Press Release

Everest – Ghar-Dailo Banking Sewa Launched in Jhapa and Ilam VDCs

March 28, 2010

In an endeavor to provide banking facilities to large and well spread out sections of the remote village, throughout Nepal, Everest Bank Limited (EBL) has further launched Everest Ghar-Dailo Banking Sewa, in different 13 locations of Jhapa and Ilam District through its branch at Birtamod on 28th March 2010.

The bank has been offering various innovative products and services since its inception. This new product is a revolution in the banking history of Nepal and is a new breakthrough in terms of banking technology. The uniqueness in the technology lies in the fact that even illiterate people can operate their account through thumb impression. The machine reads accounts through biometric data stored during account opening. Thus, the operation of the account is safe and secure.

The Branchless banking service of EBL helps the people in remote villagers to make the banking transaction i.e. opening bank account, withdrawal, deposit, remittance from abroad and fund transfer. The transaction is made through special machine available to the Business Correspondent appointed at different locations.

This service is unique delivery channel in banking services to facilitate rural people in banking with the help of sophisticated technology. This service is branchless banking service through point of transaction (POT) machine by using smart cards.

President of Jhapa Chamber of Commerce & Industry Mr. Rajendra Ghimire announces the launching of Everest Ghar-Dailo in this area.

Currently the facility would be offered through thirteen VDC viz.Budhabare, Khuduna Bari, Surunga, Dhauladubba, Saranamati, Goldhap, Gauradaha, Prithivi Nagar, Satashidham, Rajghad, Bahundangi, Lakhanpur at Jhapa Dristrict and Fikal at Ilam Disrtict

EBL has presently 35 branches and 32 ATM locations. It is shortly planning to add two more branches in Tatopani at Sindhupalchowk and Kalimati in Kathmandu valley.

The product has already been launched at 19 Villages i.e 8 villages in Baglung,  6 Village in Bhaktapur and 5 in Banke Disrtict.