# Roadmap

The Terminus roadmap is structured around three phases: validating product-market fit, scaling the ecosystem across Southeast Asia, and evolving into a more open payment network with stronger governance and infrastructure reach.

## 2026: Product Validation and Market Density

The primary objective of 2026 is to deepen proof in live markets and strengthen the repeatability of the payment model.

Key priorities:

* strengthen operations in Thailand and Vietnam,
* increase daily transaction activity and user retention,
* expand merchant-side coverage in high-frequency scenarios,
* improve routing, reconciliation, and risk systems,
* and prepare the launch framework for `TMNS`.

This is the year in which Terminus moves from validation to density.

Expected milestone direction:

* clearer transaction growth benchmarks,
* stronger repeat usage behavior,
* more merchant category depth,
* and a market-ready framework for `TMNS` activation.

## 2027: Regional Expansion and Ecosystem Scaling

The objective of 2027 is to turn validated product logic into regional growth.

Key priorities:

* enter additional Southeast Asian markets,
* add more partner channels and ecosystem integrations,
* activate `TMNS` as a live growth coordination layer,
* expand the role of the Terminus Payment Association,
* and increase network-level distribution through partner ecosystems.

This is the year in which Terminus begins to look less like a country-by-country product and more like an expanding regional network.

Expected milestone direction:

* first wave of multi-market operating confidence,
* stronger partner-led distribution,
* live token-powered incentive programs,
* and a visible ecosystem footprint beyond the initial launch markets.

## 2028: Open Network and Protocol Evolution

The objective of 2028 is to deepen the infrastructure nature of the network and open the path toward broader ecosystem participation.

Key priorities:

* introduce more open infrastructure interfaces,
* expand governance participation,
* increase network composability for external partners,
* strengthen regional treasury and ecosystem programs,
* and explore strategic protocol evolution opportunities, including future `x402`-aligned directions where relevant.

This is the phase in which Terminus begins to resemble a shared payment layer rather than a single product surface.

Expected milestone direction:

* a more open infrastructure posture,
* broader ecosystem participation in governance,
* stronger treasury-backed ecosystem programs,
* and a clearer transition from product network to regional payment layer.

## Milestone Table

| Year | Strategic Theme        | Primary Outcome                                          |
| ---- | ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| 2026 | Validation and density | prove repeatable payment behavior in live markets        |
| 2027 | regional scaling       | expand markets, partners, and tokenized growth loops     |
| 2028 | open network evolution | deepen infrastructure reach and governance participation |

```mermaid
timeline
    title Terminus Roadmap
    2026 : Validate Thailand and Vietnam
         : Increase daily transaction density
         : Improve settlement and risk systems
         : Prepare TMNS launch framework
    2027 : Expand across additional SEA markets
         : Scale ecosystem integrations
         : Activate TMNS incentives
         : Grow the Payment Association
    2028 : Open network interfaces
         : Expand governance participation
         : Strengthen ecosystem treasury programs
         : Explore protocol-layer evolution
```

The roadmap is not merely a set of dates. It is a sequence in which product execution, network growth, token coordination, and governance evolution reinforce one another.
