Free Ethiopian Receipt Verification
Verify any Ethiopian bank or mobile wallet receipt for free.
Start verifying receiptsWhy receipt verification matters in Ethiopia
Payment fraud is a growing problem in Ethiopia. Fake receipts with fabricated reference numbers are used to scam merchants and businesses. With the rise of mobile banking (CBE Birr, Telebirr, M-Pesa), verifying receipts manually is no longer practical. cheki automates the process by fetching receipts directly from bank endpoints.
How free receipt verification works
Every Ethiopian bank and mobile wallet publishes transaction receipts at publicly accessible URLs. These URLs require no authentication. This is by design: banks want merchants to be able to verify payments. cheki simply fetches these URLs, parses the response, and returns clean JSON.
- CBE: PDF receipt from apps.cbe.com.et:100
- Telebirr: HTML receipt from transactioninfo.ethiotelecom.et
- BOA: JSON from cs.bankofabyssinia.com
- M-Pesa: JSON from m-pesabusiness.safaricom.et
- All endpoints are public and require no authentication
cheki vs paid alternatives
check.et and verify.et charge for access to the same public bank endpoints. check.et costs 499 ETB/month or 4,990 ETB/year after 200 free verifications. verify.et charges $20-40/month. Both require signup and API keys. cheki does the same thing for free, with no signup, and is open source under MIT license.
Frequently asked questions
Is receipt verification really free?
Yes. cheki is 100% free with no limits. No signup, no API key, no credit card. You can verify unlimited receipts. check.et charges 499 ETB/month after 200 verifications. verify.et charges $20-40/month.
Which banks are supported?
cheki supports 10 live banks and wallets: CBE, CBE Birr, Telebirr, Bank of Abyssinia, M-Pesa, Dashen Bank, Awash Bank, Zemen Bank, Siinqee Bank, and eBirr. All use public endpoints published by the banks themselves.
How is this different from check.et?
check.et charges 499 ETB/month for the same data. cheki uses the exact same bank endpoints but is free and open source. check.et also requires a business account and API key. cheki requires nothing.
Can I use this for my business?
Yes. cheki is MIT licensed. You can use the API, self-host with Docker, or integrate the TypeScript/Python SDK into your existing systems. No restrictions.
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