Digital Economy
Digital Economy
PayPal’s Decline: How Platform Wallets Are Dismantling the Original Fintech Giant
⚡ Key Takeaways PayPal’s stock has fallen 85% from its 2021 peak to ~$45, the company fired its second CEO...
Digital Economy
CCP Business Cashless: Algerie Poste Opens Commerce to 27.5 Million Accounts
⚡ Key Takeaways Algerie Poste launched CCP Business Cashless on February 7, 2026, opening its 27.5 million CCP account base...
Digital Economy
x402 Protocol: The Internet Finally Gets a Native Payment Layer
⚡ Key Takeaways The x402 Foundation, launched by Coinbase and the Linux Foundation on April 2, 2026, turns the dormant...
Digital Economy
From 95% COD to Digital Trust: How Algerian Platforms Are Shifting Payments
Algeria runs 95% on cash-on-delivery. Local platforms like Yassir, BaridiMob, and GiFTy are building the digital trust infrastructure to change that.
Digital Economy
Visa Launches VDCAP: The Authentication Standard Reshaping Online Payments
Visa's VDCAP rewards merchants for sharing authentication data. How it fits the shift toward agentic commerce and AI-driven payments.
Digital Economy
Wimpay-BNA: Algeria’s First Contactless Mobile Payment App Reaches 137K Users
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s e-payment volume reached 939 billion dinars in 2025, up 46% year-over-year, with Wimpay-BNA’s 137,000+ users helping...
Digital Economy
Algeria’s $400B GDP Target: How Much of the Vision Is Digital?
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s non-hydrocarbon sectors expanded 5.4% in H1 2025, and the government has set a target of AI...
Digital Economy
Algeria’s 37.8 Million Connected Users: Digital Economy at 79.5% Internet Penetration
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria had 36.2 million internet users at the start of 2025 (76.9% penetration), growing by 488,000 users...
Digital Economy
Stablecoins Cross the Enterprise Threshold: $1T Circulation by Late 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Stablecoin transaction volume exceeded $33 trillion in gross throughput in 2025 (with actual payment volume at $390...
Digital Economy
Enterprise Fintech Consolidation: Merging Payment, Ledger, and Compliance Into One Stack
⚡ Key Takeaways Fintech acquisitions totaled $37.6 billion across 180 deals in H1 2025, a 15% increase year-over-year, as enterprises...
Digital Economy
Africa’s Second Fintech Wave: From Mobile Money to Lending, Insurance, and Wealth
⚡ Key Takeaways African fintech funding rebounded to $693.9 million in 2025, up 42% year-over-year, as the sector’s center of...
