Author: Basanta K. Dhakal

Khalti gets first CEO; Khadka envisions for growth of digital payment in Nepal and aims to make Khalti a household name for digital payments Is age just a number? For Binay Khadka, the answer is definitely ‘Yes’. At just 27 years, Khadka has been appointed as the CEO of Khalti, one of the leading digital wallets in Nepal. In 2014, the appointment of Subhash Ghimire as the editor of Republica daily was a much-talked-about event in the media industry of Nepal. In his late 20s, Ghimire was the youngest editor of a national daily newspaper. Similarly, Khadka’s appointment as the…

This morning, when I checked the balance on my Namaste SIM, I was shocked! I had purchased a data pack of 20 rupees yesterday, and the balance of 50 rupees was remaining on my phone. But it seems after the data from the pack was fully consumed, internet continued to run and started deducting mobile balance. And when I checked the balance, it showed zero rupees left on my account. I checked the SMS sent by Nepal Telecom and it said the balance on my account is 0.00 rupees, and my number is ‘One Way Bar’. It further said, “For…