Kathmandu.

eSewa, Nepal’s first online payment service provider, which has been providing mobile and internet payment services for more than a decade, has received the ISO 27001: 2013 certification. It has proven that its services and the technical infrastructure it utilizes are of good quality, secure and world-class.

Launching the digital payment system in Nepal, the beta version of eSewa was released in 2009 and the service was launched on January 25, 2010. Currently, the number of account openers is more than 3.5 million.

ISO 27001: 2013 (current edition) is considered to be one of the most important information security standards in the world. It is known to be the key to measuring the robustness of a company’s information security management.

After being certified by ISO, Chief Executive Officer of eSewa, Subhas Sapkota said, “We have been giving high priority to information systems, privacy and security since our inception. As we operate a technology-based business, we have become more sensitive and have adopted world-class security standards. In this regard, it is a matter of great pleasure for us, our clients, agent networks, banks and financial institutions, service providers and all stakeholders to obtain this certificate in compliance with the standards set by the Global Benchmark ISO 27001 on Information Systems. The ISO certification confirms that our service is safe and of good quality.”