Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has made simple banking services mandatory for banks and financial institutions. KATHMANDU: The central bank has made arrangements for simple banking services through a unified directive issued to the banks and financial institutions. <\/p>\n
The provision of simplified banking has been made especially for people with different abilities and senior citizens. Here are the provisions: <\/p>\n
1. To provide banking services to senior citizens, people with disabilities and illiterate people by setting up special counters to provide easy access to banking facilities. <\/p>\n
2. Financial institutions should collaborate with each other to set up at least one disabled-friendly ATM with Braille signs, control buttons and audio support in the ATM lounge and make at least one branch disabled-friendly at each local level. <\/p>\n
3. In cases where a person with disability self-declarations that he or she can use financial services such as ATM, mobile banking, internet banking, the financial institution shall provide such services to the person. <\/p>\n
4. Financial institutions should develop their websites and mobile banking apps in such a way that people with visual impairment can also use them. <\/p>\n
5. Financial institutions should have visually friendly tactile features in the debit\/credit cards they issue. <\/p>\n
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