11 March 2020, Kathmandu
Khalti, an emerging digital wallet and payment gateway in Nepal, has announced a partnership with BHOJ, one of the most popular online food ordering and delivery platforms in Nepal. This collaboration will facilitate users to make digital payments for food ordered online through BHOJ mobile app and website.
Sachin Udas, Head of Merchant Acquisition at Khalti and Niket Agrawal, Co-Founder, and CEO of BHOJ, signed the partnership agreement amidst the special signing ceremony organized at Bhoj head office in Kamaladi on Wednesday, 11 March. Jonaam Bhurtel, Khalti’s Senior Business Development Officer, and Santosh Singh Thakur, Business Development Executive of BHOJ, were also present during the signing ceremony.
With this partnership, BHOJ customers will be able to order their favorite food from 300+ restaurants in Kathmandu and pay using the Khalti app.
Announcing the partnership, Khalti’s Merchant Acquisition Head Sachin Udas shared, “Nepal’s payment ecosystem is in the midst of a shift toward digital. We are seeing a surge in demand for online purchases as more people are feeling at ease, paying for products and services via digital channels. And, at Khalti, we are continuously evolving and innovating towards building a hassle-free digital payment ecosystem.
“With this tie-up, our customers, especially those who love ordering food online, will have the unique advantage of making cashless payment through their mobile phone. We consider this tie-up as another step towards digital and cashless Nepal.”
Likewise, BHOJ’s CEO Niket Agrawal shared, “We are glad to be partnering with Khalti and make its digital payment facility available to all our customers. Now, BHOJ customers will not have to depend on physical cash for making payment solely. With digital payments via Khalti, we expect to get rid of the problems associated with Cash-On-Delivery.”
Though e-commerce and online shopping trends are rapidly growing in Nepal, the digital payment scene is yet to take off, and Cash-On-Delivery is still the principal method of e-commerce payments.
Launched in October 2015, BHOJ is a platform that connects restaurants to customers.
Similarly, launched in January 2017, Khalti is an emerging mobile payment solution licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank. During this brief period, Khalti has emerged as one of the most preferred payment choices among customers in Nepal.