• I’m not sure that’s Taler’s goal really. Ultimately if you don’t want to use Visa or MasterCard you already can, through instant SCT for example. IIRC that is mandatory to be supported by all banks soon. This does require a SWIFT connection, but I don’t think getting an alternative for that is on the cards anytime soon.

    Taler is still a cool project though, and I’m interested to see where it goes next. IIRC it’s main advantage is privacy, though I wonder how certain KYC/money-laundering checks are supposed to happen.