Nepal Clearing News Today

Nepali officials attribute the delay to Indian banks, which have yet to update the mobile apps to incorporate Nepal’s payment features.

KATHMANDU, Oct 3: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed cases against nine individuals including high-profile government officials accused of being involved in misappropriation of Rs 232.70 million while procuring the software related to the National Payment Gateway (NPG).

Chinese tourists can now use mobile pay in Nepal Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

WeChat Pay, one of the dominant digital payment platforms in mainland China, enters the Himalayan republic.

The financial connectivity between the countries through cross-border digital payment would benefit thousands of students, hundreds of thousands of tourists, pilgrims and people leaving for medical treatment in India, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.

Diwas Sapkota, chief executive officer of Fonepay, on the growth of digital payment service in Nepal and its challenges.