KATHMANDU, NOV 26 - 2012
Nabil Bank on Sunday launched Nabil eSecure, a value addition to its card service which enables users to carry out internet shopping in a secured environment.
According to Nabil Bank, it is the first bank to provide e-commerce
facility with three-domain (3-D) secure service. The 3-D secure service
provides users a password to protect their online transactions like the
PIN used at ATMs.
A bank official said that they have offered the service in
association with Visa and MasterCard. “We have used technical guidelines
from Visa and MasterCard to provide this service, and it almost
eliminates the possibility of fraudulent transactions,” said CEO Anil
Gyawali. There are no web portals in Nepal accepting payment through the
card, but users can enjoy shopping at Indian vendors, according to
Niraj Sharma, head, card division at Nabil. “However, US dollar
cardholders can use their cards throughout the world,” said Sharma.
With the introduction of this service, around 200,000 debit cardholders and 20,000 credit cardholders
of the bank can enjoy the privileges of internet shopping, the bank
said. They can purchase goods and services like railway and airline
tickets and book hotel rooms and tour packages, among other things, over
the internet.
Source: The Kathmandu Post