Author: Radha Sapkota

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Khalti Digital Wallet has provided API to its merchants through “Smart Udhyami” campaign for free. Regarding the current pandemic prevailing in the country’s economy, it has deteriorated the business of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) at large. To counter this economic slowdown to some extent and to contribute in aiding digital access to the SMEs, Khalti has made this provision where merchants can integrate Khalti as their payment gateway for free.  Those users who would like to register as a merchant would get to enjoy the following services under this campaign: Free Khalti API IntegrationFree API/Bulk SMS PortalFree Annual Maintenance50% off…

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Among the 27 commercial banks, any debtor might be overwhelmed in choosing the best deal that provides an easier credit facility in Nepal, provided that there are numerous loan products and mind boggling headings. Finding a suitable savings option or even an insurance policy might be hectic since one has to pick up the hassle of clicking a number of tabs of the individual institutions for research. To ease the customers in this task, Rumsan Group of Companies has recently launched a new platform named Rumsan Money where you can easily compare the loan, savings and insurance products in Nepal…

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The budget for the fiscal year 2078/79 has been presented on Saturday by Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel. This year’s budget size amounts to a total of Rs 1 trillion 647 billion and 570 million (16 kharba 47 arba and 57 crore rupees). Last year, it was Rs 1 trillion 474 billion, and 464 million. Among it, 41.2% i.e. Rs 678.61 billion has been allocated for regular expenditure while 22.7% i.e. Rs 347.29 billion has been allocated for capital/development expenditure. 12.6% of the budget amount is allocated for financial management and the remaining 23.5% has been allocated for state governments and…

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Just a few days ago, Standard Chartered Bank Nepal was live in connectIPS to accept bank transfers from all the mobile banking apps. In addition to that, now you can also pay for your Standard Chartered Bank Credit Card bills online using eSewa mobile wallet. Yes, there is no need at all to physically be present at the bank to repay your credit card bills of Standard Chartered Bank, since you can simply pay it through eSewa. As you know, credit card facility is a type of credit that the bank allows you to make payments to the purchase you…

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For the first time in Nepal, Standard Chartered Bank is accepting real time online fund transfer from all the commercial banks. Standard Chartered Bank is now live in connectIPS so that You Can Now Transfer Money to Standard Chartered Bank using the connectIPS option in your own mobile banking app, connectIPS (App and Website). This service is enabled by NCHL’s National Payment Interface (NPI) system; which enables the users to make payments or transfer funds between the banks and financial institutions using payment options like connectIPS, mobile banking apps and other digital wallets.  In the second phase, NPI services will…

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Startup World Cup Nepal Regionals- Grand Finale was successfully concluded on 19th of May 2021, where 10 Nepalese tech startups competed to be selected for the global level competition in Silicon Valley, USA. It is the first ever attempt of Nepal to compete in this global competition. The final winner of this global competition would get an investment of $1 million for their startup. About Startup World Cup Startup World Cup is an initiation of prominent global venture capital firm- Pegasus Tech Ventures in Silicon Valley, which is a global venture capital company with over $1.5 billions of funds in…

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If you think the cash backs in top up recharge has stopped, let us prove you wrong. Prabhu Pay has brought its exclusive offer on verifying your KYC account in this app. With every recharge starting from NRS 10, you’ll now get a cash back up to 3.5% during this offer. This offer is for both KYC verified users and non-verified ones. Those users who are not KYC verified would get a 2.5% cashback on every top up recharge of Ncell, NTC and Smart Cell. The KYC verified users would get a 3.5% cashback plus one month subscription to MOMO:…

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For the first time in Nepal, Nepal Telecom has introduced a new service VoLTE in its network system. This service would allow the subscribers to experience HD Quality voice calls within its network. What is VoLTE? VoLTE stands for Voice over LTE. It is an advanced technology that delivers high quality sound over voice call. Over VoLTE, one can experience ultra-clear voice quality with reduced background noise. It uses LTE network instead of the traditional wireless voice network. The bonus of it is that it allows you to browse the internet and use data-driven apps at 4G speeds while on…

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We all are uncertain how long this restriction on the pandemic would go for. If you are working abroad and wondering how to send money online to home, then we bet this article would help you out. Whether you are working in Malaysia, USA, UK, Kuwait or any other major foreign employment destinations, remitting money to Nepal online and receiving them is easier now. Thanks to digital wallets like eSewa, Khalti, IME Pay, and so on. Most of these PSPs have partnered with the international money transfer agencies abroad which channel the money sent from Nepalese in Abroad. And, their…

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In response to the restriction imposed in this second wave of Covid-19, Nepal Bankers Association has informed the public about the banking services that would be available during this period. Through a press release published on Thursday, NBA urges everyone to go for digital banking transactions as much as possible. The notice informs about the banking services which are available during this restriction. This restriction is supposed to be a precautionary measure to break the chain in spreading the virus. While the restriction is going on, many individuals and businesses are greatly affected. Hence, banks are operating with high precaution…

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