Jamidev

Payments platform for Ethiopian developers supporting local payment methods and ETB as first-class currency

API Rated 7 Oct 2026

Link: dev.jami.bio
Built by: Ke . O

Bloat

242/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0

Float
300

Moat
400

500

Summary

Jamidev is a live, documented payments product with a sandbox, REST API, webhooks and a dashboard, aimed at a real gap for Ethiopian developers charging local users. It has only two weeks of posts and little proof beyond the builder's own claims, with no privacy policy or terms on a site that handles money. The local payment integrations are valuable but unproven at scale.

Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.

Breakdown

Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.

Viability

Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?

The problem is real and the model fits how Ethiopians pay (Telebirr, M-Pesa, CBE Birr, ETB payouts). It's not yet shown to work, since the traction claims come only from the builder and the dashboard figures look like marketing mockups.

58/100

Rubric 41–60Plausible users and a believable way to charge them. Not yet shown to work.

Receipts (3)

Frames the problem clearly: devs forced into USD checkout, and says it moved off Polar.sh to serve ETB users.
“🇪🇹 We’re moving off Polar.sh to Jamidev: a payments platform built for Ethiopian devs, where ETB is a first-class citizen, not a workaround. Telebirr, M-Pesa, and CBE Birr in one API. Payouts T+0 to your CBE account. No FX, no chargeback maze. USD still works too. Features included(more to come): ✅ Free sandbox that mirrors production ✅ Signed webhooks with auto-retries ✅ Auto benefit grants (”
Post · @KeO_coder · 29 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Claims 40k ETB transacted and a named product (Bekollo) using it, which is plausible but self-reported.
“🇪🇹 We’re moving off Polar.sh to Jamidev: a payments platform built for Ethiopian devs, where ETB is a first-class citizen, not a workaround. Telebirr, M-Pesa, and CBE Birr in one API. Payouts T+0 to your CBE account. No FX, no chargeback maze. USD still works too. Features included(more to come): ✅ Free sandbox that mirrors production ✅ Signed webhooks with auto-retries ✅ Auto benefit grants (”
Post · @KeO_coder · 29 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Homepage lists the three local wallets, T+0 CBE payouts and no monthly fees, a believable way to charge via transaction fees.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · dev.jami.bio (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

Integrating Telebirr, M-Pesa and CBE Birr with payouts takes real effort and relationships to copy. Nothing yet compounds, though, and the checkout, webhooks and SDK layer is standard.

44/100

Rubric 41–60Local depth that takes real effort to copy: payment integrations, Amharic, regulation, partnerships, operational know-how.

Receipts (3)

Three local payment rails behind one API with T+0 settlement to CBE is operational depth that's hard to replicate quickly.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · dev.jami.bio (opens in a new tab)
Automated withdrawals from org wallets add wallet and payout infrastructure beyond a simple checkout wrapper.
“You can now just automate withdrawals from your Jamidev orgs. u can use it while building where your users might have their own wallet, or u just wanted to withdraw from your own jamidev wallet. @KeO_Coder”
Post · @KeO_coder · 12 Aug 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Benefit grants like license keys and Discord roles are useful features but copyable.
“🇪🇹 We’re moving off Polar.sh to Jamidev: a payments platform built for Ethiopian devs, where ETB is a first-class citizen, not a workaround. Telebirr, M-Pesa, and CBE Birr in one API. Payouts T+0 to your CBE account. No FX, no chargeback maze. USD still works too. Features included(more to come): ✅ Free sandbox that mirrors production ✅ Signed webhooks with auto-retries ✅ Auto benefit grants (”
Post · @KeO_coder · 29 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

Only about two weeks of activity, with two posts in one month and nothing since 2026-08-12, so there's no sustained shipping record yet.

0/100

Sustained shipping0/60
Worked on across 14 days.
Consistency0/40
Updates in 1 of 1 month.

Receipts (2)

Earliest post about it.
“🇪🇹 We’re moving off Polar.sh to Jamidev: a payments platform built for Ethiopian devs, where ETB is a first-class citizen, not a workaround. Telebirr, M-Pesa, and CBE Birr in one API. Payouts T+0 to your CBE account. No FX, no chargeback maze. USD still works too. Features included(more to come): ✅ Free sandbox that mirrors production ✅ Signed webhooks with auto-retries ✅ Auto benefit grants (”
Post · @KeO_coder · 29 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Most recent post about it.
“You can now just automate withdrawals from your Jamidev orgs. u can use it while building where your users might have their own wallet, or u just wanted to withdraw from your own jamidev wallet. @KeO_Coder”
Post · @KeO_coder · 12 Aug 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A working product appears to exist: live site, docs, REST API with SDK, sandbox, hosted checkout and automated payouts. No status page, and the dashboard numbers on the homepage look illustrative rather than proof.

