Digital Economy
Digital Economy
MoneyGram Launches MGUSD: A Legacy Remittance Giant’s Bet on Stablecoins
⚡ Key Takeaways MoneyGram launched MGUSD, a dollar-pegged stablecoin on Stellar, on June 2, 2026. Issued by Stripe’s Bridge under...
Digital Economy
The BNPL Regulation Wave: CCD II and FCA Rules Reshape a $912B Credit Market
⚡ Key Takeaways The UK FCA’s BNPL rules take effect 15 July 2026, the EU’s CCD II applies from 20...
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.
