Explore the latest list of licensed payment system operators in Ethiopia, including EthSwitch, Chapa, ArifPay, PawaPay, and others. Learn about their services, contacts, and current license status. It is established mainly to provide simple, affordable, secured, and efficient e-payment infrastructure services to retail payment service providers, and through them, to end users in Ethiopia; by deploying. Ethiopia's financial sector has seen rapid digital transformation over the past decade, with several payment system operators now licensed by the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE). In 2011, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) launched the Ethiopian Automated Transfer System (EATS), a modern digital clearing. "MasterCard has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with EthSwitch, the national payment switch of Ethiopia, to facilitate the implementation and widespread adoption of digital payment services by financial institutions throughout the country. According to a statement released in April. Opening Payment Reform system for foreign Investors. License given to M-Pesa Recognized DFSP/non bank entities/ as financial institutions. EthSwitch is a digital payment interoperability platform initiated by the National Bank of Ethiopia.