objectives:
  - title: Make GNU Taler legally available to users in the EU via retail banks
    text: "We will make GNU Taler available to the European public as a commercial payment system. 
    This will create the globally first software-based payment solution that offers strict technical 
    privacy assurances for buyers in e-commerce. Additionally, GNU Taler's design offers real-time external 
    auditing of the payment service provider by independent third parties based on cryptographic signatures covering 
    all processes in the entire payment system, thus creating a milestone in accountability."
  - title: Ensure GNU Taler is accepted as a payment solution by European retailers
    text: "We will provide merchants with an open payment standard with lower prices. End-consumers will enjoy improved 
    shopping experience and preservation of personal data. Besides these two benefits, merchants can better protect their 
    market expertise and shield it from potential competitors by avoiding competitor platforms which abuse their knowledge 
    and/or data. We will integrate GNU Taler into the diverse work-flows of a multitude of businesses through open calls' 
    integration and other interested parties."
  - title: Improve the technical maturity of the GNU Taler software
    text: "We will perform security reviews of key components of the GNU Taler system and then ensure that relevant components 
    are available for Windows, MacOS and various GNU/Linux distributions. We will automate packaging for these platforms and port 
    the WebExtension to additional browsers. We will furthermore implement various additional features that were already requested 
    by community members (citizens or retailers). For example, a publisher wants to offer a discount on a subscription to readers 
    that recently purchased individual articles. Part of this objective is to address such requests, including new ideas that are 
    proposed during the project."
  - title: Raise the awareness for the project in the general public
    text: "With GNU Taler, citizens will experience a much higher online shopping convenience, especially for low-valued items like 
    digital goods. To pay with GNU Taler, they will need no registration, no log-in, and no complicated multi-factor authentication 
    over multiple devices — just one simple click for the young and the old. Citizens will also experience improved privacy online. 
    This may especially feel good while supporting (investigative) journalism. Less tracking for advertising, fewer account-based payments, 
    less phishing, less identity theft — all predicated on GNU Taler enabling micro-payments with better privacy — will improve online security. 
    We will explain these advantages to citizens, using various large-scale communication channels in existence."