KATHMANDU: Marking the auspicious occasion of Ghatasthapana, Nepal Investment Bank Ltd (NIBL) has launched its payment gateway with the aim of facilitating the safest and most convenient online transactions for Visa debit/credit cardholders.

The payment gateway facilitates real-time payment transaction by the transfer of information between a merchant’s payment portal (website, etc), the acquiring bank, card interchanges like Visa, etc and the issuing bank. The transaction data is protected using a highly secured encryption and other multiple safety features ensuring reliability on the systems for the users.

Merchants can now sell goods and services all over the world whereas cardholders can shop online 24/7 on e-commerce sites for purchasing goods and services securely. Further, NIBL has announced a Visa cash back offer of up to 25 per cent for online transactions, valid on select merchants on the

occasion of the launch.