 9030

 Peter Krens

 Alan Howard
 Vigo Consulting (Investor Relations)                     +44 (0)20 7390 0230

 Ben Simons                                               tapglobal@vigoconsulting.com

 Peter Jacob

Amelia Thorn

 

Investor website:

investor.tap.global (https://investor.tap.global/)

 

About Tap Global Group plc

 

Tap Global Group plc bridges the gap between traditional finance and
blockchain technology. It offers over 390,000 individual and business
customers an innovative and fully integrated fiat payments and cryptocurrency
settlement service including access to several major cryptocurrency exchanges.
Through the Tap app, customers can trade over 50 cryptocurrencies and store
them directly in their customer wallet, while benefiting from proprietary AI
middleware for real-time best-execution and pricing.

 

Tap Group's European business, Tap Global Limited, was the first
cryptocurrency FinTech company to be approved by Mastercard in Europe.
Through the Tap card, European users can convert their cryptocurrencies to
fiat and spend at more than 37 million merchant locations worldwide.

 

Tap Group's operating subsidiaries

 

Tap Global Limited serves the European customer base and is registered in
Gibraltar and licensed and regulated by the Gibraltar Financial Services
Commission under the DLT with licence No. 25532.

 

Tap's Bulgarian subsidiary has been granted a VASP registration by the
National Revenue Agency of Bulgaria in order to qualify for the EU MiCA
regulations grandfathering provisions.

 

Tap Americas LLC serves the US customer base and is a limited liability
company organised under the laws of the state of Florida. Cryptocurrency
services are provided by Zero Hash, a Chicago-based B2B2C crypto
infrastructure platform.

 

Follow us on social media:

 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tapglobal/
(https://www.linkedin.com/company/tapglobal/)

X: https://x.com/TapGlobalPlc (https://x.com/TapGlobalPlc)

 

 

 

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