cbe

awash

abyssinia

USD
53.8978
54.9758
,
GBP
63.5273
64.7978
,
EUR
58.5007
59.6707
,
AED
13.2815
13.5471
,
NOK
4.694
4.7879
,
SAR
12.9896
13.2494
,
SEK
4.6921
4.7879
,
CAD
35.8711
36.5885

abay

USD
53.9027
54.9808
,
EUR
58.5545
59.7256
,
GBP
66.5267
67.8572
,
CHF
58.8393
60.0161
,
AUD
36.0879
36.8097
,
AED
14.6766
14.9701
,
CNY
7.8307
7.9873
,
DKK
7.8617
8.0189
,
DJF
0.2995
0.3055
,
INR
0.6557
0.6688
,
JPY
0.4061
0.4142
,
KES
0.4071
0.4152
,
NOK
5.1657
5.269
,
SAR
14.3587
14.6459
,
ZAR
2.9836
3.0433
,
SEK
5.1818
5.2854
,
SDR
72.483
73.9327

zemen

CAD
39.7533
40.5484
,
EUR
57.8729
59.0304
,
GBP
65.2913
66.5971
,
SEK
5.081
5.1826
,
USD
53.408
54.4762

buna

nib

berhan

wegagen

USD
53.8009
54.8769
,
GBP
61.5685
62.7999
,
EURO
56.9859
58.1256
,
CAD
35.1957
35.8996
,
AUD
32.0768
32.7183
,
CHF
55.9713
57.0907
,
SEK
4.676
4.7695
,
NOK
4.834
4.9307
,
DKK
7.1135
7.2558
,
DJF
0.2976
0.3035
,
INR
0.6534
0.6665
,
KSH
0.4289
0.4375
,
JPY
0.3771
0.3846
,
SAR
12.909
13.1672
,
AED
13.1884
13.4522
,
ZAR
3.1723
3.2357
,
CNY
7.1867
7.3304
,
KWD
167.5769
170.9284

dgb

USD
53.9027
54.9808
,
GBP
66.5267
67.8572
,
EUR
58.5545
59.7256
,
CHF
58.8393
60.0161
,
CAD
39.7718
40.5672
,
AUD
36.0879
36.8097
,
SEK
5.1818
5.2854
,
NOK
5.1657
5.269
,
DKK
7.8617
8.0189
,
DJF
0.2995
0.3055
,
INR
0.6557
0.6688
,
KSH
0.4071
0.4152
,
JPY
0.4061
0.4142
,
SAR
14.3587
14.6459
,
AED
14.6766
14.9701
,
ZAR
2.9836
3.0433
,
CNY
7.8307
7.9873
,
KWD
175.6959
179.2098

enat

addis

GBP
61.7297
62.9643
,
USD
53.7176
54.792

nbe

KWD
126.8085
129.34467
,
CNH
5.6258
5.738316
,
ZAR
2.6751
2.728602
,
AED
9.9063
10.104426
,
SDR
57.7908
58.946616
,
EUR
48.4016
49.369632
,
CAD
28.7765
29.35203
,
AUD
28.3265
28.89303
,
JPY
0.3389
0.345678
,
SAR
9.7001
9.894102
,
INR
0.5525
0.56355
,
DJF
0.2234
0.227868
,
KES
0.3664
0.373728
,
DKK
5.8896
6.007392
,
NOK
4.2714
4.356828
,
SEK
4.3114
4.397628
,
CHF
41.5822
42.413844
,
GBP
53.539
54.60978

dashen

USD
53.9027
54.9808
,
GBP
63.533
64.8037
,
CHF
56.1915
57.3153
,
SEK
4.6895
4.7833
,
NOK
4.675
4.7685
,
DKK
7.1148
7.2571
,
JPY
0.3675
0.3749
,
CAD
35.9935
36.7134
,
SAR
12.9946
13.2545
,
AED
13.2823
13.5479
,
EUR
58.5545
59.7256
,
DJF
,
INR
,
KES
,
AUD
,
ZAR
,
CNY
,
AED

