Verify a Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Receipt Online

Check if a CBE receipt is real or fake.

How CBE receipt verification works

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia publishes every transaction receipt at a public URL: https://apps.cbe.com.et:100/?id={FT_REFERENCE}{ACCOUNT_SUFFIX}. No authentication is required. cheki fetches this URL, downloads the PDF, extracts the text, and parses it into structured JSON with sender name, receiver name, amount, date, branch, and reference number.

What you need to verify a CBE receipt

To verify a CBE receipt, you need two pieces of information:

• FT reference number (e.g. FT26140P01YB), found on the receipt or in the CBE mobile app transaction details
• Last 8 digits of the receiving account number (e.g. 60536171), the account that received the payment

CBE's new QR code receipt system

CBE recently launched a new receipt sharing system at mbreciept.cbe.com.et. Receipts shared through this system have short URLs and QR codes instead of FT reference numbers. cheki supports both systems. If you paste a mbreciept.cbe.com.et URL, cheki automatically detects it and uses the new API.

How to spot a fake CBE receipt

Fake CBE receipts are a growing problem in Ethiopia. A fake receipt may have a real-looking FT reference number but will not appear in CBE's system. Always verify through cheki or the official CBE app. If cheki returns 'Receipt not found', the receipt is likely fake.

• Check that the sender name matches who claimed to send the payment
• Verify the amount matches what was agreed
• Confirm the date is recent (not an old receipt being reused)
• Check the reference number format (FT + date + sequence + code)

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