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1 {% extends "common/news.j2" %} 2 {% block body_content %} 3 <h1>2025-10: GNU Taler v1.1 released</h1> 4 <p> 5 We are happy to announce the release of GNU Taler v1.1. 6 </p> 7 <p> 8 This release focuses on making it easier to setup and configure merchant 9 backends, specifically enabling self-provisioning. At <a 10 href="https://my.taler-ops.ch/">my.taler-ops.ch</a> merchants accepting 11 payments via of <a href="https://taler-ops.ch/">Taler Operations AG</a> 12 can now configure their own merchant backend without having to operate 13 their own server. 14 <br> 15 We encourage business owners and developers in Switzerland to set to work on 16 accepting GNU Taler. We have updated our <a 17 href="https://tutorials.taler.net/">tutorials</a>, with new video 18 tutorials available with audio and subtitles in 19 Czech, English, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, 20 Spanish, and Slovak! We 21 encourage you to use the <a href="https://ich.taler.net/">Integrator Community 22 Hub</a> to receive community support. 23 </p> 24 <h4>About GNU Taler</h4> 25 <p> 26 GNU Taler is a Free Software payment system that preserves the privacy of 27 payers while ensuring that income is visible to authorities. Regulated 28 payment service providers use the Taler protocol to issue digital cash 29 denominated in a fiat currency. The digital cash tokens are stored in 30 electronic <a href="https://wallet.taler.net/">wallets</a> under the full 31 control of its respective owner. The payment service provider has an escrow 32 bank account holding the equivalent of all digital cash in circulation. 33 <br> 34 Merchants redeeming digital cash receive aggregate transactions over the 35 respective amount into their regular bank account. Digital cash transactions 36 happen basically instantly, and must be performed online to prevent 37 double-spending. 38 <br> 39 Support exists for <a 40 href="https://www.taler.net/papers/suerf2023en.pdf">offline 41 points-of-sales</a> to accept transactions where only the customer is 42 online. GNU Taler is <a href="">scalable</a> and technologically suitable for 43 regional currencies (such as <a href="https://netzbon.ch/">eNetzbon</a>), 44 commercial deployments (such as <a href="https://taler-ops.ch/">Taler 45 Operations AG</a>) or <a 46 href="https://www.snb.ch/en/mmr/papers/id/working_paper_2021_03">central bank 47 digital currencies (CBDC)</a>. 48 </p> 49 <h4>Changes in GNU Taler v1.1</h4> 50 <p> 51 For GNU Taler v1.1 we addressed over 300 individual issues. Our bug tracker 52 has <a href="https://bugs.gnunet.org/changelog_page.php?version_id=445">two</a> 53 <a href="https://bugs.gnunet.org/changelog_page.php?version_id=447">lists</a>. 54 Notable changes include: 55 </p> 56 <ul> 57 <li>NEW: Self-provisioning option for the merchant backend</li> 58 <li>NEW: Extended contract terms format (v1) with support for multiple choices, inputs and outputs</li> 59 <li>NEW: Experimental support for token inputs that allow subscriptions and discounts.</li> 60 <li>NEW: 2-FA support, including for password-reset, for the merchant backend</li> 61 <li>NEW: 2-FA support for libeufin-bank accounts (in regional currency deployments)</li> 62 <li>NEW: Access tokens and SPA-based access token management in the merchant backend</li> 63 <li>NEW: Fee classes for cashout operations (in regional currency deployments)</li> 64 <li>NEW: Support unlocking wallet using device lock screens (iOS, Android) </li> 65 <li>NEW: Debian packages available for trixie</li> 66 <li>Various minor bugfixes, user experience and documentation improvements</li> 67 </ul> 68 <p> 69 Our work is co-funded by the European Commission and the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and 70 Innovation (SERI) as part of the <a href="https://ngi.taler.net/">NGI TALER</a> project. 71 </p> 72 73 <h4>Download links</h4> 74 <p> 75 The wallets have their own download site <a 76 href="https://wallet.taler.net/">here</a>. The exchange, merchant backend, 77 sync and bank components are distributed via the GNU FTP mirrors. 78 </p> 79 <ul> 80 <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-exchange-1.1.4.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-exchange-1.1.4.tar.gz</a></li> 81 <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-exchange-1.1.4.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-exchange-1.1.4.tar.gz.sig</a></li> 82 <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-merchant-1.1.6.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-merchant-1.1.6.tar.gz</a></li> 83 <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-merchant-1.1.6.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-merchant-1.1.6.tar.gz.sig</a></li> 84 <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-wallet-v1.1.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-wallet-1.1.0.tar.gz</a></li> 85 <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-wallet-v1.1.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-wallet-1.1.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li> 86 <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/libeufin-1.1.1.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/libeufin-1.1.1.tar.gz</a></li> 87 <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/libeufin-1.1.1.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/libeufin-1.1.1.tar.gz.sig</a></li> 88 <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/sync-1.1.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/sync-1.1.0.tar.gz</a></li> 89 <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/sync-1.1.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/sync-1.1.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li> 90 <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-mdb-1.1.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-mdb-1.1.0.tar.gz</a></li> 91 <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-mdb-1.1.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-mdb-1.1.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li> 92 <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-twister-1.1.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-twister-1.1.0.tar.gz</a></li> 93 <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-twister-1.1.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-twister-1.1.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li> 94 <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/challenger-1.1.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/challenger-1.1.0.tar.gz</a></li> 95 <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/challenger-1.1.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/challenger-1.1.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li> 96 </ul> 97 <p> 98 You must first install <a href="https://gnunet.org/">GNUnet v0.25.2</a> or the current Git master to compile GNU Taler 1.1 from source. 99 </p> 100 {% endblock body_content %}