Gift cards, without paper or guesswork

You issue a card for a fixed amount between 1 and 100,000 ETB, with an optional expiry in days and a note on the card. The buyer can send it to someone on Telegram with an occasion theme and a message; the recipient claims it into their own Chela Card wallet. At the counter, staff apply the card to a sale and any remainder is paid in cash.

Only after its payment verifies. Whether you sell it from the POS or a customer buys it in the Chela Card mini app on Telegram, the balance is issued after the payment is confirmed — an abandoned or unpaid order never produces a card.

At the business that issued it. Gift cards are business-scoped, so a card sold by one business cannot be redeemed at another — that keeps each card's balance and records unambiguous. If you operate several branches, the card is redeemed against a sale at your business.

Yes. If the card's balance is less than the sale total, the card covers what it can and the rest is paid in cash. The remaining balance stays on the card, and every balance change is recorded on the card's activity.

Owners and managers get a list of gift-card orders and issued cards in the app, with each card's balance, status and activity. A manager can credit a card back, adjust its balance, or freeze it — each action requires a reason and is recorded.