The TON Foundation has appointed former Visa executive Nikola Plecas as vice president of payments to lead its global payment strategy. Plecas will focus on scaling TON’s infrastructure for over 1 billion Telegram users, leveraging his crypto experience at Visa to build interoperable systems and manage compliance and financial partnerships across jurisdictions.
🚨Big move in Web3 payments: TON Blockchain just named @nikola_plecas as VP of Payments!
He’s not just any hire. Nikola helped shape Visa’s global crypto strategy. Now he’s bringing that expertise to TON to scale payments for Telegram’s 1B+ users.
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⚙️… pic.twitter.com/Wsgknwmt9U— TON 💎 (@ton_blockchain) May 28, 2025
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