Regulator · BA
Bank of Algeria
Overview
The Bank of Algeria is the central bank and the regulator of the payments sector. Since the 2023 monetary and banking law it can license payment service providers and digital banks, and in 2025–2026 it issued the PSP capital and licensing rules, restricted cash deposits into business accounts and widened authorised products to interbank QR payments. It chairs the National Payments Committee, whose operating rules were set in 2026.
Services
Latest developments
- Monetary and Banking Council authorised Djezzy Payment Services to incorporate as a PSP. algerie-eco.com ↗
- Mohand Bourai was installed as governor after Mohamed Lamine Lebbou was appointed Minister of Finance. algerie-eco.com ↗
- Mohand Bourai named governor. algerie-eco.com ↗
- Regulation 26-01 organised the National Payments Committee. horizons.dz ↗
- Updated authorised products list adds interbank QR and foreign-card acceptance online. maghrebemergent.news ↗
- Mohamed Lamine Lebbou was installed as governor. horizons.dz ↗
- Mohamed Lamine Lebbou named governor after an interim by Mouatassem Boudiaf. algerie-eco.com ↗
- Governor Salah Eddine Taleb was dismissed; Moatassem Boudiaf served as interim governor. centralbanking.com ↗
- Restricted cash deposits into commercial accounts. tsa-algerie.com ↗
- It issued instructions 01-25 and 02-25 on licensing conventional banks and digital banks. algerie360.com ↗
Branches by wilaya
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Guides
- Square Port-Saïd in Algiers: how Algeria's parallel currency market works
Why the observed Square price differs from the Bank of Algeria reference, what can move EUR and USD cash rates, and how to read the EXDZ Index.
- Edahabia card: apply, activate, pay online, fees and limits
How to get Algérie Poste’s gold card, activate it, use the PIN, pay online, what it costs in 2026 and what to do if it is lost or refused.
- BaridiMob: sign up, send money CCP to CCP, pay bills and fix errors
Register with your Edahabia card, transfer with the RIP, 2026 fees and the 200,000 DA daily limit, cardless withdrawal, PIN reprint and fixes for missing codes.
- Paying your Sonelgaz bill online in 2026: Edahabia, CIB and BaridiMob
The e-payment portal, the bill reference and key, why payments get rejected, and how to avoid a power cut.
- Paying AADL online in 2026: rent and charges with Edahabia or CIB
The numbers you need from your notice, the Gestimmo portal steps, BaridiMob and what to do when the payment fails.
- Djezzy online top-up: Flexy and bill payment by Edahabia, CIB or Visa
The Djezzy App and website, BaridiMob, ATM and post office, Visa top-ups from abroad, useful codes, Tranquilo emergency credit and Flexy transfers.
In the press
- Banque d'Algérie : les modalités d'exercice de l'affacturage par les banques et établissements financiers fixées - الإذاعة الجزائرية |
news.google.com · Oct 22, 2026
- بنك الجزائر يُصدر تعليمة جديدة - www.internews.dz
news.google.com · Oct 22, 2026
- La Banque d'Algérie fixe les modalités pratiques d'exercice de l'affacturage par les banques et établissements financiers - Algerie Eco
news.google.com · Oct 22, 2026
- فواتير تنتظر السداد؟ بنك الجزائر يحدد كيف تتحول إلى تمويل للمؤسسات - تادامسا نيوز
news.google.com · Oct 21, 2026
- بنك الجزائر يُصدر تعليمة جديدة
ennaharonline.com · Oct 22, 2026
- بنك الجزائر: تحديد كيفيات ممارسة نشاط التخصيم من طرف البنوك والمؤسسات
echoroukonline.com · Oct 22, 2026
Payment infrastructure, gateways and wallets
Sources
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