The Ethiopian Payments Network

Collect, hold, pay.
All across Ethiopia.

Your business runs on one account. Collect by mobile money, bank transfer or card, hold it in Birr, and pay out to any Ethiopian bank or wallet.

One merchant account

live
1 Collect
2 Hold
3 Pay

Mobile money, bank transfer or card, into one balance.

Merchant balances tracked in their own ledger, with a full audit trail.

Settles over

telebirr CBE CBE Birr Awash Dashen M-PESA telebirr CBE CBE Birr Awash Dashen M-PESA

How the network moves

Follow one payment, collection to payout

The same Br 812,400, collected from a customer and paid out to the bank, three moves later.

  1. 01

    Collected from a customer

    A customer pays by mobile money, bank transfer or card. It lands in your merchant wallet, matched to the invoice, no chasing.

  2. 02

    Held in your wallet

    It sits in a balance that is yours, reconciled and ready. Hold it as long as you need before you pay out.

  3. 03

    Paid out to bank or wallet

    Send it to any Ethiopian bank account or mobile money wallet on your schedule, with the approvals you set.

COLLECTION · TELEBIRR 01

In

Br 812,400

matched to invoice

MERCHANT WALLET · ETB 02

Held

Br 812,400

yours, for as long as you need

PAYOUT · CBE 03

Out

Br 812,400

same day

IN

Br 812,400

held in your wallet · paid out same day

OUT

Br 812,400

About Us

The network behind Ethiopian businesses

Emaal was built for companies that were tired of running their money across several banks, a handful of wallets and a spreadsheet. We give every business one account that collects, holds and pays — all reconciled as it moves.

From a single mobile money collection to a full supplier payout run, the same account keeps up.

Segregated by design

Merchant balances are tracked in their own ledger, separate from operating funds, with every movement recorded.

Built for finance teams

Reconciliation, approvals and audit trails are the product, not an afterthought bolted on later.

One account, every rail

Mobile money, bank transfer and card collections settle into the same balance you pay out from.

By the numbers

Collected and paid out
—

Collected and paid out

Businesses collecting
—

Businesses collecting

Banks and wallets reached
—

Banks and wallets reached

Average time to pay out
—

Average time to pay out

Our Services

Everything your money does, in one account

Four products that share one balance, one ledger and one set of controls.

Collections

Take payment by mobile money, bank transfer or card. Every collection arrives matched to its invoice.

Open an account
  • Mobile money pay-in
  • Bank transfer and card
  • Auto-matched to invoices

Merchant wallets

A Birr balance in your business name, with sub-accounts you can open and fund as you need them.

Open an account
  • Balance in your name
  • Sub-accounts on demand
  • Live the same day

Bulk payouts

Upload a batch or pay one by one. Set per-user limits and require a second approval above them.

Open an account
  • Batch upload by file
  • Per-user limits
  • Two-step approvals

Supplier payouts

Pay any Ethiopian bank account or mobile money wallet, from the same balance your collections landed in.

Open an account
  • Any bank or wallet
  • Scheduled or instant
  • Full audit trail

Payments

Money in, money out, under your control

Your own merchant wallet

Collect into a balance that's yours

Every merchant gets a Birr wallet to collect into. Customers pay by mobile money, bank transfer or card, and it all lands in one place, matched to the invoice.

  • A Birr balance in your business name
  • Mobile money, bank transfer and card in one account
  • Every collection matched to its invoice
Merchant wallet live
ET ACCOUNT NO.

1000 •••• •••• 5678

Merchant wallet · Addis Ababa

ET COLLECTED TODAY
Br 3.4M
Open an account
Payout run 42 payees · 1 of 2
CBE Commercial Bank of Ethiopia
Br 3.1M
AWB Awash Bank
Br 1.2M
TB telebirr
Br 480k

AWAITING YOUR APPROVAL

Control who moves what

Pay out to any bank or wallet, in bulk

Upload a batch or pay one by one. Set a limit per user and require a second approval above it. Your team moves the small payments; you sign off the big ones.

  • Pay any Ethiopian bank account or mobile money wallet
  • Bulk payouts with per-user limits and approvals
  • Full audit trail on every payout

Coverage

One network, city to city

Collections and payouts settle over the same rails wherever your customers and payees are.

The Addis Ababa skyline

Addis Ababa

ADDIS ABABA ETB
BAHIR DAR ETB
MEKELLE ETB
DIRE DAWA ETB
HARAR ETB
ADAMA ETB
HAWASSA ETB

Across the network

COLLECTION · TELEBIRR

Br 812,400 · matched to invoice

PAYOUT · CBE

Br 240,000 · same day

FUNDED · AWASH

Br 3.1M · cleared

COLLECTION · M-PESA

Br 58,900 · matched to invoice

PAYOUT · DASHEN

Br 1.2M · same day

COLLECTION · CBE BIRR

Br 415,000 · matched to invoice

COLLECTION · TELEBIRR

Br 812,400 · matched to invoice

PAYOUT · CBE

Br 240,000 · same day

FUNDED · AWASH

Br 3.1M · cleared

COLLECTION · M-PESA

Br 58,900 · matched to invoice

PAYOUT · DASHEN

Br 1.2M · same day

COLLECTION · CBE BIRR

Br 415,000 · matched to invoice

Contact Us

Join the network

Open your business account in minutes. Our team will walk you through onboarding and get your collections live.

Office
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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