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Algeria has 23 million payment cards and 126,000 electronic terminals

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Algeria had 23 million payment cards and 126,000 electronic payment terminals in August 2026, according to data from the Economic Interest Group for Electronic Payments (GIE Monétique). The figures, presented on Thursday 1 October, show growth between December 2025 and August 2026, reports Algerie Eco.

Algeria had around 23 million payment cards in circulation at the end of August 2026, according to Aboubakr Belloul, a representative of the Economic Interest Group for Electronic Payments (GIE Monétique), quoted on Thursday 1 October on Channel 2 of the National Radio.

Between December 2025 and August 2026, the number of payment cards, electronic payment terminals (EPTs) and online shopping platforms increased, according to data presented by GIE Monétique. The number of cards rose by more than 8% over this period.

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