cross-border payments
Digital Economy
Stripe’s Tempo Blockchain: Rewriting Global Payments at 100K Transactions Per Second
Stripe's Tempo blockchain launched mainnet with 100K TPS and a Machine Payments Protocol for AI agents. Visa, Deutsche Bank, OpenAI among design partners.
Digital Economy
EU Instant Payments Regulation: The April 2026 Deadline That Exposes Who Is Ready
⚡ Key Takeaways The EU Instant Payments Regulation (2024/886) forces all eurozone PSPs to submit their first compliance reports by...
Startups
DeFi in Africa: Decentralized Finance Reshapes Cross-Border Payments
Africa moved $200B in on-chain value while Algeria enforces a strict crypto ban. How DeFi reshapes African finance.
Digital Economy
Swift’s Blockchain Ledger: 50+ Banks Building 24/7 Cross-Border Payments
⚡ Key Takeaways Swift has completed the design of a blockchain-based shared ledger for 24/7 cross-border payments using tokenized deposits,...
Startups
Algerian Startups Eye the Sahel: Niger Deal Opens a Digital Frontier
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s startup ecosystem of 7,800+ registered companies now has a clear path into the Sahel through PAPSS...
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...
Skills & Careers
Freelancing from Algeria: Payment Barriers, Legal Status, and the 2026 Reality
Thousands of Algerians freelance in a legal grey zone. Payment barriers, auto-entrepreneur status, and what's changing in 2026.
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.
Digital Economy
Algeria Joins PAPSS: How Pan-African Instant Payments Could Unlock the Dinar’s Continental Potential
⚡ Key Takeaways In August 2025, the Bank of Algeria officially joined the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), becoming...
Startups
Sending Money Home: Fintech Startups Targeting Algeria’s Diaspora Remittances
Somewhere between five and seven million Algerians live outside their country. The majority are in France, with significant communities in Canada, Belgium, and the Gulf states.
