Rural broadband expansion projects financed from the Rural Telecommunications Development Fund and implemented through local governments under a cabinet decision of 11 February 2021. The regulator stopped expansion in March 2026 after more than Rs 410 million had been spent.

Licensed Payment System Operator (PSO) whose operating licence was revoked by Nepal Rastra Bank in October 2025 under Section 13(6) of the Payment and Settlement Act, 2075.

Licensed digital wallet of the IME group. NRB approved its merger with Khalti in June 2025; the merged company is IME Khalti Limited and the unified app retains the Khalti brand, so the IME Pay brand is retired.

Mobile wallet that received its payment service provider licence from NRB on 5 September 2019 but was inactive for a long time; NRB declined to renew the licence in February 2025.

Licensed payment service provider whose licence was scrapped by Nepal Rastra Bank on 19 June 2025 for violating payment and anti-money-laundering provisions.

Digital wallet service operated by Prabhu Technology Pvt. Ltd.; reported to have over 500,000 downloads. Ceased operations in October 2025 after Nepal Rastra Bank revoked the company's operating authorisation.

Licensed payment service provider (Sajilo Pay Payment Services Pvt Ltd) whose licence was scrapped by Nepal Rastra Bank on 19 June 2025.

Web-based internet banking channel of Sanima Bank, permanently discontinued from 30 November 2025 in favour of the bank's mobile banking app, Sanima Sajilo e-Banking.

Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Based in Birgunj-16, Parsa; licence granted 2 February 2020.

Rural telecom licensee (licence RTS-EDR-01, granted 21 November 2003 to STM Telecom Sanchar Pvt. Ltd.) whose licence NTA formally confirmed as revoked, effective 2 January 2024, after a missed renewal deadline.

Remittance company that merged with IME Remit; the combined entity began integrated operations on 14 Aug 2024 and NRB lists it as IME Limited (after acquiring GME Remit Pvt Ltd).

Merchant bank that merged with Sunrise Capital to form Laxmi Sunrise Capital Limited (LS Capital), which started unified operations in January 2024. Merger agreement signed 18 Ashoj 2080 BS.

Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Based in Birendranagar-6, Surkhet; licence acquired 16 September 2019.

Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Run by Regmi Media Inc., Bhairahawa; licence obtained 9 October 2014.

Merchant bank that merged with Laxmi Capital Market to form Laxmi Sunrise Capital Limited (LS Capital), which started unified operations in January 2024.

Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Licence issued 28 November 2018 and expired 28 November 2023.

Domestic (within-Nepal) remittance business of eSewa Money Transfer. The company closed it completely from 1 January 2023 and refocused on inward remittance from abroad.

Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Licence issued 22 November 2018 and expired 22 November 2023.

Core banking software division (Pumori) of Mercantile Office Systems, merged into InfoDevelopers Pvt. Ltd., which became InfoDevelopers MOS Pvt. Ltd.

Online marketplace founded in 2017 by four entrepreneurs; relaunched in August 2022 as Saajha Online Shopping under a board led by chartered accountants, with a new website saajha.com.np.

Wallet/payment service provider licensed by NRB on 8 October 2020 (Lainchaur, Kathmandu); licence revoked after the service could not be brought into operation for a year.

Wireless digital terrestrial TV service (DVB-T2) of Prabhu Group, launched 17 June 2018 and later also offering fibre internet. Merged into DishHome in 2021; TV and internet are served under the DishHome brand.

Video streaming service offered to Nepali users through Ncell from 2017, including free access for some Ncell data users. Ncell stopped providing it from 6 June 2020 without giving a reason; iflix continued in other countries.

Chinese mobile payment apps used by Chinese tourists and traders in Nepal outside the formal banking system. Nepal Rastra Bank banned their use in May 2019, with the threat of criminal investigation for users.

Rural telecom service provider operating under the brand Hello Nepal, licensed in February 2018; NTA revoked its licence on 19 August 2019 after it failed to clear about Rs 800 million in dues.

Online shopping portal acquired by F1Soft International, owner of eSewa, in June 2018 and rebranded and operated as eSewaPasal.com to tie it to the eSewa brand.

Music streaming app brought to Nepal by Ncell with US firm Yonder Music Inc.; it suspended service on 23 March 2018, also suspended in Malaysia the same day.

Open online marketplace in Nepal operating as Kaymu; renamed Daraz in July 2017 with new logo, name, apps and domain (daraz.com.np). The kaymu.com.np domain was retired.

Ncell offer giving customers free text-based access to Facebook, introduced on 15 February 2017. Ncell ended it by SMS notice effective 2 May 2017 after criticism that it breached net neutrality; free Twitter and Wikipedia offers had been closed earlier.

Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Based in Daman, Hetauda.

Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Based in Liwang, Rolpa.

Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Based in Arghakhanchi.

Internet service provider whose operating licence was scrapped by NTA in April 2012; it was found operating an illegal VoIP call-bypass service and had lent its licence to another company, Airwave.

One of two DTH providers (with Home TV) whose merger in 2010 created the DishHome direct-to-home TV service operated by Dish Media Network Ltd.

One of two DTH providers (with Dish Nepal) whose merger in 2010 created the DishHome direct-to-home TV service operated by Dish Media Network Ltd.

Consumer mobile brand of Spice Nepal, described as Nepal's first private mobile operator, launched in 2005. After TeliaSonera took a majority stake (2008) the brand was changed to Ncell in March 2010 and Mero Mobile was retired.

State-owned telecom corporation formally established under the Communications Corporation Act; transformed into the company Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited (NDCL) from Baisakh 1, 2061 BS, trading publicly as Nepal Telecom.

Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Named by Kathmandu Post among seven operators whose licences NTA cancelled roughly five months before December 2023.

Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Named by Kathmandu Post among seven operators whose licences NTA cancelled roughly five months before December 2023.

Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Named by Kathmandu Post among seven operators whose licences NTA cancelled roughly five months before December 2023.

Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Named by Kathmandu Post among seven operators whose licences NTA cancelled roughly five months before December 2023.

Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Named by Kathmandu Post among seven operators whose licences NTA cancelled roughly five months before December 2023.

CDMA fixed-wireless and mobile service of Nepal Telecom, sold under the Sky Phone and C-Phone brands. Nepal Telecom later switched off its CDMA base stations nationwide and began returning the 850 MHz spectrum to the regulator.

Wireless broadband service run by Nepal Telecom in a 30 MHz slice of the 2300 MHz band, available only in a few hilly areas. Nepal Telecom moved existing users to 4G with a 4G router and considered handing the spectrum back to the regulator.

Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Named by Kathmandu Post among seven operators whose licences NTA cancelled roughly five months before December 2023.

Telecom/internet service provider; its licence was cancelled by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. Named by Kathmandu Post among seven operators whose licences NTA cancelled roughly five months before December 2023.