digital payments
Digital Economy
Algeria’s Payment Terminal Gap: 100,000 TPEs for 1.2 Million Merchants
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria crossed 100,000 active payment terminals in March 2026 — a 33% jump in three months —...
Digital Economy
From 644 to 859: Algeria’s Web Merchant Surge and the Fintech Sandbox Window
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s certified web merchant count grew 33% in Q1 2026 — from 644 to 859 in three...
Digital Economy
Loop Files Algeria’s First PSP Licence: What the Sandbox Going Live Means for Fintech Founders
⚡ Key Takeaways Loop, Algeria’s first SA-structured fintech startup, has filed the first PSP licence application under the Bank of...
Digital Economy
Algeria’s Facebook Sellers: Bringing Informal Merchants into Digital Payments
⚡ Key Takeaways Over 85% of Algeria’s ecommerce transactions rely on cash-on-delivery, leaving tens of thousands of Facebook and Instagram...
Digital Economy
Super Apps in Emerging Markets: The Embedded Finance Blueprint Driving $155B in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways The global super app market reaches $155.2 billion in 2026, growing at 27.2% CAGR toward $838.3 billion...
Digital Economy
Algeria SME Credit Gap: How B2B Fintech Lending Can Unlock Business Growth
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s SMEs face a structural working-capital credit gap: state banks control 90% of commercial banking, trade finance...
Policy & Regulation
Algeria’s E-Commerce Consumer Protection Rules: A New Framework for Online Disputes
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s 2026 e-commerce consumer protection framework completes the dispute resolution layer of the digital commerce regulatory stack:...
Digital Economy
Algeria’s Tourism Digital Economy: E-Visa, QR Payments, and the Inbound Revenue Opportunity
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria earned only $72 per tourist in 2023 — versus Morocco’s $600-800 — despite 2.37 million pre-pandemic...
Digital Economy
Algeria’s Facebook Merchants: How Payment APIs Are Bridging Informal Commerce to the Digital Economy
⚡ Key Takeaways Over 85% of Algerian e-commerce transactions still rely on cash-on-delivery, with COD return rates running 20-35% depending...
Digital Economy
AADL 3 and the Payment Cascade: How Government Mandates Are Accelerating Algeria’s Digital Economy
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s AADL 3 housing program generated 3.6 million electronic transactions worth 65.27 billion DZD in December 2025...
Digital Economy
Stablecoins for SME Trade: How Small Businesses Are Bypassing SWIFT for Cross-Border Payments
⚡ Key Takeaways Stablecoin payment infrastructure processed more than $200 billion in business transactions in 2025, with SMEs in Africa...
