Digital Payments
9 posts tagged "Digital Payments".
- 18 min read
Paid by QR in Nepal? Where your IRD prize coupon actually is, app by app
IRD enters your QR payment in the Rs 1 lakh draw automatically, then leaves every bank to decide where the coupon appears. Here is the screen, app by app.
- 13 min read
How to register a cash bill at prize.ird.gov.np and enter Nepal's Rs 1 lakh daily draw
Nepal's taxpayer gift portal is live at prize.ird.gov.np. The eight fields it asks for, the deadline that voids your bill, and why only 3,427 people have used it.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.