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NTA introduced a new initiative in Nepal, ‘IMEI registration’ in an attempt to minimize criminal activities related to mobile devices. This helped to minimize the grey market and theft of mobile phones and bring a level of secureness to the sellers.

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The registration initiative saw 9.8 million IMEI registrations last year alone. And this year has already seen well over 5 million registrations as well. Which meant a total of over 15 million registration in a timespan of just 18 months. These figures included both private and business registrations.

The authorities initially planned to carry out the registration process in a digital manner within the first year. The digitization process isn’t complete just yet, although email registration is already up and running.

According to a spokesperson, the documentation process is already complete and the implementation will begin from the fiscal year 2075.

The EIR system will be illegally stopped within the mobile system as applicable. This will provide relief to mobile importer.

The authorities have appointed the European Lawrence Association Company, and the drafting of the initial bids has also completed. The spokesperson says, “authorities are moving forward on the basis of the drafts. With the drafts being passed, the tender will soon be called for Equity Identity Register (EIR) system until December.”

In the tender, the companies will be selected on the basis of their technical and economic evaluation. The spokesperson also mentioned that the company will be operated under the authority of the EIR system, which will be limited to the national level.

The phones that have gone through the necessary checklist will be put under the whitelist. The rest will automatically be put on the blacklist, an NTA spokesperson pointed out. The blacklisted phones will be taken as illegal phones.

This is one of the only ways big businessmen that import mobile phones illegally in Nepal can be stopped. Also, it will provide a great deal of relief for the mobile importers who bring in devices through the system, helping the country’s revenue growth in the process. The registrations will enable finding lost mobiles a lot easier as well.

“Every person’s activity is now connected to mobile. This is not a secret from the economic, education, health, and in all sectors in the country” spokesperson Aryal said, “The problem has been created according to the same way every area is based on mobile.” Also due to the rise in theft and hacking, thanks to our mobile phones, this initiative has been given more importance.

Esewa, the online e-payment gateway that all of you have probably heard of. We can all agree that it wasn’t perfect, even much functional to begin with. But with the new update, Esewa has put in a lot of effort making the new version a lot cleaner and more user-friendly.

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We all know how cluttered and unmanaged their website was. But no one cared as it was the most used online payment gateway in Nepal among the very few of such kinds. The long hours we spent on queues below the scorching sun was no match for a few online discomforts. The fact is, Esewa is easily one of the best apps for people living in Nepal. And a few imperfection here and there wasn’t going to stop anyone from boycotting it.

But things have changed, with a new competitor named Khalti. It isn’t as well integrated but it’s still really intuitive, easy and best of all clean. Does anyone actually remember how horrible Esewa’s app was just a few months ago? It was bad, to say the least, you couldn’t even use the internet for the transactions which were a pretty big let down, and the communication with Esewa’s servers through your phone’s text messages was a pain.

Esewa app’s latest update is a break from its painful UI and removes a lot of restrictions. The app works through the internet which makes the transactions a lot more faster than before. The app is also really a lot cleaner this time with the addition of a lot more features. For offline users, it’s still the basic app with a newer UI, but when you log in to the Esewa app through the internet, a whole new world of features open up. From booking flights to paying your internet bills, you can finally do almost all of the things you could through Esewa’s website portal.

The bigger change is the website portal revamp. It’s a lot cleaner, intuitive and user-friendly. You will definitely love the newer website compared to the older one, which wasn’t a bad one to start with.

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It’s great to see organizations like esewa and Khalti taking this market more seriously. And with a few more integration and faster updates, these apps will really make the lives of every Nepalese a lot easier.