Digital Economy
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...
Digital Economy
Tokenized Real-World Assets: Wall Street’s $21 Billion On-Chain Shift
Wall Street moves Treasuries and credit on-chain as tokenized real-world assets surpass $21 billion. How BlackRock, Circle, and JPMorgan are reshaping finance.
Digital Economy
Algiers Bourse Renaissance: 43% Market Cap Surge and the Startup IPO Pipeline
The Algiers Bourse hit 745.4B DZD market cap with a 43% H1 surge, BDL's $464M IPO, and Moustachir's oversubscription. What it means for Algeria's startups.
Digital Economy
Dzair Services: Algeria’s Unified Digital Government Portal Explained
Algeria's Dzair Services platform centralizes public services across 46 government entities. Analysis of the vision, infrastructure, challenges, and benchmarks.
Digital Economy
Algeria Joins PAPSS: What Pan-African Payments Mean for Cross-Border Trade
Algeria became the 18th country to join PAPSS in August 2025, connecting its banks to pan-African cross-border payments. What it means for trade and fintech.
