mobile payments
Digital Economy
Algeria’s 22 Million Payment Cards, 104K POS & 46% Surge: The Fintech Runway Mapped
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria crossed 22 million payment cards (18 million Edahabia, ~4.5 million CIB) and 104,000+ POS terminals at...
Startups
OPay’s $4B US IPO: Africa’s Fintech Moment on the Public Markets
⚡ Key Takeaways SoftBank-backed OPay has appointed Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan Chase to lead a US IPO targeting a...
Digital Economy
Algeria’s Switch Mobile Goes Multi-Bank: Interoperability Reaches 15 Banks in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s Switch Mobile is expanding from 7 pilot banks to at least 15 banking institutions in 2026,...
Digital Economy
Baridi Pay and the 2028 Clock: Algeria’s Cashless Stress Test
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s 2028 cashless target is live — here’s what Baridi Pay merchants need to do before December...
Digital Economy
Gifty’s Super-Wallet Bet: One App for Bills, Top-Ups and Algerian E-Commerce
⚡ Key Takeaways Gifty, the Algiers-based fintech founded in 2023, is consolidating into a super-wallet that bundles bill payments, mobile...
Digital Economy
Digital Wallet Adoption Exceeds Credit Cards Across Asian Mega-Cities
Digital wallets reach 5.2B users globally in 2026 with 75%+ adoption across Asia-Pacific. By 2030, wallets will capture 80% of APAC online payments as credit cards fall to 7%.
Digital Economy
Algeria Digital 2026: 47 Million Internet Users and the Mobile Commerce Surge
Algeria reaches 47 million internet users in 2026 as mobile commerce, digital payments, and 4G expansion reshape the country's digital economy.
Digital Economy
PayPal’s Decline: How Platform Wallets Are Dismantling the Original Fintech Giant
⚡ Key Takeaways PayPal’s stock has fallen 85% from its 2021 peak to ~$45, the company fired its second CEO...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Huawei-Yassir Partnership: Building Algeria’s Cloud and AI Infrastructure Together
⚡ Key Takeaways With $225.9 million in revenue in 2024 and approximately $193 million in total funding raised, Yassir is...
Policy & Regulation
Instruction 06-2025: Algeria’s PSP Framework Gives Fintech Its First Legal Playbook
Algeria's Instruction 06-2025 creates the first PSP licensing framework with 160M DZD minimum capital, three wallet tiers, and agent networks.
Startups
Gifty Algeria: Building Digital Payment Rails in a Cash-First Economy
How Algerian fintech Gifty is building digital payment infrastructure with mobile wallets and agent networks in a country where 90% of transactions use cash.
