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VeriPay

Verify digital payment receipts and check bank transfers to protect against payment scams

Web app Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant

Link
veripay.anexon.tech
Built by
Software Guy

Bloat

178/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

VeriPay targets a real, local problem: fake payment screenshots in Ethiopian commerce. The v1 app was announced as live in September 2025, but its link no longer loads, and v2 is only a waitlist page with no pricing, payments or policies. There's a good idea here, but little proof of a working product or anyone paying.

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?

Fake receipts are a real pain for Ethiopian sellers, and a verification tool could plausibly charge businesses. Nothing shows users, pricing or a payment path yet, so the model is unproven.

42/100

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

Receipts (3)

  1. Names the problem clearly: fake payment screenshots, doubts about transactions and time wasted confirming payments.

    “🚀 BIG NEWS — VeriPay is LIVE! 💸✨ After grinding non-stop, I’m proud to announce the launch of VeriPay — a tool built to solve one of the most annoying problems in Ethiopia: ❌ Fake payment screenshots ❌ Doubts about transactions ❌ Wasting time confirming payments With VeriPay, you can now: ✅ Instantly verify digital payment receipts ✅ Check bank & service transfers in seconds ✅ Protect yourself”

    Post · @software_guy · 2 Sept 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. The current site is a waitlist page with no pricing or payment provider, so there's no sign of anyone paying.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · veripay.et (opens in a new tab)

  3. Version 2.0 plans to support 12+ banks, which would widen the market, but it's still marked coming soon.

    “Veripay 2.0 Supporting 12+ Banks Coming Soon Join waitlist VeriPay.et @VeriPayET”

    Post · @software_guy · 28 May 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

Supporting many Ethiopian banks and receipt formats could take real effort to copy, but nothing shows that depth exists yet. For now the edge is mostly being early on a specific local problem.

22/100

Rubric 21–40The only edge is execution, or being first.

Receipts (2)

  1. The 12+ bank support claim hints at integration depth, but it's only announced for a future release.

    “Veripay 2.0 Supporting 12+ Banks Coming Soon Join waitlist VeriPay.et @VeriPayET”

    Post · @software_guy · 28 May 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. The live page shows only a waitlist, with no visible product, data or integrations to defend.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · veripay.et (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

The project has run for about nine months but shows updates in only 2 of 10 months, with a gap of 132 days since the last one. That's a launch and a relaunch announcement, not steady shipping.

31/100

  • Sustained shipping27/60

    Worked on across 9 months.

  • Consistency4/40

    Updates in 2 of 10 months.

  • Quiet

    No update for 132 days, so scaled to 45%.

Receipts (2)

  1. Earliest post about it.

    “Veripay is ready to be shipped , the only thing im waiting is google's verification to add google Signin . 🙏”

    Post · @software_guy · 29 Aug 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Most recent post about it.

    “Veripay 2.0 Supporting 12+ Banks Coming Soon Join waitlist VeriPay.et @VeriPayET”

    Post · @software_guy · 28 May 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

The original app link doesn't load now, and the current site is only a waitlist page with no accounts, docs or API. There's no working product to confirm today.

44/100

  • It's live12/20

    The main link didn't respond, but another product link did.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Served over HTTPS.

  • Real product15/35

    A v1 was announced as live, but the app link now fails to load and the only reachable page is a waitlist. There's no working product that can be checked today.

  • Own home10/10

    Lives on its own domain (veripay.et).

  • Maintained0/15

    Last sign of shipping 2026-05-28.

  • Operations2/15

    Only a landing page on its own domain was found. There are no accounts, docs, API, status page or second platform. The only hint of backend work is the planned Google sign-in.

Receipts (5)

  1. The main link didn't respond, but another product link did.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · veripay.et (opens in a new tab)

  2. Announces a live v1.0 that verifies receipts and checks transfers.

    “🚀 BIG NEWS — VeriPay is LIVE! 💸✨ After grinding non-stop, I’m proud to announce the launch of VeriPay — a tool built to solve one of the most annoying problems in Ethiopia: ❌ Fake payment screenshots ❌ Doubts about transactions ❌ Wasting time confirming payments With VeriPay, you can now: ✅ Instantly verify digital payment receipts ✅ Check bank & service transfers in seconds ✅ Protect yourself”

    Post · @software_guy · 2 Sept 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. The original app link failed to load when the crawler checked.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · veripay.anexon.tech (opens in a new tab)

  4. The current site is titled as a waitlist page.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · veripay.et (opens in a new tab)

  5. Crawler found no accounts, docs, status page or store links.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · veripay.et (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

It's a web app on its own domain, but there's no payment provider, pricing, privacy policy, terms or support contact, and no posts mention paying users. The bank-verification idea fits the local need, but nothing yet shows how it would sustain itself.

39/100

  • Distribution25/30

    A web app on its own domain.

  • Payments0/15

    No payment provider found.

  • Pricing0/10

    No pricing found on the site.

  • Revenue0/5

    No post mentions customers, payments or revenue, and the site has no payment provider.

  • Privacy policy0/7

    No privacy policy found.

  • Terms0/5

    No terms of service found.

  • Support8/8

    Posts point users to a support channel.

  • Commitment6/20

    The project has a dedicated Telegram handle (@VeriPayET) and a v2 plan that came back after eight months of silence. There's no team, funding or kept roadmap, and only two update periods overall.

Receipts (4)

  1. A web app on its own domain.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · veripay.et (opens in a new tab)

  2. No payment provider or pricing was found on the site.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · veripay.et (opens in a new tab)

  3. Uses a project-specific channel, @VeriPayET, and a new VeriPay.et domain for v2.

    “Veripay 2.0 Supporting 12+ Banks Coming Soon Join waitlist VeriPay.et @VeriPayET”

    Post · @software_guy · 28 May 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. Promised v1 was only the beginning, but the next post came about nine months later.

    “🚀 BIG NEWS — VeriPay is LIVE! 💸✨ After grinding non-stop, I’m proud to announce the launch of VeriPay — a tool built to solve one of the most annoying problems in Ethiopia: ❌ Fake payment screenshots ❌ Doubts about transactions ❌ Wasting time confirming payments With VeriPay, you can now: ✅ Instantly verify digital payment receipts ✅ Check bank & service transfers in seconds ✅ Protect yourself”

    Post · @software_guy · 2 Sept 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)