Scope: Algeria Focus
Digital Economy
PSD3 and Algerian Fintech: How Europe’s New Payment Rules Open a Diaspora Opportunity
⚡ Key Takeaways The EU reached provisional agreement on PSD3 and the PSR in November 2025, creating a single European...
Digital Economy
Algeria’s Digital Payment Infrastructure: 78K Terminals, 644 Online Merchants, and a 46% Surge
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s electronic payments hit 939 billion DZD in 2025 (+46% YoY). POS terminals reached 78,774 (+15.6%) and...
Startups
Algeria’s InnovAgro: The EU-Backed Agritech Accelerator Betting on Drone AI and Precision Farming
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria launches InnovAgro, an EU and German-backed agritech incubator run by GIZ, selecting startups building AI, IoT,...
Cybersecurity & Risk
Government Data Breach Response: A Playbook for Algeria’s Public Institutions
⚡ Key Takeaways France’s ANTS agency confirmed a breach of approximately 19 million citizen records on April 15, 2026, with...
Cybersecurity & Risk
Third-Party OAuth Risk in Algerian Fintech: The Vendor Due-Diligence Framework You Need Now
⚡ Key Takeaways The April 2026 Vercel breach — caused by a compromised Context AI OAuth integration with approximately 30...
Policy & Regulation
Algeria E-Commerce Law 18-05: The Complete Compliance Guide for Online Merchants in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s Law 18-05 (May 2018) requires all online merchants to register with the CNRC under code 607.074,...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Algeria as Africa’s Digital Transit Hub: The Cloud Corridor Strategy for 2026–2030
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria has deployed over 300,000 km of national fiber, hosts the Medusa subsea cable system (€342M, 8,760...
Cybersecurity & Risk
Dependency Security for Algerian Developers: Lessons from the Axios npm Compromise
⚡ Key Takeaways In March 2026, attackers attributed to North Korean group UNC1069 backdoored Axios — JavaScript’s most downloaded npm...
Digital Economy
BaridiMob’s Bank Bridge: Algeria’s Postal Wallet Finally Connects to the Banking System
⚡ Key Takeaways Algerie Poste announced on 21 January 2026 that BaridiMob will enable direct transfers from CCP postal accounts...
Startups
Algeria’s Territorial VC Architecture: How the ASF 58-Wilaya Fund Works
⚡ Key Takeaways The Algerian Startup Fund has deployed a 58-billion-dinar ($411M) territorial investment framework — one billion DZD per...
Policy & Regulation
Algeria’s Law 11-25: DPO Appointments Are Now Mandatory — Here Is Your Compliance Roadmap
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s Law 11-25 (July 2025) upgrades the 2018 data protection framework by making DPO appointments mandatory, requiring...
