# Bank of Abyssinia receipt check online — Verify.ET

> Bank of Abyssinia verification for receipt-driven payment confirmation. Verify.ET is an independent verification platform, not part of Bank of Abyssinia. It is not a bank or payment gateway and does not hold or move funds.

- Page: https://verify.et/verify/boa
- Last updated: 2026-10-05
- Official BOA support: Bank of Abyssinia (https://www.bankofabyssinia.com/)
- Account: not needed for a check. Checks without an account have a small hourly limit and partly hidden party names; sign in for full details, saved history and more checks.

Check a Bank of Abyssinia receipt online by entering the transfer reference and the required 5-digit account suffix. No account is needed to run the check. The shorter suffix is intentional—do not paste a full account number.

## What you need

- Reference number
- Account suffix (5 digits)

## How to verify

1. Open /verify/boa.
2. Copy the BOA transfer reference from the receipt.
3. Enter exactly 5 account suffix digits.
4. Submit the verification request.
5. Use the result before releasing inventory or closing a ticket.

## Who it is for

Merchants and ops teams that settle through Bank of Abyssinia and need consistent suffix-based checks.

## What the result means

A successful BOA check returns structured verification status plus available receipt fields such as amount, parties, reference, and timestamps when the provider data is available. Pending means the job is still processing; not found or failed means the details did not resolve to a usable receipt—re-check typing, suffixes, and provider status before releasing goods.

## Common problems

### Wrong suffix length

BOA expects a 5-digit suffix. A CBE Receipt ID has no suffix, and an older CBE FT suffix is 8 digits. Either of those lengths fails a BOA check.

### Mixed bank receipts

Customers sometimes send a CBE screenshot for a BOA payment claim. Match the bank on the receipt to the route.

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I verify a Bank of Abyssinia transaction?

Use the BOA verification route, enter the reference number and 5-digit account suffix, then submit the verification request.

### Why does BOA verification ask for an account suffix?

The account suffix helps match the receipt details to the correct Bank of Abyssinia transaction without exposing the full account number.

### Is the BOA suffix the same as CBE?

No. A CBE Receipt ID does not use a suffix. BOA always uses 5 digits. Only an older CBE FT reference still uses 8 digits.

## Guides and tools

- [Spot fake payment screenshots](https://verify.et/blog/fake-payment-screenshot-ethiopia-merchant-guide): What to compare before releasing goods when a customer sends a screenshot.
- [Manual checks or the API?](https://verify.et/blog/manual-verification-vs-api-ethiopian-merchants): When counter checks are enough and when to automate verification.
- [BOA verification status](https://verify.et/status/boa): Check whether BOA checks are slow or unavailable before treating a pending result as fake.
- [Automate BOA checks with the API](https://verify.et/docs/api): Send BOA references from your order system and receive the result by polling or webhook.