Students gain useful knowledge through a campaign organized by Nabil Bank

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२ चैत्र २०८२, सोमबार १८:१७March 16, 2026

. “Lately, a lot of people have started shopping online. With the increase in online shopping, the trend of fraud by creating fake accounts on social media is also increasing. My friend was also in the same situation. This is the statement of Susmita Shrestha, a student of class 12.

During a financial literacy campaign organized by Nabil Bank on the occasion of Global Money Week 2026, Mr. Shrestha said this while responding to a query on the importance of safe digital transactions.TAG_OPEN_div_34

She shared her experience of conducting a financial literacy program organized at Mahakal Janajagriti Secondary School in Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu on Monday morning.TAG_OPEN_div_32 “Today’s event has given me useful knowledge on how to avoid such frauds,” she said after the program.

In the program, the representatives of the banks gave information on the banking system, digital transactions and cyber security.TAG_OPEN_div_30 The students were excited to learn about such relevant and useful topics.

Global Money Week is a global celebration of financial education among teenagers and young adults.TAG_OPEN_div_28 The theme for this year’s Global Money Week is ‘Smart Money Talks’. Keeping this in mind, the bank has been conducting week-long financial literacy programs from various branches.

Many of the students’ questions at Monday’s event were also related to practical life.TAG_OPEN_div_26 Some asked how to get a loan from the bank, while some asked what kind of assets could be kept as collateral. Among such queries, Bibose Gurung, a class 11 student at Janajagriti Secondary School, asked a question related to future entrepreneurship.

} “How can youths who want to start a startup get a loan from the bank?” asked Gurung. He was happy that the bank representatives had given a satisfactory reply.

According to the bank, the financial literacy program is being conducted from March 15 to March 20 through its various branches across the country.TAG_OPEN_div_22 The campaign, which has been organized with the slogan “Smart Money Talks”, will reach out to schools and colleges of all seven provinces to provide information on financial knowledge, saving culture, digital transactions and cybersecurity.

On the first day of the week-long campaign, the program was held in schools in Kathmandu and other parts of the country on Monday. During the program, the representatives of the bank provided information to the students especially on savings, digital financial literacy, cyber security and other useful topics.

At the end of the program, Principal of Mahakal Janajagriti Secondary School Keshav Dutta Joshi said that such practical knowledge program is very useful for the students.TAG_OPEN_div_18 “We felt that the current program was particularly necessary,” he said, adding that the use of digital technology has increased a lot, due to which cyber risk is also increasing. In such a situation, a program to alert students is very effective. ’