NICENPKA

Payment Instructions

General instructions for international payments to banks in NEPAL: Overview: Remitter should obtain all required bank information from the Beneficiary (e.g., SWIFT BIC, account number, and beneficiary bank address). For additional information, please refer to www.nrb.org.np.

Country Requirements/Restrictions:

• Payment Restrictions: Restrictions exist for most capital transactions. Most payments and transfers are subject to prior government approval. Trade related payments are not supported (both imports and exports).
• Account Restrictions: Residents may hold foreign currency accounts.
• Beneficiaries of remittances received from abroad in favor of NGOs are required to provide supporting documentation approved by the Social Welfare Council (SWC) for funds release.
• SWC approval is on a project basis; further approvals may be needed for new projects.

• Ordering Customer (SWIFT MT103 F50): Include account number, full name (no initials), and address. Use of initials can delay receipt of funds by the beneficiary.
• Beneficiary Customer (SWIFT MT103 F59): Include account number, full name (no initials), and address. Use of initials may delay receipt of funds by the beneficiary.
• Beneficiary Bank (SWIFT MT103 F57): Include SWIFT BIC with branch identifier (where required), full name, and address of the exact location of beneficiary bank.
• SWIFT BIC is 8 or 11 alphanumeric characters, formatted as xxxxNPxx or xxxxNPxxxxx.
• Reason for Payment (SWIFT MT103 F70): The purpose of payment is recommended. Include the 9-digit Permanent Account Number (PAN) of the beneficiary for payments related to social media content and software development or equivalent.

IBAN: No

Correspondent Banks

Standard Settlement Instructions (SSI) contain the list of correspondent banks of NIC ASIA BANK LIMITED for each currency.

Payment Tracking

To track a SWIFT cross-border payment to or from NIC ASIA BANK LIMITED, you need a UETR code, reference number, amount, payment date, and currency. This information is typically found in an MT103 form.

Disclaimers

We are doing our best to demystify cross-border payments, however TrackMySwift is not responsible for any delays or losses related to usage of the information and services from our web site. Please contact your banks to receive a safe advise. Country-specific payment instructions have been prepared based on Global Wires Payments Formatting Requirements Guide from J.P.Morgan.