Digital Economy
Digital Economy
Algeria’s 20 Million Payment Cards: Milestone or Mirage?
Algeria crossed 21.9 million interbank cards by end-2025. Edahabia leads 81%, internet payments up 179% — but only 80,000 TPE serve 1M+ merchants.
Digital Economy
Algeria Fintech Strategy 2024-2030: Midpoint Progress Review
Algeria's fintech strategy is halfway done. Cashless target 50%, sandbox live, financial inclusion still 43% — here's the real scorecard.
Digital Economy
Moniepoint Enters Kenya: The Pan-African Unicorn Playbook
Nigerian unicorn Moniepoint acquired 78% of Kenya's Sumac Bank. $294B annualized TPV, $200M raised — here's the pan-African SME banking playbook.
Digital Economy
African Fintech Funding: The $187M Q1 2026 Rebound
African fintechs raised $187M across 21 deals in Q1 2026 — deal value up ~400% QoQ. Egypt leads, SMEs win, and the winter is officially over.
Digital Economy
Visa Direct Stablecoins: The $1.7T B2B Payments Flip
Visa Direct's stablecoin pilot hits limited availability April 2026. BVNK powers the rails, $4.5B annualized run rate — here's why it rewrites B2B.
Digital Economy
Gifty’s Super-Wallet Bet: One App for Bills, Top-Ups and Algerian E-Commerce
⚡ Key Takeaways Gifty, the Algiers-based fintech founded in 2023, is consolidating into a super-wallet that bundles bill payments, mobile...
Digital Economy
UbexPay’s Multi-Bank API: Algeria’s First Unified E-Wallet Stack for Developers
⚡ Key Takeaways UbexPay positions its platform as Algeria's first multi-bank API e-wallet, connecting multiple Algerian banks and payment methods...
Digital Economy
SofizPay at 10,000 Merchants: Dahabia and CIB Acceptance Reaches Scale in Algeria
⚡ Key Takeaways SofizPay, an Algerian-built payment gateway, has crossed 10,000 merchants accepting Dahabia and CIB cards online, with added...
Digital Economy
Convera and Ripple’s Stablecoin Sandwich: A $190B Cross-Border Treasury Bet
⚡ Key Takeaways On March 31, 2026, Convera — which processes roughly $190 billion in annual transaction volume across 200...
Digital Economy
Visa’s Africa Fintech Accelerator Hits 104 Startups: Inside a $1.4B Milestone
⚡ Key Takeaways Visa's Africa Fintech Accelerator announced in April 2026 that it has now supported 104 startups across five...
Digital Economy
Embedded B2B Finance Hits $4.1T: The SMB Lending Wave Reshaping Fintech in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Embedded B2B finance is projected to reach roughly $4.1 trillion in 2026 and quadruple to about $15.6...
