Nepal

NP · NPL · 524Asia-PacificNPR Rs21 methods

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Digital payments reached NPR 98.43 trillion in FY 2024/25, growing 71% year-on-year.

$680 m

e-commerce spend

~15M

online population

~45%

banked adults

<5%

credit card population

Mix Methods Behaviour Banks Sources Facts

Payment mix

share of e-commerce spend

CategoryShare

Cash55%
Mobile Wallet / QR30%
Bank Transfer10%
Card4%
Other1%

Methods in use

top 8 of 21

MethodType

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Checkout behaviour

eSewa, established in 2009, is Nepal's first licensed PSP and remains the market leader in mobile wallets.

Khalti and IME Pay merged to form IME Khalti, combining capital strength with user reach.

Facts

ISO 3166: NP · NPL · 524
Region: Asia-Pacific
Population: 30M
Currency: NPR Rs
Banked adults: ~45%
Methods live: 21
Banks covered: 1

Banking groups present

Headquartered outside Nepal. The catalogue has no bank headquartered here yet.

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Facts

ISO 3166: NP · NPL · 524
Region: Asia-Pacific
Population: 30M
Currency: NPR Rs
Banked adults: ~45%
Methods live: 21
Banks covered: 1

Banking groups present

Headquartered outside Nepal. The catalogue has no bank headquartered here yet.

Compare with

Brunei Cambodia Timor-Leste New Zealand

Sources

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