Author: TechSathi

Khalti (Sparrow Pay Pvt. Ltd.) got awarded with ” The honour of Special Recognition as a Startup Success award at the “NewBiz Startup Summit & Awards 2021”, held on 25th November. In the 5-years long journey, Khalti has grown from a start-up to a big corporate name. Ever since the establishment, the company has expanded with 230+ Employees, 60,000+ Merchants, and 2 million+ registered users throughout the country. On this achievement, Khalti’s Chief Executive Officer, Binay Khadka shared: “For this recognition, we want to thank the organizers of NewBiz Startup Summit & Awards and the entire team, partners, Nepal Rastra Bank, merchants,…

Khalti is offering a bonus of Rs. 100 to users who link their Century Bank account to Khalti. Also, one lucky user will get a chance to win a Samsung Smartphone every month.  The bonus is applicable for users who link their Century Bank account to Khalti for the first time and smartphone is applicable to any user who links bank throughout the month.To link bank, the user must have their KYC verified. Once the user links the bank, this service allows them to make direct payments of bills such as water, internet, electricity, government revenue, and other available services…

Nepal Payment Solution Pvt. Ltd. (NPS) has introduces One Link Payment service starting with the Siddhartha Bank Limited. With this, users can pay or collect payments through a single link without any major integration. What is One Link Payment Service? In a simple manner, One Link eases the process of collecting and sending payments for customers as one can request and send payments via a link through SMS/Email or any other communication channels such as WhatsApp, Viber, and many more. Here, it demises the addition of the conventional payment process alongside mBanking. Glancing back at the traditional payment setup, customers…

vivo has been ranked first in China’s smartphone market in the third quarter of 2021, leading China’s smartphone sales with a market share of 23 percent and a year-over-year growth rate of 21 percent , according to Counterpoint Research’s Monthly Market Pulse Service. vivo earned the top spot as its product portfolios continued to support its position in the mainstream price segment.  In addition to the above, vivo also rose to the fourth position in global smartphone shipments for the first time with a market share of 10 percent in the third quarter of 2021, according to Canalys . Previous…

The WITSA merit award for the category “Digital Opportunity/ Inclusion Award” was awarded to Veda App by Ingrails Pvt. Ltd. at the 2020 WITSA Global ICT Excellence Awards event. Under the E-Education & Learning Prize (Private Sector/NGO), the firm earned the award for Veda MIS, the company’s main product. This award was announced on the 13th of November through a Virtual Event at the 2021 World Congress on IT in Dhaka along with several other categories. The World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) chooses the winners from 80 nations, including Australia, South Africa, Canada, Malaysia, and others, to choose…

29 banks and financial Institutions have signed an agreement todayto join in the rollout of the first phase of National Payment Switch (NPS) that Nepal Clearing House Ltd.is implementing. The agreement was exchanged between the representatives of the BFIs and NCHL in a formal event held today, which was graced by the presence of the Honorable Governor Mr. Maha Prasad Adhikari. Deputy Governors Dr. Neelam Dhungana Timsina and Mr. Bam Bahadur Mishra, Executive Directors & senior officials of Nepal Rastra Bank, Presidents of the three associations of BFIs, CEOs of the majority of the BFIs, heads of various payment service…

Daraz set a new sales record during the 4th edition of 11.11, serving 7 lakh Nepali online shoppers on the platform within 24 hours. 11.11 generated more than NPR 36 crore of sales making it Nepal’s biggest one-day shopping event ever. Within the first hour of the campaign launch, products worth NPR 6 crore were sold, a 130% increase over last year’s first hour achievement. The campaign further witnessed more than 50% of sales through online pre-payment via wallet and bank card, again topping last year’s record. From the thousands of businesses who generated sales during 11.11, 55% signed up on Daraz during the pandemic, a…

OPPO, Orange, Deutsche Telekom, and Saint-Gobain, co-hosted the 4th CSRtech Innovation Summit in Shanghai. Under the framework of UN (United Nations) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the summit aimed to identify innovative solutions for environmental and social challenges in the fast-changing world. Aligned with the brand mission “Technology for mankind, kindness for the world”, OPPO shared its understanding and experience in promoting sustainability in product design, manufacturing and operation, while calling on entrepreneurs to devise new ways to contribute to sustainable development through technological innovation. This year’s CSRtech Innovation Summit focused on finding innovative solutions towards three goals: protecting our planet,…

Hamro Patro, Nepal’s most popular mobile app, has started its telehealth services today. The new service, Hamro Patro Health, allows users to consult specialist doctors on-demand. This service is starting from Monday as a pilot rollout. “It is available on android devices for now, with an iOS version set to be released within two months.”, said Shankar Uprety, Founder and CEO of Hamro Patro, Inc. What Is Hamro Patro Health? Hamro Patro Health allows patients to consult with specialist doctors on-demand. Users will have to update their Hamro Patro app for the new service.Introduced to improve access to healthcare for…

CNI & CNIYEF announces the formation of a Startup Committee with the objective to ignite a startup movement in Nepal.  The committee is being headed by a youth entrepreneur Ms Ayushi KC and the coordinating VP is Mr Rohit Gupta. The committee has been formed with the dual aim of promoting startup as a campaign in Nepal and establishing innovative businesses as an integral part of the economy. The committee will continually promote to start ups businesses in Nepal. CNI President Mr. Vishnu Kumar Agarwal said that the committee could work with the government in regards to the implementation of…