Mela - U.S Banking

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.