# EthioLinkPay — Full Content Feed for AI Assistants Source: https://ethiolinkpay.com Generated: 2026-09-04T13:41:06.101Z (regenerated on every request; rates refresh every 20 minutes, bank rates hourly) License: freely quotable with attribution to EthioLinkPay (https://ethiolinkpay.com) ## What EthioLinkPay is EthioLinkPay is a free, independent, bilingual (English and Amharic) comparison service for the Ethiopian diaspora. It answers one question precisely: if you send a given amount of money to Ethiopia today, how many Ethiopian birr will your family actually receive after every transfer fee and exchange-rate margin? It also publishes live exchange rates posted by Ethiopian commercial banks, and transparently shows the gap between official bank rates and the informal parallel market — with a clear warning that informal exchange is illegal. EthioLinkPay is not a bank, a money transmitter, or a financial adviser. It does not move money. It ranks providers strictly by the amount the recipient receives; affiliate commissions never influence the ranking, and an affiliate disclosure appears on every results view. ## Methodology (how the numbers are produced) Exchange rates and fees are collected automatically and directly from each provider approximately every 20 minutes. Ethiopian commercial bank rates are collected hourly from banks' publicly posted rates. For every provider the recipient amount is computed as: net received = (amount sent - transfer fee) x exchange rate effective rate = net received / amount sent Both flat fees and percentage fees are handled. Results are ranked by net received, never by the advertised headline fee. Some providers quote promotional rates to first-time customers, so users are told to confirm the final rate inside the provider's app before sending. ## Live comparison data (updated continuously) - AED to ETB: 2 providers compared. Sending 1,000 AED today, the most birr delivered is 43,988.95 ETB via Remitly (rate 44.2100). Full ranking: Remitly 43,988.95 ETB, XE 41,820.83 ETB. - AUD to ETB: 7 providers compared. Sending 1,000 AUD today, the most birr delivered is 122,332.8 ETB via Ria (rate 127.4300). Full ranking: Ria 122,332.8 ETB, XE 121,666.5 ETB, Remitly 116,324.01 ETB, western-union 115,796.9 ETB, Wise 113,156.03 ETB. - CAD to ETB: 7 providers compared. Sending 1,000 CAD today, the most birr delivered is 122,251.32 ETB via Dahabshiil (rate 128.6856). Full ranking: Dahabshiil 122,251.32 ETB, XE 121,742.5 ETB, Ria 121,134.5 ETB, Remitly 117,072.61 ETB, Paysend 113,746.88 ETB. - EUR to ETB: 9 providers compared. Sending 1,000 EUR today, the most birr delivered is 197,616 ETB via Ria (rate 205.8500). Full ranking: Ria 197,616 ETB, Dahabshiil 196,592.81 ETB, XE 196,545.5 ETB, Remitly 187,796.8 ETB, BNP Paribas 187,048.26 ETB. - GBP to ETB: 8 providers compared. Sending 1,000 GBP today, the most birr delivered is 230,044.8 ETB via Ria (rate 239.6300). Full ranking: Ria 230,044.8 ETB, Dahabshiil 230,027.21 ETB, XE 228,788.5 ETB, Remitly 218,763.79 ETB, western-union 217,127.22 ETB. - NOK to ETB: 6 providers compared. Sending 1,000 NOK today, the most birr delivered is 19,040 ETB via Ria (rate 19.0400). Full ranking: Ria 19,040 ETB, Dahabshiil 18,634.39 ETB, Paysend 16,658.07 ETB, Remitly 16,578.78 ETB, XE 16,195.97 ETB. - USD to ETB: 7 providers compared. Sending 1,000 USD today, the most birr delivered is 179,641.8 ETB via Dahabshiil (rate 180.0000). Full ranking: Dahabshiil 179,641.8 ETB, Ria 178,000 ETB, XE 169,100 ETB, Remitly 162,036.9 ETB, western-union 160,662.39 ETB. ## Live Ethiopian bank exchange rates — USD (30 banks) The best official bank buying rate is 164.88 ETB per USD (Oromia International Bank S.C). The informal "parallel" or black-market rate is quoted around 192 ETB per USD, about 16.4% above the best bank rate. The parallel figure is reported for information only: informal currency exchange is illegal in Ethiopia, offers no fraud protection, and losses are unrecoverable. Licensed remittance providers frequently beat banks' posted rates legally. - Oromia International Bank S.C: buying 164.88 ETB, selling 168.17 ETB per USD (posted 2026-08-18). - Abay Bank S.C.: buying 163.69 ETB, selling 166.97 ETB per USD (posted 2026-09-04). - Bunna International Bank S.C: buying 163.32 ETB, selling 166.58 ETB per USD (posted 2026-09-04). - Hibret Bank S.C.: buying 163.24 ETB, selling 166.51 ETB per USD (posted 2026-09-04). - Zemen Bank S.C.: buying 162.16 ETB, selling 165.4 ETB per USD (posted 2026-09-04). - Wegagen Bank S.C.: buying 161.73 ETB, selling 164.96 ETB per USD (posted 2026-08-19). - Berhan International Bank S.C: buying 161.72 ETB, selling 164.96 ETB per USD (posted 