SATIM
Cybersecurity & Risk
Clone-Site Fraud in Algeria: Defending .dz E-Services Against Lookalike Domains
Fake copies of Algeria's official e-services appear within days of launch. Here is how banks, public bodies, and citizens can verify authentic .dz sites.
Digital Economy
Trust at Scale: SATIM Hardens Algeria’s Payment Rails with AI and Tokenization
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s electronic payments reached 939 billion dinars in 2025, up 46% from 2024, with more than 22...
Digital Economy
DZ Mob Pay: How Algeria’s Interbank QR Wallet Scales to 15 Banks by 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways DZ Mob Pay, the interbank QR wallet operated by SATIM, links seven banks plus Algérie Poste and...
Cybersecurity & Risk
Securing Algeria’s Payment Stack: An OWASP-Grade API Playbook for E-Commerce Developers
⚡ Key Takeaways Internet payments in Algeria grew 179% in 2025 to reach 145 billion dinars across 27 million-plus transactions,...
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...
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...
Digital Economy
Digital KYC in Algeria: How eSIM-Linked Identity Could Unlock Remote Banking Onboarding
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria has a 57% unbanked adult population but mandatory biometric national IDs since 2016 and 54.8 million...
Digital Economy
Algeria’s Payment Terminal Gap: 100,000 TPEs for 1.2 Million Merchants
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria crossed 100,000 active payment terminals in March 2026 — a 33% jump in three months —...