ALGERIATECH Editorial
Digital Economy
Baridi Pay at the Hanut: How Algeria’s Informal Micro-Merchants Are Going Cashless
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s informal micro-merchant sector is entering a first wave of digital payment adoption via Baridi Pay QR...
Digital Economy
Loop Files Algeria’s First PSP Agrément Application: What It Means for Fintech Founders
⚡ Key Takeaways Loop, a payments startup, has filed the first application for a payment-service-provider (PSP) agrément under Instruction 06-2025...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Algeria FTTH at 3 Million: The Enterprise Cloud Inflection Point
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria crossed 3 million FTTH subscribers in April 2026, with Algerie Telecom upgrading the baseline tier to...
Policy & Regulation
EU AI Act Omnibus: Algeria SaaS Exporters Get 16 More Months to Crack the EU Market
⚡ Key Takeaways The May 7, 2026 EU AI Act Omnibus political agreement pushes the high-risk AI compliance deadline from...
Startups
Digital Africa’s €50M Seed Fund: How Algerian Startups Can Access French Development Capital
⚡ Key Takeaways Digital Africa launched a €50M seed fund (DASF) on May 12, 2026 targeting 30 startups across 20...
Cybersecurity & Risk
BEC 3.0 in Algeria: Defending Banks and Enterprises Against AI Voice Cloning Fraud
⚡ Key Takeaways BEC 3.0 combines AI voice cloning with deepfake video to impersonate executives in real time. Algerian banks...
Cybersecurity & Risk
CERT-ALG’s SME Outreach: Building Cyber Awareness After Decree 26-07
⚡ Key Takeaways CERT-ALG blocked 70 million attacks in 2024 and publishes free threat bulletins, incident response guides, and awareness...
Startups
Algeria’s Startup Fund: 100+ Investments and the Case for a Second, Larger Vehicle
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s Startup Fund (ASF) has backed 100+ startups across 22 provinces and produced its first exit via...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Algeria NGSO Satellite Licenses: Rural Cloud Access Gets a New Route
⚡ Key Takeaways ARPCE’s call for bids on two NGSO satellite operator licenses marks the first formal opening of Algeria’s...
AI & Automation
Apple Opens iOS 27 AI to Anthropic and Google: What Algerian Developers Should Know
⚡ Key Takeaways Apple’s iOS 27, to be announced at WWDC June 8, 2026, introduces an Extensions API that opens...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Africa Data Localization Wave: How 40 Laws Are Forcing Hyperscaler Investment
⚡ Key Takeaways More than 40 African countries now enforce data residency requirements for financial, health, and government data, crossing...
