The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. Link to external site : Website for Nepal |  |
| Wallets | |
| Development | Developing |
| Send or Receive |
Receive Register/Log In |
| GDP ($m) |
10,315.16 Register/Log In |
| HDI classification | Medium |
| Mobile Connections (m) |
13.397 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Currency | NPR |
| Class | |
| CountryISO | NP |
| Sovereignity | Country |
| Territory of | - NA - |
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| Channel Analysis |
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| COT Analysis |
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| Persona Analysis |
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| Products |
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| PI Analysis |
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| Central Bank | |
| Key Regulations | |
| Type of law |
Common and Religious Upgrade to Bronze |
| Legal System |
English common law and Hindu legal concepts Upgrade to Bronze |
| Law is based on | |
| Approach |
Ex Ante Upgrade to Bronze |
| Sectors active in Digital Money | |
| Exclusivity | |
| Certainty |
Medium Upgrade to Bronze |
| Openness |
Medium Upgrade to Bronze |
| Proportionate? | |
| Allowed Models |
Jointly Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| DominantModel |
Bank Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| E-Money | |
| Payment | |
| Agent | |
| Money Transfer | |
| Taxation |
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| Population m | 29.85 |
| Adult % | 62.00 |
| Migrants % |
9.00 Register/Log In |
| Stock Immigrants ('000) |
945.90 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Emigration Rate % | |
| Internal Migrants ('000) | |
| Internal Migration Rate % | |
| Intl Movement Rate % | |
| Urban % | 17.00 |
| Female % | 69.10 |
| Literate % | 56.50 |
| Annual Growth % |
| Mobile Penetration % | 23.58 |
| Banked % | 20.00 |
| Access to FS % | 20.00 |
| Internet % | 1.00 |
| Branches per 100k adults | 5.75 |
| ATMs per 100k adults | 1.13 |
| POS per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| Prepaid % | 97.00 |
| Prepaid SIM Registration | |
| MobileUnbanked (m) | 5.63 |
| Monthly ARPU | |
| Cards 2010 ('000) | |
| Propensity % |
| Overall | |
| Population | |
| On Remittance Sent | |
| On Remittance Received | |
| Mobile Unbanked | |
| Migrant % | |
| MP % | |
| Banked % | |
| Development |
| Can Provide Payments? | |
| Can Market under Brand? | |
| Can issue E-Money? | |
| Can Open Customer Account? | |
| Can Own Customer? | |
| Can do Cash In/Cash Out? | |
| Can offer Domestic Money Transfer? | |
| Can offer International Money Transfer? |
| Importance for Digital Money | |
| Digital Money Adoption |
Medium Term Upgrade to Bronze |
| Registered Wallet Users | |
| Top Wallets |
Hello Paisa Upgrade to Bronze |
| Informal Market | |
| Cost To Remit | |
| Key Players |