About
Today, most of our transactions are digital and are taxed by international companies that take a fee at each transaction. With 25,000 shops, we are collectively spending more than €5M/month to fund the banking industry.
Today, we have the open source technology to create secure payment networks at a fraction of the cost.
Brussels PAY is a citizen initiative that makes use of the latest available technology of web3 to create an alternative payment system for Brussels.
It is controlled by the citizens for the citizens through a digital cooperative (aka DAO, for Decentralized Autonomous Organization).
Every participant in the system can vote on proposals to allocate the funds collected.
A new transparent and participative democracy in the making!
Team
Jonas, Kevin, Leen, Xavier, you?
It’s gonna take more than a village, but a city to pull this off. So join us and contribute! You’ll find us at the Commons Hub Brussels (in front of central station). Come say hi 👋
We are also surrounded by a team of advisors that each bring a different piece of the puzzle:
Our initiative takes its inspiration from those books and movies: