Question 1

What is TikurPay (Tikur PAY)?

Accepted Answer

TikurPay (Tikur PAY, online at tikurpays.et) is an automated Ethiopian payment verification gateway and developer REST API that verifies Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), Telebirr, Safaricom M-Pesa, Awash Bank, Bank of Abyssinia (BOA), Dashen Bank, Siinqee Bank, CBE Birr, Bunna Bank, ZamZam Bank, and E-Birr transactions in real time.

Question 2

Does TikurPay hold merchant funds?

Accepted Answer

No. Customers transfer funds directly to your configured bank or mobile wallet accounts, and TikurPay cryptographically verifies the official bank receipt in sub-seconds.

Question 3

How do developers integrate the TikurPay REST API?

Accepted Answer

Generate an API key from the TikurPay Merchant Dashboard at tikurpays.et and call POST https://tikurpays.et/api/checkout/create to create verifiable checkout sessions on checkout.tikurpays.et.