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Selected market: EthiopiaPublic contact leads: 14

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Curated market guide

Ethiopia PSP routes to verify first

Which PSPs, acquirers, gateways, and local payment routes should a merchant ask first for Ethiopia?

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licensed_payment_instrument_issuer_or_mobile_money_operator · curated

licensed_payment_instrument_issuer_or_mobile_money_operator

Prioritize this when wallet acceptance, mobile money, merchant QR, USSD, app payments, or local consumer reach is central to the checkout.

Do not promise direct offshore onboarding in Ethiopia. Ask each bank, wallet, mobile money operator, gateway, or PSP whether an Ethiopian company, local bank account, tax registration, local representative, or licensed partner route is required.

  • Are you listed by the National Bank of Ethiopia for the relevant payment service, and which merchant acceptance flows are commercialized?
  • Do you onboard foreign-owned or offshore merchants, or only Ethiopian registered businesses with local bank settlement?
  • Which refunds, reversals, reconciliation, API, dashboard, and customer authentication flows are supported?
National Bank of Ethiopia - licensed payment operatorsNational Bank of Ethiopia - payment instrument issuersEthSwitch official website
payment_gateway_or_pos_operator · curated

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Prioritize this when you need e-commerce checkout, API integration, payment links, POS, QR, or one technical connection to local payment methods.

Do not promise direct offshore onboarding in Ethiopia. Ask each bank, wallet, mobile money operator, gateway, or PSP whether an Ethiopian company, local bank account, tax registration, local representative, or licensed partner route is required.

  • Are you licensed or listed for Ethiopia as a payment gateway, POS operator, or processor, and what is the production approval path?
  • Which local methods, bank cards, mobile money routes, international cards, refunds, and settlement options are actually live for my category?
  • Does the route require a separate Ethiopian bank account, sponsor bank, or local operating company?
National Bank of Ethiopia - licensed payment operatorsNational Bank of Ethiopia - payment instrument issuersEthSwitch official website
bank_or_national_switch_route · curated

bank_or_national_switch_route

Prioritize this when bank settlement, card issuing/acquiring context, national payment gateway access, or interbank interoperability matters.

Do not promise direct offshore onboarding in Ethiopia. Ask each bank, wallet, mobile money operator, gateway, or PSP whether an Ethiopian company, local bank account, tax registration, local representative, or licensed partner route is required.

  • Is the merchant route direct through the bank, through EthSwitch-connected infrastructure, or through a licensed PSP partner?
  • Which acquiring, settlement, chargeback, refund, and reconciliation responsibilities belong to the bank versus the gateway?
  • What documents are required for local, foreign-owned, and cross-border merchant applicants?
National Bank of Ethiopia - licensed payment operatorsNational Bank of Ethiopia - payment instrument issuersEthSwitch official website
licensed_ethiopian_wallet_or_mobile_money_route · curated

Licensed Ethiopian wallet or mobile money route

National Bank of Ethiopia lists payment instrument issuers and operators, so merchants should use licensing/listing status as an early filter when asking about wallet or mobile payment acceptance.

Do not promise direct offshore onboarding in Ethiopia. Ask each bank, wallet, mobile money operator, gateway, or PSP whether an Ethiopian company, local bank account, tax registration, local representative, or licensed partner route is required.

  • Use official provider business pages or forms; ask for the NBE-listed entity, live merchant flows, local KYB, and settlement requirements.
  • Are you listed by the National Bank of Ethiopia for the relevant payment service, and which merchant acceptance flows are commercialized?
  • Do you onboard foreign-owned or offshore merchants, or only Ethiopian registered businesses with local bank settlement?
National Bank of Ethiopia - licensed payment operatorsNational Bank of Ethiopia - payment instrument issuersEthSwitch official website
payment_gateway_or_pos_operator_for_e_commerce_and_local_methods · curated

Payment gateway or POS operator for e-commerce and local methods

Ethiopia has locally listed gateway and POS operators, and these can be the practical path for online checkout, QR, card, or mobile payment integration.

Do not promise direct offshore onboarding in Ethiopia. Ask each bank, wallet, mobile money operator, gateway, or PSP whether an Ethiopian company, local bank account, tax registration, local representative, or licensed partner route is required.

