Why Local Payment Integration Matters

Most Nepali shoppers don't reach for a credit card first — they reach for their phone. If your checkout doesn't support Fonepay, eSewa, or Khalti, you're adding friction at the exact moment a customer has decided to buy.

What we've seen in practice

Across the storefronts we've built, adding native QR-based local payment options alongside cards consistently reduces checkout abandonment. It also builds trust — customers recognize the payment flow instead of being routed to an unfamiliar international gateway.

Getting the integration right

A good integration handles the full lifecycle: payment initiation, callback verification, and reconciliation — not just the happy path. We treat failed and pending payment states as first-class scenarios, not edge cases.