features.html.j2 (6859B)
1 {% extends "common/base.j2" %} 2 {% block subtitle %}{{ _("Features")}}{% endblock subtitle %} 3 {% block body_content %} 4 <main id="maincontent"> 5 <div class="container"> 6 <div class="row"> 7 <div class="col"> 8 <h1>{{ _("GNU Taler: Features")}}</h1> 9 </div> 10 </div> 11 <div class="row"> 12 <div class="col-lg-6"> 13 <p> 14 {% trans %} 15 GNU Taler is a <span class="tlr">privacy-preserving</span> 16 payment system. Customers can stay anonymous, but 17 merchants can not hide their income through payments with GNU Taler. 18 This helps to 19 <span class="tlr">avoid tax evasion and money laundering</span>. 20 {% endtrans %} 21 </p> 22 23 <p> 24 {% trans %} 25 The primary use case of GNU Taler is 26 <span class="tlr">payments</span>; it is 27 <span class="tlr">not meant as a store</span> 28 of value. Payments are always backed by an existing currency. 29 {% endtrans %} 30 </p> 31 32 <p> 33 {% trans %} 34 Payments are made after 35 <span class="tlr">exchanging existing money</span> 36 into <em>electronic money</em> with the help of 37 an Exchange service, that is, a payment service provider for Taler. 38 {% endtrans %} 39 </p> 40 41 <p> 42 {% trans %} 43 When making a payment, customers only need a loaded wallet. 44 A merchant can accept payments 45 <span class="tlr">without making their customers register</span> 46 on the merchant's Website. 47 {% endtrans %} 48 </p> 49 50 <p> 51 {% trans %} 52 GNU Taler is 53 <span class="tlr">immune against many types of fraud</span>, 54 such as phishing of credit card information or 55 chargeback fraud. In case of loss or theft, only the limited amount 56 of money left in the wallet might be gone. 57 {% endtrans %} 58 </p> 59 </div> 60 <div class="col-lg-6"> 61 <img class="img-fluid" src="{{ url_static('images/TalerDiagram.svg') }}" width="600px"> 62 </div> 63 </div> 64 </div> 65 66 <div class="container-fluid"> 67 <div class="container" style="border: 5px dotted black"> 68 <div class="row"> 69 <div class="col-lg-6"> 70 <h2>{{ _("Paying with Taler") }}</h2> 71 <p> 72 {% trans %} 73 To pay with Taler, customers install an electronic wallet 74 on their device. Before the first payment, the desired currency 75 must be added to the wallet's balance 76 by some other means of payment. 77 {% endtrans %} 78 </p> 79 <p> 80 {% trans %} 81 Once the wallet is loaded, payments on websites take only one click, 82 are never falsely rejected by fraud detection and do not pose any risk 83 of phishing or identity theft. 84 {% endtrans %} 85 </p> 86 <p> 87 <a href="https://demo.taler.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> 88 {% trans %} 89 Try it yourself with the interactive demo! 90 {% endtrans %} 91 </a> 92 </p> 93 </div> 94 <div class="col-lg-6"> 95 <h2>{{ _("Receiving payments with Taler") }}</h2> 96 <p> 97 {% trans %} 98 To receive Taler payments, a merchant needs a bank account 99 in the desired currency. We provide supporting software 100 in various programming languages to make the integration painless. 101 The merchant's backend for Taler transaction processing can run 102 on the merchant's premises or be hosted by a third party. 103 {% endtrans %} 104 </p> 105 <p> 106 {% trans %} 107 Merchant integration is simple, and customers can pay for products 108 without even having to register an account. 109 {% endtrans %} 110 </p> 111 <p> 112 <a href="https://tutorials.taler.net/dev/guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> 113 {% trans %} 114 See how merchant integration works in our developer documentation! 115 {% endtrans %} 116 </a> 117 </p> 118 </div> 119 </div> 120 </div> 121 </div> 122 123 <div class="container"> 124 125 <div class="row adorn_h3_bracket"> 126 127 <div class="col-lg-4"> 128 <h3>{{ _("Practical") }}</h3> 129 130 <p> 131 {% trans %} 132 Taler is easy to integrate with existing Web 133 applications. Payments are cryptographically 134 secured and are confirmed within milliseconds with 135 extremely low transaction costs. 136 {% endtrans %} 137 </p> 138 139 </div> 140 <div class="col-lg-4"> 141 <h3>{{ _("Stable") }}</h3> 142 143 <p> 144 {% trans %} 145 Taler does not introduce a new currency. Taler 146 uses a digital wallet storing coins and payment service 147 providers with settlement accounts in existing currencies. 148 Thus, Taler's cryptographic coins correspond to existing 149 currencies, such as US Dollars, Euros or even Bitcoins. 150 {% endtrans %} 151 </p> 152 153 </div> 154 <div class="col-lg-4"> 155 <h3>{{ _("Secure") }}</h3> 156 157 <p> 158 {% trans %} 159 By design Taler does not suffer from many classes 160 of security problems such as phishing or counterfeit. 161 Thanks to its security features, Taler never rejects a legitimate 162 customer due to a fraud-detection false positive. 163 {% endtrans %} 164 </p> 165 166 </div> 167 </div> 168 <div class="row adorn_h3_bracket"> 169 <div class="col-lg-4"> 170 <h3>{{ _("Taxable") }}</h3> 171 172 <p> 173 {% trans %} 174 When using Taler, merchant's revenue is transparent for tax 175 collection authorities. Unlike cash and most digital currencies, 176 Taler helps prevent black markets. Taler is not suitable for 177 illegal activities. 178 {% endtrans %} 179 </p> 180 181 </div> 182 <div class="col-lg-4"> 183 <h3>{{ _("Private") }}</h3> 184 <p> 185 {% trans %} 186 When you pay with Taler, your identity does not 187 have to be revealed. Just like 188 payments in cash, nobody else can track how you 189 spent your electronic money. However, you obtain a 190 legally valid proof of payment. 191 {% endtrans %} 192 </p> 193 194 </div> 195 <div class="col-lg-4"> 196 <h3>{{ _("Libre") }}</h3> 197 198 <p> 199 {% trans %} 200 Taler provides protocols and reference implementations that, 201 in principle, enable anyone to run their own payment infrastructure, 202 whether they are individuals, organizations, or entire countries. 203 Since the reference implementation is a 204 {% endtrans %} 205 <a href="https://www.gnu.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GNU</a> 206 {% trans %} 207 package, it will always remain free software. 208 {% endtrans %} 209 </p> 210 </div> 211 </div> 212 </div> 213 214 {% endblock body_content %}