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Every way Ethiopia pays, poured into one checkout.

Inverse is a payment gateway for Ethiopia. Take telebirr, M-Pesa, CBE Birr, six banks, EthSwitch IPS and cards through one integration. Then see every payment, run subscriptions and withdraw to your bank from one dashboard.

Register your businessSee how it worksAddis Ababa · Hidar 4, 2019 E.C.

Your customer picks

Approve on the phone. The customer gets a prompt and enters their PIN.

They see

Buna Bet CaféOrder 1042 · 2 macchiato, 1 sambusaETB 450.00
telebirr

You see

StartedabolApprovedtonaSettledbaraka

Waiting for the customer

pi_3f9a…c1telebirrETB 450.00Not paid yet

Demo. No money moves.

From click to cash, in three rounds.

Like the coffee ceremony: a payment starts, the customer approves it, and it settles in your balance. Every payment in Inverse shows you which round it has reached.

Abol. Take the payment, whatever they pay with.

Eleven ways to pay. You integrate once.

Each method finishes the way its own customers expect. Inverse handles the difference, so your checkout, your dashboard and your balance stay the same.

Approve on the phone

The customer gets a prompt and enters their PIN.

  • telebirr
  • M-Pesa
  • CBE Birr
  • Awash Bank
  • NIB Bank
Account and one-time code

Account number first, then the code their bank sends.

  • Enat Bank
  • Zemen Bank
  • Amhara Bank
Scan a QR

An EthQR code to scan with a bank app, or pay from an account.

  • EthSwitch IPS
Secure card page

Cards through a secure card page, then back to your checkout.

  • Cards
One step

Confirmed straight away.

  • Bank of Abyssinia

Hosted checkout

Send customers from your site or app to one Inverse checkout. They choose how to pay; you get one result.

pay.inverse.et/checkout/pi_…

Payment links & QR

Make a link with a set or open amount and share it on Telegram, by SMS or anywhere else. No website needed. Print a QR for the counter.

pay.inverse.et/checkout/pl_7Kx2Qm4T
Coffee beans, 1 kgETB 1,450.00TelegramSMSQR
Sample data

Tona. Keep every birr in its place.

Subscriptions

Products and plans with free trials, coupons and promotion codes. Renewals are charged on schedule, including telebirr direct-debit mandates.

Gym membership · monthlyETB 1,200.00
7-day free trialCoupon NEWYEAR −10%telebirr direct debit
Sample data

Split payments

Share each payment with your partners automatically, in the proportions you agree.

Payment pi_8c41…e2ETB 1,000.00
Your business · 85%
ETB 850.00
Delivery partner · 15%
ETB 150.00
Sample data

Quick task accounts

A separate balance and QR code for each branch, till or job, all under one business.

  • Bole branchETB 12,480.00
  • Piassa branchETB 8,215.50
  • Delivery tillETB 3,940.00
Sample data

Dashboard, app and team roles

Follow payments on the web dashboard or the merchant app. Give owners, finance staff and cashiers the access each one needs.

OwnerFinanceCashier
WebApp

Baraka. Move it to the bank.

Withdrawals

Move your balance to a bank account or mobile wallet: when you ask, on a schedule or in bulk. The fee and destination are shown before anything moves.

WithdrawETB 20,000.00
To
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia ··· 2231
Fee
ETB 15.00
You receive
ETB 19,985.00
Sample data

For developers

A REST API with a Swagger reference, signed webhooks that retry on failure, and ECDH encryption.

Events you can listen for, for example
  • payment_intent.succeeded
  • payment_intent.failed
  • subscription.renewed
  • withdrawal.completed
  • refund.succeeded

For the café in Piassa, the gym in Bole and the shop that sells on Telegram.

Shops, gyms, cafés, delivery services, NGOs and online sellers: your customers pay with what they already have.

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  • Café · Piassa

    Scan at the till, pour the next macchiato.

    A printed QR on the counter takes telebirr, CBE Birr and bank apps. Paid shows on your phone before the cup is down.

  • Gym · Bole

    Memberships that renew on their own.

    Members approve once with telebirr direct debit. Each month is charged on the day, and you see who is paid up at the door.

  • Shop · Telegram

    Sell in the chat. Get paid in the chat.

    Make a payment link for the dress, paste it into the conversation, and pack it when the payment lands. No website needed.

  • Riders & freelancersNew

    A pocket for every gig.

    Give each rider, driver or freelancer their own wallet and QR. Customers pay the person who did the job, earnings collect in that pocket, and you see every gig in one ledger.

  • Branches · Merkato

    Three branches, three balances.

    Each branch gets its own QR and balance, so the evening count matches the shop it came from. The owner sees all of them together.

  • NGO · Donations

    Let people give what they can.

    An open-amount link lets every donor choose the figure. Share it once on social media and every gift arrives with a receipt.

  • Marketplace

    One checkout, everyone gets their share.

    Split each payment between the seller and your commission as it comes in, with no end-of-month sums to work out by hand.

Something wrong with a payment? Ask Inverse support.

For customers and merchants. Tell us what happened and add the payment or link ID if you have it. Our support team replies by email.

Other ways to reach us

info@inverse.etAddis Ababa, EthiopiaHidar 4, 2019 E.C.

Email Inverse support

Tell us your name, what happened and the payment or link ID if you have it, for example pay_7Hx2Q9.

Email info@inverse.et
Inverse — A payment gateway for Ethiopia