Nepalese Rupee
Fiat currency used across payment methods, banks, and markets on Processed.
Exchange rates
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Countries using NPR
Markets where this is an official or listed currency.
Payment methods supporting NPR
Methods that list this currency in their coverage.
IME Khalti (formerly Khalti)
IME Khalti is Nepal's largest digital wallet, formed by the July 2025 merger of Khalti and IME Pay (operating as 'Khalti by IME', licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank). It supports payments, remittances, utility bills, ticketing and bank transfers, serving ~12.7 million users.
eSewa
Nepal's first licensed Payment Service Provider, established in 2009. eSewa is the market-leading digital wallet, allowing users to pay utilities, recharge phones, shop online, and make merchant payments via QR code. It has millions of registered users and remains the benchmark for digital payments in Nepal.
Fonepay
Nepal's leading QR payment interoperability network, connecting multiple banks and wallets. Fonepay surpassed 1 million QR transactions in a single day, demonstrating the rapid adoption of QR-based payments. It serves as the backbone for merchant QR acceptance across the country.
Mastercard
Mastercard is a leading global card network supporting credit, debit and prepaid card payments online, in-store and at ATMs worldwide. In the listed countries it is a core internationally accepted scheme.
Visa
Visa is the world's largest card network, enabling credit, debit and prepaid card payments online, in-store and at ATMs across virtually every market. In the listed countries Visa is a core internationally accepted scheme alongside local methods.
ConnectIPS
An interbank payment system operated by Nepal Clearing House Ltd (NCHL), enabling real-time fund transfers between bank accounts. ConnectIPS is widely used for e-commerce payments, government service fees, and utility bill payments by banked consumers.
RuPay
RuPay is India's domestic card network with growing cross-border acceptance through bilateral corridors (e.g. Nepal, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Singapore) and alliances with JCB/Discover/UnionPay.
Prabhu Pay
Nepal Rastra Bank-licensed payment service provider offering a wallet for transfers, bills and online payments. Operator: Prabhu Technology Pvt Ltd. Est. users: 1 million+ users (2025).
IME Pay
Nepali mobile wallet (now part of Khalti by IME) for transfers, bill payment and online purchases. Operator: IME Digital Solution Ltd (Khalti by IME). Est. users: Millions of users (2025).
Banks supporting NPR
Banks that list this currency in their coverage.
