Author: TechSathi

The global pandemic has driven us into social or physical distancing to reduce the spread of the virus. To minimize the risk, most of the companies and services are trying to go digital. In this scenario, the use of digital payment is getting more important than ever. As this is happening, digital wallets have started the COVID-19 insurance program. As we know, insurance is an essential part of financial planning; it is one of the best options to invest one’s money in. This is supposed to provide financial security and mitigate the risks, now by digital methods. The digital wallets…

Gender equality and women empowerment are a hot topic globally. There have been continuous efforts to eliminate gender disparity. Yet, we still find that in many societies women this problem still exists. People still don’t send girls to school, women still are not allowed to work, and so on. This prevails in many societies of our country itself. In light of this, Rakuten Viber has partnered with UN Women in efforts to promote Gender Equality and Women Empowerment through technology. The main motive of Viber is connecting people no matter who they are or where they are from. They provide…

Daraz, the leading online marketplace in the country, has started Daraz Seller Sahayatri Program. The platform is inviting retailers & businesses across the country to set up their digital ventures on Daraz to diversify their revenue streams beyond traditional brick and mortar. While the total economic impact of the outbreak of COVID-19 in Nepal is yet to be gauged, the small-and-medium enterprises (SME) sector which contributes around 22% of the GDP and generates around 17 lakh employment has taken a major hit. To revive the economy and further mitigate the impact of the pandemic, it is critical to reinvigorating the SME sector.  The program is being…

The global pandemic of coronavirus has forced everyone into lockdown and maintaining social distancing. It has led to worldwide havoc consequently leading to major disruptions of industries and other sectors. One of the major sectors which have been hit hard by this outbreak is the education sector. The enforcement of safety measures has led to the shutdown of all educational institutions. This, in turn, has put on hold semesters, exams, assignments, and everything else. Many institutions have moved on to online teaching-learning platforms whereas many are still finding it difficult to adjust to the situation. Platforms such as Zoom and…

As the lock-down continues and the outbreak of coronavirus hasn’t been contained yet, a major problem that has become even more prominent with the ongoing crisis is that of food. People aren’t even getting a meal a day in many places in our country itself. There has been an economic crisis as of late. Also, the enforcement of lock-down has lead to wage workers being deprived of their wages. This has made it difficult for them to fulfill their daily needs for survival. Many of them haven’t even been able to have a proper meal. However, there have been continuous…

Yes, it is true. Apple joins Tiktok with a verified Apple TikTok account. Even Apple couldn’t resist the ever so famous short video sharing platform which everyone probably knows by now. TikTok is everywhere and therefore, now Apple is on TikTok. However, it is yet unclear for what exact reason has Apple made this account. It can be assumed that this account could be used to run campaigns or for advertisements. Apple has already been running ads on Tiktok so it could be to further boost its efforts on the platform. Since Apple hasn’t put out any video on the…

There is great news for people who mostly use cooperatives and micro finances. InfoDevelopers Pvt Ltd is bringing you money transfer services from your cooperatives or microfinance companies’ accounts to banks. Not just that but also you can make utility payments, load money to eSewa from the app. They have launched a mobile banking platform named ‘mDabali’. You can simply download this app and make use of the above-mentioned services. This is groundbreaking work from the team at InfoDevelopers Pvt Ltd as it is the first service of this kind. The cooperatives and microfinance sector had previously been neglected in…

The spread of COVID-19 has created worldwide havoc. The world is facing a crisis and almost all sectors are affected by the outbreak. Seemingly, one of the major sectors affected by this outbreak is the education sector. The implementation of lockdown and social distancing has led to the shutdown of all educational institutions. This has put semesters, exams, graduations, and everything on hold. An alternative used to counter this problem that has been used by many educational institutions is online classes. Since there is no guarantee on when physical classes might resume many institutions have been using this as an…

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has imposed a country-wide lockdown in Nepal from 24 March 2020. As a result, schools, colleges, and offices are closed. People are staying at home and they are spending a long time using the internet. This may increase the risk of online abuse and exploitation, particularly to children and young people as child online groomers and online sex predators may contact them for abuse and exploitation. In this scenario, a study was done to gain insights upon internet users in Nepal and their online behavior. Online Behavior of Internet Users in Nepal: Background…

As we already know by now, 5G is the future of network communications. In the foreseeable future, 3G and 4G will be all replaced by 5G, if everything goes right. Not to mention that it is going to be a major game-changer in networking. Therefore, efforts have already been started to be made for this inevitable upgrade. The breaking news is now 5G is available in Mount Everest. Yes, you read it right. After 3G was set up in the base camp back in 2010, the region has been having slow network improvements. But this is a step into the…