Algérie Poste ("Algerian Post"; ) is the state-owned company responsible for postal service in Algeria. It is headquartered in Bab Ezzouar, Algiers.[1]
History
Algérie Poste was created in 2002 following the reorganization of the Postal, Telegraph, and Telephone Service (PTT). In 2007, it launched electronic payment with smart cards from HB Technologies.
On December 7, 2016, Algérie Poste launched the Edahabia card, which can be used to carry out all types of financial and commercial transactions via the Internet, withdraw cash from ATMs and pay for purchases in shops equipped with Eftpos terminals. The card is issued to CCP1 account holders.[2]
On May 24, 2018, Algérie Poste is launching the first mobile post office for the month of Ramadan at the Promenade des Sablettes in Algiers. The mobile office is set up in an SNVI bus specially fitted out for Algérie Poste.[3]
On September 30, 2018, launch of the Account-to-Account Transfer (V-CAC) via the automated teller machine (ATM), on all CCP accounts in real time, with a daily ceiling of 50,000 DA.