Mela: US Banking for Ethiopian
Mela Finance Inc Finance iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Mela: US Banking for Ethiopian is a free Finance app for iPhone and iPad by Mela Finance Inc. Rated 4.7/5 from 12 ratings. Requires iOS 15.0.
- Rating
- 4.7
- 12 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 142 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 10
- 2026 · v6.0.16
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About Mela: US Banking for Ethiopian
Mela is a U.S. diaspora banking built for the Ethiopian community. If you live in the U.S., support family in Ethiopia, and spend with Ethiopian businesses, Mela was built for you. With Mela, you can open a U.S. bank account from your phone, manage money digitally, send money directly to a bank account in Ethiopia through an official transfer, pay participating Ethiopian businesses, and collect points on eligible purchases. Mela is built for the real money moments Ethiopian diaspora families and businesses handle every week: banking in the U.S., supporting Ethiopia, paying participating businesses, and seeing proof of what happened. What you can do in Mela: - Open your U.S. bank account from your phone - Manage money from your phone - Send money to a bank account in Ethiopia through an official transfer - See the best official rate available today before you send - Pay participating Ethiopian businesses with your phone, Mela account, or Mela card - Collect points on eligible purchases - Get support when something is unclear Start with one money moment. Let Mela earn the rest.
Ratings & reviews
4.7
12 ratings
What’s new
Version 6.0.16 · Updated September 10, 2026
Bug fixes and improvements.
App privacy
The developer, Mela Finance Inc, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Name, Phone Number, Email Address
- User Content: Photos or Videos
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Location: Precise Location
Used for: Product Personalization, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
- Financial Info: Payment Info
- Contacts: Contacts
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mela: US Banking for Ethiopian | 4.7 / 5 (12 ratings) | Free | September 10, 2026 | |
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