  • Ask for an Ethiopia-specific production checklist, supported payment-method matrix, refund process, and bank dependency before building.
  • Are you listed by the National Bank of Ethiopia for the relevant payment service, and which merchant acceptance flows are commercialized?
  • Do you onboard foreign-owned or offshore merchants, or only Ethiopian registered businesses with local bank settlement?
National Bank of Ethiopia - licensed payment operatorsNational Bank of Ethiopia - payment instrument issuersEthSwitch official website
KYB prep

Documents to prepare

  • Company registration certificate and operating entity details.
  • Beneficial-owner, director, and signatory identity documents.
  • Business website/app URLs, product description, refund policy, terms of service, and restricted-category explanation where relevant.
  • Bank account, settlement currency, tax/VAT/GST information, and expected processing volume.
Due diligence

Questions to ask

  • Can my current merchant entity onboard, or is a local company or bank account required?
  • Which local payment methods are live for my business category and customer flow?
  • What documents are required for KYB, technical review, and production approval?
  • How are refunds, chargebacks, reconciliation files, reserves, FX, and payout currencies handled?
  • Which public email, form, dashboard, or partner manager should be used for merchant onboarding?

Local PSP / aggregator

Start here when you need a provider route for local wallets, bank transfer, cards, or aggregated checkout.

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Ethiopia · Payment gateway · Public email

SantimPay

POSQRUPI walletpayment gateway

Ethiopia merchants needing POS, QR, wallet and payment gateway services.

NBE lists Santim Pay as a commercialized POS and payment gateway operator.

Open official contact page Official site
Ethiopia · Payment gateway · Official form only

ArifPay

POSpayment gatewayQRmerchant payments

Ethiopia merchants evaluating a locally licensed POS and payment gateway operator.

NBE lists Arif Pay as a commercialized POS and payment gateway operator.

No public sales email found yet. Open official form or ask LocalPayMap to help verify.

Open official contact form Official site Ask LocalPayMap
Ethiopia · Payment gateway · Official form only

Chapa

cardsbank paymentsmobile moneypayment gateway

Ethiopia businesses needing local online payment gateway acceptance and checkout integration.

National Bank of Ethiopia lists Chapa as a commercialized POS and payment gateway operator.

No public sales email found yet. Open official form or ask LocalPayMap to help verify.

Open official contact form Official site Ask LocalPayMap
Ethiopia · Payment gateway · Official form only

Paykassma Ethiopia

ETB paymentshosted payment pageAPIiframe

Paykassma publishes an Ethiopia payment gateway page with request-demo form, hosted page, API and iframe integration options.

Ask about Ethiopian entity, bank and compliance requirements before onboarding.

No public sales email found yet. Open official form or ask LocalPayMap to help verify.

Open official contact form Official site Ask LocalPayMap
Ethiopia · Payment gateway · Official form only

Sikina Pay

TelebirrCBE BirrM-PESAAmole

Sikina Pay presents merchant onboarding, sandbox access and integration forms for Ethiopian digital payment acceptance.

The contact page lists business registration, TIN, trade license and bank account as production requirements.

No public sales email found yet. Open official form or ask LocalPayMap to help verify.

Open official contact form Official site Ask LocalPayMap
Ethiopia · Payment gateway · Official page only

StarPay

CardsMobile money (Telebirr)Bank transferQR

Ethiopian merchants needing local gateway.

No public sales email or explicit form found yet. Open the official page or ask LocalPayMap to help verify.

Open official contact page Official site Ask LocalPayMap

Local acquirer / bank merchant services

Use this route when a local entity, merchant account, or acquiring relationship may be required.

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Ethiopia · Acquirer / merchant services · Official form only

Yagout Pay Financial Technology S.C

CardsPOSMobile moneyBank transfer

Yagout Pay is an Ethiopian licensed payment system operator providing POS acquiring, a payment gateway, payouts and a merchant portal.

An Ethiopian entity is expected. Requirements should be confirmed with the provider.

No public sales email found yet. Open official form or ask LocalPayMap to help verify.

Open official contact form Official site Ask LocalPayMap
Ethiopia · Bank merchant services · Official page only

CBE Birr

Mobile moneyBank transferCards

CBE Birr is the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia's mobile wallet, letting merchants collect payments from a large base of account holders via USSD and app.

