NCHL Concludes 15th AGM: Approves 15.78% Total Dividend & New Tech Subsidiary
14th October 2026, Kathmandu
Nepal Clearing House Ltd. (NCHL) concluded its 15th AGM for FY 2082/83, approving a 15% bonus share issue and a 0.789% cash dividend. Processing NRs 21.02 trillion across 238 million transactions, NCHL announced plans to establish a specialized fintech subsidiary focused on R&D for banking and payment infrastructure.
Nepal Clearing House Ltd. (NCHL) has concluded its 15th Annual General Meeting on 14th October 2026 (28th Ashoj, 2083) for the fiscal year 2082/83. The AGM approved the audited financials for the fiscal year and the issuance of 15% bonus shares and a 0.789474% cash dividend for tax purposes.
After the bonus shares, the paid-up capital of NCHL will be NRs. 1,677,288,200. The capital increase will be used primarily to support its investments in national payment systems, cross-border enablement, additional infrastructure for DPI, risk management, and enhancement of the existing infrastructure.
NCHL processed a total of 238.12 million transactions equivalent to a settlement value of over NRs 21.02 trillion through its clearing and settlement systems during the fiscal year, which is an increase of over 13% in both transaction count and value.
The operating revenue has increased by 7%, whereas the net profit of the company remains at NRs 410 million, a decrease of 2% compared to the last fiscal year. The current net worth per share of the company is NRs 229.
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The AGM of the company also approved establishing a subsidiary or associate company related to technology and software development, for which necessary authorization has been provided to the Board of the company.
The objective of the company will be research and development of banking, financial, and payment technology and systems for the financial sector.
The NCHL Board comprises 1 member from Nepal Rastra Bank, 3 members from commercial banks, 1 each from development banks and finance companies, and 1 independent director.
NCHL shareholding structure includes 9.45% from Nepal Rastra Bank and 90.55% from the banks and financial institutions. NCHL currently operates various payment systems, including NCHL-ECC, NCHL-IPS, EFT Card Switch, NPS-NCS and NPS-RPS, NPI, NPIx for cross-border payments, connectIPS, connectRTGS, CORPORATEPAY, NEPALPAY QR, and NEPALPAY Card.
It has over 53 direct members, including Nepal Rastra Bank and BFIs, and over 150 non-bank institutions as its indirect or technical members within its network.
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