Former Visa Executive will Lead Global Payments
The TON Foundation has appointed former Visa executive Nikola Plecas as Vice President of Global Payments Strategy. Previously, Plecas held leadership roles at Visa Crypto, where he was launching new crypto products in Europe and developing the crypto business in the region.
Plecas will lead the development of TON’s global payment infrastructure, including partnerships with Telegram Mini Apps and compliance strategy. He aims to simplify fiat-crypto bridges (on-/off-ramps) and enhance the user experience within the ecosystem.
“TON is increasingly moving into the payments space, and now is the perfect time to focus on this area,” said Plecas. “Our task is to identify where we can bring the most value to TON users and developers.”
He will work closely with TON Foundation’s new CEO, Max Crawn, co-founder and former CFO/COO of the payment platform MoonPay.
"Payments are key to bringing Web3 into everyday life. Nikola has tremendous experience in this field and a clear vision for how to scale infrastructure,” Crawn commented.
Just in the last few months, TON Foundation has assembled an impressive group of leaders:
-CEO: Manuel Stotz, venture investor and former partner at Kingsway Capital
-Head of Growth: Martin Messer, previously at Revolut and other fintech firms
-VP of Payments: Nikola Plecas, former Visa crypto executive
TON is making a serious push toward scalable payment infrastructure. With its growth and integration with Telegram, its leadership being staffed with global-level professionals - TON is bringing Web3 closer to millions of users worldwide.
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