Nepal’s leading online shopping marketplace, Daraz and the global leader in digital payments technology, Visa, have entered into a partnership to drive forward online card payments in Nepal. Since the acquisition by Alibaba in 2018, Daraz’s payments ecosystem has grown to accommodate a range of electronic payment solutions to give customers greater latitude and ease-of-use when shopping online, leveraging Alibaba’s vast technology and experience. 

To start off this new partnership, Daraz and Visa are offering Visa card holders a 15% discount on prepayments till September 30, 2020. Customers can choose anything amongst 450,000 products ranging from electronics, groceries, lifestyle to fashion sold by more than 5,000 sellers on Daraz. Visa and Daraz users can enjoy a maximum discount of Rs. 500 by pre-paying only via a Visa Card that they have saved on the Daraz app. The discount offer can be used only once and includes all current Visa Credit, Debit and Prepaid Cards issued in Nepal.

“A collective effort is necessary in order to drive the development of the online card payment ecosystem in Nepal, and so, we are thrilled to collaborate with Visa. And with this initial offer, we want to provide our customers an added benefit for choosing the already more convenient and safe method of making online payments,” said Lino Ahlering, MD, Daraz Nepal. 

Shailesh Paul, Head of Merchant Sales and Acquiring and Cybersource, Visa said, “Digital payments and online shopping have become crucial in recent times, given the need for social distancing and less-touch. We are delighted to partner with a leading e-commerce player like Daraz to provide their shoppers with the convenience of paying online through a safe, secure medium. Our relationship with Daraz in multiple South Asian markets is proof of how established players can and should come together to enable and enhance shopping experiences for consumers.”

The demand for online shopping is growing rapidly in Nepal with a steady rate of adoption for online payments. With this partnership, Daraz and Visa jointly wish to ensure authentic, secured and hassle-free online shopping experience for the customers in the coming days.
 

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Daraz, the leading online marketplace in Nepal has launched Daraz First Games - an innovative and immersive gaming platform where Daraz users can play free online games and win exciting rewards including Daraz vouchers. 

Over the last few months, gaming apps have become popular sources of stay-at-home entertainment and platforms have witnessed spikes in user growth. In order to meet the increased demand for such entertainment among customers in Nepal, Daraz is launching DFG in collaboration with Paytm First Games which is one of the world's leading gaming platforms. The partnership with PayTM will allow Daraz to access the former’s superior technology and leverage their experience in the area of digital gamification. With DFG, users can enjoy all kinds of games on a single platform rather than constantly jumping from one app to another. 

Daraz First Games offers access to a number of free-to-play casual games in a wide array of genres including racing, action, shooting and arcade. Furthermore, gamers can participate in both tournament mode and 1 one 1 mode where they can challenge their friends, family, or other users online. The gaming platform aims to connect thousands of Nepalese over online tournaments while they practice social distancing at home. DFG offers customers to win exciting prizes and vouchers of up to NPR 1600 which they can use while shopping online.

How to play Daraz First Games?

Users can play Daraz First Games only on the Daraz Android App. To start playing and winning, users ought to follow these simple steps:
1. Download/ Open the Daraz App
2. Create Daraz Account/ Login
3. Tap on Daraz first Games icon on the homepage
4. Select a game to play and win points. 

“Our main objective is to provide Daraz users with the most engaging and fun games that the world has to offer. There’s no doubt there’s high demand for digital entertainment, and we want to ensure that Daraz users have easy access to it. We’re also sure that this new venture serves as a catalyst to further develop the country’s technology industry” said Vidha Pradhan, Head of Traffic Operations at Daraz Nepal.
Chief operating officer of Paytm First Games Sudhanshu Gupta said, "It is our mission to bring the most engaging and innovative games and experiences to mobile gamers. Mobile gaming has been growing in the South Asian region and we endeavor to partner with players who share the same mission. We are thrilled to partner with Daraz to launch a world-class gaming experience in South Asia and hope to replicate the same success with games like Ludo and eSports”.
Currently, gamers have access to 19 gaming titles, including Ludo, Ninja Duo, Bike Racing 3, and many more. Daraz will be updating the list further in the coming days. 

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Nepal’s leading online marketplace, Daraz, has joined hands with Nepal's leading digital wallet service provider, eSewa. With this partnership, users can now easily pay via eSewa for anything bought on the Daraz App. This new payment process will introduce one of the most convenient ways of shopping on Daraz. Payments via esewa will not only reduce the time spent in the check-out process but also alleviate consumer concern by improving digital security and adding another cashless payment option. 

All transactions through eSewa Wallet can be completed in a few taps, ensuring a smooth online shopping experience on Daraz. To use the eSewa Wallet on Daraz, customers will have to first link their eSewa account. Once linked customers can do seamless transactions ensuring minimal time spent at check-out. The wallet also facilitates fast refund processing for payments completed through eSewa. 

“eSewa is the leading digital wallet with a massive user base in Nepal and we’re very excited to finally integrate eSewa into our Daraz platform and give our customers even more payment options. We see great synergies between both companies and we are confident this will add to a smoother shopping experience to customers going forward.” said Lino Ahlering, Managing Director of Daraz Nepal.

Nepal’s largest online marketplace, Daraz, hosts more than 4000 sellers selling products across 100 plus categories with a total assortment of 3.5 lakh products ranging from groceries to electronics. Daraz also delivers to more than 25 cities in Nepal including all the major areas such as Biratnagar, Pokhara, Chitwan. Such a large assortment of various products and nationwide delivery makes Daraz the go to ecommerce app for many. Furthermore, with consumers worrying about health risks of handling cash, payment via eSewa makes online shopping via Daraz even more customer friendly.

As the world tackles hurdle created by COVID-19, both digital payment and e-commerce limit in-person transactions and ensure consumers can buy anything they need from the comfort of their homes. As a result, digital payment and e-commerce have gone from being conveniences to necessities.

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