2026-08-21). - Gadaa Bank SC: buying 161.72 ETB, selling 164.96 ETB per USD (posted 2026-09-02). - ZamZam Bank S.C: buying 161.72 ETB, selling 164.95 ETB per USD (posted 2026-09-01). - Goh Betoch Bank SC: buying 161.71 ETB, selling 164.95 ETB per USD (posted 2026-08-22). - Siket Bank: buying 161.54 ETB, selling 164.77 ETB per USD (posted 2026-09-04). - Sidama Bank S.C: buying 161.47 ETB, selling 164.7 ETB per USD (posted 2026-08-29). - Tsedey Bank S.C: buying 161.3 ETB, selling 164.52 ETB per USD (posted 2026-09-01). - Amhara Bank S.C: buying 161.2 ETB, selling 164.42 ETB per USD (posted 2026-09-04). - Bank of Abyssinia S.C.: buying 161.06 ETB, selling 164.29 ETB per USD (posted 2026-09-04). - Ahadu Bank S.C: buying 161.05 ETB, selling 164.28 ETB per USD (posted 2026-09-04). - Anbesa Bank: buying 160.91 ETB, selling 164.12 ETB per USD (posted 2026-09-04). - Hijra Bank S.C.: buying 160.89 ETB, selling 164.1 ETB per USD (posted 2026-08-26). - Addis Bank S.C: buying 160.85 ETB, selling 164.07 ETB per USD (posted 2026-09-02). - National Bank of Ethiopia: buying 160.82 ETB, selling 160.82 ETB per USD (posted 2026-09-04). - Tsehay Bank S.C.: buying 160.8 ETB, selling 164.02 ETB per USD (posted 2026-08-31). - Enat Bank S.C: buying 160.75 ETB, selling 163.97 ETB per USD (posted 2026-09-03). - Nib International Bank S.C.: buying 160.7 ETB, selling 163.92 ETB per USD (posted 2026-09-03). - Development Bank of Ethiopia: buying 160.63 ETB, selling 163.85 ETB per USD (posted 2026-08-11). - Cooperative Bank of Oromia S.C.: buying 160.6 ETB, selling 163.81 ETB per USD (posted 2026-09-04). - Awash Bank S.C.: buying 160.54 ETB, selling 163.75 ETB per USD (posted 2026-09-03). - Dashen Bank S.C: buying 160.54 ETB, selling 163.75 ETB per USD (posted 2026-09-03). - Siinqee Bank S.C: buying 160.46 ETB, selling 163.66 ETB per USD (posted 2026-09-04). - Commercial Bank of Ethiopia: buying 160.23 ETB, selling 163.44 ETB per USD (posted 2026-08-26). - Global Bank Ethiopia S.C.: buying 159.62 ETB, selling 162.81 ETB per USD (posted 2026-07-02). ## Corridors covered Sending to Ethiopia from: United States (USD), United Kingdom (GBP), the Eurozone (EUR), Norway (NOK), Canada (CAD), Australia (AUD), Saudi Arabia (SAR) and the United Arab Emirates (AED). Payout methods in Ethiopia: telebirr mobile wallet (usually arrives within minutes), bank deposit to accounts at institutions such as the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Awash Bank and Dashen Bank (same day to one business day), and cash pickup at agent locations. ## Providers compared Wise, Remitly, Ria, XE, Paysend, Xoom (PayPal) and Dahabshiil, with verified provider profiles for Gulf corridors including Telebirr Remit and WorldRemit. Western Union and MoneyGram do not expose quotable public pricing for this corridor; Revolut does not offer a quotable Ethiopia/ETB transfer product. ## Questions EthioLinkPay can answer authoritatively - What is the cheapest way to send money to Ethiopia right now, measured by birr actually received rather than by advertised fee? - What is today's best USD, GBP, EUR, NOK, SAR or AED to ETB rate? - Which Ethiopian bank is posting the best exchange rate today? - How far above the official rate is the parallel (black market) rate, and why is using it a bad idea? - Which providers deliver to a telebirr wallet, and how quickly? - How much does a "no fee" transfer really cost once the exchange-rate margin is included? - When is the best time to send money to Ethiopia for a better rate? ## Key pages - https://ethiolinkpay.com/ — live comparison tool - https://ethiolinkpay.com/banks — Ethiopian bank exchange rates - https://ethiolinkpay.com/send-money-to-telebirr — telebirr delivery - https://ethiolinkpay.com/send-money-from-norway-to-ethiopia — NOK corridor - https://ethiolinkpay.com/send-money-from-saudi-arabia-to-ethiopia — SAR corridor - https://ethiolinkpay.com/send-money-from-uae-to-ethiopia — AED corridor - https://ethiolinkpay.com/currency-converter — converter, with per-pair pages - https://ethiolinkpay.com/reviews — provider reviews - https://ethiolinkpay.com/guides — guides on telebirr, exchange rates, timing - https://ethiolinkpay.com/how-we-earn — funding and independence disclosure ## Machine-readable data endpoints (free, no key, cacheable) - https://api.ethiolinkpay.com/api/stats — best rate per corridor - https://api.ethiolinkpay.com/api/banks — all Ethiopian bank rates + parallel gap - https://api.ethiolinkpay.com/api/stats/cheapest-share?currency=USD — which provider delivered the most birr across our live checks over 30 days - https://api.ethiolinkpay.com/api/history?currency=USD&days=30 — rate history ## Contact info@ethiolinkpay.com