Card issuing · Africa
Does Rain work in Ethiopia?
Rain is limited for businesses registered in Ethiopia: access is invite-only, in beta, restricted to part of the product set, or limited in what can be sent or received.
What a business in Ethiopia can use
Rain’s products, for a company incorporated in Ethiopia.
Rain does not offer this.
Rain does not offer this.
Rain does not offer this.
Virtual and physical cards funded from stablecoin balances, for consumers or businesses, with issuing, processing and program management under one contract.
Cards settle in USDC, and users can spend from custodial or self-custodial wallets on major chains.
Rain does not offer this.
Rain issues as a principal card network member, without a sponsor bank, and reports card programs in 100+ countries. Whether a program can launch depends on where the company and its cardholders are.
Onboarding confidence: low. Source: Rain cards. Everything about Rain
Alternatives in Ethiopia
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Business cards
Stablecoins
Yield on idle cash
Selling to Ethiopia
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1telebirr (Ethio Telecom)
- 2CBE Birr
- 3M-Pesa (Safaricom Ethiopia)
- 4Cash
Stablecoin rules in Ethiopia
We have not reviewed the stablecoin rules here yet.
Rain’s stablecoin products are available to businesses here.
Common questions
Does Rain work in Ethiopia?
Partly. Rain is limited for businesses registered in Ethiopia: access is invite-only, in beta, restricted to part of the product set, or limited in what can be sent or received.
Which Rain products can a business in Ethiopia use?
business cards and stablecoins, with limits.
What are the alternatives to Rain in Ethiopia?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in Ethiopia: Payoneer, Bridge, Paddle, Polar, Gumroad, FastSpring and Dodo Payments. With limits: Flutterwave, Razorpay and Xendit.
Can a business in Ethiopia use Rain for stablecoins?
Yes, according to our data. Stablecoin rules in Ethiopia: Not yet reviewed (risk not assessed). We have not reviewed the stablecoin rules here yet.
Rain elsewhere in Africa