The North Africa Journal: Debit and Payment Cards on the Rise in North Africa Debit and Payment Cards on the Rise in North Africa ================================================================================ The North Africa Journal on 01 May, 2009 01:50:00 In general, banks have been slow in introducing these payment instruments but interest in utilizing them is rising. In Morocco, the amount used by Moroccan buyers through plastic card payments rose 29.5% in 2008 to settle at MAD 101.4 billion. Continue here.