Nepal is setting up a round-the-clock cyber response centre to combat the growing incidence of financial fraud linked to digital banking, mobile wallets, online payment platforms and social media, The Kathmandu Post reported on Friday. The Integrated Anti-Cyber Scam Response Centre will bring police, banks, payment firms and telecom operators under one roof to trace stolen funds, freeze accounts and disable the digital infrastructure used by fraudsters.

Source: The Kathmandu Post, 6 Nov 2026 (via EIN NewsWire)

The launch follows the preparations Nepal Police began on November 3, after the Ministry of Home Affairs responded positively to its proposal for a specialised unit to tackle growing cases of online fraud. Police spokesperson Deputy Inspector General Abi Narayan Kafle said the ministry had begun corresponding with the concerned agencies, and that earlier efforts to set up such a mechanism had been stalled by budgetary constraints.

Source: KathmanduPati, 3 Nov 2026

Rs 2 billion+Lost to cyber fraud last fiscal year (police data)
Rs 180 millionRecovered in the same period
20,000Cybercrime complaints registered
7,500Of them involving financial fraud

Police say only about eight per cent of the money lost to cyber scams has been recovered over the past three years, with officials pointing to procedural hurdles, legal complications and cross-border transfers of stolen funds as the main obstacles. The new centre is designed to act while a transfer is still moving, so accounts can be frozen before the money disappears.

Source: The Rising Nepal, 3 Nov 2026 (via NePulse)

Prime Minister Balendra Shah had flagged the plan in his Police Day message, saying preparations were under way to establish an Integrated Anti-Scam Center with Nepal Rastra Bank, internet and telecommunications service providers and digital wallet operators, so that citizens' complaints about online fraud can be addressed effectively.