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7 posts tagged "Digital Payments".

  • 8 min read

    Is Nepal getting a digital currency? What NRB's CBDC plans mean for your money

    NRB has quietly built a digital-currency prototype since 2022 and sent a bill to Parliament in 2026. No pilot exists yet, and eSewa, Khalti, ConnectIPS aren't it.

    GuideNepalBankingDigital PaymentsNRB
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  • 9 min read

    Do you pay tax on Netflix, Spotify and ChatGPT in Nepal? The 2% digital service tax

    Nepal charges 2% digital service tax and 13% VAT on Netflix, Google and 20 registered platforms. As a consumer you owe nothing directly, but a business on AWS does.

    GuideNepalTaxDigital PaymentsSubscriptionsVAT
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  • 11 min read

    Paying for Netflix, AWS, or ChatGPT from Nepal: every legal route and what each costs

    Nepal allows USD 500/year on a prepaid dollar card, USD 2,000 via a dollar account, and USD 3,000 for IT. Every legal route, the fees, and the grey-market risk.

    GuideNepalDollar CardDigital PaymentsNRBSubscriptions
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  • 11 min read

    Sent money to the wrong number on eSewa or mobile banking? How reversal actually works in Nepal

    Completed transfers in Nepal can't be auto-reversed. What works: recipient consent, the 30–45 day wallet dispute window, and NRB's gunaso portal.

    GuideNepaleSewaKhaltiConnectIPSDigital Payments
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  • 9 min read

    UPI in Nepal, Fonepay QR in India: what cross-border payments actually work in 2026

    Indian tourists have paid by UPI in Nepal since March 2024; Nepalis still can't scan QR in India. What's live, what's stuck, and the INR 15,000/day limit.

    GuideNepalDigital PaymentsQRUPIFonepayRemittance
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  • 8 min read

    ConnectIPS vs mobile banking: fees, limits, and when to use which

    ConnectIPS or your bank's app? The real fees, the per-transaction limits, and which digital rail to use for each kind of payment in Nepal.

    GuideNepalDigital PaymentsConnectIPSBanking
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  • 11 min read

    QR payment fraud in Nepal: the three Fonepay scams Kathmandu shopkeepers see daily

    Fake-screenshot, sticker-overlay, and OTP-refund: the three Fonepay QR scams running across Kathmandu, the 217 logged cases, and how to stop each one.

    GuideNepalFraudFonepayDigital PaymentsCyber Crime
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