GNU Taler
A payment system that makes privacy-friendly online transactions fast and easy.
Mentioned by nightm4re I would really love for this thingy to skyrocket.
And yes, I know.... I know.. drop in replacement, usability, acceptance. Is a simple monkey not allowed to dream?
Yeah, I would totally love to see that. It seems too good to be true.
Is this kind of like a decentralized Visa/Mastercard network?
That's nice, but most countries already have their national networks. I think the Digital Euro is probably a better solution, since (I believe) it's in collaboration with the national networks, instead of replacing them.
IDK tho I'm not a specialist or anything, I'm not sure if I misunderstand this Taler thing...
It is basically an open-source prepaid PayPal.
Being prepaid decouples it from given banking networks (just like paypal does).
Ah, I see! Thanks!