Summary
- The Open Network (TON) Foundation announced the appointment of a former Visa executive as the global Vice President of Payments.
- Nikola Plecas will lead the management of partnerships with Telegram-based applications and the establishment of compliance strategies.
- Plecas conveyed plans to concretize the payment vision to facilitate easier conversion between virtual assets and fiat currencies.
The Open Network (TON) Foundation has appointed a former Visa executive as the global Vice President of Payments.
According to The Block on the 28th (local time), the TON Foundation announced that "former Visa executive Nikola Plecas has been hired as Vice President of Payments." He will lead the management of partnerships with Telegram-based applications and the establishment of the foundation's compliance strategy.
Plecas stated, "In the early stages of my tenure, I will focus on concretizing the payment vision for the TON ecosystem," and added, "I will make it easier for users to convert between fiat currencies and virtual assets (cryptocurrencies) within the ecosystem."
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