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Payment processors have too much power, because they managed to wedge themselves into such a fundamental part of the economy. We need alternatives, but crypto isn't really a good answer. What other options do we have?
GNU Taler: Home
GNU Tailer, it attempts to create a privacy friendly way to purchase with the requirement to make sellers privacy unfriendly to combat whitewashing.
Did I mention it’s not a cryptocurrency?
The Swiss National bank is the only public bank taking a look (nothing concrete).
Contact your bank that this needs to be a thing
I can't tell from the site, but is that something that requires broad support, like switching to a cryptocurrency? Or will it work just fine if only a few banks start using it?
As soon as banks facilitate it you’re good
So, I should go ask my bank to support it, or how does this work?
I'm not entirely sure how Taler works after skimming the webpage to no honest...
Let your banks R&D team figure that one out, just let them know that you’d appreciate if they take part in GNU Taler.