Bank of Algeria
Policy & Regulation
Bank of Algeria’s Fintech Sandbox: One Rulebook, 20 Startups, a New Era for Payments
⚡ Key Takeaways Instruction No. 06-2025, issued by the Bank of Algeria on August 17, 2025, created Algeria’s first dedicated...
Digital Economy
Algeria Opens the Outbound Door: Web Merchants Can Now Accept Visa and Mastercard from Abroad
⚡ Key Takeaways A Bank of Algeria reform finalized on May 14, 2026 lets Algerian web merchants accept inbound Visa,...
Digital Economy
Building on PAPSS: A Developer Guide to Cross-Border Payments for Algerian Fintech
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria became the 18th PAPSS member in August 2025, and the Fintech Strategy 2024-2030 targets a regulatory...
Policy & Regulation
Algeria’s First Fintech Sandbox Cohort: 20 Payment Startups Get a 2026 Test Lane
Bank of Algeria's first 2026 sandbox cohort opens 20 slots for PSP startups to pilot wallets, agents, and tiered KYC. Here's how to design the pilot.
Policy & Regulation
Inside Algeria’s PSP Sandbox: How Fintech Founders Can Prepare for the 2026 Cohort
Bank of Algeria's PSP sandbox opens in 2026 for up to 20 fintech innovators. Here's the application package founders should be assembling now.
Infrastructure & Cloud
Tiered KYC: How Instruction 06-2025 Unlocks Onboarding for Algeria’s Unbanked
Bank of Algeria's Instruction 06-2025 sets a 3-tier KYC ladder for PSPs — the onboarding blueprint for reaching Algeria's 57% unbanked adults.
Policy & Regulation
Algeria’s Crypto Ban Under Law 25-10: Regulated Digital Finance Channels That Remain Open
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s Law 25-10 (July 2025) criminalised all cryptocurrency activities with penalties up to one year imprisonment and...
Cybersecurity & Risk
Algeria’s Fintech PSPs and the New Fraud Frontier: Tools to Harden Digital Payment Security in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s 30-35 licensed PSPs operate under Bank of Algeria Instruction 06-2025 while facing the same fraud explosion...
Policy & Regulation
Algeria’s Fintech Sandbox: What Instruction 06-2025 Means for Payment Startups in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Bank of Algeria Instruction 06-2025 established Algeria’s first formal Payment Service Provider licensing framework with tiered digital...
Digital Economy
Algeria’s Fintech Sandbox: What the Coming PSP Licences Will Mean for the Digital Economy
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s Bank of Algeria Instruction 06-2025 (August 2025) creates the country’s first formal PSP licensing framework: three-tier...
Cybersecurity & Risk
Algeria Fintech Security Playbook: Hardening PSPs Under Instruction 06-2025
⚡ Key Takeaways Bank of Algeria’s Instruction 06-2025 establishes three KYC tiers (DZD 100K/500K/1M), mandatory customer fund escrow, strong SCA,...
