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by saadaneil96 1685 days ago
It wouldn't work in Algeria because of the currency! (I'm Algerian...)
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What does that mean, because of the currency? Are you referring to DZD? If that's the case, the transactions would not be in DZD but in EUR, USD.

Companies have bank accounts that are in EUR, or USD, and they'd link their account to Stripe and make transactions with these currencies.

I was asking about a playbook to get it done, including getting laws passed and legislation changed. Is there a checklist or a list of required conditions to put a country on that map?

Isn't the black market for the currency very strong and kind of open. I have heard that they send their kids to USA and currency exchanges happen over the phone at an insane rate between families in Algeria and those in USA. I heard it is more reliable than official channels.