KATHMANDU: NIC Asia Bank has introduced the QR Merchant Activation scheme with various attractive features for merchants receiving payments through its QR codes.

The scheme will be in place until July 16 and only those merchants taking payments for the first time will be included in the scheme, as per a media release.

Under this scheme, the merchants could win mountain flight tickets for one couple from Yeti Airlines, 10 hampers worth Rs 2,000 from Kathmandu Supermarket, 100 vouchers worth Rs 5,000 from Tricot Industries,10 non-veg BBQ vouchers from Hard Rock Café, a rice cooker, breakfast maker and hand blender from Big Digital, as well as mixer grinder, induction cooker and dry iron from CG Digital, among other attractive prizes. Businesses and companies interested in becoming QR Merchant of the bank can apply online from the bank's website.

A version of this article appears in the print on June 13, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.