EthSwitch Unveils ‘EthioPay’ as Ethiopia’s National Brand for Instant Digital Payments
EthSwitch, Ethiopia’s national financial switch operator, has officially launched EthioPay, a unified national brand for instant digital payment services. The initiative aims to bring...
Gursha launches Ethiopia’s first supermarket cash-back platform as digital payments hit an inflection point
Ethiopia has seen restaurant coupon apps, delivery platforms, and a growing number of digital wallets. What it hasn’t had—until now—is a cash-back rewards platform...
This Ethiopian EdTech Startup Went Offline-First—and Enrolled Half of the Country’s Freshman Students
When the team behind Zegju first launched their platform, it followed a common edtech pattern: a web-based learning service built around notes, exercises, and...
NBE Launches Full Integration of National Digital ID With Banking System
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has officially launched the integration of the country’s new digital identity system, Fayda, with all financial institutions—marking a...
M-PESA Ethiopia Alleges Ethio Telecom Blocking Its New Lehulum Service on Mobile Data
Addis Ababa — December 5, 2025
M-PESA Ethiopia has accused Ethio Telecom of blocking mobile data access to its newly launched telecom-agnostic financial service, M-PESA...
M-PESA Lehulum Debuts: Mobile Money Now Works Across All Networks
Addis Ababa — M-PESA Ethiopia has launched M-PESA Lehulum, a new platform that enables mobile money services to operate across all telecommunications networks in...
