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{% extends "common/base.j2" %}
{% block body_content %}
<div class="jumbotron">
  <div class="container text-center">
  <h1>{{ _("Advantages for Citizens") }}</h1>
  <!-- p><a class="btn btn-lg btn-success" href="#" role="button">Get started today</a></p -->
  <div class="col-lg-12">
    <p>
      {% trans %}
      Taler largely functions like digital cash.  You
      withdraw money from your bank account into your
      electronic wallet, and can henceforth spend digital
      cash.  The electronic wallet can carry multiple
      currencies.
      {% endtrans %}
    </p>
  </div>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="container adorn_h3_bracket">
  <!-- Example row of columns -->
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-lg-6">
      <h3>{{ _("Secure") }}</h3>

      <p>{{ _("Taler uses modern cryptography, ensuring that there
               is no counterfeit.  Your digital wallet is safer
               than your physical wallet.  At most, you can lose
               its contents because your computer or mobile is
               irreparably damaged or compromised.  Unlike a
               physical wallet, you can make backups to secure
               against data loss.") }}</p>

    </div>
    <div class="col-lg-6">
      <h3>{{ _("Private") }}</h3>

      <p>{{ _("Your transactions are private, neither the payment
               service provider nor merchant needs to learn your
               identity. There is no need to give out credit card
               numbers or other sensitive information. The merchant
               will only be able to do exactly the transaction you
               agreed to.")  }}</p>

    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-lg-6">
      <h3>{{ _("Convenient") }}</h3>

      <p>{{ _("You will be able to withdraw money to replenish the
               digital coins in your wallet using your credit card
               or wire transfers.  Afterwards you can pay with
               one-click using the Taler wallet, which optionally
               keeps your transaction history on your computer.")
               }}</p>

    </div>
    <div class="col-lg-6">
      <h3>{{ _("Stable") }}</h3>

      <p>{{ _("Coins in your digital wallet will be of the same
               denomination as the cash in your physical wallet.
               Taler is not a crypto-currency, so you do not have
               to worry about cryto-currency related value
               fluctuations.  Banking with Taler is subject to the
               usual government protections for financial
               services.") }}</p>

    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="container-fluid c_acronym">
<div class="container">
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-lg-6">
      <h2>{{ _("Wallet Browser Extension") }}</h2>
      <p>
        {% trans %}
        We currently provide a <a href="wallet.html">wallet browser extension</a> for Chromium, Chrome, Firefox, Opera
        and Edge.  Wallets for mobile phones and other platforms will be available in the future.
        {% endtrans %}
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-lg-6">
      <h2>{{ _("Taler Demo") }}</h2>
      <p>
        {% trans %}
        You can see how Taler works in practice by visiting our <a href="https://demo.taler.net">demo page</a>.
        {% endtrans %}
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
</div>


<div class="container">

  <div class="col-lg-6">
    <h2 id="overview">{{ _("The Taler Wallet for customers") }}</h2>

    <p>{{ _("Customers interact with the Taler system using
             the Taler wallet:") }}</p>

    <ul>

        <li>{{ _("To <b>withdraw</b> electronic coins, the customer
                 transfers funds from his bank account to the Taler
                 payment service provider (the exchange).  The wire
                 transfer subject must match a code identifying the
                 customer's wallet. After the wire transfer is
                 complete, the wallet will automatically withdraw the
                 coins from the exchange.") }}</li>

        <li>{{ _("To <b>spend</b> electronic coins, a merchant must
                  cause the wallet to display a proposal for some
                  purchase.  The wallet will ask the customer for
                  one-click confirmation.  Payment is then instant.
                  Transaction histories and digitally signed contracts
                  can be preserved by the wallet.") }}</li>

        <li>{{ _("The customer can use the wallet to <b>review</b> his
                  balance. The wallet can contain different
                  currencies, and may be shared across
                  devices. Customers can make backups of the wallet to
                  secure its contents against hardware failures.")
                  }}</li>

      </ul>
   </div>

   <div class="col-lg-6">
     <img src="{{ url('images/citizen.svg') }}"
          alt="customer perspective"
          style="float: right; margin: 5px 5px 5px 5px;" width="100%">
   </div>

</div>
<!-- /container -->
{% endblock body_content %}