AfCFTA
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
B2B Marketplace Opportunity: How Algerian SMEs Are Plugging Into Digital Supply Chains
⚡ Key Takeaways Africa’s SMEs face a $330+ billion financing shortfall with over 80% of small-business transactions still cash-based, and...
Policy & Regulation
AfCFTA Payments Annex: What Algerian PSPs Must Do Before 2029
⚡ Key Takeaways The AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol’s cross-border payments annex sets a ~2029 interoperability deadline. Algeria joined PAPSS in...
Digital Economy
Africa’s Digital Trade Corridor: Ghana and Rwanda Launch Cross-Border Ecommerce Rails
⚡ Key Takeaways Ghana’s Vice President announced a digital trade corridor with Rwanda, Zambia, and partner nations at the 2026...
Startups
PAPSS and the Algerian Startup: Unlocking Cross-Border Payments Across Africa
⚡ Key Takeaways The Bank of Algeria joined PAPSS on August 15, 2025, connecting Algeria to a continental payment network...
Digital Economy
Africa Digital Public Infrastructure: How DPI Stacks Enable AfCFTA Digital Trade in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways 85% of African countries now have digital ID systems and PAPSS is expanding cross-border instant payment in...
Policy & Regulation
Malabo Convention: How Algeria’s Ratification Unlocks Pan-African Data Corridors for Tech Exporters
⚡ Key Takeaways The Malabo Convention — Africa’s only legally binding cross-border data treaty — entered into force in June...
Startups
ASC Algiers December 2026: How Algerian Startups Should Prepare for Africa’s Biggest Startup Gathering
⚡ Key Takeaways The AfCFTA Secretariat and Algeria confirmed the 5th Africa Startup Conference (ASC) for December 5-7, 2026 in...
Digital Economy
PAPSS Is Live in Algeria: The Exporter and SME Activation Playbook
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria joined PAPSS in August 2025 — here’s the operational playbook for exporters and SMEs to capture...
Startups
AFCFTA’s Digital Trade Protocol: The Gateway Algerian SaaS Startups Need to Enter Africa
⚡ Key Takeaways > Key Takeaway: The African Continental Free Trade Area’s Digital Trade Protocol — adopted with eight annexes...