TON Foundation hires former Visa crypto business executive as Vice President of Payments

The TON Foundation has appointed former Visa crypto business executive Nikola Plecas as Vice President of Payments. Plecas will be responsible for formulating TON's global payment strategy, managing application partnerships based on TON and Telegram, and the foundation's compliance strategy. He previously held several crypto-related positions at Visa, including Head of Crypto Business for Europe and Senior Director of New Product Commercialization at Visa Crypto.