Merchants accept CBE Birr (*847#) once onboarded with CBE; the bank reports more than 56,000 merchants accept CBE Birr.

No public sales email or explicit form found yet. Open the official page or ask LocalPayMap to help verify.

Open official contact page Official site Ask LocalPayMap

Wallet / mobile-money route

Use this route when local customers rely on wallet or mobile-money checkout, then confirm the provider route.

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Ethiopia · Mobile money operator · Public email

M-PESA Safaricom Ethiopia

M-PESAmobile moneymerchant payments

Ethiopia merchants evaluating M-PESA wallet acceptance through Safaricom Ethiopia.

NBE lists Safaricom Ethiopia M-PESA as a commercialized payment instrument issuer.

Open official contact page Official site
Ethiopia · Wallet operator · Official page only

Amole (Dashen Bank)

Mobile moneyCardsQR

Amole is Dashen Bank's digital wallet and eCommerce gateway, letting merchants accept mobile money, cards and QR payments in Ethiopia.

Merchants onboard through Dashen Bank and the Amole open API; Amole serves 8,000-plus merchants with USSD, app and mPOS channels.

No public sales email or explicit form found yet. Open the official page or ask LocalPayMap to help verify.

Open official contact page Official site Ask LocalPayMap
Ethiopia · Wallet operator · Official page only

Kacha

Mobile moneyBank transferQR

Kacha is Ethiopia's first private payment instrument issuer, offering merchants wallet, bill and merchant payment services with bank interoperability.

Businesses use the Kacha merchant portal for payments, transfers and invoicing; Kacha partners with 28-plus banks and microfinance institutions.

No public sales email or explicit form found yet. Open the official page or ask LocalPayMap to help verify.

Open official contact page Official site Ask LocalPayMap
Ethiopia · Mobile money operator · Official page only

telebirr

Mobile moneyQR

telebirr is Ethiopia's leading mobile money platform, letting merchants accept proximity and remote API payments from millions of users.

Merchants register via the telebirr merchant form and integrate through the developer portal using a registered organisation, licence and settlement account.

No public sales email or explicit form found yet. Open the official page or ask LocalPayMap to help verify.

Open official contact page Official site Ask LocalPayMap

Global PSP with local methods

Useful for cross-border teams, but each market, method, entity, and payout route still needs confirmation.

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No public candidates in this group yet. Check other groups or submit requirements.

Contact-first / needs manual verification

Use these leads to ask official questions before treating the option as an onboarding path.

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Ethiopia · Card network / switch · Official page only

EthSwitch S.C

CardsBank transferMobile moneyQR code

EthSwitch is Ethiopia's national switch, owned by banks and the National Bank of Ethiopia, providing interoperability, a domestic payment scheme, a national payment gateway and clearing and settlement.

Participation requires licensing by the National Bank of Ethiopia and connection to the national switch.

No public sales email or explicit form found yet. Open the official page or ask LocalPayMap to help verify.

Open official contact page Official site Ask LocalPayMap
Ethiopia · Card network / switch · Official page only

Premier Switch Solution S.C

CardsPOSBank transfer

Premier Switch Solution is an Ethiopian third party payment processor owned by several private banks, providing card issuing and acquiring, switching and processing services.

Participation is generally through an Ethiopian member bank, so requirements should be confirmed.

No public sales email or explicit form found yet. Open the official page or ask LocalPayMap to help verify.

Open official contact page Official site Ask LocalPayMap

Questions to ask before integration

  • Does this provider support my merchant entity location, industry, and transaction model?
  • Is a local company, local bank account, tax registration, licence, or local contact required?
  • Which local wallets, bank transfers, card acquiring, refunds, and dispute flows are actually supported?
  • What settlement currency, timing, reserves, chargeback fees, and contract fees apply in writing?
  • Are API, plugins, webhooks, sandbox, reconciliation exports, and go-live support available?

Pricing and settlement caveat

Published pricing is suitable for initial screening only. Actual pricing can vary by country, industry, volume, settlement currency, integration model, and contract terms. Confirm the official pricing page or a provider quote before going live.