The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

Albania

Digital ID System
WIP

National digital identity

Governing entity
Ministry of the Interior
Status of implementation
Pilot
Legally binding redress mechanism
NA
URL
NA
Last Updated
01/10/24
Claim digital ID
YES
ID or Civil Registry Act
NA
Regulation for digital ID
NA
Identity act codifies legal status
NA
Identity act sets up procedural rules for data management
NA
Identity act clarifies relationship with feeder documents
NA
Terms of data storage and sharing available
NA
National Data Protection Act exists
YES
Data leak disclosure process exists
YES
Data handling terms exist
NA
Uses biometrics
NA
Enables authentication
NA
Enables KYC
NA
Enables authentication via government portal
NA
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled
NA
Digital Payment System
DPI-like

Interbank payment system

Payment system type
Interbank payment system
Status of implementation
Active
Operator
Central bank
National or Regional
National
Annual value of transactions (USD)
2023- >4 B
Annual volume of transactions
2023- 400 K
Cost of transactions
Fixed system maintenance fee and variable transaction fee
Participants
2024- 14
Types of transactions supported
P2P, P2M, B2B
Type of settlement system
RTGS
URL
https://www.bankofalbania.org
Last Updated
01/10/24
Active real-time payment system
YES
Cross-border payments
YES
QR code transactions
NA
Bank participation
YES
Non-bank participation
NO
Interoperability policy
YES
Participation rules
YES
Data-handling rules
NA
Reporting forum
NA
AML Law
YES
Data Exchange System
DPI-like
Government Interoperability Platform
Base technical architecture
BizTalk
Status of implementation
Active
Governing Entity
National Agency for Information Society (NAIS)
Coordination unit
National Agency for Information Society (NAIS)
National or Regional
National
Sector-specific or Cross-sectoral
Cross-sectoral
Permitted participants
Public
Ownership
Public
URL
https://joinup.ec.europa.eu
Last Updated
01/10/24
Semantic interoperability
YES
Real-time sharing
YES
Scalable architecture
YES
Auditable
YES
Procedural rules for data mgmt
NA
Enrolment and participation information
NA
Used by more than one public entity
YES
Impact metrics
YES