The Open Network Foundation (TON Foundation) has appointed former Visa executive Nikola Plecas as its new vice president of payments.
Plecas will be responsible for shaping and executing TON’s payment infrastructure strategy, the company said in a May 28 blog post.
He is tasked with expanding the network’s capabilities, managing financial partnerships, and ensuring compliance across jurisdictions as the foundation scales services for over one billion Telegram users.
“Joining TON Foundation represents an incredible opportunity to shape the future of payments on a truly global scale,” Plecas said.
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Plecas to lead TON’s new payment strategy
Plecas will be leading the push to build a payment architecture that is both globally interoperable and robust enough to handle a rising demand from developers, enterprises, and end-users, per the announcement.
Plecas brings a track record from his time at Visa, where he played