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Who can operate a payment switch in Ethiopia?

2 entities are on the official National Bank of Ethiopia register under the Ethiopia licence category this dataset maps to payment switching ("Payment System Operator (Switch Operator)"). The full, source-linked list is below.

Maintained: this official source is re-checked on a weekly schedule — last checked 2026-08-04 · changed 2026-08-04.

“Payment switching” here is the normalized activity: Own or operate payment switching, routing, clearing or interoperability infrastructure between payment service providers, issuers, acquirers and schemes.

Activity id (as used by the Afriset MCP): fintech:SWITCHING

Payment System Operator (Switch Operator)

National Bank of Ethiopia · 2 entities · source not dated
  1. Ethswitch S.C
  2. Premier Switch Solution S.C

Source: National Bank of Ethiopia

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