oromia

USD
53.3285
54.3951
,
EUR
56.7522
57.8872
,
GBP
64.2235
65.508
,
SAR
14.185
14.4687
,
CHF
57.398
58.546
,
AED
14.5198
14.8102

lion

coop

USD
53.8887
54.9665
,
GBP
66.3532
67.6803
,
EUR
58.3453
59.5122
,
SAR
14.3466
14.6335
,
AED
14.6716
14.965

Chapa: Revolutionizing Digital Payment in Ethiopia from 2022

Chapa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ( 17 August 2022)
Chapa Financial Technologies S.C is an Ethiopian financial service and data engineering startup that was established in the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.
Literally meaning “money” in the Ethiopian youth slang, Chapa was founded in 2020 to empower small businesses and large merchants by smoothening the process of financial transactions. The strongest drive behind this company, as per its official website, is finding solutions to inconvenient payment methods that plague the increase in global trade, especially in developing countries.
Ethiopia’s digital economy has long been constrained by a poor financial institution
interoperability, cash-based online transactions, a dearth of functional digital payment gateways, and a small selection of fintech products.
In 2020, when the National Bank of Ethiopia opened the fintech field for digital companies, Chapa was created with the goal of filling these gaps. The business acquired its Payment Gateway license from the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) in May 2022 and has already begun enrolling merchants. It is not without competition, however, as it is the third payment gateway company to receive a license following ArifPay and SunPay.
Before introducing its payment gateway service this month, Chap had carried out a few notable projects that had far-reaching impacts. The first of this initiative was MyGerd.com launched last year, which helped in raising USD 300 thousand for the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) by partnering with Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), Flutterwave, and Zemen Bank.
The second more impressive feat accomplished in November 2021 was when Chapa developed Eyezon, raising over USD 6 million for internally displaced Ethiopians and conflict-damaged health facilities, partnering with the Ethiopian Diaspora Agency (EDA) and the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE).
In a recently published report by Pragma Investment Advisory, Eyezon was one of the significant reasons remittances contributed 23% to forex inflow in Ethiopia in 2021-22. In addition, just two months ago, Chapa formed a partnership with Mila-Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, the world’s largest deep learning institute, enabling it to further research within the AI and machine learning world and allowing financial inclusion for SMEs and businesses.

Chapa Partnership with AI Institutions

Leaning on these successful ventures to kickstart further endeavors, Chapa officially launched its long-awaited payment gateway service on August 17, 2022, allowing its customers to process payments from both local and international options. With the introduction of this program, Chapa opened doors for Ethiopian businesses to accept payments from 4.5 billion people worldwide.
Fintech currently offers 10 local payment options and 8 international ones. The former constitutes Debit Card/ATM cards of Bank of Abyssinia, Awash International Bank, Addis International Bank, Hibert Bank, Cooperative Bank of Oromia, Berhan Bank, and NiB International Bank, while the latter includes JCB, Visa, PayPal, Discover, UnionPay MasterCard, Diners Club, and American Express.
Three other mobile payment systems, Telebirr, CBE Birr, and Awash Birr, have also been
integrated. In addition to providing payment solutions, Chapa also gives its clients metrics, data, and analytics to assist them in understanding their business operations and making data-driven decisions.
Businesses must first pass KYC checks, supply information about their operations such as TINs, business licenses, addresses, and contact details, and then be accepted before becoming Chapa customers. Merchants will be charged 3.5% for domestic transactions and 1% for international transactions, with discounts offered based on transaction volume. Payment is automatically placed into the merchant’s account within 24 hours.
According to reports, integrating this payment network is as simple as adding six lines of code to the websites or apps of merchant companies. Even so, Chap goes one step further by training programmers who can help companies with the integration process.
By 2025, Chapa hopes to empower and link 100,000 entrepreneurs and enterprises to the global economy. The company is particularly interested in the African market and is working to broaden its presence in various parts of the continent.