For decades, Ethiopians have crossed borders to study, to work, to build careers and futures.
We earned degrees in one country, built families in another, and continued caring for loved ones back home.

We became nurses in Seattle, engineers in Austin, founders in DC, students in Toronto, and global professionals everywhere.

We moved with dignity.
We worked with excellence.

But our money did not move as freely as we did.

Cards didn’t work abroad.
Direct USD payments were blocked.
Sending money home carried high fees and unnecessary friction.
Systems assumed we would not be global — even after we proved we are.

So we built the financial home our global life deserves.

Mela exists so Ethiopians everywhere can belong to the global economy with ease, trust, and confidence.
Not with workarounds — with infrastructure.

Wherever you go, your financial identity travels with you

With Mela, your life doesn’t pause when borders appear.

You receive:

✅ A USD account

To work globally, invoice clients, and receive payments without uncertainty.

✅ A Visa debit card

To spend online and in person — for tools, travel, tuition, and everyday life.

✅ A verified financial identity

One that matches your global journey and protects your future — not risks it.

✅ A regulated path home

Built with licensed Ethiopian banking partners.
So when you support family, the value goes to them — not middlemen.

Your ambitions already crossed borders.
Now your money can too.

Built for the Ethiopian life abroad

Being Ethiopian abroad means belonging to two worlds at once.
Success and responsibility are tied together. You grow — and you carry others with you.

Mela is designed for people who:

• Earn globally and support family at home

• Learn and build across continents

• Freelance with clients around the world

• Travel for work and studies

• Start companies and open doors for others

You don’t just participate in the global economy.
You contribute to it.

Your banking should recognize that.

Sending money home shouldn't reduce your ability to build

Remittance is not just a transaction.
It is family, duty, and love.

Yet, for years, unnecessary intermediaries turned that love into a cost.

Mela partners directly with licensed Ethiopian banks.
No fragile shortcuts. no hidden middle layers.
When we remove friction, we return value to where it belongs — our community.

Lower cost. cleaner movement. clear records.
Support should feel empowering, not expensive.

Stability over shortcuts

Many tried to solve our challenges with temporary solutions.
We chose a different path.

Mela is built with:

• Licensed rails

• Verified identity

• Full-reserve operating structure

• Transparency and clear records

• A compliance foundation meant to last

We are not here for a moment.
We are here to build lasting confidence for a global community.

A calm, modern financial home for a global people

You are Ethiopian.
You are global.
You deserve infrastructure that reflects both truths.

With Mela, your banking adapts to your life — not the other way around.

Study abroad. work remotely. invest. support home. travel. build.
Your financial tools travel with you.
Your identity remains whole.
Your dignity stays intact.

Borders may shape maps.
But they do not define who we are — or what we can achieve.

Begin your Mela journey

Set up your USD account.
Add your Visa card.
Move across borders
with clarity, ease, and pride.

Download Mela.
Your global life deserves a financial home that understands you.

Wherever you go —
home travels with you.