One API.
Every payment.
Ethiopia.
Qershi is the payment gateway for Ethiopian businesses. Accept Telebirr, CBE Birr and international bank cards through one simple API and a hosted checkout — live in days, with local support in Amharic and English.
1 API
4+ payment methods
24/7 local support
Amount due
2,500 ETB
Choose payment method
Telebirr
CBE Birr256-bit TLS · Test sandbox · No real money
Payment methods
Your customers pay their way
Telebirr, CBE Birr, cards — and more rails as EthSwitch interoperability expands.
Telebirr
Ethiopia’s largest mobile money wallet
CBE Birr
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia mobile banking
Bank cards
Visa & Mastercard — local and international
EthSwitch
Interoperable bank transfers
More rails on the way →
How it works
Accept payments in days, not months
Request sandbox access
Get your test keys within one day — no paperwork, no contracts.
One integration
A single REST API with signed webhooks. No per-provider SDK sprawl.
Accept & reconcile
Telebirr, CBE Birr and cards — with automatic reconciliation and reports.
For developers
One checkout request, that’s it
Initialize once, redirect to a hosted checkout, verify via signed webhook. Get sandbox keys today.
- Sandbox keys in minutes, zero paperwork
- Hosted checkout — no PCI scope on your side
- Webhooks with signature verification
- SDKs: PHP · Node · Python (soon)
curl -X POST https://api.qershi.com.et/v1/checkout
-H "Authorization: Bearer ***"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"amount": 2500,
"currency": "ETB",
"channels": ["telebirr", "cbe_birr", "card"],
"callback_url": "https://shop.example.com/webhook"
'}'Security & trust
Bank-grade security, regulated in Ethiopia
Payments move money — so we treat security and compliance as the product, not an afterthought.
NBE Regulatory Sandbox participant — supervised, accountable innovation
Cards tokenized at the processor — raw card numbers never touch your server or ours
Complete audit trail on every transaction, from init to settlement
Pricing
Simple, honest pricing
No setup fees. No monthly minimums. No lock-in.
Merchant live
Per transaction
Low flat percentage — no setup fee, no monthly minimum
Start with the sandboxSandbox is live today. Live rates are confirmed after NBE sandbox exit — no surprises.
FAQ
Questions, answered
What is Qershi?
Qershi is an Ethiopian payment gateway that lets businesses accept Telebirr, CBE Birr and international bank cards through one API and one hosted checkout — no separate contracts with each provider.
How is Qershi different from other gateways?
We are developer-first: a single API across mobile money and cards, transparent per-transaction pricing with no setup fees, and direct local support in Amharic and English. We are currently in the NBE regulatory sandbox.
When can I start testing?
Today. Request sandbox access and receive your test keys within a day — simulate Telebirr, CBE Birr and card payments with test money and no paperwork.
What does it cost?
The sandbox is free. Live pricing is a simple per-transaction percentage with no setup fee and no monthly minimum. Exact rates are published when live service begins.
Is it safe to handle card payments?
Cards are tokenized at the processor — raw card numbers never touch your server or ours. We follow PCI-DSS-aligned practices and keep a complete audit trail for every transaction.
Contact
Let us take your first payment
Tell us about your product — we will get you sandbox keys this week.
We reply within one business day — in Amharic or English.