As part of Digital December 2025, in partnership with Laxmi Sunrise Bank Limited, this episode explores how Nepal’s digital payment infrastructure is shaping the way money moves across the economy from everyday transactions to enterprise and national-level systems.
This conversation brings together two key perspectives from Nepal’s digital payment ecosystem:
Manoj Thapa, Country Head – Visa Nepal, sharing a global view on payments, cross-border commerce, and how international networks connect Nepali businesses to the world.
Munni Rajbhandari, COO – Nepal Clearing House Ltd. (NCHL), explaining the national payment rails, enterprise payment systems, and the infrastructure that processes millions of transactions every day.
Together, they discuss Nepal’s journey from manual, paper-based processes to a digitally connected payment ecosystem — and why the focus is now shifting from building infrastructure to driving adoption, trust, and customer experience.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
How money moves across banks, businesses, and platforms in Nepal
What large-scale digital payment volumes reveal about the economy
How enterprises and SMEs manage salaries, vendors, taxes, and disbursements digitally
Why global payment connectivity matters for tourism, exports, and IT services
How digital transaction data builds trust, creditworthiness, and future financial access
Why security, standards, and financial literacy are critical as digital payments scale
Whether you’re a business owner, financial professional, policymaker, or someone who pays digitally every day, this episode helps you understand where Nepal’s digital payment system stands today — and where it’s headed next.
Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome to Digital December | Episode 202:00 – Why Digital Payments Matter for Nepal’s Economy05:00 – Nepal’s Leapfrog Journey into Digital Payments07:00 – Women Leadership in Nepal’s Fintech Sector10:00 – What Visa Really Does Beyond Cards14:00 – Connecting Nepal to Global Money Movement18:00 – Tourism, Remittance & Early Payment Advantage23:00 – How Government Payments Went Fully Digital27:00 – From Cheques to Instant Dividends & Salaries30:00 – Digital Payments Growth: Data vs Reality35:00 – What Is NPI? Nepal’s Payment Backbone Explained38:00 – APIs, Account Validation & Secure Transfers42:00 – Why Trust & Security Come Before Scale45:00 – Corporate Pay & Enterprise Payments for SMEs49:00 – How Nepali Businesses Can Accept Global Payments56:00 – Why SMEs Struggle with Digital Adoption01:02:00 – Payment Gateways, Aggregators & Automation01:14:00 – How Digital Payments Build Credit History01:26:00 – Fraud, Awareness & Consumer Protection01:44:00 – Final Takeaways: The Future of Digital Nepal
👥 GuestMunni RajbhandariChief Operating Officer @ Nepal Clearing House Ltd. (NCHL)LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/munni-rajbhandari-5b3799b/
👥 GuestManoj ThapaCountry Head – Nepal @ VisaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manoj-thapa-65120483/
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