News from the MAPS Coin Development team on February 9, 2021
We’ve been guiding people for years. Maps.me is a trusted companion for 140 million users and has established itself as one of the world’s most popular offline mapping services.
Our platform is now opening new horizons for our users’ financial needs by providing them more choices and better value. We’re connecting mobile people with mobile financial services — through the power of decentralized finance.
DeFi is an evolving space. Its scalability comes with composability — the ability to integrate existing building blocks into our own ecosystem to generate value. Certain parts of our roadmap we will build from such “money lego” blocks once they are available and ready for integration.
Embed telecom data services through eSIM provisioning (2bn devices to support eSIM in the next 5 years)
Build on wallet functionality
Maps.me wallet as integrated payment method for travel-related services
Enter into cash-back or similar agreements with merchant aggregators to provide even better rewards for Maps.me wallet users
Enhance MAPS utility program
In-app staking rewards for users:
E.g. yield, high cashbacks, and better incentives
Phase five: upcoming
Strengthen core Maps.me functionality
Further navigation improvements
Introduce Maps.me for Business
Claim your business
Promotional benefits could include:
Highlight locations on the map to users
Better position in user searches
Special offers
Build further on wallet functionality
Expand asset selection users can buy / hold in the wallet
Introduce additional DeFi financial services
May include:*
Structured products
DeFi asset trading
Asset management
And much more.
Subject to availability of partner services on Solana and Serum at the time and other key factors, including and not limited to any regulatory requirements.
Throughout these phases, we intend to build out and implement incentivization and governance programs to ensure a seamless and enjoyable experience throughout all of our upcoming integrated services. Examples of governance may include a simple voting mechanism as described in our whitepaper. Such design choices should ultimately be driven by what makes practical sense.
The integrity of your travel and financial experiences means everything to us. Items in our agenda may be subject to change without notice according to multiple factors, including proven demand, user feedback, and regulatory requirements.