commit 8f4637162ee51b1910eddeec0b4ba55d8526bb8d
parent ca526b724b453b934738b7ae6896ee4f0372636f
Author: Özgür Kesim <oec@codeblau.de>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:13:32 +0200
[taler operations ag] announcement tuning
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diff --git a/template/news/2026-13.html.j2 b/template/news/2026-13.html.j2
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Today we can share that <b>Taler Operations AG</b> is being founded in Bochum.
The new German company is going to operate Taler in Euro,
enabling payments with Taler first in Germany, then in the Euro-zone.
The next steps towards that goal is to apply to BaFin,
-to BaFin, Germany's financial supervisory authority,
+Germany's financial supervisory authority,
for a license as an e-money issuer.
</p>
<p>
@@ -29,19 +29,19 @@ Any institution that issues electronic money (EMI) for Euros must be a bank or a
</p>
<p>
In the original plan of the NGI TALER project,
-the Bochum based GLS Bank took on the the role of the e-money issuer for Taler,
+the Bochum based GLS Bank took on the role of the e-money issuer for Taler,
and worked towards the deployment of the Taler payment system in Germany
with support from the other members from the NGI TALER consortium.
-However, in January 2026 GLS made the decision to no pursue this role further,
+However, in January 2026 GLS made the decision to not pursue this role further,
for reasons unrelated to Taler as presented in their statement (<a href="https://www.gls.de/taler">gls.de/taler</a>).
Since then, GLS and the other members of the NGI TALER consortium worked out the best way forward
to achieve the project's goal to make Taler available in the Euro-zone.
</p>
<p>
The outcome is the announcement today.
-The new componay <b>Taler Operations AG</b> will be set up
+The new company <b>Taler Operations AG</b> will be set up
to apply for an e-money licence and take over the role
-orinally intended for GLS (who will remain a consortium member in a supporting role).
+originally intended for GLS (who will remain a consortium member in a supporting role).
</p>
<p>
We regret that the original plan did not work out.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ compliance framework and IT is hard, and banks have to set priorities.
We are grateful to GLS for its work in the project and for staying involved.
And we also think the new arrangement has a real advantage:
the institution operating Taler in Euro will be focused entirely on Taler,
-instead of fitting it into a larger bank’s product portfolio.
+instead of fitting it into a larger bank’s product portfolio and process constraints.
</p>
<h2>What Taler Operations AG will do</h2>
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ instead of fitting it into a larger bank’s product portfolio.
</dd>
<dt>Reach:</dt>
<dd>After establishing legal operations in Germany,
- Taler Operations AG aims to provide services across the whole Euro area,
- utilizing the passporting mechanism of the EU single-market.
+ Taler will become usable across the single market,
+ even if Taler Operations AG will initially only promote it in Germany.
</dd>
<dt>Timing:</dt>
<dd>Operations can only begin once BaFin has granted the authorisation.
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ development, security reviews, integrations from the <a href="https://nlnet.nl/t
and the <a href="https://taler-ops.ch/en/">Swiss deployment</a> all go on as before.
The change concerns who will operate the Taler payment system in Euro in Germany,
but not the direction of the project.
-We will report on the progress of the license application.
+We will report on the progress of the e-money license application.
</p>
<p>
If you want to help,
