TrustBirrThe amount was edited
On the screenshotETB 12,000.00
At the bankETB 1,200.00
A genuine transfer, opened in a photo editor. The reference number is real, so a phone call to the bank confirms nothing unless somebody compares the amount digit by digit.
Verify the Telebirr or bank receipt. Then hand over the goods.
Photograph the payment screenshot. TrustBirr asks CBE, Telebirr and other Ethiopian banks what actually reached your account — in about a second, while the customer is still standing at the counter.
Pay with Telebirr through Chapa.
CBE
Commercial Bank of EthiopiaFT26250P4X7B
Amount on the customer’s screenshotETB 12,000.00
Checking with Commercial Bank of Ethiopia…
More banks will be added without an app update
Three things a careful cashier still cannot see
Each of these started life as a real transfer. That is exactly why looking harder at the screen does not help.
The receipt has been used before
First acceptedSat 6 Sep, Piassa
Shown againToday, Bole
Nothing about this image is fake. It already paid for something else, at another branch, three days ago — and your cashier has no way to know that.
The money went somewhere else
Receipt shows•••• 3095
Bank shows•••• 7821
A real payment into an account that is not yours. Whoever owns •••• 7821 has been paid. You have handed over the goods for nothing.
From counter to verdict
The whole check happens while the customer is putting their phone away.
- 0.0 s
Point the camera
Your cashier photographs the screenshot on the customer's phone, or scans the QR code printed on the receipt.
- a few seconds
The server reads it
The photo goes to TrustBirr. The bank, reference, amount and date are read there. There is no correction step — the check starts as soon as the photo is taken.
- about 1 s
The bank answers
TrustBirr looks that reference up with the bank and compares every field against what the customer is showing you.
- and it is logged
You get a verdict
Green, red or grey, big enough to read at arm's length. The receipt joins your records without anyone typing anything.
Every check becomes a number you can use
Verification is only half of it. Because every scan is logged the moment it happens, the day’s takings add themselves up.
Filter by branch, staff member, bank or verdict, over any window up to 90 days.
Compare against the previous period, so a quiet week is visible rather than merely felt.
On Shop and Chain, export the filtered set as a CSV for your accountant.
Verified this monthETB 486,320
+18% on last month1 AugBest day ETB 28,40030 Aug
Receipts372
Average sale1,382.40
Caught in time31,900
Who sees what
A cashier needs a verdict. An owner needs the whole picture. Nobody needs somebody else’s numbers.
Owner
Runs the business
Every branch and every staff member
Full financial reporting
Adds and removes staff and branches
Manages billing here on the website
Branch manager
Runs one location
Scans and verifies at their branch
Reporting for that branch only
Sees their own team's activity
Cannot see other branches' takings
Cashier
Works the counter
Scans and verifies receipts
Sees their own scan history
No totals, no reporting, no export
Nothing to configure or get wrong
On the counter phone, or in the back-office browser
The app
Android and iPhone. The scan button is one tap away from every screen, capture and reading keep working when the connection drops, and the verdict is legible at arm’s length in daylight.
Staff log in with their phone number. Nothing to set up on the device.
This browser
The same receipts, reports and settings on a laptop, for the part of the job that is not standing at a till — plus the one thing a phone cannot do, which is hand you a real CSV file.
Open TrustBirr in this browserCounter
One shop, one till
ETB 450500 checks
Shop
A few branches and a team
ETB 1,2002,000 checks
Chain
Many branches, high volume
ETB 3,5005,000 checks
Compare what is in each pack — credits stack; there is no monthly subscription.
Questions merchants ask first
What happens when a bank does not answer?
You get a grey “could not verify”, never a false green. The check is logged as unverifiable with the reason, and you decide how to handle it. TrustBirr does not guess when it does not know.
Does TrustBirr touch my money?
No. It reads payment references and asks the bank whether they exist and what they were for. It cannot move, hold, or refund anything, and it never needs your banking password.
Which banks and wallets can TrustBirr check?
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), Telebirr, Bank of Abyssinia, Awash Bank, and Dashen — the providers Ethiopian shops see most often at the counter. The live list is on the Supported banks section and in Help.
Can it catch an edited payment screenshot?
Yes. TrustBirr looks the reference up with the bank and compares amount, destination and timing against what the customer is showing. A photo editor that changes digits does not change what the bank has on file.
What about a receipt that was already used?
If your shop has already accepted that reference, TrustBirr flags it as a duplicate. A real transfer shown at a second till is still caught when the same business tries to take it twice.
How does pricing work?
You buy a credit pack once — Counter, Shop or Chain. Each verified receipt uses one credit. Credits stack; there is no monthly subscription to cancel. Pay with Telebirr through Chapa.
What languages does the app support?
English, Amharic and Afaan Oromoo. Each staff member picks their own language without affecting anyone else. This website is in English.
More detail in the help centre.
Stop finding out at the end of the day.
Set up your business in a few minutes, add your staff, and start checking receipts this afternoon.