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Gursha launches Ethiopia’s first supermarket cash-back platform as digital payments hit an inflection point

Ethiopia has seen restaurant coupon apps, delivery platforms, and a growing number of digital wallets. What it hasn’t had—until now—is a cash-back rewards platform built specifically for supermarket shopping. That’s the bet behind Gursha, a newly...

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Digitizing end to end Procurement : Why Top Organizations are Turning to TenderSureTM ETHIOPIA

We’ve all been there, its 45 minutes to the deadline and your reliable printing shop has decided to stage a mechanical protest. As you watch...

GuzoForex Bets on Ethiopia’s Youth With Gamified Trading Platform

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — A new Ethiopia-focused forex education and trading platform, GuzoForex, is positioning itself at the intersection of financial literacy, digital opportunity, and...

Ethiopian Telemedicine Platform Tenadoc Brings Hospital OPD and International Second Opinions Online

Tenadoc Expands Access to Specialist Care through Key Hospital Partnerships Tenadoc, an Ethiopian telemedicine platform, has announced two partnership agreements aimed at improving access to specialist...

EthSwitch Unveils ‘EthioPay’ as Ethiopia’s National Brand for Instant Digital Payments

EthSwitch, Ethiopia’s national financial switch operator, has officially launched EthioPay, a unified national brand for instant digital payment services. The initiative aims to bring the...

Gursha launches Ethiopia’s first supermarket cash-back platform as digital payments hit an inflection point

Ethiopia has seen restaurant coupon apps, delivery platforms, and a growing number of digital wallets. What it hasn’t had—until now—is a cash-back rewards platform built...

This Ethiopian EdTech Startup Went Offline-First—and Enrolled Half of the Country’s Freshman Students

When the team behind Zegju first launched their platform, it followed a common edtech pattern: a web-based learning service built around notes, exercises, and exam...

NBE Launches Full Integration of National Digital ID With Banking System

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has officially launched the integration of the country’s new digital identity system, Fayda, with all financial institutions—marking a major...

M-PESA Ethiopia Alleges Ethio Telecom Blocking Its New Lehulum Service on Mobile Data

Addis Ababa — December 5, 2025 M-PESA Ethiopia has accused Ethio Telecom of blocking mobile data access to its newly launched telecom-agnostic financial service, M-PESA ለሁሉም...

M-PESA Lehulum Debuts: Mobile Money Now Works Across All Networks

Addis Ababa — M-PESA Ethiopia has launched M-PESA Lehulum, a new platform that enables mobile money services to operate across all telecommunications networks in the...