Use cases

Six
representative use cases

A by-segment overview of the usage context, the identified needs and the associated Centeem product setup. No customer data is used.

Personal account

Students

Receiving family allowances, splitting expenses between flatmates, paying for campus services (canteen, transport, bookshop).

Identified needs

  • Receive a recurring transfer without relying on a postal money order
  • Split an expense between several people without fronting the cash
  • Pay small amounts without needing exact change

Centeem features used

  • P2P transfers between Centeem accounts — free of charge
  • PaymentRequest with automatic splitting
  • Static QR acceptance and contactless payment
See the Personal account

Typical operational flow

Initial
Opening a Personal account via CIN verification, with no opening or maintenance fees.
Recurring
Receiving a scheduled P2P transfer from another Centeem account.
Daily
Merchant payment by QR or contactless at a partner point of sale.
Splitting
Issuing a PaymentRequest splitting an amount across N participants.

Business account

Retail

Accepting in-person payments without a physical terminal, automated bookkeeping of takings and periodic exports.

Identified needs

  • Have a payment acceptance solution with zero entry cost
  • Track each sale individually with a timestamp
  • Produce a monthly accounting export with no manual entry

Centeem features used

  • Static and dynamic QR acceptance
  • PayLink for remote sales
  • Per-operator logging, PDF/CSV accounting export
  • Centeem Acceptance commission (see pricing grid)
See the Business account

Typical operational flow

Onboarding
Opening a Business account: trade register, NIF, documentary KYB.
Acceptance
Displaying a static QR at the till, generating dynamic QRs for variable amounts.
Remote
Issuing PayLinks for deliveries and phone settlements.
Closing
PDF/CSV export of the period's transactions, per operator.

Multi-account Personal + Pro

Liberal professions & freelancers

Separating personal and professional flows on a single identity, issuing invoices and settling remotely.

Identified needs

  • Have a professional IBAN/wallet separate from the personal account
  • Issue traceable payment requests, with a label and supporting document
  • Make internal Pro → Personal transfers free of charge

Centeem features used

  • Multi-account Personal + Pro on a single identity
  • PayLink with label and description
  • Automatic PDF receipts
  • Instant internal transfers, free of charge
See the Business account

Typical operational flow

Structure
Personal account + additional opening of a Pro account under the same KYC identity.
Issuing
Generating a PayLink per assignment, sent by messaging or email.
Collection
Real-time notification on settlement, automatic generation of the PDF receipt.
Allocation
Internal Pro → Personal transfer at the chosen frequency.

Multi-operator Business account

Food service & services

Taking payments on site and on delivery, attributing takings to each employee, real-time activity tracking.

Identified needs

  • Manage several employees authorised to take payments without delegating admin access
  • Identify who collected what in case of an inspection or dispute
  • Reduce exposure to the risk of cash mishandling at the end of service

Centeem features used

  • Employee sub-accounts with granular permissions
  • Multi-channel collection: QR, contactless, PayLink
  • Per-operator reporting
  • Four-eyes validation for sensitive actions
See the Business account

Typical operational flow

Provisioning
Creating employee sub-accounts from the owner account, with limited permissions (collect only).
Service
Each employee collects via their own login, the operation is logged under their name.
Delivery
Issuing a PayLink for phone orders or third-party platforms.
Oversight
Owner dashboard — revenue breakdown by employee, by channel, by time slot.

Visitor account

Foreign visitors

Opening a payment account on arrival via biometric passport read, FX conversion at the interbank rate, access to the agent network.

Identified needs

  • Avoid the exchange bureau and its unfavourable rate
  • Pay merchants without relying on a foreign card that's sometimes declined
  • Get cash occasionally via a local withdrawal

Centeem features used

  • Passport KYC via secure read
  • FX conversion at the published interbank rate
  • QR / contactless acceptance
  • Withdrawal via the partner agent network
See the Visitor account

Typical operational flow

Opening
Visitor account opened via secure read of the biometric passport.
Top-up
EUR/USD → DZD conversion at the published interbank rate, with no hidden margin.
Payment
Merchant payment by QR or contactless at merchants accepting Centeem.
Cash
Cash withdrawal at a partner agent of the network (see coverage map).

Personal account — scheduled transfers

Households

Managing the household's recurring expenses: family transfers, domestic bills, school spending.

Identified needs

  • Schedule recurring transfers without manual monthly handling
  • Centralise family payments in a single history
  • Keep an exportable log for personal archiving

Centeem features used

  • Recurring scheduled transfers
  • P2P transfers between Centeem accounts — free of charge
  • Filterable and exportable history
  • Real-time notifications
See the Personal account

Typical operational flow

Initial
Verified Personal account, adding family recipients (other Centeem accounts).
Scheduling
Creating recurring transfers (weekly, monthly) with a custom label.
Tracking
Instant notifications on each execution, a searchable and filterable history.
Archiving
PDF/CSV export of the history for annual budget tracking.

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