Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has issued an awareness campaign on digital financial discipline. Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has issued a notice urging its customers to follow digital financial discipline.
Internet banking, mobile banking, QR code payments, and the use of digital wallets have grown exponentially in Nepal, with rapid development of digital technology. With these services, users can make financial transactions from anywhere, anytime and securely.
Ease of access, low cost, secure data management, e-commerce, and increasing use of digital financial services are the driving force behind the growing attraction of digital financial services. However, the Rastra Bank has stressed that users should adopt financial discipline for the safe use of digital mediums.
Measures such as using strong and different passwords and PINs, enabling multi-factor authentication (password, PIN and OTP) in all accounts, using only official websites and applications, changing passwords regularly, not downloading unauthorized apps, not sharing screen with strangers, conducting financial transactions only through secure Wi-Fi, and increasing the use of biometric authentication.
Likewise, cybercriminals may steal financial information through activities such as using easily predictable passwords, collecting passwords through fake websites and apps, cracking passwords, using the same password in different accounts and repeating passwords used in other devices. with information:
