Kathmandu, Oct. 9 -- Two years ago, when Anujeet Verma visited Nepal, he withdrew cash from an ATM in New Delhi and exchanged it for dollars at Indira Gandhi International Airport before flying to Kathmandu. Working in financial technology, he found the process cumbersome and time-consuming.

This time, he arrived in Kathmandu for Fintech Expo 2026 without carrying cash, ready to pay for his purchases using his phone. "Since UPI and QR technology were introduced in Nepal, transactions here have become much easier and faster for Indians like us," Verma told Kantipur on Friday, beside his stall at the expo, which is being held at Heritage Garden in Sanepa. "It is great that we can use the same UPI system we use in India to make payments dir...