FastPayEt vs CBE Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FastPayEt
Easily send money to friends and family with instant deposits to Ethiopia. This secure and effective app simplifies financial transactions anytime.
- Send money to friends and family
- Instant deposits to Ethiopia
- Secure transactions
- Easy to use interface
- Make transactions anytime
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FastPay is an application developed by FastPay LLC. FastPay App makes the process of sending money to friends and family easy and effective by enabling customer to make transaction anytime and completing instant deposit to the receiver in Ethiopia in a secure and easy manner.
CBE Connect
A secure digital wallet for cross-border payments, simplifying everyday financial transactions. Manage ETB and USD, send money home, and control your finances with ease. Designed for individuals and diaspora users.
- Cross-border payments
- Digital wallet
- ETB and USD support
- Money management
- Secure transactions
- Diaspora user support
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A trusted and easy-to-use cross border payment digital wallet designed to make everyday financial transactions simple, fast, and secure. With support for ETB and USD, CBE Connect empowers individuals and Diaspora users to manage money seamlessly in one app. Whether you’re sending money home, or managing multiple wallets, CBE Connect gives you full control of your finances with just a few taps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FastPayEt at 4.0 against CBE Connect's 3.2. CBE Connect's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FastPayEt holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 254 and 86 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of FastPayEt's written reviews are positive against 53% of CBE Connect's.
FastPayEt ships an update every 2 months, CBE Connect fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FastPayEt | CBE Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (254 ratings) — better | 3.2 (86 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better | 52.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 254 — better | 86 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 200 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FastPay LLC | Commercial Bank of Ethiopia |
Customer experience
FastPayEt
CBE Connect
In-app purchases
FastPayEt
No in-app purchases
CBE Connect
No in-app purchases
