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Nepal bans China's Alipay and WeChat Pay

Central bank move comes as Kathmandu draws close to Beijing

Tourists businesses in Kathmandu have increasingly focused on Chinese visitors as their numbers surge.   © AFP/Jiji
ARUN BUDHATHOKI, Contributing writer | Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan

KATHMANDU -- The Himalayan nation of Nepal has emerged as an unlikely obstacle to the global conquest of Chinese mobile payment services WeChat Pay and Alipay.

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