86/100

It's live20/20
https://dev.jami.bio/ responded when checked.
HTTPS5/5
Served over HTTPS.
Real product25/35
A working product is described and visible: sandbox, docs, SDK, checkout links, dashboard and withdrawals. I couldn't verify live payments end to end, and the crawler found no payment provider on the site, so I'm not giving full marks.
Own home10/10
Lives on its own domain (dev.jami.bio).
Maintained15/15
Last sign of shipping 2026-08-12.
Operations11/15
Has accounts and a dashboard, public docs, an API with SDK, signed webhooks and a sandbox. No status page and no privacy policy or terms, which matter for a payments service.

Receipts (5)

https://dev.jami.bio/ responded when checked.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · dev.jami.bio (opens in a new tab)
Site shows a REST API, typed SDK code sample, hosted checkout, webhooks and a free sandbox, with a dashboard link.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · dev.jami.bio (opens in a new tab)
Shipped automated withdrawals, a concrete follow-up feature.
“You can now just automate withdrawals from your Jamidev orgs. u can use it while building where your users might have their own wallet, or u just wanted to withdraw from your own jamidev wallet. @KeO_Coder”
Post · @KeO_coder · 12 Aug 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Says it's already powering real products.
“🇪🇹 We’re moving off Polar.sh to Jamidev: a payments platform built for Ethiopian devs, where ETB is a first-class citizen, not a workaround. Telebirr, M-Pesa, and CBE Birr in one API. Payouts T+0 to your CBE account. No FX, no chargeback maze. USD still works too. Features included(more to come): ✅ Free sandbox that mirrors production ✅ Signed webhooks with auto-retries ✅ Auto benefit grants (”
Post · @KeO_coder · 29 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Facts show docs: true, accounts: true, status_page: false.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · dev.jami.bio (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

It's distributed as a web app on its own domain, with a fee-free model that presumably earns on transactions, and a small claimed volume. It's missing a privacy policy and terms, no payment provider was detected, and it's a solo effort with no visible team or funding.

54/100

Distribution25/30
A web app on its own domain.
Payments0/15
No payment provider found.
Pricing10/10
A pricing page or stated prices on the site.
Revenue3/5
The creator says 40k ETB transacted in a few days and that Bekollo runs payments on it. That's a concrete claim of paying use, but it's small and not independently shown.
Privacy policy0/7
No privacy policy found.
Terms0/5
No terms of service found.
Support8/8
A way to reach support.
Commitment8/20
One builder, a roadmap hint ('more to come') and a follow-up feature a couple weeks later. No team, community channel or funding is shown, and posts stop in mid-August.

Receipts (4)

A web app on its own domain.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · dev.jami.bio (opens in a new tab)
States +40k ETB transacted and a named customer product.
“🇪🇹 We’re moving off Polar.sh to Jamidev: a payments platform built for Ethiopian devs, where ETB is a first-class citizen, not a workaround. Telebirr, M-Pesa, and CBE Birr in one API. Payouts T+0 to your CBE account. No FX, no chargeback maze. USD still works too. Features included(more to come): ✅ Free sandbox that mirrors production ✅ Signed webhooks with auto-retries ✅ Auto benefit grants (”
Post · @KeO_coder · 29 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Announces a migration from Polar.sh with more updates promised.
“🇪🇹 We’re moving off Polar.sh to Jamidev: a payments platform built for Ethiopian devs, where ETB is a first-class citizen, not a workaround. Telebirr, M-Pesa, and CBE Birr in one API. Payouts T+0 to your CBE account. No FX, no chargeback maze. USD still works too. Features included(more to come): ✅ Free sandbox that mirrors production ✅ Signed webhooks with auto-retries ✅ Auto benefit grants (”
Post · @KeO_coder · 29 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Delivered withdrawal automation two weeks later.
“You can now just automate withdrawals from your Jamidev orgs. u can use it while building where your users might have their own wallet, or u just wanted to withdraw from your own jamidev wallet. @KeO_Coder”
Post · @KeO_coder · 12 Aug 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)