- From: W3C Community Development Team <team-community-process@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 17:42:06 +0000
- To: public-interledger@w3.org
Twenty five years ago the Web changed how we share information. Today anyone with Internet access can access trillions of documents instantly and for free. But the same has not happened for payments. It is still cheaper and faster in many cases to send a bundle of cash via Fedex than to send an international wire. In order to change that, it's important to learn from the experience of the Web. What made the Web - and the Internet for that matter - so powerful, was the fact that it allowed systems to offer interoperability while placing minimal requirements on them. Interoperability enabled competition because even smaller providers could reach a global audience. And the technical minimalism of the Web platform resulted in tremendous diversity. Can we do the same for payments? ---------- This post sent on Interledger Payments Community Group 'A Web of Ledgers' https://www.w3.org/community/interledger/2015/10/09/a-web-of-ledgers/ Learn more about the Interledger Payments Community Group: https://www.w3.org/community/interledger
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