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Digital Economy
Pay-by-Bank: The $5.7 Trillion A2A Wave That Is Reshaping Global Payments
ALGERIATECH Editorial
April 28, 2026
โก Key Takeaways Global A2A payment value will rise from $1.7T in 2024 to $5.7T by 2029 (Juniper Research). In...
Digital Economy
Cards Hit 50% of Global Payments: The Tipping Point for Cash’s Decline
ALGERIATECH Editorial
April 13, 2026
2026 marks the first year card credentials account for half of all global consumer payments. Cash fell from 44% of in-store spend to 15% in a decade.
Digital Economy
Mastercard Agent Pay: Building the Payment Rails for AI Commerce
ALGERIATECH Editorial
April 13, 2026
Mastercard's Agent Pay framework lets AI agents make purchases using tokenized credentials and biometric verification. Fiserv, PayPal, Google already onboard.
Digital Economy
Visa Launches VDCAP: The Authentication Standard Reshaping Online Payments
ALGERIATECH Editorial
April 4, 2026
Visa's VDCAP rewards merchants for sharing authentication data. How it fits the shift toward agentic commerce and AI-driven payments.
