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One photo of your NZ or AU ID, one selfie. We verify in the background while you set up your first transfer.
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Welcome, Selam
From New Zealand and Australia to Ethiopia and across Africa. Real-time mid-market rates, mobile money and bank deposit, settled the same day. Built by a licensed remitter you can call by name.
From signup to first transfer in minutes. Verified once with NZ or AU ID — then send to any saved recipient in two taps.
One photo of your NZ or AU ID, one selfie. We verify in the background while you set up your first transfer.
Telebirr, CBE bank deposit, Dashen cash pickup, or any saved recipient. Save them once, send in two taps.
Live tracking, instant notifications. Most Telebirr transfers land in minutes — your family gets paid before you finish your coffee.
Ethiopia is live via Telebirr and CBE bank deposit. The rest of the Africa corridor is rolling out quarter by quarter — every new route launched with a real banking partner on each side.
SelamPay is built around the way diaspora families actually send: recurring support, multiple recipients, mobile money + bank, in two languages.
Most transfers land in Telebirr in minutes. Larger amounts settle to Commercial Bank of Ethiopia accounts. Cash pickup via partner agents coming Q1.
Every transfer gets a PDF receipt with NBE-compliant references — useful for visa, immigration and tax.
Send before 5pm NZ — recipient gets it the same day.
Family details saved once. Two-tap repeat sends, with relationship + purpose preset.
App in English now, Amharic ready Q1. Customer service in both.
Set up monthly transfers to parents or siblings. We send the same amount, same day, every month.
Call or message a real person in Auckland. We've been doing this manually for 3 years — the app didn't change who we are.
Real questions we get every week from the diaspora community. If your question isn't here, email [email protected].
Download the SelamPay iOS app, verify your NZ ID once, add your family in Ethiopia as a recipient with their Telebirr number or CBE account, and send. The money arrives in Telebirr in minutes or in CBE the same business day.
A flat fee of NZ$2.50 (or AU$2.50 equivalent) per transfer. The exchange rate is the real mid-market rate from the National Bank of Ethiopia, refreshed every 60 seconds — we add no FX margin.
Telebirr transfers usually land in 2–5 minutes. CBE bank deposit lands the same business day if sent before 5pm NZ time, otherwise the next business day.
Yes. SelamPay is the customer-facing brand of Brhan Enterprise Limited (NZBN 9429050359004), a registered Financial Service Provider on the New Zealand FSP register, number FSP1005151.
Yes. Brhan Enterprise Limited is enrolled with AUSTRAC as a registered remittance provider. The enrolment number is published in the footer once finalised.
Ethiopia is live today, via Telebirr and CBE bank deposit. Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and South Africa are rolling out quarter by quarter — every new corridor launched with a real banking partner on each side.
Cash pickup via partner agents in Ethiopia is planned for Q1. Today, transfers go to Telebirr wallets or CBE bank accounts.
Yes. Every transfer generates a PDF receipt with the NBE-compliant reference, suitable for visa, immigration and tax purposes.
Email [email protected] or call our Auckland office. We are a small team and reply within hours, in English or Amharic.
SelamPay is built and operated by Brhan Enterprise Limited, a New Zealand company based at Suite 14726, 17b Farnham Street, Parnell, Auckland 1052, New Zealand.
SelamPay is currently in TestFlight beta for NZ and Australian senders. Sign up below and we'll text you the install link the moment we go public on the App Store.