Author: TechSathi

Financial Technology (Fintech) is a booming industry in the 21st century. It merges technology with financial services to reap the benefits that modern technology offers in the financial sector. It is a broad term that encircles a multitude of technological innovations that has happened in the financial sector such as POS, Payment Gateways, Digital Banks, Digital Wallets, blockchain-based cryptocurrencies. Here we talk specifically about Fintech in Nepal. FinTech also seems to be booming in Nepal in various forms, one of which is in the form of digital wallets. We had written an article titled 5 Best Digital Wallets in Nepal…

Communication is key and there is no doubt about it. Especially, since we all are in lockdown or quarantine in different areas of the country it has become ever so essential. We need to check on our loved ones to see if they are okay. Although we might not be able to communicate in physical presence with them we can do so with the gift of technology. What is Zero Balance Package ? Considering this, one of the leading telecommunications network of Nepal “Nepal Telecom” has decided to provide free voice, data and SMS packages to its users. This offer…

The government’s decision to impose lockdown on the country has certainly created maladjustment in the livelihood of people. The whole world is practicing social distancing to stay safe from the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, NTA( Nepal telecommunications authority) had appealed to the Telecom service providers for bonuses and special packages for such troublesome times. Now, the government has addressed the concern of paying internet bills in the lockdown by urging ISPs not to cut off internet access in lockdown. With this, ISPs will be giving the service even if internet subscription expires. The Internet has become one of the crucial means…

Blogging has been moderately trendy in Nepal for the past few years. The number of bloggers is rapidly increasing. These days, people seem to be preferring online news portals rather than traditional newspapers. The definition of blogs in the scenario of Nepal has changed over time in these recent years. As of now, blogging isn’t just related to science and technology but it has widened into a variety of niches like health, finance, education, beauty and many more. In the context of Nepal, tech blogs are getting popular for the past few years. Tech blogging can also be considered as…

NIC Asia Bank has donated 1.5 million rupees to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Control and Treatment Fund of each seven provincial-government, a sum total of 10.5 million, with an intent to assist the control and treatment of the pandemic and also to combat against the spread of it. Sensing the moral obligation to lift the country from this distressful situation, it was the decision of the bank to fund each provincial-government. The 1.5 million rupees donation was mustered as the bank and the staff provided a million and another half-million respectively from their behalf. As an initiative to contain the spread of…

Bitsbeat, a software development company based in Nepal was recently given a Marketing DAO grant. Bitsbeat was among the ten projects that were given the grant. Having competed with more than a hundred other projects and succeeding, Bitsbeat has definitely demonstrated Nepal’s capability towards the new digital age. This grant was arranged in order to promote the growth of Ethereum as a brand. What is Ethereum? Ethereum is the largest open-source platform for building decentralized applications and running smart contracts. With its spectacular growth, there was a need to formalize and professionalize a set of marketing and communications activities to…

Just a day after OnePlus announced its 8 series with the flagship level OnePlus 8 Pro and the OnePlus 8. Apple has gone on to give us a surprise announcement of a brand new phone i.e The iPhone SE 2nd Generation(2020). You can say it’s a successor to the iPhone SE which Apple launched back in 2016. While OnePlus 8 Pro is going to come at $899 the iPhone SE 2020 will be available starting from $399. Yes, you heard it right; the new iPhone is cheaper than the new OnePlus phone. You can even label it as a flagship…

Since the coronavirus outbreak, the overall scenario of the nation has changed a lot. The businesses are facing challenges like never before, industries have been shut down, but the usage of digital products and services has risen. Since the past few days, a variety of offers have been introduced by several service providers. Previously Prabhu TV offered one Month of Free OTT Service to Ncell Users while Smart Palika launched the COVID-19 tracking app. Now, Ncell and Ntc COVID-19 survey has been launched to collect data easily from almost all parts of the country. NCELL Covid-19 Survey NCELL has launched…

Nepal Domainers Network (NDN) is possibly Nepal’s first domain brokering service platform, officially launched on March 25, 2020. This platform aims to give service to help the clients in brokering the deals on buy, sell and rent of the quality domain names. The platform plans to be a bridge between domain buyers and sellers to bring more brandable domain names for usage in the Nepali online market. The Domain Market In the current scenario here in Nepal and globally, finding a quality domain name is either very rare or impossible for the first-hand registration. Instead, most of the quality domains…

Since, the global pandemic of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the world is getting stuck in most of the aspects. While in Nepal, a giant footstep has been taken to control the outbreak in the past days. Meantime SmartPalika has launched live tracking, contact tracing, and quarantine management system for free on all the 753 local levels of Nepal. SmartPalika is a private IT company from Nepal, working with the motto of ‘Digitalizing Nepal. The company has launched the COVID-19 Quarantine Management, Live Tracking, and Contact Tracing System for free. This app has numerous features and tools to be aware and notified…