Digital Economy
Digital Economy
Building on PAPSS: A Developer Guide to Cross-Border Payments for Algerian Fintech
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria became the 18th PAPSS member in August 2025, and the Fintech Strategy 2024-2030 targets a regulatory...
Digital Economy
Mastercard Opens Agentic AI Tools to Merchants by End of June 2026: Build-Test-Deploy AI Agents for Payments and Customer Experience
⚡ Key Takeaways Mastercard is delivering a merchant-facing agentic AI toolkit by end of June 2026, enabling businesses to build,...
Digital Economy
Algeria’s $1.7B E-Commerce Market After Jumia: Local Merchants Race to Fill the Gap
Algeria's e-commerce hit $1.72B in 2025, growing 10-15%. Jumia is out, Temu and Shein are pushing in, and local merchants have a narrow window.
Digital Economy
Interswitch + Temenos: Africa’s Pivot from Payments Rails to Banking-as-a-Service
⚡ Key Takeaways On June 4 2026, Interswitch and Temenos announced a continent-wide partnership bundling core banking, digital banking, payments,...
Digital Economy
3,679 Shopify Stores and 95% Cash on Delivery: Algeria’s 2026 Ecommerce Paradox
Algeria has 3,679 live Shopify stores growing 34% YoY, yet 95% of orders still pay cash on delivery. Here is the 2026 formalization playbook.
Digital Economy
Mastercard Joins ECB’s TIPS Cross-Currency Pilot: Atomic FX Settlement Reshapes Cross-Border Payments in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Mastercard Move became one of the first non-bank payment providers to complete EUR–DKK atomic settlement in central...
Digital Economy
Algeria’s 22 Million Payment Cards, 104K POS & 46% Surge: The Fintech Runway Mapped
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria crossed 22 million payment cards (18 million Edahabia, ~4.5 million CIB) and 104,000+ POS terminals at...
Digital Economy
A2A Payments Go Mainstream: UK Forward Plan, $850B e-Commerce, and Enterprise Strategy
Global A2A payments hit $850B in e-commerce by 2026. The UK's Payments Forward Plan turns pay-by-bank into law. Here's the enterprise playbook.
Digital Economy
Algeria’s SoftPOS Moment: A Merchant Onboarding Playbook for the End-2026 NFC Rollout
Algeria's RGA brings SoftPOS to NFC phones by end-2026. Here is how retailers and cafe owners can get ready as e-payments hit 939B DZD.
Digital Economy
Algeria’s $7B E-Commerce Market: Mobile-First Tools Powering 25% Annual Growth
Algeria's e-commerce is growing 25% per year toward $7B, with 75% of orders on mobile. Here's the toolkit Algerian merchants are using to scale.
Digital Economy
Meta’s Global Subscription Rollout: What the Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp Paid Plans Mean for the Creator Economy
Meta launched Instagram Plus, Facebook Plus, and WhatsApp Plus globally in May 2026. What six tiers of paid access mean for creators and platform economics.
