Global IME Bank offers chance to win iPhone 17 to mobile banking users

KATHMANDU: Global IME Bank is offering mobile banking users a chance to win an iPhone 17 by making fund transfers via the Fonepay network, the bank has announced.

Under the scheme, customers who transfer funds at least three times using the bank’s mobile service, Global Smart Plus, via Fonepay Direct during the promotion period will be eligible. Two lucky mobile banking users will each receive an iPhone 17, the bank said.

The promotion is underway from December 1, 2025 and will continue until January 9, 2026. To participate, customers must complete a minimum of three Fonepay Direct transfers via Global Smart Plus during the scheme period.

The scheme also offers daily prizes of Samsung earbuds throughout the promotion period to users who post a video on their social media showing a Fonepay Direct transfer.

Global IME Bank said it has been honoured by national and international institutions in various categories. The bank’s awards include Bank of the Year 2014, Best Internet Bank 2016, Best Bank Nepal 2024 and 2025, Euromoney Award for Excellence 2022, 2024 and 2025, Best Bank ESG Nepal 2024, and Best Employer.

The bank is the first private‑sector commercial bank to establish a branch network in all 77 districts of Nepal. It serves customers through more than 1,000 service centres, including 352 branch offices, 384 ATMs, 150 branchless banking services, 68 extension and revenue collection counters, and three foreign representative offices.

Global IME Bank also provides remittance services from countries including the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, India and Jordan, which the bank says contributes to Nepal’s economic prosperity.