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ESewa is the Digital Payment Portal of Nepal. With new and unique services like Western Union Money Transfer Receiving, VISA Prepaid Card, Mobile Wallet, Payout Through Agent (Cash in & Cash out), Internet Wallet and many other facilities . Esewa is recognized and partnered with more than a dozen of banks Like ; Global Ime Bank,Nabil Bank , Kist Bank e.t.c. ESewa guarantees you optimum customer satisfaction. ESewa is absolutely free for everyone. Any Nepalese citizen above 16 years of age can register for eSewa account via mobile or internet.

Esewa Unique Services

Esewa is Unique online transaction medium both for goods purchase and cash pay & receive.. So I recommend to all because it saves the user's time and money. Here are some of the great services that Esewa offers.

Receiving money through Western Union Money Transfer directly to Esewa account.
Purchasing Recharge Cards and Top Up Services.. Like Ncell , NTC , Dish Home , NT-CDMA e.t.c.
Paying Internet Bills for Nepal Telecom ADSL , Broadlink Communications .
Booking Aeroplane E-Tickets of Buddha Air.
College bills.
Credit Card Bills of Nabil , Global Ime bank.
Water Supply Bills.
Nepal Telecom Landline Bill Payment.
Electricity Bills.
Newspaper Magazine Bills
Postpaid Bill Payment.
School Bill Payment.
Travel Tickets for bus and Manakamana Darshan.
Cinema Hall Tickets.Like QFX cinemas.
Online Shopping. Like; Bhatbhateni Online, Eset Nepal, Echo media, Giftmandu.com, Harilo.com, Music Nepal, Muncha.com, Himalayan Web, Nepali mall , Rojeko.com, Sagar Infosys , e.t.c.

Esewa Registration

You can register to esewa and become a user in two ways .

For Mobile users of Ncell and NTC you can type "REG" and send it to 2121 .
For online account, Users can go to https://esewa.com.np and fill up the registration form and complete the activation procedure as instructed.

Esewa Account Top Up

You can Prefund/Recharge Your Esewa Account through following services.

Through mobile banking facility of your bank. (confirm first if your bank gives this facility and whether it is esewa partner bank or not)

Through Internet Banking facility of your bank. (confirm first if your bank gives this facility and whether it is esewa partner bank or not)

Through Counter Deposit in partner banks. (you don't need bank account for this service)

From your friends using eSewa , by requesting to transfer funds into your eSewa account.

Through Esewa Agents Providing Cash In & Cash Out services.

Esewa Security and Reliability

Most users think at first , Is Esewa SECURE and RELIABLE ?

My answer is yes .
Esewa is as secure as online banking offered by most banks. Since I did transaction through esewa , i can confidently say that it is really really secure. And most important proof of its reliability is the Esewa logo advertised in official websites of several 'A' class banks. Such as;

Next is the site security. Esewa uses tha same protection level of HTTPS means the secure socket layer of transmitting the data entered in the website by user so that the transaction becomes much more unhackable.
Look at the green lock image with https:

It is the indication of high security of data transmission . This kind of security is adopted by all the banks and organization offering monetary transactions.

Esewa Mobile Transaction

Based on the data collected, almost 70% of total population are mobile users and 40% are internet users in Nepal. In this scenario a huge section of people has mobile phone access. So it is certain that the Esewa users will do their transaction through mobile devices more often. In fact Esewa has done a good job in context of mobile users for quick registration by sending sms "REG" to 2121. Both Ncell and Ntc users will use the same 2121 short codes for sending data to Esewa.com.np.

Now Let's Know how to use tha various sms service for performing Esewa transaction.

Esewa Mobile Registration

Open your message box in your mobile phone.
Type "REG" and then send it to 2121
Within a minute you will receive a sms from 2121 with your Esewa Id (usually your phone number), Online Password and MPIN(mobile pin) .
Keep your Password and MPIN very very secret because it can be misused , if anybody finds your mobile phone and your login credentials at the same time.

Esewa Balance Enquiry

Esewa user can check their account balance by sending text message to 2121 in following format.

1234 BAL

In above format first four digit is your MPIN (Mobile Personal Identification Number) which was sent to your mobile phone when you did registration.

Change MPIN ( Mobile Personal Identification Number )

When a user is registered to Esewa from their mobile devices he/she gets a four digit MPIN number through sms. It is highly recommended to change it because of security issues. To change the MPIN number do the following and send it to 2121

1234 CPIN 5678

The first four digit is your old pin number and the last four digit will be your newly typed pin number.

It is strongly advised to keep MPIN secret , because in case of forgetting it , you have to contact ESEWA CUSTOMER CARE (1660-01-02121)

Buy Recharge Cards

Esewa users will be very happy to know that esewa is providing cashback offers in buying recharge cards and Balance Top up through esewa. So what are you waiting for just go for it.

To buy recharge cards. Type as shown below and send it to 2121

1234 RC NG100

Here 1234 means your MPIN and NG means the code for NTC GSM and 100 means card value.

Here is the complete list of codes for different cards.

Paying NTC Landline Telephone Bill

Esewa users can pay their NTC landline bill from mobile through Esewa. For minimizing risks Please double check the landline number.

Type as written below.

1234 PAY NTLL 100 14443524

In above example 1234 is your MPIN , 100 is bill amount and 14443524 is your landline telephone number. Remember don't include zero '0' in front of your landline phone number like 014443524.