Digital Economy
Digital Economy
DZ Mob Pay and Algeria’s E-Payment Surge: 939 Billion Dinars and 46% Growth Toward 2030
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s electronic payments reached 939 billion dinars in 2025 (+46%), with DZ Mob Pay — the new...
Digital Economy
Payments Giants Unite: Stripe, Visa, Mastercard and Coinbase Plot a Stablecoin to Challenge Tether
⚡ Key Takeaways Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard are close to launching a joint stablecoin platform, with Coinbase evaluating participation. The...
Digital Economy
Algeria’s Takaful Boom: Digital Islamic Insurance Scales Up in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s takaful (Sharia-compliant insurance) segment grew 84.3% in 2025 to reach roughly 1.4 billion dinars (~$10.5 million),...
Digital Economy
DZ Mob Pay: How Algeria’s Interbank QR Wallet Scales to 15 Banks by 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways DZ Mob Pay, the interbank QR wallet operated by SATIM, links seven banks plus Algérie Poste and...
Digital Economy
After Jumia Exits, Algeria’s Local Marketplaces Step Into the E-Commerce Spotlight
⚡ Key Takeaways Jumia announced on February 10, 2026 it would close its Algerian operations after 14 years, with the...
Digital Economy
Nigeria’s Stablecoin Surge: What the IMF’s Digital Dollarization Warning Means for Emerging Markets
The IMF's June 2026 Nigeria stablecoin report reveals how 60% of sub-Saharan Africa's stablecoin inflows flow through one country — and what it means for...
Digital Economy
Algeria Opens the Outbound Door: Web Merchants Can Now Accept Visa and Mastercard from Abroad
⚡ Key Takeaways A Bank of Algeria reform finalized on May 14, 2026 lets Algerian web merchants accept inbound Visa,...
Digital Economy
Mobile Money Hits 2 Trillion Dollars: Africa’s Active-Usage Challenge
⚡ Key Takeaways Bottom Line: Read Full Analysis ↓ 🧭 Decision Radar Relevance for Algeria Medium ▾ North Africa accounts...
Digital Economy
Stablecoins Go Mainstream: Mastercard’s Card-Settlement Expansion Reaches Critical Mass
⚡ Key Takeaways On June 3, 2026, Mastercard opened its settlement infrastructure to six regulated stablecoins — USDC, PYUSD, RLUSD,...
Digital Economy
Lumen Sovereign: How UK Banks Are Building a National AI Model for Finance
⚡ Key Takeaways UK banks including Lloyds Banking Group and NatWest Group have joined Cosine’s coalition to build Lumen Sovereign...
Digital Economy
AfCFTA Digital Trade: How Algerian E-Commerce Merchants Can Reach African Markets
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s e-commerce market generated around $1.7 billion in revenue in 2025, with online businesses growing roughly 92%...
