AirPay
Try AirPay

Pay people, not numbers.

AirPay finds the shops and people around you by name. Tap who you’re paying, check it’s them, approve. No account number to read out. No QR code to hunt for.

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Live now in Dashen Super AppBuilt by Eagle Lion System Technology

The AirPay radar, finding nearby merchants: Entoto Café, Abay Mini Market and Sheger Pharmacy.
  • Entoto CaféFound nearby
  • Arada BoutiqueFound nearby
  • Abay Mini MarketFound nearby
  • Sheger PharmacyFound nearby

No digits. Just a name.

  • 1000 4721 8839 0214 digitsAn account number, read out loud
  • 0911 23 45 6710 digitsA phone number, spelled out twice
  • MERCHANT ID 0092416 digitsA merchant ID, typed in by hand
  • Where’s the QR code?1 QR code, somewhereFaded, missing, or behind the queue
AirPay

No digits. Just a name.

Most payments here start with a number. One person reads it out, the other types it in, and both hope it’s right. AirPay starts with what you already know: who you’re paying.

Discover. Select. Pay.

From opening AirPay to money sent, without typing a single account number.

  1. AirPay’s radar with three merchants nearby: Entoto Café, Abay Mini Market and Sheger Pharmacy.
    1DiscoverOpen AirPay. The shops and people near you appear by name, so there’s nothing to ask for and nothing to look up.
  2. Review payment: Entoto Café, account 1000 •••• 0213, 120.00 ETB, with a Confirm and pay button.
    2SelectTap the one you mean. Their name and masked account appear before any money moves.
  3. Payment sent: 120.00 ETB to Entoto Café, with the receipt.
    3PayEnter the amount, check the details, approve. You get a receipt every time.

One radar. Shops and people.

The same radar finds the shop in front of you and the friend beside you, both by name.

A shopper and a smiling shopkeeper at a mini-market counter in Addis Ababa, both holding their phones.
Abay Mini MarketMerchant · found nearby

Pay the shop you’re standing in

Abay Mini Market appears on your radar. Tap it, enter the amount, approve. No merchant ID, no QR code.

Two friends bump fists on a sunny Addis Ababa street, one holding his phone.
Yonas BekeleFound nearby

Send to a friend without asking for a number

Settle up on the spot. Your friend appears by name, with their account masked.

See who before you pay.

  1. 1Name firstEvery shop and person appears by name, with a masked account number, before you pay.
  2. 2You reviewAmount, recipient and details on one screen. Nothing moves until you confirm.
  3. 3You authorizeYour PIN approves every payment, with the same security you already rely on.
A woman in a camel blazer smiles at a café table, holding her phone.
Two cafés in one building?
  • Entoto CaféMerchant · found nearby
  • Sheger Coffee HouseMerchant · found nearby

Both appear by name. You pick the one you’re sitting in.

A café owner behind her counter smiles at a payment on her phone.

For shops: no sticker, no stand, no hardware.

Join AirPay through StarPay, and customers nearby find your shop by name. No QR sticker to keep clean. No merchant ID to read out at the counter.

Join through StarPay(opens in a new tab)StarPay
How customers nearby see you
Rahel’s CaféMerchant · found nearby

Patented in Ethiopia.

AirPay is protected by a patent from the Ethiopian Intellectual Property Authority.

Built by Eagle Lion. Launched with Dashen.

AirPay is developed and owned by Eagle Lion System Technology. Customers pay from the Dashen Super App, and shops get paid through StarPay, the merchant payment network.

  1. Eagle Lion System TechnologyEagle Lion System TechnologyDesigns, builds and owns AirPay.
  2. AirPayAirPayPay the shops and people around you, by name.
  3. Dashen BankLive nowDashen Super AppAirPay’s first home. Live since October 2026.
  4. StarPayFor merchantsStarPayThe merchant side: shops join AirPay and get paid through StarPay.

Questions, answered.

For the people who pay, the shops that get paid, and the banks and partners who offer AirPay.

Can’t find yours? Ask the AirPay team at Eagle Lion.

For customers

What is AirPay?

A way to pay the shops and people around you by name. Open AirPay, tap who you’re paying, check their name and masked account, and approve. No account number to read out, nothing to type but the amount.

What do I need to use it?

The Dashen Super App, with AirPay open and location turned on. The shop or person you’re paying needs the same, so you can find each other.

How do I know I’m paying the right person?

Every shop and person appears by name, with a masked account number, before you pay. You review the details and approve with your PIN. Nothing moves until you confirm.

Who appears on my radar?

Eligible shops and Dashen Super App customers near you who have AirPay open and location turned on.

For shops

How does my shop get on AirPay?

Through StarPay, the merchant payment network. Shops join AirPay on StarPay, and customers nearby can then find them by name.

What do I need at the counter?

Nothing extra. No QR sticker, no stand, no hardware. Customers nearby find your shop by name, and you get paid through StarPay.

For banks and partners

Who is behind AirPay?

AirPay is developed and owned by Eagle Lion System Technology and protected by a patent from the Ethiopian Intellectual Property Authority. The Dashen Super App is its first launch partner, and shops join through StarPay.

Can our bank or app offer AirPay?

AirPay launched in the Dashen Super App. Banks, wallets and apps that want to offer it to their customers can talk to the Eagle Lion team.

AirPay

Find who you want to pay.

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